Few subjects in gynecology, let alone in medicine in general, have provoked such inter est or study as cervical cancer. Although the wealth of monographs and books publish ed on the subject would seem to obviate the need for more, the great advances made in the medical sciences and in gynecological experience and techniques in recent years call for, if not require, a new book on cervical cancer to bring together the latest ideas and trends in its methods of study, diagnosis, and treatment....

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive US citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping"—Smithsonian.Cliff Stoll...

Before the Internet became widely known as a global tool for terrorists, one perceptive U.S. citizen recognized its ominous potential. Armed with clear evidence of computer espionage, he began a highly personal quest to expose a hidden network of spies that threatened national security. But would the authorities back him up? Cliff Stoll's dramatic firsthand account is "a computer-age detective story, instantly fascinating [and] astonishingly gripping" (Smithsonian).Cliff S...

What's the real meaning of "juke joint"? Explore these special places for a special brand of the blues.Juke joint - two words often used, often abused. They convey an inherent promise of something real, edgy, from another time. All juke joints are blues clubs, but not all blues clubs are jukes. Here, artist recollections and insights delve below the murky surface to tell the tales, canonize the characters and explain the special brand of blues bottled in these quas...

Transformation of public education requires the reawakening of the sleeping giant in the room: the learners. Students, teachers, and principals must develop a learner-centric, standards-driven school. Reawakening the Learner is a guide to creating just such an environment. Continua describe the journey of teachers, teacher leaders, and principals in partnering with learners. Adult-driven routines must be replaced with learner-centric practices.All stakeholders must identify a commo...

Co-authored by Louise Stoll, Carol Taylor, Karen Spence-Thomas and Chris Brown, Catalyst: An evidence-informed, collaborative professional learning resource for teacher leaders and other leaders working within and across schools is a collection of specially designed cards created to support and promote the professional learning and development of groups of teacher leaders.Catalyst is a professional learning tool intended to bring to life the findings of a collabor...

This comprehensive monograph is ideal for established researchers in the field and also graduate students who wish to learn more about the subject. The text is made accessible to a broad audience as it does not require any knowledge of Lie groups and only a limited knowledge of differential geometry. The author's primary emphasis is on potential theory on the hyperbolic ball, but many other relevant results for the hyperbolic upper half-space are included both in the text and in the end-of...

Maria is not called the Christmas mouse for nothing. She has been handing out nuts to people for three years now. The other mice have laughed at her several times, because no other mouse would have thought of going near humans. Maria has also avoided direct contact so far, usually placing the nuts unnoticed and grabbing a piece of cheese or a grape for the Christmas buffet in return. During this year's distribution campaign, she has an extraordinary idea: she no longer wants to avoid conta...

** New 10th Anniversary Edition of the best-selling travel memoir.** 2018 Indie Book Award for Memoir (Personal Struggle).** Re-live Falling Uphill with a new afterword that paints the journey in a light that only time can tell.** New bonus chapters.** Over one hundred photographs (color photos in e-book only)!In one week, Scott Stoll lost his job, his best friend, his girlfriend and his confidence. Disillusioned with society, full of an...

"A vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage . . . and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of . . . happiness." — Carolyn Parkhurst, national bestselling author of The Dogs of BabelWhat sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife? Bess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up...

Adam's sin is still much in evidence today. History is repeating again and again. We not only see it all about us, but we continue to experience the same temptations that these biblical saints and non-saints succumbed to. Will it never end? Prominent national leaders and church leaders fail. There are unfaithful spouses, broken marriages, and parental delinquency that produce dysfunctional families. There is also drunkenness, drug abuse, murder, rape, pornography, immodest dress, and filth...

The exploration of inspiration from a scientific perspective is not easy. Due to its divine and spiritual past, the phenomenon appears mysteriously and unscientifically, although psychologists have attempted to uncover inspiration against all odds. Marketing scholars have also become interested in the topic and started to uncover customers’ inspiration in the marketing domain. This book aims to advance the research about inspiration in marketing by dedicating three consecutive studies to t...