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An examination of how novice psychiatrists come to understand the workings of the mind—and the nature of medical expertise—as they are trained in psychotherapy. While many medical professionals can physically examine the body to identify and understand its troubles—a cardiologist can take a scan of the heart, an endocrinologist can measure hormone levels, an oncologist can locate a tumor—psychiatrists have a much harder time unlocking the inner workings of the brain or its metaphysical counterpart, the mind. In From Skepticism to Competence, sociologist Mariana Craciun delves into the radical uncertainty of psychiatric work by following medical residents in the field as they learn ab...
Should he heed the stranger's warning, and stay away from the exotic beauty he had just shared a drink with? Hudson Drake peeled the label from his beer bottle as he sat in the small bar in the town of Taiji. An image of her perfect smile flooded his thoughts. His track record with women wasn't great but he found her desire to put a stop to the killing of dolphins, captivating. In this eco-thriller, Hudson and his friends travel to Japan to peacefully protest against the annual dolphin slaughter in the infamous killing cove. A barbaric fishing practice that has been going on right under the noses of the world's media, and together, they mean to expose it. While protesting, he meets the mysterious, beautiful Eleena. His world is turned upside down as she tries to lure him down a path from which there would be no return. 50% of the author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Ric O’Barry Dolphin Project.
"Violence is a necessity nowadays because dialogue and reason have failed." Operation Bern will be the most daring one yet. One wrong move and it is life imprisonment. Hudson Drake, a militant wildlife campaigner, is on a mission to save the species of the declining forests in Indonesia. Rumoured ties to PADOS, an eco-terrorist group, make him a constant target for the world’s intelligence agencies. Joe Dixon is a corrupt policeman who has a chance to redeem himself. He must turn his back on the past and lead an Interpol team against the rising threat of PADOS. With the possible underlying involvement of South American drug cartels is there more to the investigation than meets the eye? Circumstances force Hudson’s and Joe’s paths to cross. What will the outcome be?
"Those bastards!" Chris spat angrily. "They just murdered an innocent girl!" He felt his grief turning into rage and suddenly he pictured himself shooting all eight bullets into Porter's chest. With someone he loved murdered, Chris is hell-bent on exacting revenge on his new nemesis and then... a catastrophic attack turns his world upside down. No longer able to work for MI6, Chris is forced to return to a small Surrey police station to bide his time. While Chris is recovering from a major loss, David's workload grows more intense as his policework becomes busier than he had ever known. The vengeful strikes of a manic executive grows more cruel by the day and both good men stand to lose everything they both hold dear.
Its Valentine's day and Andy Crowe has been dumped. He's also driving to Birmingham with his most hated rival, and it's raining. Could things get much worse? Oh yes. Three small-time villains are about to pull off a job, and they are heading for the same motoroway services as Andy and Rob...
This story is about a late teen that runs away from a dysfunctional home to find a better life. Taking unlikely roads and divergent trails leads him to Somewhere, a fictional but possible, town and ranching community in Western Wyoming where he finds something he never expected. If you were to turn off the main road on an obviously little used gravel road, would you expect to find what you are looking for or just trying to be sure you will be lost as Terry does. What he discovers is so unexpected that not only does his outlook change but his sense of purpose is born and brought to a conscious, satisfying life in the wilderness of Wyoming.
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“Blink,” examines the life of a cop from his early adolescent years through his career in Law Enforcement. The action is non-stop for the main character, Sam. Experiencing the pain of death and suffering surrounding him as a teenager causes him to mature at an early age in order to face his own struggle for survival. This is a story of the trauma, the pleasures, and the experiences which shape the emotional and mental essences of a man. It will take the reader across the tracks to the dark side of the world where crime is a way of life as you follow Sam from one case to another. The story spans thirty years in time. It will present the reader with a deeper understanding of Law Enforcemen...