Er is een groot verschil tussen moordenaars die één moord plegen, massamoordenaars die veel mensen tegelijk ombrengen en seriemoordenaars die zorgvuldig gekozen slachtoffers volgens een ritueel vermoorden. Een seriemoordenaar is een kille jager die geniet van de jacht, wordt gedreven door een ritueel of een bepaalde fixatie en steeds afhankelijker wordt van de kick die het moorden hem geeft. De Duitser Volker Eckert was bijvoorbeeld geobsedeerd door lang haar bij vrouwen, Jeffrey Dahmer genoot ervan om mensen in stukken te snijden en ze op te eten, Aleksandr Pitsjoesjkin hield van schaken en wilde net zoveel mensen vermoorden als er velden zijn op een schaakbord, en David Berkowitz beweerde dat hij moordde in opdracht van demonen. Deze verhalen beschrijven wat seriemoordenaars drijft en hoe ze te werk gaan. De inhoud is verontrustend en niet geschikt voor kinderen.

IJskoude seriemoordenaars

IJskoude seriemoordenaars 2 - Verslaafd aan moord

Mensen houden van dieren: als gezelschap, om te vertroetelen en om naar te kijken. Maar tevens eten we dieren op, gebruiken we dieren om geld mee te verdienen zetten we dieren in bij werk. Mag dat allemaal zomaar? Of hebben dieren ook rechten? Welke verantwoordelijkheid dragen mensen voor het welzijn van dieren? In dit Elementaire Deeltje gaat Dirk-Jan Verdonk in op heden, verleden en toekomst van de morele positie die aan dieren wordt toegekend in theologie, filosofie, wetenschap, recht en beleid. Dierenrechten biedt daarmee een veelomvattende en prikkelende inleiding op een zeer actuele maar tevens eeuwenoude kwestie.

Elementaire Deeltjes

Dierenrechten

Mensenrechten zijn niet in steen gebeiteld. Ze zijn niet aangeboren en niet onvervreemdbaar. Mensenrechten zijn bedacht en telkens bijgeschaafd door juristen, politici en activisten. Dit Elementaire Deeltje gaat over het ontstaan en de betekenis van mensenrechten en de controverses die ermee gepaard gaan. De auteurs nodigen je ook uit een mening te vormen. Is discriminatie altijd fout? Troeft vrije meningsuiting alles af? Betekent menselijke waardigheid overal hetzelfde?

Mensenrechten

Twintig jaar lang heeft Martin Van Steenbrugge voortvluchtige veroordeelde criminelen opgespoord. Hij deed dat als baas van FAST, het Fugitive Active Search Team van de federale politie. Soms vond hij ze in een duivenlokaal of onder de matras van hun minnares. Vaker leidde de speurtocht naar verre landen waar criminelen zich ten onrechte veilig waanden. In Most Wanted blikt Van Steenbrugge terug op een bewogen carrière die werd afgesloten met de sensationele arrestatie van het duivelskoppel Lacote-Van Acker. Hij neemt de lezer mee op de jacht naar loslopend wild van uiteenlopende pluimage: moordenaars, verkrachters, maffiabazen, gangsters en drugsbaronnen. Er komen pistolen, snelle auto's en helikopters aan te pas, maar de echte wapens van het FAST zijn geduld, discretie en koelbloedigheid. Van Steenbrugge pakt echter niet alleen uit met successen. Hij legt uit waarom de afgeblazen speurtocht naar een van de zelfmoordterroristen van Zaventem hem zwaar op de maag ligt, en waarom hij als eigenzinnige flik voortdurend overhooplag met zijn hiërarchische oversten. Maar deze professionele memoires starten met een eresaluut aan Martin Bloemperk, het alter ego waarmee Van Steenbrugge als undercoveragent bij de gerechtelijke politie in de onderwereld infiltreerde. Most Wanted werd opgetekend door journalist Erik Raspoet. Hij maakt al dertig jaar reportages en interviews voor Knack, De Morgen, Humo en Wilfried Magazine, en publiceerde boeken over diverse onderwerpen zoals Bwana Kitoko, burgemeesters en de missionarissen van Scheut. Misdaadjournalist en televisiepresentator Faroek Özgünes schreef het voorwoord.

Most Wanted

Leer hoe u in slechts 50 minuten storytellingtechnieken onder de knie krijgt met dit praktische en beknopte boek. Storytelling, oftewel het creëren van een overtuigend verhaal rond een bedrijf, dienst of product, is een krachtig communicatiemiddel en een waardevolle troef in de zakenwereld. Als u de belangrijkste beginselen van storytelling begrijpt, kunt u de aandacht van uw doelgroep trekken en hen ontvankelijker maken voor uw ideeën, wat van vitaal belang is als u klanten wilt aantrekken, collega's voor u wilt winnen of een groot contract wilt binnenhalen. In dit boek leert u hoe storytelling u kan helpen bij het zoeken naar werk, productpresentaties, bedrijfscommunicatie en marketing. Het bevat ook nuttige tips om krachtige verhalen op te bouwen en af te leveren en advies om inspiratie voor uw verhalen te vinden in de wereld om u heen, zodat u in een mum van tijd een overtuigende communicator wordt!

De kunst van het verhalen vertellen beheersen

Vergroot uw assertiviteit in slechts 50 minuten met dit praktische en beknopte boek. Assertiviteit is van vitaal belang in onze professionele, persoonlijke en familierelaties, omdat het ons in staat stelt ervoor te zorgen dat onze behoeften worden gerespecteerd en dat we ons gewaardeerd voelen. Het is nauw verbonden met de techniek van geweldloze communicatie en is een effectieve manier om ons zelfvertrouwen en gevoel van eigenwaarde te vergroten. In dit boek leer je precies wat assertiviteit is en waarom het belangrijk is. Het bevat ook tips om duidelijk en effectief te communiceren, evenals de gouden regels die u moet volgen en valkuilen die u moet vermijden als u werkt aan meer assertiviteit.

Assertiviteit ontwikkelen

Seriemoordenaars beginnen vaak met een paar vrij willekeurige moorden. Gaandeweg zoeken ze uit aan welke rituelen ze het meeste plezier beleven. Daarna stalken ze hun zorgvuldig uitgekozen slachtoffers of gaan ze ernaar op zoek speciale plekken, waar bijvoorbeeld prostituees of kinderen komen. Elke seriemoordenaar heeft zijn eigen unieke methoden en routines: hij pikt zijn slachtoffers bijvoorbeeld op bij bushaltes, kiest voor vrouwen met lang blond haar, bewaart trofeeën of snijdt zijn slachtoffers in stukken en eet ze op. Die signatuur kan leiden tot een aanhouding. Volg de politie in haar jacht op vier fanatieke seriemoordenaars. De verhalen bevatten gruwelijke details en zijn niet geschikt voor kinderen.

IJskoude seriemoordenaars 1 - Moordrituelen

In Laatste man vertelt Stijn Franken, die gedurende zijn carrière onder andere Lucia de Berk, Volkert van der G. en Willem Holleeder bijstond, aan de hand van enkele spraakmakende zaken over zijn ervaringen als strafrechtadvocaat. Via de processen tegen Charles Z. en Kobus L. in de jaren negentig en de gerechtelijke dwalingen uit het begin van deze eeuw, komt hij te spreken over de verharding van het strafrechtklimaat, de toename van het aantal levenslang gestraften en het gevaar dat ontstaat als mensen het vertrouwen in het strafproces verliezen. Ook zijn eigen sterfelijkheid komt aan bod. Een paar jaar geleden kreeg Stijn te horen dat hij ernstig ziek is. Om iets van zijn gedachtengoed te bewaren voor komende generaties heeft hij samen met Miek Smilde, oud-journaliste en schrijfster, zijn verhaal op papier gezet. Laatste man is een boek over het zoeken naar waarheid, de kracht van verhalen en de kloof tussen zij die oordelen en zij die veroordeeld worden.

Laatste man

Wat zijn de gevolgen voor burgers als de rechtsstaat niet goed functioneert? Sinds 9/ 11 zoeken staten wereldwijd naar een balans tussen veiligheid en burgerlijke vrijheden, waarbij de rechten van individuen steeds vaker onder druk komen te staan. In deze tijd van sociale media, polarisatie en discussies over bijvoorbeeld grensoverschrijdend gedrag en privacy wordt de veerkracht van de rechtsstaat voortdurend getest. Gelijke behandeling is niet vanzelfsprekend, en strengere straffen leiden niet automatisch tot meer veiligheid. Ook de vrijheid van meningsuiting en het demonstratierecht staan vaker ter discussie. Leiders als Trump beïnvloeden de rechtsstaat, internationale tribunalen worden gepolitiseerd en conflicten over oorlog en klimaat nemen toe. Hoe stevig staat onze rechtsstaat eigenlijk nog? En belangrijker: hoe kunnen we misstappen voorkomen en burgers beter beschermen? Aan de hand van vele voorbeelden uit de nationale en internationale praktijk geeft strafpleiter Geert-Jan Knoops een onthullende inkijk in de wereld van het recht en laat hij zien wat onrecht met de burger doet. Als de rechtsstaat faalt nodigt uit tot nadenken en biedt praktische handvatten om de rechtsstaat te versterken.

Als de rechtsstaat faalt

De moord op advocaat Derk Wiersum op 18 september 2019 in Amsterdam-Buitenveldert sloeg in als een bom. Nooit eerder werd een strafpleiter uit de weg geruimd. De opdracht kwam vermoedelijk van de gewetenloze drugscrimineel Ridouan Taghi. De rechtsstaat is in haar hart geraakt: 18/9 is ons 9/11. Het dodelijke geweld illustreert de extreme verharding in het milieu. Hoe kon de drugsmaffia zo machtig en buitensporig gewelddadig worden? Zijn de advocaten wel tegen de druk opgewassen? Valt het tij nog te keren?

De drugsmaffia dicteert

Waarom ligt de macht in het strafrecht bij de overheid en niet bij het slachtoffer? Waarom wordt niet iedereen die de wet overtreedt vervolgd? De auteurs van dit Elementaire Deeltje laten zien welke mogelijkheden het strafrecht heeft én welke beperkingen erin liggen besloten.

Strafrecht

De bestseller De zijderoutes van Peter Frankopan in een nieuw jasje 'Door terug te kijken, ver terug te kijken, houdt Frankopan ons een spiegel voor, die uiteindelijk haarscherp laat zien dat we ons zullen moeten aanpassen – of we nou willen of niet.' VPRO Tegenlicht De zijderoutes is een schitterende verkenning van de elementen die de stuwende kracht waren achter de opkomst en de ondergang van wereldrijken, die de stroom van ideeën en goederen bepaalden en nu een nieuw tijdperk inluiden in de internationale politiek. Het gebied ten oosten van de Middellandse en de Zwarte Zee tot aan de Himalaya, dwars door Centraal-Azië tot diep in China en India, was duizenden jaren het middelpunt van de aarde. Het is de bakermat van onze beschaving, waar meer dan 2500 jaar v.C. metropolen ontstonden als Harappa en Mohenjodaro met een bevolking die in de tienduizenden liep en met straten die waren aangesloten op een geavanceerd rioleringssysteem. Het is ook het gebied van de zijderoutes – handelsroutes maar ook verbindingswegen waarlangs opvattingen, religies, ideeën, cultuur én ziektes zich konden verspreiden. Hier begint Peter Frankopan zijn nieuwe wereldgeschiedenis. Na de eerste zijderoutes ontstonden er andere: de slavenroute, de goudroute, de route naar het zwarte goud. Maar in onze eenentwintigste eeuw zijn nieuwe routes aan het ontstaan die een grote gelijkenis vertonen met die allereerste, die Centraal-Azië doorkruisten. De zijderoutes komen terug! De pers over De zijderoutes: 'Briljante verhaallijnen (...) Een wereldgeschiedenis die het middelpunt van die wereld naar het oosten verplaatst.' The Economist 'Veel boeken beweren "een nieuwe geschiedenis van de wereld" te zijn; dit boek heeft die benaming met recht.' The Times 'Frankopan schreef een erg stimulerend boek, dat tal van nieuwe inzichten biedt en bovendien bijzonder prettig leest.' Historisch Nieuwsblad Peter Frankopan is hoogleraar Wereldgeschiedenis aan Oxford University, waar hij ook Senior Research Fellow is aan Worcester College en directeur van het Centre for Byzantine Research. Hij is de auteur van de bestsellers De eerste kruistocht, De zijderoutes en De nieuwe zijderoutes.

De zijderoutes

We leven in de eeuw van de grondwet. Bijna alle landen ter wereld hebben er tegenwoordig wel een. Een betrekkelijk recent fenomeen trouwens, want driekwart van al die grondwetten is van na 1975. En dat terwijl de wortels ervan net na de landbouwrevolutie liggen, meer dan tienduizend jaar geleden, toen nieuwe sociale organisatie- en leiderschapsvormen opkwamen en ook het recht ontstond als manier om grootschalig samen te kunnen werken met vreemden. In zijn hoorcollege probeert Wim Voermans historisch, biologisch, sociaalpsychologisch, economisch, politiek en juridisch te begrijpen waar dit fenomeen vandaan komt en waarom het juist nu in korte tijd viral is gegaan. Waarom is zo'n oeroud verschijnsel de laatste jaren ineens zo populair en ook nog eens in een tijd waarin we juist een democratische terugval meemaken? Waarom leven wereldwijd meer mensen onder een grondwet dan onder een eigen dak? Waarom hebben meer mensen grondwettelijke rechten dan een dagelijkse warme maaltijd, een smartphone of onderwijs? Wat voor soort rage is dat? Is het een blijvertje? En waarom is onze tweehonderd jaar oude grondwet in Nederland juist geeuwnieuws? Is dat erg? Of juist niet? Voermans verkent deze en andere vragen die samenhangen met de lange geschiedenis en diepe wortels van het verschijnsel grondwet. Inhoud H1. Inleiding op het verhaal van de grondwet H2. Waarom ineens een wereld vol grondwetten? H3. De kern waar grondwetten over gaan H4. De voorlopers van de grondwet H5. De verschillende generaties grondwetten H6. Inhoud en werking van grondwetten

De geschiedenis van de grondwet

'Het geluid van de stilte' is het persoonlijke verhaal van strafadvocaat Inez Weski, die op 21 april 2023 werd gearresteerd en naar een onbekende ondergrondse plaats in isolatie werd weggevoerd. Ze leek van de aardbodem verdwenen. Voor het eerst vertelt zij over die tijd in detentie, over de traumatische maar soms ook absurde gebeurtenissen. Haar boek gaat over het eenzame lot van de advocaat. Over misbruik van macht en het opstaan tegen overheersing. Over mededogen en moed, en over hoe zij met de kracht van haar voorouders haar lot als geheimhouder zal blijven dragen. Bevlogen als altijd spreekt Weski over het belang van de rechtsstaat en weet ze dit alles te overleven door haar analytisch vermogen en haar humor.

Het geluid van de stilte

What happens when loneliness engulfs us? How do we manage life when the absence of adequate connections becomes an excruciating hunger? During his extraordinary decades-long career as an attorney, J. W. Freiberg consulted on hundreds of cases involving clients affected by chronic and debilitating loneliness. Here, in four adapted stories from his practice, he reveals how loneliness can impact us in every season of our lives. A fascinating cast of characters emerges: the traumatized teenager forever branded as a sexual predator, the man who spends the prime of his life in solitary confinement in Mao-era China, the truck driver whose self-education isolates him from his community, and the professor at the end of his life who has vast knowledge about the history of love but none to call his own. Told through Freiberg's unique lens of a social psychologist turned lawyer, Four Seasons of Loneliness explores the

Four Seasons of Loneliness: A Lawyer's Case Stories

"Think and Grow Rich" is a personal development and self-help book written by Napoleon Hill, first published in 1937. The book focuses on the concept of using one's thoughts and beliefs to achieve financial success and wealth. It is considered one of the most influential books in the self-improvement genre and has sold millions of copies worldwide. The central theme of "Think and Grow Rich" revolves around the power of the human mind and the role that thoughts and beliefs play in shaping one's reality. Napoleon Hill asserts that by cultivating a strong desire, maintaining a positive mindset, and taking persistent action, individuals can overcome obstacles and achieve their goals. The book explores various principles and strategies for success, including: 1. Definiteness of Purpose: Having a clear, specific goal and a burning desire to achieve it. 2. Faith: Believing in oneself and having faith in one's ability to succeed. 3. Autosuggestion: Repetition of positive affirmations and visualization techniques to reprogram the subconscious mind. 4. Specialized Knowledge: Acquiring specialized knowledge and expertise in a particular field. 5. Imagination: Utilizing the power of imagination to envision success and create innovative solutions. 6. Organized Planning: Developing a well-defined plan of action and surrounding oneself with a team of like-minded individuals. 7. Persistence: Maintaining a steadfast commitment to one's goals and persevering through challenges and setbacks. 8. Mastermind: Collaborating with a group of individuals who share similar goals and aspirations, leveraging collective knowledge and resources. 9. The Subconscious Mind: Harnessing the power of the subconscious mind to attract opportunities and manifest desires. 10. The Sixth Sense: Developing intuition and tapping into higher levels of consciousness to gain insights and make informed decisions. It's important to note that while "Think and Grow Rich" primarily focuses on financial success, many of the principles discussed in the book can be applied to various aspects of life, including relationships, health, and personal growth. However, it's worth mentioning that success is a multi-faceted concept, and financial wealth is just one aspect of it. Different individuals may define success in different ways, and it's essential to align personal goals and values with any pursuit of wealth or achievement.

Think and Grow Rich

An anonymous barrister's darkly comic and moving first-hand account of life in the legal system, and how it's failing us all. The Sunday Times number one bestseller. Winner of the Books are My Bag Non-Fiction Award. Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year. Shortlisted for Specsavers Non-Fiction Book of the Year. ‘Eye-opening, funny and horrifying’ – Observer You may not wish to think about it, but one day you or someone you love will almost certainly appear in a criminal courtroom. You might be a juror, a victim, a witness or – perhaps through no fault of your own – a defendant. Whatever your role, you’d expect a fair trial. I’m a barrister. I work in the criminal justice system, and every day I see how fairness is not guaranteed. Too often the system fails those it is meant to protect. The innocent are wronged and the guilty allowed to walk free. In The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken I want to share some stories from my daily life to show you how the system is broken, who broke it and why we should start caring before it’s too late. A Sunday Times top ten bestseller for twenty-four weeks. ‘Everyone who has any interest in public life should read it’ – Daily Mail

The Secret Barrister

‘How to Win Friends and Influence People' is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published. Just after publishing, it quickly exploded into an overnight success, eventually selling more than 15 million copies worldwide, and pioneering an entire genre of self-help and personal success books. With an enduring grasp of human nature, it teaches his readers how to handle people without letting them feel manipulated, how to make people feel important without inspiring resentment, how win people over to your point of view without causing offence, and how to make a friend out of just about anyone. Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. This classic book will turn your relationships around and improve your interactions with everyone in your life. Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. He was born in an impoverished family in Maryville, Missouri. Carnegie harboured a strong love and passion for public speaking from a very early age and was very proactive in debate in high school. During the early 1930’s, he was renowned and very famous for his books and a radio program. 'When How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1930, it became an instant success and subsequently became one of the biggest bestsellers of all time. Carnegie loved teaching others to climb the pillars of success. His valuable and tested advice was used in many domains and has been the inspiration of many famous people’s success. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's reaction to them.

How to Win Friends & Influence People

The No1 Sunday Times BestsellerA Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024A Mail on Sunday ‘Best Holiday Read 2024’ ‘A searing exposé’ Glamour ‘A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power’ – Observer From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family's generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and mayhem—and the women who have paid the price for our obsession with Camelot. For decades, the Kennedy name has been synonymous with wealth, power, and—above all else—integrity. But this carefully constructed veneer hides a dark truth: the Kennedy men's legacy of physical and psychological abuse of women, part of a tradition of toxic masculinity that spans generations and has ruined untold lives. Through scandal after scandal, the family and their defenders have managed to keep this shameful story out of the spotlight. Now, in Ask Not, bestselling journalist Maureen Callahan reveals the Kennedys' hidden history of abuse and exploitation, laying bare their rampant misogyny and restoring women to the center of the dynasty's story: from Jacqueline Onassis and Marilyn Monroe to Carolyn Bessette, Mary Richardson, Rosemary Kennedy, and many others whose names aren't nearly as well known – but rightfully should be. Drawing on years of fierce reportage and written in electric prose, Ask Not is a long-overdue reckoning with this fabled American family, showing how the Kennedy myth and their raw political power has enabled the clan's many predators while also silencing generations of traumatized women and girls. At long last, Callahan also redirects the spotlight to the women in the Kennedys' orbit, paying homage to those who freed themselves—and giving voice to the countless others who could not do the same.

Ask Not

How to Win Friends and Influence People' is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published. Just after publishing, it quickly exploded into an overnight success, eventually selling more than 15 million copies worldwide, and pioneering an entire genre of self-help and personal success books. With an enduring grasp of human nature, it teaches his readers how to handle people without letting them feel manipulated, how to make people feel important without inspiring resentment, how win people over to your point of view without causing offence, and how to make a friend out of just about anyone. Millions of people around the world have improved their lives based on the teachings of Dale Carnegie. This classic book will turn your relationships around and improve your interactions with everyone in your life. Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) was an American writer and lecturer and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking and interpersonal skills. He was born in an impoverished family in Maryville, Missouri. Carnegie harboured a strong love and passion for public speaking from a very early age and was very proactive in debate in high school. During the early 1930’s, he was renowned and very famous for his books and a radio program. 'When How to Win Friends and Influence People' was published in 1930, it became an instant success and subsequently became one of the biggest bestsellers of all time. Carnegie loved teaching others to climb the pillars of success. His valuable and tested advice was used in many domains and has been the inspiration of many famous people’s success. One of the core ideas in his books is that it is possible to change other people's behavior by changing one's reaction to them.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

In the world of investing, the name Warren Buffett is synonymous with success and prosperity—now you can learn how Warren Buffett did it and how you can, too. Building from the ground up, Buffett chose wisely and picked his stocks with care, in turn amassing the huge fortune for which he is now famous. Mary Buffett, former daughter-in-law of this legendary financial genius and a successful businesswoman in her own right, has teamed up with noted Buffettologist David Clark to create Buffettology, a one-of-a-kind investment guide that explains the winning strategies of the master. -Learn how to approach investing the way Buffett does, based on the authors' firsthand knowledge of the secrets that have made Buffett the world's second wealthiest man -Use Buffett's proven method of investing in stocks that will continue to grow over time -Master the straightforward mathematical equipments that assist Buffett in making investments -Examine the kinds of companies that capture Buffett's interest, and learn how you can use this information to make your own investment choices of the future Complete with profiles of fifty-four "Buffett companies"—companies in which Buffett has invested and which the authors believe he continues to follow—Buffettology can show any investor, from beginner to savvy pro, how to create a profitable portfolio.

Buffettology

You loved John Maxwell's best-selling Winning with People, and now you're ready for some specific action steps to build on the knowledge you gained. 25 Ways to Win With People has just what you need! This complementary companion to the full-length book is ideal for a quick refresher course on interpersonal relationships. A small sampling of the twenty-five specific actions listeners can take to build positive, healthy relationships includes: Complimenting People in Front of OthersCreating a Memory and Visiting It OftenEncouraging the Dreams of Others

25 Ways to Win with People

Performed by Jonathan Groff, star of the hit Netflix show Mindhunter, and featuring an exclusive conversation between John E. Douglas and Jonathan Groff at the end of the audiobook In The Killer Across the Table, John E. Douglas, the legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for Netflix’s Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to help crack some of America’s most challenging cases. The Killer Across the Table is narrated by Jonathan Groff, who plays Holden Ford on Mindhunter, the character inspired by John E. Douglas. The FBI’s pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has studied and interviewed many of America’s most notorious killers—including Charles Manson, ”Son of Sam Killer” David Berkowitz and ”BTK Strangler” Dennis Rader—trained FBI agents and investigators around and the world, and helped educate the country about these deadly predators and how they operate, and has become a legend in popular culture, fictionalized in The Silence of the Lambs and the hit television shows Criminal Minds and Mindhunter. Twenty years after his famous memoir, the man who literally wrote the book on FBI criminal profiling opens his case files once again. In this riveting work of true crime, he spotlights four of the most diabolical criminals he’s confronted, interviewed and learned from. Going deep into each man’s life and crimes, he outlines the factors that led them to murder and how he used his interrogation skills to expose their means, motives, and true evil. Like the hit Netflix show, The Killer Across the Table is centered around Douglas’ unique interrogation and profiling process. With his longtime collaborator Mark Olshaker, Douglas recounts the chilling encounters with these four killers as he experienced them—revealing for the first time his profile methods in detail. Going step by step through his interviews, Douglas explains how he connects each killer’s crimes to the specific conversation, and contrasts these encounters with those of other deadly criminals to show what he learns from each one. In the process, he returns to other famous cases, killers and interviews that have shaped his career, describing how the knowledge he gained from those exchanges helped prepare him for these. A glimpse into the mind of a man who has pierced the heart of human darkness, The Killer Across the Table unlocks the ultimate mystery of depravity and the techniques and approaches that have countered evil in the name of justice.

The Killer Across the Table

READ BY THE AUTHOR ** A Winner of the Woodland Books of the Year Award ** In a stressful, chaotic world, many of us are turning to nature for a sense of serenity and happiness. While the idea of the wild outdoors is enticing, though, our busy lives and our location can cause us to become detached from nature. Down to the River and Up to the Trees will show you how to connect with the natural world around you, whether you live in the city or the countryside. From getting to know the local wildlife, to foraging and creating naturally-sourced masterpieces, Down to the River is brimming with practical information, intriguing quotes and inspirational ideas. Discover how to carve your own spoon; to be able to tell if the moon is waxing or waning; or try forest bathing (surrounding yourself with trees). Learn how to make yourself at home amongst the animals and plants on your doorstep, in harmony with your surroundings. There is space too for you to record your thoughts and findings, whatever shape they take.

Down to the River and Up to the Trees

Concise overview of the laws relating to the supply, administration and prescribing of medicines. User-friendly format for easy reference on the job, or a handy revision aid. Highly practical with case studies throughout to demonstrate application of theory into practice and revised and updated to reflect current law. This book is intended for all health professionals who are likely to be involved in the dispensing, administration, prescribing or supply of medication, whether in hospitals or in the community. It may also be of assistance to others, such as health service managers, patient groups and their representatives, lecturers and clinical supervisors. Each chapter uses a situation to illustrate the relevant laws so that the law can be explained in a practical jargon-free way. The book is intended to introduce readers to the basic principles which apply and the sources of law, so that they can, by following up the further reading and websites provided, add to their knowledge. This book will provide a baseline on which readers can develop their knowledge and understanding of the law relating to medicines.

Legal Aspects of Healthcare

Legal Aspects of Medicines 2nd Edition

Presented in a clear and concise format that makes  for easy reference and understanding, this revised and updated edition covers  issues that are becoming increasingly important to health professionals,  managers and educators, including proposed changes to the law since Lord Young’s 2010 report Common Sense, Common Safety. Topics include cross infection and the spread of MRSA, greater regulation of health and safety  standards, stress and bullying and the laws relating to notifiable diseases  such as HIV/AIDS. Illustrated with case studies throughout, this  book is designed to provide a clear introduction to the laws relating to  health and safety, case law and statute law, so that the health professional  has a sound understanding of the law.

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Legal Aspects of Health and Safety

This popular title from the Fundamental Aspects of Nursing series has been revised and updated to reflect the advances in the field. Vital reading for all student nurses to help them develop an understanding of the myriad of dilemmas in professional practice and ensure they meet professional standards. This book will outline the implications and application of the relevant recent legislation that relates to nursing practice. Professionally, this book will look at the demands and requirements of nursing, as it moves to an all graduate profession, and the subsequent legal and ethical implications. It will also be helpful for qualified nurses as a refresher text & for those undertaking Overseas Nurses' Programmes. With the new Nursing and Midwifery Council's proposals, there is a greater emphasis on nurses' awareness and ability to use, and be assessed in, legal, ethical and professional issues in their clinical practice.

Fundamental Aspects of Nursing

Fundamental Aspects of Legal, Ethical and Professional Issues in Nursing 2nd Edition

Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years. His authentic, incredible sense of the land and the wildlife, and his respect for age old traditions and how to sustain them offers a wonderful, inviting insight into the life and character of Prickly Nut Wood. Having travelled to Papua New Guinea and the Amazon, observing age-old techniques for living in, working in and preserving forests and woodland, Ben Law felt compelled to return home and apply his learnings to a 400 year old plot of woodland near where he grew up – Prickly Nut Wood. This is the story of how he came to know and love his woodland, how he lived off the land, how he coppiced and hedged and created charcoal, how he puddled and built shelter, and finally how he carved out his famous, characterful woodland home that Kevin McCloud has cited as his favourite ever Grand Design. And it’s the story of the wood itself – how it lives and breathes and affects all those who encounter it, and how it’s developed over the twenty incredible years Ben has shared in its lifespan. It’s an incredibly transporting tale that will make you long to hear the dawn chorus, and appreciate the beauty of Britain’s pockets of woodland.

Woodsman

Timed to coincide with the World Cup in Brazil and told in the style of a page-turning thriller, this is the book that will blow the lid off international match fixing in football: a pandemic that has struck at the heart of the ‘beautiful game’ It began as a series of disparate reports coming in from the corners of the football world: referees, players and managers were deliberately fixing results at the behest of illegal bettors. But as the reports kept coming, bit by bit the scale of the problem began to emerge. These weren’t just footballing minnows but major teams and players, playing on the biggest possible stages. The money at stake ran into the billions. And the people pulling the strings were operating for some of the largest, most heinous criminal syndicates in the world. In THE BIG FIX, Brett Forrest uncovers the scarcely believable scale of a threat to the beautiful game that is only just now coming to light. Told in the style of a thriller, Forrest tracks down the criminals who occupy this murky world of billion-dollar transactions, as well as the people tasked with hunting them and saving football’s lifeblood. Published on the eve of the World Cup, this shocking expose reveals a criminal enterprise that threatens to rot football to its core.

The Big Fix

The aim of this book is to a launch a polemic for the freedom of the press against all of the attempts to police, defile and sanitise journalism today. Once the media reported the news. Now it makes it. From the phone-hacking scandal to rows about press regulation, super-injunctions, leaks, libel and privacy laws, the power of the Murdoch empire, and the future of the BBC, the media has become the story. The British press is in crisis and under scrutiny as never before. In the fall-out from the phone-hacking scandal one national newspaper has already been closed down and some would like to see others go the same way. However, this book argues that there is not too much media freedom in Britain today, but too little. There are not too few controls and restrictions on what can legitimately be published and broadcast, but too many - both formal and informal. Some newspapers in Britain and elsewhere might be going 'free' in financial terms, under pressure from declining sales and the new online media. But in almost every way that matters, the press is less free - thanks both to external constraints and the internal corrosion of the foundations of good journalism. This book aims to shake up the one-way 'debate' about the freedom of the media. It will argue that the media's standing has been undermined both from without and within, and put the case for standing up both to the censors and to the conformists in all their guises.

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There is No Such Thing as a Free Press

Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential elections, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Impeachment will ’proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust,’ and ‘they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself. ’ (Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist, 1788)Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential elections, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump In the fall of 2016, Distinguished Professor of History at American University Allan Lichtman made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to win the presidential election. Now, in clear, nonpartisan terms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval Office: his ties to Russia before and after the election, the complicated financial conflicts of interest at home and abroad, and his abuse of executive authority. The Case for Impeachment also offers a fascinating look at presidential impeachments throughout American history, including the often-overlooked story of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, details about Richard Nixon’s resignation, and Bill Clinton’s hearings. Lichtman shows how Trump exhibits many of the flaws (and more) that have doomed past presidents. As the Nixon Administration dismissed the reporting of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as ‘character assassination’ and ‘a vicious abuse of the journalistic process,’ Trump has attacked the ‘dishonest media,’ claiming, ‘the press should be ashamed of themselves.’ Historians, legal scholars, and politicians alike agree: we are in politically uncharted waters. The durability of institutions is being undermined and the public’s confidence in them is eroding, threatening American democracy itself. The world wants to know where the United States is headed. Lichtman argues, with clarity and power, that for Donald Trump’s presidency, smoke has become fire.

The Case for Impeachment

TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone’s horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated electronic tracking. The British Police Force’s relationship with the car started by chasing after pioneer speeding motorists on bicycles. As speed restrictions eased in the early twentieth century and car ownership increased, the police embraced the car. Criminals were stealing cars to sell on or to use as getaway vehicles and the police needed to stay ahead, or at least only one step behind. The arms race for speed, which culminated in the police acquiring high-speed pursuit vehicles such as Subaru Impreza Turbos, had begun. Since then the car has become essential to everyday life. Deep down everyone loves a police car. Countless enthusiasts collect models in different liveries and legendary police cars become part of the nation’s shared consciousness. Ant Anstead spent the first six years of his working life as a cop. He was part of the armed response team, one of the force’s most elite units. In this fascinating new history of the British police car, Ant looks at the classic cars, from the Met’s Wolseleys to the Senator, the motorway patrol car officers loved most, via unusual and unexpected police vehicles such as the Arial Atom. It’s a must-read for car enthusiasts, social historians and anyone who loves a good car chase, Cops and Robbers is a rip-roaring celebration of the police car and the men and women who drive them.

Cops and Robbers

A fierce war rages for your soul. Are you ready for battle? Like it or not, you are at war. You face a powerful enemy out to destroy you. You live on the battlefield, so you can't escape the conflict. It's a spiritual war with crucial consequences in your everyday life, and its outcome will determine your eternal destiny. You must engage the enemy. And, as you fight, you need a manual for spiritual warfare. This guide for spiritual warriors will help you recognize, resist, and overcome the devil's attacks. Part one, "Preparing for Battle", answers these critical questions: - Who is Satan, and what powers does he have? - What are his typical strategies? - Who fights him alongside us in battle? - What spiritual weapons and armor do we possess? - How do we keep the enemy out of our camp? Part Two, "Aids in Battle", provides you with these essential resources: - Teaching about spiritual warfare from scripture and church documents - Scripture verses for battle - Wisdom and inspiration from saints who fought Satan - Prayers for protection, deliverance, and victory - Rosary meditations, hymns, and other devotions for spiritual combat St. Paul urges us to "fight the good fight of the faith" (1 Timothy 6:12). Take this Manual for Spiritual Warfare with you into battle.

Manual for Spiritual Warfare

Copyright Law: Protecting Authors and Writers is based on an 11-year tour in the seven states of New York and New England that included copyright protection. The tour called the “Professor Lecture Series” included copyright law for publishing, broadcasting, filming, and content creation. A long-term veteran of book publishing, filming, and radio broadcasting, author David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has compiled the methodology that protects authors and writers from copyright infringement due to plagiarism. His experience simplifies necessary elements to put an author in possession of their manuscript prior to any possible plagiarism interference. This formally puts an author’s authenticated ownership prior to falsified plagiarism. David Ewen’s legal experience in copyright law comes from nearly a quarter century of as a professional book publishing executive and noted expert.  David K. Ewen, M.Ed. is an author, speaker, and talk show host on media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. He is the former Executive Director of the New England Publishers Association which was sold and re-founded as the Independent Publishers of New England. David toured the seven states of New England with his "Professor Lecture Series" for 11 years from 2004 to 2015. Since 1998, David has been a radio talk show host, TV producer, filmmaker, and publicity event manager. This branch out to other media formats has made him a subject matter expert on digital multimedia technology. As a touring professor, David K. Ewen, M.Ed. has lectured on a variety of media topics related to digital multimedia technology, entrepreneurial studies, marketing, publicity, and business adventurism. The audiobook is part of the online Professor Lecture Series written and narrated by David K. Ewen, M.Ed. This content is an expanded version of what was presented during David’s tour in the seven states of New York and New England from 2004 to 2015.

Copyright Law: Protecting Authors and Writers

All you need to know about accounting and bookkeeping for your business… 3 Books In 1 - Accounting, Bookkeeping and Taxes for Small Business Accounting - This guidebook is going to take the time to explain some of the important aspects of accounting. Some of the topics that will be discussed include: What is the difference between accounting and bookkeeping? Some of the terms that you should learn to understand how accounting works How to work with a balance sheet What the income statement is and why it’s so important The different types of accountants and how they can be helpful to a business And more Bookkeeping This guidebook has all the tips that you need to help you get a good handle on your bookkeeping so that you can keep your finances in order and even help you when it’s tax time! Some of the topics that will be discussed include: The basics of bookkeeping Some of the most important financial statements to help you run your business The different bookkeeping methods How to prepare for taxes at the end of the year Some of the best bookkeeping tips you should use to help you get ahead And more Taxes for Small Businesses All you need to know about taxes for your business... Few of the topics that'll be covered: What the new tax laws are How to file your taxes What status will your small business fall under The difference between an LLC or sole proprietor Tax tips that will help new business owners this year And many more... If you are ready to take control over your own business and taxes, or you are starting up a new small business, buy your copy of this audiobook TODAY to help you get started!

Small Business: A Complete Guide to Accounting Principles, Bookkeeping Principles and Taxes for Small Business

Discover the secrets of effective customer interaction and watch your business grow.  Contact, Care, COMMUNICATE contains insights gleaned from over two decades of successful training, research and consultation in the field of customer service.

Contact, Care, COMMUNICATE -- How Interpersonal Skills Are the Foundation of Genuine Customer Service

Meet your next crisis head on and get through it stronger than ever by using the hard-earned strategies and core principles from Marc Polymeropoulos, a highly decorated, 26-year operations officer with the CIA. Marc Polymeropoulos has had to live with the consequences of decisions made under the most high-stress circumstances you can imagine as a senior intelligence officer in the CIA, retiring from his 26 years of service as one of the CIA’s most decorated field officers. Though your crisis situations may not entail international counter terrorism as Marc’s did, in our age of social media and a 24-hour news cycle, the consequences of mishandling a crisis can escalate quickly, leaving irreparable damage to a company’s reputation and bottom line in its wake. In Clarity in Crisis, Marc shares how true leaders need to lead in and through times of crisis and thrive under conditions of ambiguity, rather than message their way out or duck from hard decisions. This book provides proven strategies and core principles that leaders can apply to meet any crisis head on and lead through it, including: The critical elements to managing crisis, such as knowing who you can always count on to execute under high-stress situations.An understanding of the importance of following and stressing key fundamentals and avoiding shortcuts that often do more harm than good.Implementation guidance from the “Mad Minute” section at the end of each chapter that summarizes key points and action items you can begin applying right away.How to gain confidence that you are ready for the next crisis and embrace any situation with no fear.Far from mere theory, Clarity in Crisis outlines the unique mindset and strategies Marc himself practiced and honed throughout his remarkable career. The core principles outlined in these pages will help you find unshakeable clarity in crisis and lead when others want to flee.

Clarity in Crisis

The idea that a private enterprise has a social function and some obligations to all stakeholders is not something that has always existed. Concepts like sustainable development and shared value appeared only after a long process of trial and error. Understanding the origins of the theory of corporate social responsibility and its evolution will allow us to be ever closer to solving the mystery of what should be the role of private capital in society. It will also help us determine its importance when facing significant challenges due to government absence or weakness over certain territories.

The role of the CSR policies focused on local content actions in host countries faced with governance gaps and mining operations

This unique audiobook from historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano chronicles the life, times, trials, and triumphs of the remarkable scholar, activist, feminist, teacher, and reformer Angela Davis, using informed commentary, but most significantly, the words and wisdom of Ms. Davis herself. Forget the rhetoric, rumors, and urban legends surrounding this polarizing figure and listen directly to Ms. Davis. Prison reform, civil rights, racial equality - all these topics are presented by author and producer Giuliano. Icon Audio Arts is privileged to present the important, liberating teachings of the dame of American civil rights and a tireless lifetime champion of the poor and oppressed. This audiobook is a must for all university library collections and institutions. Edited by Macc Kay Production executive Avalon Giuliano ICON Intern Eden Giuliano Music By AudioNautix With Their Kind Permission ©2020 Eden Garret Giuliano (P) Eden Garret Giuliano Geoffrey Giuliano is the author of over thirty internationally bestselling biographies, including the London Sunday Times bestseller Blackbird: The Life and Times of Paul McCartney and Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison. He can be heard on the Westwood One Radio Network and has written and produced over seven hundred original spoken-word albums and video documentaries on various aspects of popular culture. He is also a well known movie actor.

Angela Davis; Words for The Coming Revolution

The video of George Floyd's murder at the hands of police shines a light on the life-threatening issues with the U.S. criminal justice system. In "War On Us: How the War on Drugs and Myths About Addiction Have Created a War on All of Us", attorney and advocate Colleen Cowles uses personal and professional  experience to pull back the curtain to expose this failed system. War on Us shows how we've all become victims of this 'War', including those who've never tried an illegal drug.  From physicians persecuted for providing health care to their patients to parents grieving the loss of their children to overdose or prison -- we're all affected.. Our health, our families, our assets, our safety and our freedom are at risk - regardless of political party affiliation..  One in three adults in the U.S. now has a criminal record. Patients with severe illnesses or chronic pain are denied access to proven pain medications. Over a trillion in taxpayer dollars in the U.S. alone has 'bought' the highest drug use in the world, the highest overdose rates in the world, and the highest incarceration rates in the world,  In 'War on Us', Colleen goes further than concerns about police misconduct, addressing the law and the history that led to devastating results. The book describes the true impact of a 'War' brought about by racism, politics of both parties, economics and myths about addiction.  Most importantly, the book outlines specific ways to end this failed 'War' and details steps to replace it with compassionate, effective policy that protects the public as well as individual rights.  In WAR ON US, Colleen Cowles raises the alarm and offers practical, proven reforms. There are answers, if we have the will to implement change. It's time to end the War on Drugs - and the war on all of us. This book is the roadmap to do just that.

War On Us

Shining a light on the dark history of hangings in Canada. 		Take a journey through notable cases in Canada’s criminal justice history, featuring well-known and some less-well-known figures from the past. You'll meet Arthur Ellis, Canada’s most famous hangman, whose work outfit was a frock coat and striped trousers, often with a flower pinned to his lapel. And you will also encounter other memorable characters, including the man who was hanged twice and the gun-toting bootlegger who was the only woman every executed in Alberta. 		Drop Dead: A Horrible History of Hanging in Canada illustrates how trial, sentencing, and punishment operated in Canada’s first century, and examines the relevance of capital punishment today. Along the way, learn about the mathematics and physics behind hangings, as well as disturbing facts about bungled executions and wrongful convictions.

Drop Dead

In the wake of Texas enacting a bill to deny abortions after 6 weeks, Loved and Wanted shines a light on motherhood and the right to choose. 'Haunting, wild, and quiet at once. A shimmering look at motherhood, in all gothic pain and glory. I could not stop reading.' Lisa Taddeo, author of Three Women A harrowing account of one woman's reckoning with life, death and choice in Trump's America. For readers of Educated and Hillbilly Elegy. In 2017, Christa Parravani had recently moved her family from California to West Virginia. Surviving on a teacher's salary, she was already raising two young children with her husband, screenwriter Anthony Swofford. Another pregnancy, a year after giving birth to her second child, came as a shock. Christa had a history of ectopic pregnancies and was worried that she wouldn't be able to find adequate medical care. She immediately requested a termination - but her doctor refused to help. The only doctor who would perform an abortion made it clear that this would be illicit, not condoned by her colleagues or their community. In exploring her own choice, or rather in discovering her lack of it, Christa reveals the desperate state of female healthcare in contemporary America.

Loved and Wanted

Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of work you need to accomplish? Being pulled in different directions by competing priorities? Do you have an idea for an amazing product or service but you aren’t sure how to build a business around it? Then you need this audiobook. Buy now and start listening today! Are you a current business owner who struggles to identify your customers and deliver true world-class value? Everything you need to know is included in these pages! It doesn't matter how old you are or where you're from; you can start a profitable business. Starting A Business QuickStart Guide will show you how. You'll discover: •	The difference between an idea and an opportunity! •	What makes an entrepreneurial opportunity great! •	The very first steps you need to take to get your venture off the ground! •	Pricing, competition, customer identification, marketing, and distribution demystified! •	The real components of an entrepreneurial mindset! •	Exactly how to craft your value proposition! •	How to write a comprehensive business plan! Ultimately, this audiobook is the perfect guide if you are looking for a way to start your business in a profitable but above all fast way. With this complete guide you can finally give life to your ideas and change your life. So, what are you waiting for? You will thank yourself later for choosing to listen to this audiobook. Start today. It begins now. Your project cannot wait anymore. Scroll up and get the audiobook now.

Starting A Business Quickstart Guide: Learn How To Transform A Simple Idea In A Business Plan & Scaling Up. Learn To Do Lead Generation For Your Business & Scale Up To $100.000\Month

Following a deadly car crash, small-town lawyer Lance Cooper risked everything to battle one of the most powerful auto corporations in the world to get justice for a young woman. A fast-paced, journalistic account of tragedy turned to triumph, despair to hope, Cobalt Cover-Up is an inspirational, thoroughly compelling, and victorious audiobook. In the midst of his own family struggles, small-town Georgia lawyer Lance Cooper agreed to defend Ken and Beth Melton and investigate the deadly accident that killed their daughter Brooke after she inexplicably lost control of her Chevy Cobalt. But what started as a heartbreaking yet all too common lawsuit quickly escalated into a David vs. Goliath case when Cooper discovered shocking evidence that General Motors concealed an ignition switch defect for nearly a decade--resulting in 124 deaths, including Brooke's, and risking the lives of millions more. ­­ Despite GM's settlement offers and attempts to bury evidence, Cooper refused to back down and worked tirelessly to expose the truth. Locked in a tenacious legal fight, Cooper and the Meltons faced incredible odds--Ken and Beth losing jobs and suffering the difficulty of grieving a beloved daughter during a court battle, Cooper risking his reputation and private practice against the overwhelming opposition from GM's team of lawyers, and both parties facing massive financial strain. Yet, in the relentless pursuit for justice and to protect future innocent lives, this small-town lawyer and a working-class American couple stared down the biggest US auto manufacturing mogul and ultimately transformed the entire industry.

Cobalt Cover-Up

In Neurology Rounds with the Maverick, clinical neurologist Dr. Bernard M. Patten recounts his most profound, entertaining, and uncommon experiences with patients throughout his 34-year medical career. Learn about the strange case of the teenage girl who got pulled out of class for medical treatment because she couldn’t stop laughing. Then consider the 14-year-old who faked grand mal seizures for more than a year to get away from her sexually abusive father. Consider the awkward situation of the hairdresser who heard voices from God instructing her to stab her customers with her scissors or the well-documented phenomenon of patients (including Dr. Patten’s own mother) correctly predicting their own deaths. Read Dr. Patten’s encounters with artist George Rodrigue as he lost his memory and physicist Stephen Hawking when he was considering experimental ALS treatment. As well, enjoy learning about when Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich came to America to be treated for atrophy in his right hand and shipping magnate Aristotle Socrates Onassis’s consultations about Myasthenia Gravis Neurology Rounds with the Maverick presents an authentic look inside some of the most complex, strange, and fascinating neurological cases of the last half-century of medicine. Read it to appreciate the good, the bad, the terrible, and the densely human anecdotes that document the past and light the way for the future of medicine.

Neurology Rounds with the Maverick

THE GLOBALIST is the first in-depth biography of an international power-broker who was instrumental in shaping the global economy that we know today. PETER SUTHERLAND played a defining role in world history over the past 25 years and was arguably the most influential Irish person ever to have lived. He was Ireland’s youngest ever attorney general; the youngest ever European Commissioner; UN special representative for migration; and special adviser to the Vatican. His landmark achievement was the signing of the Uruguay round of multilateral trade negotiations in Marrakesh on April 15th, 1994. Under Sutherland’s stewardship, a historic global agreement on the removal of trade barriers and market liberalisation was achieved, earning him a reputation as the ‘father of globalisation’. He became chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs International and sat on the board of some of the biggest companies in the world. Public service, however, remained his true calling. The position he most prized was President of the European Commission but a combination of domestic political tribalism and French resistance derailed his chances. Drawing on a wide range of interviews with major political and business figures, including Hank Paulson, Mickey Kantor, Pascal Lamy, Sir Tom McKillop, Mary Robinson, Bertie Ahern, Brian Cowen, Catherine Day, David O'Sullivan and Klaus Schwab, The Globalist examines key episodes in Sutherland’s life and career – the Arms Trial, the introduction of the Eighth Amendment, the Anglo Irish Agreement, the development of the EU single market, the establishment of the WTO, and migration policy. Towards the end of his life Sutherland became a tireless advocate for the rights of asylum seekers and migrants, which made him a target for nativist and populist movements around the world.

The Globalist

Lysander Spooner's famous 'An Essay on the Trial by Jury'* Includes a Preface and Introduction to Spooner and his works by author StephenLysander Spooner (1808-1887) was an American political philosopher, staunch abolitionist and pioneering anti-authoritarian whose courage to dispute tyranny and challenge monopoly reverberates to this day.For more than eight hundred years (since Magna Carta, in 1215), there has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutional law, that jury nullification is a vital safeguard for liberty of last resort. This profound, historic essay presents Spooner's case. This volume, it is presumed by the author, gives what will generally be considered satisfactory evidence, though not all the evidence, of what the Common Law trial by jury really is. In a future volume, if it should be called for, it is designed to corroborate the grounds taken in this; give a concise view of the English constitution; show the unconstitutional character of the existing government in England, and the unconstitutional means by which the trial by jury has been broken down in practice; prove that, neither in England nor the United States, have legislatures ever been invested by the people with any authority to impair the powers, change the oaths, or (with few exceptions) abridge the jurisdiction, of juries, or select jurors on any other than Common Law principles; and, consequently, that, in both countries, legislation is still constitutionally subordinate to the discretion and consciences of Common Law juries, in all cases, both civil and criminal, in which juries sit. The same volume will probably also discuss several political and legal questions, which will naturally assume importance if the trial by jury should be reestablished. An outstanding masterpiece that demonstrates cogently that trial by jury was anciently intended as the ultimate check and balance not only on the fair enforcement of positive law, but on the justice of the law itself. Must reading for everyone!

An Essay on the Trial By Jury

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, known informally as the Meiji Constitution, was the constitution of the Empire of Japan which had the proclamation on February 11, 1889, and had enacted since November 29, 1890 until May 2, 1947. Enacted after the Meiji Restoration in 1868, it provided for a form of mixed constitutional and absolute monarchy, based jointly on the Prussian and British models. In theory, the Emperor of Japan was the supreme leader, and the Cabinet, whose Prime Minister would be elected by a Privy Council, were his followers; in practice, the Emperor was head of state but the Prime Minister was the actual head of government. Under the Meiji Constitution, the Prime Minister and his Cabinet were not necessarily chosen from the elected members of the group. Through the regular procedure for amendment of the Meiji Constitution, it was entirely revised to become the "Postwar Constitution" on November 3, 1946, which has been in force since May 3, 1947. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 provided Japan a form of constitutional monarchy based on the Prusso-German model, in which the Emperor of Japan was an active ruler and wielded considerable political power over foreign policy and diplomacy which was shared with an elected Imperial Diet. The Diet primarily dictated domestic policy matters. After the Meiji Restoration, which restored direct political power to the emperor for the first time in over a millennium, Japan underwent a period of sweeping political and social reform and westernization aimed at strengthening Japan to the level of the nations of the Western world. The immediate consequence of the Constitution was the opening of the first Parliamentary government in Asia. The Meiji Constitution established clear limits on the power of the executive branch and the Emperor. It also created an independent judiciary. Civil rights and civil liberties were guaranteed, though in many cases they were subject to limitation by law. However, it was ambiguous in wording, and in many places self-contradictory. The leaders of the government and the political parties were left with the task of interpretation as to whether the Meiji Constitution could be used to justify authoritarian or liberal-democratic rule. It was the struggle between these tendencies that dominated the government of the Empire of Japan. The Meiji Constitution was used as a model for the 1931 Ethiopian Constitution by the Ethiopian intellectual Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam. This was one of the reasons why the progressive Ethiopian intelligentsia associated with Tekle Hawariat were known as "Japanizers". By the surrender in the World War II on 2 September 1945, the Empire of Japan was deprived of sovereignty by the Allies, and the Meiji Constitution was suspended. During the Occupation of Japan, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by a new document, the postwar Constitution of Japan. This document—officially an amendment to the Meiji Constitution—replaced imperial rule with a form of Western-style liberal democracy.

The Constitution of the Empire of Japan, 1889

This comprehensive manual for understanding and preparing for the looming changes to reproductive rights law explains how to get the healthcare you need—by any means necessary. Activist and writer Robin Marty guides listeners through various worst-case scenarios of a post-Roe America and offers ways to fight back, including how to acquire financial support, how to use existing networks and create new ones, and how to, when required, work outside existing legal systems. She details how to plan for your own emergencies, how to start organizing now, what to know about self-managed abortion care with pills and/or herbs, and how to avoid surveillance. The only guidebook of its kind, Handbook for a Post-Roe America includes an extensive, detailed resource guide for all pregnant people (whether cis, trans, or non-binary), listing clinics, action groups, abortion funds, and practical support groups in each state so that, wherever you live, you can get involved. With a newly right-wing Supreme Court and a Republican Senate, Roe is under threat. Robin Marty observes that When we say abortion will be illegal in half the states in the nation, we are no longer talking about some hypothetical future—we are talking about just years down the road. We have to act now to secure what access remains, shore up the networks supporting those who need care, and decide what risks we are willing to take to ensure that any person who wants a termination can still end that pregnancy—with or without the government's permission.

Handbook for a Post-Roe America

Washington Post bestselling presidential historian and former senior White House aide Tevi Troy examines some of the juiciest, nastiest, and most consequential administration struggles in modern American history. In doing so, he not only provides context on the administrations, the players, and their in-fighting but also show how those fights shaped the administrations in question, the presidents’ historical reputations, and the policy landscape of modern America. In showing these fights, the book highlights tough tactics used by sharp-elbowed operatives to prevail in bureaucratic disputes, from leaks to delays in submitting items for review to moving rivals out of cherished office spaces. Fight House also looks at the presidents’ role in all of this and questions long-standing assumptions about whether creative tension is really the best method of governing. Troy employs both his historical knowledge as well as his own high-level White House experience to inform his recommendations for the best ways to staff and organize a White House to ensure the best results for the president—and the American people. Part riveting interpersonal history, part case study, and part analysis of the commanders in chief and their teams, Fight House is essential listening for students of the presidency and of the nation as a whole.

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