Why do human beings behave as they do?We are capable of savage acts of violence but also spectacular feats of kindness: is one side of our nature destined to win out over the other?
Psychiatrist Viktor Frankl's memoir has riveted generations of readers with its descriptions of life in Nazi death camps and its lessons for spiritual survival. Between 1942 and 1945 Frankl labored...
Publikacja zawiera dwa orzeczenia sądowe w sprawie ekstradycji Romana Polańskiego do Stanów Zjednoczonych. Pierwszym jest postanowienie (z uzasadnieniem) Sądu Okręgowego w Krakowie, z 15 paź...
For as long as people have been stealing money, there has been an industry ready to wash it. But what happened when our economy went digital? How does the global underworld wash its dirty money in ...
The publication attempts to provide a comprehensive analysis of social security contributions in Polish law. It covers contributions that operate based on the Act on the Social Insurance System, as...
Fathoming the origins and legal evolution of the political systems of Poland and Japan and their legal institutions is interesting in cognitive and intellectual terms and, above all, has a practica...
Professor Włodzimierz Nykiel celebrated his seventieth birthday in 2021. This is a perfect opportunity to thank the Jubilarian for his scientific and academic activities to date. The Editors of thi...
The most sensational and intriguing murders from across the USA are re-examined in this disquieting volume, which introduces readers to the most lethal killers from every state. Spanning the period...
From the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland – a world where the rich can buy everything – including the truth.Everywhere, the powerful are m...
Jillian Lauren set out to research a serial killer for a novel. Instead, she put one at the centre of her life.Months of exchanging letters with Samuel Little in prison landed her a fac...
My job is to go to places where people die. I pack my bags, talk to the survivors, write my stories, then go home to wait for the next catastrophe. I don't wait very long. Journalist Patricia Evang...
Kathryn Bonella lifts the lid on Bali's nightmarish narcotics underworld. Among the island's drug dealers 'It's snowing in Bali' is code that the south-east Asian paradise is full of cocaine. For t...
This textbook is the result of the ten years' experience of teaching about the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The textbook provides materials for discussion and consists only of...
Mark Galeotti is the go-to expert on organized crime in Russia, consulted by governments and police around the world. Now, Western readers can explore the fascinating history of the vory v zakone, ...
It is not unusual for people in countries with limited job opportunities and economic resources to want to seek a better life in different lands. This is especially so for those who come from count...
A comprehensive study that will be of interest to scholars and practicioners alike, describing what the law is, how it has became that way, and howw it is actually applied.Professor Dan Rosen...
With the emergence of the internet new forms of crime became possible. From harassment and grooming to fraud and identity theft the anonymity provided by the internet has created a new world of cri...
An eye-opening insight into life as a forensic psychologist.Welcome to the world of the forensic psychologist, where the people you meet are wildly unpredictable and often frightening.<...
Th e foregoing monograph is the first to present the situation of the Polish judiciary after the reforms of 2015–2018 against the background of the international standards of managing the jus...
The 5th volume of “Chronicles of Terror” is the first of three dedicated to Auschwitz-Birkenau. The accounts include details of the living conditions, forced labor, and the punishment a...