In the beginning, the Goddess danced the world into existence. Peace reigned for generations through matriarchal rule within the Minca, Dute, and Carroo tribes. But one man's lust for power destroyed this balance. Vestor assassinated his sister, Mother of the Minca tribe, and his army ravaged the Dute and Carroo tribes, thrusting a once idyllic world into war, famine, and despair.Yet, today there is hope. Vestor's niece, Cora, has a vision: if she can convince an emissary from each...

After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars audiobook original.Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings come to learn, and to share, in peace.As a...

Generations of devout Catholics, including many learned theologians and writers, have derived great spiritual benefits from a careful reading of the private revelations here compiled, those of Ven. Anne Catherine Emmerich and Ven. Mary of Agreda, primarily, along with those of St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Elizabeth of Schoenau. From the birth of Mary to her Coronation in Heaven, this book provides the reader with remarkable insights into the life of Our Lady, and an unmatched depth of und...

L'approche de rétablissement redéfinit la notion même de guérison, tout en repositionnant le patient comme le principal acteur de sa vie et de son processus de soin.Cet ouvrage est nécessaire pour mieux comprendre les mécanismes subtils de la guérison et du rétablissement afin d'aider nos institutions de santé à prendre ce virage essentiel, tant dans le contexte de la santé mentale que celui de la santé physique. Leurs politiques sont trop axées sur l'acte curatif,...

This accessible book will help elementary school teachers improve literacy instruction inside or outside the Common Core environment. The authors address teachers’ instructional needs by introducing key concepts from current trends in literacy education—from high-level standards to the use of 21st-century literacies. Readers then follow teachers as they successfully implement the curriculum they developed to promote high-level thinking and engagement with disciplinary content. The text foc...

Raphael is a griffin, one of the ferocious stone creatures sworn to guard the Cathedral from harm. Yet Raphael feels a mysterious longing for something more -- a Noble Task, one that will bring meaning to his life.When a baby is abandoned at the Cathedral door, Raphael believes he's found his Noble Task at last. But Raphael soon learns that caring for the child brings danger and sacrifice as well as love. And when the baby's mother returns, only to find that her child is missing, R...

Cet ouvrage traite des urgences médicales et chirurgicales de manière exhaustive et sous un angle pragmatique. Il comporte près de 200 fiches et est organisé en 4 parties: - partie 1: des fiches de conduites à tenir qui suivent un plan identique en détaillant la prise en charge infirmière, depuis les premiers gestes et questions au patient jusqu'à la mise en œuvre du traitement et sa surveillance. Dans chaque fiche, les dangers ou mises en garde et les recommandations ou conseils pratiques...

Brought to you by Penguin.After the events of The High Republic: Convergence, the Jedi travel to Jedha in this all-new Star Wars audiobook original.Jedha. The worn streets of this ancient world serve as a confluence for the galaxy. Visited by all, yet owned by none. Here, the Jedi are but one creed among many worshipping and studying the Force. From the Guardians of the Whills to the Path of the Open Hand, countless beings...

This volume and its companion, The new dynamics of ageing volume 2, provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary overviews of the very latest research on ageing. It reports the outcomes of the most concerted investigation ever undertaken into both the influence shaping the changing nature of ageing and its consequences for individuals and society.This book concentrates on three major themes: active ageing, design for ageing well and the relationship between ageing and socio-economic de...

Over the past forty years, the health humanities, previously called the medical humanities, has emerged as one of the most exciting fields for interdisciplinary scholarship, advancing humanistic inquiry into bioethics, human rights, health care, and the uses of technology. It has also helped inspire medical practitioners to engage in deeper reflection about the human elements of their practice.In Health Humanities Reader, editors Therese Jones, Delese Wear, and Lester D. F...

Cet ouvrage trouve son origine dans un colloque, Les patrimoines dans la ville : de la construction des savoirs aux politiques de sauvegarde au Maroc et dans le Monde arabe, organisé les 18, 19 et 20 décembre 1997 à Rabat (Maroc). Jusqu'aux années 1990, l'essentiel des recherches menées sur le patrimoine bâti au Maghreb et au Moyen-Orient portait sur la formation des quartiers historiques, l'architecture domestique des médinas et des centres pré-coloniaux, ainsi que les problèmes posés par...

Much recent scholarship has sought to identify the linguistic and social factors that favor the expression or omission of subject pronouns in Spanish. This volume brings together leading experts on the topic of language variation in Spanish to provide a panoramic view of research trends, develop probabilistic models of grammar, and investigate the impact of language contact on pronoun expression.The book consists of three sections. The first studies the distributional patterns and ...