"A fascinating insight into the country's most famous asylum for criminals" which reveals Victorian England's care and management of the mentally ill (Your Family Tree).On 27 May 1863, three coaches pulled up at the gates of a new asylum, built amongst the tall, dense pines of Windsor Forest. Broadmoor's first patients had arrived.In Broadmoor Revealed, Mark Stevens writes about what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago...

A vivid portrait of the day-to-day experience in the public asylums of nineteenth-century England, by the bestselling author of Broadmoor Revealed.Life in the Victorian Asylum reconstructs the lost world of nineteenth-century public asylums. This fresh take on the history of mental health reveals why county asylums were built, the sort of people they housed, and the treatments they received, as well as the enduring legacy of these remarkable insti...

The companies that win aren’t the ones with the best product, but the ones that make every buyer move now**—not later.**Stop losing to buyer indecision and stalled conversations, and instead learn how to create urgency, transforming hesitation into momentum that drives faster deals and bigger wins.In Creating Urgency, Steven Mark Kahan draws on decades of experience helping startups scale to billions in va...

Dracula is dead. Now his three vampire daughters must inherit the living kingdom he built—and decide whether they can save it without becoming him.For centuries, Drevanor has been more than Dracula's castle. It is a vast, living kingdom—a refuge for humans, monsters, outcasts, and supernatural beings that have nowhere else to go.Now its ruler is dead.And Drevanor is beginning to fail.Ancient defenses falter. Gates obey comma...

'God broke into my world. My life was shaken and transformed instantly.'These words began the journey of transformation that took Mark Stevens (known for his role as Nick Page in TV's Neighbours, and as a worship leader at Hillsong Church and Life Church Bradford) out of a life bound by drug and alcohol addiction and into a new adventure of ministry and leadership that has touched all corners of the globe.Mark shares candidly his testimony of the excitement and temptation o...

Are you mesmerized by the idea of drawing with fire? Do you want to master woodburning?Are you frustrated with vague online tutorials? Do you have a grand vision in your mind, but your drawing skills and tools let you down? If so, Woodburning for Beginners is the right book for you!This book teaches you all the technical skills for stellar woodburning! Whether you're a beginner who still can't transfer a pattern or an i...

One of the most exciting and innovative hobbies you have never triedDo you want a new set of skills that will produce incredible art? Do you want to grow yourself as a person by engaging in a creative new talent? Do you love the smell of a campfire while you're working? If yes, then welcome to woodburning!Perhaps you've never heard of it, but are curious to learn something new? Or maybe you have some experience, and are searching for a book to take your ski...

Bellweather, 1994. Chrissy Trapper is twenty-two, bored out of her mind, and very good at running Video City—when she isn't arguing with inanimate objects, sketching strange handmade dolls, eating Burger Bunker with the clerk next door, or finding new ways to irritate Future Video's self-appointed executive.Then a battered old VHS tape moves when it shouldn't.One of Chrissy's regular customers begins wasting away after repeatedly watching an obscure horror movie called ...

Dacker Lloyd has spent forty-three years selling tourists on the legend of the Moon Jackalope: blue and violet rabbits with antlers and a history only he seems to remember. Now his roadside taxidermy shop is being repossessed, and he has one problem bigger than bankruptcy—what to do with a building full of unsold monsters.When a crater opens beside the neighboring Haverty farm, Dacker sees a solution. He dumps his collection, Robert Haverty fills the hole, and everyone gets on with...

A tasty world tour—with savory sauces!Take your next entrée further than it's ever been before. The World Sauces Cookbook is here to help you top off your meals with 60 sumptuous sauces from all four corners of the globe—including Satay, Adobo, Creole Remoulade and Comeback Sauce, Baba Ghanoush, and Pesto Della Zia.In addition to helpful prep tips and storage instructions, each sauce recipe comes complete with a flavor profile, spiciness index, and...

Whenever things seem to fall apart around Daisy, romance novels are her way of escaping. When immersed in a novel, she can imagine herself in the story as the lead female character. Still, the difference between her and the typical female character in her novels is that she is not your average damsel in distress.Daisy was raised by a military father who ensured his daughter knew survival skills and how to protect herself. Following in her beloved father's footsteps, Daisy joined th...

Are you mesmerized by the idea of drawing with fire? Do you want to master woodburning? Are you frustrated with vague online tutorials? Do you have a grand vision in your mind, but your drawing skills and tools let you down? If so, Woodburning for Beginners is the right book for you!This book teaches you all the technical skills for stellar woodburning! Whether you're a beginner who still can't transfer a pattern or an intermediate who wants to fill in the...