Covers gestational and chronic hypertension in addition to severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome and discusses the interaction with the renal, hematological, neurological, and hepatic systems of pregnant women.

A new edition of the proven guide to providing emergency care for mothers-to-be in acute medical distressNow in its sixth edition, Critical Care Obstetrics offers an authoritative guide to what might go seriously wrong with a pregnancy and delivery and explains how to manage grave complications. Written by an international panel of experts, this updated and revised edition contains the most recent advances in the field as well as recommendations for treati...

All The Devils Are Here - By Michael SaadAt the age of 10, Mom gave me a puff of weed and Dad started cooking meth in the basement. Mom was always high. I thought all families were like that. But when the local gang broke into our home threatening everyone’s life, I knew something was wrong with my family.Diane and Doug Trillamede fostered me at 14, supplying a supportive and loving home. The curse of drugs and all the devils threatening my life seemed to be gone. But they ...

Blackstone Publishing presents a faithful, full-cast dramatization of The Maltese Falcon, Dashiell Hammett’s intense and immersive hard-boiled detective classic that redefined the genre.“Don’t be too sure I’m as crooked as I’m supposed to be. That kind of reputation might be good business.”—Samuel Spade, private investigatorBrilliant detective Sam Spade is the quintessential private eye, with his own code of ethics. When a standard stakeout goes wr...

A local dispute leads to suspicion of murder for a small-town California bookshop owner in this cozy mystery by the New York Times bestselling author.The small town of South Cove, California, has all kinds of attractions, from resorts and beaches to Jill Gardner’s charming bookshop café. But now Jill may have discovered yet another hidden treasure. The old stone wall on her property might be the remnant of a centuries-old mission worthy of being declared a...

In a quaint California town, a new tea shop is drawing lots of attention—and an occasional murder—in this mystery by the New York Times bestselling author.The quaint coastal town of South Cove, California, is buzzing with excitement about the new specialty tea shop, Tea Hee—not to mention its beautiful owner, Kathi Corbin. But while the men in town are distracted by her looks, Jill Gardner, owner of the local bookshop café, senses something peculiar about ...

"You can almost hear the skipping rope slapping the sidewalk,” wrote Margaret Laurence of Dennis Lee’s timeless poetry collection Alligator Pie. One of the first illustrated books published about Canadian children and featuring Canadian place names, Alligator Pie established Dennis Lee’s reputation as “Canada’s Father Goose” and has sold more than half a million copies since its publication in 1974. This classic edition, featuring Frank Newfeld’s instantly recognizable or...

From the New York Times bestselling author of NOS4A2 and Horns comes this e-short story—from Joe Hill’s award-winning collection 20th Century Ghosts.Imogene is young and beautiful. She kisses like a movie star and knows everything about every film ever made. She's also dead and waiting in the Rosebud Theater for Alec Sheldon one afternoon in 1945. . . .Arthur Roth is a lonely kid with big ideas and a gift for attracting ...

This timeless classic now features a foreword written by New York Times bestselling author Judy Blume, as well as an exclusive interview with Beverly Cleary herself!In the first novel from Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will be charmed instantly by an average boy whose life is turned upside down when he meets a lovable puppy with a nose for mischief.Just as Henry Huggins is complaining that nothing exciting ever h...

First paperback edition. Brite has a rich and dedicated readership among readers of gay, cooking, horror, and mystery fiction. Brite and her husband, a chef, live in New Orleans. Since Hurricane Katrina she has moved away from fiction. This book features a new author's afterword on these two novels and their writing. "The Value of X" was the first of Brite's novels featuring two chefs, Rickey and G-man, who grow up together, fall in love, and find ways to work together. It was published in...

Named one of the Best Books of the Year by Buzzfeed, San Francisco Chronicle, and Publishers WeeklyWinner of the Rome Prize (John Guare Writer’s Fund)“This remarkable memoir is written with extraordinary care, intelligence, and honesty.... In short, it’s fully alive.” —Phillip LopateFor Will Boast, what looked like the end turned out to be a new beginning. After losing his mother and only brother, twenty-four-year-o...

In this humorous and heartfelt novel from Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary, the bond between a boy and his dog proves strong, as Henry vows to stick up for Ribsy…even if he is a trouble-maker!From the first moment Henry found Ribsy, the curious mutt was poking his nose into things he shouldn't be. Whether terrorizing the garbage man, chasing cats, or gobbling Ramona Quimby's ice-cream cone, Henry's four-legged pal has walked himself into one problem too ...