A sudden abduction leads to an unexpected encounter for daring young adventurer, Alfie Tucker, when he finds himself facing yet another race against time to save not only The Gilded Lexicon, but also the irreplaceable treasure it contains.....the written word. With a life in jeopardy leaving him no option but to go in search of the ancient artefact, Alfie quickly discovers he's not the only one after the relic. After learning that they, too, are desperate to find The Gilded Lexicon, but fo...

An unexpected invitation....An adventure all his own....No turning back....What DOES it all mean? Shy pre-teen bookworm, Alfie Tucker, receives what he believes to be an invitation to go on the adventure of a lifetime. At first keen to escape, even briefly, from a father disappointed in his son, he takes his time to accept. But little does the young adventurer realise that by doing so, he kick-starts a series of nail-biting missions that over the course of his vital, formative years, prope...

This book is a practical guide to the appointment, promotion, and tenure (APT) process for clinical faculty members employed by medical schools. The number of clinical faculty members in US medical schools has increased exponentially in the last two decades. At the same time, faculty career tracks and promotion requirements have changed dramatically and medical schools have introduced multiple non-tenure career tracks. Currently, only about 25% of the approximately 150,000 members of clini...

Alfie Tucker’s struggles to keep the Gilded Lexicon safe continue as, in an astonishing twist, threats rain down on the artefact for a third time. A Christmas Day shock jerks the young teen from family celebrations, pitching him against two warring factions in a desperate race against time. Could there be more to Alfie’s nail-biting adventures than he realises? The Witch’s Blood is only part of the story. Read on...

In telling the history of women in medicine, the pioneers are rightly remembered and celebrated in books, articles, memorials, awards, names of buildings, and organizations. In contrast, the generation who began the transition from minority status to the current numerical equity are seldom memorialized, yet without the efforts of these few determined women in what was unambiguously a male profession, the achievements of these pioneers could easily have withered.This book is written...

The health care system in Britain at the beginning of the twenty-first century is being subjected to radical rethinking. Health Policy examines how the NHS has developed to the point it has reached today as well as placing it in the wider context of the kinds of health care which are available to people in Britain. It looks at key issues which have arisen in the provision of health care such as rationing, the operation of interest groups, relationships between the public, voluntary and pri...

In telling the history of women in medicine, the pioneers (especially the turbulent ones) are rightly remembered and celebrated in books, articles, memorials, awards, names of buildings, and organizations – even in stone statues and memorials. In contrast, the generation who began the transition from minority status to the current numerical equity are seldom memorialized, yet without the efforts of these few determined women in what was unambiguously a male profession, the achievements of ...

This book is a practical guide to the appointment, promotion, and tenure (APT) process for clinical faculty members of medical schools. It provides insights and recommendations on career planning and academic promotion for clinical faculty members. It also addresses much of the “mythology” surrounding the APT process and demonstrates how academic promotion should be approached as a career-building process rather than a daunting high-risk event. Topics discussed in the first edition include...

When Jillian Butler moved back to Lilac Ridge to run the second chance animal rescue her aunt left her, she knew it was only a matter of time until the town learned of her fourteen year old secret. What Jill didn’t expect was to run into the man with whom she created that secret. With billionaire Austin Hale insisting she let him adopt a dog, Jill has no choice but to face the man who shattered her heart and betrayed her trust. It’s only after a single's auction to raise money for the resc...

Sean Beckett turns Cynthia Munn's luck – and her world – upside down witha harmless date, a risky bet, and a night Cyn might regret.Needing money to buy her dream house and finally have a place to call home, Cynthia Munn accepts Sean Beckett's proposition to accompany him to his sister's wedding in Las Vegas. The moment Cyn steps onto her old stomping grounds, the blackjack tables seduce her senses, coaxing her mojo out and helping her win big.When Sean's sisters tel...

When the soldier comes home, they forget their promise of good-bye.When Clarissa Dean and Matthew Carson said good-bye, it shattered Clarissa's heart. She has spent the past decade avoiding her first and only love during his visits home from the Army, but when Clarissa's best friend -- Matt's twin sister -- gets married, Clarissa can no longer avoid the man or protect her heart. The years apart are forgotten as quickly as their good-bye when they fall into each other's arms again. ...

When Chris Lawler is left adrift by the sudden loss of her partner, she heads west on a cross-country road trip—but no GPS can navigate her loneliness or the guilt over her part in Sally’s accident.Struggling to find belonging among Utah’s red rocks and in the Texas Hill Country, she meets two remarkably different people who begin to kindle her healing. She is smitten by one of them, but past rejection renders her insecure and awkward. Adding to her isolation, her judgmental kin in...