Racism, a biting and unyielding virus, is the cankerworm that has shaken the entire world to the very roots. Over time, it has separated us, led to violence, caused untold death tolls, hardships, and worse of all, led to a crippling fear that can, in turn, lead to worse consequences if not dealt with accordingly. We are all humans, with a right to life and fair treatment regardless of the differences in our colors. Our colors are works of art that are linked to varying compositions of the ...

The World as we know it has changed. We have been riddled with panic and fear. The Covid-19 virus has spread and has brought the world to a screeching halt. People around the globe are distressed and they are responding to this new virus frantically. It appears as if FEAR is greater than the pandemic itself. Is it time to fall into hysteria with the rest of the world? Absolutely not! We, the frontline healthcare workers, along with the rest of humanity, will respond, but we will not respon...

Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the masters of cosy and seasonal crime fiction – the perfect stocking-filler for fans of Agatha Christie and the British Library Crime Classics!A collection of Christmas-themed mysteries, written by some of the greatest Golden Age authors, including Ellery Queen, Mary Roberts Rinehart, John D. MacDonald, and John Dickson Carr, as well as such undiscovered writers as Norvell Page, Meredith Nicholson, and Pat F...

Arthurian legend and cruise ship gossip entwine in this "profoundly touching, comic novel" by the celebrated author of A Dance to the Music of Time ( Chicago Tribune).Aboard the Alecto, prolific romance author Valentine Beals ruminates on the ship's most seemingly incongruous couple: a graceful, ethereal, virginal dancer named Barberina Rookwood and her lover, Saul Henchman, a crippled, emasculated war hero and photographer. Fancifully, Be...

The World as we know it has changed. We have been riddled with panic and fear. The COVID-19 virus has spread and has brought the world to a screeching halt. People around the globe are distressed and they are responding to this new virus frantically. It appears as if FEAR is greater than the pandemic itself. Is it time to fall into hysteria with the rest of the world? Absolutely not!We, the frontline healthcare workers, along with the rest of humanity, will respond, but we will not...

Anthony served in the United States Army for over 23 years. He flew over 1,800 flight hours as pilot-in-command in the most prestigious helicopter, known as the Apache AH64D. He saved many lives by providing aerial reconnaissance and protection for American soldiers during his tours in Iraq. He provided aerial security for convoys from Improvised Explosive Devices. Mr. Fisher earned several awards including two Air medals, a Meritorious Service Medal, a Joint Commendation Medal and Global ...

This edited volume offers an accessible avenue for improving health and well-being by demonstrating the power of narrative in advocating for yourself, your family, and your community. Leading scholars of health communication draw on a variety of perspectives, theories, and methodologies and incorporate their own personal experiences of narratives to demonstrate the compelling reasons why narratives should be studied and applied in a wide range of health contexts. Each cha...

Can the Hippocratic and Judeo-Christian traditions be synthesized with contemporary thought about practical reason, virtue and community to provide real-life answers to the dilemmas of healthcare today? Bishop Anthony Fisher discusses conscience, relationships and law in relation to the modern-day controversies surrounding stem cell research, abortion, transplants, artificial feeding and euthanasia, using case studies to offer insight and illumination. What emerges is a reason-based bioeth...

Look what The New Yorker dragged in! It’s the purr-fect gathering of talent celebrating our feline companions.This bountiful collection, beautifully illustrated in full color, features articles, fiction, humor, poems, cartoons, cover art, drafts, and drawings from the magazine’s archives. Among the contributors are Margaret Atwood, T. Coraghessan Boyle, Roald Dahl, Wolcott Gibbs, Robert Graves, Emily Hahn, Ted Hughes, Jamaica Kincaid, Steven Millhauser, Ha...

Some moments in everyday life have the power to transform us. Wave Maker by Jeff Fisher is a testament to the profound impact that chance encounters can have—if we're willing to open our hearts. This captivating book follows one man's experience paying a simple act of kindness forward and the ripple effects reverberating through his life. Through Eli's story, readers are invited to consider the seven principles that can turn ordinary interactions into meaningful connections. But Wave Maker...

In this pioneering study, Krutilla and Fisher put the amenity resources of natural environments into an analytical framework comparable to that for the extractive resources. The models and theoretical background of their techniques are illustrated by case studies which include the controversial Hells Canyon dam, the Mineral King ski resort, and the Trans-Alaska pipeline.The authors point out that resource development activities undertaken on public lands often receive financial adv...

With contemporary approaches based on theory and the lived experience of dementia, Occupational Therapy and Dementia is written using an occupational justice lens. It examines how core elements of how occupational therapy may support the person living with dementia through valued activity in continuing engagement in their lives, sustaining their identity and sense of purpose. This edited collection critically analyses traditional thinking about dementia practice from over 40 contr...