It’s the 1950’s, the men are back from war and the women are starting to take on the role of wife and mother. Everyone, it seems, except Elizabeth Mayfield who longs for nothing more than freedom and adventure. She loves the underground rock-n-roll lifestyle and the ‘other’ side of society where art and theater is rife. Living at home with her family she feels stifled and has almost resigned herself to the life that they want for her. Then, in a moment of pure serendipity, Elizabeth comes ...

On the night before her wedding, Madeline packs a bag, steals one of her father’s horses and heads off into the night, never to return. She travels the land and stops in a small village near the ocean. There, she befriends the owner of a tavern and gets a job helping serve drinks. During her extended stopover in the village, a man enters the tavern for a drink and spots Madeline. He’s tall, dark, and handsome and has his sights set on her. It doesn’t take long for Madeline to fall in love ...

This issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics, guest edited by Mike Winters and Susan R. Wilcox, focuses on Emergency Department Resuscitation. This issue is one of four selected each year by series Consulting Editor, Dr. Amal Mattu. Topics include: Mindset of the Resuscitationist; Updates in Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation; Post-Arrest Interventions That Save Lives; Current Concepts and Controversies in Fluid Resuscitation; Emergency Transfusions; Updates in Sepsis Resuscitation; Pediatric Cardia...

✨ Sunshine, sea breezes, and suspiciously tap-dancing reindeer Addi and Sam are spending Christmas on the Swan of The Seas—far from home, but close to their boyfriends and earning holiday pay too good to refuse.What they didn't expect was: A cruise overflowing with over-the-top Christmas cheerA murder mid-performanceA holiday mystery that's anything but merry and brightWith suspects piling up and the show's sparkle getting more suspiciou...

Une maison de verre. Un contrat silencieux. Un mensonge dangereux.Alexander Vane, milliardaire reclus de la technologie, vit dans un monde de silence. Atteint d'une condition sévère où le son lui cause une douleur physique, il se retire à Saint-Coeur, une forteresse de verre suspendue au-dessus des montagnes du Vermont. Mais son conseil d'administration exige de la stabilité, une femme et une image publique. Il a besoin d'un faux mariage. Il a besoin de quelqu'un qui puisse exister...

An Introduction to Redox Polymers for Energy-Storage ApplicationsPresents a well-founded introduction to the field or Redox Polymers, with didactical features like summary boxes and a Q&A sectionsAn Introduction to Redox Polymers for Energy-Storage Applications discusses fundamental aspects related to polymer-based batteries, such as types of batteries, their historic development, design and synthesis criteria of the active materia...

Silver Love is the story of a lonely Colorado Mine Engineer and a recently unemployed Ohio schoolteacher. Through a accidental set of circumstances, Edna meets Vincent when she appears at the Colorado mine where he works. Edna inherited shares in one of the most successful mines in Colorado silver rush of the late 19th century. When they finally meet, what neither knows is that they have already corresponded regarding an advertisement for a wife that Vincent had placed in the Matrimonial N...

This book presents the synthetic methodologies as well as the properties and potential usage of various ruthenium-containing materials. Starting from the first examples of 'ruthenopolymers' reported in the 1970s to the 3D architectures now synthesized, these materials have shown their importance far beyond fundamental polymer science. As well as highlighting the remarkable properties and versatile applications, this book also addresses a key question related to the applications of such hea...

Diagnostic and exfoliative cytology has today achieved a status that few could have envisaged 20 years ago. While exfoliative cytology has long been employed in gynecological diagnosis, new and rewarding spheres have now developed in which cytological diagnosis plays an important role. Exfoliative cytology, for example, is widely employed as an aid in the continuous assessment of urinary tract tumors, and aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of thyroid dis eases. This has given rise to a g...

The classic epic trilogy of parallel worlds, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction. Also includes The Worm Ouroboros.When Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings was published, reviewers saw that there was only one author with whom he could legitimately be compared: Eric Rucker Eddison (1882-1945). He met both Tolkien and Lewis, and was cited by both as the game-changer in fantastic literature and a key influence on them. His two pr...

He's returned, but not to save... Deadman's Tome He's Risen is an irreverent collection of blasphemous horror dedicated to the king of kings! This sinister issue frames the Resurrection in a way that most horror readers would enjoy, especially zombie fans. From Jesus returning to feast on the living to Jesus kicking undead ass, He's Risen features unadulterated content that entertains and disturbs. Enjoy. Check out a preview of Kelly Evans' Mortecarni

Modern perspectives of law enforcement are both complex and diverse. They integrate management and statistical analysis functions, public and business administration functions, and applications of psychology, natural science, physical fitness, and marksmanship. They also assimilate theories of education, organizational behavior, economics, law and