Johns Hopkins University Press

This is the third edition of Laura Wayman's guide for caregivers of individuals with dementia. The book is concise, down to earth, and practical. Each chapter begins with a real-life vignette that...

Imagining the universities of the future. How can we re-envision the university? Too many examples of what passes for educational innovation today?MOOCs especially?focus on transactions, on questions...

Broken down into ten simple lessons and written by leading experts in their field, the books reveal the ten most important takeaways from those areas of science you've always wanted to know more...

Anyone who cares for someone living with dementia will gain valuable knowledge from this compassionate book.Author: Rachael WonderlinPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: August...

A well-written and essential tool for those navigating today's complicated geopolitical landscape.?Library Journal Best-selling author Michael Shermer presents an overarching theory of conspiracy...

Author: Donald A. MahlerPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: Jan 25, 2022Number of Pages: 224 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1421443368ISBN-13: 9781421443362

How did creative genius develop in tandem with the criminalization of Blackness in the early United States? In Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature, 1793-1845, Erin Forbes uncovers a...

Author: Anna LembkePublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: Nov 15, 2016Number of Pages: 192 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1421421402ISBN-13: 9781421421407

It is of enormous value to the layperson, hungry for knowledge about how best to interact and help their loved one face the dreadful ravages of depression."?Nursing TimesAuthor: Susan J...

A practical guide for understanding how palliative care can improve quality of life for patients and their caregivers. Robin Bennett Kanarek was a registered nurse working with patients suffering...

The ultimate?and fun!?guide to maintaining vibrant sexual health with aging. In Never Too Late, Shannon Dowler, MD, a family physician who is also an expert on sexually transmitted diseases (STD),...

Wiesman provides hope, help, and comfort to patients, families, and caregivers.Author: Janice F. WiesmanPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: Oct 18, 2016Number of Pages: 136...

An illuminating guide for those newly diagnosed with prostate cancer as well as their partners and caregivers?one filled with extensive details about diagnosis, treatments, and tips for thriving. The...

Wolves on a wilderness island illuminate lessons on the environment, extinction, and life. For more than a quarter century, celebrated biologist John Vucetich has studied the wolves, and the moose...

This book is useful for anyone who may find that they are drinking too much, for the loved ones of such people, and for clinicians who want to broaden their skills when working with people who...

The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.Author: Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. RabinsPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: 10-Aug-21Number of Pages: 360 pagesLanguage:...

The best-selling look at how American cities can promote racial equity, end redlining, and reverse the damaging health- and wealth-related effects of segregation. The world gasped in April 2015 as...

You'll read stories about other caregivers who face the same struggles.Author: Jennifer R. StelterPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: 19-Oct-21Number of Pages: 192...

A compassionate guide to the cancer journey, from screening and prevention to diagnosis and recovery. A cancer diagnosis can change our lives and the lives of our loved ones in an instant. It leaves...

The author, a psychiatrist, distills everything readers need to know about bipolar disorder. In down-to-earth language, he explains what bipolar disorder is and how readers can live their best life...

Redefines modern lyric poetry at the intersection of literary and media studies. In The Lyre Book, Matthew Kilbane urges literary scholars to consider lyric not as a genre or a reading practice but...

A fascinating new study of the face, form, and history of expression. Advances in facial recognition, artificial intelligence, and other technologies provoke urgent ethical questions about facial...

Author: Alice CallahanPublisher: Johns Hopkins University PressPublication Date: Nov 23, 2021Number of Pages: 424 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 1421441993ISBN-13: 9781421441993

During times like these, who hasn't daydreamed about traveling forward or backward in time? In Time Travel: Ten Short Lessons, popular-science master Brian Clegg gives a grand tour of the essential...

How a coalition of Black health professions schools made health equity a national issue. Winner of the Phillis Wheatley Award by the Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage Racism in the...