Peter Martin: 154 books

Mixing sharp social commentary, sweet contemporary romance and a bitter morality tale, Peter Martin's story introduces Dale MaCallan, a rugged soldier back from the Middle East who is suffering from PTSD and Victoria Cameron, the eye-catching billionaire's daughter who is madly in love with him. During...

A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English In The Dictionary Wars, Peter Martin recounts the patriotic fervor in the early American republic to produce a definitive national dictionary that would rival...

This “simple, funny, and touching” story of a truly remarkable dog who changed the lives of her owners forever will move your heart as few stories can (The New York Times Book Review). From the moment Peter and Cindy Martin spotted Perth as a puppy at the kennel—she came streaking toward...

Tough Crimes is a collection of thoughtful and insightful stories by twenty of Canada’s most prominent criminal lawyers. In the book, they write about cases that had surprising turns, or that presented personal or ethical challenges. We’ve all heard the media’s take on notorious criminals, but...

It only takes one phone call for Garry’s life to change forever. A desperate old lady, his mother has a heart attack and is lying in her bungalow, close to death. Garry rushes over in a panic, only to find her unconscious on the carpet. She is taken to the hospital, and he sits by her bedside, praying...

Bart Drake has recently returned from the Korean War and is anxious to make his mark in New York City. When his brother-in-law turns up dead and his sister is nearly murdered, Drake is determined to find the culprits, and is thrust into a world of common criminals, mobsters, beautiful women and the...

Bart Drake has recently returned from the Korean War and is anxious to make his mark in New York City. When his brother-in-law turns up dead and his sister is nearly murdered Drake is determined to find the culprits, and is thrust into a world of common criminals, mobsters, beautiful women and the...

This brief focuses on the “doing” of procedural justice: what the police can do to implement the principles of procedural justice, and how their actions can improve citizen perceptions of police legitimacy. Drawing on research from Australia (Mazerolle et al), the UK (Stanko, Bradford, Jackson...

Doing Practitioner Research focuses on helping practitioners conduct research in their own organisations, and attention is given to the best methods for doing this effectively and sensitively. The authors also attend to the theoretical, political and organisational context of doing research, as well...

"Thought-provoking, inspiring and a triumph for complementing the much-needed coping mechanisms in nursing/healthcare today." Ibadete Fetahu, Nursing Times A unique guide to coping and thriving in the NHS today. The book is wholly practice-focused, speaking to current standards of...

This Brief discusses methods to develop and maintain police – researcher partnerships.  First, the authors provide information that will be useful to police managers and researchers who are interested in creating and maintaining partnerships to conduct research, work together to improve policing...

Action Games contains more than forty games that the teacher can use to enrich her activity period. Many of the games require no special materials; others call for readily obtainable equipment, such as whistles, balloons, volleyballs, playground balls, tennis balls, and masking tape. The directions for each game suggest whether it should be played indoors or outdoors.

Das zentrale Anliegen des Lehrbuchs ist die Verbesserung der medizinischen und pädagogischen Behandlung und Begleitung von Menschen mit kognitiver Beeinträchtigung. Im Zentrum des ersten Teils stehen Gespräche mit den beteiligten Familien, die Fragen zu psychischer Gesundheit, Lebensqualität und...

Progress may be good, but progress will be an adjustment. When a change involves a change in living and uprooting of surroundings, its major. This book is about progress, a squirrels dilemma, and adjustment. About taking down beautiful trees full of pecan nuts in a park area. The park area provided...