Virginia, 1701. È questo il luogo ideale per il ricco Thomas Marlowe, desideroso di lasciarsi il passato alle spalle e insediarsi nella buona società locale, composta soprattutto di latifondisti e coltivatori di tabacco. A tal fine acquista, pagando in contanti con cinquemila sterline d'oro e d'argento, la piantagione della vedova Tinling. Ma la vita di terra non fa per lui e il suo non può essere un tranquillobuen retiro: con l'aiuto di un manipolo di fedeli compagni rimette in sesto la Plymouth Prize, un decrepito vascello, e con essa inizia una vittoriosa guerra contro i pirati. Ma se Marlowe riesce a sconfiggere con facilità i Fratelli della costa è perché li conosce bene. Bene come solo uno di loro potrebbe. Anch'egli, infatti, un tempo era un bucaniere, ma ora ha deciso di dimenticare quel passato. Solo che, a volte, è il passato che non vuole farsi dimenticare. Incapace di resistere al richiamo del mare e dell'avventura, Marlowe si troverà così nuovamente a solcare gli oceani, ancora una volta trascinato nella lotta per proteggere, con audacia e astuzia, quanto di più prezioso possiede, nella resa dei conti con amici e nemici della vita di un tempo impossibile da ignorare.

Anno domini 852. Da secoli i vichinghi partono dalle coste norrene e calano sull'Inghilterra, sull'Irlanda, su ogni terra raggiungibile con le loro imbarcazioni dai lunghi scafi. Dapprima era solo per saccheggiare e depredare, poi iniziarono a creare insediamenti. Nonostante la feroce opposizione che si leva in ogni territorio, in pochi riescono a resistere ai loro assalti. È quello che accade anche lungo le coste meridionali dell'Irlanda, dove i vichinghi hanno costruito un avamposto che chiamano Dubh-Linn. Ed è proprio mentre si dirigono lì che Ornolf l'Instancabile e Thorgrim Lupo notturno si imbattono in una nave irlandese che trasporta un unico oggetto: una corona. Ignari del significato di quel manufatto e del potere che è in grado di conferire, i fieri uomini del Nord si troveranno invischiati negli intrighi dell'Irlanda medievale. Circondato da nemici, tra alleanze più mutevoli del clima dell'isola, Throgrim dovrà guidare i suoi uomini, gli invasori bianchi, i fin gall, nella dura lotta per la sopravvivenza.

Acclaimed, award-winning author James L. Nelson - praised as "a master of both his period and the English language" by Patrick O'Brian - returns to the world of sea and sail in this page-turning historical novel.

Jack Biddlecomb has much to live up to, being as he is the eldest son of the esteemed Captain Isaac Biddlecomb, wealthy merchant captain, leading light of the War for American Independence, and newly-minted congressman. Jack finds himself off to a promising start, however, when he's given command of the merchant vessel Abigail bound from Philadelphia for Barbados.

But even before the docklines are cast off, the voyage, which should have been routine, begins to look like a stormy passage indeed. Jack is saddled with two passengers, one as unpleasant as he is highborn, the other a confidant of theAbigail's owner who cannot help but meddle in the running of the ship. What's more, with the French making prizes of American merchantmen,Abigail's owner has armed the ship and instructed Jack to fight if need be, thrusting the first-time captain and his small crew into a naval war for which they are totally unprepared.

What Jack does not know, but soon begins to suspect, is that he is being used as part of a bigger plot, one that will have repercussions on an international scale.

The Minnesota Multi-phasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) has often been used to evaluate clients in civil and criminal cases. This book was written to serve as a reference for psychologists to understand how the role of the MMPI-2 in judicial proceedings and how to use it in the most effective manner. The authors begin by explaining what the MMPI-2 is and what the various scales look like. Using extensive examples, including personal injury and worker's compensation claims, they then consider the practical forensic applications. Also included are case studies that explore issues such as immigration relief, deportation and criminal investigation. They take specific care to cover the legal and cultural factors that can influence assessment. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

Virginia, 1701. È questo il luogo ideale per il ricco Thomas Marlowe, desideroso di lasciarsi il passato alle spalle e insediarsi nella buona società locale, composta soprattutto di latifondisti e coltivatori di tabacco. Ma il suo non può essere un tranquillo buen retiro e, suo malgrado, nel giro di pochi giorni tutti parlano di lui quando acquista, pagando in contanti con cinquemila sterline d'oro e d'argento, la piantagione della vedova Elizabeth Tinling, giovane e bellissima. La stessa donna il cui onore, due anni dopo, dovrà difendere dalle rozze insinuazioni di un pretendente respinto, rampollo di una delle famiglie più in vista dell'intera Virginia che Marlowe uccide in duello. E non si ferma qui: con l'aiuto di un manipolo di fedeli compagni rimette in sesto la Plymouth Prize, un decrepito vascello, e con essa inizia una vittoriosa guerra contro i pirati. Ma se Marlowe riesce a sconfiggere con facilità i Fratelli della costa è perché li conosce bene. Bene come solo uno di loro potrebbe: perché anche lui era un bucaniere, che ora ha deciso di dimenticare quel passato. Solo che, a volte, è il passato che non vuole farsi dimenticare. Soprattutto dagli antichi nemici...

1706. Thomas Marlowe, ex pirata, si è costruito una vita come rispettabile proprietario di piantagioni di tabacco in Virginia e ha sposato la sua amata Elizabeth; ma, a causa della guerra di successione spagnola, i mercati europei sono chiusi e per i latifondisti americani si prospetta un periodo di difficoltà economiche. Marlowe sente che sarebbe il tempo di tornare a solcare i mari all'inseguimento delle navi del gran Moghul d'India, cariche di tesori, ma non vuole cedere al richiamo del passato. Quando però viene improvvisamente allo scoperto un vecchio nemico deciso a non dargli scampo, Marlowe è costretto a una lotta implacabile. Il Madagascar, base per gli abbordaggi ai bastimenti indiani, non è più un sogno ma l'unica salvezza possibile. E Marlowe dovrà lottare con tutta l'audacia e l'astuzia che possiede, tra duelli, battaglie navali, inseguimenti e tradimenti, per proteggere quanto di più prezioso è riuscito a costruire.

Quick (organizational behavior, U. of Texas at Arlington) et al. offer psychologists who work with leaders and organizations, as well as organizational members, a framework called preventive stress management, which is rooted in public health, draws on positive psychology and strengths-based interventions, incorporates the concept of eustress, or good stress, and focuses on the way an individual's assumption of personal responsibility interacts with groups and organizations in the process of adapting to stress and stressful events. They detail the stress process, its organizational causes and origins, specific vulnerability and strength factors that can protect an individual, positive and negative individual and organizational consequences, measurement and assessment, the theory of preventive stress management, and types of interventions, including new ones such as an organizational health center. This edition updates material with current research, science, and theory; emphasizes the positive side of the stress message; and moves some elements, such as the index of assessment instruments and resources, to a website. It adds information on the tend-and-befriend response of women, bullying and incivility, and positive psychology, positive organizational behavior, and positive organizational scholarship. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This book examines the phenomena of how individuals experience work stress and coping in both developed and developing countries in the world. Rabi Bhagat, known for his cross-cultural scholarship in this area, and his co authors, help us recognize the causes and consequences of work stress. They present a systematic, comprehensive review of this topic with plenty of practical insights and case studies examining work stress and coping in the era of globalization. Researchers, practitioners and students in the field of industrial organizational psychology, organizational behavior, and human resources management will find this book of interest.

Long respected as the number one book in the field, Literature for Today's Young Adults gives teachers, librarians, parents, counselors, and other group leaders—as well as instructors and students in college courses in Adolescent/Young Adult Literature—a comprehensive look at YA literature framed within a literary, historical, and social context as a means to motivating teens to become life-long readers. Included is helpful information on evaluating YA books of all genres, using YA literature effectively with English Language Learners, incorporating digital and other new literacies into classroom teaching, and dealing with today's increasingly diverse and challenging censorship issues.

Learn how common medical conditions can affect the course of the dental treatment a patient receives. This updated, concise reference provides the information you need to provide appropriate dental care to any patient, regardless of existing medical conditions. Featuring vivid illustrations and well-organized tables in each chapter, this text gives you the in-depth details and the overall summaries you need to get to the root of your patients' needs.

• Organization of medical conditions provides a brief overview of the basic disease process, epidemiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, laboratory findings, and currently accepted medical therapy of each disorder. This is followed by a detailed explanation and recommendations for specific dental management.
• Coverage of dosages, side effects, and drug interactions with medications used in dentistry, including those used during pregnancy.
• Chapters focusing on major health problems in the US and other nations include, ischemic hearth disease, smoking and tobacco use cessation, sleep-related breathing disorders, sexually transmitted diseases, diabetes mellitus, and psychiatric disorders.
• Dental management summary table summarizes important factors for consideration in the dental management of medically compromised patients.
• Appendix on the therapeutic management of common oral lesions provides a quick reference to the causative factors, clinical description, currently accepted therapeutic management, and patient education regarding common oral conditions.
• Appendix on alternative and complementary drugs looks at herbal remedies, specifically efficacy, adverse effects/reactions, medical problems, drug interactions, and dental implications.

• NEW! Chapter on drug and alcohol abuse discusses the effects of marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines/methamphetamine, and alcohol, along with considerations for both medical and dental management.

• NEW! 2009 AAOS statement on Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Bacteremia in Patients with Joint Replacements provides recommendations to supplement practitioners in their clinical judgment regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with a joint prosthesis.

Guide today's students as they learn not only the concepts and theories that enhance the management of human behavior at work but also how to practice these skills with Nelson/Quick's ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR. The latest edition of this leading text clearly demonstrates how organizational behavior theories and research apply to companies today with engaging cases, meaningful exercises, and examples that include six new focus companies students will instantly recognize. The authors present foundational organizational behavior topics, such as motivation, leadership, teamwork, and communication. Readers also examine emerging issues, such as the theme of change as well as globalization, diversity, and ethics. The authors anchor the book's multifaceted approach in both classic research and leading-edge scholarship. Timely examples from all types of organizations reflect today's most current trends. Self-assessments and other interactive learning opportunities encourage each reader to grow and develop--both as an individual and as an important contributor to an organization.

One shining yet overlooked moment that changed the course of the Revolutionary War

In the opening months of 1781, General George Washington feared his army would fail to survive another campaign season. The spring and summer only served to reinforce his despair, but in late summer the changing circumstances of war presented a once-in-a-war opportunity for a French armada to hold off the mighty British navy while his own troops with French reinforcements drove Lord Cornwallis's forces to the Chesapeake. The Battle of the Capes would prove the only time the French ever fought the Royal Navy to a draw, and for the British army it was a catastrophe. Cornwallis confidently retreated to Yorktown, expecting to be evacuated by a British fleet that never arrived. In the end he had no choice but to surrender. Although the war sputtered on another two years, its outcome was never in doubt after Yorktown.

General Washington's Great Gamble is the story of the greatest naval engagement of the American Revolution. It is also a study in leadership, good and bad, political machinations and the wild, unpredictable circumstances that led to the extraordinary confluence of military and naval resources at that time and place.

Topics include:
Looking South; Sea Power for the General; Arnold; Copper Bottoms; Head of Elk; The Battle of Cape Henry; An Attempt to Conquer Virginia; Greene and Cornwallis: Looking North; The American Command; The Battle of Guilford Courthouse; Pyrrhic Victory; Reinforcing the Chesapeake; "[T]he enemy have turned so much of their attention to the Southern States..."; The Battle of Blandford; The British War at Sea; Juncture; "I am inclined to think well of York..."; The Promise of a Fleet; The Battle of Green Springs; The March on New York; An Operation to the Southward; The Arrival of De Grasse; The Battle of the Capes;Cornwallis Surrenders

In 1775 General George Washingtonsecretly armed a handful of small ships andsent them to sea against the world'smightiest navy

From the author of the critically acclaimed BenedictArnold's Navy, here is the story of how America's firstcommander-in-chief--whose previous military experiencehad been entirely on land--nursed the fledglingAmerican Revolution through a season of stalemate bysending troops to sea. Mining previously overlookedsources, James L. Nelson's swiftly moving narrativeshows that George Washington deliberately withheldknowledge of his tiny navy from the ContinentalCongress for more than two critical months, and thathe did so precisely because he knew Congress wouldnot approve.

The race is on to discover the lost treasures of ancient Osirion, seat of the Pharaohs of antiquity! Scoundrels, archaeologists, Pathfinders, and foreigners scour the sand-choked pyramids and temples of this once mighty kingdom! Pathfinder Companion: Osirion, Land of Pharaohs provides a comprehensive overview of Osirion from its star-crossed ancient history, to its treacherous modern politics. A complete gazetteer of the nation's teeming, monument-laden capital of Sothis provides a great resource for player characters from - and for Game Masters running campaigns set in - the pulp-inspired nation of Osirion.

Fra duelli di spade, colpi di moschetto e il fragore del fuoco dei cannoni, continua l'avventura rivoluzionaria dei coloni americani, alimentata da una crescente fierezza patriottica e da un rinnovato, incontenibile spirito indipendentista. E l'inverno del 1776, dopo dieci anni di tensione, finalmente è arrivata la resa dei conti, e il governo ribelle di Philadelphia, deciso a liberarsi dal giogo della tirannia britannica, ha autorizzato la creazione della marina militare degli Stati Uniti - un imperdonabile affronto alla flotta più potente del mondo. Il brigantino armato Charlemagne mostra ancora i segni dell'ultima avventura nelle acque di Bermuda, ma la lotta per la libertà impone una nuova, audace impresa: assalire il deposito d'armi britannico sull'isola di New Providence, nelle Bahamas. Il tenace capitano Isaac Biddlecomb, disincantato ma fiducioso reduce di sanguinose battaglie sui mari, si trova così a guidare il primo assalto anfibio della storia navale americana, scoprendo però che il più insidioso pericolo da affrontare è un equipaggio indisciplinato e diviso, sull'orlo dell'ammutinamento per via degli odi trasversali. Di fronte alla minaccia di essere tradito e di perdere il comando della sua nave, Biddlecomb deve trovare il modo di unire i propri uomini contro il comune nemico e portare a termine la delicata missione. Nel frattempo la marina reale inglese si prepara ad affondare il Charlemagne - e la Rivoluzione - sotto il devastante attacco dei suoi cannoni.

For the first time, the full story of a critical but long-forgotten episode in American history

Covering the span of a single year, George Washington’s Secret Navy tells the tale of how Washington, famous for his solicitousness, modesty, and respect for civilian command, took it upon himself to build a navy without informing Congress or seeking its permission.

James L. Nelson takes the reader from the halls of Congress, where in the summer of 1775 delegatesdebated how or even whether to fight England, to the front lines, where Washington dealt with the immediate concerns of war. The general knew that victory in the siege of Boston lay in the ability tofind weapons, ammunition, food, and clothing for his undersupplied mean, while disrupting the British supply lines. A navy with which to attack British merchant vessels was the only answer--and he couldn’t wait for Congress, one member of which commented that building an American navy was "the maddest idea in the world." George Washington’s Secret Navy is a fascinating story, all the more so for what it reveals of the character and methods of our nation’s founding father.

"[Nelson is] a master of his period and of the English language."
--Patrick O’Brian

New scientific and medical developments in reproductive health have emerged in the past 5 years. This latest edition of Contraceptive Technology focuses on the benefits of a variety of safe and effective contraceptive methods, enabling physicians to counsel their patients on some of the most important decisions that will shape their lives. Edited for obgyns, reproductive medicine MDs, gynecologists and primary care physicians specializing in women's health, the 19th edition of Contraceptive Technology continues to provide recommendations that will ensure that every pregnancy is intended and as safe as possible.

Tarda estate 1775. Il generale George Washington scopre che la quantità di polvere da sparo si è ridotta a non più di nove colpi per ogni uomo. Un piano disperato viene messo in atto in fretta e furia: mandare una nave, sotto il comando del capitano Isaac Biddlecomb fino a Bermuda per impossessarsi delle scorte inglesi, che, come risaputo, si trovano lì. Ma il piano è una trappola organizzata da un traditore infiltratosi fra i patrioti nella quale finirà lo stesso Biddlecomb. Washington spedisce il suo aiutante di campo, maggiore Edward Fitzgerald, a scovare il traditore, mentre Biddlecomb dovrà ricorrere a tutta l'astuzia ed esperienza per proteggere i suoi uomini e la sua nave, e per impadronirsi della polvere da sparo che è la linfa vitale della lotta per la libertà. Divisi da un oceano, ma uniti dalla causa, come dalle proprie paure personali, Biddlecomb e Fitzgerald dovranno guardarsi da un nemico comune: la più grande potenza militare al mondo...

Capodanno 1775. Isaac Biddlecomb, capitano ventottenne del mercantile Judea, viene sorpreso da una fregata britannica mentre introduce nella baia di Narragansett un grande quantitativo di melassa destinata alle distillerie clandestine. Piuttosto che arrendersi, Biddlecomb manda la nave sugli scogli con il suo prezioso carico e scappa. Intanto Ezra Rumstick, patriota e contrabbandiere nonché amico fraterno di Biddlecomb, è arrestato in un pub di Providence, ma riesce a fuggire e a imbarcarsi su un mercantile dove ritroverà il fedele compagno.

An epic story of one man's devotion to the American cause

In October 1776, four years before Benedict Arnold's treasonous attempt to hand control of the Hudson River to the British, his patch-work fleet on Lake Champlain was all that stood between British forces and a swift end to the American rebellion.

Benedict Arnold's Navy is the dramatic chronicle of that desperate battle and of the extraordinary events that occurred on the American Revolution's critical northern front. Written with captivating narrative vitality, this landmark book shows how Benedict Arnold's fearless leadership against staggering odds in a northern wilderness secured for America the independence that he would later try to betray.

Praise for James L. Nelson:

"James Nelson is a master both of his period and of the English language."
--Patrick O'Brian, author of Master and Commander

"James L. Nelson tells this story with clarity and literary skill and with such ease and order that the reader feels he is attending a dissertation on history given by a consummate lecturer."
--Ron Berthel, Associated Press, on Reign of Iron: The Story of the First Battling Ironclads, winner of the American Library Association's 2004 Award for Best Military History

"It is, by far, the best Civil War novel I've read; reeking of battle, duty, heroism and tragedy. It's a triumph of imagination and good, taut writing . . . "
--Bernard Cornwell on Glory in the Name, winner of the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award

At the outbreak of the Civil War, North and South quickly saw the need to develop the latest technology in naval warfare, the ironclad ship. After a year-long scramble to finish first, in a race filled with intrigue and second guessing, blundering and genius, the two ships -- the Monitor and the Merrimack -- after a four-hour battle, ended the three-thousand-year tradition of wooden men-of-war and ushered in "the reign of iron."

In the first major work on the subject in thirty-five years, novelist, historian, and tall-ship sailor James L. Nelson, acclaimed author of the Brethren of the Coast trilogy, brilliantly recounts the story of these magnificent ships, the men who built and fought them, and the extraordinary battle that made them legend.

Then call us Rebels if you will we glory in the name, for bending under unjust laws and swearing faith to an unjust cause, we count as greater shame. -- Richmond Daily Dispatch, May 12, 1862

April 12, 1861. With one jerk of a lanyard, one shell arching into the sky, years of tension explode into civil war. And for those men who do not know in which direction their loyalty calls them, it is a time for decisions. Such a one is Lieutenant Samuel Bowater, an officer of the U.S. Navy and a native of Charleston, South Carolina.

Hard-pressed to abandon the oath he swore to the United States, but unable to fight against his home state, Bowater accepts a commission in the nascent Confederate Navy, where captains who once strode the quarterdecks of the world's most powerful ships are now assuming command of paddle wheelers and towboats. Taking charge of the armed tugboat Cape Fear, and then the ironclad Yazoo River, Bowater and his men, against overwhelming odds, engage in the waterborne fight for Southern independence.