New Releases by Bruce Foster

On a horse farm in the steeplechase country of Maryland''s My Lady''s Manor, ER physician Alex Randolph and his girlfriend, Penny Murray, are recovering from injuries sustained in a hospital hostage incident that transforms them into instant but unwilling national celebrities. A thousand miles distant-in a parallel universe-an abused and impoverished young girl from the Everglades evolves into a stunningly beautiful sociopath of enormous wealth. As a golden summer transitions to fall, dark obsession stalks the unknowing young couple, and fate inexorably leads three lives to collision, sweeping the idyllic landscape of My Lady''s Manor with terror and death.

Between March and May 2013, photographer Bruce Foster and poet Gregory O''Brein were temporary citizens of Santiago de Chile, staying in an apartment a short walk from the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, where their works were included in the ''Kermadec - Art Across the Pacific'' exhibition. Camera in hand, Foster walked the streets of this ambiguous yet curiously animated city, with its buskers, military parades, stray dogs and cascades of water from the cannons of armoured vehicles; O''Brien wrote poems, seated at Cafe Sur or the Mosqueto (with its Fernando Pessoa placemats), or on a bench in the Parque Forestal. Together they observed the life of street, park, and busy intersection; they were drawn into the generous, abundant lives of their fellow citizens.

The adventures of a boy and his dragon friend are recounted in this classic song from the 1960s.

Dr. Alex Randolph spends his days in the emergency room of the Mason-Dixon Regional Medical Center. As department head, Randolph builds a cohesive team of professionals, but he is often in conflict with the hospital''s corporate leaders. From heart attacks, diabetic comas, and advanced cancer to drug overdoses and crime victims, the physician and his team give patients the benefit of their knowledge and medical skills. While successfully building his team at Mason-Dixon, Alex''s personal life is unsatisfying until he meets a nurse and young widow with two children.

The much-loved tale of Maria and the von Trapp family is magically brought to life in this spectacular pop-up format. Based on the classic musical, this pop-up book transports the reader from the peaceful abbey to the lush green hills and breathtaking Austrian Alps. With intricate visual pops and lyrics from some of the memorable songs, such as ''My Favourite Things'', ''Edelweiss'', and ''Do-Re-Mi'', The Sound of Music pop-up is sure to become a favourite thing in any family''s library.

All the animals are excited about a visit from Santa Claus in this amazing pop-up book!

If you are a cardiologist or have a photographic memory,you may not need Dr.Foster’s new book.But,for the rest of us on the front lines of emergency care,it is a valuable resource that you will want to have by your side at work. I have had the first edition of this book by my station in the emergency department for ten years now.I use it everyday for teaching house staff and often turn to it for reference myself. For those of us without perfect memories,Dr.Foster’s clinical approach is ideal. He has the knack of making the complex simple. He does not expect the reader to memorize every squiggle on the page; instead he inspires understanding by giving readers the tools they need to comprehend why ECGs look the way they do.When a resident comes to me with an ECG,I do not have to spend ten minutes delivering a confusing explanation.I just open Dr.Foster’s book to the right page and hand it to the resident for review. The book is organized so that you can turn to the relevant chapter and instantly know what the differential diagnosis might be.His selection of case studies covers the vast majority of the ECGs you will be called on to read in any sort of emergent situation; anything else can wait for the cardiologist.

The home altar has become an increasingly popular tool for contemporary seekers, allowing them to tap their spirituality informally, at any time of the day. This charming book puts a new twist on the phenomenon by showcasing female Buddhist deities in a delightfully unusual format. Designed to resemble a Tibetan temple, the book presents stunning three-dimensional renderings of traditional thangka paintings. It features doors that open from the middle of the front cover, a sturdy tab-insert closure, and elastic loops to hold each altar firmly in place. Four important goddesses appear here. White Tara pacifies illness and removes obstacles; Vanshudara increases prosperity, fertility, and happiness; Kurukulla helps attract and influence through the power of love and desire; and Vajrayogini aids in developing the enlightened union of Great Bliss and Emptiness. With the assistance of these colorful altars and an informative text about the symbolic art, visualization can blossom into multidimensional meditation.

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition ''Elizabeth Murray'' ... at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 23, 2005-January 9, 2006"--T.p. verso.

This outstanding tool explores the clinical presentation of chest pain syndromes, the role of the ECG in evaluation, clinical decision-making, thrombolytic agent pharmacology, and more!

Mittens the kitten rescues her friend Cassie Cow''s bonnet from a high tree branch. Press the sound button and hear Mittens meow.

This book is the record of a personal journey by two men, a writer and a photographer, into the rural heartland of New Zealand. covers musters in Glenray Station deep in the high back country of Southland. From that experience grew the idea of taking part in different kinds of sheep and cattle musters throughout N.z. from the rivers of Westland to the dunes of Northland, from the remote east coast to the South Island''s vast Molesworth Station.

Although concrete admixtures are chemicals in a literal sense, by convention in concrete technology, the term "chemical admixture" is restricted to water-soluble substances other than air-entraining agents. Most chemical admixtures react chemically with the cement in concrete. This discussion will be confined to set-controlling and water-reducing admixtures. Chemical admixtures of other types are classified and described in a recent report of the American Concrete Inst. [1]. A water-reducing admixture is defined as one that reduces the quantity of mixing water required to produce concrete of a given consistency; a retarding admixture as one that retards the setting of concrete; an accelerating admixture as one that accelerates the setting and early strength development of concrete; a water-reducing and retarding admixture as one that reduces the quantity of mixing water required to produce concrete of a given consistency and retards the setting of concrete; and a water-reducing and accelerating admixture as one that reduces the quantity of mixing water required to produce concrete of a given consistency and accelerates the setting and early strength development of concrete. These five types of admixtures are referred to in ASTM Specifications for Chemical Admixtures for Concrete (C 494 - 63 T) as Types A, B, C, D, and E, respectively.