As the Voyager fleet continues its exploration of the Delta Quadrant investigating the current status of sectors formerly controlled by the Borg becomes the fleets priority. Two of the fleets special mission vessels Galen & Demeter are left at New Talax to aid Neelixs people while Voyager Quirinal Esquiline Hawking & Curie move out to do a systematic search for any remnants of the Borg or Caeliar. Achilles will move to a location central enough to offer aid to the exploring vessels as needed. As this mission begins Fleet Commander Afsarah Eden who has shared what little she knows of her mysterious past with Captain Chakotay begins to experience several more awakenings" as she encounters artefacts people & places that make her feel connected to her long lost home. She is reluctant to allow these to overshadow her mission but this becomes increasingly difficult as time passes..." ...

Liam OConnor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance
- to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history.. .A time wave has struck that alters the entire history of the American Civil War. Abraham Lincoln has followed Liam into the present from 1831
- & now the world is in a dangerous state of limbo.. . If the Time Riders cant return Lincoln to the past the Civil War will never end. Can Maddy persuade two colonels on either side of no mans land to cease fire long enough to save the future?

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At the end of Darkness Falls the second Immortal Beloved novel Nastasya has fought back against the dark immortals with her own brand of magick...but can she fight against true love? In the exhilarating finale to the Immortal Beloved trilogy Nastasya ends a 450-year-old feud & learns what eternally yours really means. ...

Ethan Coen (b. 1957) & Joel Coen (b. 1954) known as the Coen brothers are among the most creative of contemporary American directors. From their very first feature Blood Simple (1984) to their most recent film True Grit (2010) they have written directed & produced their films jointly. Their style is unique somewhere between film noir (Fargo 1996; No Country for Old Men 2007) & mordant comedy (The Big Lebowski 1998; A Serious Man 2009). No matter what genre they tackle their films deal with recurrent themes: American ethnicity religion & Judaism brotherhood & the family unit. They have received numerous awards including a Palme d' Or for Barton Fink (1991) & four Oscars
- including best Picture
- for No Country for Old Men (2007).

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Set against the frozen waste of a harsh New England winter Edith Whartons Ethan Frome" is a tale of despair forbidden emotions & sexual tensions published with an introduction & notes by Elizabeth Ammons in " Penguin Classics". Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm & struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult suspicious & hypochondriac wife Zeenie. But when Zeenies vivacious cousin enters their household as a hired girl Ethan finds himself obsessed with her & with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. In one of American fictions finest & most intense narratives Edith Wharton moves this ill-starred trio toward their tragic destinies. Different in both tone & theme from Whartons other works " Ethan Frome" has become perhaps her most enduring & most widely read novel. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) born Edith Newbold Jones was a member of a distinguished New York family said to be the basis for the idiom keeping up with the Joneses. During her life she published more than forty volumes including novels stories verse essays travel books & memoirs; for years she published poetry & short stories in magazines but the book that made Wharton famous was " The House of Mirth" (1905) which established her both as a writer of distinction & popular appeal. In 1920 Wharton became the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature with her novel " The Age of Innocence". If you enjoyed " Ethan Frome" you might like Nathaniel Hawthornes " The Scarlet Letter" also available in " Penguin Classics"." ...

Utterly original deeply moving & very funny Ethel & Ernest is the story of Raymond Brigg's parents' marriage from their first chance encounter to their deaths told in Brigg's unique strip-cartoon format. Nothing is invented nothing embroidered
- this is the reality of two decent ordinary lives of two people who as Briggs tells the story become representative of us all. The book is also social history; we see the dark days of the Second World War the birth of the Welfare State the advent of television & all the changes which were so exhilarating & bewildering for Ethel & Ernest. A marvellous life-enhancing book for all ages.
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Ethical Theory: An Anthology is an authoritative collection of key essays by top scholars in the field addressing core issues including consequentialism deontology & virtue ethics as well as traditionally underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge & moral responsibility. * Brings together seventy-six classic & contemporary pieces by renowned philosophers from classic writing by Hume & Kant to contemporary writing by Derek Parfit Susan Wolf & Judith Jarvis Thomson * Guides students through key areas in the field among them consequentialism deontology contractarianism & virtue ethics *

Includes:: coverage of metaethics normative ethics & practical ethics * Reaches beyond traditional texts by also including important but usually underrepresented topics such as moral knowledge moral standing moral responsibility & ethical particularism * Raises questions about the status & rational authority of morality

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The importance for individuals to have an awareness of the law as it relates to them professionally has never been more important for veterinary nursing than it is now. With moves in place to regulate veterinary nursing issues of accountability will arise that will impact on every veterinary nurse in practice. It will be essential for every nurse to be fully informed about the law & their professional obligations. In the multi-cultural society we live in a knowledge of other cultures values & beliefs is essential if nurses are to offer the best & most sensitive service to clients & by extension to their animals. Ethical implications extend to every area of working practice; from everyday decisions through to the way in which research is conducted & analysed. This book explores all the ethical issues surrounding veterinary nursing in a clear & comprehensible way. This is the first book that addresses ethics & law specifically from a veterinary nursing perspective. The authors have used their expert knowledge in these areas together with their teaching experience to create a book that will be useful for veterinary nursing students especially those at Certificate Diploma & Degree level & will make interesting reading for the qualified veterinary nurse. Case examples have been used to illustrate the various issues & highlight the relevance of these to everyday practice; every veterinary nurse will identify with at least one of the scenarios presented. Key topics covered include: regulation; representation; research ethics; religious ethics; & the Veterinary Surgeons Act. This book not only fulfils the requirements of the veterinary nursing syllabus but will also become a well-thumbed reference for daily practice. ...

Ethics & Values in Social Work offers a clear & systematic account of professional ethics in relation to social work practice framed within a global context. Having sold over 38 000 copies across its lifetime this is a thoroughly revised edition of a modern social work classic from a leading international author. Combining a sound grasp of theoretical issues with a sharp focus on the latest policy & practice this edition

Features: * Detailed discussion of the participation of service users including their role as activists & the importance of the service user movement; * Extended analysis of professional regulation & codes of practice & their role in defining the nature of social work; * A vast array of practice examples which bring current social issues to life; * Comparison of the latest codes of ethics from across the globe; * A wealth of supportive features such as points for reflection extended case studies & further resources. Ethics & Values in Social Work successfully synthesizes the complex ideas & concepts that characterize social works value base. Written with Banks trademark accessibility & theoretical rigour this book will continue to be an invaluable resource for all students educators & practitioners of social work.

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Originally published in 2005 this second expanded edition of Ethics for Behavior Analysts" provides readers with a valuable resource in preparing behavior analysts for the difficult task of providing quality services. Specifically this book is useful to behavior analysts who are working in the clinical educational & rehabilitative fields with clients who are developmentally disabled are on the autistic spectrum or have a variety of moderate to severe behavior problems that require treatment by experts using the latest evidence-based methods." ...