A Master Artist Shares His Straightforward Approach for Capturing the Essence of NatureOne measure of a painting's success is the emotion it elicits from its viewer; William Silvers' wildlife scenes make your pulse quicken and your breath catch as you witness some of nature's most miraculous everyday moments. The midnight prowl of a wolf...a sea lion diving into choppy surf...a pride of elephants at a watering hole in the thick, dusty air. In this book, Silvers sha...

This is all true, every word in this book. Alas the human race was too primitive to be allowed to remember. All traces of any incident that would remind us were erased. Though, I have found records. Records that were left by a human who wanted us to remember. Scottish billionaire, Alan Sawner had put together an expedition to a group of mysterious islands. Only two of the crew would survive and they would have to make a decision. A decision which might bring about the apocalypse and change...

The most advanced and complete forensic dentistry resource of its kind, this volume provides essential guidance in all areas of forensics odontologly. It supplies medical examiners and forensic investigators with the detailed information needed to perform their work with the highest level of authority in the dental autopsy lab, the field, and the c

Meet the Jennings family: three generationsgrandfather, father, and sonall of them writers. Here are examples of their work in verse and prose spanning nearly a hundred years, from the early 1900s to the start of the 21st Century. Their differences and similarities, their interests and concerns, their hopes and dreams reveal much about the different Americas they were each born into and the different worlds they encountered, imagined, and described. This unique anthology traces the evoluti...

This book highlights recent advances in the discipline of biogeochemistry that have directly resulted from the development of critical zone (CZ) science. The earth's critical zone (CZ) is defined from the weathering front and lowest extent of freely circulating groundwater up through the regolith and to the top of the vegetative canopy. The structure and function of the CZ is shaped through tectonic, lithologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological processes and is the result of processes ...

Clinicians who understand mental health care administration in addition to their clinical fields are likely to be valuable to the organizations in which they work. This handbook is an accessible source of information for professionals coming from either clinical or management backgrounds. Sections offer coverage in: mental health administrative principles, mental health care management, business, finance and funding of care, information technology, human resources and legal issues.

Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication techniques, this is the ideal reference for designers who wish to learn more about the materials and current technologies in material production available to them. Featuring the work of 12 fabricators based in the UK, the case studies displayed range from manufacture of complex wi...

How do we design in a climate emergency? A new social and ecological prerogative demands appropriate material choices, a re-invention of construction and evolving building programmes that look at lifecycle, embodied energy and energy use. Highly illustrated with practical information and simple explanations for design ideas, this book is the perfect introduction to sustainable design for architecture students. It presents key concepts in relation to the embodied energy of construction, mat...

Consulting Editor, Dr. William Rayburn, is serving as Guest Editor for this special issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics devoted to Interprofessional Collaboration for Select Women's Health Issues. Articles deal with the spectrum of disciplines in response to failures of interprofessional collaboration that resulted in compromises to patient quality and safety. Systematic reviews have shown that this type of learning has led to positive outcomes in relation to participant's reactions...

Find hope from the depths of despair.For anyone who has ever felt the hollow ache of addiction, or loved someone who has, this book is for you. In The Struggle is a deeply personal chronicle of a journey through the storm, written with the raw vulnerability of someone who has lived it.In the shadow of a silent struggle, where whispers of despair echo in the night, a voice rises. This collection is more than a book of poems; it's a lifeline. In The Struggle unflinchingly con...

Have you ever known anyone who had difficulty finding their Way in work and in life?Imagine waking up everyday feeling inspired, passionate, and full of vitality, looking forward to the adventures the day will bring.Imagine living a life where you're doing exactly what you're meant to do, pursuing all the things that truly matter in your work and in your life.Are you living this life? There is a Way . . .Way of ZingZing is the radiant energy of human...

"Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime."—Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School"Synthesizing decades of their own and others’ research on medical liability, the authors unravel what we know and don’t know about our medical malpractice system, why neither patients nor doctors are being rightly served, and what...