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Return to HMP Parkhurst in this raw and fascinating account of life as a prison officer. David Berridge returns with more stories from his time as a prison officer at HMP Parkhurst, giving a uncompromising look at the harsh reality of working in British prisons. From dealing with inmate violence and clearing out defiled prison cells to the unsavoury nature of prison language and life, this is an even more detailed look inside Britains most infamous prison.Through it all, David retains his wry humour and offers a much-needed assessment of the state of UK prisons today, the job crisis and poor recruitment, the corruption and gangs running rife, and the mental health epidemic hitting prisoners, causing many to take their own lives.

Georgia Harrisons story as youve never heard it before. Explosive and inspiring, Georgia reveals the truth behind the headlines: the shocking truth of how she suffered revenge porn at the hands of her ex - and how she fought to get her life back.In 2020, Georgia Harrisons ex-boyfriend shared intimate footage of her online without her consent. With the click of a button, Georgias world was ripped apart. But now shes taking her power back.In court, Georgia finally told her side of the story; and her ex was found guilty in what became the most talked-about case in the British media. Although Georgia was a victim, she turned her pain into power - she succeeded in changing the laws around image-based abuse and became a voice for women.Unfiltered and unflinching, Georgia pulls back the curtain on the nightmare that could have crushed her, but that made her who she is today. Holding nothing back, she shines a light on how to navigate traumatic times - the importance of hope, building resilience and a positive mindset. Taking Back My Power is more than just a memoir; its an entire movement.One womans campaign for justice for herself and for all victims of image-based sexual abuse. Georgia writes with unflinching honesty and, perhaps most powerfully, with hopeELIZABETH DAYGeorgia has been so brave. A total inspiration. Everyone should read this bookEM CLARKSONRousing and important ... A much-needed manifesto on consentStylistInspiring. Powerful. Spiritual. What a womanGoodreads reviewer, Strong and powerful! Following Georgias story has made me so so proud of what she is standing forGoodreads reviewer, Truly such an inspiration. This book is honestly amazingGoodreads reviewer,

Is there an animal that can see farts?A mind-bending, brain-expanding cornucopia of facts for curious minds from the bestselling author of Why Dont Penguins Feet Freeze? and Does Anything Eat Wasps?Reader Reviews Funny and given as a gift for a 10 year old. He loved it Fantastic Book Wonderful book to spark young mindsOwn the room with this hilarious collection of fact-tastic myth-busters and jaw-dropping trivia exploring science, history, sport and lesser-known facts from across the universe.Did you know that the Moon has a Bishop?That ostriches DONT bury their heads in the sand?And that powdered rice was used as cement in the Great Wall of China?What do souls weigh?What cant 60% of the human population smell?And what on earth is rhinotillexomania?And the big one...are farts actually invisible?The answers to these questions are all here.Challenge your brain, turn your world upside down and relish the irresistible mix of wit and wisdom.Its also a perfect gift for the brainiac in your life.

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you wont believe theyre all trueAn invisible tremor ran through the Aztecs on the rooftops, a breathless gasp of excitement. On the edge of the city the drummers struck up their rhythm. They were coming...With its vast cities, soaring pyramids and glittering treasure, the Aztec Empire was one of the greatest civilizations in the world, at once beautiful and terrible. At its head was the Emperor Montezuma, master of millions, who spoke with the voice of the gods and fed the sun with the blood of his prisoners. Yet Montezuma was troubled by terrifying omens. And when Spanish explorers landed on his shore to seek their fortunes, nothing would ever be the same again...The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened...

Steve Gallants exceptional act of courage on London Bridge speaks of both heroism and redemption - Jon Snow, former anchor of Channel 4 NewsThis is a story of physical bravery, moral courage, and the power of redemption from the man who led the charge in stopping the terrorist attack at Fishmongers Hall in November 2019. From cell fires to violent feuds and gang battles on prison wings, after being sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, what Steve witnessed at HMP Frankland made him change his life forever. After losing everything, he vowed to never use violence again. In November 2019, Steves redemptive journey led him to a Learning Together event at Fishmongers Hall, hosted by his mentor, Jack Merritt, and attended by Saskia Jones. It was here, on his first day out of prison on day release, that Steve was forced to break his vow as he bravely confronted and fought armed-terrorist Usman Khan on London Bridge. Armed just with a narwhal tusk, Steve wrestled and held Khan to the ground while he waited for the police to arrive.In October 2020 Steve was granted a royal prerogative of mercy in recognition of his actions at London Bridge. In August 2021 he was released from prison and in March 2023 he was awarded a Queens Gallantry Medal, the final civilian gallantry awards approved by the late Queen.This is Steve Gallants powerful and inspiring story of redemption told in full for the first time.

ASTONISHINGTHE DAILY MAIL STRIKINGTHE SUNDAY TIMES RADICALTATLER Described by The Telegraph as Edwards truthOnce a King is the never before seen and unfiltered story of King Edward VIII, the original royal renegade, who abdicated his throne and left the royal family to pursue his own destiny. Fifteen years after having abdicated the throne to marry the woman he loved - Wallis Simpson - King Edward VIII, now the Duke of Windsor, published his memoirs. But whilst preparing the manuscript for his published and mostly ghostwritten book - which, unlike Prince Harrys autobiography Spare, largely avoided controversy - the Duke also produced a private manuscript for posterity. This was written in his own words and with an uninhibited frankness.Once a King: The Lost Memoir of Edward VIII reproduces this uncrowned Kings previously unseen writing, including much that he could or would not write for publication in 1951. Jane Marguerite Tippett weaves together Edwards writing alongside newly uncovered interviews with the Duke and Duchess, diary entries from ghostwriter Charles Murphy and other sources. Together this forms an extraordinary new portrait of one of the most famous characters in modern royal history and his recollections and innermost feelings, particularly around the abdication of 1936.

Ce livre rassemble des récits historiques sur Pompéi, cette ville étrange qui renaît au jour après avoir été ensevelie dix-huit siècles sous la terre et les cendres dont la couvrit le Vésuve dans sa

Il sistema penale degli Stati Uniti e molto severo. Questo e un fatto noto, visto che nelle sue prigioni sono rinchiusi circa due milioni di individui, corrispondenti al venti percento dei carcerati di tutto il mondo. Quello che e meno noto e che quel sistema e anche molto ingiusto, perche circa il cinque percento dei carcerati nelle prigioni USA e innocente. Questo fatto e divenuto evidente allinizio degli anni Novanta, quando i primi test del DNA hanno fatto la loro apparizione. Fatto ancora piu strano, molti carcerati innocenti si erano autoaccusati facendo false confessioni. Questo libro esamina tredici casi famosi di false confessioni e spiega cosa le ha provocate e come alla fine sono state riconosciute tali. Il colpevole principale di tali ingiustizie e risultato il metodo di interrogatorio che impiegano i poliziotti americani. Ma esistono altre cause, come il diritto legale dei detective di mentire agli accusati e luso di apparecchi che non hanno reali basi scientifiche, come il poligrafo (o lie detector). E quando qualcuno confessa (anche se la sua confessione e stata chiaramente estorta e non esistono prove materiali a sostenerla), e praticamente sicuro che il verdetto della giuria sara di colpevolezza.

A beautiful gift for those with a fashionable eye Long before Dianas revenge dress took the world by storm or Princess Annes sunglasses went viral, there has always been a fascination with members of the Royal Family and the significance behind their style. The Times has been documenting this fascination for more than 200 years from the early Regency period to modern day and has borne witness to the evolution of the Crowns carefully curated public image. With access to the rich history of The Times archive, this authoritative account peels back the layers of silk and chiffon to re-examine the royals who captured the public imagination through their inimitable style. The perfect gift for royal watchers and fashion lovers alike, this beautifully designed volume features: A foreword by Anna Murphy, author and Fashion Director of The Times Stunning full-colour photography, rarely seen archival images and fashion sketches Articles from The Times archive, which reveal fascinating social commentary on the development of British fashion

The Armchair General team has done it again. An absorbing read for Christmas.Peter Caddick-AdamsBrilliant and immersive.Harry SidebottomThe second book in the Armchair General series, where YOU choose the fate of the First World War________________________________HISTORY IS WRITTEN BY THE VICTORS. WILL IT BE YOU?TAKE THE HOTSEATAssume the role of real historic decision-makers: general, leaders, soldiers and intelligence officers of the Allied Forces during World War I.EXAMINE THE INTELLIGENCEExplore eight key moments from the First World War, using real contemporaneous intelligence: including the July Crisis, the Battle of the Somme, and the Russian Revolution.CONSIDER THE SCENARIO & MAKE YOUR DECISIONFrom battlefields to the Royal Courts, each tactical and strategic decision you make leads to a different outcome.Will you follow the path of the past - or shape a new history...?________________________________PRAISE FOR THE ARMCHAIR GENERAL SERIESAn original and exciting approach...The Armchair General adds enormously to our understanding of the conflicts JAMES HOLLANDA reminder that history is a never ending now, a relentless and endless present that comes without the luxury of hindsight AL MURRAYWonderfully original...putting readers at the heart of the decision-making process and allowing them, literally, to change the course of history. This is counterfactual history at its very best SAUL DAVID

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA lasting work of social history THE TIMES A genuinely new history of our nation DAN JONESThis celebration of women is a triumph of popular history SPECTATOR FROM THE MULTI-MILLION BESTSELLING HISTORICAL NOVELIST COMES THE CULMINATION OF HER LIFES WORKDid you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants Revolt was started and propelled by women, protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men but that theyd evolve to become ever more inferior? These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregorys Normal Women. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, she tells the story of our nation over 900 years, but for the very first time women some fifty per cent of the population are no longer invisible in this history of England, but are at its beating heart. Using research skills honed in her work as one of our foremost historical novelists, Gregory trawled through court records to find highway women, beggars and shepherdesses, through newspapers and diaries to find murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, female husbands and hermits. The normal women you will meet in her pages went to war, ploughed the fields, campaigned, wrote, and loved. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency and built ships, corn mills and houses as part of their everyday lives They committed crimes, or treason, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things and rioted. A lot. They built our society to be as diverse and varied as the women themselves. They are there in the archives if you look and they made our history. Youll lose count of the number of things you learn about women and their skewed place in history as you read Philippa Gregorys stunning Normal Women the book reframes the past an essential read INDEPENDENT, FIVE-STAR REVIEW

Uber die NS-Prozesse in Osteuropa in den 1960er Jahren und den Stellenwert des Holocaust darin.Etwa 15 Jahre nach Kriegsende kam es in vielen Staaten des Ostblocks zu einer zweiten Welle von Gerichtsverfahren gegen NS-Verbrecher, die anderen Logiken folgte als die Prozesse unmittelbar nach Kriegsende. Auf dem Hohepunkt des Kalten Krieges in den 1960er Jahren verpflichteten die Prozesse einerseits zu einer Zusammenarbeit zwischen Ost und West, andererseits waren sie bestimmt durch die Abwehrhaltung gegenuber dem jeweiligen Gegner im Systemkonflikt. Innerhalb des Ostblocks sollte durch ein abgestimmtes Vorgehen auf der internationalen Buhne Einigkeit demonstriert werden, gleichzeitig fuhrten nationale Interessen zu je eigenen Wegen in der Strafverfolgung. Die in diesem Band zusammengetragenen Aufsatze widmen sich der Geschichte der Strafprozesse zu nationalsozialistischen Verbrechen in Ungarn, der DDR, Polen, der Tschechoslowakei und der Sowjetunion nach der "Tauwetterphase" und fragen nach den Voraussetzungen und Eigenheiten dieser Verfahren. Welche Regeln galten fur die Prozesse? Welche Ziele verfolgten sie? Und nicht zuletzt: Welchen Stellenwert hatte der Holocaust bei der Aufklarung der Verbrechen?Der Band erscheint vollstandig in englischer Sprache.__________On the Nazi trials in Eastern Europe in the 1960s and the place of the Holocaust in them.About 15 years after the end of the war, a second wave of trials against Nazi criminals occurred in many Eastern Bloc states, which followed a different logic than the ones immediately after the war. At the height of the Cold War in the 1960s, the trials on the one hand obliged cooperation between East and West, on the other hand they were determined by the defensive attitude towards the respective opponent in the system conflict. Within the Eastern bloc, unity was to be demonstrated through a coordinated approach on the international stage, while at the same time national interests led to their own paths in criminal prosecution. The essays collected in this volume are devoted to the history of criminal trials on National Socialist crimes in Hungary, the GDR, Poland, Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union after the "thaw" and ask about the preconditions and peculiarities of these proceedings. What rules applied to the trials? What goals did they pursue? And last but not least: What significance did the Holocaust have in the clarification of the crimes?

23 years ago, I left my homeland, searching for love and a future. The path led me to a foreign world, where I had to learn not only one of the most complex languages, German, but also understand foreign cultures, seasons, ways of communication, and mentalities. This journey changed my life. Then came the diagnosis: Stage 4A lung cancer - relentless and aggressive. The doctors gave me just six months. But I knew that nothing is impossible if you keep faith and positivity. I have now been living with my friend cancer for nearly six years. This book is not just my story of survival; its a testament to the strength and unshakeable belief in the goodness in every trial. Life is a choice. You are not alone. Believe in yourself, and be certain that there is good in every challenge. With this book, you accompany me on my personal journey of faith, love, struggle, and hope. Perhaps it will help you on your personal journey, wherever you may be.

Avec ses deux missions à bord de la station spatiale internationale, Thomas Pesquet aura passé plus dun an de sa vie dans lespace. Des mois à survoler la Terre à la vitesse de 21 000 km/h. Un privilè

Née en 1626, sous le règne de Louis XIII, la marquise de Sévigné côtoie les Grands de son temps : Louis XIV et madame de Maintenon, Fouquet, Turenne et Condé, La Rochefoucauld et madame de Lafayette.

"Tu vas avoir quatre-vingt-deux ans. Tu as rapetissé de six centimètres, tu ne pèses que quarante-cinq kilos et tu es toujours belle, gracieuse et désirable. Cela fait cinquante-huit ans que nous viv

Les pyramides n’étaient pas des tombeaux mais des matrices d’éternité qui ont « fatigué le temps »…C’est cette révélation essentielle de l’âge d’or de la civilisation pharaonique que nous raconte, de

Trente ans après L’archipel oublié, qui faisait l’histoire du goulag chinois dans ses décennies les plus meurtrières (1949-1971), Jean-Luc Domenach porte son regard d’historien sur les mutations d’un

Août 1944. Paris est libéré. Le régime de Vichy s’effondre. Dans les rangs de la collaboration, c’est la débandade. Pour échapper à la répression, les uns choisissent l’exil intérieur ou invoquent de

In the "Autobiography of Samuel S. Hildebrand," readers are presented with a compelling narrative that intricately weaves personal recounting with the broader historical tapestry of the Civil War era. Hildebrands prose is direct and vivid, capturing both the grandeur and the brutality of his experiences as a Confederate soldier. This work not only serves as a memoir but also as a personal testimony to the socio-political landscape of 19th-century America, illuminating the complexities of loyalty, identity, and conflict during a tumultuous time. Samuel S. Hildebrand, born in 1830, emerged from the rural backwaters of Missouri, cultivating a life imbued with the struggles of his time. His candid reflections reveal the motivations and moral dilemmas faced by many individuals caught in the vortex of war. HildebrandAos unique vantage point as both a participant and observer of significant historical events enriches the text, revealing insights into the Southern perspective and the personal cost of civil strife that influenced his journey. This autobiography is an essential read for those seeking to understand the intricacies of the Civil War from a firsthand perspective. Hildebrands evocative storytelling and emotional honesty paint a vivid portrait of a soldierAos life, making it a valuable addition to both historical scholarship and personal literature collections.