New Releases by Anne Miller

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"Because There Was No Sea combines a mastery of simile (the ''jaws'' of bicycle brakes snapping at the wind ''like two dogs''; a golf ball hit ''like a semibreve into/ the staff of phone lines'') with a Blake-like ability to build whole worlds from a grain of sand (or a phone, which ''may as well be a conch/from off the beach''). This is a restless, Janus-faced collection, simultaneously looking back on childhood memories of Bermuda (''alive, fresh as raw meat'') and thirstily drinking in the details of the wider world." --Jacob Silkstone, editor of The Missing Slate "Nancy Anne Miller''s poems embrace island icons with a ruthless tenderness, teasing out their secrets and accepting with equal enthusiasm their surface beauty and their burdened hearts. Miller approaches the island''s difficult colonial history from a position of exile and with a wondrous ability to find and restore the paradisiacal as she explores the mysteries of one place through the lens of the other." --Kim Aubrey, author of What We Hold in Our Hands "Like hand-cut stones strung along a necklace, each of Miller''s poems is its own gem. Untethered by theme, each page is a new discovery: a childhood memory, a lusty evocation of the landscape, an observation of passersby. We journey into these experiences finding fresh perspectives on our Island home. The imagery is alive; the author makes nature an active character." --Lisa Howie, Director of Bermuda National Gallery With a painter''s eye, Nancy Anne Miller reveals the complexity of a British semitropical island almost seven hundred miles out at sea. Her use of simile and image metaphor at work in each poem, echo and reinforce the constant comparison of two very different cultures. The reader is in a house of mirrors as each poem turns them into an immigrant traversing a colonial childhood, the surreal trappings of tourism, the effects of weather and ocean on identity, and note a class system where the remnants of slavery still reside.

"Reading this gut-honest book will be like cold water to your parched soul." —Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times best-selling author of The Best Yes "Anne''s story is a disturbingly searching, deeply convicting, and delightfully arousing call to community, the kind that only Jesus makes possible. Read it and you''ll want to relate as perhaps you''ve never related before, with both vulnerability and commitment. Leave safe relating behind, and connect with healing power." —Dr. Larry Crabb, best-selling author of Connecting Life has a way of throwing unexpected obstacles in our path, tripping us up, and bringing us to our knees. When these crises hit, who do you call? Who do you lean on? Anne Marie Miller found herself in one of those valleys on the floor of a hotel bathroom while on a business trip. Months of stress accumulated and took its toll. In a moment of desperation, she picked up the phone and called a friend for guidance. That simple phone call was the first step in a transforming journey of evaluating what community truly meant and looked like in her life. We live in a world and a generation where the word “community” is often discussed. But how genuine and authentic are your relationships really? Anne Marie noticed an important tension all of us must recognize in order to have life-giving friendships: “We desperately want to belong yet at the same time, we yearn for independence.” In Lean On Me, Anne Marie Miller takes us along as she sets out to dig below the superficial and explore what choices are necessary to find intentional, vulnerable, and consistent community. Jesus was passionate about truth-speaking relationships. And with Anne Marie’s narrative and practical insights interwoven together, you will feel more equipped in your quest for these types of relationships as you seek people to lean on and as you pour love into those around you.

A beautiful book that reveals the world of art collecting from home, featuring exquisite examples of Hollingsworth and Morris family furniture. Start with House, Finish with a Collection is the story of how a couple''s use of American art and antiques evolved from furnishing a house into a full-blown passion for collecting. Featuring exquisite examples of Hollingsworth and Morris family furniture, Weber boxes, Pennsylvania clocks and Kirk-Stieff silver, as well as American paintings by the Peale family, Edward Hicks, Edward Redfield and Horace Pippin, this museum-calibre collection reveals a pride in the early American sensibility. The combination of text and extraordinary photographs traces this remarkable journey and demonstrates that life can be more than comfortable living among these collections. The compendium catalogues the diversified and important collection, making this a valuable scholarly reference as well as a reading pleasure.

It falls to Dr. Signe Lund to perform the autopsy on the body of a young woman found in a pond on Emerald Creek, near Salmon Bay, Oregon, in 1937. Murder is certain, the identity of the young woman is not known until the end of this tangled tale of lust and larceny. Signe and Sheriff Flint name the young woman Ophelia, and this proves eerily apt, as the tragedy of Shakespeare''s "Hamlet" plays out through the dissolution of the Larsen family timber empire. Fans of "Salmon Bay" will enjoy meeting Aunt Blix and the Jergenson family again, now numbering three young children, with the arrival of Holly. Through the unlikely availability of a Ford Trimotor forestry airplane,Signe and Flint exact rough justice on the murderers of Ophelia.

Born in 1900 and becoming a doctor at a time when this was far out of the ordinary, Signe Lund finds true fulfillment in China before the Second World War. Cut down by the fears and prejudices of others because of her love for Dr. Liu Chien, she is forced to return to America, and eventually finds a new life in Salmon Bay on the Oregon Coast. And, a new man enters her life, Flint, really Phineas Flint, sheriff of Hawk County. Together they solve the brutal murder of a young Chinese woman and bring to rough justice the two German agents responsible for her death.

This is the hilarious and fascinating sequel to the worldwide bestseller ''1,227 QI Facts to Blow Your Socks Off''.

The year is 1960, two newlywed physicians travel to Tanganyika, Africa, to change the world. Instead, they find themselves in the midst of a sinister germ warfare plot. Years after their deaths, their daughter comes across letters written by her parents to one other, to friends, and to family. Through these letters, she comes to know the parents she lost while still a young child, and she uncovers the true story of their demise. The reader will delight in what begins as a love story, continues as a medical drama, morphs into a mystery, and ultimately ends in horror.

Business book packed with exercises & examples to help people break through information overload and drive home their points creatively, memorably and dramatically to achieve desired results.

Based around the core curriculum for specialist trainees, Oxford Case Histories in Rheumatology contains over 40 well-structured, peer-reviewed cases from the Oxford Hospitals, giving detailed coverage of the specialty, including diagnostic and management dilemmas. Each case comprises a brief clinical history and the relevant examination findings; details of investigations undertaken followed by questions on differential diagnosis and management; and detailed answers and discussion. The text is complimented by over 50 radiographic illustrations and an 8-page colour plate section. The question-and-answer format is designed to enhance the reader''s diagnostic ability and clinical understanding. As part of the Oxford Case Histories series, this book is aimed at post-membership trainees and consultants and will be a useful resource for those preparing for exit examinations or revalidation. It will also be of interest to those who wish to improve their skills in diagnosis and management of a broad range of rheumatological disorders.

Abby Sanders returns to her beloved Scotland after a long absence, seeking peace after a terrible tragedy. A chance detour reunites her with Ian Mackenzie, the love she left behind four years ago. Their attempt to rekindle their romance along the shore of Loch Ness is cut short when Abby vanishes. After a desperate search for the woman he''s spent four years trying to forget, Ian is forced to believe the unbelievable: he must travel through the mists of time to find Abby. But finding her is just the beginning. Trapped four hundred years in the past, Abby and Ian must find a way to end a bitter clan feud or sacrifice their return to the present and their future together.

. . . I was where I wanted to be, with my friends in our new life forever. So why was it that life didnt feel full, it didnt feel like it was done with throwing me about yet? I could feel something bad was going to happen . . . I pressed my dark issues to the back of my mind and smiled a slightly untruthful happiness . . . Daniela and her friends have always had the life that many wish for, the perfect lifestyle. Only, something changes and throws their perfect world around. Death, fear, love, and commitment get all mixed together, and Daniela seems to be the only one with the answers. But can they battle the danger they never knew existed and live a life of secrecy? Will they fit in being Forever Stuck?

In May 2008, Anne Jackson asked a question on her blog, “What is one thing you feel you can’t say in church?” Hundreds responded. Everyone had a story. Permission to Speak Freely is the unique new project and movement of author Anne Jackson, who is finished with keeping brokenness in the dark. Bringing to light the original intent of God’s sanctuary as a place of help and healing, Anne reveals that through confession, both to God and to others, we can live lives that are whole and healed. Told with disarming transparency, Anne shares what led to her own addictions and the ensuing lifestyle that left her wounded and withdrawn, but ultimately rescued and redeemed. She includes dramatic stories of others who also learned to abandon their fear, pride, and masks; to identify their hurts; and to find the courage to speak freely. Their confessions, submitted as mixed media pieces, photography, and sketches, were collected from people across the world, and are included throughout the book. Readers will share in the opportunity to find their own path to redemption and freedom.

Many people feel "sidelined" from our busy and preoccupied culture at some time in their lives, whether by unemployment, injury, illness, disability or retirement. Poems such as Suffering Hope, Sidelines and Regrets describe a journey of struggle for perspective and meaning. Other poems including Old Sweaters, Clutter and Ode to E-Mail, celebrate the humor, playfulness and joy of little things and everyday life. Thirty years later, people such as Bill, Louie and Kitty, provide irony, fun and inspiration for the journey. Notes from the Sidelines will leave you more thoughtful, inspired, playful and appreciative of the struggles and joys of life.

A comprehensive summary of species distribution modeling methods integrating ecological and statistical models with spatial data, and a framework for implementation.

Using an evidence-based approach, this multidisciplinary reference on fetal monitoring provides detailed guidance on standardized interpretation and management, incorporating patient safety concepts throughout.

".. encourages students to consider road safety issues and scenarios as they may be experienced in a social setting and a real world traffic setting, rather than in isolation, i.e. within the context of alcohol and other drugs and relationships."--Pg. 5.

This book is for anyone who ever had an idea for making the world a slightly better place but no one would listen. Or if they did listen, they said it wouldn''t work. Or it was too risky, or not their area or they just made so many objections that you got fed up and dropped the whole thing... How to Get Your Ideas Adoptedwill change all that. This important, enjoyable and stimulating book explains why it''s so difficult to get a new idea adopted, and how to get your ideas taken seriously and put into action. The environmental, social and economic changes facing us today mean that new ideas are more urgently required than ever and yet they are too often met with total resistance. How to Get Your Ideas Adoptedexplains why and, more importantly, what you can do about it. Carrying on from where Malcolm Gladwell''s The Tipping Pointleft off, it also explains how to prepare your ideas and your outlook to give you the best chance of success, and then reveals the secrets of overcoming the four critical stages of resistance from others. Anne Miller is probably one of the world''s most successful female inventors. Freely crossing the boundaries between technological innovation, business and social change, and drawing on practical psychology and illuminating case studies from her own and others experiences, her exhilarating manifesto for how creativity can make a difference is both a practical guide to bringing ideas to fruition, and an inspiring demonstration of the power of individuals to make the world a better place.

Her personal story is a searing account of a painful childhood, followed by two divorces. She is the survivor of sexual abuse by her first husband. In this important book, Ms. Miller combines funny and sad stories into a riveting memoir, filled with insights from her life experiences in an alcoholic family. Ms. Miller writes from her heart. She tells what positive decisions she made, and why. This book is a must read for adult children of alcoholics, and female victims of abuse.

Stories to Read Round the Campfire presents a variety of short, poetic tales to awaken a childs imagination during outdoor camping adventures. Its about bugs and animals. Its also about the night sky and all its wonders. And finally, no camping trip is complete without a good fantasy story or a ghostly tale.

This book takes the reader through the actual manufacturing process of making a typical chip, from start to finish, including a detailed discussion of each step, in plain language. The evolution of today''s technology is added to the story, as seen through the eyes of the engineers who solved some of the problems. The authors are well suited to that discussion since they are three of those same engineers. They have a broad exposure to the industry and its technology that extends all the way back to Shockley Laboratories, the first semiconductor manufacturer in Silicon Valley. The CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) process flow is the focus of the discussion and is covered in ten chapters. The vast majority of chips made today are fabricated using this general method. In order to ensure that all readers are comfortable with the vocabulary, the first chapter carefully and clearly introduces the science concepts found in later chapters. A chapter is devoted to pointing out the differences in other manufacturing methods, such as the gallium arsenide technology that produces chips for cell phones. In addition, a chapter describing the nature of the semiconductor industry from a business perspective is included. "The entire process of making a chip is surprisingly easy to understand. The part of the story that defies belief is the tiny dimensions: the conducting wires and other structures on a chip are more than a hundred times thinner than a hair - and getting thinner with every new chip design." - Authors are actual engineers who have a broad range of exposure and experience with chip technology - Contains a unique chapter describing the nature of the semiconductor industry from a business perspective