Published March, 2006
By Eviatar Zerubavel
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A leading sociological analyst of culture takes on the concept of denial, expounding the ways in which people, both as individuals and collectively, consciously refrain from acknowledging things of which they are quite clearly aware/

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Published March, 2006
By P. David Josephy, Bengt Mannervik and P.David Josephy
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Presents the biochemical and molecular biological fundamentals underlying toxicology and drug metabolism. This book covers xenobiotic biotransformation; reactive intermediates and their interactions with macromolecules; cloning, expressing, and analysis of enzymes of biotransformation; and more.

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Published March, 2006
By John Spicer, Stephen J. Warburton, Warren W. Burggren, Bernd Pelster and Carl L. Reiber
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Presents assessments of work in the field of developmental physiology from experimental, theoretical, and molecular perspectives, with an intent to predict the directions it will take. The authors provide an overview of an emerging area relevant to the research of physiologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and developmental biologists.

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Published March, 2006
By Bernard Gert, Charles M. Culver and K. Danner Clouser
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This book includes the latest revisions of the authors' influential analyses of some significant concepts in medicine, such as death, disease, paternalism, euthanasia and valid consent. It presents a useful and systemic method for dealing with the moral problems and disputes, but also allows for some unresolvable disagreement.

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Published March, 2006
By Barbara Berkman and Sarah D'Ambruoso
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This handbook presents the latest research on social work with older people, providing specialist knowledge and resources to equip social workers to care for an aging population.

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Published February, 2006
By James G. Kelly
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Emphasizes an ecological approach to mental health by focusing on the individual in the environment and the influences that shape and change behavior. This book brings together thirteen publications as well as four essays on issues in the field: the theory, research, practice, and education of community psychologists.

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Published February, 2006
By Alex J Zautra
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Illustrates how experience with difficult or stressful emotional situations can, contrary to popular belief, be beneficial. This book integrates research and theory on emotion and stress, identifying an important role for stressful life events.

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Published February, 2006
By Richard S. Lazarus and Bernice N. Lazarus
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Examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than merely as a collection of statistics and charts. This title looks at aging, emotion and coping, and stability and change in both environment and personality. It is useful for scholars and also accessible to the lay audience.

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Published February, 2006
By Theodore A. Walls and Joseph L. Schafer
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A new class of longitudinal data has emerged with the use of technological devices for scientific data collection. This class of data is called intensive longitudinal data (ILD). This volume features state-of-the-art applied statistical modelling strategies developed by leading statisticians and methodologists working in conjunction with behavioural scientists.

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Published February, 2006
By Ivan Soltesz
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Aims to provide insights into the striking degree of cellular diversity found in the interneuronal microcircuits in the brain's neocortex and hippocampus. This book elaborates on different ideas about interneuronal diversity that rest upon theoretical and experimental results and is useful for neuroscientists.

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