Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Foreword by Gianni Magazzeni, former Senior UN/OHCHR Official and UPR Chief at the United Nations.This book analyses the impact of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process through a case study of the UK. It advances a dual-perspective assessment of the UPR: the ‘external’ perspective, which focuses on a state’s practice at the UPR, and the ‘internal’ perspective, which examines the influence of the...

In 2020, if you lack a credible social media presence then you will be missing out on potential business growth Social media is the first location that people look to when it comes to discovering new businesses. If you are not part it then you will miss out. Essentially, if you want to remain competitive in a busy market place the you need to stay ahead of the trends in social media. In this comprehensive guide you will discover what is involved in putting together an effective marketing s...

UFOs and God is not single-themed but a medley of characters kayaking their way through the erratic channels of life. Some of these stories are sharp-edged and made to cut you emotionally to the quick. Others are inviting, like a warm cozy room on a bitterly cold day. A couple-it is hoped-will make you laugh.In "Wake Up," a man decides each morning whether he is to live or die, while "The Virgin Bank Robber" is an unorthodox love story about a modern Robin Hood couple who are captu...

Kylie Preston is out for a night of fun with The Liberated Wives Club, a group of close friends who have not only survived divorce but also thrived in its wake. Kylie encounters an alluring stranger who charms her into going home with him. The next day, Kylie Preston's body is discovered in a stolen car, dissected and preserved in ice chests and wrapped in brown butcher's paper secured with cellophane tape and twine. When Portland Homicide finds themselves at a dead end, Carl Wheaton, a de...

A day of reckoning for some and a dangerous one for others…Jamaica 1804As the last will and testimony of Sugar Plantation owner Sir Edward Albert Kildare is disclosed to an eager auduence, a loyal servant is brutally murdered and a young girl's life hangs in the balance.With the help of a guardian angel, young Lochranza Kildare, is spirited back to England under the cover of darkness to reside with her mysterious uncle Lord Alexande...

This book brings a novel approach to issues of connecting social work practice to theory and the personal life narrative. The authors each find their own unique way of integrating the self, theory, and practice, in different social work practice and education settings. Contributors use the methodology of narrative to tell their story about their social work journey, be that in research, teaching, or practice.The backdrop for this book is Sweden. The country’s rich heritage of welfa...

The pricing of legal services is no longer simply about setting rates. Properly optimizing a firm's pricing strategy is a critical source of competitive advantage and increased profitability, which now more than ever is crucial to staying relevant in the legal sector. Firms must start looking to demonstrate their ability to provide clients with greater value through alternative fee arrangements, effectively controlled budgeting methods, and the integration of innovative firm management pra...

In our generation, The Darkness took root in Jackie Estacado, an orphan, as all the bearers before him, raised by pimps and thievesThe Franchetti Crime Family. Like those who walked in the shadow of The Darkness before him, Jackie's powers manifested on his 21st birthday. In that moment he was both blessed and cursed. The elemental force of chaos granted Jackie a limitless power, access to an otherworldly dimension and control over the demons that dwell there. He could do anything now and ...

The Bay Area, 1979—Mac and Kathleen Murphy seem to have it all, living the American dream and enjoying the good life, until they’re not. The biggest nightmare of their lives takes place when Mac is forced to defend himself during an attempted armed robbery at his gun store, the Golden Eagle Trading Post. The would-be thief has an older, meaner brother with connections to the Aryan Brotherhood who vows to avenge his brother’s death. The Murphys find themselves desperately struggling to surv...

Deputy Lane is on another call, and this time, he's confronted by a horde of angry rats and a missing brain. Follow along as Deputy Lane takes us on another exciting tale of a deputy coroner.

Pablo picasso was a famous artist who loved to break the rules and try out new ideas. Before he transformed what people thought about art, he was a young boy who loved to draw and observe the world around him.He mastered classical art styles and then invented new ways of expressing his creativity. This book explores how picasso went from being a talented boy growing up in spain to a respected artist who changed the world.Why you should read this boo...

For many years I was involved in the death care industry. For several of those years I served as a deputy coroner in a rural coastal town, and a deputy medical examiner/investigator in a rural, Southwestern community. During these years, I encountered some strange and interesting calls, that I will share with my readers.In book one, I receive a call to pick up a deceased man in a narrow trailer in the middle of the forest. However, the strangeness of this call gets stranger as the n...