Автор: Haider Rahman Zia Название: In the Light of What We Know ISBN: 1447231236 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781447231233 Издательство: Pan Macmillan Рейтинг: Цена: 1154.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A bold, epic debut novel set during the war and financial crisis that defined the beginning of our century.
Описание: While serving on the staff of the first United States Commission to the Philippine Islands my attention was called to the life and writings of Dr. Jos Rizal. I found in his novel, "Noli Me Tangere," the best picture of the life of the people of those islands under Spanish rule, and the clearest exposition of the governmental problems which Spain failed to solve, and with which our own people must deal. It occurred to me that an English translation of Rizal's work would be of great value at the present time. My first intention was to reproduce the entire novel as it was written, but, after careful consideration, I thought best to abridge the story by the omission of some parts which did not seem essential to the main purpose of the work. The present volume is the result. Readers should not understand any of Rizal's references to priests and friars as reflections upon the Roman Catholic Church. He was throughout his life an ardent Catholic, and died a firm adherent of the Church. But he objected to the religious orders in the Philippine Islands, because he knew well that they were more zealous in furthering their own selfish ends than in seeking the advancement of Christianity. From experience, Dr. Rizal knew that the friars, under cloak of the gospel ministry, oppressed his fellow countrymen, and took advantage of their superstition and ignorance. These wrongs he was brave enough to expose in his writings. In the friars he saw an obstacle to the education and enlightenment of the Filipino people, and, using moderate means, he did his utmost to secure reform. His writings will explain to us the cause of the hatred shown by the Filipinos toward the religious corporations, and will make clearer the nature of one of the present problems in the Philippines. There are in the Philippines five religious orders: the Dominicans, Franciscans, Recoletos, Augustines and Jesuits. According to John Foreman, an eminent authority, the members of all of these, except the last named, come from the lower classes in Spain, and are on the whole comparatively ignorant and uncultured. Under the Spanish system of government certain provinces were assigned to each of the orders-except the Jesuits-and the friars were distributed among the different parishes. In the town assigned to him the friar had much authority. He was chief adviser in all civil affairs, and, by his influence over the superstitious natives, maintained absolute control in all matters pertaining to the local government as well as to the local church. So firm was his hold that he led the Spanish government to believe that the islands could not be ruled without his aid. Knowing that his power rested on the ignorance of the people he discouraged education among them. When native Filipinos advanced so far as to prove an obstacle to the religious orders, as did Rizal and many others, the friars sought to destroy them. Forgetting their holy mission, the religious orders became commercial corporations, amassed enormous wealth, and gained possession of the most valuable parts of the islands, though to much of this property the titles are not clear. From my own observation, and from information derived from the Spaniards themselves, I am convinced that the author has not overdrawn his pictures. In fact I have learned of instances where the oppression and practices of the friars were even worse than those described. Dr. Rizal has given us a portrayal of the Filipino character from the viewpoint of the most advanced Filipino. He brings out many facts that are pertinent to present-day questions, showing especially the Malayan ideas of vengeance, which will put great difficulties in the way of the pacifying of the islands by our forces. The reader will not fail to notice the striking similarity between the life of Ibarra, the hero, and that of Rizal, the author, a short sketch of whose career has been given in the following pages. (snipped) F. E. G.
In State of the Heart, Dr. Haider Warraich takes readers inside the ER, inside patients' rooms, and inside the history and science of cardiac disease.
State of the Heart traces the entire arc of the heart, from the very first time it was depicted on stone tablets, to a future in which it may very well become redundant. While heart disease has been around for a while, the type of heart disease people have, why they have it, and how it's treated is changing. Yet, the golden age of heart science is only just beginning. And with treatments of heart disease altering the very definitions of human life and death, there is no better time to look at the present and future of heart disease, the doctors and nurses who treat it, the patients and caregivers who live with it, and the stories they hold close to their chests.
More people die of heart disease than any other disease in the world and when any form of heart disease progresses, it can result in the development of heart failure. Heart failure affects millions and can affect anyone at anytime, a child recovering from a viral infection, a woman who has just given birth or a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy. Yet new technology to treat heart failure is fundamentally changing just what it means to be human. Mechanical pumps can be surgically sown into patients' hearts and when patients with these pumps get really sick, sometimes they don't need a doctor or a surgeon--they need a mechanic.
In State of the Heart, the journey to rid the world of heart disease is shown to be reflective of the journey of medical science at large. We are learning not only that women have as much heart disease as men, but that the type of heart disease women experience is diametrically different from that in men. We are learning that heart disease and cancer may have more in common than we could have imagined. And we are learning how human evolution itself may have led to the epidemic of heart disease. In understanding how our knowledge of the heart evolved, State of the Heart traces the twisting and turning road that science has taken--filled with potholes and blind turns--all the way back to its very origin.
Автор: Joint Special Operations University Pres, Mullick Haider a. H. Название: Pakistan`s Security Paradox: Countering and Fomenting Insurgencies ISBN: 1079019898 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781079019896 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2930.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Ali Haider Название: Done. (Weekly) ISBN: 1034129821 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781034129820 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4191.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: "Where did the week go?" If you've ever said that or even thought it to yourself, this is the journal for you. Inspired by the idea of turning each week into something meaningful, this journal was designed to help you maintain focus. While the happy distractions of everyday life will always be there, this weekly-themed journal will help you make sure you don't lose sight of your target for the week. With additional room for reflection, doodling, and a weekly motivational quote, you'll start setting and accomplishing goals on a weekly basis. And build a habit of success along the way.
Автор: Oledan-Ramos Riza Название: Drinking Seawater: Of Storms and Survival ISBN: 0982868472 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780982868478 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2578.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: On the night of Sunday, August 2, 2015, Typhoon Soudelor made landfall on the island of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Though officially recorded as a "Category 5-equivalent super typhoon," speculation continues that Soudelor's winds far exceeded this category. Cars and even trucks were overturned, and it was later discovered that the wind speed recording equipment was destroyed during the storm; the highest speed recorded before the failure was 180 miles per hour. At the time, it was the most powerful storm to make landfall....ever...anywhere that year. The eye of a storm is a roughly circular region of mostly calm weather, typically 30-65 km (20-40 miles) in diameter, located at the center of strong tropical cyclones. It is surrounded by the eyewall, a ring of towering thunderstorms where the most severe weather occurs. Soudelor's core-the eye and eyewall-was smaller than the island. That's why the devastation on Saipan was so intense, and why the neighboring island of Tinian, only two miles away, was virtually untouched by the storm. Riza Ramos, her husband Ferdinand, and two children survived the devastation of that typhoon, during which-at one point-they were actually outside and unsheltered. Drinking Seawater is that story. However there is more. A metaphor and more Along with about half the population of 48,000 on Saipan, Riza Ramos is an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker). What is it like to live and work over a thousand miles from home, family and loved ones? What is it like to provide for a family of four on a contract worker's income? What is it like to experience the storms and challenges of such a life choice? The answer to those questions is: seawater. , br> According to the rules of survival at sea, if you ever find yourself adrift in the ocean, the last thing you should ever do is drink seawater. It dehydrates the body and brings on death more surely than anything else. However, according to the rules of survival in life, as Riza and her family discovered, sometimes drinking seawater can be the only way to save your life. "Drinking seawater" is a metaphor for survival. Sometimes, survival requires that you courageously drink seawater as you cross oceans in pursuit of your dreams. Sometimes, you drink the seawater of your own tears of despair far away from your family and homeland. Sometimes you drink seawater when you swallow your pride for the sake of your family. Sometimes, you might have to drink seawater-literally-when disaster strikes. Drinking seawater-the metaphor-encompasses the courage, sacrifice, patience, perseverance, resiliency and compassion often required to survive life's storms be they figurative or literal. Drinking Seawater-the book-from heart-breaking pain to heart-stopping terror and back again, peppered with flashbacks of how it all came to be, is a peak into one woman's and one family's survival through life and storms of all kinds. I hope her adventure touches you.--Walt F.J. Goodridge, editor and author of several books on Saipan, including Chicken Feathers & Garlic Skin: Diary of a Chinese Garment Factory Girl on Saipan)
Автор: Fazl-E-Haider Syed Название: Medical Palmistry in Practice ISBN: 3639266196 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783639266191 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 16040.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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