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An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time.

The narrator of The Gargoyle is a very contemporary cynic, physically beautiful and sexually adept, who dwells in the moral vacuum that is modern life. As the book opens, he is driving along a dark road when he is distracted by what seems to be a flight of arrows. He crashes into a ravine and suffers horrible burns over much of his body. As he recovers in a burn ward, undergoing the tortures of the damned, he awaits the day when he can leave the hospital and commit carefully planned suicide—for he is now a monster in appearance as well as in soul.

A beautiful and compelling, but clearly unhinged, sculptress of gargoyles by the name of Marianne Engel appears at the foot of his bed and insists that they were once lovers in medieval Germany. In her telling, he was a badly injured mercenary and she was a nun and scribe in the famed monastery of Engelthal who nursed him back to health. As she spins their tale in Scheherazade fashion and relates equally mesmerizing stories of deathless love in Japan, Iceland, Italy, and England, he finds himself drawn back to life—and, finally, in love. He is released into Marianne's care and takes up residence in her huge stone house. But all is not well. For one thing, the pull of his past sins becomes ever more powerful as the morphine he is prescribed becomes ever more addictive. For another, Marianne receives word from God that she has only twenty-seven sculptures left to complete—and her time on earth will be finished.

Already an international literary sensation, The Gargoyle is an Inferno for our time. It will have you believing in the impossible.

Andrew Davidson Talks About Becoming a Writer
Some of what follows is true.

When I was about seven, I had a turtle named Stripe. I decided, because I liked my turtle and Jacques Cousteau, that I wanted to be a marine biologist. This ambition lasted until I was ten years old, when I spent a year gazing into the abyss, hoping that the abyss would not gaze back at me. At eleven, I longed for a master to teach me the secrets of the ninja, but the teacher did not appear; this probably means that as a student I was not ready. As I entered my teens, I set my heart upon becoming a professional hockey player. On weekend nights, the final game at the local arena ended around 10 p.m. but the icemaker was unable to leave the building until about midnight, as he had to clean the dressing rooms and do maintenance. I bribed him with presents of Aqua Velva aftershave to let me play alone on the rink until he headed home. Despite my devotion, I never developed the skills to make it off the small-town rink and into the big leagues. My dream shattered, at sixteen I started to spend more time writing. I began by changing the lyrics to Doors songs. I rewrote "Break On Through" so that it became "Live to Die": "Soldier in the forest / dodging bullets thick / only took one / to make him cry / All of us just live to die." Clearly, writing was my future.

I soon realized that, since I still had no authorial voice of my own, I should at least imitate better poets than Jim Morrison. Soon I was word-raping Leonard Cohen, e.e. cummings, Sylvia Plath, William Blake, and John Milton. After writing much abusively derivative poetry, I moved onto stage plays written in a mockery of the style of Tennessee Williams, which also didn't work out so well. Next, I tried to put baby in a corner, until it was explained to me that nobody puts baby in a corner. Following this, I produced short stories that would have been much better if they were much shorter. Then, screenplays that even Alan Smithee wouldn't direct.

Somewhere along the way, I managed to get a degree in English Literature; this was strange, as I thought I was studying cardiology. Undaunted, off to Vancouver Film School I went, but naturally not to study film. Instead, I took the new media course, because there was this thing called the internet that was just taking off. I also spent a fair amount of time using digital editing software for video and audio. An example project: I slowed down the final movement to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, looped it backwards, put in a heavy drumbeat, and end up with a funeral dirge. "Ode to Joy"? I think not. "Ode to Bleakness" is more like it; I was very deep, and showed it by destroying joy.

After this course finished, I had tens of thousands of dollars of student debt, and could no longer avoid getting a job. I soon discovered, in no uncertain terms, that work is no fun. I stuck it out for as long as I could, which was way less than a lifetime. As my thirtieth birthday approached, I became incredibly aware that I had never lived abroad, so I moved to Japan.

I had no idea if I would like Japan, but I vowed to stick it out for a year. I did, and then another year, and another, and another, and another. In the beginning, I worked as a kind of substitute teacher of English, covering stints in classrooms that needed a temporary instructor. I lived in fifteen different cities during my first two years, traveling from the northern island of Hokkaido all the way down to the southern island of Okinawa. It was a great introduction to the country, but eventually the constant relocation became too much. I got a job in a Tokyo office, writing English lessons for Japanese learners on the internet. I lived in the big city for three years, and loved it: hooray for sushi, hooray for sumo, and hooray for cartoon mascots.

While in Japan, I entertained myself by writing and, having already mangled poetry, short stories, stage plays and screenplays, I thought it was time to give a novel a shot. A strange thing happened: I found that I don't write like other people when it comes to novels—or at least, none of which I know. It's true that I've read comparisons of my novel to a number of other books—The Name of the Rose, The English Patient, The Shadow of the Wind—but I haven't read any of them. (To my great shame, really, and I suppose I should. Since they are my supposed influences, I should become familiar with them. I'll appear more intelligent in interviews.)

I liked writing The Gargoyle, and I think I'll write another novel. If I can, I'll make up new characters and a new plot. That's my plan.


While in Japan, I entertained myself by writing and, having already mangled poetry, short stories, stage plays and screenplays, I thought it was time to give a novel a shot. A strange thing happened: I found that I don't write like other people when it comes to novels—or at least, none of which I know. It's true that I've read comparisons of my novel to a number of other books—The Name of the Rose, The English Patient, The Shadow of the Wind—but I haven't read any of them. (To my great shame, really, and I suppose I should. Since they are my supposed influences, I should become familiar with them. I'll appear more intelligent in interviews.)

I liked writing The Gargoyle, and I think I'll write another novel. If I can, I'll make up new characters and a new plot. That's my plan.

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War has erupted among the five Old Races, and Margrit is responsible for the death that caused it. Now New York City's most unusual lawyer finds herself facing her toughest negotiation yet. And with her gargoyle lover, Alban, taken prisoner, Margrit's only allies—a dragon bitter about his fall, a vampire determined to hold his standing at any cost and a mortal detective with no idea what he's up against—have demands of their own.

Determined to rescue Alban and torn between conflicting loyalties as the battle seeps into the human world, Margrit soon realizes the only way out is through the fire.….
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This book targets new skills — based on clinical standards of AANC, CDC, and the National Society for IV Nurses — necessary for successful entry into clinical practice. It also focuses on practical information now an integral part of the Nurse Licensure Exam. Coverage includes over 560 basic to advanced skills that explore the abilities needed for nursing, step-by-step illustrations that demonstrate these skills, the effects of cultural diversity, 6-step physical assessment, OASIS requirements for home care, and management guidelines — such as delegation of responsibilities and information/flow reporting. For nursing professionals interested in their field's latest issues and trends, and individuals considering making the profession of nursing their own..
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WHAT SECRETS LIE SHROUDED IN DARKNESS?

Okay, so jogging through Central Park after midnight wasn't a bright idea. But Margrit Knight never thought she'd encounter a dark new world filled with magical beings—not to mention a dying woman and a mysterious stranger with blood on his hands. Her logical, lawyer instincts told her it couldn't all be real— but she could hardly deny what she'd seen…and touched.

The mystery man, Alban, was a gargoyle. One of the fabled Old Races who had hidden their existence for centuries. Now he was a murder suspect, and he needed Margrit's help to take the heat off him and find the real killer. And as the dead pile up, it's a race against the sunrise to clear Alban's name and keep them both alive.…

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This practical, comprehensive resource helps nurses plan individualized care for clients in the medical-surgical, extended care, or home care environments It covers over 70 individual disorders, with detailed care plans that feature a definition/discussion of the disorder, outcome/discharge criteria, nursing and collaborative diagnoses, desired outcomes, nursing actions and selected purposes/rationales, NIC interventions and NOC outcomes, and discharge teaching. This book also includes the popular Online Care Planner that allows users to edit and print 48 standardized nursing diagnosis care plans.

• Content presents an expanded focus of care beyond the hospital setting to provide broader application in extended care and home care settings.
  
• 70 comprehensive medical-surgical care plans are included - the most extensive care plans content available.
  
• Guidelines for individualizing care plans using a case study format are provided.
  
• Body system organization makes content easy to locate.
  
• A comprehensive, color-tabbed unit contains 24 nursing diagnoses care plans with referrals to this content in the disorders-specific care plans.
  
• Nursing/collaborative diagnoses are linked to actions and rationales in a user-friendly, two-column format.
  
• Specific points for discharge teaching serve as guidelines for nurses in planning client education.
  
• A complete discussion of caring for older adult clients and changes that occur with aging help readers understand the unique considerations of caring for this population group.
  
• Separate discussions of surgical, immobile, and dying clients provide a complete perspective on these special clients.
  
• An alphabetical listing of NANDA diagnoses inside the book's front cover helps readers locate specific care plans and nursing and collaborative diagnoses.



• A new, two-color design makes the text even more user-friendly and visually appealing.
  
• Rationales for nursing actions are italicized in the text for emphasis.
  
• An Online Care Planner allows users to edit and print 48 standardized nursing diagnoses care plans or individualized plans of care.
  
• Client outcomes and discharge readiness are emphasized, including an Outcome/Discharge Criteria heading.
  
• A new care plan on Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator focuses on the adult client admitted for implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator.
  
• A new care plan on Pacemaker Implantation focuses on the adult client with a symptomatic dysrhythmia hospitalized for implantation of a permanent pacemaker.
  
• LA new care plan on Acute Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed focuses on the adult client hospitalized with a massive upper GI bleed.
  
• Updated NIC interventions and NOC outcomes for each condition are highlighted in a second color.
  
• Thoroughly updated and edited content is provided throughout, including expanded outcomes.
  
• The latest (2003-2004) NANDA-approved nursing and collaborative diagnoses describe the actual or potential health problems that a client with a particular condition may experience.
  
• Drug-herb interactions have been added to address patients' increased use of complementary and alternative medicines.
  
• Updated NOC outcomes and NIC interventions are listed for the nursing diagnoses in each care plan.
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This text teaches new students to think like nurses and develop diagnostic reasoning and problem-solving skills. Each step of the nursing process is explained and reinforced with interactive activities. System requirements: Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and ME operating systems. KEY FEATURES Expanded critical thinking process to an introduction to concept mapping Emphasizes the skills of critical thinking and effective problem solving Patient vignettes illustrate the role of the nurse as an independent and collaborative problem solver Practice activities and vignettes teach the importance of individualizing care and give students the opportunity to practice planning, documenting, and delivering care to a variety of patients across the life span Incorporates the new and revised NANDA diagnoses with all terminology updated through the latest conference (NANDA diagnoses have been posted in the "Explore This Product" box to the left. To access the diagnoses, click on "Sample Chapter".) Comprehensive tear-out worksheets allow students to practice what they have learned Includes care in a variety of settings, such as home, community, and outpatient Incorporates the latest JCAHO and ANA standards Presents the new NANDA Taxonomy II with seven axes Contains up-to-the minute updates on the latest NANDA conference Standardized nursing language of NIC, NOC, and Omaha Classification added Appendices include answers for worksheets; latest NANDA diagnoses with definitions, etiologies, signs and symptoms; adult med/surg, psych, and OB assessment tools; NANDA diagnoses organized according to Maslow's hierarchy of needs; and common medical, charting, and prescription abbreviations.
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Book Two of the Darkangel Trilogy!


Aeriel has broken the spell on the vampiric darkangel known as Irrylath and returned him to his human form, but the White Witch continues to haunt his dreams. To save her love and the world they live in, Aeriel sets off on a quest across the Sea-of-Dust, to solve a mysterious riddle and gather six magical steeds. Pursued by the White Witch and haunted by her six remaining darkangels, the former slave girl seeks out an ancient oracle who may help her find a way to defeat her enemies..
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