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This set traces Herbert Spencer's influence, from his contemporaries to the present day. Contributions come from across the social science disciplines and are often taken from sources which are difficult to access.
Breaking Blue shares the true but often hard-to-believe-stories of cops falsely accused-and subsequently cleared-of serious crimes or wrongdoing. Sgt. Sean "Sticks" Larkin of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Police Department is one of them and; in this deeply personal book, he reflects on his own story as well as other officers who have experienced the dark side of being wrongly accused or convicted. Sgt. Larkin reminds us, at a time when false convictions are being discussed worldwide, that the men and women of law enforcement are just like everyone else, human beings who can make mistakes but who can pay a personal price for those errors as well. With police conduct being discussed nationwide, Breakin...
The great and the good rarely, if ever, accomplish all they wish to achieve without the able assistance of many skilled men and women. To have a very capable person beside you acting as guide, confidant and adviser is essential. Even better when it is someone with a depth of knowledge equal to, or even better than your own. If all these skills can be combined in one trusted, assistant so much the better. To a leader such a person may be valued ‘beyond rubies’, because they have the ability to take ideas, add something and help make them a reality. For Herbert Nigel Gresley, CME of the LNER, Bert Spencer was just such a man. As Gresley triumphed his faithful, introverted and highly talent...