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Betrayal in Charleston

By: Steven Sarkela

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If someone you love lets you down, it hurts. Often it is painful for a long time, but nothing is as difficult as being betrayed by a family member. This was Steven Sarkela's experience, but it didn't just happen once. It occurred routinely with several family members. Even worse, Steven's betrayals were life altering-not trivial. One betrayal culminated in his being abducted, tortured, and threatened with death.Steve was a successful developer, investing in high-end South Carolina beachfront properties, with business partners who conspired to steal everything from him�including his life. And, sadly, his mother and stepfather were key figures in the betrayal and theft.Eventually escaping the torture of his kidnappers, Steven decided to fight back rather than remain a victim. Unfortunately, the local police in Charleston sided with his kidnappers. Eliciting the support of the FBI to bring his kidnappers to justice, Steven became the bait for a sting operation that could have been fatal, but which sent his kidnappers to prison.Because Steven Sarkela's story is real, it isn't predictable. This adds considerably to its fascination, but his tale is much more than a chronology of events. It takes you into his inner world, describing how he dealt with massive betrayals, including the post-traumatic stress that followed his torture. Uplifting and positive, the message of Betrayal in Charleston is noble and redemptive, making it a must read.

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0997397381

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9780997397383

Pragmatism, Objectivity, and Experience

By: Steven Levine

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Pragmatism, Objectivity, and Experience

By: Steven Levine

In this book Steven Levine explores the relation between objectivity and experience from a pragmatic point of view. Like many new pragmatists he aims to rehabilitate objectivity in the wake of Richard Rorty's rejection of the concept. But he challenges the idea, put forward by pragmatists like Robert Brandom, that objectivity is best rehabilitated in communicative-theoretic terms - namely, in terms that can be cashed out by capacities that agents gain through linguistic communication. Levine proposes instead that objectivity is best understood in experiential-theoretic terms. He explains how, in order to meet the aims of the new pragmatists, we need to do more than see objectivity as a norm of rationality embedded in our social-linguistic practices; we also need to see it as emergent from our experiential interaction with the world. Innovative and carefully argued, this book redeems and re-actualizes for contemporary philosophy a key insight developed by the classical pragmatists.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108530060

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9781108530064

Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia E-Book

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By: Joel A. Kaplan,David L. Reich,Steven N. Konstadt

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Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia E-Book

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By: Joel A. Kaplan,David L. Reich,Steven N. Konstadt

Optimize perioperative outcomes with Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia! Dr. Joel L. Kaplan and a host of other authorities help you make the best use of the latest techniques and navigate your toughest clinical challenges. Whether you are administering anesthesia to cardiac surgery patients or to cardiac patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, you’ll have the guidance you need to avoid complications and ensure maximum patient safety. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Compatible with Kindle®, nook®, and other popular devices. Update your understanding of cardiovascular and coronary physiology, and the latest advances in molecular biology and inflammatory response mechanisms. Master the newest approaches to perioperative assessment and management, including state-of-the art diagnostic techniques. Tap into the latest knowledge about 2D and 3D transesophageal echocardiography, anesthesia delivery for minimally invasive/robotic cardiac surgery, assist devices and artificial hearts, cardiac pacing, cardiac resynchronization therapy, ablation techniques, and more. Access the complete contents online at Expert Consult, plus additional online-only features including an ECG atlas...videos that demonstrate 2-D and 3-D TEE techniques in real time...and an Annual Year End Highlight from the Journal of Cardiovascular Anesthesia that’s posted each February. Clearly visualize techniques with over 800 full-color illustrations.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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1437703593

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Betrayal in Charleston

Betrayal in Charleston

Pragmatism, Objectivity, and Experience

Pragmatism, Objectivity, and Experience

Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia E-Book

Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia E-Book

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