Oxford University Press

This is the book that anyone who has taken care of a loved one with cancer wished they had from the beginning. Starting with a review on why cancer pain is still an everyday tragedy when modern medical techniques can relieve it in almost every case, it teaches families everything they need to know about cancer pain and its treatments. Viewing pain...

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The History of an Idea in America n/eWhen Tom Gossett's book    Race: The History of an Idea in America appeared more than a generation ago, it explored the impact of race theory on literature in a way that anticipated the entire scholarly discourse on the subject. With a new afterword by the author and an introduction by series editors Arnold...

This is a thorough update and revision of a book published in 1998 by Pergamon Press. Kazdin is an eminent researcher in this area. He changed the focus and title of the book to reflect current thinking on psychotherapeutic interventions with children. As a result, the book retains a balance between practical conerns and research, reflecting many...

Richard Gaskin analyses what is distinctive about sentences and the propositions they express--what marks them off from mere aggregates of words and meanings respectively. Since he identifies the world with all the true and false propositions, his account has significant implications for our understanding of the nature of reality....