A DAILY EXPRESS BOOK OF THE YEARREVOLUTIONARY. CONSPIRATOR. JAIL-BREAKER. FUGITIVE. DUELLIST. RADICAL. AND KILLER.ON 8 December 1854, Emmanuel Barthélemy visited 73 Warren Street in the heart of radical London for the very last time. Within half an hour, two men were dead.The newspapers of Victorian England were soon in a frenzy. Who was this foreigner come to British shores to slay two upstanding subjects?...

In Small Changes for Big Results, the authors provide clear, actionable steps that anyone can follow to take control of their finances and free themselves from self-sabotage. The book contains real-life case studies of people who overcame financial difficulties and highlights the small steps they took to change the course of their lives. Lasting change begins with small, consistent actions, and this book equips you with the tools and knowledge to make these incremental changes that will yi...

Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population addresses a people whose lack of health care access, including mistreatment and refusal of services, are often omitted from discussions about health care and insurance reform. Research suggests that LGBT people experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of stress due to systematic harassment, stigma, discrimination, and lack of cultural competency in the health car...

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is the deliberate harming of one's body without suicidal intent. NSSI tends to be secretive, often involving cutting, bruising, or burning on hidden parts of the body. While NSSI often occurs among adolescents, it is not limited to that age group. Communication and NSSI intersect in many ways, including conversation among family members, consultation with healthcare providers, representation in the media, discourse among people who self-injure, and even comm...

«Car le Fils de l'homme est venu, non pour être servi, mais pour servir et donner sa vie en rançon pour beaucoup.» (Marc 10 : 45 – Parole vivante)La compassion ! Notre société a cruellement besoin de retrouver le sens du sacrifice pour son prochain.Dans son récit de l'Évangile, Marc ne cesse de mettre en avant le modèle suprême: le Messie en action, répondant sans relâche aux besoins physiques et spirituels de la multitude. Il est le Serviteur dévoué de Dieu, plein de bonté...

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domest...

Often business executives serve (or are asked to serve) as board members of nonprofit organizations. However, without a clear understanding of how nonprofits work, service on a board can be a frustrating experience.Joining a Nonprofit Board offers an important guide to the roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board member. Marc J. Epstein and F. Warren McFarlan provide a step-by-step guide to how board members can work with a nonprofit organization to achieve the orga...

Dans un monde qui monétise votre distraction, la concentration profonde est devenue un avantage compétitif rare.Vous commencez vos journées avec de bonnes intentions, puis tout se fragmente : notifications, e-mails, réunions, urgences simulées, multitâche permanent. À la fin, vous êtes fatigué, occupé, mais vous n’avez presque rien produit de vraiment important.L’Architecture du Focus n’est pas un livre de productivité superficielle. C’est un guide structuré pour comprendre...

La porte du bureau se referme… et l’euphorie de la promotion laisse place au doute. « Et maintenant ? Suis-je vraiment fait(e) pour manager ? » Si ces questions vous hantent, vous n’êtes pas seul(e). Passer d’expert à manager est un changement profond, et les réflexes qui vous ont mené au succès peuvent désormais vous freiner.Promu Manager. Et Maintenant ? est un guide clair et rassurant pour réussir vos 100 premiers jours sans tomber dans le piège...

Gathering accurate data probably constitutes one of the most important aspects of crime investigation and prevention. How do we put the data to use? How can we improve our methods of handling the information we collect? By describing a project for the development and implementation of a computerized crime-mapping system in the Chicago area, this book makes a significant contribution toward a more efficient and intelligent use of crime data to understand and prevent crime in a community set...

Bei Ölbohrungen vor den Orkneyinseln, unter der Leitung von Professor Kenworth, wird das Wrack eines Schiffes entdeckt. Wie sich herausstellt, handelt es sich um das versunkene Schiff des Piraten Ahab Mortensen, der auch als der SCHWARZE AHAB berüchtigt war. Durch die Bergung befreit, terrorisiert der untote Ahab und seine Seeräuberhorde erneut die englische Küste. Der Pirat beginnt damit, sich eine neue Mannschaft zusammenzustellen, und zwingt jede Nacht drei Menschen an Bord seines Schif...

The abridged, downloadable audiobook edition of John Mortimer's brilliantly funny Quite Honestly, read by Marc Warren and Beth Goddard.Life couldn't be better for Lucinda Purefoy. Granted it's a little embarrassing, her father being the Bishop of Aldershot, but she's got a steady boyfriend, a degree in social sciences from Manchester University and the offer of a job in advertising. With all that, she felt she should 'pay back her debt to society' and 'do a little good in ...