This arresting miscellany is jam-packed with intriguing and enlightening stories, facts, and trivia about all manner of murderers, miscreants, and malcontents.The book reveals incredible tales about criminal gangs around the world, such as the Japanese Yakuza, the L.A. Crips and Bloods, and the Italian Camorra. Plus, there are extensive lists of criminal slang throughout the centuries; an exploration of Russian prison tattoos; a confidence trickster's lexicon; insights into the wor...

Everyone, at some point in their life, will be asked to be a leader.Leadership skills are highly sought after by employers and are also essential to last success in business and life. But the problem with most leadership books is that they are just common knowledge, taken from other writers, and not useful.This book presents proven skills and qualities that are tried and tested to help you develop into your greatest potenti...

The Doctor's companions take centre stage in four exciting TV novelisations featuring the Fifth and Ninth Doctors, plus a spin-off story featuring K9 and Sarah Jane Smith.In Mawdryn Undead, by Peter Grimwade, the Doctor is reunited with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and meets Turlough, an enigmatic public schoolboy.In Terminus, by Stephen Gallagher, Nyssa falls into danger when the TARDIS merges with a drifting spaceship threatening to endanger the entire Universe.In...

Miraculous Superfoods!Harness The Power Of Brazil Nuts For Your Health, Well-Being And Happiness12 BONUS Brazil Nut Recipes Included - These Will Blow Your Mind! And Your Tastebuds!If You're A Health, Fitness Or Nut Lover This Book Is A MUST ReadHere's A Preview Of What This Brazil Nut Book Contains...The AMAZING Health Benefits of Brazil NutsBrazil Nut Myths & Misconceptions You Need To KnowNutrients Found in Brazil Nu...

Everyone, at some point in their life, will be asked to be a leader.Leadership skills are highly sought after by employers and are also essential to last success in business and life. But the problem with most leadership books is that they are just common knowledge, taken from other writers, and not useful. This book presents proven skills and qualities that are tried and tested to help you develop into your greatest potential as a leader. Become more than just “the boss" people follow onl...

What cultural appropriation is, how it is deployed in public discourse, and if and when it is harmful.What exactly is cultural appropriation? At one extreme are those commentators who suggest that any borrowing of elements outside of one’s own culture is cultural appropriation, and therefore, always wrong; at the other extreme, are those who argue that the history of human civilization just is cultural exchange, and therefore, never wrong. This book offers...

In the 1960s and 1970s, New Worlds magazine, edited by Michael Moorcock, became famous for its avant garde approach to SF, energising the genre's New Wave with exciting innovations in style, content, and presentation. Here J G Ballard and Brian Aldiss shared pages with Samuel R Delany and Norman Spinrad, Pamela Zoline with M John Harrison, Charles Platt with Harlan Ellison. Hilary Bailey with Thomas M. Disch.Now PS Publishing, with the enthusiastic endorsement and participation of ...

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to others.” (Douglas MacArthur, US Army general)In leadership, you need to be able to play to your strengths and look toward overcoming your limitations. The first and most important step is identifying and understanding your leadership style. Without this self-analysis, it’s impossible to know what your strengths and limitations are.Where do you want to be a ...

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators and lobbyists, novelists, activists, policy makers and politicians address the most critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the United States. Volume 2, American Catholics, American Cultur...

The Arctic regions are inhabited by diverse populations, both indigenous and non-indigenous. Health Transitions in Arctic Populations describes and explains changing health patterns in these areas, how particular patterns came about, and what can be done to improve the health of Arctic peoples.This study correlates changes in health status with major environmental, social, economic, and political changes in the Arctic. T. Kue Young and Peter Bjerregaard seek commonalities ...

Design has become the key link between users and today's complex and rapidly evolving digital experiences, and designers are starting to be included in strategic conversations about the products and services that enterprises ultimately deliver. This has led to companies building in-house digital/experience design teams at unprecedented rates, but many of them don't understand how to get the most out of their investment. This practical guide provides guidelines for creating and leading desi...

“A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to others.” (Douglas MacArthur, US Army general)In leadership, you need to be able to play to your strengths and look toward overcoming your limitations. The first and most important step is identifying and understanding your leadership style. Without this self-analysis, it’s impossible to know what your strengths and limitations are. Where do you want to be a year from now? ...