Marcus Botha, a ruthless 1960s South African mining and shipping tycoon, reinvents himself as a UK media magnate whose sensational publications capture a nation in flux. Two decades later, as the echoes of apartheid recede, his dark past threatens to overrun his dazzling empire.In a world where scandal and power collide, Botha's newspapers chronicle everything from celebrity sex scandals and AIDS hysteria to the seismic shifts of political upheaval-the Poll Tax rio...

In***My Husband's Women***, Marcus is the golden child, the center of his mother's world. Mrs. Collin has always played an out-sized role in his life, offering opinions and guidance that Marcus finds comforting. But when Racquel enters the picture, things begin to shift. Racquel, now his wife, is trying to navigate marriage while contending with a mother-in-law who seems to hold all the power.Mrs. Collin's over-protectiveness borders on control, leaving Racquel feeling like an outs...

The story is set in 2018/19, during the time of Brexit and is a satirical, tongue in cheek look at humanity. The Powers that be, an ethereal being, have seen the future and Earth will end in fifty years time. They are fond of the human race and want humanity to stop destroying their planet. The main character, PJ, who is a widowed, bitter, army veteran who is suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, who lives alone with his routines. He awakes one morning to find his life will never ...

People with Pellagra were known as the Butterfly caste. Pellagra is due to a poor diet deficient in milk and meat leading to a deficiency of vitamin B3, Nicotinamide, the precursor to NAD vital to mitochondrial energy production and metabolic regulation. Sufferers had poor cognition and poor health with many infections and aged prematurely. A case is made that class and white supremacy was based on a high meat diet and inferiority on degeneration caused by poorer diets. The singular case o...

In systematizing the literature of my subject I have pursued the following method: I begin with some significant extracts from authors who wrote before the birth of modern criminal science. After these I take up the statisticians, that is to say, those who, without belonging to any special school of criminologists, have treated the subject principally by the aid of statistics. Next I give an exposition of the school which insists especially upon the individual factors in crime, and ascribe...

EVER SINCE THE UPRISINGS OF 2020, consumers and employees alike have demanded more accountability from US business leaders. As a leadership coach, author Dr. Adriane Johnson - Williams noted the increasing volume of demands but saw no guidance out in the world that makes the work of organizational change for equity clear. That’s when she decided to write this book.The author simply asks this of you: Give her — this book, its calendar, activities, and additional provided resources i...

If you’ve ever spoken to someone who snores, they joke about it.“I’m ok, I can’t hear it!” is a phrase we hear all the time.In many cultures, snoring is humorous, and snoring noises are often used in film and animation to indicate that someone is sleeping… the irony being that the snorer might be only getting poor quality sleep, and indeed, snoring can be a symptom of something more serious.In this Snorer.com Guide, we’ll give you an overview of snoring and...

The Art and Science of Dermal Formulation Development is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of transdermal and topical formulation development, covering preclinical studies, evaluation, and regulatory approval. It enables the reader to understand the opportunities and challenges in developing products and how risks can be mitigated. Over the last 25 years, expertise in this area has declined whilst drug delivery systems for other administration route...

A comprehensive guide to the current research, major challenges, and future prospects of controlled drug delivery systemsControlled drug delivery has the potential to significantly improve therapeutic outcomes, increase clinical benefits, and enhance the safety of drugs in a wide range of diseases and health conditions. Fundamentals of Drug Delivery provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the essential principles and processes of...

Examining sustainable poultry production systems across Europe, this book contains a selected cross section of papers from the 2014 UK Poultry Science Symposium. It reviews essential topics such as resources and supply chains, the global poultry market, risk management, zoonoses and green issues. Providing a compilation of the most current research in the poultry science and production industry, this book is an important resource for both researchers and professionals.

In a sequel to the much-praised Dogs of War, Honey the genetically engineered bear takes a ride in Jimmy the Martian's head and starts a revolution on the Red Planet.Mars. The red planet. A new frontier for humanity: a civilization where humans can live in peace, lord and master of all they survey.But this isn't Space City from those old science-fiction books. It's more like Hell City, built into and from a huge crater. There's a big silk canopy over it, feeding out atmosph...

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems. Grasslands have been eliminated from across much of their former extent and continue to be threatened by urban expansion, agricultural intensification, weed invasion and the uncertain impacts of climate change. Research, however, is showing us new ways to manage grasslands, and techniques for restoration are advancing. The importance of ongoing stewardship also means it is vital to develop new strategies to encourage a br...