Das Leben im Anthropozän, dem aktuellen Erdzeitalter, das von den Aktivitäten der Menschen geprägt ist, ist Thema des Notizbuches von Jill Bennett. Der aus der Geologie abgeleitete Begriff Anthropozän steht für eine Ära, die mit der Industrialisierung einsetzt und somit eine verschwindend kurze Zeitspanne von 250 Jahren abdeckt, in der aber ein Paradigmenwechsel stattgefunden hat. Dessen Implikationen rufen einigen Widerstand hervor, der sich beispielsweise in der Leugnung des vom Menschen...

All her life WPC Jill Bennett has wanted to be a detective.But this is 1960 and in Z Division of the Metropolitan Police, before the infestation of political correctness, Superintendent Mahoney will have no female officer on the permanent strength of CID. How can she make her dream come true?Simply by being the best and when children begin disappearing from a local primary school, WPC Jill Bennett does just that.Jill, a newly qualified police officer, embarks upon an i...

Her first day on the job in CID and Jill is thrust into one of the most serious murder cases to hit Croydon.A mutilated body is discovered on the top deck of the one-nine-seven bus. Is this an isolated incident, or the start of something more sinister?Jill knows she has to prove herself and it seems that the only person she can trust is her partner, Maisie, an ex- Special Operations agent from World War II with secrets of her own.Can Jill cope with the jealousies and p...

The story continues as Jill Bennett strives to achieve her dream of becoming a detective with the Metropolitan Police.Thanks to the support of Lieutenant Bridges, an American police officer on an exchange visit with Croydon CID, Jill finds herself involved with the investigation of a series of murders and corruption that shakes Croydon to its core.A seemingly simple case of speeding along a Croydon thoroughfare provides the link that takes Jill to the very top of local politi...

A second chance may be just what James Steele needs…I might be one of the older players on the Arizona Vengeance, but I like to think that also makes me one of the wisest. Or at least I used to.Turns out, I’ve been a bit selfish. I’ve been married to hockey and my team for years, which hasn’t left much time for my actual wife, Ella. Now I’m juggling a separation I never wanted, the pressure of being a single dad to our teenage daughter, and the car...

Four full-cast stories of suspense from the creator of Dr Gideon FellThe master of the ‘impossible crime’ novel, American author John Dickson Carr was renowned for his Golden Age detective stories featuring the eccentric genius Dr Gideon Fell. This collection brings together four of his captivating radio plays, including a time-slip murder mystery, a chilling supernatural tale, a menacing story of blackmail and retribution, and a life-or-death case for Dr Fell...

All 13 episodes of the classic role-reversal comedy starring Leslie Phillips and Jill BennettIt's not easy, being chauffeur to your ex-wife. Especially when she's wealthy and you're broke...'Leslie Duggan was once a high-flying property tycoon - but then came the 1980s property crash, which wiped out his business and left him broke. Down on his luck and desperate to earn a living, he takes a job chauffeuring his wealthy ex-...

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stress-related disorders, etc.). Emotional disorders in youth frequently overlap or co-occur, and yet many of the existing, effective therapies available for children and adolescents with emotional disorders target just one or a smaller subset of these problems. The Unified Protoc...

Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stress-related disorders, etc.). Emotional disorders in youth frequently overlap or co-occur, and yet many of the existing, effective therapies available for children and adolescents with emotional disorders target just one or a smaller subset of these problems. The Unified Protoc...

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...

Engaging with contemporary issues responsibly and creatively can become a very abstract activity. We can sometimes find ourselves talking in terms of theories and philosophies which bear very little resemblance to how life is actually lived and experienced. In Thinking in the World, Jill Bennett and Mary Zournazi curate writings and conversations with some of the most influential thinkers in the world and ask them not just why we should engage with the world ,but also

4 ROMANZI IN 1 - FUGA REALE di Jill Shalvis. La bellissima principessa Carlyne Fortier sta pensando di cambiare completamente vita per vedere come si sta dall'altra parte della barricata. Così, con l'aiuto della sua fidata assistente personale, mette in atto il suo piano e parte per l'America. ALLA RICERCA DEI SENSI di Michelle Celmer. Essere il più ricco proprietario terriero di Thomas Isle non è sufficiente per Garrett Sutherland. Ciò che lo renderà leggenda sarà sedurre la principessa L...