The oldest game in the world? Well, some funeral directors out there definitely see it as a licence to print money.Industry insider, John Parry, has a decade of experience and has witnessed many vulnerable bereaved families exploited by funeral arrangers determined to reach their revenue targets. Don’t be one of them!This practical book will not only clue you up on how the industry works, but also guide you through the myriad of choices and practicalities that need to be ar...

"John Parry's Understanding Torture is an important contribution to our understanding of how torture fits within the practices and beliefs of the modern state. His juxtaposition of the often indeterminate nature of the law of torture with the very specific state practices of torture is both startling and revealing."---Paul W. Kahn is Robert W. Winner Professor of Law and the Humanities at Yale Law School and author of Sacred Violence"Parry is effective in b...

Voice of the Poet is a book of poems that will take the reader on a journey. Poetry is art and the voice of the poet delivers a unique style for poetry writing, This is a work of art and the Artist John Parry has created some real different ideas in the form of poems.

Carefully curated and translated by Dr. Manijeh Rabiei, Persian Garden of Imagination breathes new life into these ancient texts that shed light on Iranian culture and mythology. The literary stories of Iran contain complex topics and symbols related to the region’s classic, pre-Abrahamic faiths, including Zoroastrianism, Mithraism, and mysticism.This collection comprises thirty stories that began in the oral storytelling tradition from before the written word was created. For mill...

This highly popular and accessible text contains a wealth of information about how early years staff can work effectively with professionals and parents to help identify and meet a range of special educational needs. This book aims to explore the most effective ways of supporting the child and implementing that support across the child’s day to day life.Now in its third edition Special Needs in the Early Years is fully updated to reflect current policy, and topics covered ...

"Timely and important, this title has the potential to change the sports industry worldwide." - Library Journal, Starred ReviewA comprehensive examination of the mental health challenges that elite athletes face in America's most popular sports.Athletes that compete at a high level-whether in professional, college, or Olympic sports-face numerous mental health challenges as they strive for perfection and ultimately ...

Did the Chinese Communist Party, a conspiracy of powerful people, or even just corrupt individuals acting independently, succeed in determining the outcome of the 2020 American election?Could investigations into fraud overturn the result? Or is it that President Trump and the Republican Party were just sore losers?The surge towards wokeism and leftism appears to have manifested in an overpowering reversal of power. But is this story of a massive historical milestone brought...

Recent years have seen much controversy regarding a unified Christian doctrine of hell: Do we go to heaven or hell when we die? Or do we cease to exist? Are believers and unbelievers ultimately saved by grace in the end?By focusing on recent theological arguments, Four Views on Hell: Second Edition highlights why the church still needs to wrestle with the doctrine of hell.In the fair-minded and engaging Counterpoints format, four leading scholars i...

Believing that 9/11 was an inside job, US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Shelton F. Lankford, a fighter pilot with over 300 combat missions flown, and a 21 year Marine Corps career, asked ‘Are you afraid you will learn the truth and you can't handle it?’This book was released after consultation with secret society criminologists, police, and top government sources. It has been voted the most exhaustive 9/11 book in the marketplace today by far. The Truth that has been banned is de...

When horrific acts of violence take place, events such as massacres in Boston, Newtown, CT, and Aurora, CO, people want answers. Who would commit such a thoughtless act of violence? What in their backgrounds could make them so inhumane, cruel, and evil? Often, people assume immediately that the perpetrator must have a mental disorder, and in some cases that does prove to be the case. But the assumption that most people with mental disorders are violent, prone to act out, and a threat to ot...

Sports provide people around the world with unmatched entertainment, from the excitement of victory to the agony of defeat. Unfortunately, it also has become painfully clear that the agony of sports goes well beyond athletes losing games or competitions. Playing through concussions, the abuse of pain medicine, the use of performance-enhancing substances, and other health-related issues have become a constant reminder that being a professional athlete can be as dangerous as it is lucrative....

Believing that 9/11 was an inside job, US Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Shelton F. Lankford, a fighter pilot with over 300 combat missions flown, and a 21 year Marine Corps career, asked ‘Are you afraid you will learn the truth and you can't handle it?’This book was released after consultation with secret society criminologists, police, and top government sources. It has been voted the most exhaustive 9/11 book in the marketplace today by far. The Truth is definitely stranger tha...