Chris Paget’s well ordered world is blown apart by his love for his assistant, Terri, in the sequel to Degree of Guilt. Terri’s ex husband, Ricky, is determined to destroy them both and instigates a child custody battle for Terri’s four-year old daughter, accusing Terri of neglect and Paget’s teenage son of sexual molestation. Then Ricky is murdered and Paget finds himself the principle suspect, on trial for his life. Eyes of a Child demonstrates why North Patterson is an international bestselling author. The pace is superb, the court room scenes unsurpassable, but most importantly the compelling characters, particularly Ricky, Terri’s cunning and amoral husband, show North Patterson as one of the strongest storytellers writing today.
Author: Richard North Patterson Publisher: Random House ISBN: 9781407059976 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release:
What impact does a child’s death have on family relationships? How might differences in the way mothers and fathers deal with bereavement contribute to increased marital tension? Why are bereaved siblings so deeply affected by the way their parents grieve? “An Intimate Loneliness” explores how family members attempt to come to terms with the death of an offspring or brother or sister. Drawing on relevant research and the authors’ own experience of working with bereaved parents and siblings, this book examines the importance of social relationships in helping parents and siblings adjust to their bereavement. The chances of making sense of this most distressing loss are influenced by the resilience of the family’s surviving relationships, by the availability of wider support networks and by the cultural resources that inform each’s perception of death. This book considers the impact of bereavement on self and family identity. In particular, it examines the role of shared remembering in transforming survivors’ relationships with the deceased, and in helping rebuild their own identity with a significantly changed family structure.
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Author: Gordon Riches; Pamela Dawson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education ISBN: 9780335232642 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: January 2000 240 pages
Therapy with Men after Sixty is a breakthrough book for professionals that helps them open their clients’ minds to new ways of thinking, behaving, and feeling about the aging process. The authors adopt a realistic but optimistic tone as they carefully examine the psychological, relational, and sexual aspects of life after 60, while also dispelling common myths. Topics addressed include how to build and maintain Psychological Well Being, have quality relationships, build self-esteem, and deal with crisis and loss. Practical topics, such as financial issues, living situations, and relationships with adult children and grandchildren are addressed through guidelines, skill exercises, and case studies. Each chapter helps mental health professionals to account for individual, couple, cultural, and value differences, making this an unparalleled resource for helping men successfully meet the challenges of aging.
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Author: Barry McCarthy; Emily McCarthy Publisher: Taylor and Francis ISBN: 9781317807643 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: September 2014 192 pages
Angira is a primitive, violent planet — and young Prince Vikram returns from Earth filled with new ideas. When Sulu and Spock accompany Vikram home, they walk into a bloodbath: reactionary forces, afraid of any modernization, have seized Vikram’s rightful throne. Suddenly the men from the Enterprise are on an underground journey with a Prince who is coming of age. The future of Angira is at stake, and each man’s survival depends on his skill — and daring — with a sword!
Is “loving everyone” really possible, as the title of Michael J. Chase’s new book suggests? The answer may surprise you, as he chronicles his journey toward enlightenment, gaining insight from a very unlikely source – a four-legged guru named Mollie, who happens to be the most lovable yet mischievous dog in the world. In his attempt to understand her ability to unconditionally love all, Chase begins to see the world through his best friend’s eyes, especially during their morning walks. Mollie’s hilarious antics and maddening behavior ultimately lead to profound insights learned at the other end of the leash.
Written with heart and sidesplitting humor, this one-of-a-kind true story of friendship and a divine albeit outrageous dog delivers on its promise to reveal a pathway toward enlightenment . . . and brings each of us one step closer to loving everyone.
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Author: Michael J. Chase Publisher: Hay House ISBN: 9781401942038 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: May 2013 256 pages
Have you ever wanted to know what really happens when teams go on tour? Drawing on his extensive experience of touring, former international and acclaimed pundit Brian Moore tells you all you need ever know, with this in-depth but light-hearted exposé, covering every level of the sport, from junior club rugby right up to the British Lions. With stories of bikini-clad forwards and Moore’s own escapades, many of rugby’s best-known names of recent years are featured, and no element of life on tour is left untouched.
As they go, readers will learn how to survive the worst room-mates in the world, how to cope with the long hours of travel, and how to get the best room in the hotel. They will learn how the professionals do it – or at least used to – and how their would-be amateur counterparts try to do it; both having a blast along the way.
Anyone who has ever gone away with a group of mates – male or female, sporting or not – will recognise similar situations and immediately identify with the book. Reading it will bring back their own memorable moments of touring or, if not, make them want to go on their first trip. To help readers get the best out of any tour, Moore provides top tips on how best to organise one, including tour rules, courts, songs and games. Along with the author’s Top XV tourists of all time, this book is a definitive insight into touring in all its fun and glory.
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Author: Brian Moore Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK ISBN: 9780857202550 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: November 2014 288 pages
Stem cells, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are fast moving fields with vastly transformative implications for the future of health care and capital markets. This book will show the state of the art in the translational fields of stem cell biology, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The state of developments in specific organ systems, where novel solutions to organ failure are badly needed such as the lungs, kidney and so forth, are discussed in various chapters. These present and future advances are placed in the context of the overall field, offering a comprehensive and quick up-to-date drink from the fountain of knowledge in this rapidly emerging field.
This book provides an investigator-level overview of the current field accessible to the educated scientific generalist as well as a college educated readership, undergraduates and science writers, educators and professionals of all kinds.
Contents:
Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells: The Hope Machine is Justified (David Warburton)
Towards Broader Approaches to Stem Cell Signaling and Therapeutics (Edwin Jesudason)
Pluripotent Stem Cells from the Early Embryo (Claire E Cuddy and Martin F Pera)
The First Cell Fate Decision During Mammalian Development (Melanie D White and Nicolas Plachta)
Asymmetric Cell Divisions of Stem/Progenitor Cells (Ahmed HK El-Hashash)
Microenvironmental Modulation of Stem Cell Differentiation with Focus on the Lung (Shimon Lecht, Collin T Stabler, Seda Karamil, Athanasios Mantalaris, Ali Samadikuchaksaraei, Julia M Polak and Peter I Lelkes)
Smart Matrices for Distal Lung Tissue Engineering (Mark J Mondrinos and Peter I Lelkes)
Skin Stem Cells and Their Roles in Skin Regeneration and Disorders (Chao-Kai Hsu, Chao-Chun Yang and Shyh-Jou Shieh)
Stem Cell Recruitment and Impact in Skin Repair and Regeneration (Tim Hsu, Tai-Lan Tuan and Yun-Shain Lee)
Epigenetic and Environmental Regulation of Skin Appendage Regeneration (Ting-Xin Jiang, Chih-Chiang Chen, Michael W Hughes, Cheng-Ming Chuong and Randall Widelitz)
Cranial Neural Crest: An Extraordinarily Migratory and Multipotent Embryonic Cell Population (Samuel G Cox and J Gage Crump)
Modeling Neurodegenerative Diseases and Neurodevelopmental Disorders with Reprogrammed Cells (Kate E Galloway and Justin K Ichida)
Cytokine Regulation of Intestinal Stem Cells (Philip E Dubé, Unice J K Soh and D Brent Polk)
The Intestinal Stem Cell Niche and Its Regulation by ErbB Growth Factor Receptors (Dana Almohazey and Mark R Frey)
Tissue Engineering: Intestine (Avafia Y Dossa, Kathy A Schall, Tracy C Grikscheit and Christopher P Gayer)
Liver Stem and Progenitor Cells in Development, Disease and Regenerative Medicine (Nirmala Mavila and Kasper S Wang)
Lung Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Wei Shi)
FGF Signaling in Lung Stem and Progenitor Cells (Soula Danopoulos and Denise Al Alam)
Bioengineering Distal Airways (Christine Finck and Todd Jensen)
The Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells (Aggressive Endophenotypes) in Individual Lung Cancers (Raj K Batra, Scott Oh and Saroj Basak)
Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Based Therapies for Lung Diseases and Critical Illnesses (Fernanda Cruz, Patricia RM Rocco and Daniel J Weiss)
Heart Regeneration and Repair: What We Have Learned from Model Organisms (Laurent Gamba, Michael R Harrison and Ching-Ling Lien)
Leveraging Structure-Based Rational Drug Design and Nanotechnology to Destroy Leukemic Stem Cells (Fatih M Uckun, Jianjun Cheng, Cheney Mao and Sanjive Qazi)
Placenta-Derived Stem Cells: Development and Preclinical Applications for Regenerative Medicine (Jennifer Izumi Divine, Hee Kyung Jung and Toshio Miki)
Stem Cells in the Real World: Environmental Impacts (Theresa M Bastain, Lu Gao and Frank D Gilliland)
Establishing a Research Grade Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Laboratory (Laura-Marie Nucho and Victoria Fox)
Readership: Stem cell and tissue engineering scientists, patient advocates, educated laypeople, high school science students, undergraduate students, graduate students, physicians and surgeons.
Key Features:
This book presents up-to-date latest breakthroughs and near future applications
Bench to bedside
This book features potential cures
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Author: David Warburton Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company ISBN: 9789814612791 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: December 2014 550 pages
As the United States continues to debate reform of its healthcare system, this book argues that providing health insurance for all without improving the delivery system will not improve the current problems of access, affordability, and quality.
The US healthcare system has many excellent components; strong scientific input, extraordinary technology for diagnosis and treatment, dedicated staff and top-class facilities among them. But the system has evolved haphazardly over time and although it has not failed entirely, the authors argue that like any system where attention, is paid to individual components at the expense of the system as a whole, it can never hope to succeed. Above all, they point out that the US system does not provide high value healthcare; it has the highest costs in the world and yet many other countries have lower infant mortality rates and better life expectancy.
Together with a team of highly regarded thought leaders, the authors of this publication advocate a complete re-thinking of healthcare from a systems perspective – an engineering approach to healthcare-and they then describe how to set about it. Covering a wide range of subjects including: health care costs and economics, barriers to change, integrated health systems, electronic records and computer-based patient support as well as patient safety and palliative and chronic care, this book will be of interest to all those involved in healthcare provision whose goal is affordable care to promote healthy, high quality lives.
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From its inception in 1816 until 2010, 105 Hoosiers have been members of the Indiana Supreme Court. In this multiauthor volume, edited by Linda C. Gugin and James E. St. Clair, authors explore the lives of each justice, unearthing not only standard biographical information but also personal stories that offer additional insight into their lives and times.
Author: Linda C. Gugin; James E. St. Clair; John G. Roberts Jr. Publisher: Indiana Historical Society Press ISBN: 9780871953391 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: September 2014 490 pages
Whether you’re new to web writing, or you’re a professional writer looking to deepen your skills, this book is for you. You’ll learn how to write web copy that addresses your readers’ needs and supports your business goals.
Learn from real-world examples and interviews with people who put these ideas into action every day: Kristina Halvorson of Brain Traffic, Tiffani Jones Brown of Pinterest, Randy J. Hunt of Etsy, Gabrielle Blair of Design Mom, Mandy Brown of Editorially, Sarah Richards of GOV.UK, and more.
Topics include:
• Write marketing copy, interface flows, blog posts, legal policies, and emails
• Develop behind-the-scenes documents like mission statements, survey questions, and project briefs
• Find your voice and adapt your tone for the situation
• Build trust and foster relationships with readers
• Make a simple style guide
“Writing is a skill that will hugely benefit anyone’s career, and luckily, it’s a skill that anyone can learn. Nicely Said is a wonderful guide to writing clearly and concisely for the audience you’re trying to reach. Whether you’re a professional or just getting started, you’ll find a ton to steal from here.”
(—Austin Kleon, author of Steal Like An Artist and Show Your Work!
“Between them, Kate and Nicole have written for many of the web’s most valuable and respected companies. Their commitment to clarity and kindness is the result of their experience, and it makes them extraordinary teachers.”
– Erin Kissane, author of The Elements of Content Strategy
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Author: Nicole Fenton; Kate Kiefer Lee Publisher: Pearson Education ISBN: 9780133818437 Format:.pdf.ibooks.epub.mobi.djvu.fb2 Release: May 2014 192 pages
