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River of Fire

The Clydebank Blitz

by John Macleod ...

"An unflinching record of Scotland's greatest human disaster in modern history"—the Luftwaffe air raids on the industrial town of Clydebank during WWII ( The Herald).Vibrating with endeavors for Britain's effort against the might of Nazi Germany, Clydebank was—in hindsight—an obvious target for the attentions of the Luftwaffe. When, on the evening of 13 March 1941, the authorities first detected ... Read more

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"An unflinching record of Scotland's greatest human disaster in modern history"—the Luftwaffe air raids on the industrial town of Clydebank during WWII ( The Herald).Vibrating with endeavors for Britain's effort against the might of Nazi Germany, Clydebank was—in hindsight—an obvious target for the attentions of the Luftwaffe. When, on the evening of 13 March 1941, the authorities first detected
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When I Heard the Bell

The Loss of the Iolaire

by John Macleod ...

The author of River of Fire examines the events surrounding the post-World War I sinking of HMY Iolaire and its aftermath.On December 31, 1918, with hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. A chaotic Admiralty was unprepared for their safe journey home. Corners were cut, an ... Read more

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The author of River of Fire examines the events surrounding the post-World War I sinking of HMY Iolaire and its aftermath.On December 31, 1918, with hours from the first New Year of peace, hundreds of Royal Naval Reservists from the Isle of Lewis poured off successive trains onto the quayside at Kyle of Lochalsh. A chaotic Admiralty was unprepared for their safe journey home. Corners were cut, an
... Read more
Consumer Sales Law

The Law Relating to Consumer Sales and Financing of Goods

by John Macleod, James Devenney ...

Fully updated and revised, this comprehensive and informative textbook provides readers with an overview of current consumer sales law and equips them with a view of how this fast-changing subject has, and will continue to develop through the inclusion of new reform proposals.This book analyzes the interaction of consumer sales law with politics, the appeal of consumer protection to politicians ... Read more

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Fully updated and revised, this comprehensive and informative textbook provides readers with an overview of current consumer sales law and equips them with a view of how this fast-changing subject has, and will continue to develop through the inclusion of new reform proposals.This book analyzes the interaction of consumer sales law with politics, the appeal of consumer protection to politicians
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New Worlds

by Peter Crowther, Nick Gevers, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, Gwyneth Jones, Mike Ashley, Lavie Tidhar, Michael Swanwick, Robert Eric, Paul Park, Margo Lanagan, James Lovegrove, Ian R. MacLeod, M. T. Hill, John Grant, Steve Aylett, Ken MacLeod, Ian Watson ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, New Worlds magazine, edited by Michael Moorcock, became famous for its avant garde approach to SF, energising the genre's New Wave with exciting innovations in style, content, and presentation. Here J G Ballard and Brian Aldiss shared pages with Samuel R Delany and Norman Spinrad, Pamela Zoline with M John Harrison, Charles Platt with Harlan Ellison. Hilary Bailey with ... Read more

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In the 1960s and 1970s, New Worlds magazine, edited by Michael Moorcock, became famous for its avant garde approach to SF, energising the genre's New Wave with exciting innovations in style, content, and presentation. Here J G Ballard and Brian Aldiss shared pages with Samuel R Delany and Norman Spinrad, Pamela Zoline with M John Harrison, Charles Platt with Harlan Ellison. Hilary Bailey with
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Testing Criminal Career Theories in British and American Longitudinal Studies

by John F. MacLeod, David P. Farrington ...

Series series Elements in Criminology
Most criminological theories are not truly scientific, since they do not yield exact quantitative predictions of criminal career features, such as the prevalence and frequency of offending at different ages. This Element aims to make progress towards more scientific criminological theories. A simple theory is described, based on measures of the probability of reoffending and the frequency of ... Read more

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Most criminological theories are not truly scientific, since they do not yield exact quantitative predictions of criminal career features, such as the prevalence and frequency of offending at different ages. This Element aims to make progress towards more scientific criminological theories. A simple theory is described, based on measures of the probability of reoffending and the frequency of
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Explaining Criminal Careers

Implications for Justice Policy

by John F. MacLeod, Peter G. Grove, David P. Farrington ...

Series series Clarendon Studies in Criminology
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Explaining Criminal Careers presents a simple but influential theory of crime, conviction and reconviction. The assumptions of the theory are derived directly from a ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Explaining Criminal Careers presents a simple but influential theory of crime, conviction and reconviction. The assumptions of the theory are derived directly from a
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Fearful Symmetries

by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Garth Nix, Laird Barron, Nathan Ballingrud, Michael Marshall Smith, Gemma Files, Bruce McAllister, Gary McMahon, Pat Cadigan, Helen Marshall, Terry Dowling, Stephen Graham Jones, Brian Evenson, Jeffrey Ford, Robert Shearman, Kaaron Warren, Catherine MacLeod, Siobhan Carroll, John Langan, Carole Johnstone ...

Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes).A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson ... Read more

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Winner of the Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson Awards: "Twenty insanely inventive, hauntingly atmospheric and flat out coo coo for Cocoa Puffs stories" ( Hellnotes).A World Fantasy Award nominee, "this anthology . . . is a collection of some of the most talented horror and speculative fiction authors writing today" ( BuzzFeed). It includes all-new stories by Laird Barron, Pat Cadigan, Brian Evenson
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The Merchant of Venice

Critical Essays

Edited by John W. Mahon, Ellen Macleod Mahon ...

Series series Shakespeare Criticism
This volume is a collection of all-new original essays covering everything from feminist to postcolonial readings of the play as well as source queries and analyses of historical performances of the play.The Merchant of Venice is a collection of seventeen new essays that explore the concepts of anti-Semitism, the work of Christopher Marlowe, the politics of commerce and making the play palatable ... Read more

$69.99 USD

This volume is a collection of all-new original essays covering everything from feminist to postcolonial readings of the play as well as source queries and analyses of historical performances of the play.The Merchant of Venice is a collection of seventeen new essays that explore the concepts of anti-Semitism, the work of Christopher Marlowe, the politics of commerce and making the play palatable
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A Lush and Seething Hell

Two Tales of Cosmic Horror

by John Hornor Jacobs ...

Narrated by Almarie Guerra, MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

12 hours 40 min

The award-winning and critically-acclaimed master of horror returns with a pair of chilling tales—both never-before-published in print or audio—that examine the violence and depravity of the human condition.Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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The award-winning and critically-acclaimed master of horror returns with a pair of chilling tales—both never-before-published in print or audio—that examine the violence and depravity of the human condition.Bringing together his acclaimed novella The Sea Dreams It Is the Sky and an all-new short novel My Heart Struck Sorrow, John Hornor Jacobs turns his fertile imagination to the evil that breeds
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15 AMERICAN WESTERN NOVELS

by William MacLeod Raine, John Fox Jr., CHARLES KING ...

15 AMERICAN WESTERN NOVELS A Cumberland Vendetta A Daughter of the Dons A Daughter of the Sioux A Man Four-Square A Texas Matchmaker An Apache Princess Bob Hampton of Placer Cabin Fever Gunsight Pass Hidden Gold Kid Wolf of Texas Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation Rimrock Trail <br... ... Read more

$2.99 USD

15 AMERICAN WESTERN NOVELS A Cumberland Vendetta A Daughter of the Dons A Daughter of the Sioux A Man Four-Square A Texas Matchmaker An Apache Princess Bob Hampton of Placer Cabin Fever Gunsight Pass Hidden Gold Kid Wolf of Texas Out of the Depths: A Romance of Reclamation Rimrock Trail <br...
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The Quiet Child

A Novel

by John Burley ...

Narrated by MacLeod Andrews ...

Unabridged

7 hours 59 min

From the award-winning author of The Absence of Mercy, comes a gripping and darkly psychological novel about family, suspicion, and the price we are willing to pay to protect those we love the most.It’s the summer of 1954, and the residents of Cottonwood, California, are dying. At the center of it all is six-year-old Danny McCray, a strange and silent child the townspeople regard with fear and ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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From the award-winning author of The Absence of Mercy, comes a gripping and darkly psychological novel about family, suspicion, and the price we are willing to pay to protect those we love the most.It’s the summer of 1954, and the residents of Cottonwood, California, are dying. At the center of it all is six-year-old Danny McCray, a strange and silent child the townspeople regard with fear and
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The Psychiatry of Palliative Medicine

The Doctor's Companion to the Classics, v. 2

by Sandy MacLeod, John S. Duncan ...

This title contains foreword by Ian Maddocks, formerly Foundation President, Australian Association of Hospice and Palliative Care and Foundation President, Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine. This book is a practical and pragmatic distillation of the psychiatry of relevance to the terminally ill. It reviews the major psychiatric syndromes encountered in palliative care - ... Read more

$57.99 USD

This title contains foreword by Ian Maddocks, formerly Foundation President, Australian Association of Hospice and Palliative Care and Foundation President, Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine. This book is a practical and pragmatic distillation of the psychiatry of relevance to the terminally ill. It reviews the major psychiatric syndromes encountered in palliative care -
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