pstrongemAn Empty Shellemstrong. Dehner worked on his story for almost 40 years and recently finished it. He hopes that sharing his account and lessons learned can help former and current soldiers and their family members who have been hit hard by the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Going through the several drafts of this book has been tough, said Dehner, who served in Vietnam from 1969

pA brutal crime. A town shaken to its core. And the woman who saw it all...ppFor her entire life, Maureen has done nothing but run. Run from her past, run from her nightmares. But when she finds herself intertwined in the investigation of the brutal murders of two young boys, her dreams may hold the key to helping a struggling detective find justice.p

pThese poems are for you, for all of you.ppbrppThey were written during the pandemic, mostly in the early months when we all became acutely aware of the heroes around us who bravely went about the business of saving lives as we stayed at home to do the same. ppThose everyday heroes who went to work, ensuring the continuance of essential services and the volunteers who gave of their time and skills

bNational Geographic spins off its best-selling Little Kids First Big Book series into engaging new board books to introduce even the littlest kids to high-quality nonfiction. These sturdy pages showcase animals and how they move, with amazing photographs, super-simple facts, and lively, age-appropriate language to keep babies and toddlers--and their grown-ups--fascinated by every colorful page.b pStunning

For many young people, the transition to adulthood is a bumpy one, fraught with opportunities to make mistakes and bad choices. The clear expectations they had at home or in school are gone, and they may feel unprepared to face what comes next. But it doesn\'t have to be so complicated brbrNow the author of the bestselling iWelcome to Adultingi and former leader of one of the country\'s largest young

World Order in History 1996 argues that historians ideas about world order have been influential in transforming nations sense of themselves, and it pursues these arguments with particular reference to Russia and the Soviet Union and the Western world.

Recently, attention has been called to the role that microvascular organization plays in the functional morphology of all organs and tissues, both in normal and pathological conditions. br Since its development by Murakami, the corrosion cast method for scanning electron microscopy has come to be considered one of the most efficient means in clarifying the three-dimensional features of the microcirculation

More than one hundred years have passed since the tragic sinking of the TITANIC on April 15, 1912. But the famous ship finds no peace. Many questions are still unanswered. Who really found the wreck of the TITANIC What is the story behind the open letter to Robert Ballard What will happen to the recovered artifacts of the TITANIC This book tries to find answers to these questions and also takes a look

pThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.ppThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity individual or corporate has a copyright on the body of the work.ppScholars believe,

Reference to or quotation from someone\'s speech, thoughts, or writing is a key component of narrative. These reports further a narrative, make it more interesting, natural, and vivid, ask the reader to engage with it, and reflect historical cultural understandings of modes of discourse presentation. To a large extent, the way we perceive a story depends on the ways it presents discourse, and along

Sanctuary Trauma, in other words, trauma caused by those closest to us in our home environment, where we are supposed to be safe, often goes undetected. This is a story about how it is possible to embrace our childhood wounds that have shaped us and redefine our story moving into adulthood, so we do not pass on abusive cycles within our own home. She also names out the challenges we may have to reach

The Royal Masonic Cyclopaedia V1 is a comprehensive reference guide on the history, principles, and practices of Freemasonry. Written by Kenneth R. H. Mackenzie, a prominent Masonic scholar and member of the Royal Order of Scotland, the book covers a wide range of topics related to Masonic symbolism, rituals, and traditions. The first volume of the book includes detailed information on the origins

pthe year we met was the most eventful one i\'d lived through. godppknows how vile jrst year of med school can be and yet to me it wasppthe most eventful one yet.ppi spent that fall ad, usting to the city. it was so big and ferociousx ippcould feel it glare at me every time i walked through it\'s streets. to meppthat year and the next meant rebirth -- i was no longer a tot livingppunder my parent\'s

pAs an equivalent counterpart of topological research on photonics and condensed matter physics, acoustic metamaterials create an opportunity to explore the topological behaviors in phononics and physics of programmable acoustics. This book introduces the topological behavior of acoustics through the novel design of metamaterials. It provides valuable insight into acoustic metamaterials, from multidisciplinary

pIn beautifully lyrical language, Heather Swan evokes both the broken human world of self-inflicted damage pesticides, herbicides, the noise of industry and ego and the healing natural world of replenishment and repair rock, bird, water, animal, plant, air. If, for Swan, the human body is a desert drilled for petroleum, a trout stream dying, a splinter pulled from a tree, it is also an astral body,

pbI realised EVERYTHING I was doing was wrong.bbrbI needed to learn.bbrbI needed to change.b pDuring Laura Kerbey\'s time teaching autistic children, she had a sudden realisation that those with Pathological Demand Avoidance PDA are children like no other! None of her tried and tested autism strategies would work to help them focus or learn and most of her time was spent wondering, iwhat am I doing

This book introduces readers to nine techniques for natural orifice specimen extraction surgery NOSES in gastric cancer and fifteen different techniques for NOSES in colorectal cancer, respectively, based on extensive high-quality surgical images.

pIn 1992, one woman packed up her life, headed to America and bought herself a little campervan.ppShe hit the open road travelling 160,000 miles across 48 states, discovering Bluegrass and Cajun music, attending festivals, honky-tonks and rodeos, dancing and romancing, camping in rather strange places.ppWhat started out as an exploration of America, its music, its people, scenery and geography, quickly

p2022 Reprint of the 1954 edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This illustrated history of the use of psychological warfare during World War II defines Psychological warfare as the use of propaganda against an enemy, together with such other operational measures of a military, economic, or political nature as may be required to supplement

This title is part of UC Press\'s Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press\'s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1