The Silk Road which linked imperial Rome & distant China was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it travelled precious cargoes of silk gold & ivory as well as revolutionary new ideas. Its oasis towns blossomed into thriving centres of Buddhist art & learning. In time it began to decline. The traffic slowed the merchants left & finally its towns vanished beneath the desert sands to be forgotten for a thousand years. But legends grew up of lost cities filled with treasures & guarded by demons. In the early years of the last century foreign explorers began to investigate these legends & very soon an international race began for the art treasures of the Silk Road. Huge wall paintings sculptures & priceless manuscripts were carried away literally by the ton & are today scattered through the museums of a dozen countries. Peter Hopkirk tells the story of the intrepid men who at great personal risk led these long-range archaeological raids incurring the undying wrath of the Chinese. ...

A wartime romance survival saga & murder mystery set in rural France during the First World War from the bestselling author of Operation Mincemeat & Agent Zig-Zag. Four young British soldiers find themselves trapped behind enemy lines at the height of the fighting on the Western Front in August 1914. Unable to get back to their units they shelter in the tiny French village of Villeret where they are fed clothed & protected by the villagers including the local matriarch Madame Dessenne the baker & his wife. The self-styled leader of the band of fugitives Private Robert Digby falls in love with the 20-year-old-daughter of one of his protectors & in November 1915 she gives birth to a baby girl. The child is just six months old when someone betrays the men to the Germans. They are captured tried as spies & summarily condemned to death. Using the testimonies of the daughter the villagers detailed town hall records & most movingly the soldiers last letters Ben Macintyre reconstructs an extraordinary story of love duplicity & shame
- ultimately seeking to discover through decades of village rumour the answer to the question Who betrayed Private Digby & his men? In this new updated edition the mystery is finally solved.
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It's 1917 & the Allies are determined to finally defeat a weakened Germany
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From the bestselling author of Me Before You & two-time winner of the RNA Novel of the Year award. In the 1950s seaside town of Merham everyone knows their place. Lottie Swift an evacuee living with the respectable Holden family loves it while the Holdens' daughter Celia opposes its constraints. When a group of bohemians move into Arcadia a grand Art Deco house on the seafront Lottie & Celia are tempted into their alternative lifestyle. What ensues at the house has tragic & long-lasting consequences for all. Now almost fifty years on Arcadia & its past secrets return to life prompting the question: can you ever leave your past behind? ...

No airforce in the Second World War would make more use of captured planes than the Luftwaffe. With this in mind Jean-Louis Roba has undergone a considerable amount of work in tracking down hundreds of aircraft used by the Luftwaffe & illustrating their uses careers & eventual fates. The book examines the full history of foreign planes in the Luftwaffe from its inception in the prewar years to the end of the Second World War. More than just an account of the Luftwaffes use of captured aircraft the book debunks myths about how prepared the Germans were for war in 1939 & shows how important even such an unreliable source of supplies as captured planes would become to the Luftwaffe. Translated into English for the first time Robas investigative work is supported by over a hundred pictures of the planes themselves & gives a rare opportunity to see British & American planes repainted in German colours & symbols. ...

Forensic Psychology is essential reading for all undergraduate courses in forensic psychology & an excellent introduction for more detailed postgraduate courses. Expert authors cover every aspect of forensic psychology from understanding criminal behaviour to applying psychological theory to criminal investigation to analysis of the legal process & the roles of witnesses to the treatment of offenders. ...

Thinking of a career that indulges your CSI fantasies? Want to understand the psychology of crime? Whether studying it for the first time or an interested spectator Forensic Psychology For Dummies gives you all the essentials for understanding this exciting field plus fascinating case examples from around the world. Inside youll find out why people commit crime how psychology helps in the investigative process (including offender profiling" & interviewing suspects) the ways psychologists work with criminals behind bars
- & how you too can become a forensic psychologist. Open the book & learn: * What a typical day at the office is like for a forensic psychologist. * How they work with the police to build offender profiles interview suspects or witnesses & detect lies! * The important part psychology plays in assessing offenders. * How psychology is applied in the courtroom. * The cutting edge in offender rehabilitation."
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This book is the perfect starting point for any newcomer to the field of forensic science. It examines the entire process of conducting forensic science from the collection of evidence at the crime scene through the examination of that evidence to the presentation of scientific findings in court. The book is scientifically rigorous but written in a friendly & engaging style making it the ideal companion for undergraduate students beginning a forensic science course; as background for MSc students; as a reference for related professions such as lawyers or police officers; or simply for the casual reader who wants to learn more about this fascinating area. ...

A plain-English primer on crime scene investigation that's a must for fans of CSI or Patricia Cornwell Since the O. J. Simpson case popular interest in forensic science has exploded: CBS's CSI has 16 to 26 million viewers every week & Patricia Cornwell's novels featuring a medical examiner sleuth routinely top bestseller lists to cite just a few examples. Now everyone can get the lowdown on the science behind crime scene investigations. Using lots of fascinating case studies forensics expert Dr. D. P. Lyle clues people in on everything from determining cause & time of death to fingerprints fibers blood ballistics forensic computing & forensic psychology. With its clear entertaining explanations of forensic procedures & techniques this book will be an indispensable reference for mystery fans & true crime aficionados everywhere-and even

Includes:: advice for people interested in forensic science careers. D. P. Lyle MD (Laguna Hills CA) is a practicing cardiologist who is also a forensics expert & mystery writer. He runs a Web site that answers writers' questions about forensics dplylemd.com & is the author of Murder & Mayhem: A Doctor Answers Medical & Forensic Questions for Writers as well as several mystery novels. John Pless MD is Professor Emeritus of Pathology at Indiana University School of Medicine & former President of the National Association of Medical Examiners.

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Few places lie closer to the heart of the nation's heritage than the New Forest. Now Edward Rutherfurd weaves its history & legends into compelling fiction. From the mysterious killing of King William Rufus treachery & witchcraft smuggling & poaching run through this epic tale of well-born ladies lowly woodsmen sailors merchants & Cistercian monks. The feuds wars loyalties & passions of generations reach their climax in a crime that shatters the decorous society of Jane Austen's Bath & whose ramifications continue through the age of the Victorian railway builders to the ecologists of the present day. ...