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Patchwork and Its Pitfalls: The Cost of Half-Way Solutions describes decision makers’ patchwork actions that occur due to hesitation and lack of firmness and determination.Under the pretext of “humanitarianism,” “saving lives,” or taking an otherwise wimpy action, they end up taking a cowardly action at the cost of human lives and much material damage.The costliest action often turns out to be the cheapest, but is seldom done, while the easiest and apparently cheapest action ends up being the most expensive in the aggregate.This book is important, because indecisive decision makers can emerge in all nations at all times.The author’s inspiration for writing this book: “When I watch politicians who repeatedly take cowardly decisions out of ‘human considerations’ and concern for lives and material preservations, but in fact end up wasting both.”(About the Author)Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 60 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.

Dangers are looming for Western civilizations due to the creeping invasion of Muslims, who are gradually diluting the West with their own beliefs as they end up taking over and dominating them. This danger is described very eloquently and frighteningly by French writer Michel Houellebecq in his best-selling novel Submission.This process also triggers a fundamental change in Western societies, so the old cultures of Europe, which are known, sought, and admired by outsiders, will practically disappear, replaced by an amalgam of ancient European tradition with a newly imposed Muslim faith, mores, and Sharia laws.Muslim tourists and immigrants to the West are gradually but firmly imposing their culture on a scared West, which has lost its will to fight and its capacity to defend itself because of political correctness and a reluctance to face the truth. This volume is the fourth in the Quartet on the Waning of Western Civilizations which also comprises: Retreating from the Mirage of Multi-Culturalism, Misnomers and Cultural Choices, and Suicidal Democracy published in 2018-19.(About the Author)Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 50 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.

Etymologically-related words, most surprisingly so (strange bedfellows), are used to construct amusing and/or amazing pairs, phrases and whole sentences, mostly accompanied by silly or satirical comments, tall tales with recurring characters, poems, fake news and fake ads for Dr. Duck’s Dealy Deli.  An appendix gives many other pairs of surprisingly related synonyms, antonyms, etc., balanced by the converse - pairs one might expect to be related but are not.Author Bio:Anil is a retired biologist, born in Kentucky, now a dual citizen of Australia living in Perth. He is the author of an award-winning children’s (and all ages!) book, Silly Animal Rhymes and Stories A to Z, and a big book of puns and other humorous word play, How to Double the Meaning of Life.  A sequel to Strange Bedfellows is also near completion.

From Venice, the city where you can dream and succumb to the magic of love - for no one loves like Venetians do - to Malaga and its passionate flamenco music.To the enchanting beauty of Cortina, where skiers go to ski, relax and find love, and the pastoral landscape of Emilia Romagna where the mastery of culinary art flourishes.In this modern short story, a doctor sacrifices his career for the love of his family. A stunningly beautiful young girl from Malaga finds her youth disrupted by a malicious priest and a cheating bull fighter. But destiny does her justice.Urbano Salvati shows that integrity still matters, that the love of family is the cornerstone of our life, that good business is run by good people, and that true friendship does exist. But most of all, destiny still plays a role for those who love.In the final analysis, we are good people and love is, and will always be, the only lantern that guides our life.

SHE KNEW Thoughts flow through my head andI often think about the gifts thatI AM given of words as a P O E TAs much as I wanted to keep them closeI trusted the ability and abilitiesTo reach further than I ever haveI believed in knowing that the words givenWere for me to share with the worldI AM a MessengerI AM a StoryI AML I F E

Path-Breaking Work in Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery by Dr. Doina Dumitrescu-Ionescu was reviewed by David Soutar for The Royal College of Surgeons of England:“This is a refreshingly original and unusual text. It is a testament to the life work of the author and her struggle to develop clinical microsurgery in Rumania. It takes the reader on a journey starting with learning the basic techniques of microsurgery, laboratory and experimental research, teaching and training. It then progresses to the building of an infrastructure for development and clinical practice, the maintenance of meticulous records and the evaluation of results. As such, the book is a very personal account written in an informal style so that the reader can follow the author’s own development and experience.“The format is unusual beginning with the author’s philosophy for developing reconstructive microsurgery. It then covers personal techniques developed for peripheral techniques developed for peripheral nerve repairs and microvascular anastomosis. It is clear from early on in this book that the author’s main interest lies in the management of peripheral nerves, particularly in the limbs. There is a section on reconstructive microsurgery of the brachial plexus following trauma and a section on limb replantation.”Says the author, “The reconstructive microsurgery experience helped me to modernize reparative plastic surgery in Romania in reconstructive plastic surgery and reconstructive microsurgery by radically changing the surgical approach.” This allowed also for new procedures in Dupuytren’s Disease, Volkmann, and post-burn contractures approach, “revolutionizing everything that was repair surgery of any extremity, cephalic, superior, inferior, but also the extension of reconstructions in the large defects of suprascheletal soft parts.” About the Author: Doina Dumitrescu-Ionescu is Professor Emerita Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery at “Carol Davila” University of Medicine, Bucharest, Rumania.

Live Before You Leave: An Introduction to Happiness was written for those seeking happiness, peace, and bliss in their lives.Through small stories and through the author’s life experiences, this book represents a self-help guide on how to live a healthy and joyful life.The guide is based on scientific facts as well as the knowledge of life and nature. Although energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can be transformed from one form into another. Similarly, a negative life can be transformed into a positive one.Says author Taruna Morandmal Tanwani: “In writing this book, I am trying to spread knowledge in the world that could bring peace and happiness in someone’s life. But this can happen only because I have experienced peace, happiness, and joy in my life. I experience peace and happiness through yoga and meditation. This book helps the readers to realize that happiness is not outside but within ourselves, and we just need to take a step to look within! A wealth of happiness is within us!”

The idea for 52 Life-Changing Strategies to Successful Living was inspired by my personal experiences: My marriage of twenty-nine years, respective roles as a father and senior pastor, seminar/workshop teacher, conference speaker – and as a coach – empowering young people through the sport of baseball.All my familiarities of life, motivational teachings, and team-building notes were placed in this handy text. 52 Life-Changing Strategies to Successful Living is an easy-to-read, simply written book, yet is profound in its implications. It can be used as a personal weekly devotional, a guide for cell groups, or as a manual for team building and empowerment for employees.The book is a guide to living life’s journey successfully. From facing struggles, issues, and problems in life, to overcoming unhealthy relationships and staying focused on our purpose, we are all equipped with the knowledge to solve life’s problems and are uniquely created by God to fulfill our God-Given assignment.This journey encompasses taking life’s experiences and turning them into stepping-stones of success.Author Bio : Rev. Kenneth H.B. Adderley has served as senior pastor of Temple of the Word Ministries, Nassau, Bahamas, for the past twenty years. He is a marriage officer and justice of the peace in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as well as a marriage/relationship counselor and seminar/workshop lecturer. Pastor Adderley has travelled extensively throughout the USA, Caribbean, South America and Africa, establishing K.A.M (Kenneth Adderley Ministries) within these locations, including a site in West Palm Beach, Florida, providing motivational teachings and empowerment development. A former professional baseball player, the author has been a baseball coach for over ten years. He and his wife Bernadette have two children, Kennisha and Kyle. This is his seventh book.

I often think of myself as a proud person. Sometimes your pride gets in the way, but most of the time it is the way! Well, I am proud to say that I am a boozer. Yes, that''s right, I said boozer. Not a drunk or an alcoholic, but a boozer. Do you enjoy a beverage of choice? I know I do, that''s for sure.This is a series of stories of how I came up with the names of drinks that are based on friends. Some came about when I was ... well, boozing. Some of them came to life when I was cooking. We like to have a cocktail while cooking. Cooking and booze have been going together for a long time, sometimes in the meal and sometimes in the cook. Ha! Either way, it''s always better. The bartending profession has been in my life for too many years. It''s been very good to me and has let me experience many things in life, so I decided to put together this drink book.Oh, by the way, I am Dewey Henry. Truly my pleasure to meet you. I guess you actually get to meet me. I hope the pleasure is the same for you as it is for me. I really don''t know what we just said, but you are going to find out how I talk as you read. Many have said that the way I talk is known as Deweyism.I finished this book on July 2, 2019, which would have been my mom''s eightieth birthday, so it''s dedicated to her. You know, without our parents we wouldn''t be able to accomplish many things. First off, we wouldn''t even be here. Ha! Oddly enough, my father was the storyteller of the family, not my mom, even though he was sort of quiet. I became a storyteller. Mom just told things as they happened. That''s what I do. Honestly, that''s how I became who I am, like mom was when she was raising us. It''s weird ''cause she was actually telling the truth about things as she saw them happen.Oh, her birthday. She used to say that her birthday was halfway to the end of the year. Most people would argue, "No it''s not; its July 1st." Well, if you count the days, you''ll see she was right, depending on leap year. OMG! Actually, she is telling a story. I get this from her, so thanks, Mom. Miss you.

Book Synopsis: Pennies from Heaven is the fourth book in Pat McDonald’s Penny series.Benjamin Pollock (aka Ben Matthews) is a successful businessman trading over the internet with his diet product The Daisy Effect.“Living the dream” in the United Arab Emirates with his wife Rebecah, Ben receives the startling news that he is about to become a father again. Their twins Luke and Lucy are quite a handful, so Ben thought his family was already complete. The prospect of welcoming another child is quite daunting, leaving Ben to reflect on his life.An invitation to stay at one of Dubai’s exclusive hotels is received thanks to Don Luis Fernandez Rodrigues, a Colombian cartel drug baron turned legitimate film backer for the film, “Zombie Apocalypse: The Final Resolution,” which Ben’s family have parts in. They find themselves guests for the weekend and are determined to take full advantage of the unexpected getaway.It is here that Ben begins to discover the seedier side of the UAE, the amazingly beautiful place that has allowed his imagination to run riot.The trouble with Ben’s past is it has a habit of catching up with him.Author Bio:British crime author Pat McDonald lives in a rural part of the Midlands, United Kingdom. She previously worked as a researcher, project manager, and programme manager in the NHS and in law enforcement and the criminal justice system. She is now a full-time novelist. This is her tenth book. 

The Repairer of the Breach is my contribution to raise up the foundations of God for my generation and those to come. It is my effort to partner with God’s people to repair any breach between them and the Heavenly Father, and to restore paths for men and women of various backgrounds, cultures, and races to walk or dwell in.I want to contribute to a better quality of life for all people. I want to inspire people to believe in God to their full potential, which in turn I believe will lead them to live life to its fullest potential.God is only good always. The devil is only evil always.Few people truly believe the above statement. Many people in this walk of life do not believe in God or the devil. Then there are those who believe that there is a God and there is a devil, but they lack the knowledge and truth regarding the nature of the true God and the nature of the devil, the adversary. Hence, God is often blamed for the evil that occurs in this world. God is blamed for death, destruction, sorrow, and a whole host of other things. I will show you from the integrity of God’s word (the Bible) that God is only good and is not the cause or source of evil in the world or in our personal lives.(About the Author)Don Smith is a minister of the Lord Jesus Christ and a critical thinker who is a dynamic teacher/presenter of God’s Word. He is also a certified John C. Maxwell Coach, Teacher, Trainer, and Speaker (2015). He holds a B.S. in administration of justice and an M.A. in theology.

WHY? is about a lonely old man named Mr. Flex, who is always yelling “Why?” and is constantly questioning his circumstances. The story takes place during the summer in a small town, where the townspeople are ambivalent to Mr. Flex’s distress.It takes a stranger coming to the neighborhood and befriending Mr. Flex to find out why he is yelling the word.Oswald has come to town to visit his brother, Jarvis. Oswald learns that Mr. Flex is yelling “Why?” because his wife took his children and left town without telling him.Author Bio: L. Steve Carmicle grew up in Mound Bayou, Mississippi, the largest all-black municipality originally settled by former slaves. This is his second book.

Laurel is a young woman who is sad and depressed about her mom’s health and her father’s affair.At her high school graduation party, she flirts with Brad, who flirts back and then takes her home. Her father gets angry with her and asks if Laurel has prayed that day. Laurel is invited to Brad’s house where he gives her a glass of wine and some particular smelling brown cigarettes. When she starts feeling funny, he takes her to his bedroom to check something on the computer. He throws her on the bed and rapes her.When Laurel gets home, the traumatized girl learns that her mom died at the hospital that same day, and her father reveals that he plans to marry his mistress three days after his wife’s funeral. Laurel is shocked and she cannot stand the young woman her father makes her new step-mother.Laurel’s life takes some strange turns in the powerful novel The Christian Life I Knew Not, but in the end she finds self-reliance as she tries to follow her faith in the Lord.About the Author: Cheryl R. Johnson of Richmond, Virginia, is a personal care attendant who works with seniors. She and her husband John have two sons, Marzell and Jacob. This is her first book. She is currently working on her next book, Break the Chain of Prejudice. 

This richly textured work examines Venetians'' "Venice-ness" and the city''s humanity. A cultural history wide in scope and original in conception, it explores how people have been shaped by Venice and, in turn, have shaped the city.  Meet culture heroes whose defects have helped define Venice''s myth, and fugitives from the city''s splendor, such as El Greco. Venice''s prisoners numbered cloistered women, the mad, and the Jews of the Ghetto. People living in close, durable symbiosis with the city include Titian, and those fugitives from self who sought wholeness in Venice include Stravinsky.

Jack Baker is a self-employed painter and decorator in his late twenties who also does occasional small plumbing jobs. Abandoned by his mother at birth, Jack was brought up by foster parents.When working in a large country house, he comes across a sports trophy engraved with a name that re-ignites a deep-held desire to try to find his birth family, something he failed to achieve in an earlier attempt.Using a different approach this time, he makes contact with a half-brother. Unknown to Jack, his relative has a shady past involving convictions for minor crimes, which inadvertently draw in Jack. The connection with his half sibling leads to a complicated series of events involving a corrupt Member of Parliament and his equally corrupt nephew.The police use Jack to further their investigations into the MP and his nephew. It turns out that both men’s crimes are far more serious than originally thought. Russian spies are only part of his troubles as Jack becomes involved in a complicated series of events that threaten his life.About the Author: Born in London, Alan Clarke has lived throughout the UK. The retired technical writer currently resides in West Cumbria in the Lake District of England. He was inspired to write this story by a friend who has been searching for his birth relatives for many years. This is his eighth novel.

The year 1967 was a time of great strife, conflict, division … and hope. In one rural Indiana town, five teenagers of different races and backgrounds are about to graduate high school and experience the world on their own.This circle of close friends have enjoyed their childhoods together, but they are about to experience life-changing events when Lee, a young black man, is unwillingly drafted into the Army, leaving his love interest, Julie, the young white woman he’s grown attached to, and their three close white friends whom he considers his brother and sisters.The couple shares a hidden romance, not daring to tell their parents, yet knowing that someday they’ll have no choice. While enduring the dramatic privations of the Vietnam War, Lee’s friends back home are all occupied with college and work, but soon they will also be affected by the underlying tides of the times involving the war protests in Chicago as well as working for a suspected crime boss, and an introspective outlook on who they are as individuals and what they truly mean to each other.Their relationships will be tested in the conflicts to come, and their destinies will be written in stone that will last forever. 

The inspiration behind Poisoned Land: Vegetation of Disturbed and Polluted Areas in Pakistan arose from the dire situation of the world’s decaying environment and how pollution is impacting plants. Anthropological activities are altering the current status of flora and fauna of Pakistan.The alarming changes in nature, with its ensuing structure and composition of vegetation due to environmental pollution brought about the research for this book, as there is scant literature on the impact of pollution on plant communities.The description of nature, and the structure and composition of vegetation is very complex. Ever-increasing pollutants are leading to an unhealthy environment for living organisms, calling for there to be changes toward a healthier environment.Born in Sialkot, Pakistan, Dr. Muhammad Shafiq migrated to Karachi, where he recently retired from government service.The author’s hobbies include scientific research on botany, travel, and listening to music.In this book, editors have attempted to categorize different aspects of environmental issues affecting plant communities. The subject matter provides an interesting snapshot into the impact of environmental pollutants on vegetation.“The response of plant communities to pollutant stress depends upon the nature of toxicity, tolerance and interaction of underlying edaphic factors. Disturbed areas considered those, where the integrity of the natural setting and natural system processes has been directly or indirectly affected by human activities. The nature, structure and composition of vegetation in disturbed and  polluted areas in Pakistan reported in this book. Many species in and around the industrial units and polluted areas are affected by anthropogenic and industrial activities. The species having first dominant position in some stands are found attaining the second or third dominant position in other stands due to changes in prevailing environmental conditions. This book provides some useful information about the impact of pollutants on plant communities for researchers and general readers. Data analysis helps in understanding about the dissimilarities in species composition and the relative influence of the most important environmental variables within the area. Literature dealing with the plant ecology of Pakistan shows that very little work has been done on the studies of plant communities in polluted and disturbed areas of the country. An effort has been undertaken through the available survey of literature to report the vegetation characteristics of the disturbed and polluted areas and its ecological characteristics.” 

Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon’s “Classroom of Kids,” who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.Once again social values are emphasized in the author’s latest illustrated children’s story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!“David's ADHD is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster’s behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families.” – Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologistAuthor Bio:Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called “an absolute master of rhyming” and “a modern-day Dr. Seuss.”

Author Frank Dickinson and his wife Gillian left England for New Zealand as newlyweds. Three years later, they moved to Australia.Leaving behind successful careers in Sydney, the couple and their children start a new life as worm farmers on the New South Wales coast in Berry. Many adventures later, they still love living there.There’s a Worm in My Cake is a humorous account of their momentous decision to leave behind the corporate rat race to pursue the dream of rural self-sufficiency on the beautiful NSW coast in the early 1980s.“The book follows our triumphs and tragedies, and the establishment of a successful mail order worm farming operation that includes floods, hailstorms, flea infestations and sewer blockages, chicken massacres and worm escapes, along with the fun and enjoyment that we experienced with some of our loveable and unconventional animal charges.”Their adventures include horse breaking, dairy farming, house building, mastering the art of tree felling with an ancient chainsaw, and developing the worm business, which presents many interesting and hazardous situations, some of which are funny, while some have heartbreaking consequences.Author Bio: Frank Dickinson was born in Wales in 1945 and has lived in New South Wales, Australia, since 1969. This is his first book.

The inspirational book SKATE ON! is written for young children and for everyone who enjoys sports. It encourages synchronized ice skating be considered an Olympic sport.When Virginia is introduced to the beauty of synchronized ice skating, the girl decides to try out for a team. Hoping to travel around the world to ice skate in competitions, Virginia gives it her all. She is introduced to the wonderful beauty of this sport and decides that she too can become a skater for a team.The outcome is quite mysterious as Virginia sets her dreams high.Travel step by step with her on her journey.

When 19-year-old military veteran Brandon Hawkins is attacked on Venice Beach by a gang of frat boys, he is saved by Michelangelo Curtis, a passerby.Michelangelo was roaming the boardwalk grieving the death of his twin brother six months earlier. The two men’s unexpected encounter forges a strong bond between the damaged and lonely men.Inviting the homeless Bran to his place for some food and a shower, 25-year-old Michelangelo finds himself drawn to the younger man. Neither of the men is gay. But before long, their friendship morphs into something like love and takes them both by surprise.And they have something else in common: The frat boys are out for revenge.

My name is Ed Pal and I am a Bible believer. I am a believer because the Bible is the only Word that reveals the Truth of the Creator in relation to His creatures.I wrote this book to exhort the readers to be aware of the importance of acknowledging the Truth of the Bible. I know! The Truth and the lie have become so mixed up these days that we cannot distinguish which is which anymore!We got so used to the lie that it became part of our daily life. We like so much to lie that we fell in love with it! We love so much to lie that if we don’t lie, we feel uncomfortable. We love so much to lie that we even lie to ourselves! We love so much to lie, that we lie even if it is not convenient. And to lie is always not convenient, because it causes only troubles. Even though we love to lie to others, we hate that others are lying to us.Even so, we don’t like to hear the Truth, either! But contrary to all this confusion, The Truth of the Bible will free us from the woes to come. (Rev. 8: 13)I believe that there is no creation without the Creator, and no Truth without the Truth of the Bible! And the Truth reveals that intelligent life can only proceed from intelligent life! And so, since the intelligent creation reveals the Intelligent Creator, whoever neglects or ignores the revelation of the Word, on the Judgement Day, will have no justification before the Throne of God! God Bless Us All!

Sean McKay is attending a small college in Iowa. It's called Hilltop because it's built on a series of hills, making walking a difficult task in the winter.The year is 1968, and within a year, the school will have all its customs and values turned upside down. The Vietnam War is pulling students apart. But all Sean wants to do is find some real-life friends and a girlfriend.Remember those fun college days? Sean experiences some wild times. Come along and discover what college was like without modern technology and social media.Come learn about "life."

Misnomers are often used in international politics to describe issues and situations that use common words, but carry different meanings. For example, tolerance, suicide bombers, women’s equality, and many other words are commonly used by Muslims to make us believe that these words mean the equivalent of the jargon we know, when in fact they cover up dark schemes that depart miles from conventional meanings.Tolerance means for us to accept others as they are without value/judgment. For Muslims, it means accepting others (often temporarily), despite their inherent inferiority, until converting or dominating them becomes feasible.Suicide bombers for us means terrorists who do not care for human life, and are prepared to kill themselves together with other targeted enemies. For Muslims, these bombers are holy martyrs who sacrifice themselves for the sake of Allah by killing enemies of Islam, and are assured the bliss of Paradise in the proximity of Allah.Women are diminished and relegated to a second-rate status in Islam. Women can be beaten and disciplined, while at the same time, equality and special concern is claimed for them. A wide array of examples and situations of Muslim misnomers are cited and elaborated in the book.Raphael Israeli has taught Islamic, Chinese, and Middle Eastern history at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. A graduate of Hebrew University in history and Arabic literature, he earned a Ph.D. in Chinese and Islamic history from the University of California, Berkeley. Now retired, he has been a Fellow of the Harry Truman Research Institute at Hebrew University and the Jerusalem Center since the 1970s, and is the author of over 50 research books, a dozen edited books, and 100 scholarly articles about Islam.

Over the past century, life expectancy increased from the mid-forties to the mid-seventies. Now, however, longevity is beginning to decline.Lifestyle and Longevity by surgeon Tom Taylor provides a comprehensive overview for lay readers about the factors influencing longevity, and the strategies that can potentially increase it.The major killers – heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and dementia – all have causative factors in common that are related to diet, and most interestingly, they share the same foodstuffs.The book addresses the energy intake and dietary considerations that can overcome or delay development of these major diseases. There is also information on the genetic, environmental, and psychological factors in a healthy lifestyle, and the importance of exercise.With historically unprecedented amounts of leisure time, along with massive technological advancements, people have become more sedentary and are subject to the damaging effects of fast foods. Many of these life-shortening effects did not occur in the past, but they are reversible.“In writing this book, I have utilized my lifelong professional experience in dealing with disease processes in the practice of surgery, and have studied in detail intestinal diseases related to diet, including obesity and diabetes.” Dr. Taylor advises on major disease avoidance and treatment.(About the Author)Tom Taylor grew up in England, attended the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester, trained as a surgeon, and practiced surgery and surgical research in Manchester and Houston, Texas. He has written ten books, including Surgical Gastroenterology, Upper Digestive Surgery, Case Studies in General Surgery, Pelvic Pouch Procedures, and Overcoming Obesity; wrote four monographs on individual operative surgical procedures; wrote over two hundred scientific papers, and holds ten U.S. patents. He lives in Cheshire, England, and Houston, Texas.