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Brielle: Saltworks to Suburb
by Union Landing Historical SocietyBrielle's Manasquan River island provided inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, but the town was relatively isolated until 1919. When the Manasquan inletwas created, it transformed the town into the preeminent hub for recreational fishing and a booming resort destination.The earliest European settlers first harvested salt at Union Landing, and, later, resort developers found it reminiscent of their favorite Dutch seaside town and gave it its current moniker. From its Native American origins to the dubious rum-running of the Prohibition era, the town has a rich and colorful history. Raymond F. Shea weaves a rich tapestry offacts, anecdotes and charming stories that displays the story of a town that exchanged its fledgling, farm-town status for a reputation as one of America's civic gems.
Brielle and Me: Our Journey with Cytomegalovirus and Cerebral Palsy
by Kerith StullBrian and Kerith had plans for their family. That all changed six weeks into the pregnancy of their second child when Kerith got chicken pox. Fears flooded their lives for months. When she was eight months pregnant, they received more bad news. Their baby was also affected by a completely different virus, cytomegalovirus (CMV). There was a forty percent chance their baby would not survive. Brielle not only survived, but thrived despite cerebral palsy caused by CMV and is now nearly 18 years old.
The Briennes: The Rise and Fall of a Champenois Dynasty in the Age of the Crusades, c. 950–1356
by Guy PerryThe Briennes were a highly important aristocratic family who hailed from the Champagne region of north-eastern France, but whose reach and impact extended across Europe and into the Crusader States in the Middle East. It is a highly dramatic and wide-ranging story of medieval mobility, not only up and down the social ladder, but in geographical terms as well. Although the Briennes were one of the great dynasties of the central Middle Ages, this book represents the first comprehensive history of the family. Taking the form of parallel biographies and arranged broadly chronologically, it explores not only their rise, glory and fall, but also how they helped to shape the very nature of the emerging European state system. This book will appeal to students and scholars of medieval France, the Mediterranean world, the Crusades and the central Middle Ages.
Las brigadas internacionales: Fascismo, libertad y la guerra civil española
by Giles TremlettLa primera historia completa de las Brigadas Internacionales, un episodio épico, repleto de sangre e ideales, en la lucha contra el fascismo. La Guerra Civil española fue el primer conflicto armado contra el fascismo, y un símbolo para toda una generación. Más de treinta y cinco mil voluntarios de sesenta países acudieron a defender la democracia de las tropas de Franco, Hitler y Mussolini.Desorganizados y mal equipados, pero animados por una ilusión compartida y el ansia de gloria, grupos heterogéneos de jóvenes idealistas, hombres y mujeres, se unieron para crear una ejército voluntario de un tamaño nunca visto desde las Cruzadas: las Brigadas Internacionales. Estos apasionados combatientes por la libertad venían de toda Europa, de China, de África y del continente americano para unirse a la causa de la República y luchar durante dos años en las sangrientas batallas de Madrid, el Jarama y el Ebro. ¿Fueron héroes o ilusos? ¿Santos laicos o aventureros sanguinarios? ¿Y qué lograron exactamente? Esta historia se ha contado en los libros de Orwell, Malraux y Hemingway, los cuadros de Picasso y las fotos de Capa y Taro, pero en esta obra magistral el premiado historiador Giles Tremlett cuenta por primera vez los hechos de la Guerra Civil a través de las experiencias de este extraordinario grupo humano. A partir de los amplios archivos de las Brigadas en Moscú, los documentos de la Comintern e infinidad de testimonios de primera mano, Tremlett logra reflejar el drama y la pasión del heroico esfuerzo por detener al fascismo en Europa. Reseñas:«La valentía y el sacrificio de los voluntarios que acudieron a España de todas partes del mundo para combatir el fascismo siguen despertando el interés por la Guerra Civil. Muchos de los miles de libros sobre el conflicto son sobre las Brigadas Internacionales, pero no hay ninguno como la crónica, tan emocionante como ilustrativa,de Giles Tremlett. Llena de citas y anécdotas memorables, supone, en una prosa viva y brillante, la historia completa de las Brigadas que se echaba en falta.»Paul Preston «La primera historia completa de las Brigadas Internacionales, de una erudición destacable, pero de lectura ágil y amena.»Book of the Day, The Guardian «Magnífico. Historia narrativa en su forma más vívida y convincente.»Fergal Keane
The Brigade: A True Story of War and Salvation
by Howard BlumNovember 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army. But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and calculating campaign of vengeance, forming secret squads to identify, locate, and kill Nazi officers in hiding. Their own ferocity threatens to overwhelm them until a fortuitous encounter with an orphaned girl sets the men on a course of action--rescuing Jewish war orphans and transporting them to Palestine--that will not only change their lives but also help create a nation and forever alter the course of world history.
The Brigade
by Inc. Hardscrabble Entertainment Howard BlumNovember 1944. The British government finally agrees to send a brigade of 5,000 Jewish volunteers from Palestine to Europe to fight the German army. But when the war ends and the soldiers witness firsthand the horrors their people have suffered in the concentration camps, the men launch a brutal and calculating campaign of vengeance, forming secret squads to identify, locate, and kill Nazi officers in hiding. Their own ferocity threatens to overwhelm them until a fortuitous encounter with an orphaned girl sets the men on a course of action--rescuing Jewish war orphans and transporting them to Palestine--that will not only change their lives but also help create a nation and forever alter the course of world history.
Brigades of Gettysburg: The Union and Confederate Brigades at the Battle of Gettysburg
by Bradley M. GottfriedUsing a wealth of first-hand accounts, author Bradley M. Gottfried pieces together each brigade's experience at Gettysburg. Whether stories of forced marches, weary troops, or the bitter and tragic end of the battle, you'll experience every angle of this epic battle. Learn what happened when the guns stopped firing and the men were left with only boredom and dread of what was to come.This collection is a lively and fascinating narrative that empowers the everyday men who fought furiously and died honorably. Every detail of the Battle of Gettysburg is included in this comprehensive chronicle.
Brigadier: Gentle Hero (True Horse Stories #5)
by David Parkins Judy AndreksonThe true story of a gentle hero who won hearts and affection for his commitment to "serve and protect." A big boy right from the start, Brig was a Belgian draft cross, or grade horse, with just the right temperament to earn his place on the Mounted Unit of the Toronto Police Department. Brigadier was a golden chestnut with four white socks, and his size alone was imposing. But that wasn't why Sergeant Graham Acott chose this horse above all the others with such certainty. The animal's large, intelligent, and gentle eyes were what struck him. This was a horse, and a partner, perfectly suited to the job for which he'd been bred.Brigadier never let Graham or anyone else down for a moment, and his years of service with the force were happy ones. When, on that last night, he turned into the path of an oncoming car and took the full force of its impact, he did what he was trained to do and he did it with the heart of a gentle hero.Thousands wept and were outraged by the senseless cruelty that ended Brig's life. For his selfless act, Brigadier received full honors, a police funeral, and tributes from around the world. But his days of willing service, the smiles he brought, and his gift of companionship are what he will always be remembered for.
Brigadier General Henry A. Wise, C.S.A. And The Western Virginia Campaign Of 1861
by Major Peter G. KuceraThis thesis examines Brigadier General Henry A. Wise's involvement in the Western Virginia Campaign of 1861. This Confederate defeat resulted in the Federal occupation of a large, strategically important section of the Confederacy in the first year of the Civil War. The author presents the reasons for this capitulation and, against the backdrop of Wise's political career, evaluates the General's performance as a military commander. This paper discusses the personal conflict which ensued between Henry Wise and John B. Floyd in the Kanawha Valley as a reason for the Confederate failure in western Virginia. The author presents the results of this capitulation to demonstrate how Wise, a popular ex-Governor of Virginia, significantly affected the course of the Civil War.
Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis: Civil War General
by Major Bruce V. SonesThis thesis is a historical analysis and an assessment of Brigadier General Jefferson C. Davis' life with special emphasis on his division's performance during the Civil War.The thesis will discuss Davis' quick rise through the military ranks, which led to his eventual assumption of a corps command by the end of the Civil War. Davis' career was not without controversy. He was a non-traditional soldier in an army that was very traditional. He was a tough disciplinarian and took training of soldiers seriously. He was also aggressive, feisty, and confrontational. It was these later characteristics that on occasion led him into trouble with his superiors and may have been determiners in his non-selection for promotions and specific assignments.The thesis begins with an examination of Davis' background and life from his birth through his participation in the Mexican War and the initiation of hostilities at Fort Sumter. Next, Davis' Civil War experiences to include the Battles of Pea Ridge and Murfreesboro and details of Davis' performance at the Battle of Chickamauga will be discussed. Thereafter, Davis' march through the South with General Sherman and the remainder of his military career and life will be discussed. Finally, an analysis will be presented of who Davis was and why he did or did not achieve the potential that he thought he deserved.
Brigadier-General Louis Lebegue Duportail, Commandant of Engineers in the Continental Army, 1777-1783
by Elizabeth S. KiteFirst published in 1933, this book contains a collection of documents that tell the story of Louis Lebègue de Presle Duportail (1743-1802), a French military leader who served as a volunteer and the chief engineer in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He also served as the French Minister of Defense during the beginning of the French Revolution.“Truly a soldier he was and then an engineer, such as we who now follow him most desire to be, and must be if we are to do our full duty to our country.”—Lytle Brown
Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell’s Division At Chickamauga: A Study Of A Division’s Performance In Battle [Illustrated Edition]
by Major Michael R. KingIncludes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack - 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities.This thesis is a historical analysis of Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell and his division during the Battle of Chickamauga. Liddell's Division was an ad hoc unit, formed just prior to the battle. During the battle, the unit was involved in five different engagements over a period of three days. These engagements resulted in varying degrees of success and failure. In today's context the performance of the division can be seen as mostly a failure, but from the American Civil War perspective the division's performance in many ways was a success...The thesis begins with a general summation of the battle and an introductory discussion of the structure, leadership, tactics, weapons, and training of the Confederate armies during the American Civil War. The thesis then continues with an examination of General Liddell's life and background before and during the early part of the war. Next, the thesis discusses, as a prelude to Chickamauga, Liddell and his brigades' experiences at the Battle of Stones River and during the Tullahoma Campaign. The thesis continues with a description of the background and combat experiences of the brigade commanders and the units that comprised Liddell's Division. Thereafter, the thesis analyzes the performance of General Liddell and his division at the Battle of Chickamauga and draws conclusions as to the proximate causes of the performance: causes that are related to the terrain, the organization of the division, the lack of enemy information, and the tactical focus of Liddell and his commanders.
A Brigadier In France – 1917-1918
by Brigadier Hanway Robert Cumming"Great War memoirs of an officer who served on the Western front as a battalion commander (2 DLI) then as commander 91st Brigade, 7th Division. He was dismissed during the Battle of Bullecourt in May 1917 but came back in May 1918 as commander 110th Brigade. Murdered in Ireland in March 1921 while commanding the Kerry BrigadeHanway Robert Cumming was commissioned into the Durham Light Infantry (DLI) in 1889 and saw active service during the South African War. He was in a staff appointment in India in August 1914 and did not arrive in France till June 1915 where he again held staff appointments until August 1916 when he took command of 2nd DLI. In November 1916 he was appointed to command of the 91st Brigade, 7th Division, a post he held till May 1917 when, during the Battle of Bullecourt he was summarily dismissed by the divisional commander (Shoubridge) and went home on leave, under protest as he describes in the book (less than a month later he was awarded the DSO in the 1917 Birthday Honours!). From August 1917 to the following February he commanded the MG Corps Training Centre at Grantham and then, in March 1918 he went back to France to command the 110th Brigade, 21st Division where he stayed to the end of the war. After the war, while commanding the Kerry Brigade in Ireland he was murdered, on 6th March 1921...The greater part of the book deals with his command of the 110th Brigade which he took over less than a week before the German Spring offensive, which is dealt with in detail, as is the May offensive in Champagne in which 21st Division was one of the five British divisions fighting under French command, and then the final allied counter-offensive. In all this is an interesting picture of the life of a brigade commander on the Western front. He tells his story in the third person, referring to himself throughout as the brigadier."--N&M Press Ed.
The Brigandshaw Chronicles Box Set 2: Books Four to Six
by Peter RimmerThe Brigandshaw Chronicles continues in this second collection of the gripping, historical fictional family-drama series. This box set contains the fourth, fifth, and sixth novels: To the Manor Born: Tina Brigandshaw has achieved her dream. Lady of the Manor. But like most things, it comes with a price… Appearances are deceiving. Harry Brigandshaw is blissfully happy on his African farm, but his wife is not. She is scheming… On the Brink of Tears: Harry Brigandshaw is missing with Colonial Shipping in jeopardy. Tina back on Elephant Walk is miserable, and the Brigandshaw and St Clair youngsters are on the threshold of life. But it’s the calm before the storm... Treason if You Lose: What the older generation of Brigandshaws feared has returned. England is at war... History looks to be repeating itself with the young Brigandshaw boys eager to enlist. Can protecting them prevent the inevitable? It surely is a matter of life and death…
Briggs Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk
by Gerald G Briggs Roger K Freeman Craig V Towers Alicia B ForinashEssential for ob/gyn physicians, primary care physicians, and any health care provider working with pregnant or postpartum women, Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation: A Reference Guide to Fetal and Neonatal Risk, 12th Edition, puts must-know information at your fingertips in seconds. An easy A-to-Z format lists more than 1,400 of the most commonly prescribed drugs taken during pregnancy and lactation, with detailed monographs designed to provide the most essential information on possible effects on the mother, embryo, fetus, and nursing infant.
Briggs' Information Processing Model of the Binary Classification Task
by S. MuddFirst published in 1983. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. This monograph is a review of the evolution of George Briggs’ informationprocessing model from a general schema beginning with the work of Saul Sternberg (1969a) and Edward E. Smith (1968) to a fairly well-detailed schematic representation of central processes that Briggs was working on at the time of his early death. The development of Briggs’ model of the binary classification task (BCT) spanned the period from 1969 when he published his first report on choice reaction time with Blaha (Briggs & Blaha, 1969) to 1977 with the publication of a posthumous paper (Briggs, Thomason, & Hagman, 1978). The model evolved across a total of 16 experimental and 2 review papers.
Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center
by Jeremy L. Friese Michael E. Porter Robert S. HuckmanConsiders the situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial, organizational, clinical, and physical aspects of integrating health care delivery around specific categories of disease. It provides an opportunity to evaluate BWH's approach to integration along all of these dimensions and to identify the nature of the tradeoffs that hospitals--specifically, academic medical centers--face as they attempt to create disease-specific models of integrated care. Finally, students have the opportunity to evaluate the degree to which integrated models of care can be developed within academic medical centers.
The Brigham and Women's Hospital Innovation Hub: Driving Internal Innovation
by Ariel D. Stern Robert S. HuckmanCase
Brigham and Women's Hospital: Shapiro Cardiovascular Center
by Jeremy L. Friese Michael E. Porter Robert S. HuckmanConsiders the situation facing Gary Gottlieb, president of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), prior to the opening of BWH's integrated cardiovascular center. This case allows students to develop an appreciation of the strategic, financial, organizational, clinical, and physical aspects of integrating health care delivery around specific categories of disease. It provides an opportunity to evaluate BWH's approach to integration along all of these dimensions and to identify the nature of the tradeoffs that hospitals--specifically, academic medical centers--face as they attempt to create disease-specific models of integrated care. Finally, students have the opportunity to evaluate the degree to which integrated models of care can be developed within academic medical centers.
Brigham & Women's Hospital: Using Patient Reported Outcomes to Improve Breast Cancer Care
by Navraj S. Nagra Robert S. Kaplan Syed S. ShehabDr. Andrea Pusic, breast cancer reconstruction surgeon, wants to extend outcomes measurement beyond traditional surgical metrics of infections, complications, and survival rates. The case describes her development of a new mobile phone app, which collects patients' responses to questions about their post-surgical outcomes and experiences using BREAST-Q, a statistically-validated patient-reported outcomes survey instrument she helped develop. The app provides patients with immediate feedback about their progress, and access to resources customized to their recovery needs. Dr. Pusic also leads a time-driven activity-based costing study to measure the cost of treating patients for all disease stages and across all stages of care and treatment modalities, including psychosocial oncology and physical therapy services. The case describes several care decisions based on the new information on patient outcomes and preferences, and the costs of care. The case ends with Dr. Pusic deciding whether to undertake a project that would adapt the new app for community cancer care centers, which have limited resources, more diverse patient populations, and worse outcome than urban academic medical centers.
Brigham Young: American Moses
by Leonard J. ArringtonBrigham Young comes to life in this superlative biography that presents him as a Mormon leader, a business genius, a family man, a political organizer, and a pioneer of the West. Drawing on a vast range of sources, including documents, personal diaries, and private correspondence, Leonard J. Arrington brings Young to life as a towering yet fully human figure, the remarkable captain of his people and his church for thirty years, who combined piety and the pursuit of power to leave an indelible stamp on Mormon society and the culture of the Western frontier. From polygamy to the Mountain Meadows Massacre to the attempted preservation of Young's Great Basin Kingdom, we are given a fresh understanding of the controversies that plagued Young in his contentious relations with the federal government. Brigham Young draws its subject out of the marginal place in history to which the conventional wisdom has assigned him, and sets him squarely in the American mainstream, a figure of abiding influence in our society to this day.
Brigham Young: A Concise Biography of the Mormon Moses
by Ed BreslinHe was a carpenter. A visionary. A governor. A prophet. A pioneer. A preacher. A businessman. A temple-builder. <P><P>Brigham Young loomed large in a tumultuous time. He helped found the state of Utah in the era of American Manifest Destiny. He rallied thousands around Mormonism, a new faith with powerful detractors who tried to stamp it out in the towns and villages where its communities sprang up. With barely a dozen days of formal education under his belt, he left a legacy of writings, letters and sermons that continue to enrich the study of the Mormon Church and the era of American Western expansion. <P><P>In Brigham Young, Ed Breslin distills Young's larger-than-life story into a concise, readable biography that focuses on his most critical moments and achievements. Unlike other biographies, Breslin's account neither whitewashes nor sensationalizes Brigham Young's controversial life. Brigham Young is the perfect primer on Young's vast and complicated legacy.
Brigham Young: Sovereign in America (Routledge Historical Americans)
by David Vaughn MasonBrigham Young was one of the most influential—and controversial—Mormon leaders in American history. An early follower of the new religion, he led the cross-continental migration of the Mormon people from Illinois to Utah, where he built a vast religious empire that was both revolutionary and authoritarian, radically different from yet informed by the existing culture of the U.S. With his powerful personality and sometimes paradoxical convictions, Young left an enduring stamp on both his church and the region, and his legacy remains active today. In a lively, concise narrative bolstered by primary documents, and supplemented by a robust companion website, David Mason tells the dynamic story of Brigham Young, and in the process, illuminates the history of the LDS Church, religion in America, and the development of the American west. This book will be a vital resource for anyone seeking to understand the complex, uniquely American origins of a church that now counts over 15 million members worldwide.
Brigham Young: Pioneer and Mormon Leader (Legendary Heroes of the Wild West)
by William R. Sanford Carl R. GreenBrings the action of the frontier days to life for the reluctant reader. -- Recounts the adventures of the explorers, pioneers, and settlers of the West.
Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet
by John G. TurnerBrigham Young was a rough-hewn craftsman from New York whose impoverished and obscure life was electrified by the Mormon faith. He trudged around the United States and England to gain converts for Mormonism, spoke in spiritual tongues, married more than fifty women, and eventually transformed a barren desert into his vision of the Kingdom of God. While previous accounts of his life have been distorted by hagiography or polemical exposé, John Turner provides a fully realized portrait of a colossal figure in American religion, politics, and westward expansion. After the 1844 murder of Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Young gathered those Latter-day Saints who would follow him and led them over the Rocky Mountains. In Utah, he styled himself after the patriarchs, judges, and prophets of ancient Israel. As charismatic as he was autocratic, he was viewed by his followers as an indispensable protector and by his opponents as a theocratic, treasonous heretic. Under his fiery tutelage, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints defended plural marriage, restricted the place of African Americans within the church, fought the U. S. Army in 1857, and obstructed federal efforts to prosecute perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. At the same time, Young’s tenacity and faith brought tens of thousands of Mormons to the American West, imbued their everyday lives with sacred purpose, and sustained his church against adversity. Turner reveals the complexity of this spiritual prophet, whose commitment made a deep imprint on his church and the American Mountain West.