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Author
Series
Monkeewrench volume 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gregory Norwood is Minnesota's most beloved philanthropist, and the story of his son's overdose was splashed across the front page of all the papers. When a photojournalist sets out to get a candid shot of the highly successful businessman on the one year anniversary of his son's death, he's shocked to find Norwood dead with a smoking gun in his hand. The city is devastated, and Minneapolis detectives Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolseth are called in to...
42) Order to kill
Author
Series
Mitch Rapp novels volume 15
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
America's deadliest covert operative might have met his match as he goes deep undercover to prevent Russia from fomenting chaos in the Middle East in this action-packed novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mitch Rapp—"the best hero the thriller genre has to offer" (The Real Book Spy).
Mitch Rapp is used to winning.
But the CIA operative finds himself chasing false...
Mitch Rapp is used to winning.
But the CIA operative finds himself chasing false...
43) The back bible
Author
Publisher
Reader's Digest Association
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Outlines practical approaches for back pain relief that draw on traditional and modern treatments, looking into the causes and physiological sources of pain while profiling alternative therapies and suggesting exercise options.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Language
English
Description
"Gang- and drug-related violence is the defining crime problem in our country, and has been for decades. The statistics are alarming and the toll incalculable, and despite countless initiatives from government, law enforcement and social service communities, little has proven effective. Still, remarkably, David Kennedy foresees what no one else could imagine: a happy ending. He has been on the front lines ever since putting together the law enforcement...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The role of infection control in health care has become more important than ever before. This is due, in part, to some bacteria being resistant to antibiotics, and the increasing survival rates of the chronically ill and the elderly. This program will teach you to effectively treat infection and prevent the transfer of diseas.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a Member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A global risk expert defends his assertion that disasters are manufactured by people building in the wrong places and in the wrong way and recounts the ways people have fought back against natural disasters, including the development of new predictive technologies,"--NoveList.
Author
Publisher
J. Wiley
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
All the information you need to protect yourself and your family
From salmonella to deadly E.coli, from hepatitis-infected berries to mad cow disease, millions of people all over the world are getting sick from food they've eaten. How can you be sure the food you prepare for your family is safe? How can you protect yourself when eating out? What do you need to look out for?
How to Prevent Food Poisoning gives you the facts, figures, and information...
Author
Publisher
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In The End of Alzheimer's Dale Bredesen laid out the science behind his revolutionary new program that is the first to both prevent and reverse symptoms of Alzheimer's disease. Now he lays out the detailed program he uses with his own patients. Accessible and detailed, it can be tailored to anyone's needs and will enhance cognitive ability at any age. What we call Alzheimer's disease is actually a protective response to a wide variety of insults...
Author
Publisher
Xlibris
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book aims to provide concise and accurate information concerning the nature of epidemics for the general population. It describes how and why epidemics originate, expand, controlled, and eventually eliminated. It tries to provide information with enough detail but in plain language for the reader to navigate the maze of medical jargon commonly used by professionals and the media which may be confusing for the lay person."--
Author
Language
English
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Description
The Future is Emotionally Intelligent. We're in the midst of a parenting revolution that is radically changing the way we raise our kids. Gone are the days of minimizing emotions: Dont Cry. You're Fine. Don't Make a Scene. As our understanding of developing brains has increased, today's parents are looking for a new way to help their children understand their feelings and learn to process them. Emotional development experts Alyssa Blask Campbell,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2007
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"In this account of vaccination's miraculous, inflammatory past and its uncertain future, journalist Arthur Allen reveals a history both illuminated with hope and shrouded by controversy--from Edward Jenner's discovery of smallpox vaccine in 1796 to Pasteur's vaccines for rabies and cholera, to those that safeguarded the children of the twentieth century, and finally to the tumult currently surrounding vaccination. Faced with threats from anthrax...
Author
Language
English
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Description
When her sister Patty died, Jenna blamed herself. When Jenna died, she blamed herself for that, too. Unfortunately Jenna died too soon. Living or dead, every soul is promised a certain amount of time, and when Jenna passed she found a heavy debt of time in her record. Unwilling to simply steal that time from the living, Jenna earns every day she leeches with volunteer work at a suicide prevention hotline. But something has come for the ghosts of New...
56) Fire safety
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Fire safety involves everyone in your facility, including residents, nursing staff, dietary, housekeeping and visitors. This program explains OSHA standards that require employers to provide proper exits, fire fighting equipment and employee training to prevent fire deaths and injuries in the workplace.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Discusses how to avoid harmful medical mistakes, offering advice on such topics as working with a busy doctor, communicating the full story of an illness, evaluating test risks, and obtaining a working diagnosis.
Author
Series
Scot Harvath thrillers volume 17
Language
English
Description
Across Europe, a secret organization has begun attacking diplomats. Back in the United States, a foreign ally demands the identity of a highly placed covert asset. In the balance hang the ingredients for all-out war. With his mentor out of the game, counterterrorism operative Scot Harvath must take on the role he has spent his career avoiding. But, as with everything else he does, he intends to rewrite the rules--all of them.
Author
Publisher
Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
If you're one of the 13 million Americans who have survived a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease, Dr. Janet Bond Brill offers a delicious and foolproof plan that can lower your risk of a second heart attack by up to 70 percent. Inspired by the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet, the Prevent a Second Heart Attack Plan is based on satisfaction, rather than deprivation.
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