As I looked at a wall of brain scans, my primary doctor was on the phone with me. She indicated that the MRI showed something was in my brain that didn't belong there. I looked at the wall of scans and saw nothing, so the logical question was to ask, "Where is it?" The radiologist followed my line of vision and remarked, "That's a healthy brain." He then pulled an image up on his computer, "This is your brain."After hearing the words, "That's a healthy brain. Here's your brain". Those words echoed in my ear as if he had shouted off a mountaintop and the echo reverberated back. The scan on his computer monitor showed a bright pink spot in my brain. That spot looked so big to me, so I asked him how large it was. It measured 2.3 cm, which meant nothing to me. He went on to say it was about the size of a chestnut.My doctor, still talking in my ear said I would not be able to drive myself home. She and the radiologist did not want me to have a seizure while driving and take out an innocent family of five.That day began a yearlong journey that I was unprepared to undergo. Life as I knew would never be the same again. The world as I saw it would never be the same. Diagnosed with Stage Four Lung Cancer Metastasized to the Brain were daunting words to hear. Hearing those words, my world turned upside down. Preparing the house for two surgeries, fifteen sessions of whole brain radiation, followed by four months of chemotherapy, required changes to our home and lifestyle. Daily chores such as laundry, grocery shopping, and something as simple as making dinner, required the aid and assistance of many of our family and friends.
Private Investigator Sam Marksman prefers the simple life. He found his job with the Federal Bureau of Investigation contradictory to his goals. After selling his condominium in Scarlet's Place, he and his dog Bailey live aboard Irish Cream a forty-five foot Morgan, docked in Fells Point, Maryland. Sam left the Sam's accustomed to choosing his own schedule and clients; however, his simple life turns upside down after a casual November sail with Leona Parker. Sam had an adamant rule that he never mix personal relationships with his professional life. Confused by Sam's mixed signals, Leona is never sure what direction she's going.
John Weatherby, a schizophrenic young man leaves treatment in Los Angeles. Severely abused physically and mentally by his alcoholic mother and the alcoholic men she brought home, as a young child, John's only friend and support was his angry and bloodthirsty alter ego. John tries to rid himself of the voice in his head, but fails with each attempt. Together they travel across county leaving four dead women in their wake. John pleads with the voice in his head to stop his murderous acts and let John settle down to create a new life, but the Urge is unforgiving and angry.Leona Parker, a legal secretary in Baltimore, Maryland awakes to find herself lying in bed with a dead man. The Assistant District Attorney takes Leona into custody and charges her with Second Degree Murder. Leona pleaded with the ADA that she was innocent. She would never murder anyone one, much less a person she did not know. The coroner's report holds the key to her plight.What Leona did not know was that she was the Urge's next target.
Book Five of the Fells Point Investigator Series Jonathon Bradford owner of the Bradford Investment Firm prides himself on the fact that his a wealthy man and is willing to share that information with anyone willing to listen. His wealth allowed him to purchase the twenty-five story building where his ninety employees are located on the top six floors. Bradford's generosity extends to him and his family, and of course, along with a chosen few. He congratulates himself each morning for his prosperity. However, on a fine October morning he arrives to work to find that someone had the audacity to reformat his network drives as well as the off-site backup drives erasing four billion dollars of invested monies. Additionally, one of his senior analysts is reported missing. Bradford secures the services Private Investigator Sam Marksman to search for his missing employee.
Joseph Schuman, Director of the Boston Federal Bureau of Investigation Office assigns Agent Cassandra Henson to work undercover on a money laundering investigation in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Her partner is Agent Bruce Grossman of the Portland, Oregon. Agent Henson is suspicious of her partner's behavior as the investigation commences. When Grossman makes inappropriate advances, Henson compromises her cover and gives the casino owner her real name and contact information for Private Investigator Sam Marksman in Baltimore, Maryland.Private Investigator Sam Marksman and his fiancée Leona Parker have plans to wed on Sam's boat, Irish Crème. As they work together to prepare the boat for the ceremony, Investigator Marksman receives a call from the Chariot Casino's owner that Agent Henson has disappeared. Sam Marksman and his fiancée, Leona Parker, the postpone wedding immediately to search for Agent Henson.Marksman finds her chained to a basement wall near death, with her decaying dog at her feet.
Book 3 of the Fells Point Investigator SeriesAs a prior Federal Bureau of Investigation Agent, Private Investigator Sam Marksman's skills and experience take him away from his quiet life aboard his sailboat, the Irish Cream to assist a number of clients and agencies in investigating crimes. For the first time in his career, he is less anxious to travel and leave behind the woman in his life.
Daniella McPherson is a fashion designer in Paris, France. The highlight of the year is Paris' Spring Fashion Show, where six fashions houses are invited to participate. Excited that the House of Daniella was invited, she works hard to achieve the coveted award of ranking first with the critics. Her presentation is disastrous. Critics broadcasted that they wondered how she had qualified for the invitation. Involved intimately with a Fashion Magazine Editor, she learns that he is also involved with several other women. As she's dealing with her stress, she receives a call to return to her home in Colorado. Her emotions are torn between her business in Paris, France as a fashion designer and a promise she makes to her grandfather on his death bed.
In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom—a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, eleven years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur’an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and America. But unlike most of them, by 1776 Jefferson could imagine Muslims as future citizens of his new country. Based on groundbreaking research, Spellberg compellingly recounts how a handful of the Founders, Jefferson foremost among them, drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America. In this way, Muslims, who were not even known to exist in the colonies, became the imaginary outer limit for an unprecedented, uniquely American religious pluralism that would also encompass the actual despised minorities of Jews and Catholics. The rancorous public dispute concerning the inclusion of Muslims, for which principle Jefferson’s political foes would vilify him to the end of his life, thus became decisive in the Founders’ ultimate judgment not to establish a Protestant nation, as they might well have done. As popular suspicions about Islam persist and the numbers of American Muslim citizenry grow into the millions, Spellberg’s revelatory understanding of this radical notion of the Founders is more urgent than ever. Thomas Jefferson’s Qur’an is a timely look at the ideals that existed at our country’s creation, and their fundamental implications for our present and future.
Representing the largest expansion between editions, this updated volume of Ottemiller's Index to Plays in Collections is the standard location tool for full-length plays published in collections and anthologies in England and the United States throughout the 20th century and beyond. This new volume lists more than 3,500 new plays and 2,000 new authors, as well as birth and/or death information for hundreds of authors.
This pocket guide provides a concise overview of how to complete a systematic review, and criteria that should be used for assessing the quality of existing reviews. It examines evidence-based practice, systematic reviews, and meta-analysis."--WorldCat.
This comprehensive and practical reference is the perfect resource for the medical specialist treating persons with spinal cord injuries. The book provides detail about all aspects of spinal cord injury and disease. The initial seven chapters present the history, anatomy, imaging, epidemiology, and general acute management of spinal cord injury. The next eleven chapters deal with medical aspects of spinal cord damage, such as pulmonary management and the neurogenic bladder. Chapters on rehabilitation are followed by nine chapters dealing with diseases that cause non-traumatic spinal cord injury. A comprehensive imaging chapter is included with 30 figures which provide the reader with an excellent resource to understand the complex issues of imaging the spine and spinal cord.
This study offers an explanation for why advances in women's rights rarely occur in democratizing states. Drawing on deliberative theory, Denise Walsh argues that the leading institutions in the public sphere are highly gendered, meaning women's ability to shape the content of public debate and put pressure on the state to advance their rights is limited. She tests this claim by measuring the openness and inclusiveness of debate conditions in the public sphere during select time periods in Poland, Chile and South Africa. Through a series of structured, focused comparisons, the book confirms the importance of just debate for securing gender justice. The comparisons also reveal that counter publics in the leading institutions in the public sphere are crucial for expanding debate conditions. The book concludes with an analysis of counter publics and suggests an active role for the state in the public sphere.
When it comes to learning, is smaller really better? There is a growing body of evidence to support the notion that smaller, more personalized schools are better for both students and teachers. Bringing together the combined knowledge and experience of more than two dozen teachers, administrators, and researchers, this book provides a roadmap for educators embarking on the journey to create a more personalized environment for high school students. Features include: _ Highlights of current initiatives aimed at personalizing learning for high school students. _ Description of Personal Learning Plans that tie the learning to the talents and aspirations of the student. _ Exploration of classroom teaching that allows individuals to gain knowledge while pursuing their own hopes. _ Description of high school designs that engage students in democratic processes and systemic changes that must accompany and support personalized learning for all students. Written by practitioners with practical interest in moving high schools toward personalization, this book will excite others to initiate reforms that enable ALL young adult learners to meet common standards while designing and pursuing a unique pathway toward adult roles. That's what personal learning and this book are all about.
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