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Not Mad, Very Bad and Extremely Dangerous to Know

Advantages: Builds up a vivid picture of a notorious criminal, detailed accounts of the crimes and trial
Disadvantages: Lacks a human touch, some of the trial coverage is a bit technical in places

My parents were married in May 1958, and the announcement of their wedding was published a few days later in local Glasgow newspapers. At this time, the intimations were published on page 2 of the paper and as my mother saved the entire page they were pri ...

rosebud2001 09.05.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Manuel: Scotland's First Serial Killer - Allan Nicol

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Advantages: great and very heavy on detail as is to be expected from Richard Hyland
Disadvantages: a bit obscure for some in places

SHOULD WE BEWARE OF GREEKS (OR ANYBODY ELSE FOR THAT MATTER) BEARING THEM? An appreciation by Phillip Taylor MBE and Elizabeth Taylor of Richmond Green Chambers Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend. But if she accepts them as a gift, the lass may n ...

PhillipTaylor 12.06.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Gifts: a Study in Comparative Law - Richard Hyland

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Two murders - was one man responsible?

Advantages: An extraordinary tale told very well, with painstaking research and detail
Disadvantages: None to speak of

Two murders took place in Edwardian England less than two years apart, one in the south-east and the other in the north-east. At first glance they seemed to have nothing to do with each other, but many years later a link between them was hinted at, though ...

JOHNV 18.11.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Edwardian Murder: Ightham and the Morpeth Train Robbery -Diana Janes

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Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights Loveland

Advantages: In depth, covers a huge range of information
Disadvantages: Difficult to read

I had to purchase this for my degree at university so I thought that it must be one of the better textbooks as the lecturers had recommended it. It is very well written and Loveland goes into a lot of depth to all the important aspects of Constitutiona ...

mypetsloveme 07.08.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and Human Rights: A critical introduction - Ian Loveland

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