Joyce Cohen thought she hit the jackpot when she married construction mogul Stan Cohen. The young Joyce was finally able to live the life of entitlement she thought she deserved while partying it up in Cohen's mansion, ranches, and night clubs. But her party would come to an end five years later when she would claim that three burglars invaded her home and killed Stan. The authorities believed her at first until a felon disclosed to police that they were hired by Joyce to kill Stan. Prosec...

Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the ethical and scientific fundamentals of biotechnology. Engaging the ethics and the science side by side, the text addresses pressing questions in agricultural, food, and animal biotechnology; human genetics; gene therapy; human cloning; and stem cell research.A gener...

The increase in adoption and fostering of children with special needs has been one of the most positive developments in Canadian child welfare over the past fifteen years. But special-needs children place greater demands on the adopting or fostering families, and this in turn has led to increased disruption of placements.This book will help child welfare professionals and students to assess situations so that disruption can be minimized. It evolved from a clinical analysis which co...

NOTHING'S WHAT IT SEEMS IN THIS SLYLY SINISTER COLLECTION OF DAMES DONE WRONG...AND DOING THE SAME!Shocking surprises, chilling comeuppances, and mercies that are anything but tender are just part of what to expect from these memorable stories of women's wills...and wiles. Choosing them with an eye to the dangers ever lurking in our everyday lives, acclaimed editor Michele Slung very clearly wants to play with her readers' comfort levels-and succeeds. Amon...