This reference provides an authoritative overview of the role of ultrasonography and MR imaging technologies in the examination and assessment of the central nervous system of the fetus and neonate. Spanning advancements in fetal ultrasound, in-utero MR, the imaging of the neonatal brain, and the analysis of normal and abnormal brain development, t

A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani CobbThis anthology from the pages of theNew Yorker provides a bold and complex portrait of Black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision and artistic inspiration. It reaches back acr...

This anthology offers a little something for everyone. You will confront dangerous beasts, demons, dragons, and cold blooded killers. Travel from the Orient to the Grand Canyon and into the universe. Get scared, get amused, and get enchanted. These stories have been crafted by a group of talented and experienced writers from the foothill community of La Verne, California.

Love gone wrong!This collection of supernatural shorts will have you howling with laughter at the chaos of magical dating mishaps.From a villainess on a speed dating rampage to a lovesick reaper's night shift gone awry, these enchanting stories are filled with sassy witches, fierce femmes, cinnamon roll shifters, and more. Prepare for hijinks, mayhem, and disaster as fated mates collide and curses wreak havoc.Fall in love with this bewi...

Drawing on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, this book explores how far imperial culture penetrated antipodean city institutions. It argues that far from imperial saturation, the city 'Down Under' was remarkably untouched by the Empire.

In this adventure, Markie and the team are heading for California. In the San Bernardino National Forest, there is trouble brewing. Saber-toothed tigers and giant short-faced bears are creating great havoc. They are really dangerous and put the team in extreme situations. However, things are not what they seem. An unseen figure is watching the team's movements and is doing whatever it can to hinder their efforts in succeeding in this mission. What could possibly happen?

Markie is a regular ten-year-old boy who has a normal life. That is until he uses his dad's time opener and accidentally blows it up, leaving the US parks vulnerable to prehistoric and extinct animals. Fortunately, Markie forms a team that deals with the animals, which has him, his friends, and some new companions in it. Now they go on their first adventure to New Mexico to deal with an animal called an Ambulocetus. But will Markie and the group be able to deal with it all by themselves?

"Writing in a style that reads like fiction, Griffith takes readers into heart-stopping action alongside caver John Ackerman, who found unexplored Goliath Cave in southeastern Minnesota." St. Paul Pioneer PressNarrow passages, twisting upward or dropping precipitously. Huge vaults filled with fantastic shapes. Tunnels twined in tangled mazes. Over centuries, underground rivers can carve holes and rooms in solid rock; drips of water build walls of stone. Natural caves shape another ...

In this outdoors thriller, the investigation of a bizarre wolf attack leads to evidence of murder, conspiracy, and shocking family secrets.“I loved this novel and recommend it highly. But I suggest you enjoy it under a warm blanket. Honestly, I’ve never read a book that evokes the fierce winter landscape of the North Country better than Wolf Kill.”—William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award-winning author of This Tender Land...

Did a doomed party of prospectors discover gold in South Dakota's Black Hills decades before Custer's Black Hills Expedition scouted out the area? Why would anyone want to murder one of Deadwood, South Dakota's most upstanding citizens? Where did Lame Johnny hide his stolen cache of over $7.5 million in gold? From the wily—and some say dangerous—jackalope to the world’s largest mammoth grave, Black Hills Myths and Legends of makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the Mount...

Have you ever wished you were dead? Do you understand that hopelessness? Is it lonely? In severe depression, you know how it feels when nobody else really understands. It's obvious from what "they" do and say that they've never felt what you feel. This book is not for them. If you do know what "they don't understand" means without my even explaining it, then this book is for you. I will say the uncomfortable, quiet parts out loud, even though we're not supposed to say what we really think....

When Alexa’s grandmother dies, the world as she knows it falls apart. Her only living relative is gone, and she is left to determine the course of her life on her own. In search of peace and clarity, Alexa moves to a cottage left to her by her grandmother in sleepy Bay City.Anticipating a year of solitude and slow recovery, Alexa is shocked to find herself swept up in Bay City’s dramas and mysteries almost immediately. With the support of five incredible women, she begins to unrave...