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The Innocent Man
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 9.99#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the town of Ada, Oklahoma, Ron Williamson was going to be the next Mickey Mantle. But on his way to the Big Leagues, Ron stumbled, his dreams broken by drinking, drugs, and women. Then, on a winter night in 1982, not far from Ron?s home, a young cocktail waitress named Debra Sue Carter was savagely murdered.... more...
The Secrets of the FBI
Crown Publishing Group 2011; US$ 15.00The Secrets of the FBI by New York Times bestselling author Ronald Kessler reveals the FBI?s most closely guarded secrets and the secrets of celebrities, politicians, and movie stars uncovered by agents during their investigations. Based on inside access, the book presents revelations about the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, the recent... more...
Disarmament Diplomacy and Human Security
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 42.95This book assesses how progress in disarmament diplomacy in the last decade has improved human security. In doing so, the book looks at three cases of the development of international norms in this arena. First, it traces how new international normative understandings have shaped the evolution of and support for an Arms Trade Treaty (the supply... more...
A Cop's Life
St. Martin's Press 2007; US$ 7.99After September 11, 2001 Las Vegas Police Sergeant Randy Sutton began soliciting writing from law enforcement officers-his goal being to bridge the gap between the police and those they serve, with a book that offers a broad and thoughtful look at the many facets of police life. Hundreds of active and former officers responded from all over the... more...
Among the Thugs
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013; US$ 15.95They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's soccer thugs express it in ways that range from mere vandalism to riots that terrorize entire cities.... more...
Corporate Crime Under Attack
Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 47.95In exploring the criminalization of corporations, this book uses the landmark "Ford Pinto case" as a centerpiece for exploring corporate violence and the long effort to bring such harm within the reach of the criminal law. Corporations that illegally endanger human life now must negotiate the surveillance of government regulators and risk civil suits... more...
Small Arms and Security
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95This book examines the emergence of new international norms to govern the spread of small arms, and the extent to which these norms have been established in the policies and practices of states, regions and international organizations. It also attempts to establish criteria for assessing norm emergence, and to assess the process of norm development... more...
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Seven Stories Press 2011; US$ 11.95With her characteristic brilliance, grace and radical audacity, Angela Y. Davis has put the case for the latest abolition movement in American life: the abolition of the prison. As she quite correctly notes, American life is replete with abolition movements, and when they were engaged in these struggles, their chances of success seemed almost unthinkable.... more...
Coalition Government and Party Mandate
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 130.00Which kind of decisions are passed by Cabinet in coalition governments? What motivates ministerial action? How much leeway do coalition parties give their governmental representatives? This book focuses on a comparative study of ministerial behaviour in Germany, Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands. It discredits the assumption that ministers are... more...
Sound Doctrine: A Tactical Primer
Lantern Books 2001; US$ 9.99?Required reading for all law enforcement supervisors as well as those aspiring to enter their ranks. Sound Doctrine equally affords valuable lessons for military officers who will become involved in sensitive peace support operations.? ?? Colonel John B. Alexander, Ph.D., author of Future War more...









