You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
Following conviction for bank fraud, White spent a year in a minimum-security prison in Carville, Louisiana, housed in the last leper colony in mainland America. His fascinating memoir reflects on the sizable group of lepers living alongside the prisoners.--"Publishers Weekly."
A Father's Mission is one of the most important books on fatherhood to be released this year. A Father's Mission will teach you how to become a better father. And a better man. Neil M White, author of A Father's Mission has reached thousands of men through his writing. He has one mission - to be a better man and father: a dad who does more.By applying the concepts explained in A Father's Mission, you will become motivated to excel at your own father's mission. You will become healthier, fitter, more confident. Your relationship with your children will improve.Each chapter contains real world examples from the author's experience as well as actions for you to take at the end of each chapter. By applying this short but valuable book, you will become a better man.You will become a better father.Are you ready for your father's mission?
Neil White challenges the common interpretation of company towns as powerless, dependant communities by exploring how these settlements were altered at the local level through human agency, missteps, and chance.
Every breath you take, he’ll be watching you...
DI Sheldon Brown has never recovered from finding the body of Alice Kenyon brutally murdered, naked and abandoned. And he's never stopped pursuing his main suspect, hellraiser and lottery winner Billy Privett either, so when Billy is found dead in a hotel room, his face horrifically carved up, DI Brown's obsession is rekindled. Who killed the notorious millionaire in such a bloodthirsty way? With jaded lawyer Charlie Barker - who desperately needs to pick up the pieces of his own life - Sheldon will uncover a world of murder, drugs, long-buried secrets and a cult with a deadly conviction to their cause...
When defence lawyer Dan Grant inherits a murder case just weeks away from trial, he's just expected to babysit it and take his fee. But Dan's not that kind of lawyer. If he takes on a case then he investigates it his way, wherever the evidence takes him. Jayne Brett is Dan's investigator and a woman with a terrible secret in her past, one that still haunts her today. Needing the money, she takes on the task of investigating the case that Dan's inherited. But has she taken on more than she can handle? The case. Mary Kendricks was a pretty, smart, 24-year-old teacher. Now Mary Kendricks is dead and Robert Carter is in the dock, accused of her brutal murder. But as Dan and Jayne investigate, they discover that perhaps there is more to this case than meets the eye, but in order to do their jobs they need to push the limits of the system, even if it means putting themselves in danger.
The Silver Darlings is a tale of lives hard won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. It tells of strong young men and stronger women whose loves, fears and sorrows are set deep in a landscape of raw beauty and bleak reward. The dawning of the Herring Fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the brutality of the Highland Clearances, and Neil Gunn's story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history and refusing to be crushed.
Authoritative account of recent developments in thermoelectric materials and devices for power energy harvesting applications, ideal for researchers and industrialists in materials science.
This unique resource provides a detailed understanding of the options for harvesting energy from localized, renewable sources to supply power to autonomous wireless systems. You are introduced to a variety of types of autonomous system and wireless networks and discover the capabilities of existing battery-based solutions, RF solutions, and fuel cells. The book focuses on the most promising harvesting techniques, including solar, kinetic, and thermal energy. You also learn the implications of the energy harvesting techniques on the design of the power management electronics in a system. This in-depth reference discusses each energy harvesting approach in detail, comparing and contrasting its potential in the field.
When a man is found beaten to death in a local Manchester park, Detective Constable Sam Parker is one of the investigating officers. Sam swiftly identifies the victim, but what at first looks like an open and shut case quickly starts to unravel when he realises that the victim's fingerprints were found on a knife at another crime scene, a month earlier. Meanwhile, Sam's brother, Joe - a criminal defence lawyer in the city - comes face to face with a man whose very presence sends shockwaves through his life. Joe must confront the demons of his past as he struggles to come to terms with the darkness that this man represents. Before long, Joe and Sam are in way over their heads, both sucked into a terrifying game of cat-and-mouse that threatens to change their lives for ever... 'Authenticity reeks from every page...hypnotic, troubling crime writing with a superb villain and a distinctive atmosphere.' Daily Mail on Next to Die