An essential introduction to the use and misuse of language within the criminal justice system, updated for a new generation.

Does everyone understand the Miranda warning? Why do people confess…

Interdisciplinary perspective on the origin and significance of the numeral zero. Over 40 international scholars explore zero under four broad themes: history; religion, philosophy & linguistics; arts; and mathematics &amp…

Also the Infallible Divination by Means of Figures or Arithmomancy of Count Cagliostro. Here’s Divination at its best!

This fantasy story of an English castaway and a remote race of humans has been overshadowed by its predecessors Gulliver’s Travels and Robinson Crusoe , but to Coleridge it was…

The Films of Peter Greenaway is the first critical overview of one of the most controversial contemporary filmmakers. In-depth analyses of Greenaway’s most important works are examined within the context…

Originally published in 1980 but re-issued now with a new preface, this book looks at the German manager from a sociological viewpoint and explains why German management has been so…

The ex-Governor of Texas is traveling with family in preparation for an inadvisable wedding when he is suddenly murdered. His old friend Sheriff Peter Bounty is on hand to try…

Analyzes key defining aspects of managers and management in the United States and explores the American psyche as it relates to management. This book draws on interviews and observations in…