Peter Robinson: 104 books

Eastvale, Yorkshire. Lors d’une manifestation antinucléaire, la police charge violemment la foule, faisant plusieurs blessés. Mais, à l’issue des échauffourées, on découvre le corps de l’agent Gill, poignardé. Les suspects ne manquent pas et la tâche de l’inspecteur Banks s’avère...

Un jeune homme battu à mort retrouvé dans une ruelle sombre d’une petite ville du Yorkshire, et voilà l’inspecteur Banks plongé dans une affaire qui va l’entraîner dans les tréfonds sinistres de l’âme humaine… L’arrestation de trois jeunes Pakistanais, apparemment responsables d’une...

Eastvale, paisible petite ville du Yorkshire, au cadre idyllique. C’est là que vient d’être muté l’inspecteur Banks, qui a quitté sans regret Londres et son cortège de violences. Mais, sous ce décor de carte postale, se cache une réalité beaucoup plus sombre, beaucoup plus dangereuse,...

Keith Rothwell, comptable de son état, est sauvagement assassiné. Ce sont sa femme et sa fille qui découvrent son corps décapité, dans leur demeure du Yorkshire. Qui pouvait en vouloir à cet homme, apparemment sans histoires ? se demande, perplexe, l'inspecteur Banks, chargé de l'enquête....

Scholars from psychology, neuroscience, economics, animal behavior, and evolution describe the latest research on the causes and consequences of overconsumption. Our drive to consume—our desire for food, clothing, smart phones, and megahomes—evolved from our ancestors' drive to survive....

Scientific and philosophical perspectives on hallucination: essays that draw on empirical evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and cutting-edge philosophical theory. Reflection on the nature of hallucination has relevance for many traditional philosophical debates concerning the nature of...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...

This book provides perspectives and insights across the educational system for how we might move toward living out this wish in all schools. The chapters provide perspectives on fundamental questions that have been guiding recent research on wellbeing in schools: How do school communities flourish...

A valuable reference to help practising researchers not only to understand but also to apply innovative approaches to social work research. Featuring extended case studies of actual research projects, the book provides an overview of a number of central features and qualities of social work...

This unique collection of lectures honors the pioneering work in Byron studies of Leslie Alexis Marchand, who has had an enduring influence on the appreciation and study of Lord Byron for sixty years. Generations of readers and writers have come to Byron through his biographies and his edition of...

Now in its second edition, Managing Employee Performance and Reward continues to offer comprehensive coverage of employee performance and reward, presenting the material in a conceptually integrated way. This new edition has been substantially updated and revised by a team of specialist contributors,...

Developments in Social Work with Offenders explains the organisational and legislative changes that have occurred in social work and probation across the UK in the past 10 years, in the context of the accumulating body of knowledge about what constitutes effective practice in the assessment, supervision...

The most detailed, sophisticated and theoretically grounded analysis of wartime media coverage written to date. Describes and explains how British news media variously supported, and dissented from, coalition propaganda campaigns during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

As accountability in education has become an increasingly prominent topic, teacher preparation programs are being asked to provide credible evidence that their teacher candidates can impact student learning. Teacher Work Samples, first developed 30 years ago, have emerged as an effective method...