Download or read book The Family History Fun Factor written by Marcha Fox and published by Marcha Fox. This book was released on 2021-12-04 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family histories are often boring compilations of pedigree charts and dry narratives. Family folklore opens the door to everyday experiences and emotions that bring those involved alive. It's also an excellent way to get children involved in the process and started early on compiling their own personal history. This handy guide provides all the information you need to start discovering, identifying and collecting your own family's folklore. It includes descriptions of which genres are included and examples as well as a memory-jogging checklist and resources for those who might want to take it to the next level.

Download or read book Finding Family written by Richard Hill and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Family: My Search for Roots and the Secrets in My DNA is the highly suspenseful account of an adoptee trying to reclaim the biological family denied him by sealed birth records. This fascinating quest, including the author's landmark use of DNA testing, takes readers on an exhilarating roller-coaster ride and concludes with a twist that rivals anything Hollywood has to offer. In the vein of a classic mystery, Hill gathers the seemingly scant evidence surrounding the circumstances of his birth. As his resolve shores up, the author also avails of new friends, genealogists, the Internet, and the latest DNA tests in the new field of genetic genealogy. As he closes in on the truth of his ancestry, he is able to construct a living, breathing portrait of the young woman who was faced with the decision to forsake her rights to her child, and ultimately the man whose identity had remained hidden for decades. Finding Family offers guidance, insight, and motivation for anyone engaged in a similar mission, from ways to obtain information to the many networks that can facilitate adoption searches. The book includes a detailed guide to DNA and genetic genealogy and how they can produce irrefutable results in determining genetic connections and help adoptees bypass sealed records and similar stumbling blocks.

Download or read book Ancestry magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancestry magazine focuses on genealogy for today’s family historian, with tips for using Ancestry.com, advice from family history experts, and success stories from genealogists across the globe. Regular features include “Found!” by Megan Smolenyak, reader-submitted heritage recipes, Howard Wolinsky’s tech-driven “NextGen,” feature articles, a timeline, how-to tips for Family Tree Maker, and insider insight to new tools and records at Ancestry.com. Ancestry magazine is published 6 times yearly by Ancestry Inc., parent company of Ancestry.com.

Download or read book Roots Quest written by Jackie Hogan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Roots Quest, sociologist Jackie Hogan digs into our current genealogy boom to ask why we are so interested in our family history. She shows how the surging popularity of genealogy is a response to large-scale social changes, and she explores the way our increasingly rootless society fuels the quest for an elemental sense of belonging—for roots.

Download or read book Three Feet from Gold Master Course Deep Dive Action Guide written by Sharon L. Lechter CPA and published by Sound Wisdom. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Most great people have attained their greatest success just one step beyond their greatest failure.” –Napoleon Hill The Three Feet from Gold Master Course is your personal deep dive into the fundamental characteristics that distinguish those who “make it” from the average individual. It provides concrete action steps for you to refine your definite major purpose, develop the mindset and behaviors necessary to achieve it, and make the law of attraction work in your favor. From defining your personal success equation, to cultivating a pleasing personality, to forming your mastermind alliance, to harnessing the power of Cosmic Habitforce, this comprehensive program is jam-packed with lessons, exercises, activities, and application guides on the key principles in Three Feet from Gold that will equip you for personal transformation and unlimited achievement. The course offers both “primer” and “master” sessions so that you can return to it and dig even deeper as you progress in your personal success journey. This in depth master course on the bestselling business allegory Three Feet from Gold will help you realize your vision of success through eighteen modules on Napoleon Hill’s timeless achievement principles. Success is not about luck, connections, education, or economic privilege—it is about simple, daily thought habits that translate into dynamic action, giving you the “stickability” you need to thrive in the face of temporary defeat and create the life you’ve always wanted for yourself. You are just three feet from gold…now is the time to take action on your dreams to discover the success that is in store for you.

Download or read book Pediatric Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease E Book written by Robert Wyllie and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 1704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consult the leading text in the field that delivers the information you need to diagnose and treat pediatric gastrointestinal and liver diseases effectively. In one convenient and comprehensive volume, Drs. Robert Wyllie, Jeffrey S. Hyams, and Marsha Kay provide all the latest details on the most effective new therapies, new drugs, and new techniques in the specialty. In addition, the new two-color design throughout helps you find what you need quickly and easily. Full-color endoscopy images to help improve your visual recognition Definitive guidance from renowned international contributors who share their knowledge and expertise in this complex field Detailed diagrams that accurately illustrate complex concepts and provide at-a-glance recognition of disease processes More than 400 board review-style questions, answers, and rationales New therapies for hepatitis B and C, new drugs for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, and an expanded discussion of the newest endoscopic and motility techniques available for pediatric patients The most current information on diagnosing and treating abnormalities of protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism New chapters on pancreatic transplantation and liver pathology The latest surgical techniques for children with gastrointestinal conditions

Download or read book The Genetic Basis of Common Diseases written by Richard A. King and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-10-17 with total page 1091 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of this highly acclaimed text was published in 1992, much new knowledge has been gained about the role of genetic factors in common adult diseases, and we now have a better understanding of the molecular processes involved in genetic susceptibility and diseases mechanisms. The second edition fully incorporates these advances. The entire book has been updated and twelve new chapters have been added. Most of these chapters deal with diseases such as gallstones, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, skin cancer, other common skin diseases, prostate cancer and migraine headaches that are seen by all physicians. Others address the genetic and molecular basis of spondylarthropathies, lupus, hemochromatosis, IgA deficiency, mental retardation, hearing loss, and the role of mitochondrial variation in adult diseases. Chapters on the evolution of human genetic disease and on animal models add important background on the omplexities of these diseases. Unique clinical applications of genetics to common diseases are covered in the additional new chapters on genetic counseling, pharmacogenetics, and the genetic consequences of modern therapeutics.

Download or read book Family Medicine written by John L. Buckingham and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New material in a new format is contained in this third edition of Family Medicine. The comprehensive text nevertheless remains true to the goal of previous editions in offering a scientific approach to health and illness within the context of the family. Using up-to-date clinical material, the book demonstrates how the family physician may provide comprehensive health care to persons of all ages. The first part of Family Medicine discusses such topics as the conceptual basis of family as discipline and specialty, problem differentiation, family-centered health care, longitudinal care, clinical reasoning, and resource management. The second part explores both problems related to organs and systems and problems related to the person, family and community, including: pregnancy, care of infants, children, adolescents, and the elderly; behavioral and psychiatric problems; emergency and critical care; sports medicine; alcoholism and substance misuse; environmental health; and neoplastic and infectious diseases. Family Medicine, with its greatly expanded in-depth coverage of the most commonly encountered clinical core problems and procedures in family medicine, continues to be a textbook written and edited by family physicians for family physicians.

Download or read book Handbook of Gun Violence written by Nicholas D Thomson and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2024-10-24 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handbook of Gun Violence covers a variety of subjects and disciplines related to gun violence research. The first section provides an updated overview of the prevalence of gun violence, including a dedicated section to the surge in violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second section covers biopsychosocial risk and protective factors for violence, including genetics, psychopathology, neurocognitive function, and community influences. The last section reviews options for Gun violence prevention and intervention, including treatments for youth delinquency and violence and antisocial behavior. - Examines the biological risk and protective factors for violence in youth and adults - Presents research on childhood and adulthood psychopathology, neurocognitive function, and personality traits as it relates to risky behavior and violence - Reviews evidence-based interventions for antisocial behavior and violence in both men and women

Download or read book Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Growing Pains written by Edna M. Irwin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1978. Working with adolescents is never easy, as any school teacher will confirm. Working with psychiatrically-disturbed adolescents is a highly complex and demanding task, which requires a certain type of dedication which relatively few people possess. This is true of all the personnel concerned, whether they be from psychiatric. social work. nursing or other disciplines. People who can work successfully with the disturbed adolescent are, therefore, a highly selected group and the group is quite a small one. However, although their numbers are small, their work is very important. This is a fairly new field and it is one about which people, either professional or lay, know very little. Therefore, it seems right to illumine this area for the non-specialist and this is what Dr. Irwin has set out to do in this book.

Download or read book Driftwood Cottage written by Sherryl Woods and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watch Chesapeake Shores now on the Hallmark Channel! New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods again brings her signature heartwarming style to the community of Chesapeake Shores. Single mom Heather Donovan’s dreams of home and family are tantalizingly within reach when she settles in Chesapeake Shores. The welcoming arms of the boisterous, loving O’Brien clan embrace her and her son. But accepting their support seems to further alienate her son’s father, Connor O’Brien. His parents’ divorce and his career as a high-powered divorce attorney have left him jaded about marriage. Then everything changes. Will the possibility of a future without Heather make Connor look at love and his career differently? Heather’s just about given up on her old dreams—of love, of family and especially of Driftwood Cottage, the home she secretly wishes were hers. It’s going to take a lot of persuasion—and some help from the O’Brien family—to make Heather believe that some dreams are worth fighting for. Previously published. Read the Chesapeake Shores Series by Sherryl Woods: Book One: The Inn at Eagle Point Book Two: Flowers on Main Book Three: Harbor Lights Book Four: A Chesapeake Shores Christmas Book Five: Driftwood Cottage Book Six: Moonlight Cove Book Seven: Beach Lane Book Eight: An O’Brien Family Christmas Book Nine: The Summer Garden Book Ten: A Seaside Christmas Book Eleven: The Christmas Bouquet Book Twelve: Dogwood Hill Book Thirteen: Willow Brook Road Book Fourteen: Lilac Lane

Download or read book White Pines Summer written by Sherryl Woods and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best laid plans become happy surprises for two rugged Texas ranchers! Unexpected MommySingle father Chance Adams will do anything to get back his share of the family ranch—even if it means charming his uncle’s ornery stepdaughter, schoolteacher Jenny Adams. But he isn’t prepared to fall in love… Jenny always dreamed of finding the perfect man, but Chance, with his hellion, if lovable, son and his unbending grudge against her family, doesn’t exactly fit the picture. She knows he has a one-track mind—but is it just her imagination, or is he starting to feel something more? The Cowgirl & The Unexpected WeddingLizzy Adams had long since stolen rancher Hank Robbins’s heart. And then one night, passion overcame common sense and left them both with more than just wonderful memories—there’s a baby on the way. Both are determined to “do the right thing.” For Lizzy, that means not roping the rugged rancher into marriage. But Hank has other plans…

Download or read book Angel Mine written by Sherryl Woods and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-11-14 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author behind the hit Sweet Magnolias Netflix series In this charming small-town tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods, readers revisit the peaceful Whispering Wind Ranch, where one woman journeys to rediscover the meaning of love, friendship, and family. Heather Reed thought she was making the right choice when she decided to raise her daughter, Angel, on her own. But three years later, Heather realizes she needs help. Her career as an actress is faltering, and Angel's more than she can handle alone. It's time to track down Angel's father… only problem is, he doesn't know Angel exists. Heather's search leads her to Whispering Wind, Wyoming. If Todd Winston is dismayed to see his old girlfriend show up in town, he's shocked when he looks into the angelic eyes of the little girl who is clearly his daughter. Todd flatly refuses to open his life to Angel. Heather flatly refuses to leave town until she finds out why. Amazingly, they discover that through compromise and understanding lies the road straight to family. Books in the Whispering Wind duology: After Tex Angel Mine Previously published.

Download or read book After Tex written by Sherryl Woods and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author behind the hit Sweet Magnolias Netflix series #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods sweeps readers away to the quiet plains of Whispering Wind ranch, where one woman’s conflict between family, career, and the promise of rekindled love threatens to change her life forever. Megan O'Rourke's beloved grandfather, Tex, had always been determined to lure her out of New York and back to their ranch in Whispering Wind, Wyoming. Now his will makes it impossible for her to refuse. She's named guardian of Tex's eight-year-old daughter—a daughter Megan never knew about! Jake Landers has also come home to Whispering Wind. After leaving under a cloud of suspicion years before, he's returned to put down roots. When he comes face-to-face with the woman who shares his troubled past, he hardly recognizes the driven powerhouse Megan has become. Now she has big decisions to make—about life, love and where home really is. Jake's only too happy to help Megan rediscover their old dreams—and maybe this time, fulfill them forever. Books in the Whispering Wind duology: After Tex Angel Mine Previously published.

Download or read book Stealing Home written by Sherryl Woods and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-11-25 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods For the Sweet Magnolias, friendship lasts a lifetime… Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity and have the best friends a woman could ask for, but her life is overturned when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. With her three children heartbroken from the change, Maddie has a lot to contend with. On top of it all, after years outside the workforce, she must dust off her business skills to take charge of her best friends’ newest project—planning the town’s only fitness spa for women. When her son’s developing anger issues begin to affect his passion for baseball, Maddie knows she must step in to help. She didn’t expect to develop feelings for her son’s coach, the handsome Cal Maddox, and to learn he has feelings for her, too. But gossip travels quickly in a small town, and Maddie and Cal’s relationship may threaten both their reputations and careers. Then again, he could be the one man in all of South Carolina who can help her find serenity after all. Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods: Book One: Stealing Home Book Two: A Slice of Heaven Book Three: Feels Like Family Book Four: Welcome to Serenity Book Five: Home in Carolina Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer Book Eight: Midnight Promises Book Nine: Catching Fireflies Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom Book Eleven: Swan Point Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook

Download or read book Sweet Magnolias Collection Volume 1 written by Sherryl Woods and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2017-02-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! Return to the warm, cozy town of Serenity in this collection of classic stories from the Sweet Magnolias series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods. Stealing Home Maddie Townsend might live in a town called Serenity, and have the best friends a woman could ask for, but her life is overturned when her husband leaves her for a younger woman. She decides to take charge of planning a fitness spa for women, and on top of it all begins to develop feelings for her son’s baseball coach, the handsome Cal Maddox. But gossip travels quickly in a small town, and Maddie and Cal’s relationship may threaten both their reputations and careers. A Slice of Heaven Ever since she discovered her ex-husband’s affair, Dana Sue Sullivan decided to put down new roots and create the best restaurant in Serenity, South Carolina. But when her teenage daughter, Annie, develops an eating disorder that lands her in the hospital, Dana Sue’s perfect life comes crumbling down. Dana Sue knows she needs to change habits now to help them both get better—even if that means letting Ronnie Sullivan back into their lives. And who knows, his return might end up being a recipe for a new beginning… Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods: Book One: Stealing Home Book Two: A Slice of Heaven Book Three: Feels Like Family Book Four: Welcome to Serenity Book Five: Home in Carolina Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer Book Eight: Midnight Promises Book Nine: Catching Fireflies Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom Book Eleven: Swan Point Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook