An Account of the Foxglove


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Reproduction of the original: An Account of the Foxglove by William Withering







Jailbait


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THE STORY: Through the course of one dizzying night at a club, JAILBAIT follows the parallel stories of two fifteen-year-old girls, desperate to grow up, and two thirty-something men who are looking to be twenty-one again. High-school sophomores Cl




The ESC Textbook of Preventive Cardiology


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"EACPR, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation -- European Society of Cardiology."




The EACVI Textbook of Echocardiography


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Now with new imaging tools and more illustrative cases, this extensively updated second edition of the successful EAE Textbook of Echocardiography is a valuable resource to support not only those with an interest in echocardiography but also those seeking the information needed for accreditation and training through the EACVI.




Key Concepts in Leadership


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What are the main characteristics of effective leadership? How can we understand leadership today? This wide-ranging, inter-disciplinary book provides readers with a complete introduction to the essentials of leadership. Included here are accessible and insightful entries on what leadership is, how it is practised and the relevant strengths and pitfalls. The book provides a one stop introductory guide to one of the most central and contested concepts in the social sciences. An invaluable reference tool, this book offers insight into issues such as: • Are leaders born or made? • Authoritarian versus participative leadership • The psychology of leaders and followers • Leadership development • Leadership styles, skills and functions • Leadership in practice This book is an indispensable guide to the central concepts of leadership for professionals and students alike.




The Language of Trees


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THE STORY: When an American translator ventures to a Middle East combat zone, an overfriendly neighbor back home volunteers to help his wife and son as they come to terms with his absence. As events abroad begin to spiral out of control, lives are




Too Much Memory


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THE STORY: A theatrical explosion of myth and revolution, TOO MUCH MEMORY is a retelling of the classic Greek story of Antigone set firmly in the present. This inventive adaptation straddles a line between the classic Greek tragedy and moder




Pageant Play


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THE STORY: Welcome to the hilarious, terrifying and surreal world of child beauty pageants. Pinky Corningfield will do anything to make sure her little angel wins the ultimate title, Supreme Queen. When Marge, a newcomer to the pageant circuit, sho




The Velvet Sky


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THE STORY: Poor Bethany Palmer hasn't slept in thirteen years. When her husband, Warren, steals their son, Andrew, away in the middle of the night, her already fragile grip on reality starts to weaken--even as she sets off after them on a nightmaris