Everything is Smoke is a book of poetry unlike anything written in recent years. The author uses plain language to invoke the most powerful senses – passion, pride, humour, whimsy – he takes you from the deepest grief to the highest exaltation and all stops in between. He takes raw emotions and imagery drawn from his own life to bring you the strongest experience of yourself as a human being. A journey into this book is a journey into your own soul as each verse, each stanza, each individual poem will take you to the very extremes of your inner self. It is the job of the poet to take the triumphs and tragedies, the victories and mundanities that we all experience and can never adequately express, and frame them in such a way as to make the heart quicken. Throughout this book you will experience beauty in the ordinary, wonder in the everyday and be lifted having been filled with the intricate depth of your own life. You are invited dear reader to take these thoughts, these creations unto yourself and take from them all that you need to walk with renewed meaning and fulfilment.
Everything is Smoke is a book of poetry unlike anything written in recent years. The author uses plain language to invoke the most powerful senses - passion, pride, humour, whimsy - he takes you from the deepest grief to the highest exaltation and all stops in between. He takes raw emotions and imagery drawn from his own life to bring you the strongest experience of yourself as a human being. A journey into this book is a journey into your own soul as each verse, each stanza, each individual poem will take you to the very extremes of your inner self. It is the job of the poet to take the triumphs and tragedies, the victories and mundanities that we all experience and can never adequately express, and frame them in such a way as to make the heart quicken. Throughout this book you will experience beauty in the ordinary, wonder in the everyday and be lifted having been filled with the intricate depth of your own life. You are invited dear reader to take these thoughts, these creations unto yourself and take from them all that you need to walk with renewed meaning and fulfilment.
Dennis and Hattie Become Best Friends is a story of friendship, told in rhyme with wonderful illustrations. The characters of Dennis and Hattie are drawn from a real kitten and Dachshund who loved to run and play and explore. Come into their world, run, and play and explore with them, see what they see and feel the joy that they feel. This is just the beginning, and with each new adventure they embark on, their friendship grows and grows. This is a heartwarming little story, perfect for any storytime.
Everything is Smoke is a book of poetry unlike anything written in recent years. The author uses plain language to invoke the most powerful senses – passion, pride, humour, whimsy – he takes you from the deepest grief to the highest exaltation and all stops in between. He takes raw emotions and imagery drawn from his own life to bring you the strongest experience of yourself as a human being. A journey into this book is a journey into your own soul as each verse, each stanza, each individual poem will take you to the very extremes of your inner self. It is the job of the poet to take the triumphs and tragedies, the victories and mundanities that we all experience and can never adequately express, and frame them in such a way as to make the heart quicken. Throughout this book you will experience beauty in the ordinary, wonder in the everyday and be lifted having been filled with the intricate depth of your own life. You are invited dear reader to take these thoughts, these creations unto yourself and take from them all that you need to walk with renewed meaning and fulfilment.
Dennis and Hattie Become Best Friends is a story of friendship, told in rhyme with wonderful illustrations. The characters of Dennis and Hattie are drawn from a real kitten and Dachshund who loved to run and play and explore. Come into their world, run, and play and explore with them, see what they see and feel the joy that they feel. This is just the beginning, and with each new adventure they embark on, their friendship grows and grows. This is a heartwarming little story, perfect for any storytime.
Using a practical, case-based format, this superbly illustrated atlas by Dr. Paul Sorajja is a comprehensive collection of more than 130 professional experiences in treating structural heart disease. Organized by pathology, each case presents key clinical points for practitioners at all levels, from beginner to expert. Cases are provided by interventionalists and surgeons with extensive hands-on experience, and edited by experts in the field Includes more than 130 cases covering the full range of structural procedures formitral valve disease, aortic valve disease, prosthetic valve disease, congenital heart disease, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and tricuspid disease. Features more than 500 detailed instructional images for quick visual comprehension of essential aspects of each case. Each case includes clinical information, diagnostic images, bulleted learning points, and explanations and rationales for every step of the procedure. Covers catheter-based therapy for structural heart disease – an increasingly important and rapidly growing therapy for valvular heart disease. Provides operator pitfalls and errors to help optimize success with each procedure. Allows practitioners at all levels of experience to explore, gain insight, and learn important keys for success.
Written by highly experienced researchers and authors, this practical workbook demystifies the research process for nursing students and practitioners. Fully updated to incorporate recent technological developments, this new edition features a range of exercises to both challenge and support the budding nurse researcher.
Anyone with an interest in the problems of highly creative children will find this volume useful in guiding a wide range of creative talent at all age and educational levels. In preparing this material, I have drawn most heavily upon my own research and that of my colleagues concerning the creative thinking of children, adolescents, and adults. Although my emphasis is upon the problems of highly creative children, I believe you will find these materials useful in guiding a wide range of creative talent at all age and educational levels. I have also attempted to give these research findings and observations meaning from my experience as a teacher, counselor, and principal in a high school and as a college teacher and counselor, roles in which I have met many highly creative individuals. I have also drawn upon my research concerning behavior under emergency and extreme conditions, especially situations involving coercion.
Thirteen-year-old Erica Pickins does not want to play the piano--and she definitely does not want to go to England. But her father must take family and students for a fall semester abroad, and her mother insists she still practice, every day. In England, their new home becomes Hengrave Hall, a sixteenth-century manor house presided over by a group of nuns. While exploring with her new friend Pedro, Erica walks through a chamber door...into the Year of Our Lord 1578. There she is startled to find a music master in doublet and hose impatiently waiting for her. He mistakes her for Margaret, the elder daughter of the house, who is late for a lesson on the virginal--a forerunner of the piano. It seems that in a matter of days Queen Elizabeth will arrive on a formal visit, and the girl is to play for her as part of the planned entertainments. Erica has no choice but to play along and pretend that she is Margaret. With a little help from her brainy friend Pedro, and after making a few whopping social blunders in welcoming the Queen of England, Erica manages to pull off her final performance--but not before the real Margaret reappears at exactly the wrong moment....
Written by a trio of experts, this is the definitive reference on the Apollo spacecraft and lunar modules. It traces the design of the vehicles, their development, and their operation in space. More than 100 photographs and illustrations highlight the text, which begins with NASA's origins and concludes with the triumphant Apollo 11 moon mission.
This is the Second Edition of the popular Canadian adaptation of Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, by Day, Paul, and Williams. Woven throughout the content is new and updated material that reflects key practice differences in Canada, ranging from the healthcare system, to cultural considerations, epidemiology, pharmacology, Web resources, and more. Compatibility: BlackBerry(R) OS 4.1 or Higher / iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 or Higher /Palm OS 3.5 or higher / Palm Pre Classic / Symbian S60, 3rd edition (Nokia) / Windows Mobile(TM) Pocket PC (all versions) / Windows Mobile Smartphone / Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/Tablet PC
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