Lithium-Ion Batteries Hazard and Use Assessment examines the usage of lithium-ion batteries and cells within consumer, industrial and transportation products, and analyzes the potential hazards associated with their prolonged use. This book also surveys the applicable codes and standards for lithium-ion technology.Lithium-Ion Batteries Hazard and Use Assessment is designed for practitioners as a reference guide for lithium-ion batteries and cells. Researchers work...

" Bearing Witness grips you from the start. If you have not read Michael Kahn's terrific legal thrillers before, you are in for a treat." —Philip Margolin, New York Times bestselling authorRachel Gold blames it on her mother, Sarah, who convinced her to file what seemed like a simple age-discrimination case on behalf of Ruth Alpert, her mother's best friend. Ruth had been fired just shy of her sixty-third birthday by Beckmann Engineering, a corpor...

"A fresh-voiced heroine, down-and-dirty legal detail, and more honest detection than you'd expect make this a winner." — Kirkus ReviewsThe smart and savvy Rachel Gold has established herself in Chicago legal circles as a tough litigator, when a case calls for moxie, and a discreet counselor, when a client faces what the chairman of her former firm, Abbott & Windsor, labels an "awkward situation."The odd disappearance and messy suicide of Stoddard A...

St Louis lawyer Rachel Gold deals with many a family drama, mostly of the dysfunctional variety. Divorce. Paternity. And death. Occasionally, all three combine into a "dead hand" trifecta, where the deceased seeks to control the living—and especially his descendants—from beyond the grave.Rachel calls them "zombies." The legal term for such inheritance plans is "the dead hand," the English translation of the Old French term "mortmain." The term refers to the attempt...

"Quite definitely addictive . . . a must-read, written with wit and humor and peopled with multidimensional characters. What more could a reader ask for?" —Mary Balogh, New York Times bestselling authorThe phone call Rachel Gold received from a nervous CPA almost seemed routine. Rosenthal wanted to meet with her to discuss something confidential about a corporate merger. Hardly an unusual request of a lawyer. But Rosenthal never made it to the meeting—and ...

Anyone with executive responsibilities entrepreneurs, business managers, directors of large organizations, even parents needs to be focused, in command, and able to make wise decisions at any moment.Psychologist Michael Kahn interviewed 62 successful executives to understand how they think, react, plan, and even relax. These are not corporate secrets. The key is getting in better touch with your personal operating system and developing strategies to coordinate your mind, body, and ...

Next book in the Attorney Rachel Gold Mystery SeriesIn this fascinating and fast-paced legal thriller, attorney Rachel Gold learns that family doesn't always come first…An emotionally propulsive legal thriller, Bad Trust is:Perfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Linda FairsteinFor readers who enjoy courtroom dramas and St. Louis based mysteriesAn ugly trust fund dispute among sib...

Every law firm has its backroom bench of brilliant workaholic nerds ferocious in their commitment to the law and to their clients. Such a player is Milton Bernstein of Abbott & Windsor. He's highly valued by the partners for his skills, but untested in the courtroom.Milton's younger brother, Hal, is his polar opposite-strikingly handsome, a high-school baseball legend in St. Louis who was on his way to the major leagues until he destroyed his prospects in a motorcycle accident. Hal...

This is the eBook version of the printed book.This Element is an excerpt from Technical Analysis Plain and Simple: Charting the Markets in Your Language (9780137042012) by Michael N. Kahn, CMT. Available in print and digital formats.¿How to recognize market turning points that are just about to happen, so you can profit--and avoid getting hammered.¿If some chart patterns are merely a rest stop for the market, others are turn...

" Trophy Widow is a must read for anyone who likes a top-rate thriller." — Midwest Book ReviewSavvy attorney Rachel Gold has represented a few celebrity clients in her career, but none anywhere close to Angela Green, the most famous abused housewife in America. She is surely the only former housewife to receive an award from the NAACP and an interview with Oprah while serving time for killing her husband. Her recently announced book and motion pic...

"Rachel remains one of the more engaging sleuths on the mystery scene." — Publishers WeeklyAfter the death of her father, attorney Rachel Gold has returned to her hometown of St. Louis to spend more time with her mother. The savvy and beautiful Rachel, who made a name for herself in complex corporate litigation in Chicago, finds herself enmeshed in Landau v. Landau, a high-stakes divorce case far nastier than any of her former lawsuits. And, as she will so...

"Fans of quick reads like James Patterson's popular 'BookShots' series will be well served by this thriller's fast pace." — Library JournalEvery law firm has its backroom bench of brilliant workaholic nerds ferocious in their commitment to the law and to their clients. Such a player is Milton Bernstein of Abbott & Windsor. He's highly valued by the partners for his skills, but untested in the courtroom.Milton's younger brother, Hal, is his polar op...