Three experts on stroke recovery share their knowledge and advice for stroke survivors and their families.Dealing with the onslaught of information about stroke can be confusing and overwhelming. And if you happen to be a stroke survivor with newly impaired language skills, it can be especially hard to comprehend everything your doctors, nurses, and specialists are telling you.This book consists of the top 100 questions that survivors and their families ask...

Shortlisted for The CWA Gold Dagger for Non FictionDavid Dow is a leading death row attorney in Texas, where 99% of appeals are rejected.He knows his clients are guilty, but he defends them because he believes murder is wrong.Henry Quaker is a quiet man, charged with murdering his childhood sweetheart and their two children. All the evidence is against him: he's mentally unstable, his gun is missing, his son's blood was found in his car, and he'd taken out ...

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist David R. Dow confronts the reality of his work on death row when his father-in-law is diagnosed with lethal melanoma, his beloved Doberman becomes fatally ill, and his young son begins to comprehend the implications of mortality."Every life is different, but every death is the same. We live with others. We die alone."In his riveting, artfully written memoir The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow enr...

A riveting, artfully written memoir of a lawyer's life as he races to prevent death row inmates from being executed.Near the beginning of The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow lays his cards on the table. "People think that because I am against the death penalty and don't think people should be executed, that I forgive those people for what they did. Well, it isn't my place to forgive people, and if it were, I probably wouldn't. I'm a judgmental and...

National Book Critics Circle Award finalist David R. Dow confronts the reality of his work on death row when his father-in-law is diagnosed with lethal melanoma, his beloved Doberman becomes fatally ill, and his young son begins to comprehend the implications of mortality."Every life is different, but every death is the same. We live with others. We die alone."In his riveting, artfully written memoir The Autobiography of an Execution, David Dow enr...

**“Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the system. In Confessions of an Innocent Man, the dream comes true and in a spectacular way.”—John Grisham, New York Times bestselling author of The ReckoningA thrillingly suspenseful debut novel and a fierce howl of rage that questions the true meaning of justice.**Rafael Zhettah relishes the simplicity and freedom of his life. He is the owner and hea...

When David Dow took his first capital case, he supported the death penalty. He changed his position as the men on death row became real people to him, and as he came to witness the profound injustices they endured: from coerced confessions to disconcertingly incompetent lawyers; from racist juries and backward judges to a highly arbitrary death penalty system.It is these concrete accounts of the people Dow has known and represented that prove the death penalty is consistently unjus...

“I enjoyed this book. All chapters are authored by recognised experts from government, industry and academia and are generally well-written. Each chapter concludes with ‘Where to look for further information,’ which is distinct from the references. This was a useful touch which, as a biocontrol practitioner, I found myself using for follow up research. In summary, this book proves a valuable update to the biocontrol literature and should become a valuable addition to research libra...

“If we don’t withdraw with Him we will withdraw from Him” -Eric William Gilmour “The secret to the Spiritual life is gazing upon the beauty of Jesus Christ.” -Dave Popovici “When we obey, we reflect the image of the One to whom we are being obedient.” -Michael Dow

**“Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the system. In Confessions of an Innocent Man, the dream comes true and in a spectacular way.”—John Grisham, New York Times bestselling author of The ReckoningA thrillingly suspenseful debut novel and a fierce howl of rage that questions the true meaning of justice.**Rafael Zhettah relishes the simplicity and freedom of his life. He is the owner and hea...

La paz parece haber sido esquiva en la historia de Colombia. Los vaivenes en los procesos de negociación, las promesas incumplidas y la polarización política han hecho de Colombia una nación en un estado de continua crisis y que, a pesar de sí misma —retomando la vieja frase de Bushnell— ha logrado mantenerse a flote y, sobre todo, no perder la esperanza de una paz estable y duradera.Numerosos han sido los intentos por construirla y parecen haber sido infructuosos, en especial porq...

Particular focus on advances in understanding insect species and landscape ecology, which provide the foundations for effective IPMCovers latest research on classical, conservation and augmentative biological controlReviews key developments in use of entomopathogenic fungi, viruses and nematodes