Police work is often funny, sometimes scary, but always interesting. Cops share their stories with each other all the time, often over coffee, or over drinks after work. The tales cover the spectrum of humorous to deadly. Often, it is not what happens to the criminal or the citizen that makes the "war stories," so compelling, but what happens to the cop, who daily wears the badge and carries a gun as he patrols his beat. These are the stories of "Cop Tales":In "The Scar," a rookie l...

Stories from different corners of my mind. As with most fiction, each of these stories has a foundation in truth. Yet the telling of these tales comes with twists, surprises, and humor that makes entertaining reading.Grandpa's Violin - A dinner at which three generations come to understand each other a little betterGun Play - A young cop learns from a dangerous veteran that not all training comes from the police academyBike Ride - Two adolescents discover that stubbor...

Urban Planning for Disaster Recovery focuses on disaster recovery from the perspective of urban planning, an underutilized tactic that can significantly reduce disaster risks. The book examines disaster risk reduction (DRR), in particular, the recovery stage of what is widely known as the disaster cycle. The theoretical underpinning of the book derives from a number of sources in urban planning and disaster management literature, and is illustrated by a series of case studies. It consists ...

Despite ongoing technical and professional advances, urban and regional planning is often far less effective than we might hope. Conflicting approaches and variable governmental settings have undermined planning’s legitimacy and allowed its goals to be eroded and co-opted in the face of mounting challenges. Deeper organising principles for self-understanding, action and productive critique are lacking. This book takes steps toward resolving these problems by providing a clear theoretical p...

The word 'governance' is ubiquitous. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund make loans conditional on 'good governance'. Climate change and avian flu appear as issues of 'global governance'. The European Union issues a White Paper on 'Governance'. The U.S. Forest Service calls for 'collaborative governance'. What accounts for the pervasive use of the term 'governance' and to what does it refer? It has a bewildering set of answers. The word 'governance' is used in a variety of c...

**In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross is in a race against time as a series of crimes stuns Washington, DC—and he faces down his most brilliant enemy yet.Inspiration for the heart-pounding Prime Video show, Cross.**Homicide detective and forensic psychologist Alex Cross turns his powers of observation on the criminal known as Mastermind, whose every act is marked by a pathological need for control and ...

In this inspirational romance, an urban police officer discovers a twin brother he never knew—and falls for a single mom—in a small Texas town.When big-city cop Grayson Wallace visits an elementary school for career day, he finds his heartstrings unexpectedly tugged by a six-year-old fatherless boy. Gray offers to mentor the child, but widowed mother Elise Lopez wants nothing to do with men in uniform. Now he can't get the struggling Lopezes off his mind. All he ca...

**In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, with explosive charges and shocking evidence, Alex Cross is about to face the trial of the century.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**Alex Cross is on the wrong side of the law. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, he is being turned into the poster child for trigger-happy cops. Cross knows it was self-defense. But will...

In this thrilling story from the world’s #1 bestselling author, a criminal behavior expert must team up with an NYPD detective to track down a deadly killer terrorizing New York City—before it’s too late.Dr. Dylan Reinhart wrote the book on criminal behavior. Literally: he's a renowned, bestselling Ivy League expert on the subject. When a copy of his book turns up at a gruesome murder scene—along with a threatening message from the killer—it looks like someone has ...

A collection of stimulating essays exploring the wide-ranging debates surrounding the relationship between business and society in 21st century Ireland.Wide-ranging, diverse and thought-provoking contributions from leading business researchers, economists, sociologists and political scientists from Ireland and abroad probe five central themes: the making and unmaking of the Celtic Tiger; governance, regulation and justice; partnership and participation; the nature of Irish borders ...

**In this #1 New York Times bestseller from the world’s most popular storyteller, Alex Cross's family vacation is cut short when a Hollywood A-lister is murder, forcing him into a mysterious world of luxury, gossip, and hidden secrets.The inspiration for #1 hit streaming show, Cross.**FBI Agent Alex Cross is on vacation with his family in Disneyland when he gets a call: a well-known actress was shot outside her home in Beverly Hills. Shortly afterward, an ...

After seeing the only man that he ever loved engaged to a woman and giving him the cold shoulder at a rugby reunion, Jeremy is depressed. On his way back home, the young jock almost runs out of gas and is forced to pull over at a rural gas station in the middle of no-where. The country boy running the gas station has a nine-inch tool that will fix all of Jeremy's problems.This erotic short novella is approximately 7000 words. Preview for other Keegan Kennedy works is included....