An exceptionally interesting book about criminals and their ways" Dail The fascinating autobiography of detective Tom Divall, who served in the Metropolitan Police from 1882 to 1913. His recollections and reminiscences from more than thirty years in policing, beginning as a police constable, and rising to the rank of Chief Inspector of the Criminal Investigation Department (C.I.D.) at Scotland Yard. Unlike other police memoires of the era, which tend to focus on famous or fictional cases and favour sensationalism over authenticity, Tom Divall writes earnestly about his own direct experiences as a policeman. He recalls a wide range of encounters he had with criminals of all classes, genders and nationalities, including many clever and dangerous characters. As a constable he dealt with much drunkenness and disorder. As a detective, he investigated many robberies, frauds, assaults, and murders, as well as lesser discussed crimes such as abortion and the 'white slave trade'. Tom Divall started out in his police career serving in the Blackheath and then Deptford Divisions. His time in the C.I.D. was then spent in the Southwark, Whitechapel and Hackney Divisions, before finally being based. at head-quarters in Scotland Yard. Divall is a proud policeman and an accomplished storyteller who vividly describes the people and places he knew so well in Victorian and Edwardian London. After retiring from the police, he was privately employed at various racecourses in Britain and Ireland, where he became familiar with numerous well-known criminal gangs of the age. First published by Ernest Benn in 1929. This special edition is published by Lewisham Press, 2020. Scoundrels and Scallywags (And Some Honest Men) is a compelling and important narrative that will captivate the attention of those interested in crime, policing, social issues and local history. Thomas Divall was born in Hartfield, Sussex in 1861. He was killed in 1943, during a German air raid in Hove, Sussex.
The first Madam President will be sworn in sooner than most people think. But the gender gap in politics is still shockingly broad, say two of America's most readable political commentators in this timely look at the nation's sputtering efforts to envision a woman in America's top job.(The Boston Globe ). Charting the transformation of women's power in American politics from the first female presidential candidate (Victoria Woodhull in 1872) to the shattered presidential hopes of Shirley Chisholm and Elizabeth Dole, Madam President presents tales of passion, determination, set-backs, and triumph from nearly all national women politicians and most leading state politicians in the pipeline. With insight garnered from years on the Washington political scene and candid interviews with leading politicians like Christine Todd Whitman and Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Clift and Brazaitis explain why the barriers to women are still formidable: There are only 3 female governors (one of the best routes to the White House) and at the current rate it will take 250 years before there are as many women Senators and Representatives as men. A forward-looking, savvy analysis of women in politics, Madam President gives the first inside look at how America's female politicians got there, stayed there, and what it will take for them to make it to the presidency.
Highlighting all the key players, from Elizabeth Dole to Hillary Clinton to Dianne Feinstein, two Washington pundits offer a prescient, forward-looking history of women in politics that includes the prospect of a woman president in the next decade. of photos.
Clinical Trials, Second Edition, offers those engaged in clinical trial design a valuable and practical guide. This book takes an integrated approach to incorporate biomedical science, laboratory data of human study, endpoint specification, legal and regulatory aspects and much more with the fundamentals of clinical trial design. It provides an overview of the design options along with the specific details of trial design and offers guidance on how to make appropriate choices. Full of numerous examples and now containing actual decisions from FDA reviewers to better inform trial design, the 2nd edition of Clinical Trials is a must-have resource for early and mid-career researchers and clinicians who design and conduct clinical trials. Contains new and fully revised material on key topics such as biostatistics, biomarkers, orphan drugs, biosimilars, drug regulations in Europe, drug safety, regulatory approval and more Extensively covers the "study schema" and related features of study design Incorporates laboratory data from studies on human patients to provide a concrete tool for understanding the concepts in the design and conduct of clinical trials Includes decisions made by FDA reviewers when granting approval of a drug as real world learning examples for readers
Roadless Rules is a fast-paced and insightful look at one of the most important, wide-ranging, and controversial efforts to protect public forests ever undertaken in the United States. In January 2000, President Clinton submitted to the Federal Register the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, prohibiting road construction and timber harvesting in designated roadless areas. Set to take effect sixty days after Clinton left office, the rule was immediately challenged by nine lawsuits from states, counties, off-road-vehicle users, and timber companies. The Bush administration refused to defend the rule and eventually sought to replace it with a rule that invited governors to suggest management policies for forests in their states. That rule was attacked by four states and twenty environmental groups and declared illegal. Roadless Rules offers a fascinating overview of the creation of the Clinton roadless rule and the Bush administration’s subsequent replacement rule, the controversy generated, the response of the environmental community, and the legal battles that continue to rage more than seven years later. It explores the value of roadless areas and why the Clinton rule was so important to environmentalists, describes the stakeholder groups involved, and takes readers into courtrooms across the country to hear critical arguments. Author Tom Turner considers the lessons learned from the controversy, arguing that the episode represents an excellent example of how the system can work when all elements of the environmental movement work together—local groups and individuals determined to save favorite places, national organizations that represent local interests but also concern themselves with national policies, members of the executive branch who try to serve the public interest but need support from outside, and national organizations that use the legal system to support progress achieved through legislation or executive action.
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