She's planning the perfect wedding. She's also planning the perfect murder.Emily Byrd has everything she ever wanted: a beautiful home, a perfect fiancé, and the wedding of her dreams just days away. But perfection has always felt like a performance and Emily has grown tired of playing her part.Behind closed doors, she's plotting something unthinkable. Her fiancé, Remmy Black, trusts her with his life. He shouldn't.Lurking on the edges of their quiet neighborhood is...

Book II in the Root & Vein TrilogySequel to Rooted in SilenceGrief makes people accept stories that are easier than the truth.Tragedy hits Monica like a freight train of emotion. She isn't like everyone else accepting a truth that isn't hers. She vows to settle the score.As Monica begins to untangle the lies surrounding the woman everyone else pities, she is drawn into a psychological chess game with two women who understand control better than anyone: Emily...

This book fills an existing gap in the history of the foundations and early developments of disability studies through analyzing the life and work of Steven J. Taylor, founder and chair of the first formal Disability Studies Program at Syracuse University, but who had already been teaching disability studies since the early 1980s “before it had a name.”Organized around the key themes of Deconstructing/Rethinking Disability; Incarceration and Deinstitutionalization; Disability Polic...

Solar-terrestrial physics deals with phenomena in the region of space between the surface of the Sun and the upper atmosphere of the Earth, a region dominated by matter in a plasma state. This area of physics describes processes that generate the solar wind, the physics of geospace and the Earth's magnetosphere, and the interaction of magnetospheri

How great is the price of Fate?Six stories about love, passion, and the role Fate plays in the lives of lovers. Six couples must decide whether to accept Fate or fight against it.Have your soul touched and your heart set afire. You won't be able to put this anthology down.Highland Oath (Highland Treasure Book 1) by C.A. Szarek: Saving a life in the 17th century is hard enough for a time-traveling doctor, until Fate hands her heart to a Highlander.Claiming Eme...

This autobiographical novel is a fusion of the authors heritage and a recollection of the life-altering event that potentially could have destroyed her life. From the outset of the story [which takes us back to the depression years and her fathers exploits during World War II] the reader gets the impression that this is not the real message there is something much deeper going on. This curiosity about what really happened keeps the reader turning the pages, only to discover the heart-break...

This open access book focuses on both the theory and practice associated with the tools and approaches for decisionmaking in the face of deep uncertainty. It explores approaches and tools supporting the design of strategic plans under deep uncertainty, and their testing in the real world, including barriers and enablers for their use in practice. The book broadens traditional approaches and tools to include the analysis of actors and networks related to the problem at hand. It also shows h...

Knowing how to work effectively in and through groups may be the single most important skill anyone can develop in today's collaborative, team-based workplace. Unfortunately, all of the resources available on teamwork put the emphasis on group process and ignore the role of-and benefits to-the individual. But effective teamwork isn't only a group skill set; it's an individual skill set as well. Teamwork Is an Individual Skill shows readers how to develop the skills to thrive on any team, u...

This timely brief resource introduces a new evidence-based model for treatment of mentally ill individuals in jails, with emphasis on community-based options. Forensic mental health experts review police alternatives to arresting mentally ill persons in confrontations, the efficacy of problem-solving courts, and continuity of care between jail and community. The book's best-practices approach extends to frequently related issues such as addiction, domestic violence, juvenile considerations...

***A Book A Day Presents: Color Theory 3, Let Love Live!***, a collection from 10 of today's hottest romance authors featuring brand new stories about love that defies color.The bonds of love are not defined by the color of one's skin or what we see on the outside, but by the strength of character and beauty within. These couples will break through the walls of prejudice and overcome any obstacles in the path to their happily ever afters.This anthology will only be availabl...

The intestinal microbiome is especially important during the first thousand days of life. Exposure to microbes in utero significantly impacts fetal development, in part through epigenetic processes and in part through hormonal influences which cause a change in the mother's intestinal microbiome. The nature of delivery and perinatal antibiotic treatment, as well as diet (especially in the postpartum period), can also influence initial microbial colonization and the development of appropria...

The systems in which we work continue to evolve, creating emergent problems and often strengthening intractable issues. In order to remain relevant and impactful, the discipline of ergonomics needs its paradigms to evolve too. The aim of this book is to provide researchers and practitioners with new paradigms in the form of ideas, concepts, theories, methods, practices and values. The chapters take the reader on a journey through underlying theories, new ways to apply those theories and em...