Hospice chaplains have traditionally played a unique part in palliative care, providing human compassion and support to help ease life's final chapter. This book thoughtfully tackles the question at the heart of modern hospice chaplaincy: do chaplains have a distinctive role in an increasingly secular society?A comprehensive look at why and how this work needs to be done, each chapter will be a rich resource for hospice chaplains and anyone working within a hospice multi-disciplina...

Erastus. An unimaginable nightmare. A searing hot world, covered with cracked, burning deserts and sweltering jungles. A hostile planet far from Earth, it was the most hellish place men have ever tried to survive. Called Gehenna by the condemned men sent to fight there, it forged the few who survived its murderous battles into the strongest soldiers in history.Jake Taylor was a New Hampshire farmboy who wanted nothing more than to marry his girlfriend, work on the farm, and maybe o...

"The thrilling history of the torso murderer. The tale of the 'Untouchable' who got Al Capone but failed to solve his goriest case." —Dan Jones, The Sunday TimesIn the spirit of Devil in the White City comes a true detective tale of the highest standard: the haunting story of Eliot Ness's forgotten final case–his years-long hunt for "The Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run," a serial killer who terrorized Cleveland through the Great Depression.

Two souls awaken from a thousand-year slumber to find the greatest metropolis on Earth reduced to a deadly, overgrown jungle.High in the crumbling ruins of the Metropolitan Tower, engineer Allan Stern and his assistant Beatrice Kendrick stir from a sudden, unexplained sleep. When they look out the window, they do not see the roaring heart of twentieth-century New York. Instead, they gaze upon a vast, silent wilderness. The bridges have buckled, the skyscrapers are ...

"Darkness and Dawn: Book I" by using George Allan England is a fascinating technology fiction novel that explores a submit-apocalyptic international and humanity's war for survival. England's work is a visionary story that unfolds in the aftermath of a worldwide catastrophe that plunges the Earth into darkness. The narrative follows the protagonist, Richard Ferrars, who awakens to discover himself in a global without sunlight, and civilization has crumbled. In this desolate panorama, Ferra...

" DARKNESS AND DAWN BOOK. II" by using George Allan England is a fascinating technology fiction novel that explores a submit-apocalyptic international and humanity's war for survival. England's work is a visionary story that unfolds in the aftermath of a worldwide catastrophe that plunges the Earth into darkness. The narrative follows the protagonist, Richard Ferrars, who awakens to discover himself in a global without sunlight, and civilization has crumbled. In this desolate panorama, Fer...

The trilogy follows the story of two characters, Anthony Rogers and Clara Hapscomb, who find themselves in New York City after a cataclysmic event destroys civilization and plunges the world into darkness. The first book, "The Vacant World," begins with the protagonists awakening from a suspended animation, discovering a desolate world and attempting to survive in the aftermath of the catastrophe.As the narrative progresses through "Beyond the Great Oblivion" and "The Afterglow," the chara...

I hope you will find enjoyment reading these sci-fi stories. They include many diverse subjects. Travel to planets far from our own. A range of potential situations regarding the increase of robots among us. A massive variety of subjects to stimulate both thought and imagination. May you find aspects of these stories that deliver ideas that help bring a widening of the mind.

Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population addresses a people whose lack of health care access, including mistreatment and refusal of services, are often omitted from discussions about health care and insurance reform. Research suggests that LGBT people experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of stress due to systematic harassment, stigma, discrimination, and lack of cultural competency in the health car...

"DARKNESS AND DAWN BOOK. III" by using George Allan England is a fascinating technology fiction novel that explores a submit-apocalyptic international and humanity war for survival. England's work is a visionary story that unfolds in the aftermath of a worldwide catastrophe that plunges the Earth into darkness. The narrative follows the protagonist, Richard Ferrars, who awakens to discover himself in a global without sunlight, and civilization has crumbled. In this desolate panorama, Ferra...

International Education at the Crossroads captures the essence and complexity of international education in an interconnected and globalized world. Written by leading scholars, international educators, and policy makers, the 26 essays in this volume take stock of the unpredictable landscape of international education and demonstrate why international higher education is more essential now than ever before.Responding to a timely global moment where education and internation...

In "Darkness and Dawn," George Allan England crafts a dystopian narrative that explores themes of survival, morality, and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of insurmountable odds. Set in a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a cataclysmic event, the novel employs vivid imagery and richly detailed prose to immerse readers in a landscape of desperation and hope. England's literary style combines elements of science fiction with philosophical reflection, drawing on the popular disc...