Plenty of legends surround the infamous Boulder House in Whispering Bluffs, Wisconsin, but nobody takes them seriously. Certainly nobody believes that the original owner, Maxwell Cartwright Jr., cursed its construction-or that a murder of crows died upon its completion, their carcasses turning the land black. If anyone did believe it all, there's no way River Red High would offer a field trip there for the senior class. Five very different seniors on the trip-Violet, Paul, Ashley, Dylan, a...

I wasn’t sure what to expect when arriving in Salem.Forced to marry a man I’ve never met, attend a private university I’d never heard of, and the whispers of a rumored secret society filling the halls.This life would be near unbearable with my insufferable fiancé if it wasn’t for his uncle, his best friend, and his enemy.When none of them are willing to let me go, it sends us down a path I’m not sure any of us will survive.The life I was promised is distorte...

My heart is broken, my pride shattered to pieces on that altar.He walked away so easily, too easily, and I know none of us will ever forgive him.We have bigger issues to focus on, though, here in Salem.My stalker is becoming more agitated, more violent. I’m constantly looking over my shoulder, chasing after ghosts for answers.Add in my three boyfriends, my evil father and my new sadistic father in law and we are all in for an adventure I’m not sure I want to sur...

The end is near, I can feel it in my bones.Secrets are practically seeping from the seams of this fabricated society.Deceiving you with the pretty allure of all that is promised.Descending you into the inky black reality of this world’s past, present and future.If we can all survive, what kind of future awaits us. Forever servants to the tyrants that have ruled Salem for over three hundred years?What if the history books got it wrong, though?What i...

Leafy salad vegetables are among the most universally used vegetable crops grown today. Their prominence as important crops has been heightened through the last several decades due to an awareness on the part of consumers of the nutrient, and other obvious values they offer to the diet as "fresh greens" which, at least in the United States, have become a daily table staple. As a result, acreage planted to leafy salad vegetable crops has expanded to a remarkable degree over the past few dec...

An Aid to the MRCP PACES Volume 3: Station 5 is a brand new, fully updated edition of the best-selling PACES revision guide to address the newest Station, covering Integrated Clinical Assessment, with content guided by the experiences of PACES candidates.The cases and scenarios have been written in accordance with the latest examining and marking schemes used for the exam providing an invaluable training and revision aid for all MRCP PACES candidates.In order to fu...

Get ready for gross, amazing, totally true scientific facts about the human body!Itching to know what bugs live in your eyelashes, why you get goose bumps, or how ants can be used to heal a wound? Use this delightfully disgusting collection of kid-tastic facts to gross out friends and relatives.In this abridged edition of the adult bestseller, readers will laugh, cringe and squirm over tons of bizarre facts about the human body. The science is in: You would...

Cardiology - General Practice: The Integrative Approach Series, explores the basic elements of assessing the cardiovascular system and then describes the major cardiovascular conditions presenting in the primary healthcare setting. Lifestyle and complementary therapy recommendations are made, where they can be supported by evidence.

The amazing true science behind the fiction of His Dark Materials, ideal for fans of the original trilogy and The Book of Dust, with an introduction by Philip Pullman.Award-winning science writers Mary and John Gribbin reveal how the world of Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass) is rooted in astonishing scientific truth. Drawing on string theory and spacetime, qu...

The ultimate preparation for the USMLE Step 3—completely revised and updated!• The resident’s trusted, one-stop guide to acing the Step 3—written by residents and reviewed by faculty for accuracy• Packed with proven test-taking strategies for the newly revised, 2-day exam• Concise, high-yield format highlights board-relevant information• Renewed emphasis on integrated pathophysiology, plus diagnosis and management “next steps”• 100 mini-cases ideally pre...

In "An Essay on the Shaking Palsy," James Parkinson presents a groundbreaking exploration of what we now recognize as Parkinson's disease. Written in 1817, this seminal work is notable for its meticulous clinical observation and detailed description of the disorder's symptoms, which Parkinson termed 'shaking palsy.' The essay employs a prose style that is both academic and accessible, seamlessly blending empirical observation with philosophical reflections on the human condition, all withi...

THE SENSE OF SMELL The nose is normally mistakenly assumed to be the organ of smell reception. It is not. The primary function of the nose is to regulate the temperature and humidity of inspired air, thereby protecting the delicate linings of the lungs. This is achieved by the breathed air passing through narrow passageways formed by three nasal turbinates in each nostril. The turbinates are covered by spongy vascular cells which can expand or contract to open or close the nasal pathways. ...