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Is It Alzheimer's?: 101 Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Memory Loss and Dementia, Paperback - Peter V. Rabins

67,99 RON 72,99 RON

Reducere. Perhaps someone in your family has been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease--or maybe you worry about developing memory loss yourself. In Is It Alzhei...

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Time Travel: Ten Short Lessons, Paperback - Brian Clegg

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Reducere. In Time Travel: Ten Short Lessons, popular-science master Brian Clegg gives a grand tour of the essential lessons in this game-changing area of phy...

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Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Ten Short Lessons, Paperback - Peter J. Bentley

77,99 RON 83,99 RON

Reducere. In Artificial Intelligence and Robotics: Ten Short Lessons, leading expert Peter J. Bentley breaks down the fast-moving world of computers into ten...

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Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons, Paperback - Stephen Peake

77,99 RON 83,99 RON

Reducere. In Renewable Energy: Ten Short Lessons, Stephen Peake distills the key issues of this timely subject, examining how we can harness the power of a r...

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Digital Contact Tracing for Pandemic Response: Ethics and Governance Guidance, Paperback - Jeffrey P. Kahn

78,99 RON

About the AuthorJohns Hopkins Project on Ethics and Governance of Digital Contact Tracing Technologies is a rapid research and expert consensus gro...

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Is Cancer Inevitable?, Paperback - Ashani T. Weeraratna

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Reducere. How can new understandings about cancer cell interactions help doctors better control, and eventually cure, cancer? Cancer is a formidable enemy. I...

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The Secret History of the Jersey Devil: How Quakers, Hucksters, and Benjamin Franklin Created a Monster, Paperback - Brian Regal

89,99 RON

DescriptionLegend has it that in 1735, a witch named Mother Leeds gave birth to a horrifying monster--a deformed flying horse with glowing red eyes...

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Why Are Health Disparities Everyone's Problem?, Paperback - Lisa Cooper

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Reducere. Health is determined by far more than a person's choices and behaviors. Social and political conditions, economic forces, physical environments, in...

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What the Amish Teach Us. Plain Living in a Busy World, Hardback - ***

90,99 RON

Nonresistance: No Pushback22. Death: A Good FarewellPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Donald B. (Distinguished Professor and Seni...

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Becoming an Academic: How to Get Through Grad School and Beyond, Paperback - Inger Mewburn

95,99 RON

DescriptionWelcome to the university, where the Academic Hunger Games, fueled by precarious employment conditions, is the new reality: a perpetual ...

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Before and After Loss: A Neurologist's Perspective on Loss, Grief, and Our Brain, Paperback - Lisa M. Shulman

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Reducere. DescriptionIn Before and After Loss, neurologist Dr. Lisa M. Shulman describes a personal story of loss and her journey to understand the science b...

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Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism: My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad, Paperback - Peter J. Hotez

102,99 RON

In 1994, Peter J. Hotez's nineteen-month-old daughter, Rachel, was diagnosed with autism. Dr. Hotez, a pediatrician-scientist who develops vaccines...

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A Loving Approach to Dementia Care: Making Meaningful Connections While Caregiving, Paperback - Laura Wayman

103,99 RON 111,99 RON

Reducere. Caring for someone with dementia means devotedly and patiently doing a hundred little things each day. But few care providers are trained to meet t...

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Take Control of Your Drinking: A Practical Guide to Alcohol Moderation, Sobriety, and When to Get Professional Help - Michael S. Levy

104,99 RON 112,99 RON

Reducere. For decades, the standard treatment for people struggling with alcohol consumption has focused on convincing them to admit that they are an alcohol...

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A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease, Paperback - Carolyn Thomas

105,99 RON 113,99 RON

Reducere. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. Yet most people are still unaware that heart disease is not just a man's problem. ...

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Creative Engagement: A Handbook of Activities for People with Dementia, Paperback - Rachael Wonderlin

105,99 RON 113,99 RON

Reducere. Whether they are cared for at home or in an assisted living community, adults living with dementia should be offered a life that is interesting and...

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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease and Other Dementias, Paperback - Nancy L. Mace

112,99 RON 120,99 RON

Reducere. For 40 years, The 36-Hour Day has been the leading work in the field for caregivers of those with dementia. Written by experts with decades of expe...

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Helping Others with Depression: Words to Say, Things to Do, Paperback - Susan J. Noonan

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Reducere. Mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder are biologic conditions of the mind and body that affect our everyday functioning, thoughts,...

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Cancer with Hope: Facing Illness, Embracing Life, and Finding Purpose, Paperback - C. Michael Armstrong

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Reducere. In Cancer with Hope, former CEO Mike Armstrong chronicles his experience with leukemia, prostate cancer, near-fatal sepsis, and a crippling autoimm...

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The Science of Mom: A Research-Based Guide to Your Baby's First Year, Paperback - Alice Callahan

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Reducere. Now updated! The new edition of this best-selling guide uses science to tackle some of the most important decisions facing new parents--from sleep ...

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Supermath. The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil, Hardback - Anna Weltman

118,99 RON

Drawing on history and current events, Weltman tackles five fascinating questions: Is math the universal language? Can math eliminate bias? Can mat...

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Beyond Madness. The Pain and Possibilities of Serious Mental Illness, Paperback - Rachel A. Pruchno

119,99 RON

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Rachel A. PruchnoNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 228 x 26Cover type...

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Dizziness: Why You Feel Dizzy and What Will Help You Feel Better, Paperback - Gregory T. Whitman

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Reducere. Anyone who has experienced the sensation of the room spinning around or the lightheadedness that signals an impending faint knows how bad it feels ...

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Staten Island Stories, Paperback - Claire Jimenez

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Reducere. New York City's Staten Island is often described as the forgotten borough. But with Staten Island Stories, Claire Jimenez shines a spotlight on the...

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Making Tough Decisions about End-Of-Life Care in Dementia, Paperback - Anne Kenny

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Reducere. Each year, more than 500, 000 people are diagnosed with dementia in the United States. As stunning as that figure is, countless family members and ...

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The Making of Jane Austen, Paperback - Devoney Looser

123,99 RON

DescriptionJust how did Jane Austen become the celebrity author and the inspiration for generations of loyal fans she is today? Devoney Looser's Th...

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The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting in and Staying Together, Paperback - Brennan Barnard

123,99 RON

DescriptionIs your family just starting to think about visiting colleges? Maybe you are in the throes of the experience, feeling stressed out and o...

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Making Tobacco Bright. Creating an American Commodity, 1617-1937, Paperback - Barbara M. Hahn

123,99 RON

Combining economic theory with the history of technology, Making Tobacco Bright revises several narratives in American history, from colonial stapl...

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Other People's Money. How Banking Worked in the Early American Republic, Paperback - Sharon Ann Murphy

123,99 RON

By helping readers understand the financial history of this period and the way banking shaped the society in which ordinary Americans lived and wor...

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Searching for Health: The Smart Way to Find Information Online and Put It to Use, Paperback - Kapil Parakh

123,99 RON

We've all been there. Late at night, staring into the glow of a phone trying to make sense of some health-related issue that we know nothing about....

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Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University, Paperback - Kathleen Fitzpatrick

123,99 RON

Higher education occupies a difficult place in twenty-first-century American culture. Universities--the institutions that bear so much responsibili...

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The Low-Density University. 15 Scenarios for Higher Education, Paperback - ***

123,99 RON

Just as the pandemic will change American higher education, the choices we make now will change what college looks like for generations to come.Pub...

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The Truth about College Admission Workbook. A Family Organizer for Your College Search, Paperback - ***

123,99 RON

Full of accurate information and experience-based insight, this workbook cuts out the noise and stress, instead encouraging students to reflect, re...

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Right Place, Right Time. The Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Home for the Second Half of Life, Paperback - Ryan (SmartLiving 360) Frederick

123,99 RON

Combining real-life stories about people selecting places to live with design thinking principles and interactive tools, Right Place, Right Time wi...

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Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor's Guide to Writing about Trauma, Paperback - David Chrisinger

123,99 RON

Since 2013, David Chrisinger has taught military veterans, their families, and other trauma survivors how to make sense of and recount their storie...

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The Busy Caregiver's Guide to Advanced Alzheimer Disease, Paperback - Jennifer R. Stelter

123,99 RON

Caring for someone living with advanced Alzheimer disease is a challenge. It can make you feel like you're on a hamster wheel--running in circles, ...

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Adventures of a Female Medical Detective: In Pursuit of Smallpox and AIDS, Paperback - Mary Guinan

123,99 RON

Fresh out of college in the 1960s, Mary Guinan aspired to be an astronaut--until she learned that NASA's astronaut program wasn't recruiting women....

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Overcoming Destructive Anger: Strategies That Work, Paperback - Bernard Golden

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Reducere. Uncontrolled anger can be devastating, yet many people with serious anger issues don't know how to change their behavior. In Overcoming Destructive...

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Finding the Right Words: A Story of Literature, Grief, and the Brain, Hardcover - Cindy Weinstein

124,99 RON 133,99 RON

Reducere. In 1985, when Cindy Weinstein was a graduate student at UC Berkeley, her beloved father, Jerry, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease....

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COPD. Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Paperback - Donald A. Mahler

126,99 RON

Providing up-to-date, evidence-based content that covers more than just medications, COPD gives you the tools you need to keep active-and thrive.Pu...

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Thriving with Kidney Disease. A Practical Guide to Taking Care of Your Kidneys and Yourself, second edition, Paperback - Walter A. (PKD Foundation) Hu

129,99 RON

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University PressAuthor(s): Walter A. (PKD Foundation) HuntIllustration(s): 41 FiguresNumber of pages: 272Collection: A Joh...

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The Amish: A Concise Introduction, Paperback - Steven M. Nolt

129,99 RON 139,99 RON

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Steven M. NoltThere seems to be no end to our fascination with the Amish, a religious minority that has both placed itself ...

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Alfred Wegener. Science, Exploration, and the Theory of Continental Drift, Paperback - Mott T. Greene

131,99 RON 179,99 RON

Reducere. The book should be of interest not only to earth scientists, students of polar travel and exploration, and historians but to all readers who are fa...

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Separated: Family and Community in the Aftermath of an Immigration Raid, Hardcover - William D. Lopez

131,99 RON

DescriptionOn a Thursday in November of 2013, Guadalupe Morales waited anxiously with her sister-in-law and their four small children. Every Latino...

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Eisenhower. Becoming the Leader of the Free World, Paperback - Louis Galambos

131,99 RON

Destined to be the best short biography of the thirty-fourth president of the United States, Eisenhower conclusively demonstrates how and why this ...

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The Guide to James Joyce's Ulysses, Paperback - Patrick Hastings

131,99 RON

The Guide to James Joyce's 'Ulysses' is perfect for anyone undertaking a reading of Joyce's novel, whether as a student, a member of a reading grou...

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Moving Water: The Everglades and Big Sugar, Hardcover - Amy Green

134,99 RON 144,99 RON

Reducere. Only a century ago, nearly all of South Florida was under water. The Everglades, one of the largest wetlands in the world, was a watery arc extendi...

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From Black Power to Black Studies: How a Radical Social Movement Became an Academic Discipline, Paperback - Fabio Rojas

137,99 RON

DescriptionThe black power movement helped redefine African Americans' identity and establish a new racial consciousness in the 1960s. As an influe...

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Not Even Past: The Stories We Keep Telling about the Civil War, Hardcover - Cody Marrs

138,99 RON

The American Civil War lives on in our collective imagination like few other events. The story of the war has been retold in countless films, novel...

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Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, Paperback (3rd Ed.) - William J. Weiner

139,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: William J. WeinerAuthor: Lisa M. ShulmanAuthor: Anthony E. LangRecent innovations, including deep brain stimulation and new...

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Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Paperback (3rd Ed.) - Tammi L. Shlotzhauer

139,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: Tammi L. ShlotzhauerRheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which inflammation plays a major role in causing joint...

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Democracy's Schools: The Rise of Public Education in America, Paperback - Johann N. Neem

139,99 RON

At a time when Americans are debating the future of public education, Johann N. Neem tells the inspiring story of how and why Americans built a rob...

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The New Nature of Maps: Essays in the History of Cartography, Paperback - J. B. Harley

139,99 RON 190,99 RON

Reducere. In this collection of essays J. B. Harley (1932-1991) draws on ideas in art history, literature, philosophy, and the study of visual culture to sub...

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Democracy in Decline?, Hardback - ***

139,99 RON

This short collection of essays is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the latest thinking on one of the most critical questions of ...

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Pathologist of the Mind. Adolf Meyer and the Origins of American Psychiatry, Paperback - S. D. Lamb

139,99 RON

The first historian ever granted access to these exceptional medical records, Lamb offers a compelling new perspective on the integral but misunder...

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Plane Crash: The Forensics of Aviation Disasters, Hardcover - George Bibel

140,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: George BibelAuthor: Captain Robert HedgesOne of the most amazing feats of modern life is the frequency with which airplanes...

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Russian Eurasianism. An Ideology of Empire, Paperback - Dr. Marlene Laruelle

141,00 RON

Using a wide range of sources, Marlene Laruelle discusses the impact of the ideology of Eurasianism on geopolitics, interior policy, foreign policy...

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Honeybee Hotel: The Waldorf Astoria's Rooftop Garden and the Heart of NYC, Hardcover - Leslie Day

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Reducere. The tale of Honeybee Hotel begins over one hundred years ago, with the Astor family and the birth of the iconic Manhattan landmark, the magnificent...

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The Year of Julius and Caesar: 59 BC and the Transformation of the Roman Republic, Paperback - Stefan G. Chrissanthos

142,99 RON

DescriptionThe year 59 BC--when Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus served as joint consuls--marked a major turning point in the hist...

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The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health, Paperback - Gary H. Cassel

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Reducere. In The Eye Book, specialist Dr. Gary H. Cassel presents readers with trusted, evidence-based information they can rely on to protect vision and lea...

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No Place for Saints. Mobs and Mormons in Jacksonian America, Paperback - Adam Jortner

142,99 RON

Ultimately, the book is a story of Jacksonian America, of how democracy can fail religious freedom, and a case study in popular politics as America...

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Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents, Paperback - Francis Mark Mondimore

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Reducere. In Adolescent Depression, psychiatrists Francis Mark Mondimore, MD, and Patrick Kelly, MD, explain that serious depression in adolescents goes beyo...

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The Physics of Krav Maga, Paperback - John Eric Goff

144,99 RON

Krav Maga (contact combat in Hebrew) is a hard-hitting and efficient form of self-defense that was popularized by Israeli soldiers. Stressing pract...

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All the Horrors of War: A Jewish Girl, a British Doctor, and the Liberation of Bergen-Belsen, Hardcover - Bernice Lerner

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Reducere. On April 15, 1945, Brigadier H. L. Glyn Hughes entered Bergen-Belsen for the first time. Waiting for him were 10, 000 unburied, putrefying corpses ...

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The Future of Academic Freedom, Hardcover - Henry Reichman

148,99 RON

DescriptionAcademic freedom--crucial to the health of American higher education--is threatened on many fronts. In The Future of Academic Freedom, a...

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Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges and Universities, Paperback - Gina Ann Garcia

151,00 RON

DescriptionHispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)--not-for-profit, degree-granting colleges and universities that enroll at least 25% or more Latinx ...

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Good Work If You Can Get It: How to Succeed in Academia, Hardcover - Jason Brennan

151,99 RON

Do you want to go to graduate school? Then you're in good company: nearly 80, 000 students will begin pursuing a PhD this year alone. But while alm...

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The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic, Paperback - Seema Yasmin

151,99 RON

When Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, the world wondered if a cure for HIV had fallen from the sky a...

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The Johns Hopkins Guide to Psychological First Aid, Paperback - George S. Everly

151,99 RON

Contributor(s): Author: George S. EverlyAuthor: Jeffrey M. LatingPsychological first aid, or PFA, is designed to mitigate the effects of acute stre...

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Keeping Busy. A Handbook of Activities for Persons with Dementia, Paperback - James R. Dowling

151,99 RON

The description of each activity includes step-by-step instructions, as well as tips on how to adapt it for small or large groups, for individuals ...

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