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Talking with Psychopaths and Savages: Guilty but Insane
The plea of insanity in criminal cases can be traced back at least to the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi, which dates from 1755-1759 BC. It is a complicated defence, and its origins in modern law lie with the 'M'Naghten Rules' of 1843, formulated by British judges as a jury instruction in cases where a plea of insanity had been entered. Daniel M'Naghten shot and killed one Edward Drummond, believing him to be the British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel, and was acquitted on the grounds of insanity, and the M'Naghten Rules still exert considerable influence over defences today.
Clearly a plea of insanity in murder cases is of critical importance when the death penalty is still applied, and even today it may still be the difference between a life sentence in a high-security prison, or an indeterminate one in a secure psychiatric hospital. Meanwhile, 27 of the USA's 50 states have retained or readopted the death penalty, and at least 54 other countries, including China, Russia, India, Iran and Saudi Arabia, also retain it.
Naturally, a criminal who was liable to swing for murder could, and sometimes did, make every attempt to appear insane, and this book examines some of these cases, as well as trials in which the accused was indeed judged to be insane. The failure rate is high; of seven American serial killers who deployed the defence in their trials, only two were successful, ending their days in secure psychiatric facilities; two were executed, and the other three either died or were killed while serving full-life sentences, or are still in gaol.
Bluey: I Love My Family
Bluey and Bingo share all the reasons why they love their family!
From croc-catching to Horsey Rides, Bluey and Bingo discover that the Heeler family is full of laughter, playing, dancing and most importantly, love. Want more Bluey?
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Sheep Princess in Wolf's Clothing Vol. 1
In this beautifully illustrated yuri fairy tale, a wolf-woman butler must tutor a sheep princess who’s not as soft as she looks!
Aki Rikujo, a Wolfa, works as a butler at the royal castle in the land of Sheepa. Her quiet and peaceful days get shaken up when she saves the life of Princess Momo Shiudafaris. The shy sheep princess immediately latches onto Aki who, before she knows it, becomes the princess’s private tutor. Momo wants more than just math lessons from Aki, and even sneaks into the wolf-woman’s bedroom to seduce her! Aki soon realizes that, under the timid woolly exterior, Momo is a wild animal!
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Shantaram
Ein Leben als Roman - die schier unglaubliche Lebensgeschichte von Gregory David Roberts. Als der Australier Lindsay in Bombay strandet, hat er zwei Jahre Gefängnis hinter sich und ist auf der Flucht vor Interpol. Da begegnet er dem jungen Inder Prabaker. Auf ihren Streifzügen durch die exotische Metropole werden die beiden Freunde, und Lindsay lernt nicht nur die Landessprache, sondern auch, wie man mit sich ins Reine kommt: Er wird zu Shantaram und kämpft für die Ärmsten der Armen. Doch dann verfällt Lindsay einer Deutsch-Amerikanerin mit dubiosen Kontakten zur Unterwelt...
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Batman: Knightfall Omnibus Vol. 1 (New Edition)
The Dark Knight's greatest enemies have all simultaneously escaped from Arkham Asylum and are preying on Gotham City.
With his city under siege, Batman pushes his body to the limit as he takes on The Joker, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, Killer Croc, The Riddler and the Scarecrow.
But things get much worse when Bane, the man behind all the madness, confronts an exhausted Batman–and breaks his back..
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Hlava XXII
„Hlava XXII. Ta mi zamotala hlavu.“ Ve své nejslavnější knize Joseph Heller na základě vlastních zkušeností s armádou píše o světě, v němž je vše postavené na hlavu; a protože absurdita je věčná, zamotal tento skvělý protiválečný román hlavu už několika generacím čtenářů. Odehrává se za druhé světové války a v sérii absurdních epizod vyprávěných z hlediska několika různých postav satiricky napadá krutost a nesmyslnost válečné mašinerie. Hlavní postavou je poručík letectva Yossarian, který je svou bombardovací letkou ze základny na ostrově Pianosa ve Středozemním moři nucen útočit na různá italská města, a stejně jako jeho druhové ve zbrani se snaží udržet si uprostřed válečného šílenství a navzdory absurdním příkazům svých nadřízených zdravý rozum a dostat se domů. Hlava XXII vyšla česky poprvé pouhé tři roky po anglickém vydání v nestárnoucím překladu Miroslava Jindry, a od počátku se i u nás setkala s vřelým přijetím. Možná i proto, že souzní s místní tradicí švejkování
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Invincible Red Sonja
An unplanned encounter on the high seas leads Red Sonja to a job bodyguarding a soon-to-be-wed princess, but the stakes are even higher, as the nuptules will lead to a lasting peace between two powerful kingdoms. And this is no simple bodyguarding job, as Sonja soon learns; the princess has much growing up to do, there is treachery afoot from within and this is truly a journey of a thousand steps. Magicians, giants, betrayal, armies, strange creatures and one very hot volcano. This one’s got it all!
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Hate Mail
Naomi and Luca have been pen-pals since fifth-grade. Well, more like bitter rivals caught in an epic battle of insults and verbal jousting…
But what starts as a hilarious chain of hate filled letters, slowly develops into a friendship spanning coasts and years. That is until one day, years later, when the letters suddenly stop.
It’s been two years since Naomi last heard from Luca. Two years since the letter that changed everything.
But when a new envelope turns up out of the blue at her desk at the local news station, Naomi is determined not to let Luca have the final word.
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Eva Braun - Életre-halálra Hitlerrel
"Felvetődik a kérdés, hogy ki is volt valójában ez a nő, és milyen rálátást nyerhetünk rajta keresztül az 'évszázad bűnözőjére'. Eva Braunt és Adolf Hitlert több mint tizennégy évig tartó kapcsolat fűzte össze, amelynek csak közös öngyilkosságuk vetett véget. Emellett ez a kötődés, ha a német nyilvánosság előtt messzemenően rejtve maradt is, Hitler életében egyike volt azoknak a csekély számú szoros személyes kapcsolatoknak, amelyeket egy nővel tartott fenn. Kívülről nézve Eva Braun - fiatal, szőke, sportos, vonzó, életvidám - a legkevésbé sem illett a privát fotóin öregesnek és merevnek ható Hitlerhez a maga 'pszichopata ábrázatával' (Joachim Fest). Eva Braun szerette a divatot, a filmeket és a dzsesszt, olvasta a Németországban 1933 után betiltott Oscar Wilde műveit, szívesen utazgatott, és intenzíven sportolt. Életmódjával így aligha felelt meg a nemzetiszocialista ideológiai által propagált német nő kispolgári eszményképének, annak a nőnek, akinek mindenekelőtt anyának és a családi tűzhely gondos őrzőjének kellett lennie. Mi volt hát az, ami Eva Braunt összekötötte Hitlerrel? Milyen volt a kapcsolata a náci vezér legszűkebb köréhez tartozó férfiakkal, Göringgel, Speerrel vagy Bormann-nal? (...) Olyan privát ellenvilágban élt a szeretőjével, amely alapvetően különbözött a hivatalosan megfestett 'Führer-képtől'?"
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The Wake-Up Call
They'll do anything to save the hotel, except work together . . .
Welcome to Forest Manor Hotel, where the staff and guests are one happy family. Except for Izzy and Lucas - bitter rivals banned from working the same shift, for everyone's sake.
After struggling for years, the hotel may soon have to close its doors forever. But when Izzy returns a guest's lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management this might fix everything. With four rings still sitting in lost property, Izzy and Lucas are forced to work together to try to save the day.
But as their rivalry becomes something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there's more at stake here than the hotel's future . . .
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Voyage of the Damned
A mind-blowing murder mystery on a ship full of magical passengers. If Agatha Christie wrote fantasy, this would be it!
To mark the thousandth year of peace in the Empire of Concordia, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage. Aboard are the heirs of the twelve provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique magical ability known as a Blessing.
Except one: Ganymedes Piscero.
When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people, odds of survival are slim. But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be and unmask the killer before he ends up the next victim of their bloody crusade.
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Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer
Herb Lubalin: American Graphic Designer is a monograph of the legendary US typographer and graphic designer.
This 448-page book features hundreds of examples of Lubalin's work (many never before published), and previously unseen photographs of him at work and play.
Divided into sections on his work in Advertising, Typography and Editorial, it features an extensive biographical text by Adrian Shaughnessy that includes interviews with George Lois, Seymour Chwast, Alan Peckolick, Carl Fischer, Steven Heller, and members of the Lubalin family.
Produced in association with The Herb Lubalin Study Center at Cooper Union, New York, and with the active cooperation of the Lubalin family, this monograph has become the definitive work on one of America's most influential designers.
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Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 25
The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.
Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.
Komi is in her final year of high school, and that means she’s running out of time to achieve her goal of making 100 friends! She starts off strong on the first day of classes, but a cynical new classmate’s bitter outlook soon sparks a school-wide battle royale. Can Komi make a new ally in the trenches, or will pessimism win the day?
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The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political entity and a religious one, with the Sultan ruling over the Holy Sites and, as Caliph, the successor to Mohammed.
Yet the Empire's fateful decision to support Germany and Austria-Hungary in 1914 doomed it to disaster, breaking it up into a series of European colonies and what emerged as an independent Saudi Arabia.
Ryan Gingeras's superb new book explains how these epochal events came about and shows how much we still live in the shadow of decisions taken so long ago. Would all of the Empire fall to marauding Allied armies, or could something be saved? In such an ethnically and religiously entangled region, what would be the price paid to create a cohesive and independent new state? The story of the creation of modern Turkey is an extraordinary, bitter epic, brilliantly told here.
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Wolverine Epic Collection: To The Bone
Adamantium no more!
Magneto stripped the once-indestructible metal from Wolverine's bones, and his healing factor is almost gone. Is Logan dying on his feet? Either way, he's coming out fighting - with claws made of bone! Wolverine heads to Canada to see old friends - but Lady Deathstrike, Bloodscream, Cylla and Cyber are on his tail! Even with Alpha Flight and Excalibur's help, Logan is about to take a beating like never before! As his health worsens, Logan starts to put his affairs in order. But does he have enough gas left in the tank to rescue the X-Men from the alien Phalanx? Plus: Albert and Elsie-Dee unravel a time-spanning mystery! And Wolverine reunites with Ghost Rider, the Punisher and Nick Fury!
Collecting WOLVERINE (1988) #76-86, CABLE (1993) #16, WOLVERINE: EVILUTION, WOLVERINE & NICK FURY: SCORPIO RISING and GHOST RIDER/WOLVERINE/PUNISHER: THE DARK DESIGN.
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Wolverine By Benjamin Percy Vol. 2
On the hunt for a missing sword, Logan comes face-to-face with Arakkii pirate crimelord Sevyr Blackmore!
But will their fight offer the clues that Wolverine needs to catch his bitter enemy, Solem…or will it be the distraction that puts Logan right where the manipulative mutant wants him? Then, CIA agent Jeff Bannister uncovers a secret surveillance device aimed at Krakoa - but someone wants their bug back, and Bannister out of the picture. Where can Wolverine and his friend find safe haven? And the best there is gets the worst partner possible when Deadpool seeks Krakoan citizenship! Wade Wilson has uncovered a dangerous plot that could mean doom for the mutants' safe haven, and it's going to take a titanic team-up to quell the threat! Plus, as if that wasn't enough - the Hand's Hellbride seeks deadly revenge!
Collecting WOLVERINE (2020) #14-25.
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The Song of Significance
The workplace has undergone a massive shift. Remote work and economic instability have depressed innovation and left us disconnected and disengaged. Paychecks no longer buy loyalty, happiness, and effort. Quiet quitting runs rampant, and people show up without truly showing up. Alarmed managers are doubling down on keystroke surveillance, productivity tracking and back-to-the-office mandates, when what they should be doing is the opposite - affording employees the dignity necessary to inject purpose and motivation into their work.
In The Song of Significance, legendary author and business thinker Seth Godin posits a new view of what industry leaders must do now. If you want your employees to live up to their full professional potential, you must give them the respect and autonomy they deserve as humans. The choice is simple: either keep treating your people as disposable and join in the AI-fueled race to the bottom, or build a significant organization that enrolls, empowers, and trusts employees to deliver their best work, no matter where they're working.
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Free Therapy
Two teenage girls fixated on each other's bodies enter into a destructive competition; a woman's encounter with her ex forces her to reflect on the women's group that saved her; a couple's future is called into question after the damp expert they hire for their bathroom offers them free counselling; an older man's buried grief emerges during an altercation with a mother driving a 4×4; and over the course of a bitter winter a waitress lacks the money to fix an impacted tooth as the cracks begin to show in her precariously balanced life.
Free Therapy takes us into the inner lives of women and men who are versed in the language of therapy, possessed with the self-knowledge needed to change their lives, but finding themselves unwilling to doing so. As her characters try and fail to connect - via sex, friendship, screens and work - Rebecca Ivory explores desire in all its forms, revealing the ways in which we posture and present, and the softness and insecurities that lie beneath.
Perfectly observed, wry and illuminated by moments of sympathy and wisdom, Free Therapy shows us ourselves as we truly are.
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The Story of Russia
From the great storyteller of Russia, a spellbinding account of the stories that have shaped the country's past - and how they can inform its present.
No other country has been so divided over its own past as Russia. None has changed its story so often. How the Russians came to tell their story, and to reinvent it as they went along, is a vital aspect of their history, their culture and beliefs. To understand what Russia's future holds - to grasp what Putin's regime means for Russia and the world - we need to unravel the ideas and meanings of that history.
In The Story of Russia, Orlando Figes brings into sharp relief the vibrant characters that comprise Russia's rich history, and whose stories remain so important in making sense of the world's largest nation today - from the crowning of sixteen-year-old Ivan the Terrible in a candlelit cathedral, to Catherine the Great, riding out in a green uniform to arrest her husband at his palace, to the bitter last days of the Romanovs.
Beautifully written and based on a lifetime of scholarship, The Story of Russia is a major and definitive work from the great storyteller of Russian history: sweeping, suspenseful, masterful.