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Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto        Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic        representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil        conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a relatively common psychological problem.          The symptoms - which can be seriously disabling in extreme cases - can include        excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, repeated checking, extreme        slowness and unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts.This book covers the...

Rufinus' vivid account of the battle between the Eastern Emperor Theodosius and        the Western usurper Eugenius by the River Frigidus in 394 represents it as the final        confrontation between paganism and Christianity. It is indeed widely believed that a        largely pagan aristocracy remained a powerful and active force well into the...

Bart Ehrman takes readers on an engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, the Apostle Paul, and Mary Magdalene. What does the Bible tell us about each of these key followers of Christ? What legends have sprung up about them in the centuries after their deaths? Was Paul...

This new-in-paperback edition provides a comprehensive course in Modern Analysis. The first 10 chapters discuss theoretical methods in Measure Theory and Functional Analysis, and contain over 120 end of chapter exercises. The final two chapters apply theory to applications in Probability Theory and Partial Differential Equations....

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