London, summer 1889.Nine months have passed since Inspector Flint killed Jack the Ripper.Now the murders have begun again.Across the capital, bodies are being discovered in scenes of escalating savagery, each killing more depraved than the last. To a terrified public, there can be only one explanation: the Ripper has returned, and his death toll now stands at nine.But Flint and Locke know the truth.Jack the Ripper is dead.And yet the new murd...

The Haunted History of BritainGhosts, Legends and the Places That Refuse to ForgetAcross ancient roads, ruined abbeys, battlefields, castles, mines, railway stations and ordinary homes, generations have reported footsteps without bodies, phantom processions, spectral animals, warning apparitions and the restless dead. Some ghosts return to reveal murder or injustice. Others guard graves, repeat the moment of their death or linger because the living have never allow...

Step into the London of Sherlock Holmes.The streets of Victorian London were the perfect hunting ground for the world's greatest detective. Behind respectable front doors lay dark secrets. Fog drifted through gas-lit streets. Hansom cabs rattled across the cobbles while criminals, policemen, politicians and ordinary Londoners crossed paths in the busiest city on Earth.This book explores the real London that inspired the adventures of Sherlock Holmes.From Ba...

Michael White, one of the founders of narrative therapy, is back with his first major publication since the seminal Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends, which Norton published in 1990.Maps of Narrative Practice provides brand new practical and accessible accounts of the major areas of narrative practice that White has developed and taught over the years, so that readers may feel confident when utilizing this approach in their practices. The book c...

What does it really mean to follow Jesus—and is it worth it?In a world chasing success, material wealth, and personal fulfillment, many people feel something is missing. Their hearts hunger for more. The gospel story at the center of this book reveals a profound truth: We are all searching for deeper meaning, greater purpose, and lasting joy, but too often we’re looking in all the wrong places.In Jesus, the Rich Young Man, and the Meaning of Life, ...

The Limehouse HeresyA priest hangs dead inside a Limehouse mission chapel. Nearby, a message has been written upon the wall, calculated to turn neighbour against neighbour and transform murder into something far more dangerous.The Juwes are the men that will not be blamed for nothing.An old message associated with the Jack the Ripper murders is being used to forge hatred against an innocent community, but to what end?The story begins where t...

Final thoughts from the now-deceased leader of narrative therapy.Michael White’s untimely death deprived therapists of a leading light. Here, available for the first time in book form, is a collection of the work he left behind—writings on topics dear to the psychotherapeutic world: turning points in therapy, conversations, resistance and therapist responsibility, couples therapy, and narrative responses to trauma.

First time in ebook format, this biography of Isaac Newton reveals the extraordinary influence that the study of alchemy had on the greatest Early Modern scientific discoveries. In this ‘ground breaking biography’ Michael White destroys the myths of the life of Isaac Newton and reveals a portrait of the scientist as the last sorcerer.According to traditional accounts, Newton was the first modern scientist . As creator of the theory of gravity, calculus, modern theories of light and...

Michael White, one of the founders of narrative therapy, is back with his first major publication since the seminal Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends.Maps of Narrative Practice provides brand new practical and accessible accounts of the major areas of narrative practice that White has developed and taught over the years, so that listeners may feel confident when utilizing this approach in their practices. The book covers each of the five main ar...

Winner of a third-place award in the grief and bereavement category from the Catholic Media Association.A friend’s child dies; a parent gets a cancer diagnosis; your spouse loses their job. Sometimes life and God’s plan don’t make sense and we end up feeling hurt and angry.In Seriously, God?, Fr. Michael White and Tom Corcoran explore the denial, doubt, and betrayal we experience when we face hardship, pain, and grief, and they encourage us to lean...

Drawing on the wisdom gleaned from thriving mega-churches and innovative business leaders while anchoring their vision in the Eucharistic center of Catholic faith, Fr. Michael White and lay associate Tom Corcoran present the compelling and inspiring story to how they brought their parish back to life.Winner of two 2014 Catholic Press Awards: Pastoral Ministry (First Place) and Design and Production (Honorable Mention).Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Re...

An ancient mystery. A conspiracy of silence. A secret to kill for.In the crypt of the Medici Chapel in Florence, scientist Edie Granger, and her uncle, Carlin Mackenzie, are examining the mummified remains of one of the most powerful families in Renaissance Italy.The embalmers have done their work well in terms of outward appearance. But under the crisp skin, the organs have shrivelled to a fraction of their original size, which means it is difficult to gather usable DNA sa...