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North Carolina&'s state constitution charts the evolution over two centuries of a modern representative democracy. In The North Carolina State Constitution, John V. Orth provides an outstanding constitutional and historical account of the state&'s governing charter. In addition to an overview of North Carolina&'s constitutional history, it provides...

The Perils of FlexibilityFlexibility is usually seen as a virtue in today&'s world. Even the dictionary seems to dislike those who stick too hard to their own positions. The thesaurus links "e;intransigence"e; to a whole host of words signifying a distaste for loyalty to fixed positions: intractable, stubborn, Pharisaic, close-minded, and...

The Oxford Handbook of Complementary Medicine presents evidence-based information on CAM in an easily accessible form, thereby enabling hospital doctors, GPs, nurses, medical students and other healthcare professionals to competently advise patients about CAM treatments.  The book covers definitions, cost, safety, regulation, legal and ethical...

A Philosophical Investigation of Evil and its ConsequencesDebate has long been waged over the morality of capital punishment, with standard arguments in its favour being marshalled against familiar arguments that oppose the practice. In The Ethics of Capital Punishment, Matthew Kramer takes a fresh look at the philosophical arguments on which the...

The Art of Effectively Communicating Neuropsychological Assessment ResultsThis book is about how to give outstanding feedback to patients, their family members, and other professionals. Effective feedback sessions have the potential to help patients understand their neurocognitive syndromes in the larger context of their real world environments and...

An Approach to Empower Families At-Risk for Child Physical AbuseViolence is an epidemic that negatively impacts children across their lifespan. Reports indicate 2.1 million youth have experienced physical abuse during their lifetimes, disrupting the healthy development of children from the toddler years through adolescence, and most cases involve...