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  Remarkable Caregiving - The Care...

  Nancy R. Poland

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  Remarkable Caregiving gives readers a boost of hope for humanity. Remarkable Caregiving is a compilation of six true stories as told to the author, Nancy R Poland. Within, readers meet a law-abiding woman forced to kidnap a loved one, a man who served as the “relief pitcher” for his best friend, and parents of children born with disabilities who found innovate solutions. They also meet a black woman born into poverty, who made a life for herself and her children, only to be thrust into crisis care for her mother just as her kids were grown. Learn how a daughter put her beliefs into action by caring for her dad, whatever the cost. And, finally, meet the woman who found her purpose in life becoming not just a paid caregiver, but a full-time, live-in family member to two adults with Down syndrome.  What made these caregivers resilient, inventive, and resourceful? What did they learn, and what can they teach others? These individual’s stories tell how they incorporated values of family, friendship, faith, and love while caring for another.

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  Reporting for Duty - True...

  Tracy J. Libby

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  Inspirational accounts of veterans who have moved forward from mental and physical injuries toward healthier lives with the help of service dogs.  Hundreds of thousands of military veterans seek treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year. Service dogs have been used for many years in the civilian sector to help their disabled owners perform necessary tasks in daily life; likewise, the organized use of therapy dogs to bring comfort and companionship to hospital and nursing-home patients dates back more than four decades. Reporting for Duty explores the unique and special bond between wounded warriors—especially those suffering from PTSD—and their service dogs and discusses the vital work of therapy dogs who visit VA hospitals and military rehabilitation facilities. Author Tracy Libby tells the true stories of disabled veterans who have been touched, assisted, and enriched by the dogs in their lives, and the new lease on life is reciprocal: many of these service and therapy dogs have been rescued from shelters and specially trained for their jobs. A portion of proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit a veterans’ service-dog organization.Inside Reporting for Duty . . .True stories of physically and mentally disabled veterans who count on service dogs for assistance with daily tasksAn explanation of PTSD and how it affects military veteransHow therapy dogs and service dogs are selected and trained for their jobsRescuing shelter dogs to train for therapy and service workHow the military is training dogs to accompany soldiers on deploymentsA look at the bond between people and dogs and the positive effects it has on both

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  Capturing the Stars -...

  Robert Gendler

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  Portraits of the deep sky and of local astronomical phenomena taken by the world’s renowned astrophotographers—with a foreword by Neil deGrasse Tyson.   To gaze at the stars is one thing; to capture that gaze in photographs is something else, a tantalizing scientific art that many attempt and few master. That rare mastery is on full display in this beautiful volume of space photography from thirty of the most accomplished astrophotographers in the world, both professional and amateur. Galaxies, star clusters, nebulae, and other deep-sky treasures fill the pages. Along with the marvels of the night sky—the Andromeda and Whirlpool galaxies, the Pleiades and the Praesepe, the Orion and Crab nebulae, and many more—each section features a profile of the photographer’s work, techniques, philosophy, and experiences. Compiled by the world’s leading amateur astrophotographer, with an introduction to the history of space photography, this spectacular volume is an essential for every stargazer’s bookshelf.elf.

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  Fixed Prosthodontics in Dental...

  Michael O'Sullivan

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  The practice of fixed prosthodontics has undergone many changes in recent times with significant developments in dental materials and principles of adhesion. However, tooth preparation is still guided by the need to preserve tooth tissue, generate space for restorative material and reshape the tooth to a cylindrical form with a defined finish line. This book carries these principles as a common theme and delineates the stages of prosthesis construction.

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  Effective Software Project...

  Robert K. Wysocki

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  Why another book on software project management?      For some time, the fields of project management, computer science,  and software development have been growing rapidly and  concurrently. Effective support for the enterprise demands the  merging of these efforts into a coordinated discipline, one that  incorporates best practices from both systems development and  project management life cycles. Robert K. Wysocki creates that  discipline in this book--a ready reference for professionals and  consultants as well as a textbook for students of computer  information systems and project management.    By their very nature, software projects defy a "one size fits all"  approach. In these pages you will learn to apply best-practice  principles while maintaining the flexibility that's essential for  successful software development.    Learn how to make the planning process fit the need  * Understand how and why software development must be planned on a  certainty-to-uncertainty continuum  * Categorize your projects on a four-quadrant model  * Learn when to use each of the five SDPM strategies--Linear,  Incremental, Iterative, Adaptive, and Extreme  * Explore the benefits of each strategic model and what types of  projects it supports best  * Recognize the activities that go into the Scoping, Planning,  Launching, Monitoring/Controlling, and Closing phases of each  strategy  * Apply this knowledge to the specific projects you manage  * Get a clear picture of where you are and how to get where you  want to go

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  Improvised Munitions Handbook –...

  Defense U.S. Department of

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  This manual provides detailed explanation of manufacturing munitions from seemingly innocuous locally available materials. As an official army manual, it was primarily intended to increase the potential of Special Forces and guerrilla troops, however, "Improvised Munitions Handbook" represents perfect reading for all arms enthusiasts, as well as civilians considering their safety. This edition offers simple instructions, enriched with a large number of illustrations, on various techniques for constructing many different weapons and devices made of materials that can be bought in a drug or hardware store or found in a junkyard. The instructions are presented in a way that even people normally not familiar with making and handling munitions can use them.
  Table of Contents:
  Explosives and Propellants 
  Plastic Explosive Filler
  Improvised Black Powder 
  Carbone Tet- Explosive
  Methyl Nitrate Dynamite 
  Urea Nitrate Explosive
  Sodium Chlorate and Sugar or Aluminum Explosive…  
  Mines and Grenades
  Nail Grenade
  Wine Bottle Cone Charge 
  Coke Bottle Shaped Charge…
  Small Arms Weapons and Ammunitions 
  Pipe Pistol for 9 mm Ammunition 
  Shotgun (12 gauge)
  Carbine (7.62 mm Standard Rifle Ammunition)
  Rifle Cartridge… 
  Mortars and Rockets 
  Shotgun Grenade Launcher
  Fire Bottle Launcher
  60 mm Mortar Projectile Launcher…
  Incendiary Devices
  Chemical Fire Bottle
  Gelled Flame Fuels
  Improvised White Flare
  Improvised White Smoke Munitions…
  Fuses, Detonators & Delay Mechanisms 
  Electric Bulb Initiator 
  Fuse Igniter from Book Matches 
  Delay Igniter from Cigarette 
  Watch Delay Timer
  Can-Liquid Time Delay
  Detonator…
  Miscellaneous 
  Mousetrap Switch 
  Knife Switch 
  Rope Grenade Launching Technique 
  Bicycle Generator Power Source 
  Improvised Battery
  Armor Materials…   
  Primary High Explosives 
  Secondary High Explosives

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