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A Very Short IntroductionLie detection, offender profiling, insanity in the law, the minds of serial killers, and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of Forensic Psychology. David Canter shows how these often controversial topics bridge the gaps between academics and practitioners, behavioural...

A Very Short IntroductionKnown as the 'father' of electrical engineering, Michael Faraday is one of the best known scientific figures of all time. In this    Very Short Introduction, Frank A.J.L James looks at Faraday's life and works, examining the institutional context in which he lived and worked, his scientific research, and his continuing...

Select NarrativesFoxe's Book of Martyrs is a collection of unforgettable accounts of religious persecution. This modernized selection brings together some of the most stirring tales of the interrogation and execution of heretics burnt at the stake in the reign of Mary, with some of the original woodcut illustrations and an illuminating...

A lyrical and moving story by this exciting writer who's gaining much acclaim for her historical novels....

Ted Gioia&'s History of Jazz has been universally hailed as a classic--acclaimed by jazz critics and fans around the world. Now Gioia brings his magnificent work completely up-to-date, drawing on the latest research and revisiting virtually every aspect of the music, past and present.     Gioia tells the story of jazz as it had never been told...

The sentimental novels of the early national period were considered a danger to        society and were criticized for the corrupting influence they had on the minds of        their mostly young and female audience. They told tales of vice and intrigue that        purported to be "e;based on fact"e; and also advocated the need for better...