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  • A Cruel Paradiseby Leanne Olson

    Insomniac Press 1999; US$ 15.99

    These are the journals of Leanne Olson, a Canadian nurse who for four years worked in war zones around the world, delivering medicine in Bosnia, supporting rural hospitals in Africa, providing aid to people in need. She was one of the first foreigners on the scene of the Mokoto massacre in Zaire, where more than a hundred people were killed by machete-wielding Hutus. She spent one Christmas pinned down by Serbian heavy artillery with a troop of Bangladeshi UN peacekeepers. She immunized thousands of children in rural Liberia. And she has witnessed the quick progress of ethnic cleansing, watching one village after another wiped off the face of the earth. more...

  • Project Vesta: Fire in Dry Eucalypt Forestby JS Gould; WL McCaw; NP Cheney; PF Ellis; IK Knight; AL Sullivan

    CSIRO Publishing 2008; US$ 25.95

    Details the comprehensive research project to investigate the behaviour and spread of high-intensity bushfires in dry eucalypt forests. more...

  • The Checklist Manifestoby Atul Gawande

    Henry Holt and Co. 2010; US$ 9.99

    The New York Times bestselling author of Better and Complications reveals the surprising power of the ordinary checklist We live in a world of great and increasing complexity, where even the most expert professionals struggle to master the tasks they face. Longer training, ever more advanced technologies—neither seems to prevent grievous errors. But in a hopeful turn, acclaimed surgeon and writer Atul Gawande finds a remedy in the humblest and simplest of techniques: the checklist. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything... more...

  • Overcoming Compulsive Gamblingby Alex Blaszczynski

    Constable & Robinson 2010; US$ 16.03

    Struggling with a gambling habit? If you feel that a 'flutter' has evolved into something out of your control, this indispensable book is for you. This self-help manual uses cognitive behavioral techniques, pioneered by clinical psychologist Professor Alex Blaszczynski, and now used all over the world, to help with gambling addiction. It will help you to understand how your own gambling problem has developed and what is keeping it going; also, crucially, how to develop the motivation to stop and control any future urges to gamble again. more...

  • Sinister Forces-The Manson Secretby Peter Levenda; Paul Krassner

    Trine Day 2011; US$ 9.99

    The roots of coincidence and conspiracy in American politics, crime, and culture are investigated in this examination of the connections between religion, political conspiracy, and occultism. Readers are presented with detailed insight into how Charlie Manson became a national bogeyman as well as startling connections between Nobel Prize–winning physicist Wolfgang Pauli, Carl Jung, and synchronicity; serial killers, multiple personality disorder, and demonic possession; and magic, surrealism, and mind control. Not a work of speculative history, this third volume of a three-part set is founded on primary source material and historical documents. Fascinating secrets are divulged involving Hollywood icons such as Marilyn Monroe,... more...

  • Will They Do it Again?by Herschel Prins

    Routledge 1999; US$ 42.50

    Considers the issue of risks to ordinary people particularly those posed by the mentally ill. Prins considers public protection within a broad context and, of risk in society in general. more...

  • Drug Diplomacy in the Twentieth Centuryby William B. McAllister

    Routledge 1999; US$ 42.95

    This is the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of the global drugs control regime. It analyzes how the rules and regulations that encompass the drug question came to be framed and examines the historical aspects of the issue. more...

  • Handbook of Residential Careby John Burton

    Routledge 1993; US$ 59.95

    Residential care is under a national spotlight. This handbook addresses the particular problems experienced by residential staff and offers real examples, case studies, analysis and guidance to those working both with the elderly and children. more...

  • Psychology in Prisonsby David Cooke; Pamela Baldwin; Jacqueline Howison

    Routledge 1993; US$ 29.95

    Psychology in Prisons illustrates how a knowledge of psychological principles can lead to a better understanding of the prison environment and the problems that occur within it. more...

  • Methods of Criminological Researchby Victor Jupp

    Routledge 1989; US$ 59.95

    The book examines the different ways in which data are collected and analysed in research on crime and criminal justice. In doing so it deals with social surveys, experimental methods, official statistics, observation and detailed interviews. more...