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Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care
Committed: The Battle over Involuntary Psychiatric Care

This Book explores the complex and often contentious issue of involuntary psychiatric care in the United States. It examines the perspectives of pati…

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Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy
Common Core: National Education Standards and the Threat to Democracy

This Book excerpts a book arguing against the Common Core State Standards and similar national education standards in the United States. The author c…

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Communities of Learned Experience: Epistolary Medicine in the Renaissance
Communities of Learned Experience: Epistolary Medicine in the Renaissance

This Book, based on a Johns Hopkins University lecture series, examines Renaissance medical correspondence networks. It analyzes the published letter…

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Comparison: Theories, Approaches, Uses
Comparison: Theories, Approaches, Uses

This Book of essays examines the complexities of comparison, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. The authors explore the inherent bia…

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Conceptions of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo
Conceptions of Chinese Democracy: Reading Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo

This Book examines the conceptions of democracy held by Sun Yat-sen, Chiang Kai-shek, and Chiang Ching-kuo, comparing their ideas to contemporary dem…

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Catch, Release
Catch, Release

Catch, Release is a collection of short stories exploring themes of family relationships, loss, and the search for meaning. The narratives interweave…

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Concepts of Alzheimer Disease: Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives
Concepts of Alzheimer Disease: Biological, Clinical, and Cultural Perspectives

This Book exploring Alzheimer's Disease from biological, clinical, and cultural perspectives. It examines the historical context of Alzheimer's diagn…

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Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond
Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond

Max Jammer's Concepts of Simultaneity: From Antiquity to Einstein and Beyond comprehensively examines the evolution of the concept of simultaneity. T…

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Condom Nation: The U.S. Government's Sex Education Campaign from World War I to the Internet
Condom Nation: The U.S. Government's Sex Education Campaign from World War I to the Internet

This Book excerpt chronicles the history of the U.S. government's involvement in sex education, from the early 20th century to the late 20th century.…

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Confronting Chronic Pain: A Pain Doctor's Guide to Relief
Confronting Chronic Pain: A Pain Doctor's Guide to Relief

Confronting Chronic Pain is a Johns Hopkins Press health book co-authored by a pain medicine specialist and a writer. The book offers a comprehensive…

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