New Releases by Jennifer Brown

The use of wide medians and clear zones that do not require median and roadside barriers is the current design practice for new and reconstructed rural highway facilities. Constructing or reconstructing roads with full width medians and clear zones is much more expensive today compared to when the design standards were developed. Considerable costs can be accrued in additional overhead bridge length, earthwork and ROW in new construction projects, and widening of existing right-of way and bridge structures in reconstruction projects. This synthesis study focuses on the use of median barriers and roadside barriers and it identifies: (a) the current design practice and the existing body of knowledge, (b) (b) design conditions where adding extra traffic lanes without widening the ROW is acceptable from the point of view of safety and costs if barriers and guardrails are installed, and (c) future research needs. One of the practical outcomes of the project is a set of Crash Cost Modification Factors (concept found in the German design guidelines) estimated based on the past research for Indiana and simulation experiments executed with the Roadside Safety Analysis Program. These factors can be used to evaluate the safety benefit produced by a modified cross section of a rural freeway.

In a heart-wrenching story exploring the enviable bonds of friendship, five lives are left in tattered pieces, and everyone is forced to choose. Will the group fall apart at the seams or will the strong bonds of everlasting friendship withstand the fire of deceit?

Star comes home from school excited to tell her parent''s about her good marks in school only to find out some unexpected news . Star''s parent''s tell her they are getting divorced. Star is unsure of how to feel and what she should expect with the upcoming changes in her family. Star''s parent''s are supportive of her need for space as well as answering questions she has concerning their divorce.

When Alex falls for the charming new boy at school, Cole -- a handsome, funny, sports star who adores her -- she can''t believe she''s finally found her soul mate . . . someone who truly loves and understands her. At first, Alex is blissfully happy. Sure, Cole seems a little jealous of her relationship with her close friend Zack, but what guy would want his girlfriend spending all her time with another boy? As the months pass, though, Alex can no longer ignore Cole''s small put-downs, pinches, or increasingly violent threats. As Alex struggles to come to terms with the sweet boyfriend she fell in love with and the boyfriend whose "love" she no longer recognizes, she is forced to choose -- between her "true love" and herself.

After getting kicked out by her father at seventeen, Amanda Litton has found something that fuels her passion. Now a film student, rooming with her friend Lyndsy Calhoun, she is looking for the perfect subject for her documentary when she notices the local newspaper’s entertainment editor in footage taken while brainstorming for ideas. Jonathan Kramer is responsible for Amanda’s first stellar review in film. Amanda couldn’t help but admire him in so many ways. Jonathan becomes her reluctant subject as he writes a book about his sister Courtney, disappearing years ago, which left him in a questionable state at times in the past. Hoping to get past it, the book is a form of potential closure to Jon. But someone doesn’t want the past re-opened in a book or on film. Amanda determinedly sticks by Jon to get the truth as answers are revealed about Courtney and her own past.

In the sequel to Celebrity Secrets, currently available online and in bookstores actress Elissa Harner and Kevin Lytle are headed to the Virgin Islands, for Kevin to work on his first movie with his new production company...for Elissa it''s to get away from everything the book Secrets Unearthed has done to her family since it''s arrival in her fan mail. But when a mysterious vacationer turns up in the same hotel as Elissa and Kevin, the vacation turns into a nightmare for Elissa as secrets are unearthed about those she loves most!

The book describes my life of being brought up as a profoundly disturbed child in an era when Gender Dysphoria was believed to be a mental aberration of a sexually mature adult and therefore something a child would not suffer from. It describes how I was placed into care for observation, looked after for three years by the Portman clinic in london, a leading chilld clinic, survived a massive overdose of aspirin at the age of 14 and finally surving childhood to emerge as a confused, frightened adult. This adult became manically and obsessively driven to prove himself beyond all doubt better than anyone else and of course totally macho. It describes my growing confidence, my struggle to find an identity and the development into a lively, gregarious adult but one fighting to keep deep profound unhappiness supressed to subconscious levels. It describes How I nearly drove myself to destruction by the relentless driven pace i worked at, and how eventually mentally and physically I was so broken in my later years that there was nothing left in me to keep the lid on gender dysphoria resurfacing. Finally it describes the terrible struggle to accept myself as the realisation of what I was became clear and then the unconditional love and support from my wife, my sons, my friends and associates and how now I have emerged from that long and oppressively dark tunnnel into the bright light of unimaginable happiness and joy from at last being able to live as myself.. It is a story of near tragedy, of desperate struggle and finally of the joy of happiness, one shared with a partner who has shared my life through all its difficulities, a story of love overcoming everything.

A wealth of information for expectant parents Protect Your Pregnancy reassuringly leads expectant parents through steps to protect their unborn child during pregnancy, with a special focus on at-risk pregnancies. Written by a leading prenatal specialist working to reduce pre-term births and pregnancy complications, this invaluable guide provides parents with the information they need to safely give birth to a happy, healthy child. Here readers will find: A time-tested approach that has been successful with more than 30,000 women Detailed guidance on all of the important influences on the health of the unborn child Guidelines on how to recognize signs and symptoms of pregnancy complications Exploration of pre-existing and developing medical conditions that can lead to premature delivery Navigating the neonatal intensive care unit Advice on dealing with concerned family members