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    Ideal for critical care fellows, critical care nurses, residents, and practitioners who spend time in the ICU, the Massachusetts General Hospital Review of Critical Care Medicine, Second Edition, is a concise, multidisciplinary review tool that focuses on the core areas of critical care. Drs. Marvin G. Chang, Casey M. Luckhurst, Raghu R. Chivukula, David M. Dudzinski, Saef Izzy, and Edward A. ... Read more

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    Edited by M. Luckhurst, E. Morin ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    Theatre and Ghosts brings theatre and performance history into dialogue with the flourishing field of spectrality studies. Essays examine the histories and economies of the material operations of theatre, and the spectrality of performance and performer. ... Read more

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  • Echo and Meaning on Early Modern English Stages

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