Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore’s infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate, butter, cinnamon, ripe fruit—the unattainable ingredients of peacetime, of home, of memory.In this novelistic, immersive biography, Suzanne Evans...

A tour of White House dining, from George Washington’s breakfast habits to Barack Obama’s state dinners, by the renowned creator of the History Chef blogYou might remember that Ronald Regan loved jellybeans, but did you know he ate them as an aid to stop smoking? Did you know John Adams was fond of Green Sea Turtle Soup? All the Presidents’ Menus is a delectable journey through American history, served one dish at a time. Historian and author Suza...

Many people think that its hard to make money. They think that those who make money have some special powers that they dont have access to. Its not. Making money is all about decision. Its all about choice. Author Suzanne Evans offers a realistic, sarcastic, and fiercely honest look at why most business owners fail. While business consultants are having you scour over profit and loss statements, and strategy, the real truth is businesses dont fail. People quit. Suzanne has become the tell ...

Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber. She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God. After the war the...

Comprehensive, illustrated, and most importantly: applicable to practice. The fourth edition of this best-selling textbook proves difficult to put down.Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students, Fourth Edition, delivers a clear foundation in human structure and function tailored to the needs of today’s learners in nursing and healthcare. Richly illustrated and structured to support progressive learning, this bestselling te...

Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Paramedics provides students with the insight and understanding of pharmacological essentials needed to respond effectively to the patients' needs. This textbook will help students improve, expand, and enhance their expertise and the overall health and wellbeing of their patients, while boosting their self-confidence as paramedics in the process. This textbook integrates the extensive knowledge of pharmacology into a workable and accessible plan of...

The story "Mandy Goes to School" is a continuation of "Our Dog Mandy". Clay and Ethan arrive to school on the first day, but don't realize Mandy jumped into Clay's backpack. When the boys arrive at school, they amazingly discovered that Mandy was also there. Thankfully, Mandy was given permission to stay for the day.The boys learned a lesson. Sometimes things happen in life that are unexpected, but it's up to the individual and how they respond to it.

The fifth edition of The Physiology of Fishes represents a compendium of knowledge across fish physiology, collecting up-to-date research into an easy-to-access single textbook. Written by the leaders in the field, it provides a comprehensive, accessible review of the core topics, integrating physiology with environmental science, ecology, evolution, and molecular cell biology. New chapters address Epigenetics, Biomechanics and Locomotion, and Behaviour and Learning. Each chapter ...

This is the sixth annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the previous year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to get them to more readersThe Long List Anthology Volume 5 collects 20 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over 450 p...

Why your business isn't succeeding and what you can do about itWhile business consultants are having you scour over profit and loss statements, the real truth is businesses don't fail; people quit. The Way You Do Anything Is the Way You Do Everything offers a realistic, sarcastic, and fiercely honest look at how business owners fail to commit. Business success is all about mindset, and author Suzanne Evans helps you uncover your goals and blast away the ob...

Suzanne Evans finds commonalities between the many images of war mothers - the Canadian Silver Cross mother, the ancient Jewish Maccabean mother of seven martyred sons, the mother of a Palestinian suicide bomber. She compares the lore about mothers of martyrs in the Judeo-Christian, Muslim, and Sikh traditions with stories of World War I Canadian mothers who were depicted in the media as having sacrificed their sons for the sake of civilization, justice, freedom, and God. After the war the...

The appalling story of Hitler's murderous policies aimed at the disabled including tens of thousands of children killed by their doctors. Between 1939 and 1945 the Nazi regime systematically murdered thousands of adults and children with physical and mental disabilities as part of its 'euthanasia' policy. These programmes were designed to eliminate all people with disabilities who, according to Nazi ideology, threatened the health and purity of the German race. Hitler'...