The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death (Bateson John)(Paperback)

The Education of a Coroner: Lessons in Investigating Death (Bateson John)(Paperback)

An 'entertaining' (Booklist) account of the mysterious, hair-raising, and heartbreaking cases handled by the coroner of Marin County, California throughout his four decades on the job--from high-profile deaths and serial killers to inmate murders and Golden Gate Bridge suicides.Marin County,

Messenger of Truth - Maisie Dobbs Mystery 4 (Winspear Jacqueline)(Paperback / softback)

Charming sleuth Maisie Dobbs returns in her fourth mystery, investigating a mysterious death in the art world of 1930s

Secret Mischief (Blake Robin)(Pevná vazba)

The discovery of a body in a pigsty, shot to death, leads Coroner Titus Cragg and Dr Luke Fidelis into a complex and baffling murder investigation. April, 1746. When County Coroner Titus Cragg is called to examine a body found shot to death at a local farm, he finds himself drawn into a bizarre

Death in White Pyjamas - & Death Knows No Calendar (Bude John)(Paperback / softback)

Two mysteries of the kind John Bude does best, with well-drawn and authentic period settings and a satisfying whodunit structure, following the traditional rules and style of the Golden Age of the

How to Survive - Lessons for Everyday Life from the Extreme World (Hudson John)(Paperback / softback)

'When it comes to survival and getting out of trouble, listen to this man. John is the real deal.' Levison Wood What is the connection between crawling through a jungle and your ‘to do' list? What can ejecting out of a stealth bomber teach you about the importance of thinking the worst? What can

Lessons from Good Language Teachers (Griffiths Carol)(Paperback)

Combining theory and research in teacher education, this volume explores the personal features of good language teachers, across more than twenty topics and themes. The book is written in an accessible style, ideal for busy teachers and those studying and teaching education, and supports all stages

The Coroner (Hall Matthew)(Paperback)

Now a major television series on All4 and CBC, The Coroner is the first gripping installment in Matthew Hall's twice CWA Gold Dagger nominated Coroner Jenny Cooper series. Death is her living . . . When lawyer Jenny Cooper is appointed Severn Vale District Coroner, she's hoping for a quiet life and

Animal Behavior (Byers John)(Paperback)

Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to animal behavior Investigating a whole host of species from around the globe, the first short and affordable introduction to this growing field of study 'Byers ultimately makes the reader

In The Pleasure Groove - Love, Death and Duran Duran (Taylor John)(Paperback / softback)

The frank, funny and intimate autobiography of Duran Duran's legendary bassist, John

Life, Death and Cellos (Rogers Isabel)(Paperback / softback)

In a tale marrying the insight of Sue Townsend with the farcical humour of John O'Farrell, a priceless cello is abducted, a conductor is stranded on the wrong side of the Atlantic, and Erin the cellist stumbles (eventually) on her true calling in

Some Thoughts Concerning Education and of the Conduct of the Understanding (Locke John)(Paperback / softback)

Teaching in the Now: John Dewey on the Educational Present (Frank Jeff)(Paperback)

John Dewey's Experience and Education is an important book, but first-time readers of Dewey's philosophy can find it challenging and not meaningfully related to the contemporary landscape of education. Jeff Frank's Teaching in the Now aims to reanimate Dewey's text-for first-time readers and anyone

The Essential Dewey, Volume 1: Pragmatism, Education, Democracy (Hickman Larry A.)(Paperback)

In addition to being one of the greatest technical philosophers of the twentieth century, John Dewey (1859-1952) was an educational innovator, a Progressive Era reformer, and one of America's last great public intellectuals. Dewey's insights into the problems of public education, immigration, the

Little White Death (Lawton John (Author))(Paperback / softback)

The third book in John Lawton's Inspector Troy series, selected by Time magazine as one of 'Six Detective Series to Savour' alongside Michael Connelly and Donna

The School and Society & the Child and the Curriculum (Dewey John)(Paperback)

One of the most influential forces in the shaping of American education, the famed philosopher and psychologist John Dewey (1859-1952) believed in viewing the education of the child in the light of the principles of mental activity and processes of growth made know by modern psychology. As the

Massacre - The Life and Death of the Paris Commune of 1871 (Merriman John M.)(Paperback / softback)

The Book of Lost Things (Connolly John)(Paperback)

High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his mother, with only the books on his shelf for company. But those books have begun to whisper to him in the darkness. Angry and alone, he takes refuge in his imagination and soon finds that reality and fantasy have begun to

Edgar Cayce and the Secret of the Golden Flower (Van Auken John)(Paperback)

Edgar Cayce's spiritual concepts and methods complement the lessons in the classical Chinese book, The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life. Both teach that we may be personalities In material bodies surrounded by a world of activity and relationships,but we are also celestial

The Knife Fighting of Cold Steel (McBroom Chad)(Paperback)

This book reprints the knife fighting lessons presented by John Styers in his book Cold Steel with original commentary on the material from four current day knife

Borderless Higher Education for Refugees: Lessons from the Dadaab Refugee Camps (Giles Wenona)(Paperback)

Higher education is increasingly recognized as crucial for the livelihoods of refugees and displaced populations caught in emergencies and protracted crises, to enable them to engage in contemporary, knowledge-based, global society. This book tells the story of the Borderless Higher Education for

Experience and Education (Dewey John)(Paperback)

Experience and Education is the best concise statement on education ever published by John Dewey, the man acknowledged to be the pre-eminent educational theorist of the twentieth century. Written more than two decades after Democracy and Education (Dewey's most comprehensive statement of his

Steps to an Ecology of Mind (Bateson Gregory)(Paperback)

Gregory Bateson was a philosopher, anthropologist, photographer, naturalist, and poet, as well as the husband and collaborator of Margaret Mead. With a new foreword by his daughter Mary Katherine Bateson, this classic anthology of his major work will continue to delight and inform generations of

Death and the Chevalier (Blake Robin)(Paperback)

As the Young Pretender and his Jacobite army approach, Coroner Titus Cragg must solve a brutal murder ― and prevent himself from being executed for the crime.November 1745. Preston, Lancashire. Rumors abound that Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, has landed in Scotland, intent on

A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers (Dent John)(Paperback)

Highly regarded in the field of medical education, A Practical Guide for Medical Teachers provides accessible, highly readable, and practical information for those involved in basic science and clinical medicine teaching. The fully updated 6th Edition offers valuable insights into today's medical