Why do some kids from good environments become mass murderers? Is there actually such a thing as a natural-born killer? And, if so, what can we do to identify and threat those who have a predisposition to criminal behaviour?

Are some criminals born, not made? What causes violence and how can we treat it? An Anatomy of Violence introduces readers to new ways of looking at these age-old questions. Drawing on the latest scientific research, Adrian Raine explains what it reveals about the brains of murderers, psychopaths and serial killers. Anti-social behaviour is complex, he argues, and based on the interaction between genetics and the biological and social environment in which a person is raised. But the latest statistical evidence between certain types of biological and early behavioural warning signs is also very strong. These are among the thorny issues we can no longer ignore and this book is an important milestone in our growing understanding of criminal behaviour.

The last two decades have seen tremendous growth in biological research on psychopathy, a mental disorder distinguished by traits including a lack of empathy or emotional response, egocentricity, impulsivity, and stimulation seeking. But how does a psychopath's brain work? What makes a psychopath? Psychopathy provides a concise, non-technical overview of the research in the areas of genetics, hormones, brain imaging, neuropsychology, environmental influences, and more, focusing on explaining what we currently know about the biological foundations for this disorder and offering insights into prediction, intervention, and prevention. It also offers a nuanced discussion of the ethical and legal implications associated with biological research on psychopathy. How much of this disorder is biologically based? Should offenders with psychopathic traits be punished for their crimes if we can show that biological factors contribute? The text clearly assesses the conclusions that can and cannot be drawn from existing biological research, and highlights the pressing considerations this research demands.

Book 1 in the Detective Sean Duffy series.'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'Ian RankinTwo dead.One left in a car by the side of a road. He was meant to be found quickly. His killer is making a statement.The other is discovered hanging in a tree, deep in a forest. Surely a suicide: she'd just given birth, but there's no sign of the baby.Nothing seems to link the two, but Detective Sergeant Sean Duffy knows the links that seem to be invisible are just waiting to be uncovered. And as a policeman who has solved six murders so far in his career, but not yet brought a single case to court, Duffy is determined that this time, someone will pay.RAIN DOGS WAS WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 2017

The Rainborowes bridges two generations and two worlds, weaving together the lives of the Rainborowe clan as they struggle to forge a better life for themselves and a better future for humankind in the New World.

'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'IAN RANKINBOOK 5 IN THE DETECTIVE SEAN DUFFY SERIESSHORTLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTON'S OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR AWARDSPINETINGLER AWARD WINNERNED KELLY AWARD WINNERSTEEL DAGGER AWARD SHORTLISTEDWINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 2017It's just the same things over and again for Sean Duffy. Riot duty. Heartbreak. Cases he can solve but never get to court. But what detective gets two locked room mysteries in one career?When journalist Lily Bigelow is found dead in the courtyard of Carrickfergus castle, it looks like a suicide. But there are just a few things that bother Duffy enough to keep the case file open. Which is how he finds out that she was working on a devastating investigation of corruption and abuse at the highest levels of power in the UK and beyond.And so Duffy has two impossible problems on his desk: who killed Lily Bigelow? And what were they trying to hide?

Travel Doodles is packed with amazing outdoor-themed doodles for children to colour and complete. From designing an awesome treehouse and filling the campsite with tents to completing snowy scenes, rainforest adventures, awesome outdoor playgrounds and lots, lots more. It's fun, simple and very creative but, best of all, no drawing skills are required!The striking partially-coloured artwork will inspire children of all ages to get creative and enjoy the great outdoors come rain or shine. Part of Buster's best-selling doodle book range which has sold over a million copies to date

Passport to Holiday Fun is packed with amazing travel-themed doodles for children to colour and complete. Kids can create their own postcard designs, complete snowy scenes, rainforest adventures, and lots, lots more. The striking partially coloured artwork will inspire children of all ages to get creative and enjoy the excitement of new and exotic landscapes and locations. Passport to Holiday Fun is fun, simple and very creative but, best of all, no drawing skills are required!

Book 2 in the Detective Sean Duffy series.'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'IAN RANKINSean Duffy knows there's no such thing as a perfect crime. But a torso in a suitcase is pretty close.Still, one tiny clue is all it takes, and there it is. A tattoo. So Duffy, fully fit and back at work after the severe trauma of his last case, is ready to follow the trail of blood -- however faint -- that always, always connects a body to its killer.A legendarily stubborn man, Duffy becomes obsessed with this mystery as a distraction from the ruins of his love life, and to push down the seed of self-doubt that he seems to have traded for his youthful arrogance.So from country lanes to city streets, Duffy works every angle. And wherever he goes, he smells a rat...RAIN DOGS WAS WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 2017

Book 4 in the Detective Sean Duffy series.'McKinty is one of Britain's great contemporary crime writers and the Sean Duffy books are his masterpiece.'IAN RANKINBelfast, 1985. Gunrunners on the borders, riots in the cities, The Power of Love on the radio. And somehow, hanging on, is Detective Inspector Sean Duffy, a Catholic policeman in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.The usual rounds of riot duty and sectarian murders are interrupted when a wealthy couple are shot dead while watching TV. Their son jumps to his death, leaving a note claiming responsibility. But something doesn't add up, and people keep dying.Soon Sean Duffy, Belfast's most roguish detective, is on the trail of a mystery that will pit him against shadowy US national security forces, and take him into the white-hot heart of the biggest political scandal of the decade.RAIN DOGS WAS WINNER OF THE EDGAR AWARD 2017

Ada, Countess of Lovelace (1815-1852), daughter of romantic poet Lord Byron and his highly educated wife, Anne Isabella, is sometimes called the world's first computer programmer and has become an icon for women in technology. But how did a young woman in the nineteenth century, without access to formal school or university education, acquire the knowledge and expertise to become a pioneer of computer science?Although an unusual pursuit for women at the time, Ada Lovelace studied science and mathematics from a young age. This book uses previously unpublished archival material to explore her precocious childhood, from her ideas for a steam-powered flying horse to penetrating questions about the science of rainbows. A remarkable correspondence course with the eminent mathematician Augustus De Morgan shows her developing into a gifted, perceptive and knowledgeable mathematician. Active in Victorian London's social and scientific elite alongside Mary Somerville, Michael Faraday and Charles Dickens, Ada Lovelace became fascinated by the computing machines devised by Charles Babbage. The table of mathematical formulae sometimes called the `first programme' occurs in her paper about his most ambitious invention, his unbuilt `Analytical Engine'.Ada Lovelace died at just thirty-six, but her paper still strikes a chord to this day, with clear explanations of the principles of computing, and broader ideas on computer music and artificial intelligence now realised in modern digital computers. Featuring images of the `first programme' and Lovelace's correspondence, alongside mathematical models, and contemporary illustrations, this book shows how Ada Lovelace, with astonishing prescience, explored key mathematical questions to understand the principles behind modern computing.

**Winner of the British Fantasy Award 2018 for Best Fantasy Novel** The first in a blistering new trilogy from Jen Williams, acclaimed author of British Fantasy Award-nominated Copper Cat trilogy. Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb and Jay Kristoff. 'Fantasy adventure at its very best' Starburst 'Williams excels at eldritch world-building' Guardian 'An original new voice in heroic fantasy' Adrian Tchaikovsky The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip. Better to be amongst the living, where there are taverns full of women and wine.When eccentric explorer, Lady Vincenza 'Vintage' de Grazon, offers him employment, he sees an easy way out. Even when they are joined by a fugitive witch with a tendency to set things on fire, the prospect of facing down monsters and retrieving ancient artefacts is preferable to the abomination he left behind.But not everyone is willing to let the Eboran empire collapse, and the adventurers are quickly drawn into a tangled conspiracy of magic and war. For the Jure'lia are coming, and the Ninth Rain must fall...What readers are saying about THE NINTH RAIN:'A great read with heart and soul and epic beasties''Brilliantly creative fantasy' 'Great pacing, top-notch writing, quality characterisation, plenty of action!'

From Jen Williams, highly-acclaimed author of the Copper Cat trilogy and three-time British Fantasy Award finalist, comes the second novel in the electrifying Winnowing Flame trilogy - the sequel to The Ninth Rain. Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb and Adrian Tchaikovsky. 'An absolute joy to read... jam-packed with breath-taking inventiveness' James Oswald 'Incredible heroines... incredible fantasy... Escapism at its finest' Stylist The Ninth Rain has fallen. The Jure'lia are awake. Nothing can be the same again.Tormalin the Oathless and the fell-witch Noon have their work cut out rallying the first war-beasts to be born in Ebora for three centuries. But these are not the great winged warriors of old. Hatched too soon and with no memory of their past incarnations, these onetime defenders of Sarn can barely stop bickering, let alone face an ancient enemy who grow stronger each day.The key to uniting them, according to the scholar Vintage, may lie in a part of Sarn no one really believes exists - a distant island, mysteriously connected to the fate of two legendary Eborans who disappeared long ago.But finding it will mean a perilous journey in a time of war, while new monsters lie in wait for those left behind.Join the heroes of THE NINTH RAIN as they battle a terrible evil, the likes of which Sarn has never known.What readers are saying about THE BITTER TWINS:'The sequel to the brilliant Ninth Rain kicks it up a notch with more action, scarier monsters and a more expansive story''Be ready for some great reveals and twists that may break your heart, but that will overall leave you fist pumping the air''The world building continues to blow my mind

Only a handful of people have attempted to climb the "Volcanic Seven Summits" -the continents' tallest volcanoes. Adrian Rohnfelder, a photographer with a keen interest in volcanoes and adventure, has embarked on this extraordinary journey.Adrian Rohnfelder cycles high above the steaming rainforests in the Kilimanjaro massif, crosses the seething heat of the Atacama Desert in Chile, and climbs the summit of Orizaba under dramatic circumstances. He knows the no-man's-land of the Antarctic and the spectacularly-glaciated Mount Sidley, so remote that only a handful of people have ever seen it.Rohnfelder is the first travel and adventure photographer to climb the seven highest volcanoes across the Earth's seven continents. Since 2008, when the "firework virus" first struck him in Indonesia, he has remained mesmerized by these glowing giants. His goal is not the volcano summit itself, but the photographs that emerge all along the journey there. His images tell the full story of his spectacular trips, recording the unique splendor of each country he encounters.The result is a photography book that not only portrays the beauty and spectacle of volcanoes-the surface lava, the smoke, the intense heat, and colors-but also celebrates the rich beauty of our planet and its many peoples. Through these dramatic images, we see both the power of the natural world and the diversity of human cultures around the globe. And contrary to common conception, Rohnfelder also shows us that from fire to ice is often less than a stone's throw away.

Adriana Ayales runs one of Brooklyn's most popular juice bars - and she's also deeply knowledgeable about the rainforest's fruits, botanicals and other exotic ingredients. With this guide she passes on her knowledge of ethnobotanical customs, soul cleansing and therapeutic cooking. She explores the role of superfoods and 'superherbs' and presents traditional recipes that embody ancient ways, including medicinal juicing for relaxation and rejuvenation, next-level cleansing, and infusions and teas to nourish body and soul.

Emotions as 'the early form of knowledge about the surrounding world' constitute a necessary component of the human psyche. Nevertheless, through the ages of the development of mankind, the emotional aspect was often regarded as a dispensable part of human nature, which should be fully ruled by reason. Despite the general opinion about the necessary control of reason over emotions, the possible participation of the latter in the human decision making processes was taken into consideration already in Antiquity. The dealing with the ethical aspect of emotions was one of the prevailing issues in the works of Euripides. In his tragedy of Phaedra the poet gives the broadest description of the process, which can be observed in a man afflicted with 'emotional obsession'. The reception of this topos can also be considered in the tragedies of Roman philosopher Seneca, and modern French poet Jean Racine. This book was awarded as the best PhD thesis in culture field in Poland in 2009.

Markedskommunikasjon er i en lang rekke internasjonale fagbøker den første norske siden Helgesen utkom med sin siste utgave i 2004. Markedskommunikasjon som fagfelt og som profesjon er i en endringstid. Digital teknologi og nye mediekanaler åpner for spennende, kreative budskap i nye mediekanaler og i nye situasjoner, men gjør det også mer krevende å holde oversikten. Til tross for mange endringer er det imidlertid veldig mye som ikke er endret. Målet med markedskommunikasjon er å oppnå effekter. Alle disse effektene, enten det er kjennskap, kunnskap, holdninger eller atferd, kan kun oppnås gjennom å påvirke mennesker, eller deres hjerner. Og disse hjernene har ikke endret seg på grunn av vår tids digitale transformasjon. De er et produkt av millioner av år med evolusjon, og de siste 10 15 årene er i det perspektivet bare en liten «dråpe i havet». Markedskommunikasjon balanserer disse to, tilsynelatende motstridende, trekkene ved markedskommunikasjon. Forfatterne gir i denne boken et oppdatert bilde av markedskommunikasjon, samtidig som de lengre linjene trekkes: - Om hvordan og hvorfor markedskommunikasjon virker. - Ved å gi deg teoretisk og analytisk innsikt til å tolke muligheter i markedskommunikasjon, både i dag og i de nærmeste årene. - Gjennom avveiingen mellom hva som er teoretisk etablert, testet og anerkjent i akademisk forskning, og hva som er teknologisk mulig i praksisfeltet. Mange lærebøker i markedskommunikasjon handler like mye om markedsføring og forbrukeratferd og/eller om merkevareledelse, som om markedskommunikasjon. Denne boken handler kun om markedskommunikasjon, med unntak av noe forbrukeratferd og generell markedsføring for pedagogisk å kunne klargjøre poenger. Denne boken henvender seg til alle som studerer, jobber med eller er interessert i markedskommunikasjon. Lars Erling Olsen er professor i markedsføring og instituttleder ved Høyskolen Kristiania. Adrian Peretz er førsteamanuensis og faglig studieleder for bachelorstudiet i markedsføring og merkevareledelse ved Høyskolen Kristiania.

<p>Personality and Intelligence at Work examines the increasingly controversial role of individual differences in predicting and determining behaviour at work. It combines approaches from organizational psychology and personality theory to critically examine the physical, psychological and psychoanalytic aspects of individual differences, and how they impact on the world of work.</p><p>Topics covered include the role of IQ at work as the best predictor of success, but also the importance of increasingly recognized social intelligences such as emotional intelligence (EQ). The significance of personality traits and the impact of temperaments on work performance are also examined, and the methods used to assess work behaviour and potential are reviewed. Psychological tests, which measure personality traits, are questioned as accurate predictors of behaviour at work, alongside other factors such as job satisfaction, productivity, absenteeism and turnover.</p><p>This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Personality at Work provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature from psychology, sociology and management science. It will be of interest to students of organizational psychology and business and management studies, as well as HR professionals.</p>