Mcfarland: 2486 books
Pete Duel
A Biography, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2015
Most widely known for his starring role as outlaw Hannibal Heyes in television’s Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1973), actor Pete Duel (originally Peter Deuel) led an unpredictable and often tumultuous life, cut short by his highly publicized suicide on New Year’s Eve 1971, at the height of his...
The Most Dangerous Cinema
People Hunting People on Film
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
People hunting people for sport—an idea both shocking and fascinating. In 1924 Richard Connell published a short story that introduced this concept to the world, where it has remained ever since—as evidenced by the many big- and small-screen adaptations and inspirations. Since its publication,...
Hang 'Em High
Law and Disorder in Western Films and Literature
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2013
For more than a century the Western film has proven to be an enduring genre. At the dawn of the 20th century, in the same years that The Great Train Robbery begat a film genre, Owen Wister wrote The Virginian, which began a new literary genre. From the beginning, both literature and film would usually...
Teaching Technology in Libraries
Creative Ideas for Training Staff, Patrons and Students
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2017
Libraries are charged with fostering new skills and capabilities, a challenging task in an era of rapid technological change. Developing new ways of teaching and learning—within budget and time constraints—is the key to keeping up-to-date. Written by librarians, this collection of new essays describes...
Belly Dance Around the World
New Communities, Performance and Identity
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2013
In these essays, dancers and scholars from around the world carefully consider the transformation of an improvised folk form from North Africa and the Middle East into a popular global dance practice. They explore the differences between the solo improvisational forms of North Africa and the Middle...
Living with HIV
A Patient's Guide, 2d ed.
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
In its updated and expanded second edition, this helpful guide offers a wealth of information for people living with HIV and for people caring for HIV–positive loved ones. All aspects of HIV/AIDS are discussed, including opportunistic and associated infections, dental care, exercise and nutrition,...
The Promise of Low Dose Naltrexone Therapy
Potential Benefits in Cancer, Autoimmune, Neurological and Infectious Disorders
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2009
Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist drug developed in the 1970s and approved by the FDA in 1984 for opiate and drug abuse treatment. When used at much lower doses in an off-label protocol referred to as low dose naltrexone (LDN), the drug has been shown to halt disease progression in Crohn’s disease...
The Amphetamine Debate
The Use of Adderall, Ritalin and Related Drugs for Behavior Modification, Neuroenhancement and Anti-Aging Purposes
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
This book covers both sides of the debate over amphetamine prescription and use. It discusses the history of amphetamine and related stimulants; ADHD and the use of Ritalin and Adderall to treat it; related neuroenhancers; methamphetamine from Desoxyn to crystal meth; the nature of addiction and side...
by Elaine A. Moore, Lisa Marie Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
In 2001 Graves’ Disease: A Practical Guide described the causes, diagnosis, treatment and disease course of Graves’ disease and other hyperthyroid disorders, such as toxic multinodular goiter, thyroiditis, resistance to thyroid hormone, and hyperthyroidism caused by medications and genetic mutations....
by Elaine A. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2015
Autoimmune Disease (AD) refers to any of a number of disorders caused by an immune system defect that allows the body to attack its own tissues. Some say 20 percent of the population is susceptible to Autoimmune Disease. According to current theory, individuals who develop AD do so because they are...
"The game's afoot"
A Sports Lover's Introduction to Shakespeare
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2018
Like the age-old feud between the Montagues and Capulets in Romeo and Juliet, the enduring rivalry between the Boston Celtics and the LA Lakers makes for great drama. Macbeth’s career began with promise but ended in ruin—not unlike Pete Rose’s. Twelfth Night’s Viola’s disguise as a boy to...
A Rainbow Division Lieutenant in France
The World War I Diary of John H. Taber
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Lieutenant John Huddleston Taber was a New Yorker assigned to the 168th “Third Iowa” Infantry Regiment of the American Expeditionary Force’s 42nd “Rainbow” Division during World War I. His diary provides a detailed narrative of a young officer maturing through his war experiences, from the...
The 1964 Republican Convention
Barry Goldwater and the Beginning of the Conservative Movement
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Arizona senator Barry Goldwater was a staunch conservative more interested in advancing the conservative cause than running for president. A “Draft Goldwater” campaign three years in the making catapulted him to the Republican nomination in 1964, despite bitter opposition within the party. He...
Charting an American Republic
The Origins and Writing of the Federalist Papers
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2016
With the American revolutionaries in discord following victory at Yorktown and the Paris Peace Treaty of 1783, the proposed federal Constitution of 1787 faced an uncertain future when it was sent to the states for ratification. Sensing an historic moment, three authors—Alexander Hamilton, James...