One of the greatest American singers and actresses of her generation looks back on a magical and turbulent life spanning a half century of theatrical history from the golden age of the Broadway musical to the present day.A legend of the American theater, Barbara Cook burst upon the scene to become Broadway's leading ingénue in roles such as Cunégonde in Leonard Bernstein's Candide, Amalia Balash in Jerry Bock's She Loves Me, and her career-defining, Tony-winning r...

Unintended Consequences of Electronic Medical Records: An Emergency Room Ethnography argues that while electronic medical records (EMRs) were supposed to improve health care delivery, EMRs’ unintended consequences have affected emergency medicine providers and patients in alarming ways. Higher healthcare costs, decreased physician productivity, increased provider burnout, lower levels of patient satisfaction, and more medical mistakes are just a few of the consequences Barbara Cook Overton...

An intriguing murder mystery set in Cornwall. D.C.I. Bev Smith is a mother of three children as well as a Police Officer, her home life has to intertwine with her professional one. In this, the first volume of the Bev Smith Mystery Murders she has to solve 3 murders all equally puzzling, A Nun, A Teacher and A University Student are murdered all within days of one another. It is up to Bev to discover if this is just a sinister coincidence or they are connected.

Viewpoints on Media Effects: Pseudo-reality and Its Influence on Media Consumers continues the ongoing research of media effects by illuminating not only the negative effects of media consumption, but also some of the pro-social aspects, with a special focus on social media. Recommended for scholars and researchers with an interest in media studies, specifically the exploration of media effects in various media. Also relevant scholars and researchers within the fields of communication stud...

Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality. More importantly, these stereotypes influence the daily lives of aging adults, as well as how younger generations perceive and interact with older individuals. In light of our graying populatio...

So a soul goes into a waiting room It sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesnt it?No, its not a joke, but time for the big adventure. The soul is ready to start life anew. Assisted by consultants Lee and Jo, the soul ponders the many aspects of the physical world, eventually finding the exact placement needed to evolve in this lifetime. Later the four-and-a-half year-old child finds her way into the magical corner shop, where kindly old Mrs. Mills helps her to choose the protect...

DCI Bev Smith is enjoying a rare Sunday off with her family and friends in the garden of her home. Her peace of mind is soon shattered by a call from DS Jones advising her of a domestic incident that doesn’t seem to add up. Not long after that she is called to her local Gastro Pub to investigate a body that has been found outside. What appears to be a run of the mill mugging takes a different shape when the victim is found to be an ex Commander of Police who worked in the Met then in retir...

Since Silent Spring was published in 1962, the number of texts about the natural world written by women has grown exponentially. The essays in Women Writing Nature: A Feminist View argue that women writing in the 20th century are utilizing the historical connection of women and the natural world in diverse ways. For centuries women have been associated with nature but many feminists have sought to distance themselves from the natural world because of dominant cultural representations which...

"So, a soul goes into a waiting room ..." It sounds like the beginning of a joke, doesn't it?No, it's not a joke, but time for the big adventure. The soul is ready to start life anew. Assisted by consultants Lee and Jo, the soul ponders the many aspects of the physical world, eventually finding the exact placement it needs in order to evolve in this lifetime. Later the four-and-a-half year-old child finds her way into the magical corner shop, where kindly old Mrs. Mills helps her t...

Can she escape the shadows of her past?***Previously published as Sins of the Father***After her mother’s death, Emma Chambers must care for her eight siblings, protecting them from hunger and her father’s drunken rages. When she’s offered an escape by marrying the much older landlord, Horace Bell, she thinks her troubles are over. But Horace soon reveals his cruel side, and Emma finds herself abandoned, alone and penniless once again.Then a chance encounte...

Over the last two decades, Brian Cockerill has ruled his world with an iron fist. Using nothing but his hands as weapons, he has patrolled the streets, clubs and raves of Britain in order to keep order and to 'tax' those whose ill-gotten gains he sees fit to take a share of. Drug dealers and shady club promoters everywhere know that, if The Taxman is in town, it's time to pay up or get out. All know of the appalling violence this man can exert on his enemies, and of the incredible presence...

Yes, throwing champagne over her lowlife boyfriend—and boss—had proved rather career limiting. She'dbeen fired! So, having sworn off men for good, Juliethas headed back to her mom's house to start again—only to bump into her childhood crush…Gregor McLeod.Greg has been number one on Juliet's wish-list as afuture husband-to-be since she was a little girl. Andhe's still gorgeous, sexy, charming and flirtatious. Sowhat's to stop her?A) She's sworn off men, remember?(She's forgotten!)