"Remember the movie 'Fatal Attraction'? And the movie 'Basic Instinct'? And the movie 'Play Misty for Me'? Toss all three of those in a blender, hit frappe and stand back. What comes out would be Gary Taylor's new book—'Luggage By Kroger'"—author Randall Radic."A true crime memoir reminiscent of 'Basic Instinct.'"—Reader Views online."A riveting true story that reads like a high-octane crime thriller."—Midwest Book Review."This award-winning true crime gem is highly...

Castration is a lively history of the meaning, function, and act of castration from its place in the early church to its secular reinvention in the Renaissance as a spiritualized form of masculinity in its 20th century position at the core of psychoanalysis.

"The Chicken Ranch was the one, great festering, frustrating sore on the face of law enforcement in Texas."The year was 1973. The State of Texas had just elected a new reform-minded governor and attorney general. And Houston's ABC-TV affiliate station at Channel 13 had just launched a new consumer-oriented investigative feature by hiring flamboyant former lawman Marvin Zindler to seize the spotlight. The roads from those disparate events crossed quickly in dramatic fashion to natio...

This book introduces students to the diversity of theoretical perspectives on welfare, both illuminating the distinctiveness of each ideology and highlighting important continuities in thought. It goes on to illustrate how these theories are reflected in and challenge the development of welfare policy.

Work-Related Learning and the Social Sciences provides a clear and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of work. Written in a student friendly style, it makes use of the following:Theoretical Perspectives: The theoretical foundations of identity, power, community, citizenship, experiential learning and a range of employability skills provide frameworks for the chapters.Key issues: The book addresses such issues as: How are people soc...

This is the chilling story of a family that thought all their dreams have come true when they are gifted a beautiful rural cottage, but everything comes at a cost. Would you be prepared to pay the ultimate price for this apparent idyllic life, the Collins family have to do exactly that with potentially dire consequences

This book tells the turbulent life story of a young teenage girl, Lisa Dean, abused and eventually raped by her violent and drunken father. After running away she finds friendship and solace with a prostitute who takes pity on her after a violent street confrontation. Slowly, she drifts into the world of vice. Her life changes dramatically when a besotted and wealthy client offers her a deal of a lifetime – ‘the Deal’. Wanted for the murder of two local girls, he knows the police are rapidly ...

This Element reconsiders the historical, theoretical, racial, ableist, and editorial problem of genealogy by analyzing to-be-spoken genealogies in two plays in the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio: the 'Salic Law' speech in Henry V and the 'seven sons' scene in Henry VI, Part Two. Both passages also exist in a significantly variant version in The Chronicle history of Henry the fift (1600) and The First Part of the Contention (1594). The differences between the two versions of the biological/bl...

This is Gary Taylor’s second novel. He has been married 16 years, has four daughters and lives in Birmingham where he drew inspiration for the book. He works full time as an engineer while also being a fully qualitfied practising martial arts instructor.

This book shares impressions and experiences of the most remarkable and important ten years of my life. This is the story of how my "real life" finally began thanks to my greatest friend and mentor, Dr. Sri Kaleshwar. Among other things I once called him the best CEO I have ever known, but he is so much more. He is a uniquely modern saint for our times considered by India to be a national treasure. Whether he is wearing a suit or traditional Indian dress, addressing VIP's or simple village...

Press On Regardless comes from the heart of a man who experienced brokenness and struggled to recover. His painful journey of recovery was one with challenges and setbacks. In Press On Regardless, Gary Taylor shares that his greatest source of strength during his recovery was the Bible. He held on to Psalm 147:3 "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds," and Jeremiah 30:17 "I will restore your health and heal your wounds." In his brokenness Gary knew God would not leave him br...

Dr. Gary Taylor, a retired marriage and family therapist, believes the best marriage advice can be found in the scriptures. In Sacred Union, Dr. Taylor cites specific scriptures and ties them to principles of a strong marriage. In a friendly and helpful tone the author laces his discussion with case studies and examples, showing how applying the scriptural principle or ignoring it affects a marriage. Useful for couples at all stages of marriage or for engaged couples, Sacred U...