After plum assignments in Washington, London, Paris,and Buenos Aires, TIME magazine correspondent Charles Eisendrath gave up the glamor. It wasn't that he'd gotten it wrong- the career, the stories-it was the realization that getting it right in terrorism zones could lead to something worse than just wrong for his family. Eisendrath took a leave of absence (just a delaying tactic), packed up the household and set off to find out what else he might do. His new base would be a 146-acre farm in Northern Michigan. Journalists, he says, spend ...

"Celeste has to have emergency neuro [brain] surgery tonight." How do you cope when you have just been told your daughter has a tumour and she doesn't know about it? How do you put on a calm face for your precious child? You just do. I was emotionally exhausted before I even stepped into her room, yet adrenaline and focusing on what needed to be done kept me marching on. Armed with her Pooh Bear, blanket, and Winnie the Pooh movie, Celeste waited for her surgery. Now, looking back, I don't know how I was so strong to watch them take her away, my baby girl. ...

Mitchelhurst Place - A Novel: Vol. II. is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1884. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical ...

Many of the world's islands are dependent on tourism as their main source of income. It is therefore imperative that these destinations are managed for long-term viability. The natural appeal of a destination is typically one of its main tourism related assets, yet the natural environment is also the feature most directly threatened by potential overexploitation. Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations builds on existing literature in the subject by providing innovative discussions and practical management structures through the use of the authors' various ...

The New Revolution: Or The Napoleonic Policy In Europe is a historical book written by Robert Hogarth Patterson in 1860. The book explores the political and military policies of Napoleon Bonaparte and their impact on Europe during the early 19th century. Patterson analyzes the strategic moves of Napoleon and his impact on the major European powers such as Britain, Prussia, Austria, and Russia. The author also delves into the social and economic changes that occurred during this time period and how they were influenced by Napoleon's policies. The book is a ...

In 2005, Goodyear's research and development (R'D) engine was not performing up to its full potential. The R'D organization developed high-quality tires, but the projects were not always successful. Goodyear embarked on a major initiative to transform its innovation creation processes by learning, understanding, and applying lean product development principles. Within five years, Goodyear saw its product development cycle times slashed by 70 percent, on-time delivery performance rise close to 100 percent, and throughput improve three-fold - all achieved ...

Among both male and female young urban professionals in Nairobi, sexuality is a key to achieving a 'modern' identity. These young men and women see themselves as the avant garde of a new Africa, while they also express the recurring worry of how to combine an 'African' identity with the new lifestyles with which they are experimenting. By focusing on public debates and their preoccupations with issues of African heritage, gerontocratic power relations and conventional morality on the one hand, and personal sexual relationships, intimacy and self-perceptions ...

New methodological aspects related to design and implementation of symbolic computation systems are considered in this volume aiming at integrating such aspects into a homogeneous software environment for scientific computation. The proposed methodology is based on a combination of different techniques: algebraic specification through modular approach and completion algorithms, approximated and exact algebraic computing methods, object-oriented programming paradigm, automated theorem proving through ...

I kept my nose clean. Bad publicity was the last thing you wanted, and I'd had my share since my last breakup went public. We'd also just lost our last five games. The boys and I decided to head to the islands for a little R'R. I'd never been so happy for a break. That was where I saw her. She didn't seem to recognize me, which made it better, so I made my move. We didn't exchange names or numbers. We shared one carefree night, that was all I wanted and that was all it was supposed to be. A few months later, regret from that night had almost ...