On June 30, 1995, a horrible motorcycle accident changed civil trial attorney Roger Daniel Rizzo's life forever. His body battered and crushed, he experienced head trauma that left him in danger of losing normal brain function. Hospitalized for over six months, he was told by many doctors that he would die. Despite his horrendous injuries, he survived, only to discover that every aspect of his life had been irrevocably altered: his home, social status, family, job, friendships, and dreams. His life was at a crossroads. While he underwent extensive rehabilitation, Rizzo began to ponder why he was alive and what he hoped to accomplish during his brief existence on Earth, an existence that had nearly come to an abrupt end. As he slowly yet steadily overcame his disabilities, he realized that he had not been truly achieving his life's destiny. After considerable contemplation, he came to realize that his life path involved assisting others primarily by performing volunteer work. Rizzo invites you to examine your pursuits and choices in life to determine whether they have been consistent with divine designs and intentions. You do not have to wait for a death-defying accident; just follow his insightful story of recovery and self-examination and discover your true mission in life.

I Just Can't Stop It is the honest and compelling autobiography from British Music Legend, Ranking Roger. As the enigmatic frontman of the multicultural band The Beat, Ranking Roger represented the youthful and joyous sound of the post-punk 2 Tone movement. As well as his illustrious career with The Beat and its subsequent iterations, this absorbing book explores Roger's upbringing as a child of the Windrush generation, touring America and his outstanding collaborations with artists such as The Clash, The Police and The Specials.

Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are increasingly asked to provide expertise to courts and attorneys in the criminal justice system. To do so effectively, they must stay abreast of important advances in the understanding of legal standards as well as new developments in sophisticated measures and the methods for their assessment. Fundamentals of Forensic Practice is designed to address the critical issues that are faced by mental health experts in their role of conducting assessments, presenting findings, and preparing for challenges to admissibility and credibility.

Uniquely practical and comprehensive, this volume operationalizes legal standards and describes empirically validated methods for their evaluation. Not only is this essential for mental health professionals, but it is equally valuable to criminal attorneys. Lawyers require both clinical knowledge and understanding of legal standards in order to prepare their own experts and to challenge those on the opposing side. For both clinical and legal experts Fundamentals of Forensic Practice offers a full view of all phases of criminal proceedings:

- Pretriala "diversion, determinations of bail, waivers of Miranda rights, and the capacity to consent to searches.

- Triala "competency to stand rial and criminal responsibility. Beyond insanity, the latter addresses mens rea, automatism, and psychological context evidence, such as battered-woman syndrome.

- Post-triala "sentencing, capital sentencing, competency to be executed, and other post-conviction issues.

Other key features include:

- Chapters on specific criminal issues in a consistent format, with comprehensive coverage of legal standardsand relevant clinical methods

- Guidelines for conducting more effective forensic evaluations

- In-depth coverage of specialized assessments, eg. malingering, sexual predator cases, and the insanity defense.

- A detailed overview of direct and cross-examination strategies

This book is the second collaboration between Rogers and Shuman. As individual authors, each received the American Psychiatric Associationa (TM)s prestigious Guttmacher Award for their outstanding contributions to forensic psychiatry.

In the thirty-five years after 1890, more than 20 million immigrants came to the United States-a greater number than in any comparable period, before or since. They were often greeted in hostile fashion, a reflection of American nativism that by the 1890s was already well developed. In this analytical narrative, Roger Daniels examines the condition of immigrants, Native Americans, and African Americans during a period of supposed progress for American minorities. He shows that they experienced as much repression as advance. Not Like Us opens by considering the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the hinge on which U.S. immigration policy turned and a symbol of the unfriendly climate toward minorities that would prevail for decades. Mr. Daniels continues the story through the 1890s, the so-called Progressive Era, the opportunities and conflicts arising out of World War I, and the "tribal twenties," when nativism and xenophobia dominated American society. An epilogue points out gains and losses since the 1924 National Origins Act. Throughout Mr. Daniels's focus is on legislation, judicial decisions, mob violence, and the responses of minority groups. The record is scarcely one of unalloyed progress.

The third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks is an updated and expanded edition that explores oak forests as responsive ecosystems. New chapters emphasize the importance of fire in sustaining and managing oak forests, the effects of a changing climate, and advanced artificial regeneration techniques. This new edition expands on silvicultural methods for restoring and sustaining oak woodlands and savannahs, and on management of ecosystem services, including wildlife habitat. It also incorporates new material on evaluating landscape-scale, and cumulative effects of management action compared with inaction. Nine of the fifteen chapters cover updated information on the geographic distribution of US oaks, oak regeneration dynamics, site productivity, stocking and stand development, even- and uneven-aged silvicultural methods, and growth and yield. This edition includes a new section with colour illustrations for improved visualization of complex relationships. This book is intended for forest and wildlife managers, ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists, and students of those fields.

In this important and masterful synthesis of the Chinese and Japanese experience in America, historian Roger Daniels provides a new perspective on the significance of Asian immigration to the United States. Examining the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the early 1980s, Daniels presents a basic history comprising the political and socioeconomic background of Chinese and Japanese immigration and acculturation. He draws distinctions and points out similarities not only between Chinese and Japanese but between Asian and European immigration experiences, clarifying the integral role of Asians in American history. Daniels' research is impressive and his evidence is solid. In forthright prose, he suggests fresh assessments of the broad patterns of the Asian American experience, illuminating the recurring tensions within our modern multiracial society. His detailed supporting material is woven into a rich historical fabric which also gives personal voice to the tenacious individualism of the immigrant. The book is organized topically and chronologically, beginning with the emigration of each ethnic group and concluding with an epilogue that looks to the future from the perspective of the last two decades of Chinese and Japanese American history. Included in this survey are discussions of the reasons for emigration; the conditions of emigration; the fate of first generation immigrants; the reception of immigrants by the United States government and its people; the growth of immigrant communities; the effects of discriminatory legislation; the impact of World War II and the succeeding Cold War era on Chinese and Japanese Americans; and the history of Asian Americans during the last twenty years. This timely and thought-provoking volume will be of value not only to specialists in Asian American history and culture but to students and general historians of American life.

Takuichi Fujii (1891-1964) left Japan in 1906 to make his home in Seattle, where he established a business, started a family, and began his artistic practice. When war broke out between the United States and Japan, he and his family were incarcerated along with the more than 100,000 ethnic Japanese located on the West Coast. Sent to detention camps at Puyallup, Washington, and then Minidoka in Idaho, Fujii documented his daily experiences in words and art. The Hope of Another Spring reveals the rare find of a large and heretofore unknown collection of art produced during World War II. The centerpiece of the collection is Fujii's illustrated diary that historian Roger Daniels has called "the most remarkable document created by a Japanese American prisoner during the wartime incarceration." Barbara Johns presents Takuichi Fujii's life story and his artistic achievements within the social and political context of the time. Sandy Kita, the artist's grandson, provides translations and an introduction to the diary. The Hope of Another Spring is a significant contribution to Asian American studies, American and regional history, and art history.

"Please don't cry," wrote Iwao Matsushita to his wife Hanaye, telling her he was to be interned for the duration of the war. He was imprisoned in Fort Missoula, Montana, and she was incarcerated at the Minidoka Relocation Center in southwestern Idaho. Their separation would continue for more than two years. Imprisoned Apart is the poignant story of a young teacher and his bride who came to Seattle from Japan in 1919 so that he might study English language and literature, and who stayed to make a home. On the night of December 7, 1941, the FBI knocked at the Matsushitas' door and took Iwao away, first to jail at the Seattle Immigration Stateion and then, by special train, windows sealed and guards at the doors, to Montana. He was considered an enemy alien, "potentially dangerous to public safety," because of his Japanese birth and professional associations. The story of Iwao Matsushita's determination to clear his name and be reunited with his wife, and of Hanaye Matsushita's growing confusion and despair, unfolds in their correspondence, presented here in full. Their cards and letters, most written in Japanese, some in English when censors insisted, provided us with the first look at life inside Fort Missoula, one of the Justice Department's wartime camp for enemy aliens. Because Iwao was fluent in both English and Japanese, his communications are always articulate, even lyrical, if restrained. Hanaye communicated briefly and awkwardly in English, more fully and openly in Japanese. Fiset presents a most affecting human story and helps us to read between the lines, to understand what was happening to this gentle, sensitive pair. Hanaye suffered the emotional torment of disruption and displacement from everything safe and familiar. Iwao, a scholarly man who, despite his imprisonment, did not falter in his committment to his adopted country, suffered the ignominity of suspicion of being disloyal. After the war, he worked as a subject specialist at the University of Washington's Far Eastern Library and served as principal of Seattle's Japanese Language School, faithful to the Japanese American community until his death in 1979.

This revised and expanded edition of Japanese Americans: From Relocation to Redress presents the most complete and current published account of the Japanese American experience from the evacuation order of World War II to the public policy debate over redress and reparations. A chronology and comprehensive overview of the Japanese American experience by Roger Daniels are underscored by first person accounts of relocations by Bill Hosokawa, Toyo Suyemoto Kawakami, Barry Saiki, Take Uchida, and others, and previously undescribed events of the interment camps for "enemy aliens" by John Culley and Tetsuden Kashima. The essays bring us up to the U.S. government's first redress payments, made forty eight years after the incarceration of Japanese Americans began. The combined vision of editors Roger Daniels, Sandra C. Taylor, and Harry H. L. Kitano in pulling together disparate aspects of the Japanese American experience results in a landmark volume in the wrenching experiment of American democracy.

Feel healthier, happier, sexier and slimmer at any age with the help of Your Hormone Doctor _____________ Your hormones influence everything from your mood to your concentration, how well you sleep, the size of your waistline and how young you look. As we age, changing levels of hormones can make us feel hot, tired and out of control. But it's time to stop hor-moaning and arm yourself with the facts - this informative, fun and comprehensive guide will help you to make easy and enjoyable changes to the way you eat, exercise and think. Learn how to: * Reverse the ageing process naturally * Have more energy as you get older * Melt mid-life fat with a fast new diet and exercise plan * De-stress and sleep better * Re-ignite your sex life * Boost your memory * Cope with the menopause and hot flushes * Find out whether HRT or bio-identical hormones are right for you Written by industry experts, this book will revolutionise how you think, feel and behave - making you fitter, healthier and happier. ____________ 'Empowering for women of any age' Lulu 'If you are a woman, live with a woman or know a woman, this book will be your new best friend' Emilia Fox

Join in the quest to discover the historical figure behind the legends of King Arthur. Roger M Daniel B.Ed (Hons) takes the reader on a voyage of discovery. Using ancient texts, recent research and imaginative writing Roger unpacks the myths, revealing that truth is sometimes as wondrous as fiction.

For the first time, since it was first published in 1720, the complete three volumes appear here as the author, Daniel Defoe, originally intended.

Despite the best of plans and intentions we don't always wind up where we thought we would. So what do you do next? This is a book about how to recreate your life plan and make the transition enjoyable.

All Linda May wanted was to get out of the house and have a little fun. However, she was not smiling when she stood over a grave and coldly pulled the trigger of the .22 rifle four times, killing four adults who knelt in the grave pleading for mercy. The only mercy she could find in her heart was for the two year old child, looking up at her in horror with tears streaming from his eyes. She gave the gun to her partner, Joe, demanding that he kill the child. Linda May's idea of a "little fun" according to her recorded testimony given under hypnosis, was "to do something besides sit at home, wash dishes, make beds and listen to her husband, Leo, raise hell." She did not plan to become a mass murderer or take court room proceedings and Texas law where they had never been before.

On June 30, 1995, a horrible motorcycle accident changed civil trial attorney Roger Daniel Rizzo s life forever. His body battered and crushed, he experienced head trauma that left him in danger of losing normal brain function. Hospitalized for over six months, he was told by many doctors that he would die. Despite his horrendous injuries, he survived, only to discover that every aspect of his life had been irrevocably altered: his home, social status, family, job, friendships, and dreams. His life was at a crossroads. While he underwent extensive rehabilitation, Rizzo began to ponder why he was alive and what he hoped to accomplish during his brief existence on Earth, an existence that had nearly come to an abrupt end. As he slowly yet steadily overcame his disabilities, he realized that he had not been truly achieving his life s destiny. After considerable contemplation, he came to realize that his life path involved assisting others primarily by performing volunteer work. Rizzo invites you to examine your pursuits and choices in life to determine whether they have been consistent with divine designs and intentions. You do not have to wait for a death-defying accident; just follow his insightful story of recovery and self-examination and discover your true mission in life. A tragic accident awakens the author s spiritual conviction. A near-fatal motorcycle accident left Rizzo steps from death in the summer of 1995. But a miraculous recovery followed, both physical and spiritual: Rizzo has several life-altering epiphanies that lead him to rejuvenate his stagnant relationship with God and devote himself to philanthropic pursuits Rizzo challenges the theory of free will and individual subsistence and promotes the concept of life after death. The author states that his purpose is to bring awareness to those seeking a more pragmatic way of life, to help people relinquish their obsession with what I now believe are meaningless goals and desires Inspirational read for the religiously inclined. Kirkus Discoveries

"Arguably the most useful for general readers. Clearly written, reasonably lean and on the whole, balanced in its assessments, it is an excellent primer." --"Los Angeles Times"
The federal government's efforts to pick and choose among the multitude of immigrants seeking to enter the United States began with the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. Conceived in ignorance and falsely presented to the public, it had undreamt of consequences, and this pattern has been rarely deviated from since. As renowned historian Roger Daniels shows in this brilliant new work, America's inconsistent, often illogical, and always cumbersome immigration policy has profoundly affected our recent past.
Immigration policy in Daniels' skilled hands shows Americans at their best and worst, from the nativist violence that forced Theodore Roosevelt's 1907 "gentlemen's agreement" with Japan to the generous refugee policies adopted after World War Two and throughout the Cold War. And in a conclusion drawn from today's headlines, Daniels makes clear how far ignorance, partisan politics, and unintended consequences have overtaken immigration policy during the current administration's War on Terror.
Irreverent, deeply informed, and authoritative, "Guarding the Golden Door" presents an unforgettable interpretation of modern American history.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. The first volume of an epic two-part biography, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 presents FDR from a privileged Hyde Park childhood through his leadership in the Great Depression to the ominous buildup to global war. Roger Daniels revisits the sources and closely examines Roosevelt's own words and deeds to create a twenty-first century analysis of how Roosevelt forged the modern presidency. Daniels's close analysis yields new insights into the expansion of Roosevelt's economic views; FDR's steady mastery of the complexities of federal administrative practices and possibilities; the ways the press and presidential handlers treated questions surrounding his health; and his genius for channeling the lessons learned from an unprecedented collection of scholars and experts into bold political action. Revelatory and nuanced, Franklin D. Roosevelt: Road to the New Deal, 1882-1939 reappraises the rise of a political titan and his impact on the country he remade.