Created exclusively for beauty & holistic therapy students studying at levels 1 2 & 3 The Anatomy & Physiology Workbook will help you to fully understand the effects you can have on the different parts of the body when performing beauty & holistic treatments in the salon at college or at home. By helping you to get to grips with the A&P elements of your course this workbook will help you to help your clients achieve overall health & wellbeing & even help the body to function better. Written to match the current national occupational standards & using state-of-the-art illustrations the workbook brings A&P to life & covers exactly what you need to know. Full of fun exercises tasks & activities for you to complete The Anatomy & Physiology Workbook breaks down the different systems of the human body into colourful easy-to-follow bite-size chunks so you can understand the body better. With plenty of space for you to fill in your answers colour in label diagrams & make notes everything you do in your workbook can be easily detached & included as portfolio evidence to support your learning at all three levels. The Anatomy & Physiology Workbook provides all the support you will need to succeed as a beauty or holistic therapist whatever your qualification or mode of study. ...

An excellent primer for learning the human body An anatomy & physiology course is required for medical & nursing students as well as for others pursuing careers in healthcare. Anatomy & Physiology Workbook For Dummies is the fun & easy way to get up to speed on anatomy & physiology facts & concepts. This hands-on workbook provides students with useful exercises to practice identifying specific muscle groups & their functions memory exercises as well as diagrams & actual demonstrations that readers can personally enact to illustrate the concepts. ...

For over 23 years The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the leading human anatomy coloring book offering concisely written text & precise extraordinary h&-drawn figures. Organized according to body systems each of the 170 plates featured in this book

Includes:: an ingenious color-key system anatomical terminology is linked to detail illustration of the structures of the body.

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Fantasy artists are unlikely to use models to draw from life but to be successful their creations must have a grounding in reality. This book teaches the artist the principles of anatomy from musculature & skeletal structure through to movement. You can then develop your artistic style by breaking & bending the rules of anatomy through practical exercises & demonstrations accompanied by incredible finished artworks. The step-by-step exercises help the artist to fully understand the subtle movements that combine to create expressions & the flowing movements that constitute actions. This is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in improving & developing their fantasy art figures. ...

In Anatomy for the Artist" acclaimed artist & academic Sarah Simblet unveils the extraordinary construction of the human body & celebrates its continuing prominence in Western Art today. Using superb specially commissioned photographs of male & female models together with historical & contempory works of art & her own illustrations Sarah shows us how to look inside the human frame to map its muscle groups skeletal strength balance poise & grace. Selected drawings superimposed over photographs reveal fascinating relationships between external appearance & internal structure. Six drawing classes guide the reader to see the human body afresh offering techniques & attitudes that imagiatively show how to observe & draw the skeleton head ribcage pelvis hands & feet. By investigating ten Masterworks the author shows the knowledge & ideas of different artists across tie ranging from Holbein's " Christ Entombed" to Edward Hopper's " Hotel Room". Each masterclass presents a photographed model set in the same pose so that anatomical comparisons can be made. Understanding anatomy is often the key to an artist's understanding & interpretation of the body. This imaginative modern reference book will enhance the drawing & painting techniques of artists & every level." ...

I set out to find how courage is born & how it is sustained in a modern army of a free people. The soldier is alone in his war with terror & we have to recognise the first signs of his defeat that we may come in time to his rescue
- Lord Moran. First published in 1945 this early groundbreaking account of the psychological effects of war recounted by means of vivid first-hand observation & anecdote came at a time when shell-shock was equated with lack of moral fibre. In 1940 Moran became Churchills doctor & his position as a one of historys most important war physicians was secured. His humane considered observations scientific analysis & proposed solutions constitute one of the great First World War sources. However they are perhaps just as relevant to our own conflict-ridden times. Charles Mc Moran Wilson was awarded the MC during the Battle of the Somme & the Italian Silver Medal for Military Valour. He was the Dean of St Marys Hospital Medical School became Winston Churchills doctor in 1940 & was President of the Royal College of Physicians. He is also the author of Churchill: The Struggle for Survival" & " Churchill at War". Praise for the " Anatomy Of Courage"
- A remarkably human book.. .arresting & sometimes even unforgettable
- Desmond Mc Carthy " Sunday Times". A fascinating book.. . It is not easy to do justice to Lord Morans discursive brilliancy.. .a masterly piece of work
- " Times Literary Supplement"."



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The Anatomy of Exercise & Movement" serves as a bridge between biomechanics & the practice of sport pilates yoga & dance providing the reader with a complete understanding of how the body functions whilst being exercised. Jo Ann Staugaard-Jones background in movement sciences has led to a deep interest in the ability of the body to heal itself specifically through knowledge of muscles & what they can do. Awareness of this potential is key to the prevention of injuries obviating the need for joint surgery & the power to maintain health weight posture strength & perform well in sports are all clearly addressed in " The Anatomy of Exercise & Movement"." ...

In a world in which violence in every form seems to be increasing Erich Fromm has treated this problem with deep perception in the most original & far-reaching work of his brilliant career. Fromm asks: what is there in the conditions of human existence to lead man to the orgies of destruction & violence in which he has indulged? By drawing on the findings of anthropology palaeontogy psychology & history; & including striking character analyses of Stalin Hitler & Himmler he shows how the failure to use our capacity for love & reason results in the development of the reverse: we wish to control life absolutely or to destroy it. ...

Anatomy of Running is a unique aid to your running training. It uses stunning 3D colour illustrations to guide you through ...

When The Anatomy of Stretching was originally published it was the first book to cover the topic of anatomy & physiology for stretching & flexibility. Since then others have been written but no other book on the subject contains more examples of stretching exercises or is able to take detailed anatomical information & present it in a way that is easy for everyone to underst&. This is where The Anatomy of Stretching is different: it is able to take you inside the body & show you both the primary & secondary muscles in action during the stretching process. The Anatomy of Stretching looks at stretching from every angle including: physiology & flexibility; the benefits of stretching; the different types of stretching; rules for safe stretching; & how to stretch properly. Aimed at fitness enthusiasts of any level as well as fitness pros The Anatomy of Stretching also focuses on which stretches are useful for the alleviation or rehabilitation of specific sports injuries. Plus in this second edition over twenty new stretches have been added; the chapter on physiology has been expanded; more detailed anatomy has been included with each stretching chapter; the top five stretches for a range of sports & sports injuries are listed; & a new numbering system has been included to help reference each stretch. ...