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An updated, fully revised, full-colour edition of the definitive manual on building with straw bales, described by Grand Designs as an 'essential guide'.Straw-bale buildings are cost-effective, easy to build and highly energy efficient, enabling you to design and build beautiful, environmentally friendly buildings. Written with non-experts in mind, Barbara Jones uses her years of experience in natural building methods to guide self-builders and architects building ...

This book unites discussions of the philosophical and scientific basis of tacit knowledge.The authors give an overview of the theories of tacit knowledge and explain how these relate to a background of philosophical, neurological and pedagogic literature. The importance of tacit knowledge for evolutionary models of innovation is analyzed raising qu

Four romantic tales of unforgettable weddings—each with a scandal that would make a bride blush—from four great authors.In this delightfully wicked collection, four bestselling authors depict weddings at their most scandalous—and tying the knot has never been so outrageous. Steamy, sensuous, and more delicious than a piece of wedding cake, Scandalous Weddings is the romantic event of the season!"The Light of Day" by New York Times–bestsell...

A cutting-edge volume on current trends in sex work, from sugar relationships and cyber brothels to financial domination, sex worker activism, and feminist pornSex is for sale in more ways than ever. It can be bought and sold online, in sex clubs, on the street, and around the world. As with many industries, discrimination, exploitation, and inequality persist in sex work. Yet it also offers autonomy, job satisfaction, and even pleasurable experiences for those inv...

Reveals a remarkable woman's life and her contributions to social justice movements related to Civil Rights, feminism, lesbian and gay liberation, anti-racism, and Black feminism.Silver Winner, 2014 ForeWord IndieFab Book of the Year Award in the Women's Studies Category2015 Lambda Literary Award in Lesbian Memoir/Biography presented by the Lambda Literary Foundation2...

In this issue of Clinics in Chest Medicine, guest editors Dr. Barbara Jones, Chiagozie Pickens, and Charles Dela Cruz bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Pneumonia. Leading experts provide in-depth discussions on viral and bacterial co-infection; global variation in pneumonia epidemiology; diagnostic testing in patients with a clinical diagnosis of pneumonia; host response diagnostics in pneumonia; imaging modalities to diagnose pneumonia; and more. - Contains 21 relevant, p...

Often times when we’re faced with life challenges it becomes difficult to focus on what we know. The pressures of life can make us feel lost. Kim is moving on to the next phase of her life and her faith is tested. Will she remember what her Grandma taught her about praying or will she become frustrated?

Kim is a high school senior scheduled to graduate, only to have life interrupted by the coronavirus. Along this journey, she connects with her grandma, who reminds her that prayer is the key to unlock the door.

Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practical guide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinary setting. Outlining the steps for designing and implementing an infection control plan, the book offers information on both nosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases to aid the veterinary team in ensuring that veterinary practices and hospitals are safe for both the animal patients and their human caregivers. Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control...

As an essential and emerging practice, Pediatric palliative care seeks to prevent and relieve suffering for children with life-threatening conditions. Palliative care teams are composed of providers of various disciplines, including social workers, who collaborate to address the medical, social-emotional, and spiritual needs of the child, and their families. Social workers are especially accustomed to interdisciplinary care and may counsel, provide resources, facilitate communication, and ...

This textbook is the first to focus on comprehensive interdisciplinary care approaches aimed at enhancing the wellbeing of children with cancer and their families throughout the illness experience. Among the topics addressed are the epidemiology of pediatric cancer distress, including physical, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions; the role of the interdisciplinary team; communication and advance care planning; symptom prevention and management; care at the end of life; family berea...

This book evolved from the editors strong belief that the information and new developments that were evolving from the rapidly growing field of genomics and that are happening primarily in the developed world have not happened at a parallel rate in the developing world. One would have hoped that by now the technologies and approaches would have been adapted on a far greater scale. In addition to this, the associated information is not always easily accessible, and is not disseminated in a ...