The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Skull Mantra by Eliot Pattison The first Inspector Shan novel, winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel and finalist for the Gold Dagger, was a sensation when first published. Now, as the series continues with Soho Press, this modern classic returns in trade paperback. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Winner of the Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The Skull Mantra was a sensation when first published and received wide acclaim from critics and readers alike. The Skull Mantra is ranked as a novel about a people and a place--the Tibetans of the high Himalayas--as it is a gripping thriller. The corpse is missing its head and is dressed in American clothes. Found by a Tibetan prison work gang on a windy cliff, the grisly remains clearly belong to someone too important for Chinese authorities to bury and forget. So the case is handed to veteran police inspector Shan Tao Yun. Methodical, clever Shan is the best man for the job, but he too is a prisoner, deported to Tibet for offending someone high up in Beijings power structure. Granted a temporary release, Shan is soon pulled into the Tibetan peoples desperate fight for its sacred mountains and the Chinese regimes blood-soaked policies. Then, a Buddhist priest is arrested, a man Shan knows is innocent. Now time is running out for Shan to find the real killer. Back Cover The fun and easy way to understand, pronounce, and apply medical terminology Dont know a carcinoma from a hematoma? This friendlyguide gets you up to speed quickly on medical terminology fundamentals, helping you master definitions, pronunciations, and applications across all medical fields. Once you understand medical prefixes, suffixes, and root words, youll approach even unfamiliar medical terms with confidence. Recognize common root words -- identify words that apply to body regions, organs, anatomy, and pathology Pronounce and use terms with ease --grasp the phonics of medical terms and understand the context of words, from hospital to pharmacy to test lab Break words down -- understand unfamiliar words by defining their elements and recombining them; and get familiar with prefixes and suffixes, plurals and multiples Get a handle on anatomy and systems -- bone up on terms that describe and are related to the bodys systems, from skeletal and muscular to gastrointestinal and endocrine Learn the lingo -- familiarize yourself with common terms used in the ER, OR, pharmacy, and lab Get to the source-- understand Greek and Latin sources of medical terms Open the book and find: Tips for understanding unfamiliar medical terms Explanations of Greek and Latin roots and structures Definitions of common prefixes and suffixes Guidance in pronouncing medical terms Word roots commonly used in hospitals, pharmacies, and labs Terms for diseases, lab tests, and medications Useful mnemonic devices Helpful word-building activities Author Biography Eliot Pattison is a world traveler and frequent visitor to China, whose numerous books and articles on international policy issues have been published on three continents. Author of several books set in Tibet, featuring former Inspector Shan Tao Yun, including Prayer of the Dragon. Review "Like Martin Cruz Smiths Arkady Renko, Shan becomes our Don Quixote, an apolitical guide through a murky world of failed socialism...Set against a background that is alternately bleak and blazingly beautiful, this is at once a top-notch thriller and a substantive look at Tibet under siege." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Skull Mantra "Its rare when a mystery brings something fresh to the genre. Eliot Pattison has accomplished this with his Edgar Award-winning debut, The Skull Mantra." --San Francisco Chronicle "Superb...breathlessly suspenseful." --Kirkus Reviews Review Quote Superb...breathlessly suspenseful. Details ISBN0312385390 Author Eliot Pattison Short Title SKULL MANTRA Language English ISBN-10 0312385390 ISBN-13 9780312385392 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2008 Publication Date 2008-09-30 Residence PA, US DOI 10.1604/9780312385392 Series Number 1 Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-09-30 NZ Release Date 2008-09-30 US Release Date 2008-09-30 UK Release Date 2008-09-30 Pages 416 Publisher St Martins Press Series Inspector Shan Tao Yun Imprint St Martins Press Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:16797507;

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