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The fourth edition of this market-leading anaesthetic book has been fully updated to include novel oral anticoagulants and neuromuscular reversal agents. Numerous other sections have been expanded or updated to reflect new research and current best practice, and the antibiotics chapter now includes information about commonly encountered pathogens and the drugs used to target them. Basic pharmacological principles, vital to understanding the effects of individual drugs, are dealt with metho...

John couldn't stop looking at porn and jerking off. Sarah decides to put a stop to John's excessive masturbation. John wants to make Sarah happy but will her solution come at a price John is unwilling to pay?

An ordinary family man, geologist, and Mormon, Soren Johansson has always believed he'll be reunited with his loved ones after death in an eternal hereafter. Then, he dies. Soren wakes to find himself cast by a God he has never heard of into a Hell whose dimensions he can barely grasp: a vast library he can only escape from by finding the book that contains the story of his life.In this haunting existential novella, author, philosopher, and ecologist Steven L. Peck explores a subve...

Embark on a transformative journey towards inner peace and emotional healing with "Self-Compassion" by Barry T. Peck. In this empowering guide, discover the profound wisdom and practical tools to cultivate a kinder, more compassionate relationship with yourself.In a world that often emphasizes perfection and achievement, it's easy to be harsh on ourselves when we fall short. But what if we could replace self-criticism with self-compassion? This book offers a roadmap to do just that...

Now featuring a new introduction by Dr. M. Scott Peck, the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the classic bestseller The Road Less Traveled, celebrated by The Washington Post as “not just a book but a spontaneous act of generosity.”Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than seven million copies in the United States...

**A Newbery Medal WinnerRichard Peck's Newbery Medal-winning sequel to A Long Way from Chicago**Mary Alice's childhood summers in Grandma Dowdel's sleepy Illinois town were packed with enough drama to fill the double bill of any picture show. But now she is fifteen, and faces a whole long year with Grandma, a woman well known for shaking up her neighbors-and everyone else! All Mary Alice can know for certain is this: when trying to predict how life with Grandma mig...

Dress and Care of the Feet Showing Their Natural Shape and Construction is a comprehensive guide dedicated to the anatomy, health, and proper treatment of the human foot. Authored in the late 19th century, this book offers a detailed exploration of the natural structure of the feet, emphasizing the importance of maintaining their original form for overall well-being. The text delves into the common problems caused by ill-fitting footwear and improper care, providing practical advice on sel...

Novelist and critic Dale Peck’s latest work—part memoir, part extended essay—is a foray into what the author calls “the second half of the first half of the AIDS epidemic,” i.e., the period between 1987, when the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) was founded, and 1996, when the advent of combination therapy transformed AIDS from a virtual death sentence into a chronic manageable illness.Reminiscent of Joan Didion’s The White Album and Kurt Vonnegut’s Palm Sunday...

She has embraced her dominant side and has the key to his chastity device. When she requires service from her slave, he knows that only her pleasure matters. A trip to the bathroom leads to his tongue getting a good workout while she teases him. Will he get his final reward?

This book introduces an innovative and verified pattern of Maya history that follows the origin of the Olmec culture in Tabasco through its melding into and becoming the Chontal Maya/Itza of the Yucatan. The Yucatan has been the focal point and geographical crossroad of profound cultural, ethnological, and sociological change and development in Mesoamerica from ancient times to the present. This far-reaching and historically significant acculturation was brought about by two widely separat...

A rigorous analysis of the implications of leadership being seen literally or metaphorically as a performance. The book introduces a framework which examines the performance of leadership through the dimensions of enactment, narrative and audience, focusing throughout on the ways in which managers can apply these ideas in their own leadership.

Wildfire season in the British Columbia Interior. Experienced firefighting pilot Rafe Mackie loses control of his airplane while doing a routine drop and plummets to his death.The investigation that follows unleashes revelations that forever change the lives of three people: Will, the pilot who watches his mentor crash; Sharon, the widow struggling to come to terms with her loss; and Nathalie, an accident investigator with shadowy connections to the incident. As a ...