Bøker av Stephanie Martin

Back in Texas he might be The Rio Kid, but at the other end of a long cattle drive in Fort Collins, Rio Bell is now struggling through his first year as a Colorado rancher. With his new wife, old hands, and a few mountain men, he's learning fast as they deal with winter weather and stubborn cattle. The killing cold and deep snows bring all new challenges to calving and just getting in supplies, but tempers can run hot as ever. Not everybody wants to see him succeed... or even survive. They're about to learn he's no greenhorn when it comes to taking care of business, regardless of what that particular business may be.

Texas Deputy Sheriff John Cronin and his granddaughter Jesse Miller have out-stubborned, out-fought, and out-lived every challenge life's thrown at them so far... But there are times when a little help is needed. Slowly recovering from being stabbed, John Cronin gets a tip from inside the very cartel that's hunted him, that plans are afoot to smuggle terrorists and missiles across the border. Meanwhile, Jesse and her husband Gunny Sgt. Miller are losing the battle with an administration and a military bureaucracy determined downsize the military by whatever means possible, and tie their hands regardless of the damage and danger to its own. The agencies responsible don't want to act if Cronin won't give up his confidential informant, but when word comes that the missiles and terrorists are landing, it's time to put a team together and handle things the old fashioned way...

The "VIP" is a user-friendly, point-in-time assessment tool which provides an 'at a glance' vocal profile for the clinician, voice coach and client. It examines the potential impact of a number of specific factors on the voice: general health; vocal history; vocal health; voice care; vocal status; voice genogram; anxiety and stress; social functioning; vocal demand; and environmental factors, and offers an overview of the theory to support this choice. The questions have been carefully designed to elicit easily-recorded information from the client about a range of factors that are known to affect vocal quality. The tick-box answers then translate into the Vocal Impact Profile, a visual presentation of the areas of greatest impact on voice. In addition to offering a point-in-time profile, the "VIP" may also be used as a template for achieving change in a specific area of vulnerability and provide a robust visual reinforcement of that change over time. It is, therefore, helpful as a therapy-monitoring tool and as an evaluation of client awareness, behavioural change and clinical effectiveness. Self-administered by the client, the questionnaire should take approximately ten to fifteen minutes to complete. The clinician or voice coach enters the responses into the computer programme (supplied on downloadable resources) or transfers them manually on to the hard copy thus offering a clear visual representation of the results. Worked examples of the VIP are included, presenting six clients with very different aetiologies and with a range of vocal problems. These examples clearly demonstrate the value of the Profile and its visual impact. As a clinical tool the "VIP" provides a subjective qualitative measure, which may be used as an adjunct to other assessment procedures. In addition, it provides a concrete method of determining and ordering the factors to be targeted in terms of therapy or voice work. Using the "VIP" should shorten the time necessary for completion of case history in the case of a voice therapy client, and, when used by a voice coach, the profile will identify areas for further discussion. The Profile is not time-sensitive so it may be repeated to evaluate client awareness of vocal change and implementation of agreed strategies. The "VIP" provides the clinician or voice coach with an efficient and effective means of auditing the therapy or coaching process and promotes a holistic partnership model of intervention.

Following the poisoning of the fairy fountain by a wicked witch, Fanny the little raspberry fairy suffers from a sudden burst of jealousy and smashes her heart into seven pieces. Imprisoned in ice in the cavern of despair for all eternity only Phil the pixie, who is in love with her, can save her. Through a series of tests imposed by the spell he must first find each of the seven fragments and then remake his fairy's heart before she is lost forever.

Once upon a time in a magical and mysterious forest a young pixie called Phil sleeps under a mushroom whilst Fanny, a little raspberry fairy, sets out on an important mission. Distracted by him Fanny knocks her wings against the web of a huge hairy spider and lets her magic wand fall near to the pixie. Phil uses her wand to become the King of the world but soon has to make a choice between love and power.Will he make the right choice, and will he be in time to save Fanny?

Suitable for clinicians of varying levels of experience from student to very specialised, this title provides insight into various aspects of voice disorders from assessment and diagnosis to intervention and case management. It allows the clinician to look at aspects such as clinical effectiveness, clinical efficiencies and service management.

Her Pain, My Scars! Silent Abuse chronicles cycles of dysfunction, that began with the selling of an innocent young girl to a married man, after the untimely death of her mother. Living the life of a concubine, leads this young girl, to become a woman who is mentally, emotionally, and physically traumatized. She becomes the mother of seven children, one of which, finds herself battling the same demons that set out to destroy the life of her mother. Silent Abuse is a compelling read that illustrates the power of God to overcome sexual trauma, abuse, low self-esteem, rejection, and the fear that attempts to destroy generational bloodlines.