This is the classic practical introduction to the broad principles of building management. It is suitable for both students and practising construction professionals who are concerned with greater efficiency within the construction industry. As a general textbook for the student, the introduction covers the entire field in some depth providing a firm foundation for additional reading. The text is closely geared to the chartered Institute of Building (Member) Parts I and II examinations. Th...

Robin Calvert was never expected to live past childhood. Born with a rare heart defect and raised in a home that rejected modern medicine, he was taught to rely on faith, not doctors. But somehow, he survived. Then he kept surviving. What followed was a life both extraordinary and painfully real. 'Riding Thumper' is the honest and inspiring story of one man's lifelong battle with illness, told with clear-eyed humor, emotional depth, and an unflinching look at what it means to live truly. F...

Book One/Sweet Tea:Hotter than hell and half of Alabama, FBI Agent, Mac Callahan is thirsty for everything except love. Coming home to bust a white-collar crime ring, Mac intends to execute his usual practice with work and women¬ – get in, get it on and get out. Instead, he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the legacy of his family, his plantation, and the charms of a Southern girl. Samantha Peterson possesses everything he needs in a woman, including the evidenc...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Proper kettlebell racking is so easily overlooked, after all, it's just holding two kettlebells in front of you! So people think that just start out with kettlebell training.However, soon they'll discover that not knowing how to rack a kettlebell properly burns out the shoulders, prevents proper resting in endurance, reduces efficiency, and can cause injury.Finding your kettlebell racking position is not...

Marriages-Christian marriages-are breaking up at alarming rates. Today, rather than celebrating twenty-five or fifty years as milestone anniversaries, we are now honoring those who have survived for five or ten years. Anniversaries have become a recognition of survival, rather than a celebration of lifetime love.These pages offer hope and encouragement to every Christian marriage. From conflict resolution to practical ways to show love to one another, this book is instructing antd ...

Why is it that so many Americans have not heard of John Dickinson? John Dickinson of Pennsylvania and Delaware was an early leader of the resistance to British rule in the American colonies. In fact, to many, he was the most prominent figure in the struggle for independence, though his Quaker-influenced opposition to violence kept him from signing one of its most famous documents in July 1776. Still, Dickinson, one of the wealthiest men in the colonies, did more to promote...

After her brother dies in a trauma room, nurse Claire Avery can no longer face the ER. She's determined to make a fresh start—new hospital, new career in nursing education—move forward, no turning back. But her plans fall apart when she's called to offer stress counseling for medical staff after a heartbreaking day care center explosion. Worse, she's forced back to the ER, where she clashes with Logan Caldwell, a doctor who believes touchy-feely counseling is a waste of time. He demands hi...

ER nurse Sloane Ferrell escaped her risky past—new name, zip code, job, and a fresh start. She's finally safe, if she avoids a paper trail and doesn't let people get too close. Like the hospital's too-smooth marketing man with his relentless campaign to plaster one "lucky" employee's face on freeway billboards.Micah Prescott's goal is to improve the Hope hospital image, but his role as a volunteer crisis responder is closer to his heart. The selfless work helps fill a void in his l...

Three years after a tragic accident left her a widow, ER nurse Taylor Cabot is determined to move on, checking off one item after another on her survival list. Her relationship with a handsome plastic surgeon even gives her hope for the last point—"fall in love again." At least until crisis chaplain Seth Donovan steps back into her life, reawakening unanswered questions about her husband's death.While in San Diego to train community volunteers, Seth hopes to learn why Taylor is bac...

*THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*A GUARDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR‘An astonishing book’ James O’Brien‘A gripping, devastating read’ Sunday TimesThe inside story of the UK’s response to the pandemic from the Insight investigations unit at The Sunday TimesFailures of State recounts the extraordinary political decision...

This collection bundles all three novels from author Candace Calvert's exciting Grace Medical series into one e-book for a great value!Trauma PlanSidelined by injuries from a vicious assault, chaplain Riley Hale is determined to return to her former duties as an ER nurse. But how can she show she's competent when the hospital won't let her attempt even simple tasks? Determined to prove herself, Riley volunteers at a controversial urban free clinic despite he...

After leaving Atlanta, Jane takes her next kill assignment in New York City. A terrorist plot so out of the realm of the ordinary, Jane expects to debunk the tip she’s been given and report back to Washington for another assignment. But when she discovers the plan unfolding for Times Square is real, she knows there’s only one mastermind who could execute such a heinous act—Three.Now with help from NYPD’s counterterrorism team, Jane has the chance to partner with an officer of their...