The Mismeasure of Crime (Mosher Clayton)(Paperback)

The Mismeasure of Crime (Mosher Clayton)(Paperback)

Filled with real world examples derived from media reports on crime trends and other sources, this fully updated Second Edition analyzes the specific errors that can occur in the three most common methods used to report crime--official crime data, self report, and victimization studies. For each

The Mismeasure of Man (Gould Stephen Jay)(Paperback)

When published in 1981, The Mismeasure of Man was immediately hailed as a masterwork, the ringing answer to those who would classify people, rank them according to their supposed genetic gifts and limits. And yet the idea of innate limits--of biology as destiny--dies hard, as witness the attention

The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language (Valli Clayton)(Paperback)

Created by an unparalleled board of experts led by renowned ASL linguist and poet Clayton Valli, The Gallaudet Dictionary of American Sign Language contains over 3,000 illustrations. Each sign illustration, including depictions of fingerspelling when appropriate, incorporates a complete list of

Personhood, Illness, and Death in America's Multifaith Neighborhoods: A Practical Guide (Mosher Lucinda)(Paperback)

In this interfaith book Lucinda Mosher investigates different understandings of destiny, loss, death, and remembrance in America's many religions. Using stories and interviews with a variety of religious adherents and health professionals, the book wrestles with questions such as: how can our

The Redhead Revealed (Clayton Alice)(Paperback)

A Crime in Holland (Simenon Georges)(Paperback)

'The matchless French crime novelist' -- Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker'One of the greatest writers of the twentieth century . . . Simenon was unequaled at making us look inside, though the ability was masked by his brilliance at absorbing us obsessively in his stories.' --The Guardian Georges

The Killing Choice (Shindler Will)(Paperback)

Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, one of The Times Best Crime Novels of 2021, The Sunday Times Crime Club Book of the Week and one of the Observers thrillers of the month. 'Riveting . . . Shindler's second novel displays an acute understanding of family dynamics, easily fulfilling the promise

Whiteout - Dhonielle Claytonová

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of interwoven narratives, Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance-by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout!As the city grinds to a

Vanishing Point (Wentworth Patricia)(Paperback / softback)

On of the mistresses of crime, Patricia Wentworth, returns with a crime novel set in the middle of

The Scene of the Crime (Brubaker Ed)(Paperback)

Back in print as a first-ever trade paperback comes a lost crime noir masterpiece. Long out of print, SCENE OF THE CRIME was the first time ED BRUBAKER and MICHAEL LARK worked together―before their acclaimed runs on Daredevil and Gotham Central―and was inked by SEAN PHILLIPS, who also designed

The Crime of Aggression Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (McDougall Carrie)(Paperback)

Provides a comprehensively updated guide to the crime of aggression. The author's intimate involvement in the crime's negotiations, combined with extensive scholarly reflection, make this book essential for academics and practitioners interested in the crime of aggression, the prohibition of the

Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books(Paperback / softback)

This book tells the story of crime fiction published during the first half of the twentieth century. The diversity of this much-loved genre is breathtaking, and so much greater than many critics have

Forensics - The Anatomy of Crime (McDermid Val)(Paperback / softback)

Bestselling crime writer Val McDermid picks up the scalpel to uncover the secrets of forensic medicine, from the crime scene to the

The Godfather of British Crime (Foreman Freddie)(Paperback)

Crime Beat - True Crime Reports Of Cops And Killers (Connelly Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A definitive collection of true crime stories and reportage from the No. 1 bestselling crime

The Complete Crime Stories (Cain James M.)(Paperback)

Seventeen gripping tales from one of the toughest authors in the history of crime fiction They call him Lucky-but he has never had a lucky day in his life. A nineteen-year-old hobo just starting to ride the rails, he is hiding in the coal car when the railroad detective comes through. They get into

The Cultural Study of Music: A Critical Introduction (Clayton Martin)(Paperback)

A Critical Introduction. What is the relationship between music and culture? The first edition of this text explored this question with groundbreaking rigor and breadth. Now the second edition refines that original analysis while examining the ways the field has developed in the years since the

Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900 (Emsley Clive)(Paperback)

Ranging from the middle of the eighteenth through to the end of the nineteenth century, Crime and Society in England, 1750-1900 explores the developments in policing, the courts and the penal system as England became increasingly industrialised and urbanised. Through a consideration of the

Under the Cover: The Creation, Production, and Reception of a Novel (Childress Clayton)(Paperback)

Under the Cover follows the life trajectory of a single work of fiction from its initial inspiration to its reception by reviewers and readers. The subject is Jarrettsville, a historical novel by Cornelia Nixon, which was published in 2009 and based on an actual murder committed by an ancestor of

The House of Lamentations (MacLean S. G.)(Paperback)

'One of the best historical crime series out there' Crime Review 'Could challenge CJ Sansom for dominion' Sunday TimesSummer, 1658, and the Republic may finally be safe: the combined Stuart and Spanish forces have been heavily defeated by the English and French armies on the coast of Flanders, and

Capital Crimes - London Mysteries(Paperback / softback)

Capital Crimes is an eclectic collection of London-based crime stories, blending the familiar with the unexpected in a way that reflects the personality of the city. Alongside classics by Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley and Thomas Burke are excellent and unusual stories by authors who are far

The Ride of My Life: Memoirs of a Sporting Editor (Clayton Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Michael Clayton has enjoyed a fascinating career as a professional journalist on Fleet Street - but the highlight of his career was his work as a editor and journalist in the field of horses, and with hunting horses in particular. This is his autobiography in horses: his boyhood work in local

Accordion Crimes (Proulx Annie)(Paperback / softback)

The third novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News', 'Accordion Crimes' spans generations, continents and a century and confirms the hallucinatory power of Proulx's

A World History of War Crimes: From Antiquity to the Present (Bryant Michael S.)(Paperback)

The greatly expanded and enhanced 2nd edition of A World History of War Crimes provides an authoritative and accessible introduction to the global history of war crimes and the laws of war. Tracing human efforts to limit warfare, from codes of war in antiquity designed to maintain a religiously