Publishing Industry

No disease sparked as much dread in the 18th century as smallpox. The virus killed millions across the globe, carrying off one in every five victims and disfiguring survivors with tell-tale pitted scars. But one mysterious method offered hope: inoculation, the practice of piercing the skin to insert a drop of infected matter and induce a mild case of smallpox. Those inoculated safely were protected from the ‘Speckled Monster’ and stayed immune for life. Only one problem remained: convincing people to accept the treatment.

It's Time to Lead Your Industry! All of us have a story to tell, and by telling that story we can set ourselves up for success in our field. In Write to Lead, expert ghostwriters Steven Heumann and Zach Cipriano set out to share all the secrets that will allow you to write your book yourself. The power of having a book in your arsenal cannot be overstated, and these two authors take you down the rabbit hole into the world of publishing, memoirs, and thought leaders. Now for the first time you can easily and effectively take your idea from inception all the way through to publication.

It’s no secret that the Black community tops the list of groups afflicted by hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, kidney failure, and cancer. What the statistics do not show is the pain, misery, and despair that these conditions create—not only for the individual but also for family and friends. As an African-American doctor, Dr. Richard Walker has studied these conditions among his patients for many years. Now, in BLACK HEALTH MATTERS, Dr. Walker offers a number of commonsense ways to prevent, manage, and possibly eliminate these killers, turning the tide of African-American health.

Artificial intelligence is already embedded in much of our daily lives, and it's increasingly moving into realms that impact authors and the publishing industry. We need to embrace the opportunities and engage in conversations around possible threats in order to reinvent our industry for a very different future. In this book, I discuss current technological and societal trends and consider the opportunities for authors and the publishing industry over the next decade. We can use these technologies to surf the wave of change and invent the decade ahead - together.

This book was written to give anyone, but especially brown and black women and men encouragement to apply and complete nursing school. We all have very important stories to share with the goal of giving you encouragement to live your dream of becoming a nurse. We are here to help and be an inspiration.

As a healer, you want to heal, but often, you can feel trapped in a life of exhaustion, burnout, and misery. You are forced to sacrifice your family, relationships, and health - only to realize you still aren’t making the difference you were born to make. Many people have a dream to make a greater difference healing with their own signature soul-satisfying programs, without putting their family at risk, but they have no idea how to do that...until now.

You can publish books on Amazon Kindle and make money from the comfort of your home. The Kindle Direct Publishing Guide has the frontline game plan for obtaining your financial goals through Kindle and publishing books on Amazon.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, LA-based psychiatrist Mark McDonald grew increasingly concerned by the negative mental health effects he witnessed among his patients - and Americans nationwide. These negative effects - stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, domestic violence, suicidal ideation - were all directly traceable to the climate of fear being stoked by public health authorities and irresponsibly amplified by national media.

Back in the day, playing video games was expensive and complicated, but everything changed when smartphones appeared. More people are playing than ever before, and video games are modifying how we spend our time, interact with the world, and engage with others. But what if the changes in human behaviour linked to video games could be transferred to other industries, such as healthcare? Wouldn't it be great to use them to improve patient care? This book looks at just that and identifies five key learnings from video games with the potential to transform healthcare for the better. Anna Sort ...

The inside story of the booming video-game industry from the late 1990s to the present, as told by the managing director of Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment (The Division, Far Cry 3, Assassin's Creed: Revelations).

LA GRAN PREGUNTA SOBRE ESTE LIBRO ES... ¿ES UNA INVERSIÓN INTELIGENTE? Todo depende de si... ¡eres un emprendedor ambicioso o un intra emprendedor que busca una forma real de hacer crecer tu negocio, desarrollar equipos e incrementar tu riqueza personal! Has estado luchando en tu negocio o Startup. Has dedicado años o incluso décadas a tu práctica de seguros o asesoría financiera, con el único crecimiento siendo tu impaciencia, ya que tu cuenta bancaria está atorada en algún número poco extraordinario.

Deaths resulting from interactions with the US criminal legal system are a public health emergency, but the scope of this issue is intentionally ignored by the very systems that are supposed to be tracking these fatalities. In order to make a real difference and address this human rights problem, researchers and policy makers need reliable data.

In Unsafe at Any Meal, Dr. Renee Dufault, former food investigator for the Food and Drug Administration, provides the startling answers. While at the FDA, Dr. Dufault discovered that mercury - a highly toxic metal - was contaminating the plumbing systems of many food manufacturing plants. Upon further examination, she discovered that the same mercury was also evident in a number of processed foods commonly sold in supermarkets.

Sports fandom isn’t what it used to be. Owners and executives increasingly count on the blind loyalty of their fans and too often act against the team’s best interest. Sports fans are left deliberating not only mismanagement but also political, health, and ethical issues. In Rethinking Fandom: How to Beat the Sports Industrial Complex at Its Own Game, sportswriter and lifelong sports fan Craig Calcaterra outlines endemic problems with what he calls the sports-industrial complex.

This comprehensive guide will help you navigate the complex process of end-of-life planning. You will learn what documents you need to keep handy, what important information you need to have written down, and anything you may still have left to do.

As one of America’s most celebrated vascular surgeons, Dr. Frank Veith’s career was anything but conventional—from working undercover with the CIA to fighting to make vascular surgery an independent specialty to creating the largest vascular conference in the world.

Matthew Bennett, a freelance investigative reporter, is caught in the middle of the growing political and cultural polarity of our society with deadly consequences. Until recently, his beat has been political extremists, specifically white supremacists embedded in the Canadian military. With the help of an anonymous source, he’s written award-winning articles that have prompted a Parliamentary investigation. He’s anticipating more revelations when his source goes dark. Having an abundance of research and unverifiable information, he decides to turn it into a manuscript for a novel. ...

In this fascinating new exploration of mental illness, Professor Brendan Kelly examines ‘madness’ in history and how we have responded to it over the centuries. We travel from the psychiatric institutions of modern India to scientific studies of the brain in Victorian England. We discover the beginnings of formal asylum care and witness the experimental therapies of the cavernous psychiatric hospitals of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Ireland, England, Belgium, Italy, Germany and the United States.

Elite American soldiers suffering from PTSD seek to destroy the republic and American democracy. Immerse yourself in this political thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. As you ride along with two federal agents in their investigation to discover who is behind several horrific terrorist attacks on American soil.

In this comprehensive bundle, Callie Parker combines her innovative "Meds Made Easy" approach to tackle both neurology and psychiatric medications. These two companion guides transform complex pharmacology into memorable rhymes that stick, making them the perfect resource for nursing students, healthcare providers, and anyone working in neurological or mental health care.