Fun Loving Criminal

Author : Dennis Stafford
Publisher : Blake Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781844544110
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fun-Loving Criminal written by Dennis Stafford and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this dramatic andnbsp;honest autobiography,nbsp;Stafford tells of daring prison escapes, living on the run in the Caribbean and South Africa, how he survived a shooting attempt by a jealous girlfriend, and, for the first time, the full story on the miscarriage of justice surrounding the One-Armed Bandit Murder. From growing cannabis at Parkhurst prison to throwing a missile at Oswald Mosley, this is truly an unforgettable, funny, touching, and endlessly fascinating story of a unique life.

Author : Mark Billingham
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1905563833
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crime Writers written by Mark Billingham and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2013-06-25 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six of the world's most famous crime writers contribute brilliant stories to this collection to tie in with the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate. Introduction by Jenni Murray.

Author : Alan Meades
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262372355
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Arcade Britannia written by Alan Meades and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the British amusement arcade from the 1800s to the present. Amusement arcades are an important part of British culture, yet discussions of them tend to be based on American models. Alan Meades, who spent his childhood happily playing in British seaside arcades, presents the history of the arcade from its origins in traveling fairs of the 1800s to the present. Drawing on firsthand accounts of industry members and archival sources, including rare photographs and trade publications, he tells the story of the first arcades, the people who made the machines, the rise of video games, and the legislative and economic challenges spurred by public fears of moral decline. Arcade Britannia highlights the differences between British and North American arcades, especially in terms of the complex relationship between gambling and amusements. He also underlines Britain’s role in introducing coin-operated technologies into Europe, as well as the industry’s close links to America and, especially, Japan. He shows how the British arcade is a product of centuries of public play, gambling, entrepreneurship, and mechanization. Examining the arcade’s history through technological, social, cultural, biographic, and legislative perspectives, he describes a pendulum shift between control and liberalization, as well as the continued efforts of concerned moralists to limit and regulate public play. Finally, he recounts the impact on the industry of legislative challenges that included vicious taxation, questions of whether copyright law applied to video-game code, and the peculiar moment when every arcade game in Britain was considered a cinema.

Author : Alam, Yunis
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447353498
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Race, Taste, Class and Cars written by Alam, Yunis and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love them or hate them, most of us have an opinion about cars. If not the cars themselves, then it’s driver competence and behaviour that can offend us. And then there’s modification: alloy wheels, custom audio systems and bespoke paint jobs. For some, changing the look, feel and sound of a car says something about themselves, but for others, such enhancements signify a lack of taste, or even criminality. In subtle and complex ways, cars transmit and modify our identities behind the wheel. As a symbol of independence and freedom, the car projects status, class, taste and, significantly, embeds racialisation. Using fascinating research from drivers, including first-person accounts as well as exploring hip-hop music and car-related TV shows, Alam unpicks the ways in which identity is rehearsed, enhanced, interpreted.

Author : Glenn Fosbraey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350309745
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Writing Song Lyrics written by Glenn Fosbraey and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is unique in offering practical advice on writing song lyrics within a critically informed framework. Part I provides the theoretical underpinning, while Part II covers the creative process, pulling together all the best songwriting advice and offering practical exercises. Fusing creative guidance with rigorous criticism, this is an essential companion for undergraduate and postgraduate students of songwriting, creative writing and music. Lively and accessible, it is a one-stop shop for all aspiring songwriters.

Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 080417279X
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries written by Otto Penzler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Most Complete Collection of Impossible Crime Stories Ever Assembled, with puzzling mysteries by Stephen King, Dashiell Hammett, Lawrence Block, Agatha Christie, Georges Simenon, Dorothy L. Sayers, P. G. Wodehouse, Erle Stanley Gardner, and many, many more THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF LOCKED-ROOM MYSTERIES: An empty desert, a lonely ski slope, a gentleman’s study, an elevator car—nowhere is a crime completely impossible. Edgar Award–winning editor Otto Penzler has collected sixty-eight of the all-time best impossible-crime stories from almost two hundred years of the genre. In addition to the many classic examples of the form—a case of murder in a locked room or otherwise inaccessible place, solved by a brilliant sleuth—this collection expands the definition of the locked room to include tales of unbelievable thefts and incredible disappearances. Among these pages you’ll find stories with evocative titles like “The Flying Death”, “The Man From Nowhere”, “A Terribly Strange Bed”, and “The Theft of the Bermuda Penny”, not to mention appearances by some of the cleverest characters in all of crime, including Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, Georges Simenon’s Jules Maigret, Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot, Dashiell Hammett’s Continental Op, and many more. Featuring • Unconventional means of murder • Pilfered jewels • Shocking solutions Includes • Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, the first detective story and the first locked-room mystery • Masters of the short story form: Edward D. Hoch, Ellery Queen, Carter Dickson, and Stanley Ellin A VINTAGE CRIME/BLACK LIZARD ORIGINAL

Author : Tim Newburn
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317244257
Total Pages : 1863 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminology written by Tim Newburn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-22 with total page 1863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive and accessible, Tim Newburn’s bestselling Criminology provides an introduction to the fundamental themes, concepts, theories, methods and events that underpin the subject and form the basis for all undergraduate degree courses and modules in Criminology and Criminal Justice. This third edition includes: A new chapter on politics, reflecting the ever increasing coverage of political influence and decision making on criminology courses New and updated crime data and analysis of trends, plus new content on recent events such as the Volkswagen scandal, the latest developments on historic child abuse, as well as extended coverage throughout of the English riots A fully revised and updated companion website, including exam, review and multiple choice questions, a live Twitter feed from the author providing links to media and academic coverage of events related to the concepts covered in the book, together with links to a dedicated textbook Facebook page Fully updated to reflect recent developments in the field and extensively illustrated, this authoritative text, written by a leading criminologist and experienced lecturer, is essential reading for all students of Criminology and related fields.

Author : Steve Fenton
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1471690776
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mag: The Early Years written by Steve Fenton and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Otto Penzler
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0525432493
Total Pages : 930 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Rogues and Villains written by Otto Penzler and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edgar Award-winning editor Otto Penzler's new anthology brings together the most cunning, ruthless, and brilliant criminals in mystery fiction, for the biggest compendium of bad guys (and girls) ever assembled. The best mysteries--whether detective, historical, police procedural, cozy, or comedy--have one thing in common: a memorable perpetrator. For every Sherlock Holmes or Sam Spade in noble pursuit, there's a Count Dracula, a Lester Leith, or a Jimmy Valentine. These are the rogues and villains who haunt our imaginations--and who often have more in common with their heroic counterparts than we might expect. Now, for the first time ever, Otto Penzler gathers the iconic traitors, thieves, con men, sociopaths, and killers who have crept through the mystery canon over the past 150 years, captivating and horrifying readers in equal measure. The 72 handpicked stories in this collection introduce us to the most depraved of psyches, from iconic antiheroes like Maurice Leblanc's Arsène Lupin and Sax Rohmer's Dr. Fu Manchu to contemporary delinquents like Lawrence Block's Ehrengraf and Donald Westlake's Dortmunder, and include unforgettable tales by Robert Louis Stevenson, Bram Stoker, Washington Irving, Jack London, H.G. Wells, Sinclair Lewis, O. Henry, Edgar Wallace, Leslie Charteris, Erle Stanley Gardner, Edward D. Hoch, Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, and many more.

Author : Randy Vogel
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493083120
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rock Climbing Joshua Tree West written by Randy Vogel and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joshua Tree National Park is the most popular rock climbing area in the world--and for good reason. When other climbing locales are buried in snow, Josh is basking in Southern California sunshine. Thousands of sport and traditional routes on park's distinctive domes offer climbers of all abilities endless variety, from classic, well-protected cracks to delicate friction faces and edgy vertical testpieces. Excellent bouldering abounds, and superb camping in the beautiful, high-desert environment encourages extended stays. Simply put, no climber's career is complete without at least one trip to Joshua Tree, and many people find themselves returning year after year. Rock Climbing Joshua Tree West is the first of two volumes that together replace Rock Climbing Joshua Tree, published in 1992 and 1986. Covering climbs in the western half of the park, completely revised and with thoroughly updated route information, and extensively illustrated, it's the climber's comprehensive and indispensable guide to the area.