Almost forgotten by time, tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, there is a little piece of old England, which was for many years a forgotten wilderness. If it were not for a weather-beaten plaque on the gatepost few would realise that beyond the rusted gates there lies, in unmarked paupers’ graves, 2,861 former patients of the once formidable Menston Asylum. To be admitted to a lunatic asylum in the nineteenth century was fraught with danger, and in many cases meant a life sentence...

The Kray Twins aka Ronnie and Reggie ruled London’s Gangland underworld during the 1960s with a ruthlessness rod of iron that still shocks yet captivates young and old alike to this very day. Their calculated rise to power involved fear, extortion, violence and murder as-well as developing a cult like celebrity status, which thrived in the heart of the swinging 60s nightclub scene and beyond.Although some may say their story may have been told many times over, the crime scene locat...

(Piano Instruction). The Hal Leonard Jazz Piano Method is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide designed for anyone interested in playing jazz piano from the complete novice just learning the basics to the more advanced player who wishes to enhance their keyboard vocabulary. There are lots of fun progressions and licks for you to play and absorb. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book! Topics include essential theory, chords and voicings, improvisati...

In Financial Strategies for Tough Times: Build Resilience in a Volatile World, gain the insights and tools needed to secure your financial future, no matter what challenges arise. This essential guide offers practical strategies to help you navigate economic uncertainty, manage financial risks, and build a resilient foundation that can withstand life’s unexpected events. From budgeting and debt management to smart investing and emergency planning, Financial Strategies for Tough Times provi...

The Science of Reading Human Face celebrates the 2nd World Congress on Facial Expression of Emotion (2nd WCFEE), held at University Fernando Pessoa in October 2024. Framed by the theme “Brain and Emotion – Face Connects People,” the volume compiles speeches, keynote lectures, and peer-reviewed papers from world-renowned experts including A. Freitas-Magalhães, António Damásio, Joseph LeDoux, Daniel Goleman, Martin Seligman, Joan-Pere Barret, Dacher Keltner, and Lisa Feldman Barrett. The con...

For 132 years the ghastly and horrific murders committed in London's East End by the infamous 'Jack the Ripper' have gripped and baffled the world. The Ripper commenced his series of atrocities at the end of August and continued freely until the beginning of November 1888 when inexplicably the murders stopped… In all, five women were brutally murdered and savagely mutilated in the most unimaginable way. The killing spree centered in and around the impoverished rabbit warren of alleys and r...

This transformative book shares 10 crucial reasons to set on your life's true quest toward your destiny. We live in a world that has conditioned us to fear—fear of the unknown, fear of not having enough, fear of not being enough—and this fear fuels our decisions and operates the rudder for the course of our lives.This book will take you on a journey of self-discovery, bravery, and ultimately choosing purpose over paycheck. Let leadership and consulting expert Mark A. Davis show you...

Bedroom politics play out every night across this nation. Sexual fulfillment is the sought after final outcome of this nightly interlude. Yet satisfaction by either partner may not be an aftereffect as the curtain falls. For most women, as studies indicate, size of the male sexual gland is not an issue. Women name a number of other factors that impress them, especially those leading up to the sex act. Males have a markedly different view believing that penis size is all important to pleasi...

Left Behind and Loving It is a cheeky critique of popular writings about the end times. Rather than presenting a steroid-buffed Jesus wrapped in an American flag and "coming again in clouds of gunfire," Left Behind and Loving It invites readers to approach some of the most controversial and scary portions of the Scriptures with the utter confidence that "God's steadfast love endures forever." Rather than asserting a hope premised on a few chosen ones escaping the world, Left Behind and Lov...

Part memoir, part poetry, part theological exploration, Mark Davis' debut work of prose is the telling of a deeply personal journey: he is raised Catholic, has a born-again experience in his late teens, proceeds to "inform" his non-believing friends that they are going to hell... until some years later... GOD IN CHAINS opens with the very real moment when Mark awoke in his bedroom and realized his grip on those beliefs (or their grip on him?) had loosened. There's someone else in the room ...

Dying is not a right. Government has seized the opportunity to intervene in peoples' lives when end of life issues arise. Without a clearly written statement of medical directives the health system is forced to turn to blind courts and aggressive prosecutors to guide them. In this book are a series of cases confronting those in the last days of their lives. Many of these patients made national headlines in their fight to die with dignity. In one specific case a State forced a hospital to k...

The Fat Zone is the next generation of dieting. Losing weight has moved from the domain of celebrities to one based on science and clinical usage. Rapid weight loss can now be achieved by utilizing carefully chosen foods in the Fat Zone menus. Based on the extremely popular Millenium Diet, the Fat Zone moves ahead of its predecessor with a sharper diet plan allowing a more physiologic approach to weight reduction. This safe, effective and expeditious mode of dieting will be the standard be...