Tim Booth is shocked when his first emergency callout for someone short of breath turns out to be an adult man with a blocked nose. Far from beginner's luck, this turns out to be an omen for the rest of his paramedic career. Between the obligatory stories of objects lodged in body cavities and grown men who can't look after themselves when their wives are away, Tim finds that the promised life-saving moments are far outweighed by the trivial, frustrating and bizarre ambulance callouts. He and his colleagues battle fatigue, abuse and burnout - treated with coffee, occasional moments of heroism, and a healthy dose of dark humour. Told with cutting wit, pathos and disarming insight, You Called an Ambulance for What? is a comedic behind-the-sirens look at the challenges, absurdities and shocking reality of life as an Australian intensive care paramedic.

Journalism professor Adam Colbert has come home to Albuquerque after a reporting career that took him all over the world. A nineteenth century adobe house with a mansard roof that he admired as a boy is now his home on Mountain Road. He loves the old neighborhood and the road that once connected Albuquerque with the Sandia Mountains. But some unwelcome new neighbors are the organizers of a twenty-week abortion ban initiative on the fall municipal election ballot. Adam’s journalism students write investigative stories about the initiative and its backers, which puts him in the crosshairs of a corrupt university regent who supports the anti-abortion campaign. Two women, one a young anti-fascist vagabond and the other a gorgeous and ambitious graduate student, enter his life and dramatically influence his political activism and his romantic experience.

AN OBSERVER 'NEW FACE OF FICTION 2015' AN AMAZON RISING STAR 2015 'Genuinely one of the best books I've read ever read' LISA JEWELL 'Spare, poignant and with a quirky charm all of its own, it reminds us how kind people can be.' RACHEL JOYCE 'Absolutely bloody heartrending. Hannah's eccentric style is never mawkish and often wonderfully funny' - THE TIMES 'Hannah writes with emotional acuity. Warm, wry, thoughtful and devastating in places, this is a life-enhancing missive from death's door' - THE SUNDAY TIMES A striking literary debut of love and mortality perfect for fans of quirky, heart-wrenching fiction like Nathan Filer, David Nicholls and Rachel Joyce. Ivo has all kinds of everyday joy in his life – he’s young, he's in love, he has friends who promise to stand by him if life ever goes wrong.Then one day, life does go wrong. He makes a mistake, and it’s big and unforgiveable. Now time is running out and his life is falling apart. But he’s going to put it together again. His own way. This is a story about how far love must stretch to gather a life in pieces. And how strong friendship never dies.

Healthcare expert Lori-Ann Rickard reveals the easy and practical answers that only an insider knows. Spin Your Healthcare Your Way and know what to do Before You Get Sick with her guide. Easy Healthcare: Before You Get Sick gives you the secrets no outsider would guess such as: • Your primary care doctor is your best first choice (and why) • The best and cheapest way to get better fast • Why you should avoid “urgent care” • When not to call an ambulance (and when you should) • The difference between “observation” and “admitted” at the hospital (and what it can mean for your wallet) • When to go to the ER and when not to (and why) This guide shows you how to get the best cost-effective care Before You Get Sick. Lori-Ann Rickard gives you The Bottom Line. With over 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry, HealthSpin founder Lori-Ann Rickard puts you in charge so you can Spin Your Healthcare Your Way!

By writing the book of the "Ancient Alien Angels the Healing of Billie", I am releasing my anger at society and religion and mostly my parents for the abuse that I had placed upon me by their actions thoughts. Then through forgiveness I set myself free of the past and releasing them from me so that they no longer have a hold or say or power in my life. I have taken back my power from them and they no longer can make me feel like a victim a helpless child that I no longer view myself as a victim in life. My book is an in depth look into my life from birth to now 65 years later every event in my life I have seen and from the eyes of the child within through my teen age years into adult hood from anger and hate to love and peace within. I had locked away the inner child not wanting to face my past and as society religion and my parents had made me feel like a bad person and I did not want to show the world around me my dark past and I locked Billie in a cage and hid him from myself and the world and now Billie is free and so am I.

This volume LNCS 14282 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th European Conference EUMAS 2023, held in Naples, Italy, during September 2023. This volume includes 24 full papers and 5 short papers, carefully selected from 47 submissions. Additionally, the volume features 16 short papers, rigorously reviewed from 20 submissions for the PhD day. The conference focused on the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multi-agent systems, covering a wide range of topics.

An edgy, creative and fun approach to learning health professional ethics: a choose-your-own adventure story about three generations of an American family getting their health care ... from you. The Brewsters is an innovative way to learn health professional ethics: a choose-your-own-adventure novel where *you* play the roles of health care provider, scientific researcher, patient and their family. Storylines branch based on choices you make as you read. The immersive story is interwoven with in-depth didactic chapters on health professional ethics, clinical ethics and research ethics. The author/editors are longtime medical educators.

Don’t miss the chance to read the novels that launched New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala’s career. WHOSE SIDE WAS SHE REALLY RUNNING TO? Debbie Randall told herself her trip from California to Oklahoma was an errand of mercy. Her best friend’s father had broken his leg in a car crash, and she had offered to help him out while he recovered. But, deep down inside, she knew that something else—or, rather, someone else—was behind her offer. While she was helping Morgan Brownfield recuperate, she would have a chance to spend time with his son, Cole. Since the day she’d met him last summer, she hadn’t been able to forget the tall, quiet cop with the solemn eyes. She’d fallen for him, and she wasn’t about to let love slip through her fingers just because he lived halfway across the country. Cole was wary from the minute Debbie arrived. He’d faced stakeouts and drug busts without fear, but this woman had single-handedly sent him running for cover. He’d chosen to lead a solitary life for a reason, and there was no way on earth he was going to let her weaken his resolve. The problem was, his heart had other ideas.