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Drawing from first-hand interviews, diaries and memoirs of those
involved in the VE Day celebrations in 1945, VE DAY: The People's
Story paints an enthralling picture of a day that marked the end of
the war in Europe and the beginning of a new era. VE Day affected
millions of people in countless ways, and the voices in this book -
from both Britain and abroad, from civilians and service men and
women, from the famous and the not-so-famous - provide a valuable
social picture of the times. Mixed with humour as well as tragedy,
rejoicing as well as sadness, regrets of the past and hopes for the
future, VE Day is an inspiring record of one of the great turning
points in history.
The true story of the Getty family as featured in the TV series
Trust and the movie All the Money in the World Boardroom battles,
sex, money, drugs, power, crime, tragedy, and family intrigue; at
the centre stands the figure of John Paul Getty, the grandfather,
an eccentric oil billionaire believed to have been the richest man
in the world. Married and divorced five times, he had five sons,
and yet was cheated of his dearest ambition-to found an oil
dynasty. His angelic youngest son died at age twelve after years of
illness. Of the remaining four sons, three proved to be hopeless
businessmen and, one by one, dropped out of Getty Oil. Only one had
the talent to take the helm of the family business, and he was
groomed for the part. And then he killed himself. With his
cherished hopes of a family dynasty crushed, John Paul built a
magnificent museum as a monument for all time to his success. But
money tainted even his philanthropy; the Getty Museum has become
feared for its wealth and ability to pillage the art market. In the
manoeuvering that followed John Paul's death, Getty Oil was sold;
Texaco acquired it for $9.9 billion, the biggest corporate takeover
in history. Award-winning journalist and writer Russell Miller
brings us the extraordinary and often disturbing story of a unique
American family. From the pioneering days in the Oklahoma oil
fields to the bitter struggles over Getty Oil, we follow the rise
and fall of three generations, all cursed with the Midas touch.
Bare-Faced Messiah tells the extraordinary story of L. Ron Hubbard,
a penniless science-fi ction writer who founded the Church of
Scientology, became a millionaire prophet and convinced his adoring
followers that he alone could save the world. According to his
'official' biography, Hubbard was an explorer, engineer, scientist,
war hero and philosopher. But in the words of a Californian judge,
he was schizophrenic, paranoid and a pathological liar. What is not
in dispute is that Hubbard was one of the most bizarre characters
of the twentieth century. Bare-Faced Messiah exposes the myths
surrounding the fascinating and mysterious founder of the Church of
Scientology - a man of hypnotic charm and limitless imagination -
and provides the defi nitive account of how the notorious
organisation was created.
Together with Consulting Editor Dr. William Rayburn, Guest Editors
Dr. Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman and Dr. Russel Miller have curated a
state-of-the-art monograph devoted to Advances in Maternal Fetal
Medicine. They have secured expert authors to submit clinical
reviews for perinatologists. Specific articles are devoted to the
following topics: Advances in delivery management for the preterm
fetus (magnesium sulfate, late-preterm antenatal corticosteroids);
Approaches to stillbirth prevention; Current preterm birth
prevention strategies; Neurological outcomes after fetal therapy
for complicated monochorionic twins; Innovations in fetal
myelomeningocele (fMMC) repair; An update on biologic agents in
pregnancy; Telemedicine in obstetrics; The impact of racial and
socioeconomic disparities on obstetrical outcomes; Opioids use and
misuse in pregnancy; Advances in statewide and national obstetrical
QI collaborations; Optimizing term delivery timing and mode of
delivery; Preeclampsia; E-Z infections can be quite challenging:
Contemporary understanding of Ebola and Zika virus in pregnancy;
and Next-generation genetic testing in obstetrics. Readers will
come away with the evidence-based recommendations they need to
improve patient outcomes.
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