Finally, the information you've been waiting for: who really killed JonBenet?Perhaps the most compelling murder case of our day, the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey galvanized the nation-and years after it occurred, the mystery still endures. Who killed the young beauty queen and why? Who is covering up for whom and who is simply lying? In JonBenet, the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the Ramsey murder, a former lead Boulder Police detective, Steve Thom...

Steve Thomas BSc (Hons) is a sport scientist with over 37 years of experience of working with the world's elite, the rich and famous. As an Elite Personal Trainer, he has witnessed first-hand a booming fitness culture. With hundreds of millions of dedicated exercising disciples around the world, exercising has become the holy grail for physical and mental wellbeing, but this book, as an honest and forthright critique of the exercising world, explains why THE WHOLE WORLD is GETTING IT WRONG...

The M.E. Bible is a unique factual, truthful, and scientific book, which deals with the direct issues of the Neuro-Immune disease M.E. (Mylgic Encephalmyelitis) - often referred to as CFIDS in the U.S. M.E. is, and has been for decades, a scientifically proven 'Organic Disease' since 1956, and 'Registered' as such by the 'World Health Organisation (WHO - ICD-10.G93.3) in Geneva since 1969', as; a 'Neurological Disorder' which is 'Multi-systemic' - affecting most of the biological bodily sy...

The classic account of traditional Micronesian navigation and “the last navigator,” Mau Piailug, who fought to preserve it—now available in a revised edition illustrated in full colorAs a young man piloting a small sailboat across the Pacific, Steve Thomas developed a fascination with ancient methods of navigation. He learned that, for thousands of years, the peoples of Oceania had sailed unerringly across the Pacific without compass or charts, guided only by natur...

When windmill-dodgers David Bristow and Steve Thomas followed their dream to blaze (and map) a mountain bike trail across South Africa, they hoped to be spared howling headwinds, freezing rain and slushy terrain. They weren’t, yet were not deterred from having a mud-splattering good time. The result, the Spine of the Dragon trail, is the country’s ultimate mountain bike tour, covering a distance of 4000km from Beit Bridge to Cape Town. Aimed at the average off-road rider, the 58-day trail ...

Conversations that matter for menDo you wonder what it means to be a man? Do you desire to grow? Want something more? Long for a life that matters? Seek to make a difference in the world? If so, Living That Matters may be for you or your group. This practical handbook is a guide to help individuals and groups engage in honest conversations on what matters most for men—with a focus on following Jesus, forming community, and building peace.With over 60 years ...

As many social inequalities widen, this is a crucial survey of local authorities’ evolving role in health, social care and wellbeing.Health and social and public policy experts review structural changes in provision and procurement, and explore social determinants of health including intergenerational needs and housing. With detailed assessments of regional disparities and case studies of effective strategies and interventions from local authorities, this collaborative study addres...

Six travellers wait in a train station in Jasper, Alberta, hoping to fulfill their dreams at the other end of the line.

Perhaps the most compelling murder case of our day, the death of six-year-old JonBenet Ramsey galvanized the nation—and years after it occurred, the mystery still endures. Who killed the young beauty queen and why? Who is covering up for whom and who is simply lying? In JonBenet, the most authoritative and comprehensive study of the Ramsey murder, a former lead Boulder Police detective, Steve Thomas, explores the case in vivid and fascinating detail—pointing the way toward an anal...

While there are plenty of books by men, for men, on the topic of “Christian masculinity,” these books generally fail to address men’s propensities for violence and the traditional inequity between men and women, often endorsing inequity and sanctioning aggressive behavior as an appropriate “manly” response to conflict. Peaceful at Heart cuts through this conversation by offering a uniquely Anabaptist Christian perspective on masculinity. The vision of masculinity presented in this...

Praying for a happy ending, friends and family stood by Laci’s grieving husband Scott. Four months later, Laci’s decomposed body was found in the murky waters of San Francisco Bay. The body of her child had washed ashore about a mile away, after a possible “coffin birth.” It was a sad closure to an exhaustive search, and a grim end to a marriage that by all accounts had appeared to be perfect.Scott Peterson’s behavior had cast a mysterious shadow over the death of his pregnant wife...

Suzanne O'Malley takes a close look at the Andrea Yates murder trial and discovers medical misjudgment, professional negligence, misapplied law, and a revelation that led to the overturning of Yates's conviction.It took a jury less than four hours to find Houston housewife Andrea Yates guilty of the drowning deaths of three of her five children—and a mere half hour to sentence the troubled woman with a stunning history of severe mental problems to life in prison. B...