[Illustrated with portrait of the Author and additional maps]"A classic of 19th century war reportage by an Irish surgeon who led an ambulance unit on both sides of the Franco-Prussian War. Includes eye witness descriptions of the debacle at Sedan and the gruelling siege of Paris.Charles Ryan was an Irish surgeon from Tipperary who served with a horse-drawn Anglo-American ambulance unit in the latter stages of the 1870-71 Franco-Prussian War. This vivid account of his experie...

Every investor needs an edge.Professional investors on Wall Street have the best education, the deepest knowledge of company accounts, the latest technology, and teams of analysts at their disposal to help them identify the best stock investments. That is their edge. As a part-time, individual investor, you cannot compete on their turf.What can you do? This is where The World's Simplest Stock Picking Strategy comes in.As you go about your life, there are co...

Afton Leer is a mercenary with too many years - and battles - behind him. Today, however, he has chosen the wrong side in a very one-sided fight. As the enemy closes in, he uses what time he has left to reflect on a life lived by the sword.

Tyris and Stilthius Menion and the sell-swords of the Black River Company find themselves at odds over the fate of a prisoner and the question of whether or not honor means more than the code that binds them.

What happens when one of America's best-known haiku poets joins forces with her psychologist husband to write a book? The answer: "Take a Deep Breath: The Haiku Way to Inner Peace" -- a unique collection of guided meditations, drawn from and experienced through the appreciation of haiku. In today's fast-paced, high-pressure world, "Take a Deep Breath" can help anyone learn to slow down and take stock, relax and focus on the present moment, and find poetry and depth in their own lives.

Closer to Antarctica than to Buenos Aires, the port town of Ushuaia, Argentina is home to a national park as well as a museum that is housed in the world’s southernmost prison. Ushuaia’s radial panopticon operated as an experimental hybrid penal colony and penitentiary from 1902 to 1947, designed to revolutionize modern prisons globally. A Carceral Ecology offers the first comprehensive study of this notorious prison and its afterlife, documenting how the Patagonian frontier and t...

New in paperback! This book comes at a time when opera-lovers, singers, directors, and critics alike are taking a new look at the dramatic soprano heroines created by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, endeavoring to delve beyond inherited scholarly interpretation and gain a richer understanding of these compelling female characters. Artistically limited by the bel canto musical tradition popular at the time, Verdi launched a new style dramma per musica which also demand...

This book offers a guide to common dermatologic conditions most often treated by primary care providers. Most dermatologic disorders in the United States are treated by primary care physicians, and yet primary care training programs do not prioritize dermatology. This easy-to-use reference answers that need with practical recommendations for diagnosing and treating these common diseases along with a number of illustrative color images. Throughout, chapters are either organized by populatio...

School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-female Chronic Cramps band. Making her name in the punk/indie scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tear the family apart.Trans gender identity is more than injections and surgery, its about acceptance.

Strange, secretive neighbors. Groundhogs run amok. The steep price of resurrecting the past.After years of avoiding his family, cryptobiologist Ryan Nolan returns to New Haven to investigate rumors of a dragon sighting. Yet instead of a giant mythological lizard, he stumbles upon a dead body. Connecting the murder to missing Mexican artifacts leads him on a path straight back to his long-lost love, Charlotte.Charlotte Reid has never been one to shy away fro...

Wouldn’t it be life-changing if you had the ability to instantly persuade anyone? How much of a difference would the power of psychological manipulation have on your life?Keep reading to find out.Inside Manipulation Techniques: The Complete Guide on How to Ethically Manipulate Anyone Through NLP, Mind Control and Persuasion, you’ll learn everything you need to know about influencing other people’s attitudes and behaviour with the i...

Edward Miller is a charismatic visionary who has a long and highly successful career in the space of mentoring, leading and inspiring others to achieve their soul life purpose. His passion for helping people with their transformation is fueled by his altruistic nature and genuine desire to see them achieve happiness within.In Uncovering and Embracing SOUL POWER you will learn about his journey of awakening SELF-Love and the insights he gained to eliminate suffering using a...