The Railroad Question: A Historical and Practical Treatise on Railroads, and Remedies for Their Abuses is a comprehensive and insightful examination of the development, impact, and regulation of railroads in the United States during the 19th century. Written by William Larrabee, this seminal work delves deeply into the origins and rapid expansion of the railroad industry, exploring its transformative effects on commerce, society, and the American landscape. Larrabee meticulously traces the...

What do you do when God's plans don't match yours?Most of us spend our lives making plans and dreaming of where our lives will go. What we will be, do, and become. But what happens when those dreams and plans fail? When they seem to...die? How do you deal with the broken pieces of your shattered dreams? How do you deal with the angst that comes from feeling out of control of your life? From feeling like a failure?Author Kristi Larrabee has lived through thi...

A beautifully illustrated, multimedia guide to facial soft-tissue reconstruction from leading cliniciansPrinciples of Facial Reconstruction: A Subunit Approach to Cutaneous Repair, Third Edition by distinguished clinicians Wayne F. Larrabee Jr., David A. Sherris, Jeffrey C. Teixeira, and esteemed contributors presents evidence-based facial reconstruction techniques that simplify flap design based on location and defect. The book's primary focus is soft-tis...

Faster Than My Feet is the first volume of the poetic diary DW Larrabee began in 2006. There are several more volumes to come, including Where Two Roads Meet; Choking Down a Scream; and I Hear the Silent Sound.Swinging moods and redundancies reverberate as expressed in various ways.David Larrabee was born in Peterborough, NH in 1953 and settled in Santa Monica, CA in 1984 where he continues pursuing his visual arts and adding to his “self-poetrait.”

Where Two Roads Meet is the second volume of the poetic diary DW Larrabee began in 2006. There are several more volumes to come, including Choking Down a Scream and I Hear the Silent Sound. The swinging moods and redundancies reverberate as expressed in various ways.David Larrabee was born in Peterborough, NH in 1953 and settled in Santa Monica, CA in 1984 where he continues pursuing his visual arts and adding to his “self-poetrait.”

“The Battle of Chesapeake Bay was one of the decisive battles of the world. Before it, the creation of the United States of America was possible; after it, it was certain.” — Michael Lewis, The History of the British Navy“On the afternoon of September 5, 1781, off the Capes of Virginia, two and a half hours of cannonading between warships of the British and French navies determined the outcome of the American Revolution. It was the one decisive engagement of the bitter six...

From the early machines to today's sophisticated aircraft, stability and control have always been crucial considerations. In this second edition, Abzug and Larrabee again forge through the history of aviation technologies to present an informal history of the personalities and the events, the art and the science of airplane stability and control. The book includes never-before-available impressions of those active in the field, from pre-Wright brothers airplane and glider builders through ...

A unique "mentor in a pocket" handbook covering one of the most important trends in nursing todayFrom the co-creator of the Model for Change to Evidence-Based Practice comes the first portable guide to evidence-based practice for direct care nurses in any healthcare setting.Part of McGraw-Hill's Nurse to Nurse series, this title includes PDA download of the entire text, case studies, and explicit step-by-step instructions on how to apply the Model for Evide...

Written specifically for the clinical neuropsychologist who does forensic consultations, the book is a comprehensive review by experts of the procedures available to evaluate malingered neuropsychological deficits. It discusses tools for detecting atypical patterns of performance on standard clinical tests as well as malingering on measures of perception and sensorimotor function, of attention, processing speed, and memory, and of executive function. The underpinnings of the forensic neuro...

Many parents reading this book, as well as some practitioners, have expressed that what is suggested here is too harsh. This is expected because, as the book explains, the child rearing attitudes in America today, for both parents and practitioners, base their philosophies and practices on a foundation of kindness and emotional support of the child.I believe in these concepts as well, but I have found that using only such techniques does not effectively bring about the emotional ma...

A unique "mentor in a pocket" handbook covering one of the most important trends in nursing todayIncludes full-text PDA downloadA Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE for 2011!4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!"This is a wonderful contribution to nursing. It provides nurses with clear usable handbook for incorporating evidence-based nursing into practice. It assists nurses in growing from strictly under...

CHOKING DOWN A SCREAM is the THIRD volume of my poetic diary, following FASTER THAN MY FEET and WHERE TWO ROADS MEET.