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This book offers clear, detailed guidance on all aspects of prognostic evaluation in patients who have been involved in a serious accident with neurological consequences or have been diagnosed with a severe neurological illness. It covers the full range of disorders of the central and the peripheral nervous system, not only providing very accurate prognostic estimates but also addressing relevant clinical issues, differential diagnosis, and the role of imaging. The book is practically oriented and designed for use on a daily basis when assessing prognosis and discussing the outcome with patients, their families, and other interested parties. It will support patient–doctor partnerships by ensuring that the most professional answers can be given to patients'and doctors'questions and by promoting realistic expectations of the effect of medical interventions. In addition, it will enable doctors, lawyers, and other professionals to understand relevant issues when an estimate of prognosisand life expectancy is the subject of legal dispute.

Cuban voodoo, a vice lord, and a woman with power over death itself—Dr. Owen Orient picked a lethal time to visit Miami Cut off from his friends, students, and lover while on the run from the CIA and a powerful voodoo cult—just another day in the life of Dr. Owen Orient, psychic investigator. When the ink on his fake ID dries, Orient finds himself in sultry Miami working at a small pharmacy in a rundown neighborhood. He manages to stay under the radar until his boss turns up dead after refusing to sell his business to a syndicate headed by Cuban voodoo priest Mojo Pay. Orient has no choice but to investigate. Orient moves through a world of cocaine, sexual excess, dark voodoo rites, and occult murder in this riveting paranoir tale. The Priestess is an audacious new step forward in Frank Lauria's genre-defying mix of horror, erotica, mystery, and thriller.

Fifty shades of noir: Nazi sadists, occult killers, and underground BDSM bars are all part of a paranormal investigator's job description When Dr. Owen Orient is asked to investigate a young man's sudden disappearance, he reluctantly agrees. What begins as a missing-person case quickly morphs into murder, and before long, Orient is thrust into an international manhunt that takes him from Manhattan's S&M underground to the heart of Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza. After years of dedicated study in Tibet, Dr. Orient has honed his telepathic skills to become a formidable psychic investigator. But he finds himself the target of a powerful Nazi cult and becomes involved with a beautiful woman whose concept of sexual loyalty is slippery at best. With the help of his assistant, Sordi, Dr. Orient faces hostile cops, psycho Nazis wielding massive occult powers, and a hot war in Egypt in a case that races from drug and sex parties at a fabulous Hamptons mansion to the secrets of the ancient world. But will this adventure of a lifetime steal his soul?

From Tangiers to the Vatican, Dr. Orient breaks deep cover to track an ancient evil After skipping the country to escape a crazed voodoo killer, Dr. Orient finds himself in exile in Tangiers—and still on the run from the CIA, which wants to use his psychic abilities against mankind. Low on money, he agrees to act as the interpreter for Maya Rand, a beautiful art expert who takes him to an archaeological site in Marrakech reputed to be the tomb of Imhotep. Within days, Orient is under occult attack and involved in a murder. On the run again, it's up to him to break a hieroglyphic code and prevent an ancient curse from rising once again. In The Seth Papers, Dr. Orient's adventure takes him from Tangiers to Casablanca to Rome, where he uncovers an unholy plot to sacrifice the Pope and unleash hell on the Vatican.

A black magic commune operating out of a storefront in New York's East Village... A high-fashion model's terrifyingly bizarre death in a luxury Manhattan apartment... A dignified doctor whose magnificent traveling companions are young women afflicted with a strange, terminal blood disease... When Doctor Owen Orient, a prominent New York physician, decided to renounce his practice and all the material comforts he had become accustomed to, his goal was to find a simpler, more meaningful existence for himself. But Orient was not like ordinary men. For years, he had been studying the secrets of the Occult and, though he sought simplicity now, found himself drawn more and more deeply into a horrifying series of events that challenged his scientific rationality, his occult powers, and the instincts and emotions that guided his manhood. The puzzle that began in a Manhattan black magic commune, eventually drew Orient to Tangier, Marrakech, and Rome, to a confrontation with an ancient ravening evil—a battle in which telepathy, telekinesis, and even sex become weapons in a frenzied struggle to the death—and beyond...

The novelization of End of Days, the hit film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Every thousand years, on the eve of the Millennium, Satan enters the body of a human being and stalks the Earth, searching for the woman who is the key to his kingdom. Christine York, who has been having horrible, unexplained visions for the past twenty-one years of her life, is that woman. If the Prince of Darkness catches up with her in New York City, the door to the underworld will be unlocked and life will be, literally, a living hell.New Year's Eve: 1999. Jericho Cane is a fallen hero. He's a cop linked to Christine through a recent outbreak of bizarre religious crimes. Cane soon realizes he's not only her chosen protector, but he's Earth's only hope against the Dark Angel. But what happens when Jericho realizes his arsenal of weapons doesn't faze the Unholy? Can he summon every fiber of faith before the New Year and quell the end of days?

A nuclear sub trapped in the Bermuda Triangle... A sensual widow's lover, stalked by her zombie husband... A cadre of undead assassins—in a devastating plot to dominate the world... A beautiful voodoo priestess with the power of sexual healing... This is Blue Limbo, a Doctor Orient Occult Novel. Telepathy, technology, and supernatural evil intertwine in this high-energy thriller. Doctor Owen Orient attempts to locate a crippled nuclear sub somewhere in the Caribbean—and becomes drawn into a soul-chilling battle with Voodoo Lord, whose power ripples from Jamaica to the Pentagon.

You Will Never Guess the Truth About...LADY SATIVAAnd You Will Never Be Able To Forget ItThe media dubbed her “the Moon Lady” for her unique psychic powers that rise with the phases of the full moon. But Lady Lilith Sativa is searching for the dark secret of eternal youth…When Doctor Owen Orient encounters the incredibly lovely aristocrat, he begins as her protector--but finds himself her prey–trapped in a decadent web of murder, forbidden sexual rites, and his own raging lust for blood…Infected by the curse of the werewolf he is in a desperate race with eternity.On the next full moon he will lose his soul to…LADY SATIVA

A psychic doctor and his paranormally gifted team fight to save the soul of a young girl—and the city—in this classic occult pulp thriller series opener. A coven of witches and warlocks—among them some of New York's most prominent celebrities—toying with sexual perversion, black magic, and human sacrifice.... A hot downtown discotheque where an incredibly beautiful sixteen‑year‑old seduces young men into the service of Satan.... A defrocked priest whose all-consuming ambition and awesome occult powers make him famous enough to lure a capacity crowd to Yankee Stadium to witness a dark “miracle”—the cure of the vice‑president's daughter…. Doctor Owen Orient, psychiatrist, physician, psychic adept—and his team of telepaths—stake their lives against a ravening evil...

Un romanzo ricco di suspense, con grandi protagonisti del passato, che coinvolge sino all'Ultima Rivelazione e apre orizzonti in bilico tra la paura e la speranza, l'illusione del tempo e la vertigine del nulla.

Il Piano per l'Accessibilità è un programma operativo finalizzato a conseguire l'accessibilità dell'ambiente costruito quale valore fondante della qualità della vita delle persone e dei processi di trasformazione urbana. È informato da una visione sistemica che correla l'accessibilità ai servizi alla persona e alle attività di prevenzione, alle funzioni e ai servizi urbani, alla dimensione spazio-temporale della città, alla mobilità, alla promozione della cultura dell'accessibilità, all'utilizzo efficace delle risorse. Rimuovendo gli ostacoli, fisici ed immateriali, che limitano i rapporti tra le persone, il Piano per l'Accessibilità rappresenta anche un'esperienza di socializzazione e uno strumento di empowerment e di coesione sociale. Il Piano per l'Accessibilità rappresenta un'evoluzione culturale e scientifica del Piano per Eliminazione delle Barriere Architettoniche (PEBA), strumento di programmazione degli interventi di adeguamento finalizzati all'Accessibilità obbligatorio per tutte le amministrazioni Pubbliche.

This compelling memoir tracks the war experiences of a radio wireman in the 11th Infantry Regiment of the Fifth Infantry Division. Born in Brooklyn and having left school in the sixth grade to work, the author enlisted at the age of 17. The book explores his time in combat, when he laid down wire for radio communications, often along the front lines and during battles, always alert for German troops. Featured are his sketches of the scenes of his work with fellow soldiers. Particular attention is paid to the role of the wireman and the history of the Fifth Infantry Division.

Secoli di storia, di tradizioni e racconti sono racchiusi nella perfezione di una delle opere infrastrutturali più imponenti e, al tempo stesso, più semplici del nostro territorio: le grandi Mura Megalitiche del Lazio Meridionale. Un esempio unico di costruzione spontanea, realizzata cioè senza alcun legante, che da sempre affascina chi l'osserva[…]

With unprecedented use of local and national sources, Lauria-Santiago presents a more complex portrait of El Salvador than has ever been ventured before. Using thoroughly researched regional case studies, Lauria-Santiago uncovers an astonishing variety of patterns in land use, labor, and the organization of production. He finds a diverse, commercially active peasantry that was deeply involved with local and national networks of power. An Agrarian Republic challenges the accepted vision of Central America in the nineteenth century and critiques the'liberal oligarchic hegemony'model of El Salvador. Detailed discussions of Ladino victories and successful Indian resistance give a perspective on Ladinization that does not rely on a polarized understanding of ethnic identity.

Clusters of workstations/PCs connected by o?-the-shelf networks have become popular as a platform for cost-e?ective parallel computing. Hardware and so- ware technological advances have made this network-based parallel computing platform feasible. A large number of research groups from academia and industry are working to enhance the capabilities of such a platform, thereby improving its cost-e?ectiveness and usability. These developments are facilitating the mig- tion of many existing applications as well as the development of new applications on this platform. Continuing in the tradition of the two previously successful workshops, this 3rd Workshop on Communication, Architecture and Applications for Netwo- based Parallel Computing (CANPC'99) has brought together researchers and practitioners working in architecture, system software, applications and perf- mance evaluation to discuss state-of-the-art solutions for network-based parallel computing systems. This workshop has become an excellent forum for timely dissemination of ideas and healthy interaction on topics at the cutting edge in cluster computing technology. Each submitted paper underwent a rigorous review process, and was assigned to at least 3 reviewers, including at least 2 program committee members. Each paper received at least 2 reviews, most received 3 and some even had 4 reviews.

During the 1980s, El Salvador's violent civil war captured the world's attention. In the years since, the country has undergone dramatic changes. Landscapes of Struggle offers a broad, interdisciplinary assessment of El Salvador from the late nineteenth century to the present, focusing on the ways local politics have shaped the development of the nation. Proceeding chronologically, these essays-by historians, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists-explore the political, social, and cultural dynamics governing the Salvadoran experience, including the crucial roles of land, the military, and ethnicity; the effects of the civil war; and recent transformations, such as the growth of a large Salvadoran diaspora in the United States. Taken together, they provide a fully realized portrait of El Salvador's troublesome past, transformative present, and uncertain future.

A valuable reference tool for new social workers and experienced social workers new to the oncology field, this book is rich with information about the emotional and social impact of cancer on children, adults, and their families. It discusses the range of social work interventions applied in cancer care, as well as the professional issues that arise, and it includes the latest information about diagnosis, treatment, and the resources and support services available. Intended to provide an overview of the field of oncology social work, this guide serves as a foundation on which to begin oncology practice.

With a magical gift for bringing sorcery to vivid life, acclaimed author Naomi Kritzer continues the suspenseful tale of Lauria and Tamar, sisters-in-arms bonded by blood—and torn apart by their enemies.... As a freeborn servant of the Greeks, Lauria once hunted escaped slaves. But as her loyalties shifted, she found herself freeing those she once captured—and loving those she once mistrusted—like Tamar, of the bandit Alashi tribe. Tamar is now Lauria's blood-sister. But the powerful Greek sorceresses, the Sisterhood of Weavers, do not take treason lightly…especially when the traitor has liberated the djinni who serve them. Soon Lauria is imprisoned. Desperate, Tamar pleads her case to the Alashi, who send her to sow discord among the Sisterhood. As Tamar searches for Lauria both in reality and in the dreamlike realm known as the borderland, Lauria must trust the magic within to fulfill a wish both desired and feared: freedom for all....

With Freedom's Gate, acclaimed author Naomi Kritzer introduced a dangerous world of magic and intrigue. Now she continues the story of Lauria, a bold young woman who has turned against a way of life she once believed in.... Once the trusted aide to powerful military commander Kyros, freeborn Lauria hunted down his escaped slaves. But during a mission to infiltrate the bandit tribe known as the Alashi, Lauria's loyalties shifted. When her identity was discovered, she was cast out by both sides. Now Lauria is determined to regain the trust of the Alashi, and, with the help of her blood-sister Tamar, liberate those she once returned to captivity. But they cannot accomplish the daunting task alone. Desperate for a spell-chain to free a mine slave, Lauria turns to her enemies–the Sisterhood of Weavers–and apprentices herself to a sorceress. But learning to harness magic will come at a greater price than she ever imagined.

From the acclaimed author of Fires of the Faithful comes the tale of an impetuous young woman, freeborn in a world of slavery and magic. Twenty-year-old Lauria is the favorite aide to Kyros, a powerful military officer. On his authority, she is messenger, observer, and spy. But now she is entrusted with a mission more dangerous than any that have come before....After years of relative peace, word has come to Kyros's compound that the bandit tribe known as the Alashi is planning an offensive. It is up to Lauria to infiltrate the Alashi by posing as an escaped slave—a charge that requires she serve in the household of a neighboring officer. From there, she will stage an escape and continue on in her guise as a runaway. But posing as a slave—a virgin concubine, no less—may prove the least of her troubles. For even if she does escape and the Alashi do accept her, how can this freeborn woman convince them she is slave, not spy? And, worse, what if her own views are gradually changing, calling everything she believes about her world into question?

UN NOIR MEDITERRÁNEO Y VITALISTA. UN PLACER ABSOLUTO PARA LOS AMANTES DE ITALIA, DEL GÉNERO Y DE LA BUENA LITERATURA. «Una novela negra memorable y conmovedora». Simonetta Agnello Hornby Tras veinte años de servicio en el norte del país, el subteniente de carabineros Gregorio Misticò —conocido por todos como Gori— regresa a San Telesforo Jónico, el pueblo calabrés donde creció. La verdadera razón no la conoce más que Nicola Strangio, amigo de la infancia y oncólogo en un hospital de Milán. Los pocos habitantes que siguen viviendo en la localidad ven a menudo a Gori dirigirse hacia la pequeña playa de Pàparo, una media luna de arena blanca y sin sombra, donde anidan los gansos y el mar brilla como el más nítido recuerdo de juventud. Gori está decidido a tomarse por fin las cosas con calma, a disfrutar de una vez de la espuma de los días. Sin embargo, cuando el joven sargento jefe Costantino le pide ayuda para resolver el asesinato del aristócrata Vittorio Celata de Lauria, algo en lo más profundo de sí le dice que no puede negarse... Gori Misticò y sus cáusticas observaciones y su incontrolable pasión por una Calabria dividida entre la modernidad y las tradiciones. Gori Misticò y su irreductible esperanza y su tenaz amor por la vida que ni el paso del tiempo ni el disgusto por la mediocridad logran borrar jamás. Un noir genuinamente mediterráneo, lleno de humanidad. Un placer absoluto para los amantes de Italia, del género y de la buena literatura.

“There is, in the best of us, a search for the truth, to serve the living and dead alike...Jax Miller is one of those people and Hell in the Heartland is one of those books.”—Robert Graysmith, New York Times bestselling author of ZodiacAs seen in Marie Claire's'Best True Crime Books of 2020'• HuffPost • OK! Magazine • CrimeReads • LitHub's'Best New Summer Books'S-Town meets I'll Be Gone in the Dark in this stranger-than-fiction cold case from rural Oklahoma that has stumped authorities for two decades, concerning the disappearance of two teenage girls and the much larger mystery of murder, possible police cover-up, and an unimaginable truth...On December 30, 1999, in rural Oklahoma, sixteen-year-old Ashley Freeman and her best friend, Lauria Bible, were having a sleepover. The next morning, the Freeman family trailer was in flames and both girls were missing.While rumors of drug debts, revenge, and police corruption abounded in the years that followed, the case remained unsolved and the girls were never found.In 2015, crime writer Jax Miller--who had been haunted by the case--decided to travel to Oklahoma to find out what really happened on that winter night in 1999, and why the story was still simmering more than fifteen years later. What she found was more than she could have ever bargained for: evidence of jaw-dropping levels of police negligence, entire communities ravaged by methamphetamine addiction, and a series of interconnected murders with an ominously familiar pattern.These forgotten towns were wild, lawless, and home to some very dark secrets.

Al volume'Il diritto al Viaggio. Abbecedario delle migrazioni', curato da Luca Barbari e Francesco De Vanna, hanno partecipato: Tindara Addabbo, Stefania Ascari, Luca Baccelli, Luca Barbari, Gualtiero Bassetti, Fabrizio Battistelli, Leonardo Becchetti, Barbara Giovanna Bello, Roberta Biagiarelli, Andrea Bosi, Alberto Caldana, Daniele Cantini, Thomas Casadei, Erio Castellucci, Andrea Cavallini, Bruno Ciancio, Marina Lalatta Costerbosa, Gabriella Covri, Ignazio De Francesco, Francesco De Vanna, Carla Faralli, Giovanni Antonio Forte, Vera Gheno, Orsetta Giolo, Raffaele Iaria, Cécile Kyenge, Francesco Lauria, Delfina Licata, Donatella Loprieno, Fabio Macioce, Teresa Marzocchi, Bruno Mastroianni, Germain Nzinga Makitu, Giuseppe Moscati, Vincenzo Pacillo, Baldassare Pastore, Edoardo Patriarca, Gian Carlo Perego, Maria Rita Pozzi, Simone Ramilli, Lucia Re, Enrica Rigo, Vincenzo Russo, Emilio Santoro, Alessandra Sciurba, Paolo Seghedoni, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Elisabetta Vandelli, Serena Vantin, Gianfrancesco Zanetti. La collana “Diritto e vulnerabilità” è lo strumento del quale il Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale sui problemi della discriminazione e della vulnerabilità (CRID)dell'Università degli studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, con sede presso il Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza, si è dotato per dare forma strutturata, in veste di pubblicazioni, ad alcuni studi e attività che costituiscono una parte integrante della sua mission – sono le promesse mantenute del Centro. In essa trovano posto indagini teoriche e ricerche empiriche, ricostruzioni storiche e analisi istituzionali, nonché riflessioni e testimonianze della ricerca e del dibattito pubblico contemporanei, che hanno affrontato o affrontano vecchie e nuove configurazioni della discriminazione e della vulnerabilità. È aperta a studiosi e studiose di ogni estrazione e di ogni orientamento dottrinale.

Comical, offbeat, poignant, and fresh, The Best Plays of 2014 presents six of the most original plays of the year in a single volume – selected by renowned editor Lawrence Harbison.• The Country House, a comedy about a deeply dramatic family, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Donald Margulies.• Dinner with the Boys, an offbeat, dark comedy by Dan Lauria about some old-time wise guys who want to have a good Italian meal and a few laughs – and tie up some loose ends before dessert.• Mala Hierba by Tanya Saracho, inspired by Latin American culture, which pits human yearnings against the power of culturally predetermined obligations.• Based on real events, Our Lady of Kibeho by Katori Hall was hailed as the “most important new play of the year!” by Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal.• When January Feels Like Summer by Cori Thomas presents five lives colliding as a feeling of change hums in the air during one strangely warm winter in Central Harlem.• Year of the Rooster (New York Times Critics'Pick) by Eric Dufault a fiercely comic play about cockfighting, connections, and clawing your way to the top.

Después de veinte años, una mujer vuelve a la Argentina. De vuelta en el suburbio donde ha vivido, deberá enfrentarse con los actores del drama que la hizo huir tanto como con su propia capacidad para cambiar su presente en un futuro sanador. «Volví para sentir que era capaz de soltarme en el vacío, de caer para ser -al fin- libre. Aunque se trate de una libertad inútil, aunque sea para ser libre sólo en el instante que dure la caída.» Después de veinte años una mujer vuelve a la Argentina, de donde partió escapando de una desgracia. Pero la que regresa es otra: no luce igual, su voz es diferente. Ni siquiera lleva el mismo nombre. ¿La reconocerán quienes la conocieron entonces? ¿La reconocerá él? Mary Lohan, Marilé Lauría o María Elena Pujol -la que es, la que fue, la que había sido alguna vez- vuelve al suburbio de Buenos Aires donde formó una familia y vivió hasta que decidió huir. Aún no termina de entender por qué aceptó regresar al pasado que se había propuesto olvidar para siempre. Pero a medida que lo comprenda, entre encuentros esperados y revelaciones inesperadas, entenderá también que a veces la vida no es ni destino ni casualidad: tal vez su regreso no sea otra cosa que una suerte pequeña. Claudia Piñeiro sorprende y cautiva con esta novela aguda y conmovedora donde la realidad y la intimidad tejen la cerrada urdimbre en que el lector queda atrapado una vez más. La crítica ha dicho... «Hitchcock es una mujer que vive en Buenos Aires.» Antonio D'Orrico, Corriere della Sera «Novela existencial, Claudia Piñeiro sorprende otra vez por su ductilidad a la hora de escribir. Ya no son aquellos personajes de clase alta encerrados en los barrios privados. Tampoco lo central aquí es una crisis matrimonial, y mucho menos un crimen. Con el tiempo su literatura se ha concentrado en el detalle y en la reflexión acerca del mundo en el que vivimos.» Osvaldo Quiroga, Télam «Claudia Piñeiro es una especialista en rastrear padeceres y miserias en los vericuetos de familias que, vistas desde la vereda de enfrente, se observan perfectas y envidiables. Lo reitera en su nueva novela, Una suerte pequeña, en la que se aleja del género negro que la transformó en best seller con una historia en la que sí existe un enigma pero que también va más allá» Horacio Convertini, Revista Ñ