Books by Stephen Morris

Iconic drummer Stephen Morris presses play once more to the tune of the long-awaited second volume of memoirs . . .

Part of the "Learning Made Simple" books, this work covers what you need to get started with spreadsheets.

A book of short stories may not, these days, be fashionable in publishing eyes. The sixteen presented here are not just a good read, they are helpful to those learning the art of clinical medicine. And if there is also an interesting history the book will be intriguing and helpful reading. The author has with skill spread this book over 100 years to give a clinical picture seen in a variety of ills and their sequelae in chronological order, 1910 to present day. While perhaps the emphasis is on such cases and emergencies once seen more often by the family practitioner, as in one story of toxaemia of pregnancy and in a primapara of 36 years, in the year 1941. This is told through family eyes and is a masterly piece of writing on an important aspect of obstetrics.

In the world of early Byzantine Christianity, monastic rules acknowledged but discouraged the homosexual impulses of adult males. What most disturbed monastic leaders was adolescent males being accepted as novices; adult men were considered unable to control their sexual desires for these ""beautiful boys."" John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople (397-407), virulently denounced homosexuality, but was virtually the only Byzantine cleric to do so. Penances traditionally attached to heterosexual sins--including remarriage after divorce or widowhood--have always been much more severe than those for a variety of homosexual acts or relationships. Just as Byzantine churches have found ways to accommodate sequential marriages and other behavior once stridently condemned, this book argues, it is possible for Byzantine Christianity to make pastoral accommodations for gay relationships and same-sex marriage.

Allan Marriot Hutchins, handsome, quick-witted and adventurous, was one of thousands of young men from the shires who, in 1900, volunteered to fight determined, well-armed Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century, fought with maxim guns, heavy artillery and bitter reprisals against guerrillas and civilians.

Visual Basic .NET is the Microsoft's language for creating Windows programs and developing Internet applications. This title covers such topics as: creating applications for Windows XP; writing and testing Visual Basic .N ET code; accessing external databases; and, developing Internet applications.

Delphi is a Windows programming environment, which lets you create self-contained, user friendly Windows applications in a very short time. Your program's windows are 'drawn' on the screen, so that you can always see exactly what the eventual application will look like. This book is aimed at those who are new to programming, or new to Delphi.

A guide to the basics of Microsoft's Excel spreadsheet software package. Presented in the style of other "Made Simple" titles, the book aims to be easy to follow, free of unnecessary jargon and has numerous practical examples.

Offers an account of economic concepts relevant to the nursing profession. The aims of the book are to explain the economic theory underlying health-care policy in the National Health Service with particular reference to nursing, and to examine the economic techniques.