Download or read book A Cleft of Stars written by Geoffrey Jenkins and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plane was really near now. But as I flung myself over the wall I saw Rankin kneeling, rifle to shoulder. The range was down to point-blank; there was nothing I could do. The plane's engine drowned the sound of the shot, but I knew Rankin had fired-and hit his target. "Rankin! You bloody murdering bastard!" But my words were swamped by a tearing crash as the plane hit the side of the mountain... "His story-telling has a drive that is compulsive." Scotsman

Download or read book Your Cleft Affected Child written by Carrie T. Gruman-Trinkner and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-10-12 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clefting is one of the most common birth defects and one of the most reparable. Yet parents of clefted newborns often initially respond with fear, shock, and despair. This first guide written specifically for parents explains what a cleft is, why it occurs, and what can be done about it. Topics include surgical procedures, financial assistance, emotional impact, and forming support groups.

Download or read book Search a Darker Sky a Cleft Mind written by Devik Schreiner and published by . This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ""Gravity's victory was inevitable. My fingers were losing their grip, slowly sliding off a rusty section of rain gutter... I felt a strong hand wrap around my swollen ankle and begin to pull. I couldn't hold on anymore."" In a span of 100 hours, 11-year-old Justin Tyme's world has been shattered. Still reeling from his father's unexplained disappearance and unsatisfied with the non-answers his mother has given him, he learns of his father's involvement with an elite team of engineers on the brink of developing a revolutionary new material, code-named C-Metal. With help from the school janitor, Justin unravels the clues to his father's disappearance, documenting his search in a mysterious, gold-edged journal his teacher gives him. As he searches for his dad, he copes with his mother's depression and struggles to protect his sister from their emotionally abusive stepfather. "Search a Darker Sky" is a rapid-fire psychological journey that propels Justin from boyhood to adolescence. "I was blown away by the suspense in "Search a Darker Sky." Truly an amazing story One to be read by millions." --Justin Stanton, age 13 "I couldn't put the book down. I felt I was part of the story. I can hardly wait for the sequel " --Yonatan Margalit, age 11 The Author: As a kid, Devik Schreiner had a bad haircut and wore his pants too short. He enjoyed reading almanacs, science fiction, and the backs of baseball cards. He plays the trumpet and piano, loves golf and the San Francisco Giants, and is known for balancing a pencil on his nose. Devik teaches middle school English and History in San Jose and lives in Los Gatos, California with his wife and twin girls.

Download or read book The Cleft written by Doris Lessing and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, invites us to imagine a mythical society free from sexual intrigue, free from jealousy, free from petty rivalries: a society free from men.

Download or read book The Pull of the Stars written by Emma Donoghue and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Dublin, 1918, a maternity ward at the height of the Great Flu is a small world of work, risk, death, and unlooked-for love, in "Donoghue's best novel since Room" (Kirkus Reviews). In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together. Into Julia's regimented world step two outsiders—Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured Rebel on the run from the police, and a young volunteer helper, Bridie Sweeney. In the darkness and intensity of this tiny ward, over three days, these women change each other's lives in unexpected ways. They lose patients to this baffling pandemic, but they also shepherd new life into a fearful world. With tireless tenderness and humanity, carers and mothers alike somehow do their impossible work. In The Pull of the Stars, Emma Donoghue once again finds the light in the darkness in this new classic of hope and survival against all odds.

Download or read book Cleft Lip and Palate written by Diego F. Wyszynski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Majoradvances in the diagnosis and treatment of oral clefts have been made in the past 50 years, and recent genetics and epidemiological studies have led to new theories about the causes of cleft lip and palate. Addressing issues that are relevant to clinicians, researchers and family members, this book is a comprehensive, well-illustrated, and up-to-date account of the many facets of this common disorder. The authors describe the embryological and molecular mechanisms of cleft causation, present and illustrate the genetic and epidemiological methods used to identify risk factors for oral clefts, and describe treatments by the various professionals of the cleft team. A section is also devoted to the integration of research findings into public health practice, including ethical and financial considerations. The book draws together such diverse disciplines as craniofacial development, gene mapping, epidemiology, medicine, ethics, health economics, and health policy and management, and it will be an invaluable reference work.

Download or read book Whisper written by Chris Struyk-Bonn and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixteen-year-old Whisper, who has a cleft palate, lives in an encampment with three other young rejects and their caregiver, Nathanael. They are outcasts from a society (in the not-too-distant future) that kills or abandons anyone with a physical or mental disability. Whisper’s mother visits once a year. When she dies, she leaves Whisper a violin, which Nathanael teaches her to play. Whisper’s father comes to claim her, and she becomes his house slave, her disfigurement hidden by a black veil. But when she proves rebellious, she is taken to the city to live with other rejects at a house called Purgatory Palace, where she has to make difficult decisions for herself and for her vulnerable friends.

Download or read book The Undesirables written by Dave Boling and published by Picador. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second novel from the author of Guernica (a top ten bestseller and winner of the Richard & Judy Summer Read 2009) is a deeply moving, intimate portrait of family, friendship and love, set against the backdrop of the second Boer war. Aletta Venter was on the family farm when the British troops arrived. She watched them burn her home to the ground before she was transferred, with her mother and siblings, to a prison camp. Never complaining, just living day by day, Lettie grows out of her innocent childhood. She is determined to be a good person, but everything is so complicated in this place where making the wrong decision can be life-threatening. What should she do about Maples, for example, the nineteen-year-old British guard who tries to befriend her? Is his kindness genuine, or would trusting him be a betrayal of herself and her country? A deeply moving, intimate portrait of family, friendship and love, set against the backdrop of the second Boer war at the turn of the twentieth century, The Undesirables (the British name for the residents of the camps) is the heart-rending yet life-affirming new novel from the top ten bestselling author of Guernica, winner of the Richard & Judy Summer Read.

Download or read book Cleft Palate Speech written by Sally J. Peterson-Falzone and published by Mosby. This book was released on 2010 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a unique and comprehensive approach to cleft assessment, treatment, and management, with new and revised content that will keep you at the cutting edge of cleft lip and palate treatment and therapies. Comprehensive coverage of every aspect of cleft palate and related disorders. Thorough coverage of the available literature on cleft lip and cleft palate includes both contemporary and historically significant studies, as well as low-incidence types of phenomena. The Birth of a Child with a Cleft introduction provides a detailed preview to the treatment of children with clefts, and offers useful suggestions for interacting with their parents. New artwork clearly demonstrates and enhances understanding of important clinical conditions and procedures.

Download or read book Jack s New Smile written by Ruth Trivelpiece and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book was written for brothers and sisters of a new baby with cleft lip/palate. It is also intended for children born with a cleft to help them learn about themselves. Children may not understand why they, or the new baby in their family, have a cleft. This book is meant to provide some answers to questions children may not know how to ask"--Introduction.

Download or read book Beth and Her Cleft written by Natalia Scabuso and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-12 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beth and Her Cleft is an illustrated children's book designed to help children, their siblings, and their families understand all about cleft lip and palate. It is written through the eyes of an older sibling who was first confused about why her baby sister looked and spoke differently. She observes her sisters progression through the necessary surgeries and supportive steps taken to treat Beth's cleft lip and palate. Her families love and support for Beth help her become confident and strong. Beth and Her Cleft is written in rhyming verses and is easy for children to follow. It is written to be humorous and casual. The author, Dr. Bastidas, is a pediatric plastic and craniofacial surgeon based in New York. He wrote this book to help families speak openly about clefts and to comprehend the timeline and events required to treat cleft lip and palate. 100% of the proceeds are used to fund the Saving Faces Foundation (a 501c3 organization dedicated to treating children with visible birth anomalies). You purchasing this book is essentially a donation to our charity and will be used to help other children.

Download or read book Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions A Comprehensive Guide to Clinical Management written by Ann W. Kummer and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 1732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Conditions is the marketing leading title for the graduate course on craniofacial conditions and cleft palate or as a sourcebook for health care professionals who provide service in this area. It is designed to be a how-to guide as well as a source of didactic and theoretical information. Author, Ann Kummer, is a highly recognized and respected actice clinician with a specialty in the field.

Download or read book The Girl in the Park written by Mariah Fredericks and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2012-04-24 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Wendy Geller's body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream,"Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled." But shy Rain, once Wendy's best friend, knows there was more to Wendy than just "party girl." As she struggles to separate the friend she knew from the tangle of gossip and headlines, Rain becomes determined to discover the truth about the murder. Written in a voice at once immediate, riveting, and utterly convincing, Mariah Frederick's mystery brilliantly exposes the cracks in this exclusive New York City world and the teenagers that move within it.

Download or read book Star King written by Jack Vance and published by Spatterlight Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Beast written by Pepper Pace and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Beast is the tale of Christopher - called Beast; born with a facial deformity so severe that he has kept to himself. Excelling in the special forces of The Marines, Beast leads a solitary life. Ashleigh is a 'fluffy girl' used to having a handsome man by her side - even if she has to keep him in money and finery in order to assure that he stays interested. Ashleigh knows that she is beautiful, despite her added pounds but when her treacherous boyfriend marries another woman right under her nose she decides to make a change inside and out! Beast will define that beauty is not what is on the outside but within - and the question will be; who is the Beauty and who is the Beast?"--Author's website