Insidious Changes

Insidious Changes
Author: Dean Dohrman
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2020-05-29
Genre:
ISBN:

In today's American society, it seems that everybody is at odds, growing to more extreme separation with each passing year. The left believes it is on the right path for the future, and the right believes we have drifted so far from first principles that we must immediately stop and recover the individual liberty enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of Rights. How did we get to this point? What fired up fellow Americans that they have taken such strident public postures? Will friends and families continue down this path of a house divided? These important questions are addressed in this historical reflection on the societal confrontation facing our nation, the important consequences of that struggle, and some tips for making constructive changes in your community as well as how to make voting decisions.From colonial beginnings and the legal inheritances from England, Americans began a journey to find individual fulfillment through personal liberty. Free of the constraints of Europe, the Americans grew to build a superpower that has allowed the individual to thrive. This has expanded over the years to include women and minorities, but the march proved arduous and difficult. Unfortunately, American society and over two centuries of freedom and prosperity is at risk from promises of everything for everybody.Insidious Changes urges Americans to consider alternatives to bickering and proposes solutions within the system of self-government that has expanded freedom over time. With a few simple steps, each American can make a difference in recapturing the American promise and its ever-expanding qualities.

Insidious Intent

Insidious Intent
Author: Val McDermid
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802189288

A killer targets single women at weddings: “[An] intense plot…McDermid keeps each twist believable.” —The Washington Post In the north of England, single women are beginning to disappear from weddings. A pattern soon becomes clear: Someone is crashing the festivities and luring the women away—only to leave the victims’ bodies in their own burned-out cars in remote locations. Psychologist Tony Hill and former police detective Carol Jordan are called upon to investigate—but this may be the toughest case they’ve ever had to face. Meanwhile, Detective Sergeant Paula McIntyre and her partner Elinor must deal with a cruel cyber-blackmailer targeting their teenage ward. Impeccably plotted and intensely gripping, Insidious Intent comes from Val McDermid, Diamond Dagger Award winner, multiple Edgar Award nominee, and “one of crime fiction’s most eminent writers” (Entertainment Weekly).

The Insidious Momentum of American Mass Incarceration

The Insidious Momentum of American Mass Incarceration
Author: Franklin E. Zimring
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2020-09-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0197513190

The phenomenal growth of penal confinement in the United States in the last quarter of the twentieth century is still a public policy mystery. While there is unanimous condemnation of the practice, there is no consensus on the causes nor any persuasive analysis of what is likely to happen in the coming decades. In The Insidious Momentum of American Mass Incarceration, Franklin E. Zimring seeks a comprehensive understanding of when, how, and why the United States became the world leader in incarceration to further determine how the use of confinement can realistically be reduced. To do this, Zimring first profiles the growth of imprisonment after 1970, emphasizing the important roles of both the federal system and the distribution of power and fiscal responsibility among the levels of government in American states. He also examines the changes in law enforcement, prosecution and criminal sentencing that ignited the 400% increase in rates of imprisonment in the single generation after 1975. Finally, Zimring then proposes a range of strategies that can reduce prison population and promote rational policies of criminal punishment. Arguing that the most powerful enemy to reducing excess incarceration is simply the mundane features of state and local government, such as elections of prosecutors and state support for prison budgets, this book challenges the convential ways we consider the issue of mass incarceration in the United States and how we can combat the rising numbers.

Psycho-oncology

Psycho-oncology
Author: Jimmie C. Holland
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 809
Release: 2015
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0199363315

Originally published by Oxford in 1998, Psycho-Oncology was the first comprehensive text in the field and remains the gold standard today. Edited by a team of leading experts in psycho-oncology, spearheaded by Dr. Jimmie C. Holland, the founder of the field, the text reflects the interdisciplinary nature and global reach of this growing field. Thoroughly updated and developed in collaboration with the American Psychosocial Society and the International Psycho-oncology Society, the third edition is a current, comprehensive reference for psychiatrists, psychologists, oncologists, hospice workers, and social workers seeking to understand and manage the psychological issues involved in the care of persons with cancer and the psychological, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to cancer risk and survival. New to this edition are chapters on gender-based and geriatric issues and expanded coverage of underserved populations, community based programs, and caregiver training and education.

Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure
Author: Lewellys Franklin Barker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1924
Genre: Blood pressure
ISBN: