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When Boxing Was Boxing
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When Boxing Was Boxing is a beautifully illustrated photographic celebration of the sport's heyday. A tribute to an age when the noble art was a little more dignified, & less preoccupied with money & politics of sport. It's about a time of fewer governing bodies & when boxing was regarded as the pinnacle of professional sporting endeavour. ...
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When Brute Force Fails
When Brute Force Fails
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Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the United States has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults
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When Bubbles Burst
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When Bunnies Turn Bad
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If Beardy Ardagh is to be believed, the trouble begins when a monkey escapes from the grubtown old folks home, or when the sun-ripe raisin man decides to give up shrivelled dried grapes & to grow vegetables instead. Whatever the beginning, it all ends up with far too many bunny rabbits & a serious problem with paper aeroplanes. ...
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When Business Meets
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When Brute Force Fails

Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the US has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults - a rate unprecedented in American history and unmatched anywhere in the world. This title demonstrates that simply locking up more people for lengthier terms is no longer a workable crime-control strategy.
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Since the crime explosion of the 1960s, the prison population in the US has multiplied fivefold, to one prisoner for every hundred adults
- a rate unprecedented in American history & unmatched anywhere in the world. This title demonstrates that simply locking up more people for lengthier terms is no longer a workable crime-control strategy.

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