Quelled from scattered notebooks and the fabled Journal of a Thousand Truths, this collection of poetry spans a lifetime beneath the deafening shadow of Armageddon. It speaks of a people all too eager for absolution. Tales of love, loss, and madness abound. From the darkened shores of twilight harbors, to the furthest reaches of desperation; Psalms for the Apocalypse paints a portrait of vivid lunacy. Hopeful, honest, and unrelenting, this anthology examines the fevered angst of a generation long thought to be damned by prophecy.

There are those of us who toil endlessly in obscurity for year upon year. Some will break out of their everyday doldrums and achieve a level of enormity reserved for a very special few. Still, others will fight until they have little left to offer. They strive on, convinced that the ride justifies their fate - however bleak. For Francis Kramer, the true cost of the chase may prove too much to handle. While dealing with the steadfast ghosts of a troubled past, Kramer's mind conspires to pull greatness from deep within the darker recesses of his soul. In the process, Frank soon finds that others have taken an interest in his work, however mysterious they may be. A torturous, darkly humorous tale of mental anguish and the unyielding pull of addiction; the story tests the limits people are willing to go to in order to exercise the demons that may exist largely within their own hearts and subconscious minds. The story is a volatile, skewed look into the reader's own reflection. Touching at some points, visceral and frightening at others, FLEXIBLE DEMONS is a highly symbolic novel dealing as much with society's obsession with fame and celebrity, as it does with the troubling abuse of substances that are all too commonplace within our culture. Will Frank be able to ride the fragile wave long enough to complete his masterpiece...and at what cost?

Constructive Work with Offenders offers a challenge to many of the assumptions of criminal justice policy and the dominant approaches to practice. The contributors advocate an emphasis on constructive work with offenders that harnesses their positive strengths and resources, and offers inclusive approaches to effective offender assessment and intervention. Taking a fresh look at much received knowledge, they proclaim that constructive work with offenders is both possible and increasingly warranted, and encourage practitioners to develop new skills and adapt existing expertise to the rapidly changing requirements of the criminal justice system. This book will be of interest to practitioners, trainers, managers, and researchers in the criminal justice system, as well as academics and students in the field of criminology and related disciplines.