Mere years after Famine and the sinking of Magog, Lady Mew and her fledgling cult have disappeared, while Wulf hides, coordinating an underground resistance against the spread of an evangelizing Horde. Out on frozen plains, War rages in a battlefield between angel and demon, and a resurrected Liege of Foes rises to unite a disparate land. While beneath it all, the Garm begin to make their move... Lie by the Sword is the follow-up to Wind of Chains and the penultimate chapter of the Fimbulvetr Books. Daniel Scott Westby tells a tale of destiny and legacy while imagining a future in which no hope remains, but in which unique characters find solace and salvation in each other.
The post-apocalyptic United States is struggling to survive when winter and wars, disease and death threaten to finish the survivors. An outsider, haunted and helped by strange abilities, is joined by others on the quest to stop a mysterious man who is spreading disease. But the reluctant heroes have even more battles to overcome as they deal with hidden agendas, good and evil without and within, and a winter foretold in myth.
A new brand of hero appears years after the Goblin Thaw, only to find a world wracked by supernatural famine. While the Horde washes over the sin of the people, absorbing struggling civilizations into its angelic cult, the Lonely Forgotten Sun of God rises, determined to find her place in a post-apocalyptic landscape. But will she lead those around her to destiny or ruin? While beneath it all, the Garm wait to make their move... Wind of Chains is the follow-up to Goblin Winter and the first of the Fimbulvetr Books. Daniel Scott Westby tells a tale of legacy and destiny while imagining a future in which no hope remains, but in which unique characters find solace and salvation in each other.
Understanding and Improving Prisoner Reentry Outcomes Prisoner Reentry is an engaging and comprehensive examination of prisoner reentry and how to improve public safety, well-being, and justice in the “era of mass incarceration.” Renowned authors Daniel P. Mears and Joshua C. Cochran investigate historical trends in incarceration and punishment policy, the salience of in-prison and post-prison contexts and experiences for reentry, and the importance of understanding group differences in offending, punishment, and social context. Using extensive reliance on both theory and empirical research, the authors identify how reentry reflects criminal justice policy in America and, at the same time, has profound implications for crime prevention and justice. Readers will develop a diverse foundation for current policies, identify the implications of reentry for families, community, and society at large, and gain a conceptual and empirical toolkit for analyzing and improving the lives of those released from prison.
Rutter’s Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has become an established and accepted textbook of child psychiatry. Now completely revised and updated, the fifth edition provides a coherent appraisal of the current state of the field to help trainee and practising clinicians in their daily work. It is distinctive in being both interdisciplinary and international, in its integration of science and clinical practice, and in its practical discussion of how researchers and practitioners need to think about conflicting or uncertain findings. This new edition now offers an entirely new section on conceptual approaches, and several new chapters, including: neurochemistry and basic pharmacology brain imaging health economics psychopathology in refugees and asylum seekers bipolar disorder attachment disorders statistical methods for clinicians This leading textbook provides an accurate and comprehensive account of current knowledge, through the integration of empirical findings with clinical experience and practice, and is essential reading for professionals working in the field of child and adolescent mental health, and clinicians working in general practice and community pediatric settings.
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