Social services and welfare, criminology

A searing, unflinching and deeply moving account of Marya Hornbacher's personal experience of living with bipolar disorder.

The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle's Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes' arch-rival.

A study of the moral state of the nation - the acid test of this being how we treat the weakest among us.

International adoptions have decreased dramatically in the last decade, despite robust evidence of the tremendous benefits that early placement in adoptive families can confer upon children who are not able to remain with birth families.

Damian longs for home, but one man stands in his way .

Con men, swindlers, snake-oil salesmen, carpetbaggers, and plain everyday liars and cheats - these names and the scoundrels behind them have been around for hundreds of years, though their dodges and deceptions have been refined with the passage of time.

The 32nd fostering memoir from international bestseller Cathy GlassStruggling to cope with three young children, Janie turns to experienced foster carer Cathy Glass.

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______________________The hilarious, outrageously witty, and surprisingly touching memoir about growing up in India and coming of age in sixties London, by the author of Diplomatic Baggage______________________'Charming' - The Times'Magical and stylish' - Daily Mail'Wherever in the world she is writing from, her warmth and her sharp observations won't fail to delight' - Financial Times______________________Brigid Keenan was never destined to lead a normal life.

Theatre and Prison investigates how theatre-makers stage critical questions about the use of prison in society.

Short-listed for the 2008 Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Non-Fiction Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto's Don Jail on December 11, 1962.

The new fostering memoir from the Sunday Times bestselling author Casey WatsonSix-year-old Amelie lives with her mother, Kelly, who suffers from bipolar disorder.

A beautifully illustrated history of Britain's most revered and valued institution: the NHS.

Groomed and procured by a woman, raped by several men and labelled 'one of the most abused girl in Rotherham', now Elizabeth Harper is fighting for answers as to why so many people paid to protect our children simply turned a blind eye.

Through the inspirational, wise, and informative stories of the residents, either in their own words or based on interviews, and environmental photographs of each, this book focuses on various residents of long-term care facilities and especially on the positive facets of their life, their thoughts, and their feelings.

'Raw, intense and absorbing.

A family with a dark secret.

From the Sunday Times Bestselling author Dr Amanda BrownRevisit the wold of The Prison Doctor, as she describes stories of her time spent with foreign national prisoners.

And here I am.

Smuggling was rife in Britain between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and since then smugglers have come often to be romanticised as cheeky rogues as highwaymen of the coasts and Robin Hood figures.

Lara was seven when her birth mother died from a drug overdose.

The teenage years.

*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023**Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers' Association Awards 2023*The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road's murderer to justice.

A beautifully illustrated history of Britain's most revered and valued institution: the NHS.

Across Canada peace officers put their lives on the line every day.

Smuggling was rife in Britain between the seventeenth and mid-nineteenth centuries, and since then smugglers have come often to be romanticised as cheeky rogues as highwaymen of the coasts and Robin Hood figures.

The sixth thriller in the Makana series called "e;excellent"e; by Marilyn Stasio in the New York Times Book Review.

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLERAs seen on This MorningBack in the day, I was Governor of Security and Operations for HMP Wormwood Scrubs.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

More complex and imposing than any other vehicle in the British emergency services, the fire engine has a long and interesting history.

A shocking true story that reveals how one woman was tormented to the very depths of despair by her husband through coercive control and continual physical and sexual abuse.

Unlike books focusing on a single crisis topic, Crisis helps recognize common signs of endangerment across a range of life challenges by showing the interconnections between various harmful events.

The teenage years.

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In the world of organized crime, the bosses grab the headlines.

Michael Plante, a low-level Hells Angels dog's body in Vancouver, is arrested for extortion in 2003.

Autobiography of the world-famous, and much-loved, actress.

Als einer der besten Kenner des brasilianischen Fußballs hat Thomas Kistner zur anstehenden Fußball-WM seinen Bestseller »FIFA-Mafia« überarbeitet und die mafiösen Strukturen dort recherchiert.

Der True-Crime-Bestseller von Michael Tsokos in einer Taschenbuch-Neuausgabe!

¿Qué relaciones se establecen cuando alguien dedica su vida a cuidar a otra persona?

Mafia im 21.

Der Verfassungsschutz steckt in einer tiefen Vertrauenskrise.

Regina Stürickow führt den Leser auf einem reizvollen kriminalhistorischen Streifzug rund um Alexanderplatz, Scheunenviertel, Bülowbogen und Kurfürstendamm zu Orten des Verbrechens.

Bei Feuerwehreinsätzen kommt es immer wieder zu Missverständnissen in der Kommunikation.

Tödliche Rätsel: Ein Rechtsmediziner deckt auf, was andere verbergen wollenRechtsmedizin im Dienst der Verbrechensaufklärung: Forensik-Spezialist Professor Michael Tsokos, Deutschlands bekanntester Rechtsmediziner hilft, spektakuläre Kriminalfälle aufzuklären – am Tatort, auf dem Obduktions-Tisch, im Labor und vor Gericht.

Ein hochspannender Blick auf spektakuläre Kriminalfälle – Peter Jamin beschäftigt sich seit 25 Jahren mit Vermisstenfällen und hat die eindrücklichsten Schicksale und dramatischsten Geschichten zusammengetragen.

Michael Schmieder leitet das Heim Sonnweid, das als eine der besten Pflegeeinrichtungen für Demenzkranke weltweit gilt.

A smartphone is a portable device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit.