Three Gold Star women, linked forever by unimaginable loss, share their
inspiring, unlikely journey that began on the worst day of their lives.

What happens when tragedy knocks on your front door?

For us, it was a literal knock, with two men standing in crisply pressed uniforms. They
had news. News that gutted us to the core -- the death of our loved ones, a brother
and two husbands -- in combat zones. The thing about those moments is that it's
almost inconceivable that they can happen to you. That is, until they do.

This book is for anyone who has ever received a knock at the door. And if you live
long enough and have the courage to love others, you will. Maybe it's a cancer
diagnosis. Maybe it's the death of your best friend. The betrayal of a spouse. The loss
of a child. The implosion of a professional career. Or any tragedy that takes the
person we love the most away from us too soon. Life is not without its challenges.

The key is how you respond.

This is our story. The story of three women, bonded by grief and purpose. Grief
because we lost our best friends in war. Purpose because we resolved -- together --
to do something about it. To turn loss into inspiration for others and to channel the
love that we had for the men in our lives into love for others through service. It was
the only way we could escape the trap of despair and inaction, and we believe it
offers a roadmap for anyone else who has ever had to answer a knock at the door.

Do you need guidance and information on CPR? Do you need to understand the procedures and guidelines that govern the use of CPR? If you do, this pocket-sized reference guide provides you with all the information you need to conduct CPR safely and successfully.

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The Ultimate Snake Owner Guide is authored by Kellie Ryan a professional snake catcher in Australia. This 240 page informative book includes all the information you need on how to care for your pet snake. Includes essential pet snake health resources, how to breed snakes and interesting Australian Snake facts.

I hope through this book that my readers experience the deep and profound effect that my daughter had on my life and of those around her.

She came into my life as a catalyst pebble thrown into the proverbial pond of life, never to be the same again, forever changed. May this book also lift you up into the far reaches of the cosmos, where we are all the same. Cosmic stardust of love and light.

Does God really exist? Or is He just a grandiose delusion passed down through the millennia to help us deal with our nagging need to find a purpose for our existence? The author grew up in a believing household, never questioning the existence of God, but as he grew older and more interested in his faith, he developed a driving need to know whether or not his faith was justified. A totally blind faith, one that couldn't be supported with any hard evidence, just wouldn't do. If God was real, then He must have left a trail of evidence for a rational thinker to follow. But if there wasn't any trail to follow, then all faith would be blind, and any faith would do as it would become little more than a set of guidelines to follow in an attempt to lead a spiritual and moral life. The author began his exploratory journey with a set of questions that needed to be answered. Do any of the world's religious scriptures reveal information that has parallels in scientific discovery? Do any of the world's religious scriptures offer specific prophesies that have unfolded in recorded history? And lastly, did any of the world's religious scriptures provide a blueprint for living that could drastically change one's life from the inside out? As he sought answers to these questions, he discovered an overwhelming amount of supporting evidence, but it came with a catch: it all pointed in one decisive direction. KELLY RYAN HARRIGER lives in Pennsylvania. He spent most of his working career in Los Angeles, California, as a professional writer in the world of advertising, marketing and entertainment before returning to his boyhood home in Pennsylvania, where he now works as a marketing and advertising consultant for small businesses and non-profit groups.

Preparing for an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is very different from preparing for a theoretical knowledge examination - your clinical skills and performance will be tested rather than just your knowledge of the theory. It is important to understand how to achieve the best results in an OSCE, and this handy pocket-sized guide describes each clinical skill in turn to help you feel confident and prepared for the exam. The Nursing & Health Survival Guides have evolved - take a look at our our app for iPhone and iPad.

Ideal for quick reference in any ward or community environment, this pocket-sized (120x80mm), spiral-bound book in the popular Nursing & Health Survival guide series puts all the crucial information on wound care at your fingertips. It includes all you need to know on: Wound assessment Wound conditions Treatment and dressing choice Pressure ulcers and prevention Healing factors and risk assessment And much more...