Product Description: An important review on abdominal wall reconstruction for the general surgeon! Topics will include preoperative optimization of a ventral hernia patient, prevention of incisional hernias, laparoscopic ventral hernia repair, open ventral hernia repair, atypical hernias, epigastric and umbilical hernias, parastomal hernia repair, flap reconstruction, synthetic mesh, clinical outcomes of biologic mesh, pediatric hernias, takedown of enterocutaneous fistula, a review of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia, and more...read more

Whimsical illustrations and nostalgic text combine to relate the adventures of a family and their very excited dog on a Sunday drive to the country.

Written entirely in e-mails, this is the story of Chase Riley and his parents when they move from the city to the country. Lonely and fed-up, Chase relieves his feeling through witty, disgruntled e-mails to friends back home, but will he ever overcome his sense of isolation and make friends?

A young Jew struggles over accepting the gift of a wooden angel from a Christian woodcarver