Kirjahaku

Kendra Garrity became a trauma counselor in order to put the dark truth of her childhood behind her. More importantly, it's a way for her to help other people through some of the worst things a person can live through. The small town of Port Hollow keeps her surprisingly busy, but for the most part, she believes that the horrors of her past are behind her. She couldn't be more wrong.The safe and normal life she has built is shattered when she learns that her twin brother - who once sacrificed everything to save her - desperately needs her help. At dawn, he will be lost forever. But rescuing him means descending into the underworld, a shadowy place of nightmares, monsters, and memories that refuse to die.Will Kendra have the courage to repay her brother's sacrifice?Fans of Greek Mythology and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will love this retelling of the Orpheus Myth, set in a small town built over a portal between worlds and rife with supernatural creatures.Warning: Please be advised, this novel contains content dealing with an attempted sexual assault and may be triggering for some readers. I've done my best to be as tasteful as possible with this content (including a rewrite to tone it down and a reframing of the experience later in the novel). However, I cannot remove this content entirely as it is essential to the story. If you are dealing with similar issues, please know that you are not alone. Help is available 24 hours a day at the national sexual assault hotline: 1-800-656-4673.

Bodies are turning up in the Olympic Peninsula. Each victim shows unmistakable signs of being murdered with dark magic. It's clear that the most forbidden and dangerous of the black arts are still being practiced in the town of Port Hollow. Ancient sorceries that allow power to be stolen from innocent life. And Kathryn Silk plans to stop it, no matter the cost.Rory Garcia harbors deadly secrets. He has committed the ultimate betrayal against his coven, crimes that cannot be forgiven. And someone already knows the truth. It is only a matter of time before he pays the price.But keeping secrets in a town like Port Hollow is dangerous work. And it might be the undoing of them all.

WHEN LEADERS ARE LOSTMoving Beyond Disappointment, Failure, and Hurt to Redefine SuccessYou had a dream. A crazy goal. An idea that was going to make you money, a product that everyone was going to want to buy, or a career path that was going to set you on a trajectory that would bring opportunities, influence, power, financial security, and fulfillment. You thought it would be smooth sailing, and apart from minor bumps here and there, success would come quickly. But then it started unravelling. The business you started is now a shadow of what it once was. The promise of growth and success has become a nightmare. Trusted relationships have died. Lost sleep, anxiety, stress, conflict, and an uncertain future have become part of your leadership experience. So, now what? Where do you go from here?"Glenn attacks a subject too many are afraid to discuss. What happens when life and work don't go as planned, sometimes under challenging and confronting circumstances? It's brilliant. I couldn't put it down it took me four hours to read cover to cover and it was totally worth it." "This is a must-read for those who have led and might be afraid to dream again and for those leaders who want to unleash the latent leadership potential in others.""There is widespread acceptance leaders can grow from a place of failure and disappointment. But much less known is the reality of "lostness" for leaders. This book will be a powerful 'sensemaking' tool helping you move on to the next great leadership adventure."

Hal Miller Scrugham - father, and Richard (Rick) Throop Scrugham -son, each volunteered their service to their country during World War II and the Vietnam War.Hal joined the Army Air Corps in October 1941, two months before the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. While transporting a plane load of Sikh soldiers over the Japanese-besieged Imphal Valley of Burma, his C-47 was attacked by a Japanese Zero. After a mid-air collision downing the aggressive Zero, Hal and his co-pilot, Al Jost, were able to maneuver their damaged C-47 over the next hour for a safe landing at a British Royal Air Force field in Sylhet, India. Hal would be the only C-47 transport pilot credited with a Japanese Zero kill during World War II.Like his father before him, Rick joined the Army in January 1969. As Chief Warrant Officer, he flew in the largest helicopter airborne assault since the June 6,1944, D-day invasion. A force of over 120 helicopter and 40 gunships transporting three infantry battalions of South Vietnamese forces, attacking enemy forces along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. During missions "across the fence" into North Vietnam and Laos, Rick would hover 1500 feet above tree canopy and drop retrieval ropes down to special operations spy units being pursued by the enemy. After the war, he would serve in the Tennessee Army National Guard for 26 years, and later as a corporate pilot accumulating 9300 hours of flying.Surviving war veterans can share their experiences after fulfilling their duties to their country. But most go untold or undocumented. Their adventures fall through the cracks of recorded history. This book documents the experiences this father and his legacy son have chosen to share.

Research Methods for Nursing and Healthcare is an essential introductory text for all nursing and healthcare students coming to research methods for the first time or those nurses and healthcare staff wishing to improve their skills in this area. The book includes comprehensive coverage of the main research methods topics, and provides guidance on how to understand and apply research techniques. Everyday nursing examples are used throughout to explain research methods concepts and their relevance to practice. Simple self-assessment tasks are included at the end of chapters; the tests can be undertaken individually, or within groups, to assess the students understanding of the concepts and skills being learnt. Research Methods for Nursing and Healthcare takes the fear out of research methods for all nursing and healthcare professionals.Excellent introductory text that brings interest to research methods for student nurses.Dr Aimee Aubeeluck, Deputy Director: Graduate Entry Nursing, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy University of Nottingham"I think this is one of the most readable books on research I have read. Not the most scholarly, but that was not the intention. It is certainly the most user friendly book that will make the whole, often scary, subject of research less threatening."Paula Crick, Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University"I do think this is one of the most engaging texts aimed at nursing that I have read in a while... This does seem much more exciting and more importantly. real world"Lucy Land, Senior Academic, Centre for Health and Social Care Research Faculty of Health Birmingham City University"Useful resource for our students dissertation which can be a literature review or a research proposal" Melanie Brooke-Read, Department of Health & Social Studies, University of Bedfordshire"Excellent text book which actually takes away the 'fear' of research within healthcare"Angela Cobbold, Institute of Health & Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University"The text is very comprehensive and I found chapter 7 on action research particularly useful in supporting a student I was supervising. I also like the self assessment exercises which I intend to incorporate in my teaching strategy."Ms. Mulcahy, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork.

Take the fear out of statistics with this straightforward, practical and applied book on the how and why of using statistics. Introduction to Statistics for Nurses is an essential introductory text for all nursing students coming to statistics for the first time. The nursing profession involves the use of statistics every day, for example in the cases of mortality rates, average life expectancies, percentage recovery rates, average remission times, and the findings of which drugs work best with which illnesses. In fact, all of the policies that surround this job, the treatment strategies, and all the facts described above are derived from the use of statistics. This book will help students to understand the use of statistics in nursing literature, and shows how to use statistics effectively in answering research questions. Case studies throughout show how statistics are applied in nursing research and frequent exercises help to test the reader's knowledge as they progress.