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Written by a dedicated team of expert authors led by Sharon Lewis, Medical-Surgical Nursing, 8th Edition offers up-to-date coverage of the latest trends, hot topics, and clinical developments in the field, to help you provide exceptional care in today's fast-paced health care environment. Completely...

Disorders section covers commonly encountered medical-surgical conditions in a consistent, clinically relevant presentation that includes: Definition/Description Pathophysiology Clinical Manifestations Complications Diagnostic Studies Collaborative Care...

The 1920s saw one of the most striking revolutions in manners and morals to have marked North American society, affecting almost every aspect of life, from dress and drink to sex and salvation. Protestant Christianity was being torn apart by a heated controversy between traditionalists and the modernists,...

In order to earn money to bring Fritz's momma and sisters from Sweden to America, the determined Fritz sets out to master a new skill, working as the youngest stonemason on the crew building the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River. Along the way, Fritz, always eager to learn, unlocks secrets...

The biological activity of mycotoxins ranges from weak and/or sometimes positive effects, such as antibacterial activity (see penicillin derivatives derived from Penicillium strains) to strong mutagenic (e. g. aflatoxins, patulin), carcinogenic (e. g. aflatoxins), teratogenic, neurotoxic (e. g. ochratoxins),...

Helping others to make occupational choices requires a combination of skill and a deep understanding of the world of work as it is today and will be in the future. Unlike texts that focus only on skill, Careers Guidance in Context is designed to develop understanding of the factors that shape both...

Combining scientific expertise with psychotherapeutic acumen, this book is highly accessible and packed with clinical tools. Part I provides essential information on how acquired brain injury affects emotional functioning. Part II describes practical, specially tailored ways to treat anxiety, depression,...

Anna Berzani moved halfway across the country to get away from her overprotective family. When old friend and notorious playboy Evan McKenzie shows up in San Francisco, Anna feels that same nothing-but-trouble attraction she'd felt at sixteen. A night on the town leads to a few kisses, which leads...

Kate Stevens needs a daddy for her baby-to-be. Candidates must be dependable, stay-at-home family men who don't rush off to sea every time the wind changes. Patrick Berzani need not apply. The adventure-loving sailor may be the baby's biological father, but he's far from daddy material. Patrick...

After a decade on the road, single mom Mimi Green gives up her rock star dreams and goes home to Crab Creek, Maryland. Her troubled son needs stability. Grandparents. A good school and friends his own age. She's not looking for a new father for Jack—but when she meets Ian Berzani she may...

Avec les Nuls, l'Alsace n'a pas fini de vous surprendre ! Vous êtes alsacien de coeur, d'origine ou d'adoption ? Vous pensez bien connaître cette région à l'identité forte, au coeur des turbulences de l'Histoire, ou vous voulez la découvrir ? Ce livre est fait pour vous ! D'où viennent les...

對黑人而言，再也沒有比這裡——雖然是家鄉，卻處處寸步難行——更可怕的地方了。身邊到處都是怪物，有時它是洛夫克拉夫特的舊日支配者，有時是警察、三K黨，有時只是普通的登記選民…… J．J．亞伯拉罕（《LOST檔案》、《西方極樂園》監製）、喬登．皮爾（《逃出絕命鎮》導演）聯手監製，HBO改編影集拍攝中！ 吉姆．克勞里程——一種測量單位，有色人種特別適用，內含實際的距離與偶發的恐懼、偏執、挫折與憤怒。本質會不斷變形，導致旅行時間無法估算；暴力更使旅行者的健康與心智狀態，持續陷入危機。——《黑鬼安全旅行指南》，一九五四年夏季版 一九五四年的美國，由於種族隔離法，以及普遍的歧視觀念，黑人被餐廳、商店拒於門外是家常便飯，無緣無故被白人私刑吊死或遭到警察蓄意射殺更是每天都可能遇到的危險，以致於黑人出門遠行還必須帶著《黑人安全旅行指南》、時時遵守以保安全。 二十二歲的阿弟克斯是韓戰退伍軍人，和父親蒙特羅斯時常針對是否要深入追查已逝母親的家族史起爭執。阿弟克斯認為過去的事就該放下，蒙特羅斯卻執著地想要查出亡妻家族中一位女性祖先逃離奴隸身分、獲得自由的始末。 一日，阿弟克斯聽說父親跟一名陌生白人男子離開住處後便失蹤了。向來痛恨白人的父親居然會和白人離開，阿弟克斯驚訝之餘，推測這和父親鑽研多年、終有突破的家族史有關，於是和伯伯喬治以及好友蕾蒂夏前往母親的祖先還是黑奴時居住的地點：麻州小村——和洛夫克拉夫特筆下邪神現身的阿卡漢僅有一字之差——阿德漢。漫漫長路上危機四伏，好不容易躲過白人警察的追殺，抵達神秘小村後，阿弟克斯發現更致命的危機正等著他們送上門…… 蒙特羅斯到底去哪裡了？那名神秘白人男子究竟是什麼人，又有什麼目的？阿弟克斯一行人又是否能順利逃出生天？ 【各界好評】 冬陽...

La présence des Espagnols dans l’Ouest algérien fait partie de l’histoire de l’Algérie, car il ne s’agit pas seulement dans cette étude de l’histoire du préside oranais, mais de celle de toute la région sise au sud, c’est-à-dire d’une grande partie de l’ancien royaume de Tlemcen....

The book "Contemporary World Politics" outlines the trends in international politics in many aspects.. This is the first part of many similar books on the subject. This book covers politics, economics, foreign policy matters, sports fixes, etc. The premises of argument is that Sept-11 was...