An Odyssey for the twenty-first century, an unforgettable literary fiction novel about fathers and sons, homecoming and the power of nature_________________________'Glittering prose' GUARDIAN'Genuine tenderness' FINANCIAL TIMES'A real page-turner' ***** READER REVIEW_________________________Yan is a compulsive gambler whose wanderlust leads him on a chain of adventures across th...

Urban expert John Rossant and business journalist Stephen Baker look beyond the false promises of the past to examine the real future of transportation and the repercussions for the world's cities, the global economy, the environment, and our individual lives.Human mobility, dominated for a century by cars and trucks, is facing a dramatic transformation. Over the next decade, new networked devices, from electric bikes to fleets of autonomous cars, will change the way we move. They w...

Achieve optimal results and high patient satisfaction with Aesthetic Surgery of the Facial Skeleton. Encompassing the entire field of facial skeletal contouring, this one-stop resource uses a problem-based, multidisciplinary approach to skeletal contouring of the face and adjunctive procedures that enhance results. With well-illustrated, focused coverage of all recent advances in this fast-changing area, it's an ideal reference for trainee and practicing cosmetic surgeons, maxillofacial su...

A full-color, step-by-step atlas of rhinoplasty surgical techniquesPart of the McGraw-Hill Plastic Surgery Atlas series, Rhinoplasty is an unmatched visual guide to learning how to successfully perform this challenging procedure. Featuring 180 full-color illustrations, this is the perfect primer for surgeons to begin and sharpen their understanding of rhinoplasty.Rhinoplasty addresses the relevant anatomy, operative setup, surgical steps, ...

James Hargrove is a math teacher who loves order, formulas, and the neat precision of his classroom. But when summer break arrives, James finds himself adrift in time and space, far from the structured world of equations he knows so well. Meanwhile, his wife Mei—a Chinese teacher with a love for poetry and pandas—embraces the season with passion, spending her days at the zoo, marveling at the simplicity and charm of her favorite black-and-white creatures.In a dusty attic, James stu...

Identifying and developing talented athletes to their fullest potential is a central concern of sport scientists, sports coaches, and sports policy makers. The second edition of this popular text offers a state of the science synthesis of current knowledge in talent identification and development in sport, from the biological basis of talent to the systems and processes within sport through which that talent is nurtured.Written by a team of leading international experts, the book e...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th OpenSHMEM Workshop, held in virtually in August 2021.The 11 full papers and 1 short paper presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in this volume from 18 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Applications and Implementations, Tools and Benchmarks, and Applications and Implementations.

Winner of the 2020 Audio Publishers Association Lifetime Achievement AwardIncludes the story “Premium Harmony”—set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, MaineThe masterful #1 New York Times bestselling story collection from O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King that includes twenty-one iconic stories with accompanying autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each one.For mo...

'Mainstream diet advice is making you fat, sick and depressed. Achieve glowing health and a sculpted body with the foods your body was designed to eat' - Stephen BakerIn this well-researched and professionally presented book, veteran health writer Stephen Baker shows you how everything you've been told about fat is wrong; why carbs and sugar are slowly killing you; how you can regain your health NOW through a natural meat-based diet. You will learn...

Unleash the power inside your own body to transform your lifeSemen Retention is a centuries-old practice that allows you to harness your body's vital energy and redirect it to any area of your life.From achieving the perfect body to outstanding results in business and creative endeavours, semen retention can turbocharge your success.Now modern science is backing up this ancient practice and showing how it can:Increase productivity & mo...

'Mainstream diet advice is making you fat, sick and depressed. Achieve glowing health and a sculpted body with the foods your body was designed to eat' - Stephen BakerIn this well-researched and professionally presented book, veteran health writer Stephen Baker shows you how everything you've been told about fat is wrong; why carbs and sugar are slowly killing you; how you can regain your health NOW through a natural meat-based diet. You will learn...

A bold new remedy for the sprawling and wasteful health care industryWhere else but the doctor’s office do you have to fill out a form on a clipboard? Have you noticed that hospital bills are almost unintelligible, except for the absurdly high dollar amount? Why is it that technology in other industries drives prices down, but in health care it’s the reverse? And why, in health care, is the customer so often treated as a mere bystander—and an ignorant one at that?The same A...