A portrait of a woman, an era, and a profession: the first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep—the “Iron Lady” of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three—that explores he
Today's Health Information Management reflects the recent trends and developments in technology, law, and organizational management that have changed the HIM profession. This book guides the health in
In the early 1970s Frank Keating blazed his way on to the sports pages of the Guardian, entering a profession still encrusted with Victorian conventions, and changed it for ever. His writing was a rev
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