Seddon: 45 books
Thou Shall Not Use Comic Sans
365 Graphic Design Sins and Virtues: A Designer's Almanac of Dos and Don'ts
Language: English
Release Date: December 29, 2011
Ask any graphic designer the world over about their preferred approach to setting type, choosing a color, or beginning a new layout, and you will rarely get exactly the same answer twice. All designers have their own way of working and their own combinations of the thousands of techniques one can apply...
The Congo
Plunder and Resistance
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Since well before Henry Morgan Stanley's fabled encounter with David Livingstone on the shore on Lake Tanganyika in the late 19th century and his subsequent collaboration with King Leopold of Belgium in looting the country of its mineral wealth, the Congo's history has been one of collaboration by...
Punishment and Madness
Governing Prisoners with Mental Health Problems
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2007
The focus of this book is on the government of prisoners with mental health problems in England and Wales over the last twenty-five years. The wider context and backdrop to the book is the shift to 'late modernity', which, since the 1970s has seen massive structural change in most Western societies,...
A History of Drugs
Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2009
Why are some psychoactive substances regarded as ‘dangerous drugs’, to be controlled by the criminal law within a global prohibition regime, whilst others – from alcohol and tobacco, through to those we call ‘medicines’ – are seen and regulated very differently? A History of Drugs traces...
Creative Parenting After Separation
A happier way forward
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2003
With more and more marriages ending in separation followed by divorce, we are seeing a fundamental shift in the pattern of family life. Much has been written about the ingredients of a good relationship but now we need to build a picture that identifies the ingredients of a good separation.
Parents...
by David Seddon
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This invaluable Dictionary provides an essential guide to the politics and economics of the African continent. Each individual entry provides clear and concise information, and entries are fully cross-referenced to enhance the book's usability. Organizations listed include contact details wherever...
by Helen Lackner, David Seddon
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
First Published in 1978. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Food, Science and Society
Exploring the Gap Between Expert Advice and Individual Behaviour
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
There is widespread concern amongst consumers about the safety and acceptability of food, and there are clearly communication gaps between consumers, many food professionals and food industry. This book offers accounts of the two-way nature of this difficult communication process and steps that can...
Tough Choices
Risk, Security and the Criminalization of Drug Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
In recent years, British drug policy has undergone a transformation: tackling 'drug-driven' crime through criminal justice interventions has arguably become the central priority and focus. The 'criminal justice turn', as the authors refer to current UK drugs policy, is based on three simple and linked...
by Holly Seddon
Language: French
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Language: French
Release Date: November 9, 2016
Cela fait quinze ans que Amy est dans le coma sur un lit d'hôpital. Adolescente, elle avait disparu plusieurs jours avant d'être retrouvée à l’article de la mort. Depuis, en dépit de ce que croient les médecins, Amy est consciente. Mais elle est prisonnière dans son propre corps, victime...
Type Teams
The Principles Behind Perfect Type Face Combinations
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Every creative brief requires its own unique typographic solution to achieve both individuality and visual harmony. This is why the question "what's the best typeface combination?" is impossible to answer succinctly. Typefaces are a bit like people; their personalities can alter ever so slightly when...
Locked in
Wach auf, wenn du kannst - Roman
Language: German
Release Date: March 14, 2016
Du denkst, sie hört dich nicht. Aber du täuschst dich.
Alex Dale ist eine brillante Journalistin. Doch sie hat ein Alkoholproblem. Mehr als ein paar Stunden am Tag hält sie ohne Drink nicht aus, beruflich hangelt sie sich von einem Freelance-Job zum nächsten. Bei der Recherche für einen...
by Andrew M. Seddon
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2015
Doc Hughes: A space-traveling exobiologist who relishes the challenge of caring for the galaxy’s most exotic life forms. Victrix: A genetically enhanced German Shepherd whose intellect and telepathic ability make her more of an assistant...
by Andrew M. Seddon
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
The ultimate weapon. The peace of the galaxy. One woman. Naval Intelligence Commander Jade Lafrey retrieves a dying agent’s last report from the wreckage of his ship...