Fresh out of Kearney, Nebraska, twenty-four-year-old Mindy Williams is ready to take the corporate world by storm at her new investment firm assistant job in New York City. Stepping into the glittering fifty-story high-rise, she quickly realizes that the workplace culture is nothing like her quiet hometown. Guided by her fast-talking, adventurous new building friend, Jenn, Mindy learns that looking the part and networking are everything. When she attends the mandatory after-hours corporate...

Former rising college baseball star Ryan Jacobs thought his life was set until a devastating injury sidelined his career for good. Trading his bat for a suit, Ryan lands a job at a prestigious accounting firm and gets assigned to his very first big client: the Delta Tau Phi sorority house. Expecting a routine audit of books and spreadsheets, Ryan walks through the front door only to find himself surrounded by stunning, provocative women who are far more interested in negotiating "liquid as...

In a city fueled by corporate ambition and a legendary "hook-up" culture, roommates Mindy, Jenn, and Cece navigate the fast-paced world of their high-end firms and vibrant nightlife. Their regular post-work gatherings at a favorite local hangout, Chloe's, frequently evolve into wild nights out, testing boundaries and shifting perspectives on romance and casual encounters. When a corporate meet-and-greet brings new faces into the mix, the trio finds themselves drawn into a web of temptation...

Twenty-something Ceyla "Cece" Sanchez is doing her best to navigate the fast-paced world of a bustling city, balancing her office job with a complicated personal life. Living in a cramped apartment with her boyfriend, Trey, and his roommates, she feels a quiet resignation as the spark in her one-year relationship fades into routine. But while Cece is contemplating whether she is settling for a life that doesn't truly fulfill her, her adventurous new friends and potential roommates Jenn and...

This is an innovative and collaborative life history of one of Alaska’s pioneering wildlife biologists. David R. Klein has been a leader in promoting habitat studies across wildlife research in Alaska, and this is his first-hand account of how science and biological fieldwork has been carried out in Alaska in the last sixty years. This book tells the stories of how Klein did his science and the inspiration behind the research, while exposing the thinking that underlies particular scientifi...

Whatever the number, domestic violence victims remain far too many for a preventable crime. More and more victims of intimate partner violence are reaching out to police, prosecutors and judges only to be sorely disappointed, even betrayed. While laws and programs have multiplied over the last few decades to address domestic violence, the country is getting safer for almost everyone except for women who have, or have had, abusive male intimate partners. Andrew R. Klein and Jessica L. Klein...

How have jails become the deadliest waiting rooms in America?Death before Sentencing provides a sweeping exposé of thousands of avoidable deaths that have occurred in the U.S. county and local jail systems within the past few decades. These deaths have been overlooked, under-investigated, and even covered-up as jail systems avoid responsibility and refuse to take action.This is the most complete investigation of the deadly side of jails, describing the daily ...

Professional practice is increasingly becoming more complex, demanding, dynamic and diverse. This important and original new book considers how self-study using arts-based methods can enable purposeful reflection toward understanding and envisioning professional practice. Ideally for visual arts practitioners on all levels, this book presents a self-study model grounded in compelling research that highlights arts-based methods for examining four areas of professional practice: professional...

Stay current with the latest advances and clinical applications of cardiac echo with Clinical Echocardiography Review: A Self-Assessment Tool, Third Edition. Edited by Drs. Allan L. Klein, Craig R. Asher, and Michael Chetrit, and written by national and international experts from the Cleveland Clinic and other leading institutions, this best-selling review tool offers a self-paced, highly effective way to assess and expand your knowledge of echocardiography and improve comprehension and re...

Mrs. Rahlo's Closet: It was a simple request, really. All the aged landlady asked of the young medical student who rented a room in her decaying home was to refrain from opening the closet door. Yes, a simple request. And an impossible one . . .

With sequels, prequels, remakes, spin-offs, or copies of successful films or franchises dominating film and television production, it sometimes seems as if Hollywood is incapable of making an original film or TV show. These textual pluralities or multiplicities—while loved by fans who flock to them in droves—tend to be dismissed by critics and scholars as markers of the death of high culture. Cycles, Sequels, Spin-offs, Remakes, and Reboots takes the opposite view, surveying a wid...

The phenomenon of globalization has been debated for decades. While some voices anticipate the demise of globalization and postulate about a return to former borders and glories, the realities of the world present the undeniable truth that we are all in this together. Unfortunately, it takes a crisis to move us from where we are, and the coronavirus pandemic has served that function. This book presents a straightforward commentary on the transformative impact of this global interconnective...