**An explosive, inside account of the mysterious attacks on U.S. officials around the world via an unseen, highly specialized weapon that has left dozens of victims with life-altering injuries, and the U.S. government’s attempt to cover it up—with alarming new evidence from an award-winning 60 Minutes team“[A] startling exposé . . . the strongest case yet that these hits—some officials estimate there have been thousands—are intentional attacks by Russian agents . . . The a...

In Replacement Parts, internationally recognized bioethicist Arthur L. Caplan and coeditors James J. McCartney and Daniel P. Reid assemble seminal writings from medicine, philosophy, economics, and religion that address the ethical challenges raised by organ transplantation. Caplan's new lead essay explains the shortfalls of present policies. From there, book sections take an interdisciplinary approach to fundamental issues like the determination of death and the dead donor rule; ...

A steamy and emotional standalone MM firefighter-hockey player romance …"I loved Jude and Hudson and their hard-won romance! Watching them fight their love, then fall in love was everything!" - #1 NYT Bestselling Lauren BlakelyIt was supposed to be a random hookup.At a crossroads, my life a hot mess, I swiped right on the guy with the washboard abs and the tree-trunk thighs. His handle was Holt (yeah, really) but as soon as he op...

**An explosive, inside account of the mysterious attacks on U.S. officials around the world via an unseen, highly specialized weapon that has left dozens of victims with life-altering injuries, and the U.S. government’s attempt to cover it up—with alarming new evidence from an award-winning 60 Minutes team“[A] startling exposé . . . the strongest case yet that these hits—some officials estimate there have been thousands—are intentional attacks by Russian agents . . . The a...

This is the first of two volumes providing a comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations of modern high-resolution molecular spectroscopy. They highlight the significant progress achieved in recent decades, driven largely by advances in computing power and laser technologies. These books bring together complementary chapters that explain how theoretical developments, computational methods and modeling approaches allow scientists to extract precise molecular information from compl...

This is the second of two volumes providing a comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations of modern high-resolution molecular spectroscopy. They highlight the significant progress achieved in recent decades, driven largely by advances in computing power and laser technologies. These books bring together complementary chapters that explain how theoretical developments, computational methods and modeling approaches allow scientists to extract precise molecular information from comp...

Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig ? Why, put a tariff on all items coming into the house, just like the U.S. Government does/did for items coming into the country! But the devil is in the details; what about taxing items brought in by visitors? Is the housemaid herself a taxable item? What items really are 'necessaries' versus luxuries? When visitors arrive these guests stoop to either 'smuggling' in their luggage...

This volume focuses on mitochondrial RNA metabolism, emphasizing recent discoveries and technological advances in this fast moving area that increase our understanding of mitochondrial gene function. Topics addressed include the interplay of mitochondria with the nucleus and cytosol, structure-function connections, and relevance to human disease. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell, and a great deal is known about mitochondrial energy metabolism. Less well known is the plethora of...

Most people have heard of voodoo before, but if you think it only has to do with sticking pins into cursed dolls for the purpose of inflicting pain onto your enemies, you couldn’t be further from the truth. Voodoo, or 'vodou' as it is traditionally referred to, is a modern-day take on an ancient haitian religion developed by african-caribbean slave workers on island plantations during the period of french slavery. Apart from simply being just a religion, voodoo is actually an entire way of...

Ten stories focused on light fae.Deedra Nichole - Blood Moon Rising A return to the story from Under the Mists. Can anyone stop Lyria the blood siren's evil reign? The last light faery and an infant will try.KA Masters - Furnace and the Mountain of Hope Furnace, the kobold, and his mate Betta, the mermaid, take on an adventure to save a friend.KT Seto - Into the Mist A mother learns about the dark creatures that wander this world and help the light fae to battle the...

Expanding the insights of Arlette Farge and Michel Foucault’s Disorderly Families into policing, public order, (in)justice, and daily lifeWhat might it mean for ordinary people to intervene in the circulation of power between police and the streets, sovereigns and their subjects? How did the police come to understand themselves as responsible for the circulation of people as much as things—and to separate law and justice from the maintenance of a newly eme...

Among ghosts and breathers, there is a saying…“There is always something going down in New Orleans.”Ghosts aren’t a phenomenon anymore. They are as real as any living person.And many are just as scummy.Fortunately, there are unique bounty hunters like Johnny Despereaux to hunt them down.Johnny’s mentor and partner, Vic Kane, a literal ghost detective, joined forces after a strange occurr...