Critics Praise the Novels of Forsmark and Imholt: A unique combination of startling fact and gripping fiction...Must-read on every page." ----THOMAS FLEMING: Author of A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of the Civil War A great read, a novel as good as the best journalism, with vivid and accurate details driving a tale of danger and deception and betrayal .... This book doesn't just feel researched, it feels lived. --ROBERT FERRIGNO, NY Times best-selling novelist, Prayers for the Assassin As real as fiction gets. A non-stop ride into combat told with perfection. --BOB HAMER, veteran FBI undercover agent and the author of The Last Undercover An excellent Historical Novel, an action tale and a mystery...a book that you will enjoy from cover to cover. PETER INGEMI--- Datechguy.com I enjoyed every minute of it. Both entertaining and enlightening... -- CHRIS QUEEN, PJ Media A real page-turner MARK TAPSON, Frontpage Magazine CHINA BONES is the story of a young American Marine in China through the Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the ultimate fall of Shanghai to the Communists in 1949. Zack Cameron finds love and fortune in Shanghai, loses his fortune, and survives a brutal Japanese prison camp only to face even more danger. In a race against time, Zack is forced to put together a desperate treasure hunt amid the confusion of civil war and the Communist takeover of China. CHINA BONES is also the story of the great city of Shanghai. It begins with the old China - the International Settlement where allies and enemies ruled side by side in uneasy tension, while the very rich, the very poor, soldiers, diplomats, business tycoons and gunboat diplomacy. CHINA BONES guides readers through how the city suffered under a brutal occupation by the invading Japanese, only to then turn herself over to perhaps the most brutal dictatorship the world has ever known. Equal parts thrilling historical adventure, passionate wartime romance, and gripping war story, CHINA BONES will appeal to fans of the adventure novels of Wilbur Smith, the military novels of WEB Griffin, as well as those fascinated by the examination of China and Chinese life in the novels of Amy Tan.
Critics Praise the Novels of Forsmark and Imholt: A unique combination of startling fact and gripping fiction...Must-read on every page." ----THOMAS FLEMING: Author of A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of the Civil War A great read, a novel as good as the best journalism, with vivid and accurate details driving a tale of danger and deception and betrayal .... This book doesn't just feel researched, it feels lived. --ROBERT FERRIGNO, NY Times best-selling novelist, Prayers for the Assassin As real as fiction gets. A non-stop ride into combat told with perfection. --BOB HAMER, veteran FBI undercover agent and the author of The Last Undercover An excellent Historical Novel, an action tale and a mystery...a book that you will enjoy from cover to cover. PETER INGEMI--- Datechguy.com I enjoyed every minute of it. Both entertaining and enlightening... -- CHRIS QUEEN, PJ Media A real page-turner MARK TAPSON, Frontpage Magazine CHINA BONES is the story of a young American Marine in China through the Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the ultimate fall of Shanghai to the Communists in 1949. Zack Cameron finds love and fortune in Shanghai, loses his fortune, and survives a brutal Japanese prison camp only to face even more danger. In a race against time, Zack is forced to put together a desperate treasure hunt amid the confusion of civil war and the Communist takeover of China. CHINA BONES is also the story of the great city of Shanghai. It begins with the old China - the International Settlement where allies and enemies ruled side by side in uneasy tension, while the very rich, the very poor, soldiers, diplomats, business tycoons and gunboat diplomacy. CHINA BONES guides readers through how the city suffered under a brutal occupation by the invading Japanese, only to then turn herself over to perhaps the most brutal dictatorship the world has ever known. Equal parts thrilling historical adventure, passionate wartime romance, and gripping war story, CHINA BONES will appeal to fans of the adventure novels of Wilbur Smith, the military novels of WEB Griffin, as well as those fascinated by the examination of China and Chinese life in the novels of Amy Tan.
Critics Praise the Novels of Forsmark and Imholt: A unique combination of startling fact and gripping fiction...Must-read on every page." ----THOMAS FLEMING: Author of A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of the Civil War A great read, a novel as good as the best journalism, with vivid and accurate details driving a tale of danger and deception and betrayal .... This book doesn't just feel researched, it feels lived. --ROBERT FERRIGNO, NY Times best-selling novelist, Prayers for the Assassin As real as fiction gets. A non-stop ride into combat told with perfection. --BOB HAMER, veteran FBI undercover agent and the author of The Last Undercover An excellent Historical Novel, an action tale and a mystery...a book that you will enjoy from cover to cover. PETER INGEMI--- Datechguy.com I enjoyed every minute of it. Both entertaining and enlightening... -- CHRIS QUEEN, PJ Media A real page-turner MARK TAPSON, Frontpage Magazine China Bones is the story of a young American Marine in China through the Sino-Japanese War, World War II and the ultimate fall of Shanghai to the Communists in 1949. Zack Cameron finds love and fortune in Shanghai, loses his fortune, and survives a brutal Japanese prison camp only to face even more danger. In a race against time, Zack is forced to put together a desperate treasure hunt amid the confusion of civil war and the Communist takeover of China. China Bones is also the story of the great city of Shanghai. It begins with the old China - the International Settlement where allies and enemies ruled side by side in a time of uneasy tension, while the very rich, the very poor, soldiers, diplomats, business tycoons all take part in, or bear witness to gunboat diplomacy. China Bones guides readers through how the city suffered under a brutal occupation by the invading Japanese, only to then turn herself over to perhaps the most brutal dictatorship the world has ever known. Equal parts thrilling historical adventure, passionate wartime romance, and gripping war story, China Bones will appeal to fans of the adventure novels of Wilbur Smith, the military novels of WEB Griffin, as well as those fascinated by the examination of China and Chinese life in the novels of Amy Tan.
From authors Tim Hadwen and David Strang comes Ontario Public Service Employment and Labour Law, 2e. This updated edition covers persons employed under the Public Service of Ontario Act in ministries and agencies, as well as Order in Council appointees, MPPs, legislative officers, and judicial officers. The text addresses issues with the terms and conditions of employment or of an appointment, including: job security, discipline, salary, and pension arrangements ethical standards, including conflict of interest, and the role of the Integrity Commissioner rights under the Human Rights Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Employment Standards Act labour relations under the Crown Employees Collective Bargaining Act, encompassing the right to strike, interest arbitration, essential services, comparison with the Ambulance Services Collective Bargaining Act, and successor rights, including the Public Service Labour Relations Transition Act the administration, jurisdiction, and jurisprudence of the Grievance Settlement Board and Public Service Grievance Board the overlapping jurisdiction of the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, courts, and arbitrators the applicability of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act to public servants' advice and to labour relations records
This title offers a comprehensive overview of coastal planning and management issues for students and professionals in the field. Since publication of the first edition in 1994, population growth and increasing development pressures on our coasts have made the need for forward-looking, creative and sustainable visions for the future even greater. This revised edition includes: significantly updated data and statistics including discussions of population and growth trends, federal and state coastal expenditures, disaster assistance expenditures and damage levels from hurricane and coastal storms; updated legislative and programmatic material, including the Stafford Act and mitigation assistance programmes, and changes in the Coastal Zone Management Act; expanded coverage of physical and biological attributes and conditions of the coastal zone; expanded and updated discussions of innovative local coastal management; and new chapters on creative coastal design and development and lessons from coastal programmes in other countries. "An Introduction to Coastal Zone Management" addresses the serious coastal trends and pressures in the US, assesses the current policy and planning framework, and puts forth a vision for future management and sustainable coastal planning. It is an important resource for undergraduate and graduate students of coastal planning as well as for local and state officials, residents of coastal communities, environmental advocates, developers and others concerned with coastal issues.
For two thousand years, Christianity has taught, with startling specificity, that married men are patriarchs who should relate to their wives as Christ relates to His Bride, the Church. Yet as feminism swept across Western society in recent decades, our understanding of patriarchy became corrupted, and men have been astoundingly swift in their forfeiture of their God-given patriarchal rights and duties.While The Case for Patriarchy articulates a position that is provocative in our day, it's a position that was without controversy for millennia. Why? Because Christians viewed patriarchy as a theological necessity according to the dictates of Christian Scripture and Tradition.In these powerful pages, Timothy Gordon argues that Christ did more than establish a clerical patriarchy -- an all-male priesthood. He also created a lay patriarchy of male householders who act as priests, prophets, and kings of their families. The supplantation of this patriarchy with a feminist "matriarchy," Gordon argues, has proven to be the most devastating of all the subversive revolutions waged upon Christendom by the radical, secular Left.Gordon demonstrates that the Word of God single-handedly foils all the toxic plans of modern radicals, and centuries of Christian theology in the East and West have reinforced it. He pulls the curtain back on the "waves" of feminism that have swept over Western culture, and he refutes the methodology they employ to undermine men. Finally, he examines what the restoration of the Christian vocation should look like, as well as explores the patriarchal virtues that all men should exercise in their home and society.Here is a book that boldly pushes back on the narrative that the patriarchy is dangerous to women and to society. Indeed, it is a book that unapologetically seeks a restoration of Western society based on patriarchal order, where justice and the common good can triumph.
Solo finds Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor with the TARDIS all to himself - but not for long...This set contains two stories: Blood of the Time Lords by Timothy X Atack. The book known as The Dischord Grimoire is an incredibly powerful tome, believed capable of altering the true passage of time itself. And the Doctor has it in the TARDIS. Wanting to look into this mysterious opus further, he decides to take it to an old friend in The Recusary - a monastery-like retreat on a moon of Gallifrey. But he's chosen an inauspicious time to arrive. Something else is visiting The Recusary. And this something hasn't brought a book with it... but death. The Ravencliff Witch by David Llewellyn. The TARDIS lands in Ravencliff, a small town on the English coast that stands in the shade of a newly built power station. And that just happens to be haunted. Every now and then a spectral figure is glimpsed on the beach - the Ravencliff witch. And every time she appears, it's the prelude to disaster. The Doctor has to solve the mystery of her appearances if he wants to prevent a catastrophe. But he won't have to do it alone - as he has the help of Margaret Hopwood, a renowned sculptor destined to play a big part in his life. CAST: Tom Baker (The Doctor), Nerys Hughes (Margaret Hopwood), Annette Badland (Eminent Sedanya), Nicholas Briggs (John Fairweather), Trevor Cooper (Silas Keynes), James Dreyfus (The Master/Haku/Cohort/Mandelbrot), Richard Earl (Gordon Miles), Susan Kyd (Codal Thark), Adrian Lukis (Ansillon), Christopher Naylor (Cohort 2/Honourable Loric), Emma Noakes (Elanora), Lucy Pickles (Celia Banks), Dell Segal (Amanda Keynes), Jane Slavin (Cohort 1/Honourable Aligen). Other parts played by members of the cast.
Votre meilleur ami est soudain distant. Votre conjoint se plaint sans cesse de vos mauvaises habitudes. Votre fils refuse de vous parler. Que faire ? Nous sommes tent s de fuir, mais devons reconna tre que Dieu emploie ces relations compliqu es pour nous apprendre aimer et recevoir l'amour.Impossible ? Irr aliste ? Dans Nos relations: des b n dictions compliqu es, Tim Lane et Paul Tripp nous montrent comment aborder les difficult s persistantes qui tourmentent plusieurs relations. Ils nous r v lent les probl mes sous-jacents motivant nos r actions, nos choix et notre comportement tout en nous expliquant comment Dieu intervient pour nous aider b tir des relations enti rement conformes sa volont . Recommandations Ce livre n'est pas un autre manuel simpliste sur les relations, offrant des m thodes et des proc d s th oriques pour reproduire ce qu'un autre affirme tre la relation id ale. Au contraire, Tim Lane et Paul Tripp nous pr sentent le Christ crucifi - la puissance et la sagesse de Dieu pour racheter nos relations et transformer radicalement bon nombre de familles et d'amiti s... - Bob Inglis, membre de la Chambre des repr sentants aux .-U. Paul Tripp et Tim Lane mettent profit une r flexion profonde centr e sur Christ et de nombreuses ann es d'exp rience en relation d'aide pour redonner de l'espoir et offrir des r ponses concr tes des gens vivant des relations moins que parfaites. - Elyse Fitzpatrick, Women Helping Women
This concise, clinically focused pocket handbook assembles and synthesizes the latest developments and trends in the diagnosis and treatment of CML and provides an authoritative and convenient summary of the latest progress in TKI trials, the molecular monitoring of CML responses, and the development of new therapies to overcome resistance and improve patient care. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a rare type of leukemia (1–2 per 100,000 people) but is the most common chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. CML remains a key model for the improved understanding of the pathophysiology of a malignancy at a molecular level; CML was the first cancer to be associated with a recurring chromosome abnormality, which generates the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome and its associated fusion gene BCR-ABL1. The clinical outcome for patients with CML has changed dramatically in the past 15 years and this has been due to the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), compounds that inhibit the activity of the oncogenic BCR-ABL1 protein. A number of first-, second- and third-generation TKIs are now available for the treatment of CML, although a number of treatment challenges remain, not least the development of treatment-resistant CML. Parallel to the development of specific drugs for treating CML, major advances have been made in the field of disease monitoring and standardization of response criteria.
Improve the Quality of Mental Health Care This Companion Workbook to the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression DVD is designed to be used in conjunction with the DVD, which is focused on teaching mental health professionals about empirically informed treatment for depression. The Workbook reinforces the key points covered in the DVD and helps assess the level of mastery of basic concepts through discussion and test questions. It can be used as part of a self-paced learning tool or as a team collaborative tool. This Companion Workbook includes: Summary highlights of content shown in the DVD Full transcripts of the DVD's vignettes demonstrating cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, and problem solving Discussion questions Chapter review test questions and answers Empirical support chapter references Clinical resource chapter references Also available: Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression DVD / 978-0-470-41506-1 This DVD offers clear, step-by-step guidance on the process and criteria for diagnosing depression and using empirically supported treatments to inform the treatment planning process. Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression DVD Facilitator's Guide / 978-0-470-54854-7 The Facilitator's Guide assists professionals in leading an educational training session. Other DVDs, Facilitator Guides, and Workbooks in the Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Video Series: Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder For more information on these and forthcoming titles in the Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Video Series, visit us on the Web at wiley.com/psychology
With the need for patients to receive care that is proven effective arises as well the need to train mental health practitioners in the latest in Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning DVD Workbook covers the most common DSM-IV-TR disorders and other presenting problems. This workbook demonstrates the techniques and treatment interventions covered in the DVD (sold separately). Staff are guided in their implementation of the interventions with their clients. Ideal for training mental health professionals at any level.
This Companion Workbook to the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder DVD is designed to be used in conjunction with the DVD, which is focused on informing mental health professionals about empirically informed treatment for panic disorder. The workbook reinforces the key points covered in the DVD and helps assess the level of mastery of basic concepts through discussion and test questions. It can also be used as part of a self-paced learning tool or as a team collaborative tool. The Companion Workbook includes: Summary highlights of content shown in the DVDFull transcripts of the DVD's vignettes demonstrating cognitive and behavioral coping skills, cognitive restructuring, physical sensation exposure, and situational exposureDiscussion questionsChapter review test questions and answersEmpirical support chapter referencesClinical resource chapter references
Improve the Quality of Mental Health Care This Companion Workbook to the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder DVD is designed to be used in conjunction with the DVD, which is focused on informing mental health professionals about empirically informed treatment for panic disorder. The Workbook reinforces the key points covered in the DVD and helps assess the level of mastery of basic concepts through discussion and test questions. It can also be used as part of a self-paced learning tool or as a team collaborative tool. This Companion Workbook includes: Summary highlights of content shown in the DVD Full transcripts of the DVD's vignettes demonstrating cognitive and behavioral coping skills, cognitive restructuring, physical sensation exposure, and situational exposure Discussion questions Chapter review test questions and answers Empirical support chapter references Clinical resource chapter references Also available: Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder DVD / 978-0-470-41793-5 This DVD offers clear, step-by-step guidance on the process and criteria for diagnosing panic disorder and using empirically supported treatments for panic disorder to inform the treatment planning process. Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Panic Disorder DVD Facilitator's Guide / 978-0-470-54856-1 The Facilitator's Guide assists professionals in leading an educational training session. Other DVDs, Facilitator Guides, and Workbooks in the Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Video Series: Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Social Anxiety Disorder Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Depression For more information on these and forthcoming titles in the Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Treatment Planning Video Series, visit us on the Web at wiley.com/psychology
This Facilitator’s Guide is designed to help lead an educational training session in empirically informed treatment planning. It is to be used in conjunction with the DVD and Companion Workbook (both sold separately). The guide explains the process of delivering a training session. In this guide you will find in each chapter: Chapter Review Questions and AnswersChapter Review Test Questions and AnswersOptional Discussion Questions with Talking PointsChapter References In appropriate chapters the references are divided into those for "Empirical Support," those for "Clinical Resources," and those for "Bibliotherapy Resources." The Facilitator's Guide has brief summaries of the answers to the chapter review questions. The "Chapter Review Test Questions" section contains "test-style" questions that can be asked of participants or taken by them as a self-test. The Facilitator's Guide contains the answers to these questions, which can then be reviewed. The "For Discussion" section offers a selected discussion topic as well as talking points to help facilitate the discussion. This section is designed to offer facilitators the option of exploring a key concept further should he or she desire. Finally, Chapter Five (“How Do You Integrate ESTs into Treatment Planning?”) contains highlights of the lecture material, summary of treatment plan components, an outline of the EST procedures, transcripts of psychotherapy vignettes that demonstrate ESTs, and critiques of the vignettes. References are also made to homework assignments contained in the Companion Workbook that demonstrate selected therapeutic interventions discussed in the DVD. Appendix A: Explanations of all correct and incorrect answer options
Improve the Quality of Mental Health Care This Companion Workbook to the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control Problems DVD follows each section of the DVD, summarizing important content and providing section reviews as well as test questions and answers to enhance learning of the material. The Workbook can be used as an individual self-paced learning tool or in classroom or workshop settings. Designed to be used in conjunction with the DVD, this Companion Workbook includes: Summary highlights of content shown in the DVD Chapter review questions covering key chapter concepts Test questions of selected chapter concepts References to empirical support, clinical resources, and training opportunities for the empirically supported treatments (ESTs) discussed Scripts and critiques of the role-played scenarios demonstrating selected aspects of the ESTs Online links to client homework exercises consistent with the therapeutic techniques described and demonstrated Explanations of correct and incorrect answers to the test questions from each chapter Also available: Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control DVD/Workbook Study Package / 978-1-1180-2891-9 This study package includes both the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control DVD (978-0-470-41788-1) and the Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control DVD Companion Workbook (978-0-470-56845-3). Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control DVD / 978-0-470-41788-1 (sold separately) This DVD offers clear, step-by-step guidance on the process and criteria for diagnosing anger control and using empirically supported treatments to inform the treatment planning process. Evidence-Based Treatment Planning for Anger Control DVD Facilitator’s Guide / 978-0-470-56844-6 (sold separately) The Facilitator’s Guide assists professionals in leading an educational training session.
