Bøger af Michael Crawford

The role of nutrition is fundamental to human health and well-being. It is, however, often overlooked when treating people with mental health problems. This handbook explains the science behind nutrition and its effects on mental health.

The dramatic encounter between Muhammad 'Ali Pasha, Ottoman governor of Egypt, and his vanquished Saudi foe, Imam 'Abd Allah, in Cairo in November 1818 marks the symbolic end of the First Saudi State. 'Abd Allah was in transit to public execution in Istanbul, the pasha on his way to becoming a major regional force and founding a local dynasty. The meeting was witnessed by an English Whig, John Bowes Wright, Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, whose previously unpublished account throws new light on the exchanges, and the surrender by 'Abd Allah of the remaining treasures taken by his late father Sa'ud from the Prophet's tomb in al-Madina.The book highlights the importance of this historic moment in the uneasy relationship between Muhammad 'Ali and his nominal sovereign, Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, and analyses their respective efforts to benefit domestically and internationally from 'Abd Allah's final journey. It considers the political cultures of the main regional protagonists and the Whiggish attitudes and assumptions that Bowes Wright brings to his experiences in Cairo and Istanbul. It is this cultural exploration that distinguishes this work and makes it of particular value to those interested in pre-modern Middle Eastern history and the contribution to understanding of Western travelers in Egypt and the Levant.

It is 1849 in Belize. Tosh's father discovers a priceless Mayan medallion, and that is what causes it all: His father's death when the sociopath Isandro Torrico demands Macintosh take him to it; his mother hiding the medallion in a pouch with a false back, admonishing Tosh never to take it off; the hurricane that sinks their ship and, as she calls hopelessly to him from a boat in the storm tossed sea, separates them forever; his struggle to survive alone in a dinghy that carries him to Galveston Island; his rejection of Faun and her urchin colony who tests his morals; his stumbling into the sympathy of Mrs. Finwitty and the loving generosity of her cook, the enslaved Attibel; the power of simple goodness taught to him by old Deuteronomy, a Free Negro; the unearned trust extended to him by Fallini the joyful baker and Hawk the faithful saddle maker; the sweet joy of the urchin Arabella's friendship; and the disorienting confusion caused by Molly Pryor, so much like his momma that she stokes fear in his mind and yearning in his heart until he learns to trust her. Then Isandro Torrico arrives in Galveston in search of an embezzlement opportunity. He is slow to recognize Tosh as the boy who escaped him with his mother in Belize. When he realizes who Tosh is, and what he possesses, he becomes mad with lust for the priceless artifact and will do anything to have it....

Giles Kirk, son of sharecroppers, rose to power and wealth through greed, guile, and manipulation. But his skillfully fabricated facade collapsed when Spoony Pitt stumbled back into his life. The caller was Giles Kirk, the town's lawyer, dressed, as always, like a Boston Banker. He wore paten leather boots in which were tucked fashionable brown trousers, a charcoal vest over a white shirt, his usual black string tie with silver tips, a dark blue vest and a black cotton coat with four sky blue buttons. On his head sat a broad brimmed leather hat, which he removed and handed to Joseph. His chin seemed to jut more than usual that morning. That and his furrowed brow suggested that he was in a bad mood. He was a forty year-old man of average height, and in demeanor he seemed to be sincere, honest, wealthy, powerful and happily married. But in truth, he was a deeply unhappy man who pretended to be what he wasn't, for he had weaknesses the opposite of what he projected -- dishonesty, miserliness, insecurity and sexual adventurousness. Polly was in her early forties and still a handsome woman. She had a short, lithe body topped with a nest of graying auburn hair. Her eyes were light green and quite attractive. Her face was almost circular and she had smooth, rounded cheeks, expressive lips and even, white teeth. In the shallow part of Giles' mind, he thought her face pretty, but not beautiful. But beneath his shallow thoughts, in the hidden part his mind, the part kept secret from his every-day thoughts, the part that never lied, the part that guided him, Polly's face was powerfully alluring. Geography dictated where he found himself, that bulbous bundle of pretense and misery that called itself Spoony Pitt. The coast was not a straight line between New Orleans and Acton. Ships and boats could sail in a straight line across the sea, but a man afoot, unless he could walk on water, would have to trace a near semicircle from New Orleans to Acton. At the moment, Spoony was sitting at the end of a wagon with his legs dangling down, sharing the wagon bed with lowing, pooping cows, lurching from side to side and fantasizing about his next meal. The soles of his shoes were holey, and the tops were filthy with mud, wagon grease and offal. His face was shaggy with a three day beard. The striped pants he wore, once of finely tailored wool, had holes in their knees, and the thighs bore stains of many foods and spices that never quite reached his cavernous mouth. The top three buttons of his trousers were unbuttoned, and a yards-long black belt held his pants to his massive waistline. He wore a once-white shirt that was gray from lack of washing, and streaked with stains of sauces too thin for a fork, and dribbles of chewing tobacco from his lazy lips. The black wool coat he wore had rumpled tails and was wildly unsuited for the hot, humid climate in which he lived. But to Spoony, it was 'gentleman's apparel, ' the sort that an Englishman would wear, and as Spoony fancied himself a gentleman, he dressed accordingly.

"Bonaparte's Wager" is a fanciful love story of an imaginative dreamer and a down-to-earth young woman with a head for business. It is set on the Gulf Coast in mid-19th-century and features many whimsical supporting characters who have their own agendas.

LILI'S STORY is a tale of love and betrayal, struggle and reward, greed and generosity. It opens in 1886, in a South still recovering from the Civil War. Among struggling neighbors, Frank Wallace has built a highly successful farm while failing in relations with his family. His only child, Hank, is a misfit whose need for affection and acceptance is exploited by a fast-talking townie, Deuce Shiflet. Deuce discovers Frank Wallace's secret shame and sets in motion a succession struggle as he seeks to embezzle the wealth of the Wallace Farm The story then moves to town, where Seth Cormier, eight years younger than Hank, idolizes Athena, his beautiful and intelligent cousin. He disgraces himself in college and, to regain his self-respect, leaves home to work as a farm laborer at the McLane Farm, where his uncle is Steward. As he climbs the ladder from laborer to foreman to his uncle's apprentice, he develops affection for Katy, whose love helps him forget Athena -- so he thinks. In 1920, the story returns to the Wallace Farm when Seth is hired as its Steward by Lili's dying mother. In accepting guardianship of 13- year-old Lili and her farm, he earns the hatred of her father Hank. Re-entering as Lili's teacher and mentor, Athena brings conflict to Seth as he struggles to honor his commitment to Katy, even as his love for Athena rekindles. Lili's love for neighbor Luke McClaren incites Hank's rage and reignites Deuce Shiflet's scheming. In the exciting conclusion, Lili, the youngest and most improbable of them all, cures Hank's waywardness and resolves the love triangle that ensnarls Seth and Athena.

He negotiated the deal of a lifetime: the first Disney theme park in mainland China. In From the Mouse's House to the Penthouse, Michael Crawford reveals the lessons he learned about allowing culture and geography to shape his approach so you too can build and operate high-profile brands on an international scale.Crawford shares his personal experiences in Asia, diving deeply into everything you must know to build relationships and create win-win outcomes in coveted world markets.Crawford's decade in Asia as an executive of two global brands taught him that humility works and ego doesn't. He developed strategies for navigating political and corporate environments that will help to increase buy-in to your company's objectives. From the Mouse's House to the Penthouse features his techniques for getting all parties involved to strike the right balance. Compromise doesn't mean losing.

A concise, authoritative compilation of the essential information needed to diagnose and manage cardiovascular diseaseCurrent Diagnosis and Treatment Cardiology, Sixth Edition, covers the latest developments in the field with detailed, consistently structured chapters with sharp clinical images that aid comprehension. Presented in the popular LANGE format, each chapter discusses diagnostic techniques, prevention strategies, treatment, and prognosis.The detailed, uniform structure, and 200+ sharp clinical images, including ECGs, drawings, graphs, and charts aid reader comprehension. This sixth edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect revised guidelines and treatments.NEW content: Cardiac Conduction Disorders and Pacing and Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve DiseaseNEW chapters: Cardio-Oncology and Dilated CardiomyopathyMajor revision of Myocarditis chapter covers Covid-19Essential for board review: Cardiovascular disease is largest part of ABIM internal medicine certification examNEW devices: Cardiac Conduction Disorders and Pacing and Tricuspid and Pulmonic Valve DiseaseMedication news: Endocrinology and the Heart, Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection FractionPercutaneous repair and techniques: Aortic Stenosis, Mitral Regurgitation, and Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections, and more

Muhammad ibn ';Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792) aroused great controversy in his lifetime. More than two centuries after his death he still elicits strong views. For some he is the model of a pious religious activist who fought to establish a regime of Islamic godliness in the least promising of environments. For others, especially Muslims associated with mystic orders or who belong to the Shi';i branch of Islam, he is a hate figure. Few would contest that he shaped the Muslim world. For over two hundred and fifty years the Wahhabi religious movement has rested on the twin pillars of a clear, compelling credo and an indissoluble alliance with temporal power in Arabia. Absolutist, uncompromising theology and political and religious ambition combined to make it the dominant force there, turning its champions, the Al Sa';ud clan, from petty rulers of a middle-sized settlement with a talent for balancing interests, into the guardians of Islam's Holy Places, disposing of the earth's greatest identified oil reserves. This thought-provoking and incisive biography, which charts the relationship between religious doctrine, political power and events on the ground, is ideal for readers interested in uncovering the life and convictions of the man who founded the Wahhabi movement and a dynastic alliance between his clerical descendants and Saudi princes that has lasted to the present day.

Between the Sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 BC and the middle of the second century BC, a part-time army of Roman peasants, under the leadership of the ruling oligarchy, conquered first Italy and then the whole of the Mediterranean.The loyalty of these marauding heroes, and of the Roman population as a whole, to their leaders was assured by a share in the rewards of victory, rewards which became steadily less accessible as the empire expanded - promoting a decline in loyalty of cataclysmic proportions. Wars, rural impoverishments, civil discord and slavery are a few of the subjects covered in this study.

Both in his private life and his work as a successful actor and TV comedian, he begins a lifetime's habit of pratfalls that he would later turn to good use in the character of Frank Spencer in smash hit 1970s TV comedy show Some Mothers Do`Ave 'Em.