Janik: 12 books
by Allan Janik
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Fin de siecle Vienna was once memorably described by Karl Kraus as a "proving ground for the destruction of the world." In the decades leading to the World War that brought down the Austro-Hungarian empire, the city was at once an operetta dream world masking social and political problems...
by Erika Janik
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2011
Rediscover Wisconsin history from the very beginning. A Short History of Wisconsin recounts the landscapes, people, and traditions that have made the state the multifaceted place it is today. With an approach both comprehensive and accessible, historian Erika Janik covers several centuries of Wisconsin's...
Apple
A Global History
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2011
Gravenstein. Coe’s Golden Drop. Mendocino Cox. The names sound like something from the imagination of Tolkien or perhaps the ingredients in a dubious magical potion rather than what they are—varieties of apples. But as befits their enchanting names, apples have transfixed and beguiled humans for...
Unlock the Genius Within
Neurobiological Trauma, Teaching, and Transformative Learning
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2005
Here, Daniel S. Janik, MD, PhD, argues replacing education and teaching with non-traumatic, curiosity-based, discovery-driven, and mentor-assisted transformational learning. Unlock the Genius Within is an easy read that explains—in conversational manner—the newest ideas on neurobiological and...
Marketplace of the Marvelous
The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
An entertaining introduction to the quacks, snake-oil salesmen, and charlatans, who often had a point
Despite rampant scientific innovation in nineteenth-century America, traditional medicine still adhered to ancient healing methods such as induced vomiting and bleeding, blistering, and sweating...
A Graphic History of Sport
An Illustrated Chronicle of the Greatest Wins, Misses, and Matchups from the Games We Love
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Every sport has its legends . . .
THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE
THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES
THE PINE TAR INCIDENT
THE STEEL CURTAIN
PHI SLAMA JAMA
A Graphic History of Sport presents artist Andrew Janik’s survey of the weird and wonderful world of athletic competition. The unforgettable plays...
Madison
History of a Model City
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2011
Beginning with the retreat of the Wisconsin glacier and the story of early Native American peoples, Janik narrates the journey of Wisconsin’s capital city from the “center of the wilderness” to the “Laboratory of Democracy.” Learn how Madison’s citizens responded to the Civil War, industrialization...
Odd Wisconsin
Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2012
While Bob La Follette's exploits as leader of progressive politics are legendary, his early morning exertions to save valuable government documents and executive department paintings during the disastrous 1904 capitol fire are largely unknown - until now. Odd Wisconsin captures the Wisconsin people,...
Pistols and Petticoats
175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
A lively exploration of the struggles faced by women in law enforcement and mystery fiction for the past 175 years
In 1910, Alice Wells took the oath to join the all-male Los Angeles Police Department. She wore no uniform, carried no weapon, and kept her badge stuffed in her pocketbook. She...
Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Human Security
A Comparative Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2013
This anthology of scholarly essays on climate change, sustainable development, and human security presents a comprehensive analysis of severe global warming and its potential to impact all aspects of human life and security. It has been observed that climate change will most drastically impact poor...
Cardiac Diagnosis for Acute Care
The NP's and PA's Guide to a Comprehensive History and Deciphering the Differential
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2018
Helps clinicians to systematically look beyond the obvious to arrive at a correct diagnosis
Written specifically for both novice and experienced cardiovascular clinicians in acute care settings, this is the only resource to focus on the art of conducting an in-depth patient history. Too often,...
by Janik Bischoff
Language: German
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Language: German
Release Date: April 18, 2016
Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Biologie - Krankheiten, Gesundheit, Ernährung, Note: 1.75, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit ist eine voll ausgearbeitete ALN zum Thema 'Depressionen'. Die ALN ist auf Niveau der zweiten Kursstufe eines allgemein bildenden Gymnasiums...