The raison d’etre for a new atlas of congenital heart surgery is based on the reality that the specialty has undergone numerous changes in the last few years resulting in improved techniques and new operations. The sheer number of new procedures and the required attendant technical skills to successfully complete an operation has become a challenge to master, especially for residents who are pursuing a career in congenital heart surgery. While the techniques that we are espousing are mostl...

Painting pretty, prized flowers is easier than you think!Using an uncomplicated palette and simple techniques, Mary Backer shares the secrets behind her prize-winning watercolor flowers. From first strokes to final touches, you'll learn everything you need to know to paint brilliant orange poppies, plump peonies, graceful lotus blossoms, classic roses and other garden favorites.Features:• an exciting variety of flowers and compositions, from individual flow...

This book will reacquaint you with your right brain. It will show you how to harness the power of ideas. In short, it will ensure your career survival. Think about it, your left brain has received a solid 20 plus years of training, your right brain, 0. Your left brain has clever tools such as math, language, and science, you right has small pieces of sticky yellow paper. For all of the business processes that deal with complex problems, we have overlooked the foundational element of it all...

SOS: A Navigation Guide for Women at Work is an accessible and practical guide for women and men to improve gender equality, embrace diversity and rewrite the unwritten rules of the workplace.This transformative handbook addresses common challenges faced by women, including productivity, parenting, the pay gap—and, of course, guilt. These multifaceted issues need multifaceted solutions, so each topic is addressed through the SOS framework:...

The Venture Philanthropy Blueprint (VPB) is a transformative model that redefines how we fund and grow impact-driven businesses. It bridges capital, innovation, and entrepreneurship to drive scalable, sustainable change. Unlike traditional philanthropy, which often relies on one-time grants and donations, VPB applies an investment mindset-funding mission-driven businesses that generate both financi...

In the early 1990's Kristiane Backer was one of the very first presenters of MTV Europe. For some years she lived and breathed the international music scene, quickly gaining a cult following amongst viewers and becoming a darling of European press. As she reached the pinnacle of her success she realised that, despite having all she could have wished for, she was never truly satisfied. Something very important was missing. A fateful meeting with Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan changed her...

Molly Davis left Eaglebrook, TN, six years ago to pursue her writing career. After a failed book and a cheating ex, she returns home and rediscovers the charm of small-town life, especially when she reconnects with Jacob Cameron, her high school sweetheart.As the owner of Last Note, a popular new bar and music venue, Jacob has been focused solely on business, but Molly's return reignites old feelings he's never let go. Just as their romance begins to spark, Molly is offered the opp...

The stories are all straight from the heart and emotionally connected to our lives. For every Sheetal who walks in freedom there is a Daniel who recognizes that sovereignty. For every Zoya who comes out of her façade there is an Armaan who lifts the veil of emancipation. For every Jasmeet who loves to love there is a Baskar who tells her what love is not. For every Shalaka who wanders around for u

The full eBook version of In the Blue Mountains Op. 44 in fixed-layout format. PRINTED CLASSICAL SHEET MUSIC FINALIST FOR THE 2025 ART OF PIANO EDUCATION AWARDS Agathe Backer Grøndahl is primarily known as an accomplished Norwegian pianist, but her brilliant compositions have received little attention to date. The 'fairytale suite' I Blaafjellet (In the Blue Mountain), Op. 44, consists of six virtuoso piano movements of great originality and beauty, inspired by Norwegian mythical creatures...

Two best friends. One apartment. Zero chance of this going to plan.Austin and Sydney have been best friends since he moved into her shoebox apartment in New York City over a decade ago. Now in their early thirties and living with their long-term partners, their lives are finally on track: Austin is performing on Broadway and Sydney is the VP comma Marketing at a lucrative tech startup. Everything is perfect. They're so happy. (Right?)But when both ...

Strengthening Domestic Resource Mobilization: Moving from Theory to Practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries analyzes the present status of government revenues and presents policy and administrative options relevant to these settings. The authors call for a joint consideration of tax and expenditure policy to enhance the likelihood of success in ensuring revenue sufficiency for sustained economic and social development. Increased domestic revenues can only lead to improved development ...

Elijah Cameron, the bad boy of country music, is forced to confront his choices after a near-death experience. Determined to rebuild his life, he's ready to settle down and reunite with the family he once walked away from. But winning back the woman whose heart he shattered, the mother of his child, won't be easy, especially when the media is reporting he's dating another woman, which he can't deny.Stephanie Davis has finally found peace. With a new career on the horizon and a budd...