In this comprehensive anthology, twenty-seven outstanding scholars from North America and Europe address every major aspect of Thomas Aquinas's understanding of morality and comment on his remarkable legacy. While there has been a revival of interest in recent years in the ethics of St. Thomas, no single work has yet fully examined the basic moral arguments and content of Aquinas' major moral work, the Second Part of the Summa Theologiae. This work fills that lacuna.The first chapt...

In a single convenient resource, this revised and updated edition of a classic text organizes and presents clearly the documents of the Catholic Church pertaining to medical ethics. Introductory chapters provide the context for interpreting the Church's teachings and theological values, guiding the reader in how to apply the teachings to particular ethical dilemmas and helping the reader to understand the role of conscience within the Catholic tradition.The teaching of the Church i...

Rehabilitation of Musculoskeletal Injuries, Fifth Edition, presents foundational concepts that support a thorough understanding of therapeutic interventions and rehabilitative techniques. Updated with the latest research in evidence-based practice, this text prepares students for careers in health care while serving as a valuable reference for experienced clinicians. Readers will learn what to expect when treating clients, how to apply evidence-based knowledge, and how to customiz...

Imaginative fiction from Neil Gaiman, Karen Russell, Daniel H. Wilson, and more, selected by New York Times-bestselling author Joe Hill.Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. In The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2015 award-winning editor John Joseph Adams and Joe Hill deliver a diverse and vibrant co...

The Great Recession in Fiction, Film, and Television: Twenty-First-Century Bust Culture sheds light on how imaginary works of fiction, film, and television reflect, refract, and respond to the recessionary times specific to the twenty-first century, a sustained period of economic crisis that has earned the title the “Great Recession.” This collection takes as its focus “Bust Culture,” a concept that refers to post-crash popular culture, specifically the kind mass produced by multinational ...

Otis P. Oliver is taking a stand. He is NOT taking another bath--ever. But when your opinions matter to the rest of the family about as much as the opinions of the family dog (who, it's worth mentioning, only has to bathe once a month), you have to get serious. So Otis borrows a spiffy suit from his dad and rouses a rabble of neighbor kids to stand up for what the know is right: a bathtub ban. This hilarious story about standing up for what you believe in, compromise, and family will have ...

'The Road From Ardcranna' is an epic story set in nineteenth century Edinburgh, and the American prairies. It follows the surviving members of two families who are brutally evicted from their homes in the Scottish Highlands. Mary McQueen, fourteen, stays behind to avenge her mother who is murdered during the eviction by the new landowner, Thomas Coulll. Despite becoming a wife, mother, and successful business woman, Mary never loses her desire for vengeance.The people of Ardcranna ...

Daniel Boyle has been a successful scriptwriter for over twenty years. His original television films include "Leaving' 'A View Of Harry Clark' 'Meat' and 'Bait'. He wrote twelve episodes of the hit series 'Hamish Macbeth' staring Robert Carlyle, and in the crime genre he has written five episodes of 'Inspector Morse', and episodes of 'Murder Rooms' 'Lewis' and 'Taggart'. He has also adapted two of the acclaimed 'Rebus' novels by Ian Rankin for television.John Paris PI is Daniel Boy...

Mary Dogood is a black comedy that follows the heroine from adolescence to womanhood. During this time she is incarcerated in a secure hospital for trying to blow up her cruel father, and, possibly, murdering a fellow schoolgirl.Mary blossoms into womanhood while in Riverdale secure hospital, and comes to the attention of oafish guard Claude Mc Bean, and creepy psychiatrist Doctor Templeton Lightbody. They both sexually abuse her, but Mary dupes the noxious pair into helping her es...