In the modern world, the gods of Egypt enlist human teen girls to assist in granting their worshippers requests. Transforming into anthropomorphic cats, the girls can wield a portion of their gods’ powers. Edith, a troubled girl who serves Anubis, god of the dead, spends more time with the spirits than the living. A new task, to train an overly enthusiastic servant of the sun god Ra, may change her lonely life, if she can overcome the trauma of her past.
With resources depleted and the people turning on each other, thirteen-year-old Emerie sets her plans into motion. Combining knowledge from the Planters, the first people on her world, and her own experiments, she revives the sleeping, metal machines. Gathering the other children, they leave to find a powerful stone that can rejuvenate the dying planet. A difficult task in itself, the journey becomes even more dangerous when the small girl of a strange race of cat people, hated by almost all, is thrust upon her. Chased by bandits, the starving and even the Planters themselves, how much will she sacrifice to save the children.
The third book in the Outcasts series, Reunion brings to a close the adventures of two groups. Max and Eve cross over the mountain in search of Rhea and the Creators before it is too late while Emerie hopes to locate her mother before the children run out of food. Both are in for a dangerous journey.
Maxwell dreamed of becoming a Protector like his father, and now, at the age of sixteen, they have invited him to their headquarters in the big city. To his surprise, his adventurous lacarnian friend, Evangeline, does not share his excitement at the news. With her being the only catgirl in their small, remote village, he is unaware of the division between the humans and the lacarnians. Leaving the village will challenge Max in ways he is not prepared for.
This book draws on fields as diverse as biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, psychiatry, and ethology, to form a fascinating synthesis of information on the nature of fear and of panic and anxiety disorders. Dr. Marks offers both a detailed discussion of the clinical aspects of fear-related syndromes and a broad exploration of the sources and mechanisms of fear and defensive behavior. Dealing first with normal fear, he establishes a firm, scientific basis for understanding it. He then presents a thorough analysis of the development, symptoms and treatment of fear-related syndromes. Phobic and obsessive-compulsive disorders are examined in detail. The book is illustrated with examples of fear and defensive behavior in other living organisms. By drawing provocative analogies between animal and human behavior, it sheds new light on the origins of fears, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive problems, as well as on their treatment by drugs and psychological means. Clinical psychologists, ethologists, and anyone interested in the mechanisms of behavior will be fascinated by this authoritative study. The text is intriguing and informative, and the bibliography of over 2,100 entries makes it an invaluable reference.
With the establishment of U.S. Cyber Command, the cyber force is gaining visibility and authority, but challenges remain, particularly in the areas of acquisition and personnel recruitment and career progression. A review of commonalities, similarities, and differences between the still-nascent U.S. cyber force and early U.S. special operations forces, conducted in 2010, offers salient lessons for the future direction of U.S. cyber forces.
Maxwell dreamed of becoming a Protector like his father, and now, at the age of sixteen, they have invited him to their headquarters in the big city. To his surprise, his adventurous lacarnian friend, Evangeline, does not share his excitement at the news. With her being the only catgirl in their small, remote village, he is unaware of the division between the humans and the lacarnians. Leaving the village will challenge Max in ways he is not prepared for.
Effectively diagnose and treat a wide range of skin conditions with the latest edition of the highly regarded Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. The 12th edition of this classic reference, by esteemed authors William D. James, MD, Timothy G. Berger, MD, and Dirk M. Elston, MD, provides state-of-the-art information on newly recognized diseases, new conditions, and unusual variants of well-known diseases, as well as new uses for tried-and-true medications and unique drugs for diseases as disparate as melanoma and rosacea. It’s your ideal go-to resource for clinical dermatology, at every stage of your career. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader. Still the only one-volume, go-to dermatology text! Practice with confidence through the valued authorship of seasoned professionals Dr. William D. James, Dr. Timothy G. Berger, and Dr. Dirk M. Elston. Rapidly improve your knowledge of skin conditions through a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format. Obtain thorough guidance on clinical presentation and therapy for a full range of common and rare skin diseases. Ensure that you’re up to speed with the hottest topics in dermatology, including drug eruptions from new medications, new therapeutics for melanoma, as well as viral infections, biologic agents, and newly described gene targets for treatment. Broaden your knowledge with updated information on serological diagnosis of pemphigus, TNF-I for hidradenitis suppurativa, the use of immunosuppressives for atopic dermatitis, excimer laser for the treatment of vitiligo and much more. Quickly access hundreds of new images depicting a wide variety of skin conditions. Stay up to date with recent society guidelines, including the latest from the American Academy of Dermatology, covering a variety of conditions such as melanoma and atopic dermatitis. Expand your clinical repertoire and meet your patients’ expectations with coverage of the most recent cosmetic agents, their indications, and possible complications.
New to Penguin Classics, the astonishing story of the Copernican Revolution, told through the words of the ground-breaking scientists who brought it about In the late fifteenth century, it was believed that the earth stood motionless at the centre of a small, ordered cosmos. Just over two centuries later, everything had changed. Not only was the sun the centre of creation, but the entire practice of science had been revolutionised. This is the story of that astonishing transformation, told through the words of the astronomers and mathematicians at its heart. Bringing together excerpts from the works and letters of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Descartes, Newton and others for the first time, The Dawn of Modern Cosmology is the definitive record of one of the great turning points in human history. Edited with Translations, Notes and an Introduction by Aviva Rothman
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