Sites of gruesome murders, stories of killings, frauds, jewel thefts and treachery are all part of Mad Frankie Fraser's grand tour of Britain's criminal underworld. As one of the most notorious gangsters of the 20th Century, he is perfectly placed to give us the lowdown on crimes from up and down the country, plus his take on crimes he was personally involved in and cases as yet unsolved. Written with crime author James Morton, this is the definitive guide to Britain's many lives of crime....

Explores religion's historic and present-day role in American universities.Once the unifying center of American higher education, religion has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past 220 years. From its origins as the core of a unified understanding of truth as it was taught at the nation's first colleges to its current presence on the periphery of campus life, religion has both shaped and been shaped by the evolution of the American university. In Re...

Sudden darkness. Hands grabbed Watson. He thrashed about wildly, but it was all in vain. A violent blow to the head. When he regained consciousness, he found himself in some sort of cell. But where exactly was he? Only the chimes of Big Ben thundered loudly in his ears. Yet why had they brought him here? There was no sign of the perpetrators anywhere. Biting January cold, hunger and thirst pushed him to his limits. Would his friend Sherlock Holmes find him in time?

Is teaching for me? Who will I teach? How can I make a difference?Teach is a vibrant and engaging Introduction to Education textbook, organized around real questions students ask themselves and their professors as they consider a career in teaching. Using vivid and contemporary examples, veteran teacher educator James W. Fraser continually encourages readers to reflect on their experiences and engage in a dialogue about the most current issues in education. The thoroughly ...

A fully updated second edition of this essential look at the continuing tensions between religion and American public schools.Today, the ongoing controversy about the place—or lack of place—of religion in public schools is a burning issue in the United States. Prayer at football games, creationism in the classroom, the teaching of religion and morals, and public funding for private religious schools are just a few of the subjects over which people are skirmishing. ...

Teacher education in America has changed dramatically in the past thirty years—with major implications for how our kids are taught.As recently as 1990, if a person wanted to become a public school teacher in the United States, he or she needed to attend an accredited university education program. Less than three decades later, the variety of routes into teaching is staggering. In Teaching Teachers, education historians James W. Fraser and Lauren Lefty look...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson made no progress in their case concerning the stolen burial shroud and the murder that had occurred in the meantime. Therefore, they decided to shadow their pastor. Another suspect emerged. And then, quite suddenly, Holmes and Watson received a confession. But was this truly the solution to the mystery?

'Speak my name so that I may live again' was often written on the walls of Egyptian tombs, imploring visitors to speak the names of the dead and make offerings on their behalf. These acts of continued remembrance sustained the dead in the afterlife.Speak My Name: Investigating Egyptian Mummies explores the coffins and mummies of Meruah, Padiashaikhet, Horus and Mer-Neith-it-es, who lived in Egypt between 1200 BCE and 100 CE and whose mummies and/or coffins are now in the C...

Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson learned an incredible story. And this was not to be the last one. For while their suspect was already behind bars, Holmes could not fully believe the matter. By chance, Watson led him to a new thought. Holmes decided to act immediately. And who the two ultimately encountered exceeded all expectations. But one question still remained unanswered: Where was the burial shroud?

After Watson had moved back in with Holmes on Baker Street and daily life had returned to normal for Holmes, Watson continued to struggle daily with the ghosts of the past. The death of his beloved Caroline haunted him deep into the night. Holmes decided it was time to confront Watson with his experiences so that he could finally find closure regarding his wife's murder. But was it really murder? Police files speak of suicide. Holmes and Watson set out to search for clues and make an almos...

When Western explorers first encountered dolmens in the Levant, they thought they had discovered the origins of a megalithic phenomenon that spread as far as the Atlantic coast. Although European dolmens are now considered an unrelated tradition, many researchers continue to approach dolmens in the Levant as part of a trans-regional phenomenon that spanned the Taurus mountains to the Arabian peninsula.By tightly defining the term 'dolmen' itself, this book brings these mysterious m...

The fourth corpse led Holmes and Watson to a hospital. The nurse Nancy Rogers had been killed in the same manner as her predecessors. Around her body now stood only two pumpkins. The evening thereafter, Watson had another of those terrifying dreams. When he finally awoke, he was able to present Holmes with a gift from the Devil himself. And this present pointed to only one possible perpetrator...