Invisible Darkness is the story of one of the more bizarre cases in recent memory--killings so sensational that they prompted the Canadian government, in the interests of justice, to silence its national press and to lock foreign journalists out of the courts.To all appearances, Paul and Karla Berna[...]

Traces the life and career of the mid-twentieth-century country music star, from his sickly and fatherless childhood and musical education by an African-American street singer, to his early gigs in Depression-era rural honky-tonks and rise to Grand Ole Opry star, in an account that also discusses hi[...]

A fully updated warts-and-all account of the singer's phenomenal journey to fameThe definitive unauthorized biography of Robbie Williams, this book covers his childhood in Stoke-on-Trent, his boy band years with Take That as well as their 2010 reunion, his battle with drinking and drugs, his often-t[...]

Paul's writings are laced with vivid images from the bustling New Testament world. To understand these metaphors, David J. Williams delves into that Greco-Roman world and uses ancient sources to explore a wide variety of topics such as architecture, law, commerce, health care, and education. William[...]

The centrality of death rituals has rarely been documented in anthropologically informed studies of Buddhism. Bringing together a range of perspectives including ethnographic, textual, historical and theoretically informed accounts, this edited volume presents the diversity of the Buddhist funeral c[...]

Following on from the successful first edition of Waste Treatment & Disposal, this second edition has been completely updated, and provides comprehensive coverage of waste process engineering and disposal methodologies. Concentrating on the range of technologies available for household and commercia[...]

Social Research is a bourgeoning field. Of course it has many traditions and approaches, but there is a high premium upon thinking differently and thinking anew because social life is never static or wholly predictable. The Handbook, edited by internationally recognized scholars, provides a compreh[...]

"Badfellas" is the latest blockbuster by Ireland's most respected crime writer and journalist, Paul Williams. "Badfellas" is the definitive account of how organized crime evolved in Ireland over the past four decades. Drawing on his vast inside knowledge of the criminal underworld, an unparalleled r[...]

Paul Williams is an alcoholic.
Tracey Jackson is not.
But together, these two close friends have written "Gratitude and Trust," a book designed to apply the principles of the recovery movement to the countless people who are not addicts but nevertheless need effective help with their diffi[...]

This book serves as an accessible and reliable survey for students wishing to gain familiarity with the basic ideas of Buddhist philosophical and religious thought, and with some of the recent research in the field. It guides readers towards a richer understanding of the central concepts of classica[...]