Voici l’histoire, sur un siècle, de la plus célèbre organisation policière de la planète. Pour la raconter, les auteurs ont pu consulter des milliers de pièces d’archives inexplorées et bénéficier d’une centaine de témoignages d’agents en service ou retirés. Ils nous entraînent dans un périple au cœur du mythe : de l’épopée des tueurs de gangsters à celle des chasseurs d’espions nazis, de la chasse aux communistes à la véritable histoire de l’exécution des époux Rosenberg, dans les couliss...

Practice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality care and support for adults who may be at risk of abuse or neglect.Chapters cover core areas of practice according to Care Act and adult safeguarding principles, identify the fundamenta...

The standard in prosthodontics for nearly 50 years, McCracken's Removable Partial Prosthodontics, 13th Edition walks readers through all the principles and concepts surrounding removable partial denture treatment planning and design that today's practitioners need to know. Using an evidence-based approach, this full-color text incorporates the latest information on new techniques, procedures, and equipment, including expanded information on dynamic communication and the use of implants wit...

Edizione italiana a cura di Lilia BortolottiPresentazione di Maurizio ZilliIl volume è una guida completa alla protesi rimovibile parziale e si divide in tre parti principali: concetti generali/pianificazione del trattamento; clinica e laboratorio; mantenimento. L’importanza dell’utilizzo degli impianti anche in protesi parziale è evidenziata, oltre che da un capitolo dedicato, anche dall’inserimento di box specifici all’interno di ogni capitolo che descrivono le super...

Encountering Ensemble, is a text for students, teachers, researchers and practitioners who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the history, conceptual foundations and practicalities of the world of ensemble theatre. It is the first book to draw together definitions and practitioner examples, making it a cutting edge work on the subject.Encountering Ensemble combines historical and contemporary case studies with a wide range of approaches and perspectives. It...

Social clubs as they existed in eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century Scotland were varied: they could be convivial, sporting, or scholarly, or they could be a significant and dynamic social force, committed to improvement and national regeneration as well as to sociability. The essays in this volume examine the complex history of clubs and societies in Scotland from 1700 to 1830. Contributors address attitudes toward associations, their meeting places and rituals, their links with the ...

"Read this one with the lights on!"—Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of The Night of the WitchKnives Out meets The Hazel Wood in this twisty contemporary fantasy about an amusement park shrouded in dark secrets—and the family desperate to inherit it at any cost.Welcome to Whisperwood, a sprawling theme park nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, where thrilling rides and pictu...

Full of politics, heart, and the sort of suspense that nobody in the world does better, The Mission Song turns John Le Carre's laser eye for the complexity of the modern world on turmoil and conspiracy in Africa.Abandoned by both his Irish father and Congolese mother, Bruno Salvador has long looked for someone to guide his life. He has found it in Mr. Anderson of British Intelligence. Bruno's African upbringing, and fluency in numerous African languages, h...