A complete guide to modern calligraphy packed with detailed step-by-step instructions from the founder of Artsynibs Studio.Joyce Lee first picked up a calligraphy pen when she started making stationery for her wedding. For her, it is now a way of life, her career and what she calls a 'calligraventure'.In this practical and inspiring book, Joyce introduces modern calligraphy, including the tools you need and how to use them. She teaches various techniques an...

A vivid and timely re-examination of one of young America's most complicated figures: the war hero turned infamous traitor, Benedict Arnold.Proud and talented, history now remembers this conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period's great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously inju...

Rookie cop Leigh Durham works the graveyard shift in the Bronx, and how she loves it! Until she encounters a ruthless crime lord who decides Leigh belongs to him.

History remembers this proud, talented, and conflicted man solely through the lens of his last desperate act of treason. Yet the fall of Benedict Arnold remains one of the Revolutionary period’s great puzzles. Why did a brilliant military commander, who repeatedly risked his life fighting the British, who was grievously injured in the line of duty, and fell into debt personally funding his own troops, ultimately became a traitor to the patriot cause? Throughout, Malcolm weaves in portraits...

A compelling, intimate history of the Revolutionary period through a series of charismatic and ambitious families, revealing how the American Revolution was, in many ways, a civil war.“*Posterity! You will never know, how much it cost the present Generation, to preserve your Freedom! —*John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 April 1777All wars are tragic, but the "revolutionary generation" paid an exceptionally personal price. Foreign wars pull men from home to fig...

Hope Hunter lives with many identities, all of them fleeing for their lives. As a treasured child born into a life of wealth and security, fear was a stranger until an evil hand ripped it all away. Now Hope fights to stay one step ahead of the monster who intends to destroy her as well. Forced to leave behind every one she loves, depression and anxiety are her constant companions. And even though she has at last found a safe haven where she can begin a new life, she can still feel him coming.

Born into the world of politics, Lindsey Delaware can do no wrong. Acting with justice and fairness, she rockets through the ranks of Congress like a shining star. Her personal life, however, is a mess. Brian, the only man she loves, slips in and out of her life while she inadvertently sends her friend Julie into the haze of drug addiction. Julies horrendous encounters with drugs convince Lindsey that dramatic changes must be made. Using her political power, she initiates a law that will fore...

As two siblings, we were walking toward the light. In our mind's eye, it shined brightly, that green light of hope, as multiple sclerosis greatly impacted our lives. We accepted help along the way but not as a sign of defeat. A disabled person is seen as a burden and unfortunately is treated as such. The world doesn't have the patience or understanding of the tremendous struggle one bears living in a world not meant for frailty. This has been a journey of many decades. MS can lead to other...

We were walking this journey together, yet alone. Two siblings from a close-knit, boisterous family of six. There is nothing like the camaraderie of family to give you the determination to persevere in spite of any obstacle. We were overwhelmed by the disease of multiple sclerosis as well as other autoimmune diseases. Our outward appearance of healthiness was deceiving. Unbeknownst to us, the disease of multiple sclerosis would eventually consume mobility, sight, memory, fine motor skills,...

A teenage girl victimized by assault and prejudice. An office worker holding on to his boss’s cat after a failed workplace romance. A father struggling through a ceremony for a son lost in combat. A family whose members can often predict the day they’re going to die.The characters in Casualties are damaged souls doing their best to keep moving despite their difficulties—a motley mélange of memorable misfits who refuse to be victims despite their circumstan...

This edition has all the information of volume one, such as the monitoring logs, but it also has a health-care providers page to enter important medical notes. This volume steps into future research and approaches such as microbiota and microorganisms with the body and how they affect blood pressure. It follows up with age-appropriate exercises, what blood pressure is, how to track the phases, what is a systolic and diastolic reading, blood pressure classification, how laughter can help in...

This book addresses the manifestation of lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Lung disease in RA is common and often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. This stems partially from the nature of RA and partially from the many therapies used to manage RA that are associated with pneumotoxicity. Despite the severity and commonality of this comorbidity, little has been written on the topic. This book thus takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide: a conc...