New Releases by Mark Sullivan

Wake Up America is a powerful call to action from award-winning journalist Mark Sullivan. Drawing on his extensive experience covering wars and revolutions around the world, Sullivan argues that America''s democracy is at risk and that it is up to citizens to defend it. This book is essential reading for anyone who cares about our country''s future. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

"Pain has always been a problem for Western Society, but not the same kind of problem. Until about 1500, pain was primarily understood as a religious problem. Pain and suffering challenged the truth of religious belief and the legitimacy of the Church: How could a just, merciful, and all-powerful God allow so much pain and suffering in the world? As our society became more secular over the next 300 years, pain came to be understood primarily as a social problem. This modernizing society aimed to create the best environment for human flourishing: How might human society be designed and regulated to reduce the pain and suffering of everyone to the minimum possible? At least since 1900, we have separated pain as a medical problem from the remainder of human suffering. We have aimed to reduce this problem to a minimum through medical treatment. This quest has led us to our opioid epidemic. To fully comprehend the limitations of this medical interpretation, we must appreciate how the medical explanation of pain grew out of earlier religious and social interpretations of pain"--

"Mark Sullivan has done it again! The Last Green Valley is a compelling and inspiring story of heroism and courage in the dark days at the end of World War II." --Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the author of the #1 bestseller Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes a new historical novel inspired by one family''s incredible story of daring, survival, and triumph. In late March 1944, as Stalin''s forces push into Ukraine, young Emil and Adeline Martel must make a terrible decision: Do they wait for the Soviet bear''s intrusion and risk being sent to Siberia? Or do they reluctantly follow the wolves--murderous Nazi officers who have pledged to protect "pure-blood" Germans? The Martels are one of many families of German heritage whose ancestors have farmed in Ukraine for more than a century. But after already living under Stalin''s horrifying regime, Emil and Adeline decide they must run in retreat from their land with the wolves they despise to escape the Soviets and go in search of freedom. Caught between two warring forces and overcoming horrific trials to pursue their hope of immigrating to the West, the Martels'' story is a brutal, complex, and ultimately triumphant tale that illuminates the extraordinary power of love, faith, and one family''s incredible will to survive and see their dreams realized.

"Running a college is not for everyone. But if the right person gets to the presidency, that person can make a real difference in the life of the college and all those associated with it, and have a lot of fun while making that difference. Mark certainly did both."- Roger H. Hull, President Emeritus, Union College"What''s most remarkable about this book is how clearly and wholeheartedly Mark Sullivan conveys his love of the college, the community and his family. It''s a love story."- Rob Brill, Former City Editor of the Albany Times Union

The Oxford Specialist Handbook of Urological Surgery returns fully updated for a second edition to guide the reader step-by-step through all types of urological operations. Including both background information on key urological problems and alternative surgical options, this Handbook is designed to guide the trainee through all aspects of urological surgery, from gaining clear and accurate consent to examining risks and complications of procedures. With each chapter written by subspecialty experts, this Handbook is packed with tips and tricks that offer practical and theatre-based advice gleaned over years of theatre experience to aid the reader. It also includes helpful pointers on aspects of surgery including patient positioning, indications and contraindications, types of incisions, and choice of ideal instrument, alongside aftercare and follow-up for the patient. Fully updated in accordance with new European guidelines and NICE clinical guidance, with extra topics on technological developments including robotic assisted surgery and a brand new chapter on female urology and incontinence, the Oxford Specialist Handbook of Urological Surgery is an essential resource for all urological trainees and junior doctors.

A teenage boy in 1940s Italy becomes part of an underground railroad that helps Jews escape through the Alps, but when he is recruited to be the personal driver for a powerful Third Reich commander, he begins to spy for the Allies.

Mark Sullivan, the bestselling author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky, keeps readers on the edges of their seats with his Robin Monarch thrillers. Three gripping novels and three favorite stories—now presented in one thrilling bundle! Rogue Ex-CIA operative Robin Monarch, caught in a high profile jewel heist gone wrong, finds himself between a powerful cabal and technology that must remain out of their reach. Outlaw In the second series novel, master thief Robin Monarch embarks on a dangerous journey into the underbelly of Southeast Asia to save kidnapped diplomats, only to discover another plot tied to a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. Thief Deep in the darkest recesses of the Amazon jungle, Monarch must find and extract a local treasure or risk losing someone from his past that he holds very dear in the third volume of Mark Sullivan’s compelling series. Brotherhood and Other Stories In these three propulsive, nerve-wracking stories, Mark Sullivan introduces Robin Monarch—a man with a complicated, secret past and a very grim future.

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In the #1 bestselling series, Private''s Jack Morgan must hunt down a killer before the Olympic games begin in Rio. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil knows how to throw a party. So it''s a natural choice to host the biggest spectacles in sports: the World Cup and the Olympics. To ensure that the games go off without a hitch, the organizers turn to Jack Morgan, head of the world''s greatest international security and consulting firm. But when events are this exclusive, someone''s bound to get left off the guest list. Two years after the crisis nearly spilled from the soccer field to the stands, Jack is back in Rio for the Olympics. But when his most prominent clients begin to disappear, and bodies mysteriously start to litter the streets, Jack is drawn deep into the heart of a ruthless underworld populated by disaffected residents trying to crash the world''s biggest party. With the world watching in horror, Jack must sprint to the finish line to defuse a threat that could decimate Rio and turn the games into a deadly spectacle. . . all before the games begin.

Patient-centered care for chronic illness is founded upon the informed and activated patient, but we are not clear what this means. We must understand patients as subjects who know things and as agents who do things. Bioethics has urged us to respect patient autonomy, but it has understood this autonomy narrowly in terms of informed consent for treatment choice. In chronic illness care, the ethical and clinical challenge is to not just respect, but to promote patient autonomy, understood broadly as the patients'' overall agency or capacity for action. The primary barrier to patient action in chronic illness is not clinicians dictating treatment choice, but clinicians dictating the nature of the clinical problem. The patient''s perspective on clinical problems is now often added to the objective-disease perspective of clinicians as health-related quality of life (HRQL). But HRQL is merely a hybrid transitional concept between disease-focused and health-focused goals for clinical care. Truly patient-centered care requires a sense of patient-centered health that is perceived by the patient and defined in terms of the patient''s vital goals. Patient action is an essential means to this patient-centered health, as well as an essential component of this health. This action is not extrinsically motivated adherence, but intrinsically motivated striving for vital goals. Modern pathophysiological medicine has trouble understanding both patient action and health. The self-moving and self-healing capacities of patients can be understood only if we understand their roots in the biological autonomy of organisms. Taking the patient as the primary perceiver and producer of health has the following policy implications: 1] Care will become patient-centered only when the patient is the primary customer of care. 2] Professional health services are not the principal source of population health, and may lead to clinical, social and cultural iatrogenic injury. 3] Social justice demands equity in health capability more than equal access to health services.

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Someone is targeting the most powerful people in Paris . . . and only private investigator Jack Morgan can make it stop. When Jack Morgan stops by Private''s Paris office, he envisions a quick hello during an otherwise relaxing trip filled with fine food and sightseeing. But Jack is quickly pressed into a mission: to track down his client''s young granddaughter who is on the run from a brutal drug dealer. Before Jack can locate her, several members of France''s cultural elite are found dead-murdered in stunning, symbolic fashion. The only link between the crimes is a mysterious graffiti tag. As religious and ethnic tensions simmer in the City of Lights, only Jack and his Private team can connect the dots before the smoldering powder keg explodes.

"With the help of his team, [former CIA agent and freelance operative Robin] Monarch breaks into the legendary Christmas party of Beau Arsenault, a shady investor and behind-the-scenes player at the very highest levels of power politics. Arsenault is not above bending or breaking the rules if there''s illicit profit to be made. Monarch has decided that those illicit profits will be better used to take care of orphans and street kids"--

When Hollywood''s golden couple goes missing, Private''s Jack Morgan is the only one who can solve the mystery. Thom and Jennifer Harlow are the perfect couple, with three perfect children. They maybe two of the biggest mega movie stars in the world, but they''re also great parents, philanthropists and just all-around good people. When they disappear without a word from their ranch, facts are hard to find. They live behind such a high wall of security and image control that even world-renowned Private Investigator Jack Morgan can''t get to the truth. But as Jack keeps probing, secrets sprout thick and fast-and the world''s golden couple may emerge as hiding behind a world of desperation and deception that the wildest reality show couldn''t begin to unveil. Murder is only the opening scene.

From the co-author of James Patterson''s Private series comes a fast-moving thriller that''s part Robert Ludlum and part "Mission: Impossible, " with a nod to Hitchcock''s "To Catch a Thief." Available in a tall Premium Edition. Martin''s Press.

An investigator in Berlin is on the brink of a terrifying discovery that could throw Europe into chaos in this tense thriller-perfect for fans of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Chris Schneider is a superstar agent at Private Berlin, Germany headquarters for the world''s most powerful investigation firm. He keeps his methods secret as he tackles Private''s most high-profile cases-and when Chris suddenly disappears, he becomes Private Berlin''s most dangerous investigation yet. Mattie Engel is another top agent at Private Berlin, gorgeous and ruthlessly determined-and she''s also Chris''s ex. Mattie throws herself headfirst into finding Chris, following leads to the three people Chris was investigating when he vanished: a billionaire suspected of cheating on his wife, a soccer star accused of throwing games, and a nightclub owner with ties to the Russian mob. Any one of them would surely want Chris gone-and one of them is evil enough to want him dead. James Patterson has taken the European thriller to a masterful new level with Private Berlin, an adrenaline-charged and sexy novel with unforgettable characters of dark and complex depths. Private Berlinproves why Patterson is truly the world''s #1 bestselling author.

From the author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky comes "A compelling, page-turning blend of spy and caper fiction: it''s Robin Hood for the twenty-first century." –Jeff Abbott Robin Monarch is a world-class thief and a highly skilled operative––a man with skills, a rigid code of honor, powerful friends and implacable enemies. In ‘Escape Artist,'' Monarch''s abilities––and his nerve––are both tested when he''s sent deep into the jungles of the Congo, into the encampment of an army of boy-soldiers under the leadership of a man calling himself Lieutenant Zed. He''s undercover as a black market diamond dealer. His job is to steal the largest, most perfect diamond yet seen before Zed is able to sell it and use the proceeds to continue waging war. But as any thief could tell you, getting in is the easy part. Getting out, however, from the heart of an unfamiliar jungle with a hostile ‘army'' at your back, requires more skill and luck that even Robin Monarch can count on. Robin Monarch––called "one of the most compelling heroes since Jason Bourne" (Lisa Gardner)––is introduced in this chilling, nerve-wracking story.

THE DECLINE AND FALL OF AMERICAN MEDICINE/Finding a Cure for a Terminal System From The Introduction: During the recent Supreme Court battle, great emphasis was placed on access to health care and insurance -- but health insurance reform is not the same as healthcare reform. Nothing fundamental has changed, meanwhile, about costs that will continue to skyrocket. The major businesses, including the legal industry, will obtain enormous financial gains from the new laws and regulations. The mandate to some 45 million middle-class Americans to buy insurance is another corporate giveaway. The pharmaceutical and insurance interests want to make more money off a sick population, but the system under them atrophies, it does not grow. The more the economy and the health of Americans deteriorate, the more money these businesses manage to make via the politicians they buy out. But such a system has no future as the predator ultimately drains the host. The compensatory measure is to go to Congress to get laws passed that force people to pay these companies anyway -- like the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, or the mandatory insurance law set to go into effect in 2014. This book offers some dramatic possibilities for a turnaround in our healthcare system, and not just in health insurance. The author, a doctor with 45 years of experience in American medicine, shows us how we can reverse our current, swift decline. His agenda is both comprehensive and profound.

"With Robin Monarch, Mark Sullivan has created a Jason Bourne for the new millennium" —James Rollins Mark Sullivan, the co-author of James Patterson''s Private Games, has, in Robin Monarch, created a compelling new hero. Monarch is a world-class thief and a highly skilled operative – a man with skills, a rigid code of honor, powerful friends and implacable enemies. In ‘The Art of Rendition,'' Monarch is an agent for the CIA, called upon to use his unique skills to kidnap and interrogate a Russian nuclear scientist suspected of selling technology to the Iranians. But that''s only part of the challenge – one that many trained agents could handle effectively. They''ve called upon Monarch because, after the interrogation, he must return the scientist without the Russians, the Iranians, or the scientist himself ever knowing he''s been grabbed. Meet Robin Monarch in "The Art of Rendition," a thrilling, compelling story which showcases the author and character, each at the top of their form. As a bonus, included is a special excerpt from Rogue, the first Robin Monarch novel, coming in Fall of 2012.

Ein grausamer Mord bei den Olympischen Spielen in London – und es sollen weitere folgen ... London 2012. „Private“, die renommierteste Ermittlungsagentur der Welt, wird beauftragt, sich um die Sicherheit der Olympischen Spiele zu kümmern. Doch schon vor der Eröffnungsfeier ereignet sich ein grausamer Mord: Ein hochrangiges Mitglied des Organisationskomitees wird geköpft. Private-Ermittler Peter Knight wird zum Tatort gerufen. Kurz darauf erhält eine Reporterin einen Brief von einem Mann, der sich „Cronus“ nennt und sich für den Mord verantwortlich erklärt. Er kündigt an, die Spiele „reinigen“ zu wollen – indem er alle tötet, die den ursprünglichen Olympischen Gedanken beschmutzen ...

On your mark Private, the world''s most renowned investigation firm, has been commissioned to provide security for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Its agents are the smartest, fastest, and most technologically advanced in the world, and 400 of them have been transferred to London to protect more than 10,000 competitors who represent more than 200 countries. Get set The opening ceremony is hours away when Private investigator and single father of twins, Peter Knight, is called to the scene of a ruthless murder. A high-ranking member of the games'' organizing committee has been killed. It''s clear to Peter that this wasn''t a crime of passion, but one of precise calculation and execution. Die Newspaper reporter Karen Pope receives a letter from a person who calls himself Cronus claiming responsibility for the murders. He promises to restore the Olympics to their ancient glory and to destroy all those who have corrupted the games with lies, corruption, and greed. Immediately, Karen hires Private to examine the letter, and she and Peter uncover a criminal genius who won''t stop until he''s completely destroyed the modern games. "America''s #1 storyteller" (Forbes) delivers an exhilarating, action-packed thriller that brings the splendor and emotion of the Olympics to a wildly powerful climax.

Understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith The fun and easy way to know the common elements of these widespread religions Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their commonorigin - Abraham - and explains their different, yet linked, beliefs.You''ll see how each religion developed, endured setbacks, and became a fixture in modern society - and you''ll learn how members havedeveloped similar approaches to worship. Discover: How the belief in one God originated The roots of Abraham''s family tree The sacred texts of each faith Major similarities and differences How these religions influenced the world

New York Times bestseller (Purification Ceremony) Mark Sullivan returns with his most compelling thriller in well over a decade.

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?Poignant poems about moments of grace, light beaming through darkness, and beauty found in unexpected places. Sullivan employs a consistently investigative approach that immediately draws readers in. His curiosity and humility are disarming, and readers will willingly follow his path of discovery, without fear of getting lost, becoming overpowered, or feeling emotionally spent. Sullivan''s deftly written poems have a wonderful and appealing balance of emotion and intellect. Lyrical, elegant, and polished, his poetry resonates with distinctive imagery and music. . . . A strong new poetic voice whose poems add a little more light to the world.? ?BooklistThe poems in Slag begin with everyday experiences?a glance at a construction site or the boredom of waiting for a bus?and then use such unpromising events to explore what Mexican poet Octavio Paz once called ?the dark, forgotten miracle of being alive.? Whether meditating on New York?s diamond district or the death of the last person to have known Van Gogh, Mark Sullivan?s lyric consciousness expands from initial points of contact to ever-broadening associations. The result is an evocative, reflective poetry that recognizes in the slow advance of the loris across its Bronx Zoo cage what it means ?to love the world or to fear / it.?Sullivan pays special attention to animals and the natural world, to the visual arts, and to the relentless stimulation of the nation?s largest city, his free verse creating a lucid language where slam dunks and Zeno?s paradoxes coexist, where the stillness of a snail discovered in a package of spinach reveals ?the process that makes the world.??The poetry of Mark Sullivan slows time down, sees the world calmly, clearly, as a whole with a precise and tender attention that strives to do justice to the complex mysteries of existence. In this it is a classical poetry for our time: wise, humane, objective, deeply felt, paying homage to the wonder and sorrow of our world.? ?Louis Asekoff, author of North StarFrom ?Slag? What are stones butthe slowest of clocks, half-lives ticking down every millennium or so, subatomic gearsmeshing like ocean liners

Sully Babys Day Diet is a daily diet program that can lead to better health. Its approach combines reality, humor and common sense. Great graphic design encourages the daily diet journaling process which includes interactive entries by the reader. This book helps the reader have fun while losing weight.

A shocking, touching and humorous debut, Jonah Sees Ghosts blends magical realism with a study of the ways alcohol and abuse shapes personalities within a family. At 15, Jonah Hart is a boy with a problem he''s afraid to share: Not only does he see ghosts, but when he dreams, he travels outside his body. As the ghosts become more and more aggressive, Jonah withdraws into his dream world, where he is forced to make a stand from the full depths of abandonment and isolation in a last stab at redemption. ''Sullivan writes with beautiful, introspective clarity.'' - Henry Rollins