Understanding of the pathology and causation of anorectal diseases is constantly increasing. This has led to changes in how treatment is cho sen. There is almost no anorectal condition for which some new thera peutic approach has not been recently tried, and several of these do not involve surgery at all. In any developing field it is important to maintain contact with change. Surgery of Anorectal Diseases does this in abundance by its very breadth and by the detailed and up-to-date manner...

My Amish Story is the story of the last few years of Amish life for the Graber family in the 1990s. It’s about the hurdles of breaking the barriers of centuries, of family circles being broken with no goodbyes, of heartbreak and estrangement, and of the transitions and adjustments to a new way of living.But it is also, and more so, a story of leaving the old and embracing the new, of walking in the blessing of freedom from bondage, and of leaving behind the fear of tomorrow. It is the stor...

Winner of the 2005 Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize, selected by Bob Hicok "Correspondence," writes Mark Doty, "is a fresh accomplishment, swift with feeling and intelligence, the work of a restless critical mind mapping its way toward a way to bear the weight of love." Kathleen Graber's debut book takes us on a trip through history and time, varying her subjects with speed and seamlessness, to a dizzying, dazzling effect. From the Philadelphia Eagles to Cornell's boxes, from a fertility clin...

No es lo que te pasa, sino lo que haces con lo que te pasa.Después de una vivencia traumática únicamente hay dos caminos: o permites que ese dolor te consuma o te fortaleces a partir de ese evento para resignificar tu experiencia y darle un sentido.La experiencia vital de todo ser humano implica pasar por momentos duros, unos más que otros. Cuando un evento traumático sucede, no siempre tenemos las herramientas para poder r...

Eine Siedlung am Fuß des Bergs Inussuk. Dreiundvierzig Erwachsene leben hier, zwölf Kinder. Noch, denn der Friedhof wächst, während das Dorf schrumpft. Die Verdienstmöglichkeiten sind schlecht, die jungen Leute wandern in die größeren Orte an der Westküste ab. In eins der leer stehenden Häuser zieht Constable David Maratse. Bei seinem letzten Einsatz in der grönländischen Hauptstadt Nuuk wurde der Polizist so schwer verletzt, dass er dienstuntauglich erklärt und frühpensioniert wurde – und...

Do Men Ever Listen?Are Their Friendships Real?How Does a Widower Start Over?George Elden had it all. A lovely wife. Two beautiful adult children. A condo on the grounds of the Boca Raton Resort & Club. But when his wife dies, he's alone in retirement. A lost man. Sure, he has his golf buddies to console him. But then his friend Willy dies, George is caught off-guard. Why did Willy's family stay away from the...

Malcolm, an orphaned field mouse, is considered a nuisance by his house-mouse relatives who live at 65 Rodent Row, Mouse-Town Estates, in the gloomy basement of Balmoral Castle. He is a misfit who does poorly at school and is bullied by his cousins. While house mice serve as collectors within the castle walls, Malcolm yearns to follow in his daddie's paw-steps and become an explorer of the outside world. While collecting in the royal kitchen one afternoon, Malcolm is discovered by Chief Ca...

In contemporary constitutional politics, Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment—which includes the citizenship, privileges and immunities, due process, and equal protection clauses—is the star of the show. But this was not the focus for the Republican members of the Thirty-Ninth Congress. Their interest was instead in Sections 2, 3, and 4. Today we tend to think the purpose of the Fourteenth Amendment was to protect persons of color. But the Republicans engaged in Reconstruction saw its pur...

The Internet can be a scary, dangerous place especially for children. This book shows parents how to help digital kids navigate this environment.Sexting, cyberbullying, revenge porn, online predators…all of these potential threats can tempt parents to snatch the smartphone or tablet out of their children's hands. While avoidance might eliminate the dangers, that approach also means your child misses out on technology's many benefits and opportunities.In

Innerhalb einer Woche werden im Londoner Stadtteil Primrose Hill zwei junge Frauen erstochen aufgefunden. Scotland Yard geht von einem Serienkiller aus und schaltet die Profilerin Ziba MacKenzie ein. Doch Ziba beunruhigt noch etwas ganz anderes: Die beiden Frauen haben eine verblüffende Ähnlichkeit mit ihr selbst. Sie weiß, dass dieser Fall ihr letzter sein könnte, wenn sie dem Killer zu nahe kommt. Ihr bleibt nur eins: Sie muss herausfinden, was die beiden Toten verbindet, bevor sie selbs...

« Alors tu pars aussi ? » Cette question venant d’un enfant de la rue du Rwanda au début du génocide me glaça le sang. Partir ou rester ? Obéir ou désobéir ? Je me sentais mal à l’aise. J’ai pris la route, armé d’un drapeau suisse, pour me rendre à Bujumbura, où je suis allé me présenter au Consulat de Suisse.Othmar Würth (1934–2023), Frère des Écoles Chrétiennes à Neuchâtel, plonge alors dans une profonde dépression. Il était parti en 1987 au Rwanda, inspiré par une rencontre avec ...

An engagingly written case-based review for the Family Medicine Board Examination and the USMLE Step 3Widely recognized as the ideal study guide for the primary and recertification exams in family medicine and licensure exams, Graber and Wilbur's Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to maintain currency and freshness—including new bits of humor that make the book fun to read and studying more enjoyable.