Bøger af Robin Martin

The book is a true story about a father's blind devotion to his Oxy addicted son, chronicling the author's venture into the dangerous world of prescription drug dealers. "I make many mistakes as a father, but I have always tried the best I know how. Sometimes no matter what a person does as a parent, children may travel to dangerous places. Some will return from those places unharmed and some may never return. A family can look perfect from the outside but be quite the opposite on the inside. I have lived such a life. I do not know what made me do what I did for my son but I can only surmise that it was a combination of all of the defining moments in my life that lead me to where I am today."

Fifteen years have passed since Victor Beasley was beaten to death in Clover Groves. Lea Sumpner disappeared the same year and has not been heard from since. Sheriff Crane finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having these two possible crimes to solve, just as he is preparing for retirement. Corbin and Ella Sumpner are anxiously awaiting the arrival of their seven children and grandchildren for Christmas. All seems well for the Sumpner family. But as usual, with a family of over nine people, circumstances change quickly. Not always for the better.

A father turned prescription-drug-abuse activist, Bradley V. DeHaven, has interviewed over 400 people whose lives have been turned upside down by drug addiction, distilled the most common, potent, and poignant lessons and passes them on to his reader in the hopes it will help them prevent, detect, treat, and live with prescription drug addiction. He brings first hand experience and anecdotal evidence to provide insight into what is Americas most serious medical epidemic. This is his second book on the subject. His first, Defining Moments: A Suburban Father's Journey into His Son's Oxy Addiction, about what led him to go undercover to bust his son's drug dealer, was released on Amazon in 2011.

An Irish Miracle is the story of Dillon and Alastar Connolly, young men separated by two generations and searching for their places in the world. From an Ohio farm to western Ireland and from the 1940s to present day, their journeys take them through peaceful countryside and personal challenges. The paths of these two young men cross in unexpected ways, never far from the people, the horses, and the lands they love. Dillon begins his part of the adventure with more than a little trepidation, but he soon finds himself drawn to the beauty of the Irish countryside, and the kindness of the Irish people he meets along the way. Alastar's gift and passion for horses leads him to Ballybrit, home of the world-famous Galway Racecourse . . . and the fiery redhead, Rita O'Reilly. Once you follow the emotional journeys of these two young men, you'll feel drawn to the Emerald Isle, just as they both were. And when five o'clock comes around, you just might find yourself searching for a well-poured pint of Guinness . . . or two.

Navigating Courage: Leading Beyond Fear follows the leadership journey of Dr.Robin Martin, a first-generation college graduate whose career illustrates the personal and professional risks that lurk behind every opportunity afforded women of color in the workplace. On the surface, Dr. Martin was living the dream. She emerged from a childhood in public housing as a college basketball star who turned her talents to coaching and then to leading athletic programs around the country. She earned her doctoral degree and was elevated to one of the highest academic administration positions in a large, public, urban, research-intensive university. In Navigating Courage: Leading Beyond Fear, Dr. Martin speaks truth to power by bearing witness to failed systems and the pains they inflict. More than that, though, she also illuminates a path for academics and professionals of color who dare aspire, as she continues to do, to build true equity in and around institutions where it is both seriously lacking and essential. Finally, this book and journal package provides inspiration, challenges, and guiding questions to help leaders develop and own their courage so that they can lead beyond their fears.

Speculative-historical fiction that reimagines the clash of Caesar and Pompey's armies following the crossing of the Rubicon. A young Roman recruit's skill with a javelin changes the course of his and many other lives in this debut novel by a short short-story prize winner. The story's protagonist, Lucius Pontius, is levied as a scribe in the service of Rome's legendary Marcus Cicero, and faces danger from the land and sea, complicated by the illicit affections of the senator's daughter, and jeopardized by the knowledge of Caesar's forged will.

Paris or bust - that's Beth's ultimate dream. She's not going to let anything stand in her way, especially the very Australian Zac Mills. If only her French teacher, Andre, would notice her instead. Nothing is going her way until Beth realises Paris is not the only destination worth planning for.

One smart, ambitious woman; one equally determined guy; one job - who will get it? The stakes are high and the race is on, but by the end, both Kate and Pete discover winning can have more than one meaning.

One super intelligent, super hot alien Zoe can handle, after all she loves Rion. But two spells trouble, especially when it's Pandora. This sassy alien has one agenda, to have as much fun as she can before her people realise she's gone rogue and materialised in human form. Pandora charms students and teachers alike as she parties her way through the term, but still aces her studies. Even Rion is influenced by her as she challenges his beliefs, and he begins to question whether he is still more alien than human. He and Zoe are finally together, but Zoe wonders for how long. She has other worries too, especially about her mother's health. Everything is changing in this final year of high school. But even though Zoe is crazy about Rion, can their new relationship last not only the ups and downs of human problems, but alien ones too?

This work describes the principles of the technique of gel electrophoresis without resorting to complicated protocols and recipes. For newcomers to the field, this is an accessible guide to both the basic and the practical applications of the entire range of nucleic acid electrophoresis techniques.