Teaches effective writing by examining & demonstrating the ' Four Pillars' of a well-written report (Clear, Concise, Complete, & Accurate). Packed with examples as well as stories from the authors' own experience, this book demonstrates the critical importance of writing skills in the field of criminal justice. ...

Psychologist Helen Hudson (Sigourney Weaver) & detective M.J. Monahan (Holly Hunter) team up to track down a serial killer who is imitating famous murderers, one by one. Hunter's boss is not keen on her working with Weaver, who is herself confined to her apartment by agoraphobia. When the killer becomes aware that the pair are on his trail, he places them at the top of his hit list. ...

Five years ago, three little girls were murdered in their beds, posed like sleeping angels by a twisted killer. With no witnesses & no clues, Detective Kitt Lundgren was forced to look on helplessly
- taunted by a psychopath proud of his 'perfect crimes'. Now, the Sleeping Angel Killer is back.
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Sammy was the first to hear the heavy thud of footsteps. He recognised the threat at once & called a warning. For a long time, life in the London park has been easy & peaceful for Sammy, Pinkie & their three kittens. But all that is about to change
- there is a purge on the growing number of stray cats & dogs in the city.
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In the business world, imitation gets a bad rap. We see imitating firms as 'me too' players, forced to copy because they have nothing original to offer. This book reveals how imitation
- the exact or broad-brushed copying of an innovation
- is as critical to prosperity as innovation. It shows how savvy imitators generate huge profits.

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Drama starring Ed Harris. It is 1824 & Beethoven (Harris) is racing to finish his new symphony. However, it has been years since his last success & he is plagued by deafness, loneliness & personal trauma. A copyist is urgently needed to help the composer finish in time for the scheduled first performance
- otherwise the orchestra will have no music to play. Enter Anna Holtz (Diane Kruger), a young conservatory student & aspiring composer. The mercurial Beethoven is skeptical that a woman might become involved in his masterpiece but slowly comes to trust in Anna's assistance & in the end becomes quite fond of her.
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