Winner of 'Best Book' and 'Impact for Change' True Crime Awards 2025The shocking true story of one of Britain’s most secretive, groundbreaking and successful police covert operationsBristol, 1979.An attacker roams the streets…Young women are warned not to go out alone…Enter the Decoys.For several years, a prolific predator haunted Bristol. Avon and Somerset Police had tried all th...

“[E]ver until the end — he retired in 1959 — a ‘diplomat among warriors’... this was Bob Murphy’s very special role. I doubt if any other diplomat has ever had an equivalent one. A normal Ambassador is assigned to prevent war or make peace. Much of his diplomacy was the diplomacy of war itself. He was a devoted, first-class public servant, a worthy companion to the great soldiers he accompanied. His memoirs, which include a great deal of fascinating, new historical material, should be wide...

*Winner of Best New True Crime Author, CrimeCon UK True Crime Awards 2023**Shortlisted for the ALCS Gold Dagger award for non-fiction, Crime Writers’ Association Awards 2023*The gripping true story of how Detective Superintendent Julie Mackay brought Melanie Road’s murderer to justice.BATH, 1984Jean Road, a 49-year-old mother of three, awakens to news that her daughter Melanie has been murdered in a nearby s...

Fourteen-year-old Joey spends his childhood visiting a beautiful back-country pond in Virginia. His humorous and heart-warming adventures in and around the pond, with the faithful dog Charley at his side, broaden his understanding of his place in the world and awaken in him a protective instinct towards all nature. In an era of climate-change debate and animal rights movements, The Pond delivers an important message to readers of all ages, at the same time never failing to delight.

British films of the 1960s are undervalued. Their search for realism has often been dismissed as drabness and their more frivolous efforts can now appear just empty-headed. Robert Murphy's Sixties British Cinema is the first study to challenge this view. He shows that the realist tradition of the late 50s and early 60s was anything but dreary and depressing, and gave birth to a clutch of films remarkable for their confidence and vitality: Saturday Night and Sunday Morning...

Will Treadmill the Elf be able to overcome Termites, and stop him from destroying the Toy Factory?Will Treadmill save Santa?Will Treadmill repair the bridge of ice?Will there be Christmas this year?

- Newly revised to accompany the Pearson Edexcel specification for Global Politics, with updated case studies and recent developments from around the world- Provides synoptic links within global politics, and across UK and political ideas topics- Includes definitions of key terms and concepts throughout- Includes quickfire knowledge-check questions and summaries of key content to help consolidate knowledge and understanding- Features practice questions throughou...

Here are the writers that inspired the likes of Jerry and Esther Hicks, Michael J. Losier, and Rhonda Byrne. Long before 'The Secret' and 'The Law of Attraction' were written, these fifteen authors were writing about the Law of Attraction and the power of positive thinking. Their words ring as true today as when they were first written. These are the giants of the New Thought movement, upon whose shoulders the current crop of self help writers stand. With this book you will get masterful p...

A guide to directors who have worked in the British and Irish film industries between 1895 and 2005. Each of its 980 entries on individuals directors gives a resume of the director's career, evaluates their achievements and provides a complete filmography. It is useful for those interested in film-making in Britain and Ireland.

Completely revised to reflect recent, rapid changes in the field of interventional radiology (IR), Image-Guided Interventions, 4th Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of vascular and nonvascular interventional imaging―ideal for IR subspecialists as well as residents and fellows in IR. This award-winning title provides clear guidance from global experts, helping you formulate effective treatment strategies, communicate with patients, avoid complications, and put today's newest technology...

Residents of Beacon, New York, are justifiably proud of a community that is rich in history and promise. In this exquisite collection of images, local historians Robert J. Murphy and Denise Doring VanBuren uncover the fascinating past of Beacon and the people who have called it home. The community's earliest permanent European settler was Madam Catheryna Rombout Brett, whose c. 1709 home is preserved within the city as the the oldest building in Dutchess County. Within the vicinity of the ...

Cutting through the clutter of management and leadership books, Manager vs. Leader: Untying the Gordian Knot works to differentiate the termsmanager and leader. With these terms often used synonymously, misunderstandingleads to confusion and failed expectations at all levels of an organization.Providing both academic and practical organizational examples, thisbook challenges readers with ranging experience and knowledge to exploremanagement and leadership in a new and comprehensiv...