"Hormones and Heredity" by J. T. Cunningham explores the intricate relationship between hormonal influences and genetic inheritance. The book delves into how hormones affect growth, development, and behavior, providing a comprehensive overview of the biological mechanisms at play. Cunningham presents a detailed analysis of various hormones and their roles in regulating genetic expression, emphasizing the importance of understanding these interactions in fields such as medicine, psychology,...

International Humanitarian NGOs and State Relations: Politics, Principles and Identity examines the often discordant relationship between states and international non-governmental organisations working in the humanitarian sector. INGOs aiming to provide assistance to populations suffering from the consequences of conflicts and other human-made disasters work in the midst of very politically sensitive local dynamics. The involvement of these non-political international actors can be ...

The Practice of Sacred Noticing: Transforming Your Spiritual FootprintWhat if the most important thing about every conversation you have is not what you say - but what you leave behind?The Practice of Sacred Noticing begins with a deceptively simple idea: every encounterleaves a trace. A feeling that lingers. An atmosphere that shifts. A presence that remainslong after you've left the room. at trace is your spiritual footprint-and whether yo...

A Deserted Cabin…A Mysterious Stranger…A Fading Memory…A Girl Alone... Time keeps shifting, but will Grace be enough to save herself?"There had been some kind of accident, Grace thought suddenly. She didn't know how she knew that, but she did. She didn't want to think about it. She didn't want to think about anything. Because there was a part of her, way down deep, that knew everything had been her fault."Grace Meyer is a normal se...

With romance, intrigue, twists, and turns around every corner, readers will be on the edge of their seats until the very end of this modern Scottish mystery with a dash of ghostly history.Liza Ramsay is career-minded and driven. She has no interest in inheriting an ancient estate in Scotland. But when she finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads, a summons directly from the chief of a prominent clan in the Scottish Lowlands suddenly becomes ...

The land of Israel is like no other place in the world. A place God created to be the home of the Jewish people. This land is calling out for the return of its children. After 2000 years the Jewish people are finding their way home. With this connection to the Land of Israel is a dream of being part of a greater reality that what we see in the world today. This manuscript describes a journey my wife and I took moving from Canada to Israel. It was a journey that separated us from many thing...

As Dr Campbell Tempest Stuart finishes up for the night at Westen Hills General Hospital, he stumbles across a computer tablet left behind by a patient. Upon opening it up, he discovers content of a disturbing nature. When his son is kidnapped, he finds himself falling down the rabbit hole of paedophilia, torture and murder.

As recently as the dawn of the Space Age, the solar system was still largely unknown. The first probes to the Moon, Venus and Mars ushered in a golden age of planetary science, transforming planets from distant mysteries into vividly realized worlds. This book provides a comprehensive, accessible survey of the entire solar system, covering all major planets from Mercury to Saturn, the outer solar system and asteroids. It includes insights from leading scientists through in-person interview...

What is consciousness? How do physical processes in the brain give rise to the self-aware mind and to feelings as profoundly varied as love or hate, aesthetic pleasure or spiritual yearning? These questions today are among the most hotly debated issues among scientists and philosophers, and wehave seen in recent years superb volumes by such eminent figures as Francis Crick, Daniel C. Dennett, Gerald Edelman, and Roger Penrose, all firing volleys in what has come to be called the con...

The cardiovascular system and the neuroendocrine system are integrated at multiple levels. This integration is key to normal physiological function. Further, it adapts to accommodate changes related to aging, the organism’s reproductive state, or physiological challenges. This type of adaptability, or plasticity, also can contribute to pathophysiology when these systems are stressed.This volume discusses how neuroendocrine systems influence cardiovascular function in health and dis...

With over 120,000 copies sold, this unique contemporary work brings the timeless Tibetan Bardo teaching into current American culture and language, with 49 days of readings for someone who has died or who is preparing for the dying experience. This book has been and still remains an important tool for providing a spiritual service to a dying person as opposed to grieving, processing loss, or mourning for that person's passage. Front matter includes "Notes on the Labyrinth" (or the Bardo......

First published in 1975, Opening the Door is a survey of policies and problems in services for the mentally handicapped. It describes the improvements which have taken place since 1969, when the inquiry into conditions of patients at Ely hospital in South Wales stimulated public concern into the quality of life of many mentally handicapped people in hospital. The authors discuss the continuing gap between the idea – as laid down in the 1971 Government White Paper, Better Servi...