The issue of medical ethics, from thorny moral questions such as euthanasia and the morality of killing to political questions such as the fair distribution of health care resources, is rarely out of today's media. This area of ethics covers a wide range of issues, from mental health to reproductive medicine, as well as including management issues such as resource allocation, and has proven to hold enduring interest for the general public as well as the medical practitioner. This Very ...

As the automobile—long a pillar of American identity and economic power—faces its biggest transformation in a century, industry insider Michael Dunne reveals how China dominated the electric vehicle market and what it means for America’s economic and technological future.In Car Wars, veteran auto industry insider Michael Dunne reveals how China executed one of the most consequential industrial strategies of the 21st century: building a dominant manufacturi...

As the automobile—long a pillar of American identity and economic power—faces its biggest transformation in a century, industry insider Michael Dunne reveals how China dominated the electric vehicle market and what it means for America’s economic and technological future.In Car Wars, veteran auto industry insider Michael Dunne reveals how China executed one of the most consequential industrial strategies of the 21st century: building a dominant manufacturi...

In his time with EarthGov Security, Special Agent David Troy thought he had seen it all. So when he and his partner, Special Agent Maureen Rogers, were assigned to assist local law enforcement with a kidnapping, he expected to have the case quickly resolved. But with no ransom, and no contact with the kidnappers except for a single note, David sees the situation goes from bad to worse. What do the kidnappers want from a successful industrialist? What part does the head of security play? An...

Two fractured musical souls meet amongst the perverse privilege of an English boarding school. Through rebellion, by forming a Rock band in the uniquely 'classical' musical environment they found themselves in, and by pursuing a life-long search for a lost autonomy, they take a mutual journey through tragedy, despair, hope, and hilarity to an eventual discovery of the consequences of a childhood stripped of the basic human emotional requirements of love, security, and a sense of identity. ...

To the aristocratic Lord Charles, Baron of Hibourne, Richard is nothing but an illegitimate ne'er-do-well. To the rest of the world, he is a shadow along the dangerous Gloucester Road.Armed with stolen pistols and a rapier-sharp wit, Richard demands his birthright by force. But a cunning earl, with the power of the Crown behind him, wants the estate for himself—and he's willing to murder anyone who stands in his way. Forced into a desperate fight for his life, pursued on moonlit pa...

In 1877, twenty Irish coal miners were hanged for a terrorist conspiracy that never occurred.Anywhere But Schuylkill is the story of one who escaped, Mike Doyle, a teenager trying to keep his family alive during the worst depression the nation has ever faced. Banks and railroads are going under. Children are dying of hunger. The Reading Railroad has slashed wages and hired Pinkerton spies to infiltrate the miners' union. And there is a sectarian war betwee...

Dizzy Pollen is at the top of his game as a jazz bandleader and trumpet player in 1930s San Francisco. When his group is booked for a multi-country tour of Europe, he sets out on what he knows will be the trip of a lifetime. The tour takes them to Romania, where Dizzy realizes he is just a few hours from his ancestral home in Moldova. Knowing little of his family history, he decides to investigate, and borrows a car in search of adventure.After bribing a drunken border guard, his c...

After a fairly low threshold, income and material wealth have no measurable effect on happiness. But how we spend our money does.In this groundbreaking book, Dr Elizabeth Dunn and Dr Michael Norton explain the secret to “happiness-efficient” spending. Using their own cutting-edge research, they reveal:• Why it’s better to buy concert tickets instead of a new iPhone• Adverts actually make television more enjoyable• Why you should book your next holiday many m...

Would you curse the one you love to save her life?In 1971, a shadow looms over Bestiavir, New Mexico; a town consumed in superstition and legend and dark secrets.The townsfolk's imagination feasted on tales surrounding a monster in the woods, the infamous Beast of Bestiavir. Those tales had finally begun to die down amidst the nightly televised horrors of Vietnam, until a devastating fire tears through the local VFW - so close to the feared haunted woods, the rumors arise a...

Anything Is Possible is the inside story of Bournemouth's remarkable Championship winning season and tells how the smallest club in the division defied bookmakers, pundits and the Football League to emerge triumphant from a fiercely fought promotion contest and gate-crashed the richest league in the world.But that is just the end of the story! Only six years earlier, the club was on the brink of liquidation following a series of financial crises and points ...

Two professors combine their fascinating and cutting-edge research in behavioral science to explain how money can buy happiness, if you follow five core principles of smart spending—perfect for readers of The Happiness Project and The How of Happiness.Most people recognize that they need professional advice on how to earn, save, and invest their money. When it comes to spendingthat money, most people just follow their intuitions. But scientific re...