A Master Artist Shares His Straightforward Approach for Capturing the Essence of NatureOne measure of a painting's success is the emotion it elicits from its viewer; William Silvers' wildlife scenes make your pulse quicken and your breath catch as you witness some of nature's most miraculous everyday moments. The midnight prowl of a wolf...a sea lion diving into choppy surf...a pride of elephants at a watering hole in the thick, dusty air. In this book, Silvers sha...

This is all true, every word in this book. Alas the human race was too primitive to be allowed to remember. All traces of any incident that would remind us were erased. Though, I have found records. Records that were left by a human who wanted us to remember. Scottish billionaire, Alan Sawner had put together an expedition to a group of mysterious islands. Only two of the crew would survive and they would have to make a decision. A decision which might bring about the apocalypse and change...

Meet the Jennings family: three generationsgrandfather, father, and sonall of them writers. Here are examples of their work in verse and prose spanning nearly a hundred years, from the early 1900s to the start of the 21st Century. Their differences and similarities, their interests and concerns, their hopes and dreams reveal much about the different Americas they were each born into and the different worlds they encountered, imagined, and described. This unique anthology traces the evoluti...

The most advanced and complete forensic dentistry resource of its kind, this volume provides essential guidance in all areas of forensics odontologly. It supplies medical examiners and forensic investigators with the detailed information needed to perform their work with the highest level of authority in the dental autopsy lab, the field, and the c

Packed with stunning images this is an indispensable visual guide illustrating and explaining current fabrication processes and material transformation. Providing a documentary of an eclectic range of fabrication techniques, this is the ideal reference for designers who wish to learn more about the materials and current technologies in material production available to them. Featuring the work of 12 fabricators based in the UK, the case studies displayed range from manufacture of complex wi...

How do we design in a climate emergency? A new social and ecological prerogative demands appropriate material choices, a re-invention of construction and evolving building programmes that look at lifecycle, embodied energy and energy use. Highly illustrated with practical information and simple explanations for design ideas, this book is the perfect introduction to sustainable design for architecture students. It presents key concepts in relation to the embodied energy of construction, mat...

Consulting Editor, Dr. William Rayburn, is serving as Guest Editor for this special issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics devoted to Interprofessional Collaboration for Select Women's Health Issues. Articles deal with the spectrum of disciplines in response to failures of interprofessional collaboration that resulted in compromises to patient quality and safety. Systematic reviews have shown that this type of learning has led to positive outcomes in relation to participant's reactions...

Risk Management for Events is a comprehensive and practical guide that supports academic and professional development programs to prepare individuals for entering or advancement in the international events industry.Events of all types are produced every day for all manner of purposes, attracting all sorts of people. Creating and managing the environment in which these people will gather carries with it awesome responsibilities — legal, ethical, and financial. To provide a ...

Find hope from the depths of despair.For anyone who has ever felt the hollow ache of addiction, or loved someone who has, this book is for you. In The Struggle is a deeply personal chronicle of a journey through the storm, written with the raw vulnerability of someone who has lived it.In the shadow of a silent struggle, where whispers of despair echo in the night, a voice rises. This collection is more than a book of poems; it's a lifeline. In The Struggle unflinchingly con...

This book highlights recent advances in the discipline of biogeochemistry that have directly resulted from the development of critical zone (CZ) science. The earth's critical zone (CZ) is defined from the weathering front and lowest extent of freely circulating groundwater up through the regolith and to the top of the vegetative canopy. The structure and function of the CZ is shaped through tectonic, lithologic, hydrologic, climatic, and biological processes and is the result of processes ...

"Drawing on an unusually rich trove of data, the authors have refuted more politically convenient myths in one book than most academics do in a lifetime."—Nicholas Bagley, professor of law, University of Michigan Law School"Synthesizing decades of their own and others’ research on medical liability, the authors unravel what we know and don’t know about our medical malpractice system, why neither patients nor doctors are being rightly served, and what...

Easy-to-follow, step-by-step demonstrations in acrylic, watercolor and oilInside, you'll learn how to create realistic wildlife paintings, step by step, mastering dozens of specific wildlife textures, including:• Fur of a bobcat, American bison, snow leopard cub and wolf• Feathers of a wood duck, white-throated sparrow and northern shoveler• Scales of a trout and sunfish• Ears of a cottontail rabbit, white-tailed deer and red fox...