Selye Hans M D (17 results)

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no dust jacket (paperback). First Printing. The book is in fair condition with visible wear on the cover, including creases and edge wear. The pages show signs of age with some discoloration and a few tears, particularly at the edges. Despite these flaws, the binding remains intact, making it a readable copy for those interested in Hans Selye's work on stress management.…

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: no jacket (paperback). First Printing, December, 1975. The book is a paperback edition with noticeable wear on the cover and spine, including scuffing and edge wear. Despite these cosmetic issues, the binding remains intact, and the pages are clean, though slightly yellowed with age. There is no dust jacket, as is typical for this format.…

paperback. Condition: Good. Clean pages. Proceeds benefit the Pima County Public Library system, which serves Tucson and southern Arizona. Slight edge wear and bumping.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Like New. 1st Dell Printing. 317 pp. An excellent, spotlessly clean copy! Clean, fresh, sharp, tight, essentially flawless copy with crisp pages, clean text, and very light shelf wear. Light browning/foxing on pages, not affecting text.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: not applicable (paperback). First Signet Printing, December, 1975. The book is in fair condition, with visible wear on the cover and spine, including creases and edge wear. The pages are yellowed, typical for a book of this age, but remain intact and legible. There are no inscriptions, signatures, or library markings. Overall, it is a well-used copy that retains its readability and historical value.…

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. First Printing, December, 1975. This mass-market paperback is in good condition, with some wear along the spine and edges. The pages show typical yellowing consistent with age, but the binding remains intact. No inscriptions or library markings are present, making it a clean copy for collectors or readers interested in stress management. unknown (mass-market paperback).…

Paperback. + reprint. very good - fine, spine crease, name written inside trade paperback.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Burgundy colored hard covers with gold lettering and bands on the spine which is are slightly faded. Covers exhibit light wear, soling and bumping on corners and spine ends. Light soiling and bumping on bottom edges. Light shelf wear and soiling to covers. Moderate yellowing and light soiling on page ends. Light yellowing to text which is otherwise clean and unmarked. Hinges are tight. Includes 203 pages of references in the back of the book. B&W frontispiece illustration is clean and unmarked as are the many b&w photos and illustrations. "A treatise based on the concepts of the General-Adaptation-Syndrome and the Diseases of Adaptation." Every book is individually described. Never ex-lib unless stated.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Illustrated Edition. Adventures of the Mind: From The Saturday Evening Post. Edited by Richard Thruelsen and John Kobler, with an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and Columbia University professor Mark Van Doren. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1960. Fourth Printing, January 1960. 285 pages. A remarkable mid-century anthology bringing together major figures in science, philosophy, literature, history, religion, architecture, modern art, music, linguistics and cultural criticism. Originally drawn from essays appearing in The Saturday Evening Post, the collection provides a compelling snapshot of American intellectual culture at the close of the 1950s. The volume opens with an introduction by Mark Van Doren, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, critic and celebrated longtime Columbia University professor. Of particular historical interest, Mark Van Doren was the father of Charles Van Doren, the Columbia academic who became a national television celebrity as a contestant on NBC's Twenty-One before becoming the central figure in the celebrated television quiz-show scandal. Charles Van Doren publicly admitted before a congressional committee on November 2, 1959, that he had participated in the deception surrounding the program. This copy is the January 1960 fourth printing, placing its production only months after Charles Van Doren's congressional confession and at a remarkable moment in the history of the Van Doren family's public reputation and American intellectual culture. The connection is contextual rather than associative: Charles Van Doren did not contribute to this volume, but his father Mark supplied its introduction. The juxtaposition is particularly interesting because Adventures of the Mind celebrates intellectual inquiry and presents serious ideas to a broad popular audience—the same period in which Charles Van Doren's television fame had transformed a young Columbia scholar into a nationally recognized symbol of intellectual achievement. Mark and Charles Van Doren Historical Context Mark Van Doren was one of the distinguished American literary scholars of his generation, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and longtime professor of English at Columbia University. His son Charles Van Doren was likewise a Columbia academic when he became nationally famous through his appearances on the television quiz program Twenty-One. His apparent command of an extraordinary range of knowledge turned him into an intellectual celebrity during the 1950s. The story collapsed during the television quiz-show investigations. On November 2, 1959, Charles admitted before congressional investigators that he had been supplied questions and answers in connection with Twenty-One. His association with the scandal became one of the defining episodes in the early history of American television. The timing gives this particular printing an intriguing historical context: the copyright page identifies it as the Fourth Printing, January 1960, only a short time after Charles Van Doren's nationally publicized confession. No claim of ownership, provenance or direct association with Charles Van Doren is made; the significance is the documented father-son relationship and Mark Van Doren's role as the author of the introduction. Accordingly, this copy is accurately described as the Fourth Printing, January 1960, rather than a fourth edition. Please refer to photographs for additional condition detail; photographs form part of the description. .The January 1960 printing also places the volume at an extraordinary moment in the history of the Van Doren family, appearing shortly after the 1959 congressional testimony of Mark Van Doren's son Charles during the notorious television quiz-show scandal. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. The Stress of Life. A clean and tightly bound book. Dust jacket chipped and shelf worn.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Thus 10th Printing. Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Light Sticker Pull to Front Cover; Edges Lightly Soiled; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. HOW TO USE STRESS AS A POSITIVE FORCE TO ACHIEVE A REWARDING LIFE STYLE. BOOK NUMBER: AE2417. ALSO KNOWN AS: Portions of this book have appeared in House & Garden, Intellectual Digest and Physician's World. The section "Work and Leisure" in Chapter 2 is based on Dr. Selye's article "On Stress and the Executive," which has appeared in Executive Health Report. CONTENTS: Acknowledgments; Introduction 1. The Stress of Life 2. Motivation 3. What is the Aim of Life 4. To Earn Your Neighbor's Love 5. Resume; Glossary; Bibliography; Index. SYNOPSIS: HOW TO MAKE STRESS WORK FOR YOU "Stress is the spice of life," says Dr. Selye. Without it you would be a vegetable--or dead. Then why can stress be destructive, causing ulcers, heart disease, and so many other ailments of modern society? To those and other vital questions about health and survival, Dr. Selye, a world renowned, pioneering biological scientist, offers answers based on a lifetime of observing the wisdom of the body. He explains the physiological mechanisms of stress and gives specific advice for avoiding the type of stress that is harmful. DR. SELYE TELLS YOU: What to do if you're stymied by a problem; Why procrastination is dangerous; How to enjoy leisure; Why aimlessness causes distress; Why your work should be your joyful play; How work, stress, and aging relate; How to use selfishness to gain love and goodwill. - and - STRESS IS NOT SOMETHING TO BE AVOIDED The only way to avoid stress would be to do nothing at all. Virtually all human activity involves stress--from a game of backgammon to a passionate embrace. But this can be defined as the stress of pleasure, challenge, fulfillment. What we all want is the right kind of stress for the right length of time--at a level that is best for us. Excessive or unvaried stress, particularly frustration, becomes distress. And this, in turn, can lead to ulcers, hypertension, and mental or physical breakdown. In this marvelously wise and helpful book, Dr. Hans Selye, the world's leading authority on stress, gives us his prescription for minimizing the psychic insults to the nervous system, mobilizing stress for creative and idealistic purposes, and enjoying a full life in harmony with the laws of Nature. Hans Selye, M.D., Professor and Director of the Institute of Experimental Medicine and Surgery in the University of Montreal, is best known for his work on the body's physiological response to stress, the major subject of his almost forty years of laboratory research. In addition to his doctorate in medicine, Dr. Selye holds two earned doctorates in science plus sixteen honorary degrees from universities in Europe, South America, Japan, Canada, and the United States. He has contributed over 1400 articles to technical journals and written 28 books, including The Stress of Life, a classic and widely acclaimed study. Dr. Selye has received numerous medals, awards, and Honorary Fellowships from scientific societies throughout the world, and has been made a Companion of the Order of Canada, his country's highest honor. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 176.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 176.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 176.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 208 pages. 10.00x8.00x0.52 inches. This item is printed on demand.