Tackling 6 of the hottest issues of our time. Over the years, Jack Chick has written some stories that were so hot, that touched such politically incorrect issues, that often people were afraid to pass them out on the streets. Yet those messages are both current and biblical. In this book, six of those tract titles are reproduced, page by page. But what makes this book unique is what is added. The book contains interviews with Jack Chick and David Daniels, in which the reader will learn the facts behind the writing of these stories. There are facts and statistics that will absolutely astound the reader. Hot Topics confronts these vital issues: The real purpose of "hate crime" laws They're gay - and they want your kids The hidden truth about Allah Pornography: a victimless crime? Is D&D a doorway to the occult? Israel: friend or liability?

Believing young love is great and real love improves with age, Steve and Annie Chapman offer proven insights for creating loving, lasting marriages. What sparked Hot Topics for Couples? Annie asked Steve if meat loaf, a staple, was okay for dinner. Steve replied, "I don't like it." Amazed, Annie asked why he'd never mentioned this. "You never asked." So they decided to eliminate any areas of discomfort. Using their 35-year marriage, discussions with couples, and biblical wisdom, the Chapmans address wildfires such as: he won't talk/she won't stop talking he doesn't do housework/she's never in the mood he is the "fun parent"/she has to discipline the children he said he'd do it...someday/she never relaxes he says Dallas Cowboys game/she says Butchart Gardens Using the interactive questions, couples can make their marriages more fulfilling and exciting. Rerelease of What Husbands and Wives Aren't Telling Each Other.

Echocardiography is still the most used imaging technique for the evaluation of cardiac anatomy and function and today it plays an essential role in daily decision making. The echocardiographic technology and its applications have widely developed in the last years leading to a better diagnostic accuracy. On the other hand echocardiography specialists have new clinical questions to answer. Echocardiography meets the growing need for non-invasive imaging in the expanding heart failure population and during structural heart interventions. The new percutaneous therapies need, a precise evaluation of cardiac dimensions and a complete understanding of the spatial relationships between cardiac structures. Echocardiography is of paramount importance both during the patient evaluation and guiding the procedure. This book tries to give an in depth evaluation about the specific issues that a modern cardiovascular imaging specialist is asked to answer nowadays.

A practical manual, with complimentary CD, covering key topics in adolescent health for all professionals working with young people.

Tackling 6 of the hottest issues of our time. Over the years, Jack Chick has written some stories that were so hot, that touched such politically incorrect issues, that often people were afraid to pass them out on the streets. Yet those messages are both current and biblical. In this book, six of those tract titles are reproduced, page by page. But what makes this book unique is what is added. The book contains interviews with Jack Chick and David Daniels, in which the reader will learn the facts behind the writing of these stories. There are facts and statistics that will absolutely astound the reader. Hot Topics confronts these vital issues: The real purpose of "hate crime" laws They're gay - and they want your kids The hidden truth about Allah Pornography: a victimless crime? Is D&D a doorway to the occult? Israel: friend or liability?

Volume 21 of Recent Advances in Pediatrics is a compilation of reviews bringing trainees and physicians fully up to date with key developments in the field. Topics in this new volume include advances in neonatology, nutrition, gastroenterology and hepatology, psychiatry, endocrinology and critical care. Separate chapters are dedicated to vaccines and pharmacotherapy. Presented in an easy to follow format, Volume 21 follows a multidisciplinary approach. Each chapter finishes with a summary of key learning points and extensive references for further reading. Clinical photographs, illustrations and tables enhance learning. Key points New, updated volume presenting latest developments in paediatrics Multidisciplinary approach, easy to follow format Extensive references and key learning points summarised in each chapter Hot Topics Volume 20 published in 2011

This book covers a selected number of hot topics in endocrine and hormone-related pathologies, discussed by eminent scientists and clinicians coming from different countries of the world. It deals with advanced recent trends in the field, including neuroendocrine and pituitary tumors, thyroid dysfunctions, diabetes and a series of endocrine-related diseases, such as those related to the anabolic effects of testosterone, obesity, cancer, the liver complications of diabetes and the pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The readers should be able to have a basic, as well as critic and advanced, overview of these selected hot pathologies of the endocrine system.