'It was 28th April. Wet, naturally, the grass percolating water as John Rebus walked to the grave of his father, dead five years to the day.' This is our first glimpse of the Scottish policeman with the puzzling name...before Ian Rankin hit the bestseller lists, before Rebus became a national instit[...]
Once John Rebus was a Para, served in the elite SAS. Now he's an Edinburgh policeman who spends time evading his memories and missing promotion opportunities. Then there is the small matter of the brutal abduction and murder of two young girls and a third missing. Detective Sergeant John Rebus, sm[...]
Malcolm Fox and his team from Internal Affairs are back. They've been sent to Fife to investigate whether fellow cops covered up for a corrupt colleague, Detective Paul Carter. Carter has been found guilty of misconduct with his own uncle, also in the force, having proved to be his nephew's nemesis.[...]
They call him the Wolfman - because he takes a nip out of his victims and because they found the first victim in the East End's lonely Wolf Street. But there's no urban predator that Rebus fears. When Scotland Yard are anxious to find the last serial killer on their patch they look north and soon Re[...]
It's late autumn in Edinburgh and late autumn in the career of Detective Inspector Rebus. As he tries to tie up some loose ends before retirement, a murder case intrudes. A dissident Russian poet has been found dead in what looks like a mugging gone wrong. By apparent coincidence, a delegation of Ru[...]
Youth ministry is one of the most rewarding professions in the world. But it also can be exhausting, overwhelming, captivating, tedious, energizing, demanding, draining, and stressful. Can you handle the pressure?
Veteran youth workers and consultants Mark DeVries and Jeff Dunn-Rankin want you t[...]
This practical text/reference provides theory-based approaches to teaching patients of all ages and their families in a variety of healthcare settings. Thorough revision includes a stronger clinical application focus and strong practice examples. The text highlights the patient education process and[...]
Thoroughly updated for its Second Edition, this manual is ideal for residents in training, especially those junior residents learning how to perform procedures and facing the first months of call. The manual encapsulates the core information needed for conducting clinical examinations and determinin[...]
How does the contemporary restructuring of health care affect nursing practice? Increasingly since the 1970s, and more intensively under recent reforms, Canadian health care is the focus of information-supported, professionally based management. In Managing to Nurse, Janet M. Rankin and Marie L. Ca[...]
This is the definitive guide on creating encaustic art, an ancient medium that is increasingly popular with contemporary fine artists. It features step-by-step techniques with easy-to-understand instructions and detailed illustrations. It includes tips and techniques gleaned from more than 60 profes[...]
A photographer who defined the aesthetics and attitudes of the 1990s and 2000s, Rankin s influence continues to be seen everywhere, from fashion editorials to cinematography, graphic design, and music videos for artists from Iggy Azalea to Miley Cyrus. Edited by the photographer himself, and drawing[...]
This coffee-table photography book will not only be a bible in the library of any photography enthusiast but will also fascinate anyone with an interest in celebrity. Over a career spanning more than two decades, Rankin has photographed some of the world's most famous faces. From the Queen, to super[...]
This fashion-related art book sees photographer Rankin shoot top British model, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, celebrating 10 seasons of edgy clothing-label Thomas Wylde. After casting Rosie for the 2010 Spring/Summer campaign, Rankin and Thomas Wylde CEO Paula Thomas realised that they had found the pe[...]
Photographer Rankin and makeup artist Caroline Saulnier, two of the most respected practitioners of their respective professions, have come together to create a beauty book of unprecedented artistry. As part of Rankin's unique series of three beauty books, also including Alex Box and Ayami Nishimura[...]
A fascinating guide on the psychology of crimeThinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies? Want to understand the psychology of crime? Whether studying it for the first time or an interested spectator, "Forensic Psychology For Dummies" gives you all the essentials for understanding this ex[...]
Written by Ian Rankin Art by Werther Dell'Edera Cover by Lee Bermejo Occult detective John Constantine has seen his share of strange things in his career, but nothing could prepare him for the horrors of...reality television. "Haunted Mansion" is currently the hottest show on tv, but when the macabr[...]
Written by IAN RANKIN Art by WERTHER DELL'EDERA Cover by LEE BERMEJO A fun, frenetic read ...a down-and-dirty look at reality TV. - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Now in trade paperback from Vertigo Crime! HELLBLAZER's John Constantine must become part of HAUNTED PALACE - a closed set reality game show - to[...]
A "NEW YORK TIMES "BESTSELLER We've been led to believe that when we get sick, it's our genetics. Or it's just bad luck--and doctors alone hold the keys to optimal health. For years, Lissa Rankin, M.D., believed the same. But when her own health started to suffer, and she turned to Western medical t[...]
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We've been led to believe that when we get sick, it's our genetics. Or it's just bad luck--and doctors alone hold the keys to optimal health. Therefore when Dr. Lissa Rankin's own health started to suffer, she turned to Western [...]