Essere una blogger di successo è il sogno nel cassetto di molte ragazze, ma per Lidia è la realtà di tutti i giorni. A soli venticinque anni ha tutto quello che si potrebbe desiderare dalla vita: soldi, carriera, una migliore amica con la quale non si annoia mai e una famiglia che la sostiene nelle sue scelte. Manca solo un pezzo per completare il puzzle della sua essenza: l'amore. Lidia, infatti, si ritiene una ragazza sfortunata in amore, talmente sfortunata che ha perso tutte le speranze. Un giorno però riceve una lettera d'amore da un misterioso ammiratore segreto di Parigi. Lei che condivide ogni cosa sul web, che fotografa tutti i suoi outfit e che si è costruita un impero digitale, non riesce a credere di aver ricevuto una lettera d'amore cartacea, scritta interamente a mano da un uomo. Così, decide di tuffarsi e vivere la sua avventura parigina alla ricerca dell'amore e spera che questa sia la volta buona per potersi finalmente godere la favola che ha da sempre sognato.

This is the first definitive textbook on veterinary communication, written specifically for students and veterinary professionals by a group of international experts. Communication is a core clinical skill, and is now taught as a compulsory part of most veterinary degree courses. Good communication is crucial to the veterinarian-client-patient relationship, to patient health and ultimately to the success of any veterinary business.

The book covers all the key areas of communication including: the basic framework for the veterinary consultation; professional, ethical and legal aspects; communication with clients and colleagues; and coping with end-of-life and other difficult situations. It combines the most up-to-date research with a wealth of practical information, such as:

• Real-life case studies to help you apply your learning to real scenarios
• Simple step-by-step guidelines showing you how to deal with specific situations
• Examples of written resources you can use in practice

This valuable textbook has been written and edited by a carefully chosen group of specialists, comprising veterinary communication lecturers, veterinary practitioners, training managers and counsellors.

Carole Jenny's Child Abuse and Neglect: Diagnosis, Treatment and Evidence focuses attention on the clinical evidence of child abuse to help you correctly diagnose and treat such cases in your own practice. In print and online, this unique, well-illustrated clinical reference provides new insights into the presentation and differential diagnosis of physical abuse and looks at shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations, information on the biomechanics of injury, and other factors.

• Identify an abusive injury and treat it effectively by reviewing evidence and critical analyses from leading authorities in the field.
• Recognize the signs of shaken baby syndrome, sex offenders, and abuse in religious organizations.
• Understand the biomechanics of injury to determine whether abuse was truly the cause of a child's injury.
• View illustrations that show first-hand examples of child abuse or neglect.
• Search the complete contents online and download the illustrations at www.expertconsult.com.

Expert clinical evidence to recognize, diagnose and treat child abuse

The authors make the case that the term Munchausen syndrome by proxy should be permanently retired and replaced with a commonsense appreciation that children can be abused by their parents in the medical environment. In the first six chapters, they define a new conceptual framework, medical child abuse, compare it to other forms of child abuse, and review the literature using the new framework. They discuss developments in characterizing specific illnesses, and look at theories surrounding motivations of the perpetrators. In the next ten chapters, they draw on data from 115 cases that the authors have been involved with over the past 12 years to make recommendations on identifying and stopping abuse, providing for the child's safety, and treating physical and psychological consequences. They also discuss the physicians and lawyers as part of the problem. Roesler teaches child and family psychiatry, and Jenny teaches pediatrics, at Brown University. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Big Bear introduces her cubs to their environment by teaching them to catch fish and swim.