Presenting the Hall of Shame! Both entertaining and indiscreet, this dictionary of callous cads introduces a host of wildly colorful characters. Here are assassins and arsonists, hangmen and horse thieves, hell-raisers and highwaymen, not to mention an array of poisoners, quacks, and forgers. Meet Ronald Biggs, one of the participants of the Great Train Robby, and Julie Amiri, a thief who found being detained by policemen...very exciting. There's enough degradation, depravity, and dottiness to delight anyone. A Selection of the Readers Subscription Book Club .
William Donaldson Knihy
Dr. William (Willy) Donaldson je uznávaný profesor managementu s rozsáhlými zkušenostmi v oblasti vedení společností. Jeho kariéra zahrnuje více než 35 let působení v představenstvech, jako prezident a generální ředitel osmi společností, včetně veřejně obchodované firmy a mezinárodního joint venture. Je zakladatelem a prezidentem poradenské firmy Strategic Venture Planning, která se zaměřuje na maximalizaci výsledků pro představenstva, investory a vrcholové manažerské týmy. Jeho expertíza pokrývá široké spektrum od startupů po společnosti z žebříčku Fortune 500, od soukromých po veřejné, od služeb po výrobu, od low-tech po high-tech a od ziskových po neziskové organizace. Je také členem Mezinárodní rady pro inženýrství systémů, kde předsedá pracovní skupině pro podnikové systémy.
Brewer's rogues, villains and eccentrics. An A-Z of roguish Britons through the ages
- 676 stránek
- 24 hodin čtení
A browsable and addictive collection of pen-portraits of 1500 extraordinary characters from British and Irish history
I-Gel Supraglottic Airway
Medical Procedures, Testing and Technology: Medical Devices and Equipment
- 219 stránek
- 8 hodin čtení
The I-Gel supraglottic airway is a diposable, latex-free device for airway management during anaesthesia. The design of this device is significantly different from the previously used devices, notably laryngeal mask airways. Its bowl is made of a soft, non-inflatable thermoplastic elastomer, anatomically preformed to mirror the perilaryngeal structure. The I-Gel contains an additional epiglottis rest, which helps to prevent the epiglottis from down-folding or obstructing the laryngeal inlet. The device also includes a gastric channel, allowing drainage of air and gastric contents or passage of a gastric tube. This book provides a brief history of airway management and the classification of supraglottic airway devices; the mechanisms and forces contributing to their seal, and highlights the main differences between the devices. Also discussed is the process of I-Gel development including an initial mannequin and cadaver studies, with a description of the I-Gel's use in clinical practice, indications and description of its use in the operating room, and use of the I-Gel in different surgical subspecialities including laparoscopic procedures.