Vern McKinley's Books

The Care of the Sick

The Emergence of Modern Nursing

By: Vern L. Bullough,Bonnie Bullough

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The Care of the Sick

The Emergence of Modern Nursing

By: Vern L. Bullough,Bonnie Bullough

Originally published in 1979, The Care of the Sick is a detailed and comprehensive exploration of the emergence of modern nursing. Beginning with primitive and early historical nursing, the book traces the development of nursing through the ages and covers a variety of key topics, including the rise of the trained nurse; the problems faced by nursing during its development as a profession; education and working conditions; the government and nursing; the economics of nursing; and how the image of nursing has changed over time. Extensive and thorough, The Care of the Sick will appeal to those with an interest in the history of nursing, the history of medicine, and social history.

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280

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Routledge

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100021592X

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9781000215922

There Will Always Be Tomorrow

By: Vern Thornton

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There Will Always Be Tomorrow

By: Vern Thornton

If one could go back to the time of the Big Band era and walk into a ballroom where the orchestra was playing a dreamy ballad, such as Well Be Together Again, and listen closely to the lyrics..No tears, no fears, there always will be a tomorrowWell be together again, then you could see how, and most importantly why, the title of this book came about. This book could also be an unforgetable love story of a romance that had everything going against it, but one lasting over 60 years. It could also be an adventure epic of world wide travel to include a trip on the now defunct Concorde. It could also be a glimpse into the lives of people living in a small Connecticut town. It could be all of these things and much more, and in truth, it is. If you go back to the Roaring Twenties you can follow the life of this man who hails from Jewett City, Connecticut, a small textile manufacturing community. Follow him as he gives up a secure government job to become a newspaper reporter, bureau chief and then editor with dramatic and often humorous events of those times. A telephone call from a state senator leads him off in another direction, this time in law enforcement with careers both in Connecticut and Florida prison systems where he eventually gets his own command with the Broward Sheriffs Office. His final journey takes him to the Florida Attorney Generals office where he becomes founder of a nationally acclaimed program. Throughout this book you will meet and get to know some of the most fascinating people found anywhere.

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216

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Xlibris Corporation

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1453539085

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9781453539088

My Way

The Life and Times of Kenneth I. Cleveland

By: Vern Westfall

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My Way

The Life and Times of Kenneth I. Cleveland

By: Vern Westfall

Where one comes from and when one lived all frame the circumstances that shape one’s character and determine one’s future. Kenneth Irving Cleveland began life on a farm in Charlton Massachusetts but larger circumstances shaped his future. Ken was born into troubled times and a failing economy. His early career choices were limited, but as post war markets recovered, Ken took advantage of unplanned opportunities and became successful in an unwanted profession. Through quirks of history and a twists of fate, Ken’ surname, Cleveland, prefaced his future, determined his career, and the place where it would begin.

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iUniverse

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1532092482

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9781532092480

How Families Still Matter

A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations

By: Vern L. Bengtson,Timothy J. Biblarz,Robert E. L. Roberts

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How Families Still Matter

A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations

By: Vern L. Bengtson,Timothy J. Biblarz,Robert E. L. Roberts

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242

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Cambridge University Press

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0521009545

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9780521009546

And Today Is Only Monday

Reflections of Days Past

By: Vern Thornton

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And Today Is Only Monday

Reflections of Days Past

By: Vern Thornton

Going back to the 1920s the book follows the life of a man in a small New England town as he gives up a secure government job to become a newspaper reporter, then an editor, with dramatic and often humorous accounts of events of the times. Hoodwinked into a new profession, this time in law enforcement, examine his career in Connecticut and Florida that followed. His final career takes him to the Florida Attorney General's office where he becomes founder of a nationally acclaimed program. But all is not just work in the life of this man. The second part of the book recalls his various world trips of unusual circumstances and when he meets some of the most fascinating people to be found anywhere.

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172

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iUniverse

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0595418570

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9780595418572

American Nursing

A Biographical Dictionary: Volume 3

By: Vern L. Bullough

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American Nursing

A Biographical Dictionary: Volume 3

By: Vern L. Bullough

In the fall of 2009, with the publication of her #1 national bestselling memoir, Sarah Palin had the privilege of meeting thousands of everyday Americans on her extraordinary 35-city book tour. Inspired by these encounters, her new book, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag, celebrates the enduring strengths and virtues that have made this country great. Framed by her strong belief in the importance of family, faith, and patriotism, the book ranges widely over American history, culture, and current affairs, and reflects on the key values-both national and spiritual-that have been such a profound part of Governor Palin's life and continue to inform her vision of America's future. Written in her own refreshingly candid voice, America By Heart will include selections from classic and contemporary readings that have moved her-from the nation's founding documents to great speeches, sermons, letters, literature and poetry, biography, and even some of her favorite songs and movies. Here, too, are portraits of some of the extraordinary men and women she admires and who embody her deep love of country, her strong rootedness in faith, and her profound love and appreciation of family. She will also draw from personal experience to amplify these timely (and timeless) themes-themes that are sure to inspire her numerous fans and readers all across the country.

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325

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Springer Publishing Company

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0826111475

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9780826111470

The Teahouse of the August Moon

By: John Patrick,Vern Sneider

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The Teahouse of the August Moon

By: John Patrick,Vern Sneider

THE STORY: As told by McClain in the New York Journal-American: ...pursues the career of an Army of Occupation officer stationed in a remote town in Okinawa. His duty is to teach Democracy to the natives, and there is a stern and stupid Colonel brea

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100

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Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

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0822211149

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9780822211143

Against The Odds

A Story of Inspiration, Living the American Dream

By: Vern Watson

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Against The Odds

A Story of Inspiration, Living the American Dream

By: Vern Watson

A number of years ago, in 2017, my wife, Denise, and I celebrated our fiftieth wedding anniversary. Unlike many folks, we didn't go to Hawaii or on a European trip or anything like that. For one reason, we couldn't make plans well in advance. Though it was a milestone that few make in life, we had family obligations that for us outweighed our celebration. Denise's mother was ill, and my mother was already in hospice care. We had no way of knowing how long that was going to last, so we just lived our lives a day at a time as we always have. They were both among the most important people on this earth to us along with our children. We couldn't make plans to leave them behind and celebrate, and so we didn't. Then a little more than two weeks before our fiftieth wedding anniversary, my mother passed, and our kids began to encourage us to go somewhere special. We gave it thought, and Denise's family reunion was going to be right at the time we would be gone on our excursion if we left for our anniversary. So we waited until the day of the family reunion of my wife, Denise, before deciding where we were going with no reservations made. With I believe inspiration from above, we made our plan and left the day after Denise's family reunion. We were going to return to all the sights where we lived, worked, learned, and grew together over the years of our marriage. Our children helped us make reservations while we were still at the family reunion. We were headed for Greenville, South Carolina, to go back to the courthouse, where we were married fifty years ago, to see where we started and where the journey had begun. After arriving that night, we stayed just above the South Carolina line in North Carolina. The next morning, we headed for Greenville, and then we went on down to Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, and watched the total eclipse of the sun. It was an amazing sight to see and so fitting for our journey together. That was August 21, 2017. When we returned home, I wanted to go back to where I had grown up as a child, and we went to a church on Fourteenth Street in Detroit for the services there. When we left the parking lot that day, I came up to the traffic light and looked across the street, and in the distance I saw Michigan Central Station. It was where I started this journey when I arrived in the state of Michigan when I was five years old and homeless. I decided as I looked at that site this is my life, and this will be my book. It is an amazing story and must be told. It is against the odds.

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722

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Fulton Books, Inc.

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ISBN 13

9798889822882

Borrowed Time

Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi

By: James Freeman,Vern McKinley

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Borrowed Time

Two Centuries of Booms, Busts, and Bailouts at Citi

By: James Freeman,Vern McKinley

The disturbing, untold story of one of the largest financial institutions in the world, Citigroup—one of the " too big to fail" banks—from its founding in 1812 to its role in the 2008 financial crisis, and the many disasters in between. During the 2008 financial crisis, Citi was presented as the victim of events beyond its control—the larger financial panic, unforeseen economic disruptions, and a perfect storm of credit expansion, private greed, and public incompetence. To save the economy and keep the bank afloat, the government provided huge infusions of cash through multiple bailouts that frustrated and angered the American public. But, as financial experts James Freeman and Vern McKinley reveal, the 2008 crisis was just one of many disasters Citi has experienced since its founding more than two hundred years ago. In Borrowed Time, they reveal Citi’s history of instability and government support. It’s not a story that either Citi or Washington wants told. From its founding in 1812 and through much of its history the bank has been tied to the federal government—a relationship that has benefited both. Many of its initial stockholders had owned stock in the Bank of the United States, and its first president, Samuel Osgood, had been a member of the Continental Congress and America’s first Postmaster General. From its earliest years, Citi took massive risks that led to crisis. But thanks to private investors, including John Jacob Astor, they survived throughout the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, Senator Carter Glass blamed Citi CEO "Sunshine Charlie" Mitchell for the 1929 stock market crash, and the bank was actually in violation of the senator’s signature achievement, the Glass-Steagall law, in the late 1990s until then U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin engineered the law’s repeal. Rubin later became the chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup, helping to oversee the bank as it ramped up its increasing mortgage risks before the 2008 crash. The scale of the financial panic of 2008 was not, as the media and experts claim, unprecedented. As Borrowed Time shows, disasters have been relatively frequent during the century of government-protected banking—especially at Citi.

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400

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HarperBusiness

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0062669877

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9780062669872

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How Families Still Matter

And Today Is Only Monday

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American Nursing

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The Teahouse of the August Moon

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Against The Odds

Against The Odds

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