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Winner of the Crime Writers' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction-A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That RemainsIn her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plenty ...

Winner of the Crime Writers' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Nonfiction- A tour through the human skeleton and the secrets our bones reveal, from the author of All That Remains In her memoir All That Remains, internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist Dame Sue Black recounted her life lived eye to eye with the Grim Reaper. During the course of it, she offered a primer on the basics of identifying human remains, plent...

THE TIMES: BEST MEMOIRS OF THE YEAR. WINNER OF THE CWA GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION'Gripping from the start, Written in Bone is superb' - Dr Richard Shepherd, author of Unnatural Causes'No Scientist communicates better than Sue Black' - Val McDermid, author of Still LifeFrom the Sunday Times Bestselling author of All That Remains, Sue Black reveals the secrets hidden deep within our bones.Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remar...

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Book of the Year, Saltire Literary Awards A CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the MonthFor fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of ident...

Our bones are the silent witnesses to the lives we lead. Our stories are marbled into their marrow.Drawing upon her years of research and a wealth of remarkable experience, the world-renowned forensic anthropologist Dame Sue Black takes us on a journey of revelation. From skull to toe, via the teeth, spine, chest, arms, hands, pelvis and legs, she delicately reverse engineers events, piecing together the evidence in our remains to discover the...

Praise for Sue Black: 'Utterly gripping' - The Guardian 'Fascinating' - The Sunday Times 'Moving' - Scotsman 'Engrossing' - Financial Times

>Alles, was bleibt< ist eine unsentimentale und doch berührende Annäherung an den Tod. Die weltweit führende forensische Anthropologin und Anatomin Sue Black zieht das Fazit ihrer bahnbrechenden Karriere. Sie setzt sich mit den Spielarten des Todes, ihren Ängsten und ihrer eigenen Sterblichkeit und dem Umgang unserer Gesellschaft mit dem Tod auseinander. Dabei erzählt sie von ihrem Werdegang, der mit einem ungewöhnlichen Ferienjob in einem Sch...

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Kriminalgeschichten und -filme fesseln uns, aber wie viel wissen wir eigentlich darüber, wie Verbrechensaufklärung tatsächlich funktioniert? Wie arbeiten die Wissenschaftler und welche Fähigkeiten brauchen sie? Forensik in 30 Sekunden gewährt dem Leser einen spannenden Einblick hinter die Kulissen der Verbrechensbekämpfung.

Book of the Year, 2018 Saltire Literary AwardsA CrimeReads Best True Crime Book of the MonthFor fans of Caitlin Doughty, Mary Roach, Kathy Reichs, and CSI shows, a renowned forensic scientist on death and mortality.Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of i...

From executive mentoring to life coaching, more and more people are turning to and/or training as coaches.Confident Coaching covers the principles, theories and practices of this crucial skill. It covers the fundamentals for those looking for an introduction to the subject, and also offers practice and extension for people with some existing coaching experience, whether they work inside a company or in a freelance capacity, in life coaching or...

Eine einzigartige Mischung aus Autobiografie und Monografie, die Einblicke in eine erstaunliche Welt erlaubt.' VAL MCDERMID >Alles, was bleibt< ist eine unsentimentale und doch berührende Annäherung an den Tod. Die weltweit führende forensische Anthropologin und Anatomin Sue Black zieht hier das Fazit ihrer bahnbrechenden Karriere. Sie setzt sich mit den Spielarten des Todes, ihren Ängsten, dem Sterben ihrer Eltern und ihrer eigenen Sterblich...

Gunshot wounds may be ahead in the U.S., but stabbings lead in the UK, and disposal of the corpse is pretty much the same around the world. Written by leading forensic anthropologists and pathologists, with support on knife and saw engineering from a forensic materials engineer, this book is unique as well as useful for investigating dismembered bodies.

Based on a selection of key historical incidents, this book provides a candid discussion of potential areas for improvement in preparedness and future deployment capabilities, written by the actual investigators. The book explores how mistakes of the future are more likely to be avoided if historya (TM)s lessons are available, and explains that future deployments may be more efficient and effectively executed as a result. Each chapter provides...

Professor Dame Sue Black discusses the subject she grapples with every day - Death - bringing her unique perspective to the multitudinous circumstances in which life is lost. From the painful grieving process after losing a loved one, to violence, murder, criminal dismemberment, missing persons, war (such as Kosovo), natural disasters (such as a tsunami), unidentified bodies, historical remains -- involving investigative agencies, lawyers, jus...

There have been many histories of Bletchley Park and the heroic work that went on there during WWII. But this book tells a different story: of how the iconic historical site was saved from bulldozers using social media and the very computing technology that was born there. *Also appeared in October Buyer's Notes*

This book summarizes and explains the main approaches to age estimation in the living, defining when a parameter may be of use and raising awareness of its limitations. This text ensures that practitioners recognize when an assessment is beyond their area of expertise or beyond verification depending upon the clinical data available.

Advances in our ability to analyse information from skeletal remains and subsequent developments in the field of forensic anthropology make it possible to identify more victims of homicides, mass-fatality disasters, and genocide. Summarizing the vast collection of international literature that has developed over the past decade, Forensic Anthropology: 2000 to 2010 explores critical themes fundamental to this evolving topic. A superior suppleme...