This book offers a comparative exploration of how journalists across different newsrooms around the world access and interpret statistics when producing stories related to crime.
A notable and tragic case of the struggle between legal and social justice Reelfoot Lake has been a hunting and fishing paradise from the time of its creation in 1812, when the New Madrid earthquake caused the Mississippi River to flow backward into low-lying lands.
Starting in the Gobi desert in winter, adventurer Rob Lilwall sets out on an extraordinary six-month journey, walking almost 5000 kilometres across China.
Two aristocratic brothers executed for forgery in 1776; a young woman who spurned the advances of a one-legged admirer, battered to death in her Camden Town home in 1926; a pornographer shot dead by the Krays in 1966 for having 'too much lip' .
Glaubensübergreifend herrschen Eltern seit Jahrtausenden über ihre Kinder, demütigen sie, verletzen und verstümmeln sie, beuten sie aus und halten sie wie Sklaven.
MoreFrontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West.
Auf der Jagd nach GerechtigkeitVon den sensationshungrigen Polizei-Gazetten viktorianischer Gassen bis hin zum modernen Podcast-Storytelling: True Crime ist heute Ausdruck morbider Popkultur.
This ethnographic research project examines the generation of post-tariqa Tasavvuf (Sufism: a spiritual practice and philosophy recognised as the inner dimension of Islam) in a variety of private, semi-public, public, secular and sacred urban spaces in present-day Turkey.
Tasked with destroying as many British merchant ships as possible, German aristocrat Felix von Luckner and his ship the Seeadler succeeded in spectacular fashion.
A broadly interdisciplinary work, this handbook discusses the best and most enduring literature related to the major topics and themes of World War II.
Vietnam's Year of the Rat explores the lunar New Year 1960 and the dynamic relationship between two competing groups vying for control in the Republic of Vietnam.
The fast and easy way to score your best on the Firefighter Exam In addition to physical tests of strength, agility, and coordination, firefighters must also pass a difficult written test that requires serious preparation to fare well, and many applicants fail to succeed.
Woods Cop: True Stories of the Maine Warden Service is a collection of 21 stories from twoformer colonels, two lieutenants, two sergeants, four district wardens, a warden pilot, and onecurrently active duty corporal.
Discover over 1,200 species of animals and plants found in the coastal regions of Britain and make the most of your surroundings, whether you are on a holiday browse or serious quest.
In February 2013 the news of successful model Reeva Steenkamp's fatal shooting by her boyfriend and global sporting star Oscar Pistorius stunned the world.
The first couple to climb the world's seven summits tells their remarkable story of adventure, love and courage in the face of overwhelming challenges.
'Raw, unflinching, incredibly brave' - BBC Woman's Hour'Visceral and gripping' Amy Liptrot, author of The OutrunComing Clean is a searingly honest memoir of loving an alcoholic both through the heaviest drinking years and into recovery.
Große Polizeilagen, komplexe Einsatzlagen oder lebensbedrohliche Einsatzlagen: Solche Gewaltereignisse haben eine besondere Dynamik und sind keineswegs Routineeinsätze.
From the detective who helped catch the Golden State Killer, a memoir about investigating America's toughest cold cases, and the rewards - and toll - of a life spent solving crime.
This book extends Alfred Schutz's "e;On Multiple Realities"e; by describing the provinces of meaning of play, music, religious ritual, and African-American folkloric humor.
