'I thought I was the biggest dope smuggler. I wasn't. He was' Howard Marks. On 29 June 1988 Michael Forwell (aka The Fox) had it all - fast cars and speedboats, a nightclub in Bangkok, homes around the world. And a ship heading towards California carrying 72 tons of high-grade Thai marijuana, his la[...]
The evolution and history of adventure therapy, as chronicled in the second chapter of this book, well demonstrates how far this field has evolved from a "divergent therapy" into an efficacious form of therapy that engages clients on cognitive, affective, and behavioral levels. Adventure Therapy is [...]
In this unprecedented collaboration, twenty-three of the world's favourite crime writers bring you original, co-written short stories featuring their much-loved series characters. FACE OFF includes the first meeting of Ian Rankin's Rebus and Peter James' Roy Grace; a case for Dennis Lehane's Patrick[...]
The mouse has become a standard laboratory model organism, particularly for the study of hematopoiesis, the immune system, and inflammation. Although laboratories studying stem cells, blood, and blood-forming tissues have assimilated many new molecular diagnostic methods, the identification of cell [...]
Using a practical, hands-on approach, this book will teach anyone how to carry out Bayesian analyses and interpret the results.[...]
"Experiencing Corrections: Lessons from the Field" is a collection of essays written by scholars in the academic community with practical experience in corrections. Each essay contains the author's valuable and insightful reflections on their efforts to achieve important objectives while they were e[...]
Provides instruction on the introductory concepts of plumbing technology. This book includes coverage of the products, tools, codes, and drain cleaning equipment that have had an impact on the plumbing industry and how plumbers work successfully. It also addresses the water heater technology, such a[...]
This book is about the creative and messy process of making environmental management decisions.
This book outlines the creative process of making environmental management decisions using the approach called "Structured Decision Making." It is a short introductory guide to this popular form of decision making and is aimed at environmental managers and scientists. ""This is a distinctly pragmati[...]
Pocket Oncology, developed and edited by oncologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is a simple, yet comprehensive, review of basic principles of cancer management. Prepared in the style and format of books in the popular Pocket Notebook series, Pocket Oncology is intended as a quick ref[...]
Opportunities to "have your say," "get involved," and "join the conversation" are everywhere in public life. From crowdsourcing and town hall meetings to government experiments with social media, participatory politics increasingly seem like a revolutionary antidote to the decline of civic engagemen[...]
The "H"; in the H factor stands for "Honesty-Humility,"; and it's one of only six basic dimensions of personality. People who have high levels of H are sincere and modest; people who have low levels are deceitful and pretentious. It isn't intuitively obvious that traits of honesty and humility go ha[...]
Poor posture leads to poor structure, which can greatly influence physical strength and natural body movements. "Power Posture" explains how to build the body from the inside out, for physical longevity and athletic power.[...]
The SMART Approach to Spine Clinical Research book is designed to teach the principles and methods of evaluating and performing clinical research for a spine-related audience of a wide range of experience levels. The material is presented in an interesting and uncomplicated manner while including re[...]