The Profession of Violence (Pearson John)(Paperback)

The Profession of Violence (Pearson John)(Paperback)

The classic, bestselling account of the infamous Kray twins, now a major film, starring Tom Hardy.Reggie and Ronnie Kray ruled London's gangland during the 60s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. Building an empire of organised crime that has never been matched, the brothers

Scenes of Moderate Violence (Moynes John)(Paperback / softback)

One Of The Family (Pearson John)(Paperback / softback)

When the Englishman learned that someone was asking about him, he introduced himself to Pearson, who persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary than that of the Krays. Because the Englishman is the only man of non-Italian blood to be admitted to the heart of the

Pieces of Eight, 4 (Goble Steve)(Paperback)

1723--Spider John is almost home, free of the horrors of the pirate life, free of the violence, free of the death. The wife and baby he left behind almost a decade ago are almost within reach. But then a murder aboard Minuet uncovers a deeper conspiracy, and soon Spider and his

Gamblers (Pearson John)(Paperback / softback)

Follows the fortunes of five men at the centre of the ultra-fashionable Clermont Set: the Clermont Club's eccentric founder John Aspinall; Dominic Elwes, who was to betray the Set's code of silence; the socialite owner of Annabel's, Mark Birley; the womanising, multi millionaire James Goldsmith;

Digital Signal Processing: Pearson New International Edition - John G. Proakis, Dimitris K. Manolakis

A significant revision of a best-selling text for the introductory digital signal processing course.This book presents the fundamentals of discrete-time signals, systems, and modern digital processing and applications for students in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer

Translation as a Profession (Gouadec Daniel (University of Rennes))(Paperback / softback)

Provides an analysis of the translating profession and the translation industry. This book starts with a presentation of the diversity of translations and an overview of the translation-localisation process. It also describes the translation profession and the translators'

Grass Arena - An Autobiography (Healy John)(Paperback / softback)

John Healy, the son of poor Irish immigrants in London, grows up hardened by violence and soon finds himself overwhelmed by alcoholism. He ends up in the grass arena: the parks and streets of the inner city, where beggars, thieves, prostitutes and killers fight for survival and each day brings the

Marley and Me, Level 2, Pearson English Readers (Pearson Education)(Paperback)

Korean edition of Marley & Me by John

A History of the the Tudors in 100 Objects (Matusiak John)(Paperback)

THIS seminal period of British history is a far-off world in which poverty, violence and superstition went hand-in-hand with opulence, religious virtue and a thriving cultural landscape, at once familiar and alien to the modern reader. John Matusiak sets out to shed new light on the lives and times

The Logic of Violence in Civil War (Kalyvas Stathis)(Paperback)

By analytically decoupling war and violence, this book explores the causes and dynamics of violence in civil war. Against the prevailing view that such violence is an instance of impenetrable madness, the book demonstrates that there is logic to it and that it has much less to do with collective

The Spaces of Violence (Giles James)(Paperback)

Probes the interrelationship of violence and space in ten contemporary American novels In The Spaces of Violence, James R. Giles examines ten contemporary American novels for the unique ways in which they explore violence and space as interrelated phenomena. These texts are Russell Banks's

On Violence (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

Political theorist, philosopher, and feminist thinker Hannah Arendt's On Violence is an analysis of the nature, causes, and significance of violence in the second half of the twentieth century. The public revulsion against violence and nonviolent philosophies continues to diminish in the

Mystery, Violence, and Popular Culture (Cawelti John G.)(Paperback)

For two years, Philip Gambone traveled the length and breadth of the United States, talking candidly with LGBTQ people about their lives. In addition to interviews from David Sedaris, George Takei, Barney Frank, and Tammy Baldwin, Travels in a Gay Nation brings us lesser-known voices a retired

Called to Account: Financial Frauds That Shaped the Accounting Profession (Clikeman Paul M.)(Paperback)

Called to Account traces the evolution of the global public accounting profession through a series of scandals leading to voluntary or mandated reforms. Ever entertaining and educational, the book describes 16 of the most audacious accounting frauds of the last 80 years, and identifies the

Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment (Douglas Kevin S.)(Paperback)

The Handbook of Violence Risk Assessment, Second Edition, builds on the first edition's comprehensive discussion of violence risk assessment instruments with an update of research on established tools and the addition of new chapters devoted to recently developed risk assessment tools. Featuring

Supervision in the Legal Profession (McNamara Michael John)(Pevná vazba)

1. Supervision: Linking Legal Education and Legal Practice.- 2. Supervision Dimensions of the Legal Profession Regulatory Framework.- 3. The Legal Practice Environment: Constraining Supervision.- 4. Supervision in Clinical Legal Education.- 5. Professional Supervision in Other Disciplines: Lessons

Quiet Acts of Violence (Staincliffe Cath)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the Scott and Bailey series, Quiet Acts of Violence is a novel about family and betrayal, injustice and poverty, the ties that bind and those that break

The Aesthetics of Violence: Art, Fiction, Drama and Film (Appelbaum Robert)(Paperback)

Offering an ambitious study of the aesthetics of violence across art, literature, film and theatre, this volume brings together traditional German aesthetic and social theory with the modern problem of violence in art. Written in an engaging style, the book includes examples ranging from Homer and

Violence of Mind: Training and Preparation for Extreme Violence (Freeborn Varg)(Paperback)

A book covering the topic of self-defense from a shocking, first-hand perspective. The subjects of criminal violence, self-defense, lethal force, mindset, firearms training and concealment have never been introduced so comprehensively in one place. Having successfully sold world-wide in its

Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor (Nixon Rob)(Paperback)

The violence wrought by climate change, toxic drift, deforestation, oil spills, and the environmental aftermath of war takes place gradually and often invisibly. Using the innovative concept of 'slow violence' to describe these threats, Rob Nixon focuses on the inattention we have paid to the

Birth without Violence (Leboyer Frederick)(Paperback / softback)

Birth without Violence revolutionised the way we perceive the process of birth, urging us to consider birth from the infant's point of view. This Pinter & Martin edition is the definitive edition, published exactly how the author intended

Teaching, the Joy of Profession: An Invitation to Enhance Your (Waldorf) Interest (Wiechert Christof)(Paperback)

To be a teacher and to teach children and youngsters remains a wonderful profession. It never becomes dull or boring, but it is also a professional life under pressure. Teaching involves a myriad of demands, daily professionalism, and demands sound results, while also requiring attention to the

Level 2: The Ghost of Genny Castle (Escott John)(Paperback / softback)

Original / British EnglishClaire is staying with her aunt Min. There is an old castle with a black tower in the village. It has a dangerous secret – accidents happen there, animals and people die. One day, Claire goes to the castle. She wants to know its secret