Brooklyn needs a saint. Ned Conti needs a stipend. So the struggling young historian agrees to trace the mysterious past of a Brooklyn nun for evidence of miracles. Trapped in a neighborhood of cheap rents and failed promise, in a rent-controlled apartment suddenly, inexplicably seized by a beautiful and angry ghost, Ned's only refuge is the F train to Manhattan's East Village bars, where he and his friends drown their sorrows in drink....But Ned is about to heed another call, the ...

It began with a chance meeting and led to a date at a small French restaurant in a city by the sea. She ordered expensive wine. He paid the bill. She spoke of the sea. He was haunted by her green eyes and copper-colored skin. Then, in a matter of weeks, the woman named Cricket Page would lead Wilson Lander away from the moorings of his familiar life, away from his relationship with a successful businesswoman and onto a tycoon's yacht called the Compound Interest--for a journey across the g...

A sweeping tale of love and redemption, honor and war, Robert Girardi's Gorgeous East follows three French For eign legionnaires of very different backgrounds from the cliffs of Mont Saint-Michel to Istanbul's ancient alley ways, from raucous Parisian bars to the desolate Sahara. Gorgeous East takes us on an epic and unfor get table ad ven ture with the wonderful John Smith, a lost Brooklynite they call the Handsome American Cowboy; Colonel de Noyer, the elder statesman s...

ZODIAC SIGNS: COLLECTION OF POEMS.Three students walk into a party. One saunters to the middle of the dance floor and strikes up a conversation with the first person they see, inviting them to dance. The second sticks to the shadows, pulling out their phone and shying away from the other party goers. The third student meets up with their small group of friends and proceeds to spend the rest of the evening having fun while ignoring the rest of the crowd. One student was born in Febr...

"An excellent contribution to Civil War literature . . . . [A]n excellent reference resource. Civil War buffs in particular will greatly enjoy this book." — ArmchairGeneral.comThe Civil War Generals offers an unvarnished and largely unknown window into what military generals wrote and said about each other during the Civil War era. Drawing on more than 170 sources—including the letters, diaries, and memoirs of the general officers of the Union and ...

«Questo volume viene pubblicato in un momento particolarmente propizio per la psichiatria sociale. Infatti, nell’ambito di quell’andamento ciclico che storicamente ha sempre caratterizzato la nostra disciplina, questa è una fase in cui la psichiatria sociale è tornata prepotentemente in auge a livello mondiale.Una rilettura superficiale potrebbe essere che questo rilancio della psichiatria sociale è legato alla crisi del modello neo-kraepeliniano e ...

This work shows the growing interest and participation of Brazilian lawyers in comparative law. It contains the contributions presented to the 20th General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law – IACL held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2018. The variety of approaches points to the interdisciplinarity that was sought out by the International Academy of Comparative Law. Furthemore, the presence of eminent professors and distinguished professionals from the Brazilian legal universe...

This book "A Fleeting Visitor" is a collection of short poems from poets and writers around the globe. A sit back and relax book for poem lovers, book readers, and quality time spenders. A mandatory book to add to your collection and in your libraries. Especially the poems like "Bumpy Road", "Homeless Gifts", "Worry", "The City Roar", and "No Brexit" are some masterpieces that will win your heart for sure.So go ahead, get one today for yourself, or gift your friends, relatives, and...

«La terapia elettroconvulsivante (TEC) rimane, anche agli inizi del XXI secolo, una tecnica terapeutica moderna e insostituibile per il trattamento di gravi malattie psichiche.Se si guarda all’attacco generalizzato come all’elemento chiave e all’agente terapeutico del trattamento, si possono ripercorrere le sue origini molto a ritroso nella storia. Già nel XVI secolo la canfora veniva utilizzata per provocare spasmi curativi. A Meduna va il merito di avere posto, oltre 75 anni fa, c...

Union general John Pope was among the most controversial andmisunderstood figures to hold major command during the Civil War.Before being called east in June 1862 to lead the Army of Virginia against General Robert E. Lee, he compiled an enviable record in Missouri and as commander of the Army of the Mississippi. After his ignominious defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run, he was sent to the frontier. Over the next twenty-four years Pope held important department commands o...

Neste volume são tratados temas relacionados à Organização e Gestão do Sistema de Saúde, assinalando-se os princípios do sistema de saúde brasileiro. Inicialmente, aborda-se a gestão do nível federal do sistema (administração direta, agências reguladoras, fundações nacionais, empresas públicas nacionais) na condução da política nacional e na gestão do sistema de saúde no Brasil, com o propósito de identificar os principais desafios para a reconfiguração estratégica da atuação do Executivo ...

Campaigning with Uncle Billy is the memoir of the service of Sgt. Lyman S. Widney of Illinois who served throughout the Civil War with the 34th Illinois Infantry. Widney's account of his wartime service is based on the diary he kept during the conflict. As a regimental clerk, he was in a position to meet many prominent people and to know the plans and thinking of the command staff. Widney's narrative is personal, highly detailed, vividly descriptive and accurate. He writes with emotion and...