This is a chilling tale of one man's savage need to kill and another's sworn determination to stop him. They found the first body in 1982, in the woods near a young girl, lying faceup with her skeletal hands raised near her head as if trying to fend someone off. Over the next eight years, fifty-two more bodies were found in and around Rostov, a river city 600 miles south of Moscow. The victims had been savagely slashed with a knife, with their eyes gouged out, their sexual organs excised, ...

"The Post-containment Handbook" is a source-book for anyone concerned about US-Soviet economic relations and the upcoming debate over their normalization. It is filled with original essays and key documents charting the history of trade agreements, diplomatic relations, and human rights issues as they bear on the commerce between the superpowers. Debate on the issues will heat up with the September 1990 expiration of the Export Administration Act - the major instrument by which the United ...

Loin d'être des héros hors du commun, les personnages de Robert Cullen sont des gens ordinaires dont la vie bascule de manière inattendue. À travers trois histoires courtes abordant les thèmes de l’espoir, de la peur et de la mémoire, l’auteur explore le point de rupture entre la réalité et l’inconnu. Avec l’humilité d’un grand conteur, il nous entraîne dans une plongée poignante au cœur de la fragilité humaine et réussit à nous faire voir l’essentiel : l’absent.

The story of a boy's spiritual transformation in the shadow of the Scottish Highlands—from the 19th-century author of David Elginbrod.In George MacDonald's most well-known novel, published in 1868, the quest of young Robert Falconer for his father becomes a parallel quest to break free from the oppressive Calvinist theology of his grandmother. As he struggles to come to terms with the strict orthodoxy prevalent in Scotland for two centuries, the doctrine o...

**DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITION: Explore the dystopian underbelly of Night City in this 3-volume graphic novel collection—the perfect collector’s item for fans of the hit video game and tabletop RPG!Features exclusive content, including a cover galley, an expanded sketchbook section, and more.**Dive deeper into the dystopian universe of Cyberpunk 2077! CD Projekt Red writer and narrative manager Bartosz Sztybor (The Witcher: Fading Memories), and Cullen Bunn (Harrow...

Offering a rich introduction to how scholars analyze crime, Criminological Theory: Context and Consequences moves readers beyond a commonsense knowledge of crime to a deeper understanding of the importance of theory in shaping crime control policies. The Eighth Edition of this clear, accessible, and thoroughly revised text covers traditional and contemporary theory within a larger sociological and historical context. The latest edition includes ne...

The Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia, Seventh Edition, closely parallels Clinical Anesthesia, Seventh Edition, and presents the essential information found in the larger text in a concise, portable format. Extensive changes made to the parent textbook are reflected in the Handbook; chapters have been completely updated and a new chapter covering anesthesia for laparoscopic and robotic surgeries has been added. The Handbook makes liberal use of tables and graphics to enhance rapid access to ...

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An exciting new textbook which presents critical perspectives on corporate and commercial law. Focussing on the key areas of trade and transactions, intellectual property, corporations and finance, it covers each of the areas of commercial and company law that would typically be offered to undergraduate and postgraduate law students.The chapters are written by acknowledged experts in the field and are aimed at undergraduates, post graduates and lecturers who wish to further their u...

The essays in this book reflect on the paradoxical relationship of liberal education and liberal democracy. Liberal education emphasizes knowledge for its own sake, detached from all instrumental purposes. It also aims at liberation from the manifold sources of unfreedom, including political sources. In this sense, liberal education is negative, questioning any and all constraints on the activity of mind. Liberal democracy, devoted to securing individual natural rights, purports to be the ...

The essays in Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education reflect diverse perspectives on one of the most pressing issues in higher education--the controversies over freedom of speech and its relation to intellectual diversity. Does the First Amendment apply on campuses and do its principles clarify or obscure the issues surrounding campus speech? What, after all, is the basis for those principles, and how do they relate to the purposes of the university? Is free speech trul...

The Emotion Revolution: Harnessing the Power of Feeling for a Balanced and Mindful LifeEmotions: They can be our most intimate allies or seemingly unpredictable foes. In "The Emotion Revolution: Harnessing the Power of Feeling for a Balanced and Mindful Life," we embark on a transformative journey, revealing the potential of our emotions to heal, guide, and reshape our lives. The Emotional Spectrum: Unearth the profound nuances of every emotion, from the fiery depths of...