First Spear: Rudimenta preludes Julius Caesar’s Commentaries by focusing on the regular soldiers serving Rome in Spain and Late Republic Italy. Heavily researched on actual historical events, Rudimenta targets fans of historical fiction and romance. 63 BCE: Gaius Crastinus, Titus Pullo, Lucius Vorenus, Publius Bacculus, all of whom eventually follow Caesar into Gaul, are recruited in Baetica, Spain, where four thousand tiros must be trained by too few centurions. Centurion Marcus Petronius has decades of experience in fighting, but Tribune Lucius Cotta has ideas of his own, putting the two at odds during weeks of brutal training where recruit Crastinus emerges as a trusted leader and the first to be promoted. Meanwhile, provincial Quaestor Julius Caesar has military aspirations of his own, but little training or experience. While he and his comrades complete their training, Crastinus must also watch over Caesar. Dispatched to Cadiz, Crastinus thwarts a street robbery, rescuing Cornelius Balbus and his beautiful daughter, with whom he falls hopelessly in love. The Senate suddenly orders VIII Legion to Italy, where a disgruntled Senator Lucius Catiline plots rebellion against the Republic. Can VIII Legion survive crossing a grueling Spanish desert and treacherous winter Mediterranean to preserve a republic they’ve never seen?

A tournament brings knights a chance for glory, but even the boldest knight must beware a knife to the back. Sir Gareth Arban hopes for victory in his lord's tournament, winning renown and glory. But when Gareth realizes that someone has fixed the tournament, he will need more than strength to prevail...

Case Acceptance in the Modern Dental Practice focuses on that very issue and clearly outlines a number of scenarios to help you break down barriers through effectively communicating the value of dentistry with each patient. Each individual that sits in your chair will require a unique style of communication, and this is predicated on far more than the patient's personality. You have to know your patient and the many factors involved that may make a successful interaction harder to achieve. The findings and insights in this book - based on Dr. Frank Spear's real-world experience and Adam McWethy's extensive patient-focused research - will become your key to better understanding your patients in your mission to unlock greater case acceptance, improve practice growth and increase profitability.