The role and perception of the prison chaplain is shrouded in mystery. While recognised as playing an important part in the development of the penitentiary and enshrined in law as one of the three officers of the prison (with the...

Angst breitet sich auf den Gesichtern der Raumschiffcrew aus. Das Ziel, der Asteroid JANUS, erscheint auf sämtlichen Monitoren. Das düstere Geheimnis der Space Mining Company kommt unaufhaltsam und bedrohlich auf sie zu. Die junge...

This book offers a detailed analysis and assessment of the state of education round the world. The argument is made that education and curriculum practices are deficient for two reasons. The first is the adoption by governments,...

Controversial Issues in Prisons von Scott, David

This book explores curricular, teaching and learning practices in schools in England and in higher education institutions, and considers the damaging effects of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for UK higher education...

Bringing together boxing writers from different cultural and disciplinary perspectives, this book offers a vital and original contribution to the understanding of this enduringly fascinating and controversial sport. This collected volume...

Elias Canetti's Masse und Macht was first published in 1960. Since then it has been both criticised as banal and unscientific and applauded for using literary techniques to provide valuable insights into crowds and power. This book...

Unrestrained greed for power and wealth brings the human abysses to light. Space Resource Mining is the name of the new gold rush at the end of the 21st century. The space pioneers plunge into a life and death adventure. In the endless...

This fun anthology reels in more than 30 Canadian sportfishing stories, from side splitters to heartbreakers. First fish, big fish, small fish, lost fish--they're all here!