This book provides a short, comprehensive, critical analysis of trafficking in human beings. Despite the size and scope of this criminal activity, there remains a need for an accurate, objective, contemporary examination of this threat as the nature of this crime and the strategies developed to counter it are fluid. Trafficking harms not only the lives of those trafficked but equally families and communities, as well as national economies and social cohesion. As this crime spans the spectr...

As interest in the New Zealand Wars grows, Soldiers, Scouts and Spies offers a unique insight into the major campaigns fought between 1845 and 1864 by British troops, their militia and Maori allies, and Maori iwi and coalitions.It was a time of rapid technological change. Maori were quick to adopt western weaponry and evolve their tactics — and even political structures — as they looked for ways to confront the might of the Imperial war machine. And Britain, despite being ...

Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Health literacy addresses a range of social dimensions of health, including knowledge, navigation and communication, as well as individual and organizational skills for accessing, understanding, evaluating and using information. Particularly over the past decade, health literacy has globally become a major public health concern as an asset for promoting health, wellbeing and sustainable development.This comprehensive handbook provides a...

Secrets in all their variety permeated early modern Europe, from the whispers of ambassadors at court to the emphatically publicized books of home remedies that flew from presses and booksellers’ shops. This interdisciplinary volume draws on approaches from art history and cultural studies to investigate the manifestations of secrecy in printed books and drawings, staircases and narrative paintings, ecclesiastical furnishings and engravers’ tools. Topics include how patrons of art and arch...

"The Travels and Adventures of James Massey" is a unique and satirical work of travel literature authored with the aid of Simon Tyssot de Patot, a French Huguenot writer. This book sticks out for its imaginitive storytelling and its commentary on the character of tour narratives of the early 18th century. In this fictitious journey account, de Patot creates the person James Massey, who embarks on a sequence of remarkable adventures. The narrative is supplied inside the first character, blu...

BBC Radio adaptations of three of Georgette Heyer's sparkling Regency romances and a classic comedy thrillerThe acknowledged 'queen of Regency romance', bestselling author Georgette Heyer, also penned a dozen delightful mystery novels. Included here are dramatisations of four of her finest stories from both genres, full of her characteristic wit, charm and period detail.Regency BuckPretty but shrewd Judith Taverner gallops i...

The acclaimed BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Anthony Trollope's gently satirical tales of provincial lifeOne of the most respected, successful chroniclers of nineteenth-century life, Anthony Trollope is still widely read and much-loved today. The Barchester Chronicles - witty moral comedies with a wonderful range of characters - are among his most popular tales.The first in the series, The Warden, finds Rev. Harding forced to question the mo...

In "The Travels and Adventures of James Massey," Simon Tyssot de Patot offers a captivating narrative that blends adventure, romance, and social commentary within a framework of early 18th-century exploration literature. Through the eyes of the protagonist, James Massey, the novel traverses exotic locales and unfamiliar cultures, reflecting the period's fascination with the New World and the interplay of European and indigenous societies. Tyssot de Patot's vivid prose and keen observationa...

In "The Travels and Adventures of James Massey," Simon Tyssot de Patot meticulously weaves a rich tapestry of exploration and adventure that reflects the fervent curiosity of the early 18th century. This work, styled as a fictional travel narrative, plunges readers into exotic locales and encounters with diverse cultures. Through vivid descriptions and intricate character portraits, Tyssot de Patot explores themes of colonialism, self-discovery, and the ethical dilemmas faced by travelers ...

Friend by day. Traitor by night. The second book in the dark, twisting thriller trilogy about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. Don't miss the epic conclusion to the series, coming May 2024.'A dark, enthralling thriller' The GuardianTeen assassin Isabel Ryans now works for Comma, and she’s good at it: the Moth is the guild’s most notorious killer, infamous throughout the city of Espera. But Isabel still craves normal...

WINNER OF AN ABA AWARD. Innocent by day, killer by night: a dark, twisting thriller about a teen assassin’s attempt to live a normal life. Don't miss the second book in the trilogy, The Hummingbird Killer, out now.'An electrifying debut!’ Chelsea Pitcher, author of This Lie Will Kill YouTrained and traumatised by a secret assassin programme for minors, Isabel Ryans wants nothing more than to be a normal civilian. ...

Multicast narration featuring Isla Blair, Joan Hickson, David Suchet, and moreMiss Marple and Hercule Poirot both make appearances in Agatha Christie’s Double Sin and Other Stories, a sterling collection of short mystery fiction that offers double the suspense, surprise, and fun.In one of London’s most elegant shops, a decorative doll dressed in green velvet adopts some rather human, and rather sinister, traits.A country ge...