Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Irena Sendler was one of the most remarkable
- & most unlikely
- heroes of World War II saving 2500 Jewish children during the German occupation of Poland As a social worker Irena had access to the Warsaw Ghetto making it possible for her to rescue the daughter of a Jewish friend & safely hide the young girl with a Catholic family Realizing that thousands of children were still in danger Irena recruited sympathetic friends & co-workers to smuggle children out & place them in safe homes farms & convents At great personal risk she devised extraordinary schemes to sneak the children by Nazi guards bringing them out in ambulances suitcases & even wheelbarrows Irena was eventually captured by the Gestapo Even after months of torture she maintained her silence Her heroic efforts were honoured by a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize

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Small mighty & packed with information The Washington Manual Cardiology Subspecialty Consult 3e places the field of cardiovascular disease at your fingertips Designed for the busy practitioner student or resident this pocket-sized edition captures cardiology's latest findings & treatments in an easy-to-read format In a fast-advancing field that welcomes new biomedical discoveries & novel therapeutics this resource delivers top treatment recommendations for your patients If you're a busy clinician committed to exceptional cost-effective patient care The Washington Manual Cardiology Subspecialty Consult is the guide for you FEATURESNEW chapters on the physical exam heart failure preserved ejection fraction & cardiovascular diseases in special populations Guidelines from the American Heart Association & American College of Cardiology End-of-chapter journal & online references Maximum readability with diagrams flow charts bullet-point lists bold faced call-outs & mnemonics Now with the print edition enjoy the bundled interactive e Book edition offering tablet smartphone or online access to Complete content with enhanced navigation A powerful search that pulls results from content in the book your notes & even the web Cross-linked pages references & more for easy navigation Highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text Ability to take & share notes with friends & colleagues Quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use ...

The Washington Manual (TM) Subspecialty Consult Series Prepared by specialty fellows & faculty in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine-and reviewed by attending physicians in each field-each volume in this renowned series delivers the on-the-spot help you need to provide quality patient management Right from the initial call you'll learn how to take a patient history how to interpret exam findings what tests to order how to complete the workup & how to formulate an effective management plan The Third Edition of The Washington Manual of Endocrinology Subspecialty Consult continues to provide the practical stepwise guidance you've come to trust from The Washington Manual (TM) & has been fully updated to include current & practical approaches to the endocrine disorders most often seen in clinical consultation Emphasis on key approaches to evaluation & treatment helps you hone diagnostic skills broaden therapeutic options & improve outcomes Core subject areas include diabetes thyroid disease pituitary disorders & bone topics Chapters on obesity vitamin D lipids HIVAIDS & polyendocrine syndromes complement the core subjects Key points to remember in each chapter deliver vital diagnostic & treatment information Clinical pearls highlighted in bold let you benefit from the experience of seasoned clinicians NEW to the Third Edition Updated content addresses the latest developments in the pathophysiology & treatment of endocrine disorders Updated drug dosing information helps you keep pace with the latest indications & standards New chapter addresses inpatient management of diabetes ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A harrowing psychological thriller about an abandoned boy lured to America into the shadows of a dangerous father figure Inspired by true events the film investigates the notorious & horrific Washington sniper attacks that shocked the world from the point of view of the two killers whose distorted father-son relationship facilitated their long & bloody journey across America & documents the mechanisms that lead its subjects to embrace physical violence Choosing their victims at random they held the nation&s capital in fear as the duo&s sniper attacks took the lives of innocent men women & children until their capture by police The Washington Snipers paints a riveting portrait of 21st-century America & a haunting depiction of two cold-blooded killers that will endure long after they are dead ...

In an urgent mission to uncover secrets of the past Ant-Man & the Wasp join forces in the upcoming Marvel film Ant-Man & the Wasp! That’s not all look for Ant-Man & the Wasp as Funko Pop! Keychains & Pop! Coming this Summer! ...

' Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul for quite different reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth & then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda more or less on a whim That's my score to date Three I haven't killed anybody for years & don't intend to ever again It was just a stage I was going through' Enter
- if you can bear it
- the extraordinary private world of Frank just sixteen & unconventional to say the least

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For fans of WHAT IF? & NEW SCIENTIST comes this brilliantly funny & informative look at the stranger side of evolution Featuring The Zombie ants mind-controlled by a fungus Beautiful salamanders that can regenerate any part of their bodies including their brains The mantis shrimp which fires its club-like appendage so fast that the surrounding water becomes as hot as the surface of the sun The Antechinus whose runaway testosterone levels cause them to have so much sex during their three-week mating season that they bleed internally go blind & drop dead Featuring quirky illustrations & the signature blend of science smarts & humour that make Matt Simon's Wired column so entertaining this is an ideal stocking-filler for every popular science aficionado ...

Published in 1922 The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time offering a devastating vision of modern civilization between the two World Wars ...

April is the cruellest month breeding Lilacs out of the dead land mixing Memory & desire stirring Dull roots with spring rain Published in 1922 The Waste Land was the most revolutionary poem of its time offering a devastating vision of modern civilisation which has lost none of its power as we enter a new century ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A group of guys stumble upon an alien invasion during a faux neighbourhood watch meeting where they usually do some male bonding to get away from their dull suburban lives in this sci-fi comedy starring Ben Stiller Vince Vaughn & Will Forte Akiva Schaffer directs from a script by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg Jonah Hill & Rosemarie De Witt co-star ...