A private investigator is as much as professional as a lawyer, a teacher, or a police officer. Private investigation is an occupation that is essential but frequently misunderstood. Most people already have a distorted view of private investigators. Some view them as glamorous individuals living on the edge, while others view them as individuals with poor judgment and bad reputations. The average investigator is neither; he or she is simply a professional who conducts businesses in a well-...

Writing became a part of my life at an early age. My first stage of writings was in the first grade. I remember writing a story that I thought absolutely was the greatest story of all time. The story was about a boy "who liked to play with his toys". The story had maybe 10 words in it and mostly pictures. I remember writing that story and I remember that as my first time enjoying writing. As an adolescent in middle school, writing became a big part of my life because I started reading more...

To be human is to be biased, especially with today's technologies and politics reinforcing our unconscious reactions.Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people different from themselves, yet disparities and dangerous prejudices still run rampant. Why is that? And is there anything we can do about it?Building on the transformational lessons of the bestselling Everyday Bias, Howard J. Ross and Jake Ross reveal how bias is bui...

To be human is to be biased, especially with today’s technologies and politics reinforcing our unconscious reactions.Most people do not see themselves as biased towards people different from themselves, yet disparities and dangerous prejudices still run rampant. Why is that? And is there anything we can do about it?Building on the transformational lessons of the bestselling Everyday Bias, Howard J. Ross and Jake Ross reveal how bias is bui...

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping federal protection for abortion rights and placing control in the hands of individual states. This monumental shift in policy underscores the need for deeper historical perspectives on reproductive rights.The Nursing Clio Reader answers that call, bringing together essays that examine reproductive health through historical research...

Designing courses to deliver effective teaching and significant learning is the best way to set students up for success, and this book guides readers through the process. The authors have worked with faculty world-wide, and share the stories of how faculty have transformed courses from theory to practice. They start with Dee Fink’s foundation of integrating course design. Then they provide additional design concepts to expand the course blueprint to implement plans for communication, acces...

Minutes before my wedding, a phone call from my fiancé rips my life apart.I flee to the Scottish Highlands, seeking sanctuary in Bannock, an idyllic town I visited as a child.All I want is peace and quiet to mend my broken heart. Instead I lock horns with the grumpy Scotsman who runs my hotel.I don't recognize him at first but it turns out he's Alasdair McIntyre, the first boy I ever kissed.As a twelve-year-old, he was sweet, but now? His bl...

It had been hundreds of years since humanity and their Witch allies had been forced to retreat to the fortress cities after the disastrous war to eliminate the Magi Clans.Nuclear weapons had burned the skies, and Grand Magic pulled entire continents beneath the seas before the end, but the victory was secured, no Magi was left alive in their slowly recovering world.Or so they thought.Wolfe Noxus was born on the lower levels of a fortress city run by the Morgana Cove...

So, that's how my life ends, what a waste of time... These were the last thoughts of a young man, shot by accident in a fight between local gangs. Little did he know that he would soon wake up in another world, a world of Cultivation! Thrust into a new world, Noah Balvan will need to overcome social injustices, magical beasts, and the cutthroat world of Cultivation. This is the story of the Balvan Family bastard, of a transmigrator who previously had no purpose in life, of a boy who will b...

Under the alias "Vance," Noah arrives in Elbas City to continue his relentless pursuit of strength. Joining the Hunters’ Guild provides the perfect cover to slaughter magical beasts and fuel his unorthodox cultivation methods, but anonymity is a luxury he cannot maintain for long.Noah soon finds himself ensnared in a dangerous political game between the ruling Elbas dynasty and a rising faction of rebellious nobles. Treated as a pawn by the Royals and a threat by the nobles, Noah m...

All 18 episodes of the police procedural featuring the Glaswegian cops of P DivisionGlasgow's finest are on the case in these thrilling radio adaptations, based on the books by Peter Turnbull.In the four-part serial Condition Purple, a murdered prostitute is found in the heart of Glasgow's prosperous business quarter. Could a tattoo on her body hold the key to finding her killer? In Two Way Cut, another four-parter, a headless body without...

Now a fugitive on the run, Noah Balvan seeks freedom and the power to forge his own path. His solitary journey toward the prestigious Royal Academy is fraught with danger, but it also yields great rewards, including forbidden arts and a new, powerful magical beast companion. The academy's brutal entrance test reveals Noah’s overwhelming strength, earning him a place among the elite but also the unwanted attention of arrogant and powerful nobles. Inside the hallowed grounds, he must navigat...