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Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

By: Michael Cowton,Mike Cowton

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Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

By: Michael Cowton,Mike Cowton

The 1970s saw some of the worst mass killings and murders in recent history. Fanatical cult leader Jim Jones was responsible for the deaths of hundreds, while serial killers Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy each had dozens of victims. The chilling crimes of murderers including the Yorkshire Ripper – Peter Sutcliffe – and the Hillside Strangler stunned the world when the details were made public. In Murders That Shook the World – 1970s, author Stuart Qualtrough investigates the decade’s worst murders and murderers.

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Banovallum

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1911658735

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9781911658733

John Burton-Race

The Man, the Magic & the Mayhem

By: Micheal Cowton,Mike Cowton

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John Burton-Race

The Man, the Magic & the Mayhem

By: Micheal Cowton,Mike Cowton

A prodigious talent stalked by controversy, celebrity chef John Burton-Race has always lived life on the edge, and remains nothing if not pragmatic. “I wear people down. I’m a bit of a basket case.” Born in Singapore in 1957 to a British diplomat father, Burton-Race helped the family chef while being exposed to global tastes and flavors that still influence his style of cooking. He worked under renowned chef Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons and when Blanc opened Le Petit Blanc in Oxford, he turned to Burton-Race to head the kitchen. Here the young, aspiring chef would win his first Michelin star. Three years later he opened his own restaurant, L’Ortolan in Berkshire. Awarded two Michelin stars, the achievement was repeated in 2000 at John Burton-Race Restaurant at London’s Landmark Hotel. Television viewers, however, bore witness to his mercurial nature in the fly-on-the-wall series French Leave and Return of the Chef, and an appearance on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here ended in disaster when his second wife closed his Devon restaurant while he was in the Australian bush. Possessed of an innate talent for self destruction, John Burton-Race is still driven, still complex, still controversial, still living life at 100 miles an hour. This is his story.

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283

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Banovallum

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1911658743

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9781911658740

Battlefield Afghanistan

By: Mike Ryan

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Battlefield Afghanistan

By: Mike Ryan

From interviews with his numerous contacts among the coalition forces stationed in Afghanistan, Mike Ryan has done what journalists have so far been unable to do. Battlefield Afghanistan is the first thorough-going account of the war in the former Taliban state: not the politics behind the conflict, but the actual situation for the men on the ground. Far from simply 'keeping the peace,' coalition forces in Afghanistan are currently involved in full-scale warfare with both al-Qaeda militants and the forces of the resurgent Taliban. Battlefield Afghanistan tells the real, inside story of the men under fire, based upon first-hand evidence from members of 3 Para, 16 Air Assault Brigade, the Royal Marines and the Special Forces community, together with the views and experiences of the US and French troops. As their accounts indicate, the hostilities faced have proved to be far greater than was anticipated, and the situation in Afghanistan far more serious than the politicians would like the public to realise.

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219

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The History Press

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0750980591

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9780750980593

Frontline Afghanistan

The Devil's Playground

By: Mike Ryan

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Frontline Afghanistan

The Devil's Playground

By: Mike Ryan

In the nine years since the launch of Operation Enduring Freedom, Afghanistan has rarely been out of the news. Over a thousand coalition military fatalities have been reported, and many times that number of Afghan civilians. The country is in the process of rebuilding, and yet the fighting continues. Following the success of his previous book, Battlefield Afghanistan, Mike Ryan looks at the state of this war-ravaged nation as Barack Obama finally decides to escalate America's military presence. He considers the current role of coalition troops and the progress being made, or not being made – more than 100 British troops died in Afghanistan in 2009, the highest death toll for any year since the mission began in October 2001 – things are getting worse, not better. The author has unrivalled access not only to commanding officers, but also to the 'boots on the ground'. With more than 200 colour photographs and analysis of the situation from those actually doing the fighting, Frontline Afghanistan may help the reader to make up his or her mind about the legitimacy of the conflict and the possible way forward.

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182

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The History Press

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0750952644

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9780750952644

Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings

Engaging families in successful rehabilitation

By: Mike Davies

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Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings

Engaging families in successful rehabilitation

By: Mike Davies

This book draws upon the author’s first-hand clinical experience as an Expert Witness in child and family legal proceedings to explore the success of psychotherapy assessments and interventions. Focusing on families who are seeking to be re-united after the removal of their children into foster care, Mike Davies discusses critical aspects of therapy which can help to identify and engage those who will benefit from additional support. Chapters combine heuristic, case studies, and narrative research methodologies, considering parents’ stories, self-identity issues and assessment criteria, to uncover an emerging framework that illuminates an innovative therapeutic approach. Divided into three parts, the book develops a comprehensive overview of and thorough investigation into therapeutic assessment during childcare legal proceedings, including explorations into crucial issues such as how and why some families are granted therapeutic intervention, as well as the level of understanding and expertise that professionals and local services can provide in these contexts. Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings will be of key reading for researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the fields of child and adolescent mental health, law, social work and psychotherapy. The book will also be of interest to social workers, expert psychologists, psychotherapists, family therapists, psychiatrists, and those specialising in public law.

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Routledge

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1317515951

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9781317515951

History of the Priory Church of Bridlington

By: Mike Thornton

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History of the Priory Church of Bridlington

By: Mike Thornton

A history of Bridlington Priory from its establishment to the dissolution. Plus an architectural description of the remaining church. With a big appendix section of original sources. Reprint of an 1836 book by Marmaduke Prickett. Some illustrations and a subscribers' list were in an 1831 version but were removed by Prickett for his 1836 book. I have reintroduced them as an addendum to the reprint of the 1836 version.

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108

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Lulu.com

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1326716700

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9781326716707

Transformative Propaganda

Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council

By: Mike Esbester

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Transformative Propaganda

Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council

By: Mike Esbester

What do seat belts, life jackets and anti-jack knife technology have in common? They were all the subjects of campaigns run by the British Safety Council since its inception in 1957. James Tye, its charismatic founder and leader for nearly 40 years, created the British Safety Council to bring about a transformation in how Great Britain viewed safety and health. In 1957, hundreds, if not thousands, of workers were killed in accidents and James marshalled every conceivable technique to save lives, including PR stunts, training, lobbying for better laws and, crucially, what he called ‘propaganda’, in the form of posters and other communication tools. In 2014, a long-lost collection of posters, papers and letters were found gathering dust in a warehouse. The British Safety Council, wanting to mark its 60-year history and its role in reducing deaths at work, decided to preserve the collection and commissioned historian Mike Esbester to trace the history of health and safety in Britain from the late 1960s through the posters and photographs of the time. Transformative Propaganda: Opening the Archives of the British Safety Council offers a fascinating and vivid insight into the social and political realities of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s through a wealth of historical documents, press cuttings, correspondence, photographs and posters. It offers a truly extraordinary window onto the evolution of health and safety within the UK and richly deserves a place on the bookshelf of every safety professional.

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178

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Routledge

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0429769067

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9780429769061

History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume II, 1867

By: Mike Thornton

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History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume II, 1867

By: Mike Thornton

This is a reprint in A4 format of Volume II of the History and Topography of Yorkshire by J. J. Sheahan and T. Whellan, a work originally published in 1856. The original was in two volumes. Volume I was about York and the Ainsty Wapentake. This is a new version of the 1867 reprint of Volume II, which was about the East Riding of Yorkshire. References to page numbers within this volume have been corrected to agree with the new size. References to Volume I quote the page numbers of a similarly sized reprinted book, also available.

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1326570420

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9781326570422

A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

By: Mike Ashley

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A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

By: Mike Ashley

Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of division and eventual union of the British Isles - even royals we think most familiar are revealed in a new and sometimes surprising light. This revised and shortened edition of The Mammoth Book of British Kings & Queens includes biographies of the royals of recorded British history, plus an overview of the semi-legendary figures of pre-history and the Dark Ages - an accessible source for students and general readers.

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160

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Robinson

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147211731X

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9781472117311

The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens

By: Mike Ashley

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The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens

By: Mike Ashley

This book includes more than 1000 monarchs who have at some time ruled all or part of Britain. This includes the host of tribal and Saxon rulers prior to 1066 as well as famous monarchs such as Richard III, Elizabeth I and Charles II and all the rulers of Scotland and Wales. The book gives full details of the lives of the rulers as well as their wives, consorts, pretenders, usurpers and regents and is a geographical guide to where all Britain's monarchs lived, ruled and died including their palaces, estates and resting places.

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805

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Robinson

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1472101138

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9781472101136

Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

By: Michael Cowton

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Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

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Chilling accounts of the worst crimes of the 1970s.

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Banovallum Books

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191165828X

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9781911658283

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Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

John Burton-Race

John Burton-Race

Battlefield Afghanistan

Battlefield Afghanistan

Frontline Afghanistan

Frontline Afghanistan

Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings

Therapeutic Assessment and Intervention in Childcare Legal Proceedings

History of the Priory Church of Bridlington

History of the Priory Church of Bridlington

Transformative Propaganda

Transformative Propaganda

History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume II, 1867

History and Topography of Yorkshire, Volume II, 1867

A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

A Brief History of British Kings & Queens

The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens

The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens

Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

Murders That Shocked the World - 70s

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