Make no mistake: the US government’s hundred-year-old war on marijuana isn’t over. Some 20 million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges so far. The American marijuana industry remains underground, where modern-day moonshiners who view themselves as...
In the Godfather Garden is the true story of the life of Richie “the Boot” Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld. The Boot cut his teeth battling the Jewish gang lord Abner Longy Zwillman on the streets of Newark during Prohibition and endured to become one of the East Coast’s...
Scientists and academics have spent entire careers investigating what makes people happy. But hidden in obscure scholarly journals and reports, their research is all too often inaccessible to ordinary people. Now the bestselling author of the 100 Simple Secrets series distills the scientific findings of over a thousand of the most important...
As our world continues to evolve, the field of regenerative medicine follows
suit. Although many modern day therapies focus on synthetic and natural
medicinal treatments for brain repair, many of these treatments and
prescriptions lack adequate results or only have the ability to slow the progression
of neurological disease or...
This book examines our relationship with alcohol and examines how drink has evolved in its functions and uses from the late Middle Ages to the present day in the West. This book discusses a range of issues, including domestic versus recreational use, the history of alcoholism, and the relationship between alcohol and violence, religion,...
'This book teaches, provides painful insight, and creates awareness and empathy for the patients, families, and caregivers who are living and working every day within a framework of tragedy. This book is also great entertainment. You will laugh and cry, sometimes simultaneously, throughout your reading.'
This is a book about kidney failure. It has been written
primarily for people with kidney failure. But, as any
partner, friend or family member of a kidney patient
knows, kidney failure is a family business. ‘They’ also
usually want to know as much as possible (sometimes
even more than the patient) about the...
New to management and looking for a guide to get you up and running (not to mention commended) from day one? 90 Days to Success as a Manager is your action plan. It provides first-time managers and supervisors the guidance they need to become effective and successful department managers. You'll learn about managing people, processes, and...
Contemporary research on genetic control of disease-transmitting insects knows two kinds of scientists: those that work in the laboratory and those known as ‘field people’. Over the last decade, both groups seem to have developed differing research priorities, address fundamentally different aspects within the overall discipline...
My thanks begin with Jim Boyd, who had faith
in my ability to write “my own book” and
encouraged me to take on this project from
day one. I’m also indebted to the entire team at Pearson
and FT Press for their understanding and support: Russ
Hall, Betsy Harris, Todd Taber, Julie Phifer, Laura
Czaja, Megan...
Leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, offers primary care clinicians practical, clear, and succinct evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of the painful conditions they see in their offices every day. The author simplifies the often complex care of patients with chronic pain by providing practical strategies for...
When you start a business, it’s natural to dream of selling it one day. In fact, more than half of America’s 27 million business owners now say they want to sell their business in the next 10 years. You may want to retire, travel, cash out, or just sleep well at night knowing you could sell your...
