What practices and policies best promote safe, healthy, satisfying labor and birth? What harms do routine or frequent use of tests, procedures, and restrictions introduce? What nonmedical factors drive the current maternity care system? Meticulously documented, Optimal Care in Childbirth: The Case f...

This very interesting book provides a good overview of the evolution of the art and practice of nursing...Recommended."--Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries "This collected work by scholars Smith, Turkel, and Wolf stands as a classic indeed. It offers nursing and related fields a reposito...

A practical guide to passive investing Time and again, individual investors discover, all too late, that actively picking stocks is a loser's game. The alternative lies with index funds. This passive form of investing allows you to participate in the markets relatively cheaply while prospering all...

This treasury features heartwarming photographs and touching stories of dedicated working dogs who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and proven themselves as true heroes.This special collection of dog stories and photographs features four-legged heroes who have worked side by side with sol...

The book that debunks, in compelling detail, the phony media narrative that Barack Obama had a "scandal-free" presidency."I'm proud of the fact that [...] we're probably the first administration in modern history that hasn't had a major scandal in the White House."  So President Barack Obama boldly...

The chief executive officer of a corporation is not much different from a public school administrator. While CEOs base many of their decisions on data, for school administrators, this type of research may conjure up miserable memories of searching for information to meet a graduate school requiremen...

Find all of the following, explained in plain-English: How your Social Security retirement benefits, spousal benefits, and widow/widower benefits are calculated How your benefits are affected if you have a government pension or if you continue working while claiming Social Security How to decide wh...

Travel with your belongings secure with this three-dial combination lock and cable set. Did you know that Transportation Security Administration (TSA) baggage screeners have a secure set of codes and tools to open Travel Sentry Certified locks when necessary for inspection...without damaging the loc...

"Finally, a resource....guide...roadmap....to help team members and team leaders alike understand what it takes to function as a high performing team, how doing so can personally enrich your life, and why it's critical for organizations to function only in this way. The Emotionally Intelligent Team...

The Flexaust Flexadux ADC PVC duct hose, used for industrial ventilation and duct cleaning applications, is a lightweight, clear PVC hose with a spring steel wire helix; it resists chemicals and moisture, and is very flexible and highly compressible for easy manipulation and installation. A tempera...

LINUX+ GUIDE TO LINUX CERTIFICATION, THIRD EDITION offers the most up-to-date information to empower users to successfully pass CompTIA's Linux+ (Powered by LPI) Certification exam, while maintaining a focus on quality, classroom usability, and real-world experience. This complete guide provides not...

The VMware vSphere 6.7 Clustering Deep Dive is the long-awaited follow-up to best seller vSphere 5.1 Clustering Deep Dive and zooms in on the critical components of every VMware based infrastructure. It provides the knowledge and expertise needed to create a cloud infrastructure based on the solid f...