Clay Men is a fresh, authentic approach on what it takes to create real change in one's life. As a practicing psychologist, the author blends his writing with personal memoirs, self-help instructions, and inspiration to facilitate the pursuit of living an alternative life, other than the predetermined life you may be living. Using his own life script that he created as an example, he explains how one might go about finding direction, and what is required if we truly want free will: a life ...

Delight in intriguing, thought-provoking conversations about ethics, philosophy, and social issues! After Dinner Conversation is a monthly literary magazine publishing short fiction. Each issue features both established writers and up-and-coming authors who contribute fascinating philosophical insights on controversial topics like marriage equality, assisted suicide, the meaning of death, animal rights and defining your "purpose." It's time to go deep in search of truth! I...

This is the first ever study of law in the fiction of Elizabeth Gaskell.Elizabeth Gaskell is best known today as a novelist of social realism. Until now, however, her use of law, which is crucial to her portrait of society, has never been systematically explored. This book shows that Gaskell's fiction is rich with insights into the law of her time, and that reading her work with a lawyer's eye deepens and enriches the reading experience.The book explores Ga...

The inspirational true story of an Aussie bloke from the outback, crippled with depression, who challenges himself to swim the English Channel as a way of managing his mental health struggles.Brendan Cullen manages Kars Station, a 10,000-head sheep property 65 kilometres outside Broken Hill, New South Wales. In 2022, despite his nearest beach being more than 600 kilometres away, he swam the English Channel.Taking up swimming was part of Brendan's recovery f...

This expanded new, full colour edition of the classic Applied Radiological Anatomy is an exhaustive yet practical imaging resource of every organ system using all diagnostic modalities. Every illustration has been replaced, providing the most accurate and up-to-date radiographic scans available. Features of the second edition: • Completely new radiographic images throughout, giving the best possible anatomic examples currently available • Both normal anatomy and normal variants shown • Num...

Man is a meaning-seeking creature. We have an undeniable need to ask how and why. We look for answers to ‘how?’ in science and mathematics. For answers to ‘why?’ questions, we have to search in our experience of life and to explore the world of ideas, those of others and our own.That’s when words and ideas, suitably arranged, come together in a happy confluence of sound and meaning, signifying something worthwhile. The poems in this book are written in various forms and styles. Som...

Abandoned by his parents when he was just three years old, Rob Mitchell began his journey as one of the last "lifers" in an American orphanage. He grew up with kids who were not friends but rather "co-survivors." As Rob's loneliness and rage grew, his hope shrank. Would he ever find a real family or a place to call home?Find out how Rob was able to overcome his past, forgiving his relatives and forging healthy family relationships of his own. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and ultima...

"... you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."In 1958 young Albert Martel was on his way. For four years he had been soaking in the avant-garde culture of radical politics, French philosophers, and abstract art. He was running with the chosen ones of the New York City art world. Soon he will fulfill his dream of studying painting full time. Everything he had planned for was in place. Until circumstances chang...

This thriller takes the reader inside the inner workings of a sociopathic killer, who will stop at nothing to see that their crazed delusions are brought to fruition. It is a unique twist on an often told story about deceit, gluttony, power and privilege. And at the most prestigious law firm in the city, Howell, Sheldon and Stancil, everyone is on edge, not knowing who will be the next victim of the murderous spree. The entire community is terrified, as the barrage of victims begins to ove...

2023 Independent Press Awards Distinguished Favorite, Childrens ReligionGrow closer to God by praying about your day.With simple, thoughtful rhymes and beautiful illustrations, The Examen Book invites children and their loved ones to develop a deeper relationship with God by praying this cherished prayer together. Families will thrive as they look for God in all things great and small and become more aware of God’s presence by observing th...

Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis for Pharmacology and the Biomedical SciencesA practical guide to the use of basic principles of experimental design and statistical analysis in pharmacologyExperimental Design and Statistical Analysis for Pharmacology and the Biomedical Sciences provides clear instructions on applying statistical analysis techniques to pharmacological data. Written by an experimental pharmacologist with ...

Rough Diamonds is a selection of articles from leadership coach, author and founder of the human enterprise, Paul Mitchell. Building on the advice in his first book, Your Leadership Diamond, and following the same 7-facet structure, this compilation is for busy leaders who often don’t have major chunks of time free for reading, and who aren’t too linear in nature. Even reading one chapter a day gives a great boost. Some chapters are short and sweet, some ...