Risk-based policing is the latest advancement in the long history of policing innovations, where research and planning have combined to manage crime risks, prevent crime, and enhance public safety. In Risk-Based Policing, the authors share case studies from different agencies to demonstrate how focusing police resources in risky places, based on smart uses of data and strong analytical work, can address

A beautiful, poetic rhyming picture book celebrating the four seasons and how they interact with the seasons of our lives, from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Donkey That No One Could Ride We first meet Greenlee as a young girl of three, in the flowering springtime of life. Greenlee Is Growing follows her through the spring of her youth and the summer of her adulthood. By the end of the

Russia pushes for more power and influence wherever it can reach. How Russia Gets Its Way explores how, why, and what this has meant, not just for governments, but for ordinary people. Based on years of research into Russia\'s methods, the book brings together investigations into the military, politics, diplomacy, espionage, cyber power and organised crime to describe how Moscow conducts its campaigns

Specialists give veterans the tools to conquer chronic pain and substance use in this to-the-point guide. For many veterans and service members, life after military service includes what feels like an ongoing mission to disguise or ignore pain. Too often this mission is both secret and lonely--a battle undertaken without the support or even the knowledge of those around them. Some strategies to manage

The official complete screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, accompanied by illuminating behind-the-scenes content and

Blackmail, sexual harassment, murder . . . and a missing dog: eccentric, eco-obsessed LA private eye Charlie Waldo is on the case in this quirky, fast-paced mystery. Paying a harsh self-imposed penance for a terrible misstep on a case, former LAPD superstar detective Charlie Waldo lives a life of punishing minimalism deep within the woods, making a near religion of his commitment to owning no more

Core science topics are explored through an entertaining mix of facts, photos and

This fascinating and amply illustrated book charts the history of mounted archery from its ancient roots on the steppes of Eurasia thousands of years ago to its current resurgence in popularity in the Americas. It also provides the reader with up-to-the-minute practical information gleaned from a unique team of the world\'s leading experts. Mounted archery is shooting the bow and arrow from horseback

For those needing to grasp the fundamentals of sound bidding and play, Ron Klinger\'s BASIC BRIDGE is the answer. GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE is intended for the large majority who are ready to advance beyond the basics. While GUIDE TO BETTER ACOL BRIDGE emphasises better bidding, each chapter contains examples of play, which highlight areas of winning declarer technique and defence. At the end of

This fun range of Maths and English activity books really helps to boost your child s progress at every stage of their learning. The series aims to build up important skills in line with their learning at school.Each activity is designed to give your child a real sense of achievement. Help boost confidence and develop good learning habits for life. Motivate children to learn at home using colourful

A funny, entertaining and frank account of life as an air hostess in the debauched days of the

Love Is a Choice Workbook provides a ten-stage plan to help you find healing from the pain that created your codependency and then guides you through the plan using interactive questions, self-tests, exercises, and journaling. This workbook helps you to step back and examine your life and then effectively deal with your codependency at your own pace. It can be used independently, or with Love Is a

100 tasty slimming recipes to enjoy, not endureBased on the award-winning blog, The Slimming Foodie is all about delicious, hearty home-cooked meals that can work for anyone who is on a slimming journey.The Slimming Foodie philosophy is simple. First and foremost, the recipes have to taste great But also important is that they use fresh, healthy ingredients that are easily available and can be prepared

Alasdair MacIntyre explores some central philosophical, political and moral claims of modernity and argues that a proper understanding of human goods requires a rejection of these claims. In a wide-ranging discussion, he considers how normative and evaluative judgments are to be understood, how desire and practical reasoning are to be characterized, what it is to have adequate self-knowledge, and what

In Dynamically Different Classrooms: Create spaces that spark learning, Claire Gadsby and Jan Evans provide teachers with a visually striking masterclass on how to maximise the potential of every cubic inch of the learning environment. Classrooms are private places. A lucky few - consultants and inspectors among them - get to visit hundreds of classrooms a year, yet many teachers never get the opportunity

She\'s trying. She\'s really trying. But every time she looks at her new classmate, all she can see are tentacles...But maybe it\'s like that thing with Mr. Zen and she\'s only being haunted by a creepy spirit. She\'s not actually evil...is

The Ethiope, the tawny Tartar, the woman blackamoore, and knotty Africanisms--allusions to blackness abound in Renaissance texts. Kim F. Hall\'s eagerly awaited book is the first to view these evocations of blackness in the contexts of sexual politics, imperialism, and slavery in early modern England. Her work reveals the vital link between England\'s expansion into realms of difference and otherness--through