Bøker av Dawn C Crouch

Atlanta, 2050. Science without ethics grips our near future.Research pathologist Dr. Avit Arceneaux, a harvested clone, interacts best with the dead. A midnight call rushes him to perform an autopsy on a young soldier inoculated with the latest breakthrough vaccine, meant to gift the recipient with functional immortality.Instead, the soldier rotted from the inside out. Avit raises the alarm, but Surgeon General Dr. Story Patout has as much political clout as scientific malevolence. The man is chaos in a white lab coat. Avit misses his hidden agenda and the Surgeon General releases the weaponized vaccine.The result is global pandemic through mass immunization.Avit tries to stop the mad scientist, but the Surgeon General traps him, subjecting him to a bioengineering experiment that permanently alters the young man's genetic identity. Avit is the perfect subject - a last generation clone.Surviving the pandemic, Avit struggles with his new DNA in a world that has fallen to the devastating consequences of medical catastrophe.Hunted by the military and every law enforcement agency that still exists, Avit must fight for a future he can't begin to imagine, let alone find a place in. He faces a last, profound question.Is he an unwanted product of extreme science, or the next evolution of humanity?The Last Plague offers a fast-paced, fresh take on the science fiction medical thriller with cataclysmic twists and turns and an alarming dystopia based on possibilities found in real medical research."I wrote The Last Plague a year before the Covid pandemic, the idea born from my experience in the medical field and the tragic history of yellow fever epidemics in New Orleans, my hometown." DCCrouchTake a "Look Inside" to explore an eerily prescient future...

Ready to advance to ballet's signature skill safely and successfully? Every ballet dancer, regardless of age, dreams of their first pair of pointe shoes! Pointe Work - Ten Reasons Why and When, the second book in the Garage Ballet(TM) series, gives you the knowledge and skills necessary to master pointe work, including exercises to strengthen the feet and ankles, a guide to correct technique, and insider tips to make the transition to pointe as smooth as possible. Readers will benefit from a short discussion of the history of pointe, detailed at-home exercises, tips on correct technique to avoid injury, what to expect and how to evaluate your first fitting, and much more! Plus, an added bonus for adult "first-time" pointe students! In Pointe Work - Ten Reasons Why and When, you can: Discover the importance of strong pointe work in the ballet repertoire.Learn the signs of pointe readiness, Explore the strength and technique necessary to master pointe Overcome fear and anxiety with safe pointe practicesEnhance this signature skill with increased balance, flexibility and artistic expression. This book is an empowering must-have manual that will boost your successful transition to pointe work. Buy Pointe Work - Ten Reasons Why and When to relevé to greater technique today!

Successfully navigate the auditions, competitions, and intensives that lead to centre stage!Auditions, Competitions, and Intensives - Why, When, What to Expect, the fifth book in the Garage Ballet(TM) series, is designed to help young dancers prepare for this exciting, fun time in their life!Dawn C Crouch, a dancer and ballet instructor for over forty years, is a strong proponent of a Ballet Helps Everything! perspective because life doesn't stop when you step outside of the studio! Ballet training improves a student's confidence, self-esteem, and ability to adapt to new situations.Auditions and competitions challenge skills. Intensives focus and offer unique opportunities to rank up to greater strength levels. In Auditions, Competitions, and Intensives - Why, When, What to Expect you'll discover: Specific Steps to ImproveWhy intensives are valuable to a young dancerMindsets for SuccessAn Added Bonus - Special Tips and Concerns for Ballet Parents!Real-world advice, insight, and more!The guidebook's goal is to enlighten these experiences that offer a glimpse into the life of a dancer, and future possibilities!Buy Auditions, Competitions, and Intensives - Why, When, What to Expect for your dancer to perform their best!