An unexpected transfer lands Jonathan Martin a banking job in the Sheikdom of Dahra. From day one, he discovers that not all is at it seems on the surface. This is his story, a narration of significant events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures, about some of which the world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life. At one and the same time, Jonathan Martin can be regarded as both a hero and ...

An unexpected transfer lands Jonathan Martin a banking job in the Sheikdom of Dahra. From day one, he discovers that not all is as it seems on the surface.This is his story, a narration of significant events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures, some of which the world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life.At one and the same time, Jonathan Martin can be regarded as both a h...

Knighted for services to international finance, Sir Jonathan Martin leads an outwardly quiet life and holds down a job in banking in the Sheikdom of Dahra. Things change extremely fast when diplomatic and business offers intertwine and, on the surface, all is not what it seems. This is his story, a narration of significant events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of gay adventures about slaves, of which the world is not supposed to know. Many of these events are met...

The Dahran Offer is the continuing narrative of international intrigue based on the adventures of Sir Jonathan Martin, a gay banker, who has become the owner of some slaves. A boring and uninteresting life is changed forever as he makes discovery after discovery about himself, life, international business, politics, and modern society.

Working in a very mundane banking environment in the Sheikdom of Dahra, Jonathan Martin, having become the unintended and accidental owner of a slave, finds that he is being referred to as the ‘Retrainer’. This narrative is part of his story, of some remarkable events as they happened to him. In a word, his story is a series of adventures about which the outside world is yet not supposed to know. Many of these events are metaphors for the twists and turns of modern life. At one and the sam...

A fictional account of modern-day slavery in the Middle East. After just seven years in Dahra, Sir Jonathan Martin felt that his life and future were settled, having found unparalleled financial success and happiness in the beautiful Sheikdom on the Arabian Peninsula. His work and good fortune as a banker allowed him to have a lifestyle as a man of property and a surprising career as a farmer and the owner of certain ‘properties’. However, his Palaces and farmlands have some surprising dif...

Jonathan Martin, a very successful, but an outwardly self-effacing banker working in the Sheikdom of Dahra is the holder of a dark secret in a land situated in time and space half way between modernity and centuries old traditions. There are many misconceptions about his life in Dahra. One by one, Jonathan confronts false assumptions and sets the record straight about his life, his wealth and his Palaces. The discerning reader will know how to find the hidden metaphors for the contradictio...

In "The Flowers," Margarita Spalding Gerry masterfully weaves an intricate tapestry of themes revolving around the beauty of nature and the ephemeral nature of existence. Written with a lyrical prose that reflects the Romantic literary style, Gerry's poem evokes vivid imagery and emotions, drawing the reader into a world teeming with the splendor of flowers that symbolize love, loss, and regeneration. The poem's historical context is particularly significant, as it emerges from the late 19...

Since the publication of the first edition of this classic text, the major reforms in social work education resulted in the National Occupational Standards Framework (NOSF), which requires all social workers to demonstrate competence in a number of key areas.This practical text book covers all areas of the NOSF including social work ethics, residential care practice, child protection, risk analysis and protecting adults with learning difficulties. Numerous case studies effectively ...

Ex-cop-turned-PI Jack Taylor has finally escaped the despair of his violent life in Galway in favor of quiet retirement in the country with his friend Keefer, a former Rolling Stones roadie, and a falcon named Maeve. But on a day trip back into the city to sort out his affairs, Jack is hit by a truck in front of Galway’s Famine Memorial and left in a coma—but mysteriously without a scratch on him. When he awakens weeks later, he finds Ireland in a frenzy over the so-called “Miracle of Galw...

Mr. Warren, ein Londoner Bankier, bittet Sherlock Holmes um Hilfe. Sein Buchhalter, Mr. Hill, wird seit einigen Tagen vermisst. Holmes nimmt sich der Sache an und befragt dessen verzweifelte Frau Eva. Diese berichtet ihm von einer weiteren vermissten Person. Mrs. Cerise Taylor, die Ehefrau des ehemaligen Geschäftspartners des Bankiers Hill, wurde am selben Tag, als der Buchhalter auf merkwürdige Weise verschwand, von ihrem eigenen Mann in die Irrenanstalt eingewiesen. Zufall, oder eine ers...

Analyses of crime and justice in an unprecedented timeWhile COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal justice system. Scholars recognized the unique opportunity to study crime and the justice system’s response during this period, though they soon realized that determining the pandemic’s effects would be a complicated, nuanced process.Crime, Corrections...