Adam Potter only wanted to spend his birthday with his boyfriend, Patrick Valdez,Against his wishes, Adam'sfather (affectionately known as "Mom") guilt-trips him into returninghome for a birthday dinner, where he introduces Patrick to his family. Littledoes he know that this weekend will be far from ordinary.While showing Patrick aroundthe town where their family holds their events, a shocking discovery is made.The lifeless body of a ...

As John Henry Newman reflected on 'The Idea of a University' more than a century and a half ago, Bradley C. S. Watson brings together some of the nation's most eminent thinkers on higher education to reflect on the nature and purposes of the American university today. They detail the life and rather sad times of the American university, its relationship to democracy, and the place of the liberal arts within it. Their mordant reflections paint a picture of the American university in crisis....

A collection of 67 original recordings of speeches significant in United States and world history. Hear presidents, politicians, activists, sports figures and more in their own words as they talk about some of the most important events in the 20th century.

Brother against Brother: 140 Civil War Memoirs assembles a vast documentary chorus from the American Civil War, illuminating combat, command, captivity, nursing, naval service, campaigning, and the unsettled moral terrain of national rupture. Ranging from terse battlefield recollection and military analysis to reflective autobiography and eyewitness narrative, the volume preserves the varied registers through which participants made meaning of war. Accounts of major operations stand beside...

This anthology gathers the strong voices of accomplished poets reaching into and beyond nostalgia to remember, to honor, and to document through figurative imagery their experiences of Mexico and the vibrant border areas before the ravages of narco-violence.Locals Listen to the Mariachi Band at El Jardin in San MiguelYou see their silhouettes along the stone wallor arm in arm below the glow of garden lightshuddled like foothills, earth you coul...

Iatrogenesis is the occurrence of untoward effects resulting from actions of health care providers, including medical errors, medical malpractice, practicing beyond one’s expertise, adverse effects of medication, unnecessary treatment, inappropriate screenings, and surgical errors. This is a huge public health issue: tens to hundreds of thousands of deaths are attributed to iatrogenic causes each year in the U.S., and vulnerable populations such as the elderly and minorities are particular...

Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farmingDiscusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop productionParticular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world

Update to Wrox's leading C# book for beginnersGet ready for the next release of Microsoft's C# programming language with this essential Wrox beginner's guide. Beginning Microsoft Visual C# 2010 starts with the basics and brings you thoroughly up to speed. You'll first cover the fundamentals such as variables, flow control, and object-oriented programming and gradually build your skills for Web and Windows programming, Windows forms, and data access.

This is a 3 Audiobooks Parenting Collection including:Sleep Training: The Baby Sleep Solution for the Exhausted Modern ParentsHaving a new baby is an exciting experience. You want to be able to hold them and cuddle them all the time. You are excited to see them grow and change over the years. And you may even have some big hopes and dreams for their futures. But everyone can agree that getting enough sleep during that first year with your...

Cadillac Couches is a picaresque road trip novel that journeys from prairie to big city and back again. A quixotic tale set in the late '90s and framed by the popular Edmonton Folk Music Festival, it follows two music-smitten twentysomething women as they search for love and purpose. Annie Jones is trying to put her big love, Sullivan, behind her, and squash her demons of anxiety and compulsion. In a post-fest funk, she and her more worldly sidekick Isobel jump in Annie's 1972 Vol...

A great deal has been said and written upon the subject of spiritual power, and perhaps I can add nothing original upon the subject, but may help to stir up some pure minds by way of remembrance. —The opening line in Chapter 1. The author makes a great point in opening this book. Without question, much has been said by many Christian authors concerning many different subjects, and doubtless much more has been said, whether right or wrong, since the publication of this book. ...

How to Clean and Organize Your Home Effectively is a user-friendly report written with the intentions of making your life easier. Many people are faced with clutter and not quite sure how to get it under control. In this report, you will learn that your clutter problem may not be your fault. In fact, other factors may be contributing to what’s causing your clutter issue. Thankfully, there are simple steps that you can take to help you get that clutter in order.You will learn that i...