Corrupt Bodies. Death and Dirty Dealing in a London Morgue, Hardback - Kris Hollington

Must-read memoir of managing a morgue, dealing with everything from death and murder to chaos, corruption and organised crime.

Must-read memoir of managing a morgue, dealing with everything from death and murder to chaos, corruption and organised crime.

Reducere. 90-year-old Great Aunt Puddequet devises a novel means to determine which of her young nephews is to inherit her estate--her fortune goes to the on...

A rollicking recounting of the landmark case a writer brought against Miramax, whom he accused of stealing his screenplay and turning it into the c...

This sensitively written guide will help children to understand and come to terms with deathPublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Liz Goge...

But beneath the surface lies a frightening truth, for years the music industry has tolerated death, addiction, and exploitation in the name of ente...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gladys MitchellMrs. Bradley in a scarce 1948 case. First U.S. publication.

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Kris ManjapraIllustration(s): 1x8pp mono insetNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 24...

An urban nature book telling the story of an East London borough through its trees, past and present.

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A magisterial account by Roy Porter of representations of the body in health, disease and death.Illustrations: 137 illustrations

A glittering and gruesome history of the body in the Middle Ages, from saints' relics to lovesick troubadours. Brings together medicine, art, poetr...

Reducere. Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell in love, and had children. And yet their lives w...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Gladys MitchellWhen an eccentric Brit proposes a Fearful rag to stir up the Mysteries at Eleusis by receating the ceremony ...

This book covers the medical, emotional, and psychological aspects of cancer and includes the successful "4 cusp" approach to the disease. It also ...

New B-format paperback - The definitive history of the virulent and fatal plague outbreaks that wiped out half of London's populations from the med...

Filth was an inescapable fact of everyday life in the Victorian period. In this intimately visceral book, Jackson guides us through the underbelly ...

Reducere. Cartea Crimele din Rue Morgue. The Murders in the Rue Morgue de Edgar Allan Poe face parte din colectia SHORT STORIES, colectie de capodopere ale l...

The Black Death in London

Publisher: Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonAuthor(s): Robert HewisonIllustration(s): 20 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 224Collection:...

But the ever restless explorer was driven to pursue ever greater challenges, and greater risks, in what had become a personal quest-his own hero's ...

Follow world-renowned travel photographer, Steve Vidler, on a pictorial journey from Greenwich in the East through the heart of London to Windsor i...

The shared experiences and sacrifices of Scots in London in World War One - often untold stories and unseen pictures illustrate this fascinating ne...

Kantorowicz's 1957 study of 1, 200 years of monarchy has had a profound affect on the way academics think about the study of history.

Kantorowicz's 1957 study of 1, 200 years of monarchy has had a profound affect on the way academics think about the study of history.Publisher: Mac...

Reducere. Thunder on the Mountain: Death at Massey and the Dirty Secrets Behind Big Coal, Paperback

Publisher: Crooked Lane BooksAuthor(s): Kris CalvinPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 164 x 244 x 30Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul lecturi...

Publisher: Aarhus University PressIllustration(s): colour photos & mapsNumber of pages: 378Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 302 x 222 x 36Cover ty...

Reducere. DescriptionWith her social life and writing career in tatters at the ripe old age of thirty-five, Sunni Taylor decides to pack up her things and jo...

This volume speaks to students, scholars and artists working within contemporary theatre and performance, Irish and British studies, memory and tra...

Reducere. Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus is despatched to Gaul on a personal mission for the emperor. June, AD 42. The emperor Claudius himself has req...

Reducere. How do we reckon with our losses? In Animal Bodies Suzanne Roberts explores the link between death and desire and what it means to accept our own a...

Conserving Health brings together scholarship from across the disciplinary spectrum to illustrate the role of preventive culture in early modern En...

Reducere. At night, I'm free. Free from the restraints growing tighter each day. Free from the pressures placed on me. Free from the disappointment of never ...

The first in a speculative detective series set in Lisbon

Publisher: UnboundAuthor(s): Kris HallengaNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 140 x 207 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farme...

A stunning collection of essays and memoir from twice Booker Prize winner and international bestseller Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the ...

A delightful combination of race-against-the-clock medical mystery and outwit-the-bad-guys adventure. "Publishers Weekly, "Starred Eel has troubles...

Publisher: Mapseeker Digital LtdAuthor(s): Steve JonesIllustration(s): Over a 100 Black and White Illustrations; Over a 100 Black and White Illustr...

Agatha Christie makes for Baghdad to set to rights whether or not there was foul play in the presumed drugs overdose of an explorer and writer pass...

The dramatic true story of Sigmund Freud's last-minute escape to London following the German annexation of Austria, and the group of friends who ma...

A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.

1940. Stumbling across a body in the aftermath of an air raid, rector's daughter Billie Harkness is convinced the death is suspicious. Her determin...

The turn of the twentieth century represented a crossroads in the French experience of modernization, especially in regard to ideas about gender an...

When Guy Beardon meets a very dirty death in his own farmyard, at first it seems like an accident. Only his daughter Lilah begins to suspect foul p...

The Cold War reconsidered as seventy-five years of slow nuclear warfarePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Robert A. JacobsIllustration(s): ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): John RookIllustration(s): 0; 0Number of pages: 162Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 208 x 131 x 19C...

A look-and-find story that takes the reader through the famous landmarks of LondonPublisher: Hardie Grant EgmontAuthor(s): Megan HessIllustration(s...

Reducere. A Battle Is Raging for This Generation . The role of a father is one of the most influential roles in a person's life. Yet an unprecedented number ...

A rich and evocative account of the life and work of Britain's favourite composer from one of our finest conductors.