The protection profession has evolved dramatically over the past two decades and is no longer confined to the shadows as bodyguards or operational security managers: today’s protectors are trusted advisors, strategic risk leaders, and organizational influencers. The Protector’s Edge: Leadership Through Strategy and Action examines how leadership in protection has evolved in an era of converged risk, where physical, digital, reputational, and narrative threats intersect. Drawing on...

There is increasing understanding that climate change will have profound, mostly harmful effects on human health. In this authoritative book, international experts examine long-recognized areas of health concern for populations vulnerable to climate change, describing effects that are both direct, such as heat waves, and indirect, such as via vector-borne diseases. Set in a broad international, economic, political and environmental context, this unique book expands these issues by reviving...

In "The Numerical Strength of the Confederate Army," Randolph H. McKim presents a meticulously researched examination of the troop strength within the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Utilizing quantitative analysis, McKim challenges prevailing historical narratives, emphasizing the often-overlooked variances in troop numbers across different battles and campaigns. His detailed approach to statistical data, combined with a clear, incisive prose style, engages both military...

*Includes Table of ContentsRandolph Harrison McKim served in the Army of Northern Virginia, first as a private soldier, then as a staff officer, and finally as a chaplain in the field. During his tenure, he served under Generals Joseph Johnston, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee. A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate: With an Oration on the Motives and Aims of the Soldiers of the South recounts McKims experiences during the war, including the Battles of ...

This collection presents, for the first time, a much-needed synthesis of the major research themes and findings that characterize the Woodland Period in the southeastern United States.The Woodland Period (ca. 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1000) has been the subject of a great deal of archaeological research over the past 25 years. Researchers have learned that in this approximately 2000-year era the peoples of the Southeast experienced increasing sedentism, population growth, ...

We are all well aware of the disparities present in our current medical system, especially among minorities. Traditionally, medicine and medical education have largely focused on understanding disease processes and one's ability to recognize the "zebras" of diagnoses however understanding the culture and values of our patients can play a significant role in health outcomes. Minorities are largely underrepresented among medical professionals. The AAMC numbers from 2015 stated that while Afr...

The Prairie Traveler, a Hand-Book for Overland Expeditions was a guide written for Americans traveling west during the 19th century. It included itineraries for making one's way along the frontier. The original illustrations and a table of contents are included.

The Soul of Lee is a short biography of Robert E. Lee written by one of his soldiers. Heraklion Press has included a linked table of contents.

The Winter 2022-23 Issue. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Since1971, Ploughshares has discovered and cultivated the freshest voices in contemporaryAmerican literature, and now provides readers with thoughtful and entertaining literature in avariety of formats. Find out why the New York Times named Ploughshares “the Triton amongminnows.”The Winter 2022-23 Issue, edited by Editor-in-chief Ladette Randolph and Poetry Editor John

A Soldier's Recollections: Leaves from the Diary of a Young Confederate recounts the experiences of Randolph Harrison McKim during the Civil War. Heraklion Press has included a linked table of contents.

What would you get if you mixed Edgar Allan Poe, Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King? The answer might be something resembling Howard Phillips (H.P.) Lovecraft (1890-1937), an extremely influential poet and author who mixed science fiction, horror and fantasy into a subgenre known as weird fiction. Perhaps none encapsulates weird fiction like his creation of the monster Cthulhu, which has been used by other writers to spawn a fictional universe and mythology centered around Cthulhu.

Home of the first settlement in the United States and known as Old Dominion and The Mother of Presidents, the state of Virginia’s artistic output proves among the most fecund in the nation, evidenced in this ninth volume of The Southern Poetry Anthology. This collection includes well-known, established, and celebrated poets such as Charles Wright, Claudia Emerson, Gregory Orr, Ellen Bryant Voigt, R. T. Smith, Forrest Gander, and Rita Dove, and the editors have dedicated equal focu...