A simple malfunction in his truck has Max going back to his garage and mechanics… an action that’ll alter the course of his life forever. Max Doren thought that being loyal and hardworking would be enough at his job, driving for Buffalo Bill Transport. The trucking company owner, Smith, doesn’t seem to appreciate Max’s diligence and dedication. Worse yet, Rick Barnes, the operations manager, seems determined to sabotage Max’s career and reputation. With a friend named Axel Thomas in his co...

Tax and Financial Planning for the Closely Held Family Business serves as a manual to help business advisers devise strategies for clients dealing with family issues. Guiding family businesses through the complex maze of organizational, tax, financial, governance, estate planning and personal family issues is a complex, time-consuming, difficult, and sometimes emotional process. This book focuses not only on identifying the problems family businesses face, but on devising solution...

The unforgiving Northlands...In Othir, he was at the top of the food chain—an assassin beyond compare, a dark shadow in the night. But Caim left that life behind when he helped an empress claim her throne. And now his past has come calling again.Searching for the truth behind the murder and disappearance of his parents, Caim discovers a land in thrall to the Shadow. Haunted by temptations from the Other Side, he becomes mired in a war he does not want to fight.But t...

In Purchase, Power and Persuasion: Essays on Political Philosophy, Gary James Jason brings together his articles on political and economic philosopher between 2004 and 2018. These articles touch on issues surrounding two contrasting political systems: a complete totalitarian system—the paradigm case of which was Nazi Germany—versus a classical liberal system.In Part One of the anthology, the essay topics include the breadth of the Nazi Regime’s propaganda machine, and as w...

James Patterson’s BookShots. Short, fast-paced, high-impact entertainment.The Bear Mountain days are cold, but the nights are steamy...Allie Fairchild made a mistake when she moved to Montana. Her rental is a mess, her co-workers at the trauma center are hostile and her handsome landlord, Dex Belmont, is far from charming. But just when she's about to throw in the towel, life in Bear Mountain takes a surprisingly sexy turn...

This book examines the aesthetic qualities of particular Chinese-language films and the rich artistic traditions from which they spring. It brings together leading experts in the field, and encompasses detailed and wide-ranging case studies of films such as Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Spring in a Small Town, 24 City, and The Grandmaster, and filmmakers including Hou Hsiao-hsien, Jia Zhangke, Chen Kaige, Fei Mu, Zhang Yimou, Johnnie To, and Wo...

As Wales marks a quarter of a century of devolved policymaking in education, this edited volume celebrates the successes of – and grapples critically with the ongoing challenges faced by – Wales’s education system. Researchers from across the UK education landscape pose critical questions: about the leadership of reform; about where responsibility lies for the successful implementation of a number of post-devolution policy innovations, such as the Foundation Phase and the Curriculum for Wa...

When a Black, Indigenous, or racialized individual or relationship works with a sex therapist, a host of cultural circumstances can contribute to intimacy discord and sexual dysfunction. This collection brings together clinicians and educators who share their approaches, bridging sex therapy with a client’s relationship to their racial, cultural, and ethnic identity.This essential book aims to enhance therapists’ supervisory practices and clinical treatments when working with cultu...

No choice. No way out.Believed to be dead, Adrian Hell now fights for a new cause, knowing he can never go back to his old life.But death might have been the better option.As the world recovers from the shocking events in A Necessary Kill, Adrian is living a new life, killing without prejudice to repay the debt he owes the people who saved him.But he can't change who he is. When he begins to question the motives of his savi...

Water runs deep. Blood runs deeper.Faced with a target he cannot kill, Adrian Hell must fight for his life against the people who once saved it.They made it personal. Now he will make them pay.Reunited with allies under the most difficult of circumstances, Adrian is hunted by the full might of a shadowy organization determined to change the world as we know it.His past holds the key to stopping them, but will he survive long...

This book illustrates how the traditional practice of project management advances to handle the more complex problems inherent to strategic organizational transformation.Projects are a part of everyday life in an organization. Tools and procedures for project management are well understood and applied. However, the management of projects by an organization for substantial transformation is less certain in both practice and study. An awareness of how to manage incre...

Chesley's Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy continues its tradition as one of the beacons to guide the field of preeclampsia research, recognized for its uniqueness and utility. Hypertensive disorders remain one the major causes of maternal and fetal morbidity and death. It is also a leading cause of preterm birth now known to be a risk factor in remote cardiovascular disease. Despite this the hypertensive disorders remain marginally studied and management is often controversial.The four...