Rosemarie Ganza sells the book rights of her best selling novel to Hollywood Productions with the understanding that she will assist in the production of the movie. Ecstatically, and yet unbeknownst to her, she prepares to embark on what is to be the most fascinating, fast-moving, highly charged, albeit painful journey of her entire lifetime which causes her considerable self-doubt, fear, mental anguish, and grief. Her life will never be the same again. She sets out believing she will see fi rsthand the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s fi nest. However, from the time she arrives in the movie kingdom, she begins to see the dark side of Hollywood—a world of power-hungry, vain, excessively wealthy, extravagant, deceitful, and raunchy characters. She gradually gains their respect but not before she successfully tackles the aggressiveness of a very egotistical, astute, arrogant, and manipulative producer. Shock waves resound throughout Hollywood when the producer shockingly suffers a massive heart attack due to the disgrace and embarrassment he and his family experience upon the public revelation of his very squalid and sordid past. Rosemarie falls passionately in love with his aristocratic and world-famous cardiologist. Her unexpected return to the East Coast abruptly ends her Hollywood career and is followed by the tragic loss of this extraordinary individual in an automobile accident. The shame and humiliation of an unplanned pregnancy and the knowledge that this magnifi cent person died without ever knowing he fathered a child shatters her emotional stability. Throughout this book, Rosemarie is not only perpetually challenged mentally and physically but also faces a multitude of highly traumatic situations unlike anything she has previously encountered. This novel deals with desperation, distrust, disloyalty, tragedy, rejection, passion, romance, love, hate, and suicide.
This novel deals with the inspiring, heartwarming, and valuable effects of human relations and carries a very sincere and beautiful message, and, at the same time, warns against procrastination. It revolves around a rare and blessed encounter between a divorced psychologist in his late seventies, Swenny Seacord, who is also an extremely prosperous entrepreneur, with no children, and whose sole desire is to leave this world as a ‘Dad’, and a young 21-year-old destitute, exceptionally attractive young woman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton White. Elizabeth continually suffers from low self-esteem due to the sexual abuse from her father, whom she eventually murders to bring his erotic exploitations to an end. She is not suspected and lives with this crime continually which perpetually nags her conscience to the point where she cannot lead a normal existence. While relaxing at the beautiful Hudson River, she meets Swenny Seacord whom she becomes emotionally attached to while, at the same time, he becomes obsessed in his desire to adopt her. Procrastination destroys the adoption intention and creates tragedy and chaos.
Bad decisions are the crux of this novel. The main characters strive to unravel their unfortunate bad mistakes and choices. Marco Berryfield, a highly motivated, honest, bright and career-minded CPA, and hardly a negative individual, continually faces significant and unsurmountable obstacles which he gradually overcomes but not before he experiences the devastation of the loss of his parents in a car accident and his impending divorce. He becomes convinced that his hopes and dreams of a very happy and successful life could easily be accomplished until his stable marriage to a woman of a different race abruptly and surprisingly comes to an end. He is now facing the shock of his wife’s insistence on terminating their short marital agreement. Oddly enough, the breakup has nothing to do with their interracial marriage. Marco is crushed and suffers extreme guilt thinking he is the cause of the breakup. He never expected or anticipated that his future would become so challenged and eventually collapse. He experiences serious ups and downs. In the meantime, he was completely unaware of his wife’s devious nighttime activities and is faced with the shocking awareness of her sly and deceitful behavior. He is forced to deal with yet another bad decision that he has made. Following his divorce, he meets up with a bizarre, but rich, elderly billionaire under very strange circumstances and accompanies him to Atlantic City. Marco is unaware he is leading a double life. While in Atlantic City, he meets and becomes completely enthralled by the Assistant Manager of the hotel and his life dramatically turns around.
Step into the dark, seamy world of drug addiction, distrust, disloyalty, and greed and witness firsthand its destructive and tragic effects. Robert and Teresa Gilcriss, an upscale suburban couple, have all that life has to offer including two sons, Godfrey and Reginald, and are the envy of their peers. However, their lives tragically fall apart despite their good looks, material possessions, wealth, social status, and prominence. Robert, a successful attorney in a nationally known law firm who is diagnosed with acute depression, and Teresa, a socialite, terminate their marriage due to irreconcilable differences. Robert's downward spiral begins immediately after with the loss of his powerful position to a fellow attorney, Tony Gonzo, for whom he develops an intense hatred and is followed by his abrupt resignation. Robert and Teresa develop other relationships and eventually marry their newfound partners, whom they summarily divorce. Following an extraordinary string of events, Teresa marries Tony Gonzo, whom she divorces upon Robert's instigation, and graduates from law school. Years later, the Gilcrisses gradually bring their lives back on track by remarrying and settling into a successful law firm owned by Teresa. Robert suddenly and shockingly confesses to Teresa that he is a drug addict and has no love for her despite their remarriage. A physical scuffle ensues, Robert threatens her life, and the unthinkable occurs leaving Teresa no other choice but to murder him in self-defense. Teresa is defended by Tony Gonzo, but is found guilty and incarcerated for her crime. Tony Gonzo's mistress visits Teresa in prison and makes known his evil strategy to destroy her due to his psychopathic jealousies. Her case is retried, and she is eventually freed from prison, while Tony Gonzo is convicted for the death of his mistress, but is later released from prison in a second trial based upon new evidence. Teresa is suddenly found dead in her home. Tony Gonzo flees to France and is the main suspect. While living on the French Riviera, he believes she is sitting opposite him at breakfast. He is stunned by her beauty, and she suddenly disappears. He returns to his villa. He only wants to be with her and nothing more. He ends his life. This novel deals with the devastating consequences of rage, jealousy, hostility, and revenge. It graphically features an exciting series of complex emotions and unique twists that create a gripping, riveting, and suspenseful plot.
INDECISIVE is a highly unusual and exceptional energetic work of fiction. This novel takes the reader from New York to Tanzania in a whirlwind series of events. The crux of the novel features an exciting series of complex and unique twists that center around a rare and perplexing plot where the protagonist, thirty-five-year-old Dino Franchetti, who was deserted at birth, and thanks to encouragement from his grandmother who raised him, becomes a successful attorney, marries, and is the father of six-year-old fraternal twins. Suddenly, he believes he has a divine calling to become a priest and follows this bizarre whim creating much stress and chaos within his family. He surrenders his marriage, fatherhood, stellar career, accrued wealth, extravagant and glamorous lifestyle in pursuit of this very strange and odd preoccupation which ultimately causes him much failure, self-doubt, embarrassment, and bankruptcy. He finds out when it is too late that he is unable to fulfill this ecclesiastical ambition and summarily withdraws from the seminary on two different occasions. Once back into civilian life, he becomes extremely overwhelmed and frustrated not being able to resume his family relations, previous standards, and his amazing career path. He finds himself on a tumultuous journey including being deceived into having an affair with a very despicable, conniving female whom he impregnates and, as a result, is faced with extremely dire consequences. He feels violated by her complete disregard for his moral integrity, believes he crossed the line of morality, and, as a result, is continually tormented, suffers severe anxiety, self-doubt, and becomes more and more indecisive. He cannot seem to adjust. At this point, his life is in shambles, he continually questions his sanity, completely loses his bearings, his self-esteem plummets, his career is in jeopardy, he has no social life to speak of, and having no other recourse finds himself resorting to alcohol and gambling as a crutch, and, in so doing, continually jeopardizes his sanity and almost self-destructs. He gradually takes the necessary steps to restore his life to some semblance of normalcy but encounters many difficult and unusual hurdles towards even a partial recovery.
In this fast-moving romantic novel dealing with obsession, manipulation, and fear, three families meet under highly unusual and extraordinary circumstances. They represent divergent and completely opposite viewpoints and become entangled in a host of difficult and complicated situations that almost defy resolve. Their lives slowly and bizarrely intertwine as they become trapped in love, hate, and jealousy. They ultimately and temporarily come together but not before they are confronted with bad marriages, illicit relationships, unwanted pregnancies, divorce, and death. Alfredo Gismondi, an Italian Catholic, is raised in the depths of poverty. He meets Rachel Gasserman, Jewish, while both were employed as teenagers at a Westchester County country club during their summer vacation. Against her parents wishes, Rachel enrolls in college at the University of North Carolina while Alfredo joins the US Navy. She stays in touch with Alfredo, who meets Rachels roommate, Sarah Langley, Southern Baptist, and the daughter of Rick Langley, a wealthy tobacco executive and his wife, Cynthia, a former prostitute, who is extremely prejudiced and dislikes everyone except those in her inner circle. They fall in love and marry. Rachel is extremely jealous that Sarah captured the attention of Alfredo and married him. Alfredo graduates from Harvard Law School and goes on to lead a very successful and enterprising career. They have one son, Lucas. Rachel never gets over this. Sarah is admitted to law school and passes away two years after graduation from breast cancer. Novel moves quickly with Rick divorcing his wife and moving to New York City and strangely marrying Rachel. Rachel seduces Alfredo and becomes impregnated by him. They sever relations. Rachel is threatened by Rick when he learns of her pregnancy. She divorces him and marries her Ob/Gyn doctor, Dr. Devar, and accidentally becomes pregnant with his child. Dr. Devar, furious over her surprise pregnancy, wants nothing more to do with her and has affairs with other women. Their marriage tragically ends in divorce following the accidental death of their son. Rachel becomes involved with Alfredo once again and welcomes him back into her life as the father of their son following his near-fatal heart attack. These individuals embark on a tumultuous and unpredictable journey in search of love, friendship, and courage, but instead, it yields surprising conclusions.
The series Topics in Current Chemistry presents critical reviews of the present and future trends in modern chemical research. The scope of coverage is all areas of chemical science including the interfaces with related disciplines such as biology, medicine and materials science. The goal of each thematic volume is to give the non-specialist reader, whether in academia or industry, a comprehensive insight into an area where new research is emerging which is of interest to a larger scientific audience. Each review within the volume critically surveys one aspect of that topic and places it within the context of the volume as a whole. The most significant developments of the last 5 to 10 years are presented using selected examples to illustrate the principles discussed. The coverage is not intended to be an exhaustive summary of the field or include large quantities of data, but should rather be conceptual, concentrating on the methodological thinking that will allow the non-specialist reader to understand the information presented. Contributions also offer an outlook on potential future developments in the field. Review articles for the individual volumes are invited by the volume editors. Readership: research chemists at universities or in industry, graduate students
You will discover that behind the courageous, strong character of Oriana, was lying dormant a truly sensitive heart. The life of Oriana Fallaci was dedicated to the true reporting of facts, but most of all, as a writer she never missed an opportunity to chant the hymn of the freedom of the individual, independently of any flag or colour of skin. A few dictators hated her, but she was adored by all women and men who were following in their heart the first human right that any man can have: freedom of opinion, and most of all, freedom of speech. This book has been inspired by the personal relationship between the author and the famous journalist and writer Oriana Fallaci. It is the true story of the friendship that developed against all odds between two very different women. It starts with each of them taking an antagonistic attitude toward the other that gradually transforms itself into mutual respect and ultimately friendship. This novel has no political or religious direction, although many of the conversations the two women have between them reflect their personal opinion on many issues of the day. The book might be considered controversial for the views expressed, but its real purpose is to give a human and psychological portrait of one of the greatest female journalists of our era.
Geriatric Physical Therapy offers a comprehensive presentation of geriatric physical therapy science and practice. Thoroughly revised and updated, editors Andrew Guccione, Rita Wong, and Dale Avers and their contributors provide current information on aging-related changes in function, the impact of these changes on patient examination and evaluation, and intervention approaches that maximize optimal aging. Chapters emphasize evidence-based content that clinicians can use throughout the patient management process. Six new chapters include: Exercise Prescription, Older Adults and Their Families, Impaired Joint Mobility, Impaired Motor Control, Home-based Service Delivery, and Hospice and End of Life. Clinically accurate and relevant while at the same time exploring theory and rationale for evidence-based practice, it’s perfect for students and practicing clinicians. It’s also an excellent study aid for the Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialization exam. Comprehensive coverage provides all the foundational knowledge needed for effective management of geriatric disorders. Content is written and reviewed by leading experts in the field to ensure information is authoritative, comprehensive, current, and clinically accurate. A highly readable writing style and consistent organization make it easy to understand difficult concepts. Tables and boxes organize and summarize important information and highlight key points for quick reference. A well-referenced and scientific approach provides the depth to understand processes and procedures. Theory mixed with real case examples show how concepts apply to practice and help you enhance clinical decision-making skills. Standard APTA terminology familiarizes you with terms used in practice. A new chapter, Exercise Prescription, highlights evidence-based exercise prescription and the role of physical activity and exercise on the aging process. A new chapter, Older Adults and Their Families, helps physical therapists understand the role spouses/partners and adult children can play in rehabilitation, from providing emotional support to assisting with exercise programs and other daily living activities. New chapters on Impaired Joint Mobility, Impaired Motor Control, Home-based Service Delivery, and Hospice and End of Life expand coverage of established and emerging topics in physical therapy. Incorporates two conceptual models: the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, 2nd Edition, and the International Classification of Function, Disability, and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organization (WHO) with an emphasis on enabling function and enhancing participation rather than concentrating on dysfunction and disability A companion Evolve website includes all references linked to MEDLINE as well as helpful links to other relevant websites.
The function of the lower urinary tract is to store urine and periodically expel its contents through a reciprocal control of the contractile properties of the urinary bladder and its outflow tract. The decision to switch from storage to voiding modes depends upon integrating, in the central nervous system, sensory information from the bladder and controlling lower urinary tract function from the sacral spinal cord. Pathological or congenital alterations to any stage of this process can induce a combination of symptoms that include urgency and frequency, leakage of urine or pain. Animal models can be generated to characterise different stages of this complex control process to understand the particular biological defects that can lead to these pathologies. This chapter will address a number of lower urinary tract pathologies and how animal models can help in understanding them.
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Therapy** Offering a comprehensive look at physical therapy science and practice, Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4th Edition is a perfect resource for both students and practitioners alike. Year after year, this text is recommended as the primary preparatory resource for the Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialization exam. And this new fourth edition only gets better. Content is thoroughly revised to keep you up to date on the latest geriatric physical therapy protocols and conditions. Five new chapters are added to this edition to help you learn how to better manage common orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and neurologic conditions; become familiar with functional outcomes and assessments; and better understand the psychosocial aspects of aging. In all, you can rely on Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy to help you effectively care for today's aging patient population. - Comprehensive coverage of geriatric physical therapy prepares students and clinicians to provide thoughtful, evidence-based care for aging patients. - Combination of foundational knowledge and clinically relevant information provides a meaningful background in how to effectively manage geriatric disorders - Updated information reflects the most recent and relevant information on the Geriatric Clinical Specialty Exam. - Standard APTA terminology prepares students for terms they will hear in practice. - Expert authorship ensures all information is authoritative, current, and clinically accurate. - NEW! Thoroughly revised and updated content across all chapters keeps students up to date with the latest geriatric physical therapy protocols and conditions. - NEW! References located at the end of each chapter point students toward credible external sources for further information. - NEW! Treatment chapters guide students in managing common conditions in orthopedics, cardiopulmonary, and neurology. - NEW! Chapter on functional outcomes and assessment lists relevant scores for the most frequently used tests. - NEW! Chapter on psychosocial aspects of aging provides a well-rounded view of the social and mental conditions commonly affecting geriatric patients. - NEW! Chapter on frailty covers a wide variety of interventions to optimize treatment. - NEW! Enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing students to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
INDECISIVE is a highly unusual and exceptional energetic work of fiction. This novel takes the reader from New York to Tanzania in a whirlwind series of events. The crux of the novel features an exciting series of complex and unique twists that center around a rare and perplexing plot where the protagonist, thirty-five-year-old Dino Franchetti, who was deserted at birth, and thanks to encouragement from his grandmother who raised him, becomes a successful attorney, marries, and is the father of six-year-old fraternal twins. Suddenly, he believes he has a divine calling to become a priest and follows this bizarre whim creating much stress and chaos within his family. He surrenders his marriage, fatherhood, stellar career, accrued wealth, extravagant and glamorous lifestyle in pursuit of this very strange and odd preoccupation which ultimately causes him much failure, self-doubt, embarrassment, and bankruptcy. He finds out when it is too late that he is unable to fulfill this ecclesiastical ambition and summarily withdraws from the seminary on two different occasions. Once back into civilian life, he becomes extremely overwhelmed and frustrated not being able to resume his family relations, previous standards, and his amazing career path. He finds himself on a tumultuous journey including being deceived into having an affair with a very despicable, conniving female whom he impregnates and, as a result, is faced with extremely dire consequences. He feels violated by her complete disregard for his moral integrity, believes he crossed the line of morality, and, as a result, is continually tormented, suffers severe anxiety, self-doubt, and becomes more and more indecisive. He cannot seem to adjust. At this point, his life is in shambles, he continually questions his sanity, completely loses his bearings, his self-esteem plummets, his career is in jeopardy, he has no social life to speak of, and having no other recourse finds himself resorting to alcohol and gambling as a crutch, and, in so doing, continually jeopardizes his sanity and almost self-destructs. He gradually takes the necessary steps to restore his life to some semblance of normalcy but encounters many difficult and unusual hurdles towards even a partial recovery.
In this fast-moving romantic novel dealing with obsession, manipulation, and fear, three families meet under highly unusual and extraordinary circumstances. They represent divergent and completely opposite viewpoints and become entangled in a host of difficult and complicated situations that almost defy resolve. Their lives slowly and bizarrely intertwine as they become trapped in love, hate, and jealousy. They ultimately and temporarily come together but not before they are confronted with bad marriages, illicit relationships, unwanted pregnancies, divorce, and death. Alfredo Gismondi, an Italian Catholic, is raised in the depths of poverty. He meets Rachel Gasserman, Jewish, while both were employed as teenagers at a Westchester County country club during their summer vacation. Against her parents wishes, Rachel enrolls in college at the University of North Carolina while Alfredo joins the US Navy. She stays in touch with Alfredo, who meets Rachels roommate, Sarah Langley, Southern Baptist, and the daughter of Rick Langley, a wealthy tobacco executive and his wife, Cynthia, a former prostitute, who is extremely prejudiced and dislikes everyone except those in her inner circle. They fall in love and marry. Rachel is extremely jealous that Sarah captured the attention of Alfredo and married him. Alfredo graduates from Harvard Law School and goes on to lead a very successful and enterprising career. They have one son, Lucas. Rachel never gets over this. Sarah is admitted to law school and passes away two years after graduation from breast cancer. Novel moves quickly with Rick divorcing his wife and moving to New York City and strangely marrying Rachel. Rachel seduces Alfredo and becomes impregnated by him. They sever relations. Rachel is threatened by Rick when he learns of her pregnancy. She divorces him and marries her Ob/Gyn doctor, Dr. Devar, and accidentally becomes pregnant with his child. Dr. Devar, furious over her surprise pregnancy, wants nothing more to do with her and has affairs with other women. Their marriage tragically ends in divorce following the accidental death of their son. Rachel becomes involved with Alfredo once again and welcomes him back into her life as the father of their son following his near-fatal heart attack. These individuals embark on a tumultuous and unpredictable journey in search of love, friendship, and courage, but instead, it yields surprising conclusions.
Rosemarie Ganza sells the book rights of her best selling novel to Hollywood Productions with the understanding that she will assist in the production of the movie. Ecstatically, and yet unbeknownst to her, she prepares to embark on what is to be the most fascinating, fast-moving, highly charged, albeit painful journey of her entire lifetime which causes her considerable self-doubt, fear, mental anguish, and grief. Her life will never be the same again. She sets out believing she will see fi rsthand the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s fi nest. However, from the time she arrives in the movie kingdom, she begins to see the dark side of Hollywood—a world of power-hungry, vain, excessively wealthy, extravagant, deceitful, and raunchy characters. She gradually gains their respect but not before she successfully tackles the aggressiveness of a very egotistical, astute, arrogant, and manipulative producer. Shock waves resound throughout Hollywood when the producer shockingly suffers a massive heart attack due to the disgrace and embarrassment he and his family experience upon the public revelation of his very squalid and sordid past. Rosemarie falls passionately in love with his aristocratic and world-famous cardiologist. Her unexpected return to the East Coast abruptly ends her Hollywood career and is followed by the tragic loss of this extraordinary individual in an automobile accident. The shame and humiliation of an unplanned pregnancy and the knowledge that this magnifi cent person died without ever knowing he fathered a child shatters her emotional stability. Throughout this book, Rosemarie is not only perpetually challenged mentally and physically but also faces a multitude of highly traumatic situations unlike anything she has previously encountered. This novel deals with desperation, distrust, disloyalty, tragedy, rejection, passion, romance, love, hate, and suicide.
Rosemarie Ganza sells the book rights of her best selling novel to Hollywood Productions with the understanding that she will assist in the production of the movie. Ecstatically, and yet unbeknownst to her, she prepares to embark on what is to be the most fascinating, fast-moving, highly charged, albeit painful journey of her entire lifetime which causes her considerable self-doubt, fear, mental anguish, and grief. Her life will never be the same again. She sets out believing she will see fi rsthand the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's fi nest. However, from the time she arrives in the movie kingdom, she begins to see the dark side of Hollywood a world of power-hungry, vain, excessively wealthy, extravagant, deceitful, and raunchy characters. She gradually gains their respect but not before she successfully tackles the aggressiveness of a very egotistical, astute, arrogant, and manipulative producer. Shock waves resound throughout Hollywood when the producer shockingly suffers a massive heart attack due to the disgrace and embarrassment he and his family experience upon the public revelation of his very squalid and sordid past. Rosemarie falls passionately in love with his aristocratic and world-famous cardiologist. Her unexpected return to the East Coast abruptly ends her Hollywood career and is followed by the tragic loss of this extraordinary individual in an automobile accident. The shame and humiliation of an unplanned pregnancy and the knowledge that this magnifi cent person died without ever knowing he fathered a child shatters her emotional stability. Throughout this book, Rosemarie is not only perpetually challenged mentally and physically but also faces a multitude of highly traumatic situations unlike anything she has previously encountered. This novel deals with desperation, distrust, disloyalty, tragedy, rejection, passion, romance, love, hate, and suicide.
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