Life Care

Rachel Anne Ridge was at the end of her rope. The economy had crashed, taking her formerly thriving business along with it. She had been a successful artist, doing work she loved, but now she felt like a failure. How would her family pay their bills? What would the future hold? If only God would somehow let them know that everything was going to be all right... and then Flash the donkey showed up.

Scientists have long struggled to make pregnancy easier, safer, and more successful. In The Dance of Life, developmental and stem-cell biologist Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz takes us to the front lines of efforts to understand the creation of a human life. She has spent two decades unraveling the mysteries of development, as a simple fertilized egg becomes a complex human being of 40 trillion cells. Zernicka-Goetz's work is both incredibly practical and astonishingly vast.

Bitburg, 2005. Kathrin und Philipp stehen kurz vor dem Abitur, als sie sich ineinander verlieben. Die Liebe ist groß, doch sie hat keine Zukunft. Erst trennt sie das Schicksal, später die eigene Mutlosigkeit. Obwohl sie nicht zusammen sein können, bleiben sie über Jahre miteinander verbunden. Über ICQ, SMS oder Xing schaffen sie sich eine Welt, die es in der Realität nie gegeben hat. Selbst als Kathrin eine neue Liebe findet und sogar heiratet, bleibt Philipp ein Teil von ihr. Er ist vielleicht ihr Kryptonit-Mensch. Doch wie entkommt man ihm? Und muss man das überhaupt?

Many of us think of our dogs not as pets but as full-fledged members of our families. If you own a dog or are thinking about getting one, A Member of the Family is the ultimate resource for integrating your canine companion into the life of your household. Brimming with practical tips and techniques, this audiobook addresses the most common issues and questions that emerge over the course of a person's lifetime relationship with a dog, explaining what it takes to be a good dog owner.

In Jennifer Craig's enchanting memoir, we meet these warm-hearted yet naïve young girls as they get to grips with strict discipline, long hours and bodily fluids. But we also see the camaraderie that develops in evening study sessions, sneaked trips to the cinema and mischievous escapades with the young trainee doctors. The harsh conditions prove too much for some girls, but the opportunity to help her patients in their time of need is too much of a pull for Jenny.

PC Gareth Greaves first met Theo, a German Shepherd, when he was a 14-week-old puppy. Since then they have been inseparable. The best partner Gareth’s ever had, Theo has saved his handler’s life many times as well as the lives of countless others. In six and a half years of active service, police dog Theo has located, tracked and detained suspects leading to more than 200 arrests. In that time, he has endured broken ribs, been bitten by assailants and been set on fire.

When a waiting world learned on April 12, 1955, that Jonas Salk had successfully created a vaccine to prevent poliomyelitis, he became a hero overnight. Born in a New York tenement, humble in manner, Salk had all the makings of a 20th-century icon - a knight in a white coat. In the wake of his achievement, he received a staggering number of awards and honors; for years his name ranked with Gandhi and Churchill on lists of the most revered people.

Ignite the self-love revolution! Experience the liberating power of self-love with workbook exercises and journal prompts in just 15 minutes a day, even if insecurities and self-doubt have held you captive for a lifetime. Are you a teen girl struggling with self-acceptance in a digital world? Do feelings of worthlessness, stress, and self-doubt hold you back? Are you a parent watching your daughter struggle with self-worth, wishing she saw her own potential?

Filled with real-life stories and practical advice, Called to Care starts by helping you honestly assess your motivation to help - sometimes the wrong motivation sets the stage for an unsuccessful experience. From there, the book shows what adoption and foster care really look like in a variety of situations, from domestic and international adoptions to short-term foster care and foster-to-adopt arrangements. Also included is how churches and individuals can minister to refugees.

It’s good to be active! But listeners need to know how to stay safe both indoors and outdoors. Essential safety tips involving helmets, sunscreen, fire, and more are provided.

This audiobook will help you cultivate the qualities that every fearless and fabulous woman possesses. It will arm you with 10 powerful strategies that will help you overcome your fears and live the extraordinary life you’re meant to live. It will encourage you to challenge old ways of thinking and kick the status quo to the curb - in your most gorgeous pair of Jimmy Choos, of course!

This book is a simplified manual for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

Steven Kotler was 40 years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila, and their eight dogs - then 10, then 20, and then they lost count - bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico....

More than three million girls have listened to The Care & Keeping of You. As a companion to that bestseller, this audiobook answers letters from real girls with concerns about their changing bodies. Plus, it includes tips to help listeners talk with their parents about puberty and other touchy topics.

The slow violence being inflicted on our environment—through everything from carbon emissions to plastic pollution—also represents an impending public health catastrophe. Yet standard health care practices are more concerned with short-term outcomes than long-term sustainability. Every resource used to deliver medical care, from IV tubes to antibiotics to electricity, has a significant environmental impact. This raises an urgent ethical dilemma: in striving to improve the health outcomes of individual patients, are we damaging human health on a global scale?

A curious thing happens when Jesus comes into his ministry: He touches. Jesus touches the sick and the outcast, the bleeding and the unclean. What could it mean for families, singles, marriages, churches, communities, and the world to have healthy, pure, faithful, ministering touch? Somewhere in the mess of our assumptions and fears about touch, there is something beautiful and good and God-given. As Jesus can show us, there is ministry in touching.

Have you recently bought or rescued a puppy? Or maybe you’re thinking about it? Maybe you’re a dog breeder and regularly have puppies in your house? Regardless of whether you are new to puppies or a seasoned professional, this audiobook will provide you with a helpful go-to guide for all puppy-specific health problems that your dog might encounter in their first year of life. First Year Puppy Health Care has been compiled by veterinarian Dr Jo de Klerk. It is a comprehensive guide to the top 50 puppy health problems, written in a way that is easy to understand.

After Colin Campbell went on a short business trip abroad, he returned home to discover his wife of many years had moved out. No explanations. No second chances. She was gone and wasn't coming back. Shocked and heartbroken, Colin fell into a spiral of depression and loneliness. Soon after, a friend told Colin about a dog in need of rescue - a neglected, 140-pound Newfoundland Landseer, a breed renowned for its friendly nature and remarkable swimming abilities.

The world has changed, our lives have changed, and in recent years, our work has changed. Despite the disruption, our relationship and understanding of self-care have remained the same as we still see it as something fluffy or a perfect list of habits that we "do" alone outside of work to recover. But what if self-care wasn't something we "do"? What if self-care is a mindset that allows us to achieve peak performance, engagement, and growth without burning out and sacrificing our health and joy?

As women, we have become professional self-critics. We've become so convinced by society that we need to attain a level of perfection that just isn't real. Whether it's trying to get skinnier, look younger, get that promotion, please our parents, get fuller lips or rid ourselves of cellulite - we're on a never-ending mission to change and it always winds up making us feel like crap. In this straight-up girlfriend's guide, lifestylist and wellness coach Cara Alwill Leyba encourages women to discover what makes them sparkle so that they can design the lives they desire and deserve.