It was the drugs that made him murder. He liked to experiment with fatal dosages to see how much they could take. Fascinated with death, he had watched his mother die when he was a child. Killing his elderly lady patients sustained his endless evil urges and nourished his insatiable impulse to recreate his mother’s death...Read about the shocking medical murders of Dr Harold Shipman, along with the horrific killings of Dr Thomas Neill Cream and Dr John Bodkin Adam...

His childhood dream of blood-drenched crucifixes possessed him as he drank his first victim’s blood. His prison experiments with mice were rehearsals for the real thing as he dissolved the corpse in an acid-filled oil drum. His insane plan was full-proof. How can you prove a murder if there is no body?Read about Acid Bath Murderer, John George Haigh, along with the shocking stories of the Brides in the Bath and the Bodies in the Barrels in this 3 in 1 True Crime Compendium. Three b...

'What is the real hip hop?''To whom does hip hop belong?''For what constructive purposes can hip hop be put to use?'These are three key questions posed by hip hop activists in Hip Hop Versus Rap, which explores the politics of cultural authenticity, ownership, and uplift in London’s post-hip hop scene. The book is an ethnographic study of the identity, role, formation, and practices of the organic intellectuals that populate and propagate this ‘conscious’ h...

A Poetics of Third Theatre offers an in-depth, critical analysis of Third Theatre, a transnational community of theatre groups and artists united by a shared set of values and a laboratory attitude.This book takes a genealogical account of Third Theatre as a concept and a practice that draws attention to the historical Third Theatre Encounters that have taken place across Europe and Latin America since the 1970s. The work of renowned Third Theatre groups and organisations,...

This book brings together current research and adopts a pragmatic approach to modeling and using context to solve real-world problems. The editors were instrumental in creating - and continue to be involved in - the interdisciplinary research community, centered around the biennial CONTEXT (International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Modeling and Using Context) conference series, focused on studying context and its implications for artificial intelligence, software applications, psyc...

PetalI’ve loved Luka Fields my entire life.He was my first crush, my first kiss, my first time, and my first heartbreak.Love isn’t like in the movies, or the books you read. It’s hard.Sometimes you give up…And regret it your entire life.LukaPetal was the love of my life. Losing her nearly destroyed me.I’ve tried to move on, but I can’t.It’s time to get my woman back—and this time I’m keeping her.A Lucas Brother’s standalone n...

Austerity was presented as the antidote to sluggish economies, but it has had far-reaching effects on jobs and employment conditions.With an international team of editors and authors from Europe, North America and Australia, this illuminating collection goes beyond a sole focus on public sector work and uniquely covers the impact of austerity on work across the private, public and voluntary spheres.Drawing on a range of perspectives, the book engages with the major debates ...

In the years since 1945, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has grown rapidly in terms of both numbers and public prominence. Mormonism is no longer merely a home-grown American religion, confined to the Intermountain West; instead, it has captured the attention of political pundits, Broadway audiences, and prospective converts around the world. While most scholarship on Mormonism concerns its colorful but now well-known early history, the essays in this collection assess rece...

She was meant to be mine.Julianna Keller is sexy, wild, and carefree with a spark for life that sets my soul on fire. We're opposites in every way. For one night, I allowed myself to imagine what being with a woman like her could be like. But life goes on.I returned to my life in the Marines—fighting wars, eliminating threats, and completing missions only a few knew about. All the time, never forgetting her. Three years later, we're back in the same city, t...

The most commonly kept domestic animal in the developed world, the cat has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Cats have been both worshipped and persecuted over this long period - either loved or hated for their enigmatic self-reliance and the subject of numerous myths and fables. Highlighting startling discoveries made over the last ten years, this new edition features contributions from experts in a wide range of fields, providing authoritative accounts of the behaviour of...

When it comes to running a business, the most important decisions a leader makes are not about products or locations--they're about people. For the past 33 years, Dee Ann Turner has been recruiting, training, and retaining some of the best employees in the restaurant business. Now she's ready to share her secrets on how to build, sustain, and grow an organizational culture that attracts world-class talent and consistently delights customers, no matter what your industry.In Bet ...

Our story began long before we realized it.As a Marine, I'm trained in discipline and control. Until her. Shy, brilliant, selfless—Rowan Ellis has no idea how beautiful she is. The night we met, something awakened feelings inside me I didn't think possible.Then an unthinkable tragedy strikes, and I vow to protect her at all costs. Even if that means protecting her from me.She thinks she's broken, but she's wrong.