Sentencing advocacy

principles and strategy

To ensure a fair criminal trial, effective sentencing advocacy is needed in every stage of prosecution, from investigation through plea, trial and sentencing hearings. With fewer criminal cases proceeding to trial, advocacy is increasingly critical for both prosecutors and defense attorneys and can determine whether ...

The British Heroic Age

a history, 367-664

Drawing on historical documents, legends, archeology and literature, this history describes the disintegration of Roman Britain that reached a climax in the decades after the Britons overthrew Constantine's government and were refused Roman rule. Beginning with the weakening of Roman Britain, the author chronicles ...

The afterlife of Adam Smith

the influence, interpretation and misinterpretation of his economic philosophy, 1760s - 2010s

Mark Twain once quipped that a classic is a book that no one reads. This definition fits to a tee Adam Smith's timeless work, The Wealth of Nations , published in 1776 on the eve of the American Revolution. For more than two centuries, partisans ...

Monarchs of the Renaissance

the lives and reigns of 42 european kings and queens

During the Renaissance, the monarchy became the dominant ruling power in Europe. It was an era of formidable kings and queens who crushed the feudal rights of their nobles, defended the Catholic Church against the encroachments of Protestantism, fought self-aggrandizing wars and were great patrons ...

United States Constitutional Law

an introduction

The great liberties and guarantees of the United States Constitution are stated as general principles, able to be perpetuated and reapplied to meet the needs of a changing America. This book aims to provide a basic understanding of Constitutional law, addressing both the history of ...

Castles and fortified cities of Medieval Europe

an illustrated history

During the Middle Ages, castles and other fortified buildings were a common feature of the European landscape. As central powers rose and fell, the insecurity of the time inspired a revival of fortification techniques first introduced in the Roman Empire. Despite limitations in construction techniques ...

Cities of the Maya in seven epochs

1250 b.C. to a.D. 1903

Telling the story of the Maya peoples from their earliest beginnings to the start of the 20th century, this book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven distinct sections. Each provides a detailed vignette of the events, explorers, and people of a particular ...

The Druids and King Arthur

a new view of Early Britain

An exploration into the beliefs and origins of the Druids, this book examines the role the Druids may have played in the story of King Arthur and the founding of Britain. It explains how the Druids originated in eastern Europe around 850 BC, bringing to ...

The polish underground army, the western allies, and the failure of strategic unity in World War II

Foreword by Piotr S. Wandycz. This military history covers the attempts of General Wladyslaw Sikorski and his successor (General Kazimierz Sosnkowski) to integrate the Polish forces into Western strategy, and to have their clandestine forces declared an allied combatant. It addressess such topics as Poland ...

The future of global oil production

facts, figures, trends and projections, by region

As the demand for oil and natural gas continues to increase, accurate forecasting of future production capabilities becomes increasingly important - and remains disturbingly out of reach. Though oil reserve data are published in such industry publications as "Oil & Gas Journal" and "World Oil", these data ...

The macedonian Empire

the Era of Warfare under Philip II and Alexander The Great, 359-323 B.C.