With more than 1 000 vibrant full-color illustrations & over 4 hours of detailed video demonstrations The Muscle & Bone Palpation Manual" is the most visually engaging way to help you master & successfully apply palpation techniques in massage therapy. This innovative text uses unique richly detailed photographic illustrations of muscles as they appear under the skin to give you a thorough understanding of effective palpation. This comprehensive guide provides unparalleled preparation for professional success." ...

Muscle Energy Techniques is a must for any student in the field of sports therapy osteopathy physiotherapy chiropractic yoga Pilates & functional anatomy & will also appeal to anybody qualified in physical therapy. This practical guide packed full of colour photographs illustrates the theory & practice of muscle energy techniques (MET). The principles described can be incorporated very quickly & effectively into a treatment plan & can be used to assist in the rehabilitation of anyone who is recovering from an injury. In particular this book will provide the therapist with the underpinning knowledge of the specific anatomy of the postural muscles that can become dysfunctionally shortened. Author John Gibbons brings years of expertise
- he lectures in the field of sports medicine & physical therapy & works with elite-level & Olympic athletes in a wide range of sporting disciplines. In the book he looks at the theory of MET & once that has been understood he takes you on a muscle energy technique journey. After demonstrating functional assessment testing for the muscles of posture that can become chronically tight & dysfunctional he shows how to apply a specific MET to correct these dysfunctional muscles to restore normality. The book contains easy to follow postural muscle tables that you can use to monitor the progress of your patients.
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Reinforce your understanding of musculoskeletal anatomy with fun hands-on review & practice! Ideal for independent anatomy review or as a companion to Muscolinos The Muscular System Manual: The Skeletal Muscles of the Human Body" this unique study tool provides more detailed coverage of musculoskeletal anatomy than any other coloring book available & helps you develop the working knowledge of muscles youll need for successful manual therapy practice." ...

The art of optical illusion has been an integral part of painting since antiquity when it was used as a yardstick by which to judge an artist's level of mastery. In the centuries that followed
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- artists from van Eyck to Gerhard Richter have delighted in tricking the eye." That practice has extended to outdoor spaces with the likes of Banksy & Cayetano Ferrer. This book presents a fascinating overview of the different methods of illusion practiced by artists over hundreds of years. Organized into five chapters
- Optical Illusions Distortions & Hidden Images De-Figurations Questioning Perception & Overstepping Reality
- it brings together artists from various time periods & disciplines. Dozens of illustrated examples offer intriguing comparisons of works by Magritte & Li Wei Cindy Sherman & Giuseppe Arcimboldo Michelangelo & Duane Hanson & many more. Readers will come away with an understanding of how artists perceive our world & how their reflections & distortions are at once confusing & enlightening."



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The Museum of Innocence"
- set in Istanbul between 1975 & today
- tells the story of Kemal the son of one of Istanbul's richest

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We are surrounded by the greatest of free shows. Places Jonathan Meades has an obsessive preoccupation with places. He has spent thirty years constructing sixty films two novels & hundreds of pieces of journalism that explore an extraordinary range of them from natural landscapes to man-made buildings & the gaps between them drawing attention to what he calls the rich oddness of what we take for granted. This book collects 54 pieces & six film scripts that dissolve the barriers between high & low culture good & bad taste deep seriousness & black comedy. Meades delivers heavy entertainment
- strong opinions backed up by an astonishing depth of knowledge. To read Meades on places buildings politics or cultural history is an exhilarating workout for the mind. He leaves you better informed more alert less gullible. " Everything is fantastical if you stare at it for long enough. Everything is interesting.""
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Welcome to the Scatterhorn Museum! But dont get too excited
- its a cold & dingy place crammed full of tatty stuffed animals &
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For centuries humankind has had a sublime relationship with hallucinogenic mushrooms. Summed up by the reverent name given by the Aztecs teonanactl (or flesh of the Gods) they have played a mysterious role in human experience thanks to their psychoactive chemicals that shift & modify the human mind. Arik Moonhawk Ropers exquisite painted portraits of magic mushrooms capture their powerful auras adding to a tradition of shroom art that stretches back more than 400 years. Mushroom Magick" illustrates more than 90 of the known hallucinogenic species from around the world with an emphasis on the genus Psilocybe & accompanies them with information about their habitats psychoactive powers & role in human cultures. Erik Davis & Daniel Pinchbeck provide background & testimony in elegant essays. This beautifully designed & profusely illustrated mushroom bible will appeal to nature lovers mushroom hunters & enthusiasts of all things psychedelic." ...

This is the expert guide to identifying picking & using wild mushrooms. It is a detailed guide to picking drying preserving & storing wild mushrooms. It is a photographic A-Z of the most commonly found edible wild mushrooms seen both in-situ & in close-up identification shots. It offers at-a-glance information on habitat season storing & cooking hints for every mushroom. It offers a clear identification guide to poisonous & inedible species for extra security. It features over 300 colour photographs. Mushrooming is a hobby of ever-increasing popularity that everyone even city-dwellers can enjoy. It is crucial obviously that the most expert advice is taken when hunting for mushrooms & this authoritative guide offers clear practical information for accurate identification. This handy volume begins with a short introduction explaining everything a mushroom picker needs to know followed by a fully-illustrated A
- Z guide in which the author describes the identifying features & habitats of the most popular edible mushrooms. Finally a chapter on inedible mushrooms clearly illustrates all the poisonous & potentially deceptive species which the mushroom picker is most likely to come across.
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This is a superb collection of 60 recipes using wild & cultivated mushrooms shown in over 350 photographs. It features 60 delicious ...