Driven Hearts

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Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1617771856
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (177 download)

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Book Synopsis Driven Hearts by : Rod Douglas

Download or read book Driven Hearts written by Rod Douglas and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When young, adventurous Nik hears stories of a man named Jesus, he is more than intrigued. These stories of great miracles and hope call to him until he can no longer deny that he must leave Athens and find this mysterious man. And so begins a life-changing journey in AD 33. Nik and his best friend, Marco, embark on an adventure unlike any before. Boarding a ship bound for Tyre, Nik and Marco work to pay their fare, Marco as a cook and Nik in the galley. During the long months at sea, Nik and Marco befriend Captain Vitas and his crewmembers, including the traveling man, Vito, and his cousin, Alexus. With ample time for storytelling, Nik and Marco share stories of Jesus and the miracles he has performed. Along the way, the two best friends meet others who are just like them, searching for the man who can walk on water and who has the answers they haven't been able to find anywhere else. But they also encounter unbelievers who doubt such a man exists. In these times, the young men must witness to strangers in the hopes of saving their souls. Amid laughter and love, illness and danger, Nik and Marco's faith is unwavering. Although the months-long journey takes its toll and feels endless, they know the end result will be worth the wait. After all this time, will Nik and Marco's Driven Hearts find what they're searching for, Jesus Christ?

The Driven Hearts: 4 Book Boxset

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Publisher : Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 918 pages
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Download or read book The Driven Hearts: 4 Book Boxset written by Nikita Slater and published by Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.. This book was released on 2018-09-28 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark mafia romance box set by #1 International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater.  BOOK 1: Driven by Desire What the boss wants, the boss gets. And, from the moment he sets eyes on the little mechanic, he wants her. Despite his dangerous reputation, she denies him at every turn, infuriating and intriguing him until he knows he must own her loyalty, passion and fire. He won't stop until she becomes his. Riley works hard, plays harder and drives fast cars. Life is good until the scariest man in town walks into her garage and seals her fate. Fiery and independent, she’ll do whatever it takes to drive him right back out of her life, until she finds herself cornered with nowhere to run but straight into his arms. But will her games turn deadly before the boss can bring her home and lock her down for good? BOOK 2: Thieving Hearts When she runs, he will hunt. Protector, stalker, lover… she is his obsession. From the moment Roman Valdez set eyes on Katie, he knew she was the one for him. Beautiful, carefree and captivating, but at thirteen she was too young. So, he waited, watched and protected. Followed her through the years until she was ready to be with him. Only something happened to his beloved along the way. His perfect princess grew dark and distant. Instead of embracing his love, she runs away from it, convinced that she’s not worthy of all he offers – love, protection and happiness. Now, he will set his demons free. He will rise up from the ashes of his father to inherit the Valdez cartel. He will burn her world and bathe in the blood of her enemies until she is free to belong to him. He will take his woman and his birthright and crush anyone that gets in his way. But will he crush the woman he loves along the way… BOOK 3: Capturing Victory Trapped, taken and caged by a cruel captor. Her solitary existence as a world class hacker changes in the blink of an eye when she's kidnapped by an international arms dealer. Everything she knows, everything she understands has shifted. Ivan Vogel insists that she is now his slave. He plays terrible mind games while torturing her senses. He keeps her locked up, away from all her toys. But once she is free, once she can fly again, she will reign hatred down on her enemy. She will use everything she knows against him, everything she has been taught until she is victorious. She will rip out the heart he insists beats only for her. His obsession will be his downfall. His caged bird will make sure of it. BOOK 4: The Princess and Her Mercenary They have nothing in common. She’s a Princess. She loves clothes, jewels and causing mischief. Her life has been mapped out for her. She doesn’t have time for a kidnapping. Unless her kidnapper happens to be a giant red-headed mercenary. They have nothing in common. He’s a beaten-up ex-mercenary. He loves weaponry, security and killing. Yet the day he let her go was the worst day of his life. He learned his lesson. Now, he’s going to collect his Princess and never let her go. Together they discover how powerful opposites can be. They travel the world, dodge palace guards and reunite with old friends. Will the Princess and her mercenary find happiness or heartbreak ever after? Guaranteed HEAs, NO cheating, NO cliffhangers. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk! Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, tragic love, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, collections, anthologies, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, family saga, enemies to lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, billionaire romance series, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, revenge, stalker, mercenary, princess, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss

The Values-Driven Heart

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Publisher : CSM Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9813170603
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Values-Driven Heart written by Joey Bonifacio and published by CSM Publishing. This book was released on with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What drives you? Our world is plunged into a battle of values. Any brewing dispute or issue that calls us to take a stand boils down to a battle of values. On a personal level, every moment finds us in the same battle. Which of those that demand of my time, resources, and heart will I give myself to? How much of myself will I give? How do we decide? What is our ultimate value against which we measure all others? With a watching world all waiting to find out what we are all about, are we clear on what we value? In The Values - Driven Heart: Weighing In On What Really Matters, Pastor Joey Bonifacio guides us on a journey to help us clarify what values operate in our lives—and which are worth pursuing. Each chapter is filled with insight and compels us to process what we are all about. As we decide on what we value, we decide how to impact our world.

Artificial Hearts

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Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421423561
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Hearts written by Shelley McKellar and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2018-01-01 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the development of artificial hearts in the United States. Artificial hearts are seductive devices. Their promissory nature as a cure for heart failure aligned neatly with the twentieth-century American medical community’s view of the body as an entity of replacement parts. In Artificial Hearts, Shelley McKellar traces the controversial history of this imperfect technology beginning in the 1950s and leading up to the present day. McKellar profiles generations of researchers and devices as she traces the heart’s development and clinical use. She situates the events of Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley’s professional fall-out after the first artificial heart implant case in 1969, as well as the 1982–83 Jarvik-7 heart implant case of Barney Clark, within a larger historical trajectory. She explores how some individuals—like former US Vice President Dick Cheney—affected the public profile of this technology by choosing to be implanted with artificial hearts. Finally, she explains the varied physical experiences, both negative and positive, of numerous artificial heart recipients. McKellar argues that desirability—rather than the feasibility or practicality of artificial hearts—drove the invention of the device. Technical challenges and unsettling clinical experiences produced an ambivalence toward its continued development by many researchers, clinicians, politicians, bioethicists, and the public. But the potential and promise of the artificial heart offset this ambivalence, influencing how success was characterized and by whom. Packed with larger-than-life characters—from dedicated and ardent scientists to feuding Texas surgeons and brave patients—this book is a fascinating case study that speaks to questions of expectations, limitations, and uncertainty in a high-technology medical world.

Capturing Victory

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Publisher : Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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A Sea of Broken Hearts

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 146709711X
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book A Sea of Broken Hearts written by John T. James Ph.D and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a must-read for summer runners, baby-boomers, and anyone who suspects that they or a loved one has been harmed by medical errors in our health care system. Hundreds of thousands of Americans die each year from medical errors, but most mistakes are kept secret from patients. After learning a few basic tools of cardiology, the reader shares a journey of heartbreaking mystery and discovery as a father pieces together the events that led to the death of his 19-year old son, despite extensive evaluation by a team of cardiologists. That personal struggle opens into a broad-ranging examination of our profit-driven health care system. The story concludes with an appeal for ten patients rights to protect us all before we personally encounter the dangers of our health care system.

Domain-driven Design

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Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN 13 : 0321125215
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis Domain-driven Design by : Eric Evans

Download or read book Domain-driven Design written by Eric Evans and published by Addison-Wesley Professional. This book was released on 2004 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Domain-Driven Design" incorporates numerous examples in Java-case studies taken from actual projects that illustrate the application of domain-driven design to real-world software development.

Thieving Hearts

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Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781723975585
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book Thieving Hearts written by Nikita Slater and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she runs, he will hunt.Protector, stalker, lover... she is his obsession. From the moment Roman Valdez set eyes on Katie, he knew she was the one for him. Beautiful, carefree and captivating, but at thirteen she was too young. So, he waited, watched and protected. Followed her through the years until she was ready to be with him.Only something happened to his beloved along the way. His perfect princess grew dark and distant. Instead of embracing his love, she runs away from it, convinced that she's not worthy of all he offers - love, protection and happiness.Now, he will set his demons free. He will rise up from the ashes of his father to inherit the Valdez cartel. He will burn her world and bathe in the blood of her enemies until she is free to belong to him. He will take his woman and his birthright and crush anyone that gets in his way.But will he crush the woman he loves along the way... Please note: this book touches on the theme of self-harm, which some readers may find disturbing. This book is standalone. Guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, NO cliffhanger. Sizzling dark mafia romance. Read at your own risk!

Artificial Organs: Kidney, Lung, Heart

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Essays in Honour of Michael Bliss

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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442691166
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Essays in Honour of Michael Bliss written by Elsbeth A. Heaman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-03-22 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A leading public intellectual, Michael Bliss has written prolifically for academic and popular audiences and taught at the University of Toronto from 1968 to 2006. Among his publications are a comprehensive history of the discovery of insulin, and major biographies of Frederick Banting, William Osler, and Harvey Cushing. The essays in this volume, each written by former doctoral students of Bliss, with a foreword by John Fraser and Elizabeth McCallum, do honour to his influence, and, at the same time, reflect upon the writing of history in Canada at the end of the twentieth century. The opening essays discuss Bliss's career, his impact on the study of history, and his academic record. Bliss himself contributes an autobiographical essay that strengthens our understanding of the business of scholarship, teaching, and writing. In the second section, the contributors interrogate public mythmaking in the relationship between politics and business in eighteenth-, nineteenth-, and twentieth-century Canada. Further sections investigate the relationship between fatherhood, religion, and historiography, as well as topics in health and public policy. A final section on 'Medical Science and Practice' deals with subjects ranging from early endocrinology, lobotomy, the mechanical heart, and medical biography as a genre. Going beyond a collection of dedicatory essays, this volume explores the wider subject of writing social and medical history in Canada in the late twentieth century.

Proceedings

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Mechanical Support for Heart Failure

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Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030478092
Total Pages : 734 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Mechanical Support for Heart Failure by : Jamshid H. Karimov

Download or read book Mechanical Support for Heart Failure written by Jamshid H. Karimov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a comprehensive overview of mechanical circulatory support of the failing heart in adults and children. The book uniquely combines engineering knowledge and the clinician’s perspective into a single resource, while also providing insights into current and future development of mechanical circulatory support technology, such as ventricular assist devices, the total artificial heart and catheter-based technologies for heart failure. Topics featured in this book include: The history of mechanical circulatory device development. Fundamentals of hemodynamics support. Clinical management of mechanical circulatory devices. Surgical implantation techniques. Current limitations of device therapies in advanced heart failure. Advanced and novel devices in the development pipeline. Opportunities for advancement in the field. Mechanical Support for Heart Failure: Current Solutions and New Technologies is a must-have resource for not only physicians, residents, fellows, and medical students in cardiology and cardiac surgery, but also clinical and basic researchers in biomedical engineering with an interest in mechanical circulatory support, heart failure, and new technological applications in medicine.

Converted

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593420667
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (934 download)

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Book Synopsis Converted by : Neil Hoyne

Download or read book Converted written by Neil Hoyne and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the world’s biggest brands want to sharpen their digital marketing strategy, they call Neil Hoyne – Google’s Chief Measurement Strategist and Senior Fellow at the Wharton School. In his first book, he offers a simple, research-backed playbook that anyone can use to find their best customers and develop relationships that last. Under pressure for quick results and facing fierce marketplace competition, too many marketers are boxed into spaghetti-to-the-wall forms of digital marketing that limit the potential of their long hours, countless experiments, and warehouses of data. And in the end, they watch their competition sprint ahead. But what if you built a business around long-term relationships with customers, using data to understand who they are, what they need, and where to find more customers just like them? You can. And you’ll leave your competitors, with all of their data and their short-term thinking, to poke around in the scraps. In Converted, you will learn how to: • Understand the full value of each relationship • Engage in an ongoing conversation with your best customers • Ask the right questions so you can anticipate your customers’ needs • Find more great customers A real person is always on the other end of the transaction. Converted shows you how to win their hearts.

Faith Driven Entrepreneur

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Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1496457234
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (964 download)

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Download or read book Faith Driven Entrepreneur written by Henry Kaestner and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm excited about Faith Driven Entrepreneur. Anyone who is following the example of their creator God can find echoes of their work in this book." --Lecrae Entrepreneurship can be a lonely journey. But it doesn't need to be. God has a purpose and a plan for all those entrepreneurial dreams and creative gifts he gave you. The work you do today--the company you've built, the employees you work with, the customers you serve, the shareholders you report to, all of it--serves as an active part of what God wants to accomplish on earth. You are not alone in this journey. Join other faith-driven entrepreneurs as, together, we identify the values, habits, and traits that empower us to successfully build businesses, serve our communities, and faithfully pursue a loving relationship with God; read stories that exemplify how those values, habits, and traits unfold in everyday life; and discover the potential God wants to unleash through our work. Each book purchase includes access to the eight-session Faith Driven Entrepreneur video series, a discussion guide to encourage conversation among peers, and an invitation to join a Faith Driven Entrepreneur Group to meet other like-minded entrepreneurs.

In My Heart

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Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 164700828X
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book In My Heart written by Jo Witek and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

Fueled

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Publisher : EverAfter Romance
ISBN 13 : 9781682307793
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Fueled written by K. Bromberg and published by EverAfter Romance. This book was released on 2016-09-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times Best-Selling Author K. Bromberg comes the continuation of the Driven series... What happens when the one person you never expected suddenly happens to be the one you’ll fight the hardest to keep? Colton stole my heart. He wasn't supposed to, and I sure as hell didn't want him to, but he crashed into my life, ignited feelings within me that I thought had died forever, and fueled a passion that I never knew could exist. Rylee fell out of that damn storage closet and into my life. Now I don't think I'll ever be the same. She's seen glimpses of the darkness within me, and yet she's still here. Still fighting for me. She is without a doubt the saint, and I am most definitely the sinner. How is it the one thing neither of us wanted—neither of us anticipated that fateful night—has us fighting so hard to keep? He steals my breath, stops my heart, and brings me back to life again all in a split second of time. But how can I love a man who won't let me in? Who continually pushes me away to prevent me from seeing the damaged secrets in his past? My heart has fallen, but patience and forgiveness can only go so far. How can I desire a woman who unnerves me, defies me, and forces me to see that in the deep, black abyss of my soul there's someone worthy of her love? A place and person I swore I'd never be again. Her selfless heart and sexy body deserve so much more than I'll ever be capable of giving her. I know I can't be what she needs, so why can't I just let her go? We are driven by need and fueled with desire, but is that enough for us to crash into love?

The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253352217
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery written by Harris B. Shumacker and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is the first complete history of the development of heart surgery. Its story ranges from the observations of the ancient Greeks through early efforts to repair heart wounds in the nineteenth century to the extraordinary advances of the present day. Noted heart surgeon Harris B. Shumacker has scoured the vast literature on heart surgery in many languages and has succeeded in untangling the complex strands of a fascinating story. An active and respected participant in the last half-century of this history, Shumacker brings to his narrative an experts insights and a wealth of first-hand experience." "As a backdrop for what is to come, Shumacker surveys the prehistory of modern heart surgery, but his story begins in earnest in the 1920s and 1930s, when the first attempts were made to operate on the heart and adjacent vessels to correct congenital malformations. He describes the early operations on the great vessels and surface of the heart; intracardiac manipulations upon the beating, functioning, and unsupported heart; and operations carried out within the opened heart." "With the meticulous care of a surgeon, Shumacker retraces the incremental growth in our knowledge of the human heart and its repair with clear discussions of each innovative procedure, both the successes and the failures. He pays special attention to clarifying the individual contributions of the many doctors and researchers throughout the world who have played a role in this still-developing story." "Shumacker concludes with the revolutionary developments of contemporary heart surgery: the heart-lung machine, deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest, cardiac support devices, heart transplants, and the artificial heart. Here is a comprehensive history and an important resource for the medical professional and the medical historian." --Book Jacket.