Author: Nigel Holmes
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Keywords: diagrams, wordless
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-04-11
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 1582345228
ISBN-13: 9781582345222

Award-winning illustrator and graphic designer Nigel Holmes depicts the things we do every day like you’ve never seen them before. Pruning a rose or building a sandcastle might seem like common activities, but when you see them visualized on paper in wordless, step-by-step diagrams, you’ll discover them anew. From how to tie a knot in a cherry stem with your tongue to how to make a grilled cheese sandwich, from how to carve a turkey to how to change a diaper, Nigel Holmes’s striking diagrams will entertain and educate. Wordless Diagrams will win you over without saying a word.

Authors:Steve Caplin, Adam Banks, Nigel Holmes, Steve Luck,
Publisher: Ilex
Keywords: complete, guides, illustration, digital, guide
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2003-10-06
List price: $41.25
ISBN-10: 1904705006
ISBN-13: 9781904705000

Today’s professional illustrator is light years beyond ink wells and drafting boards: the present and foreseeable future of the art of illustration is digital, and there is no more complete resource on the tools and techniques of this thoroughly modern practice than The Complete Guide to Digital Illustration.Written by veteran art professionals Steve Caplin and Adam Banks, this guide will take any digital artist to the next level. It examines all the key areas where digital illustration is utilized—covering the traditional arenas such as print, corporate identity, and advertising as well a

Authors:Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: behavior, patterns, crimes, sex
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2001-11-05
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0761924175
ISBN-13: 9780761924173

The ongoing concerns about sex crimes continue to pique interest in related issues, research, and therapies. Like the popular first edition, the revision of Sex Crimes offers a comprehensive survey of sex offenders and offenses. The long-awaited Second Edition includes coverage of the psychological profiling of sex offenders, the often ritualistic crimes they commit, and the effect their actions have on victims. The highly praised writing style engages students’ interest with a unique approach to sex crimes, deviance, and criminal behavior theory and analysis. First person accounts from sex

Authors:Stephen T. Holmes, Ronald M. Holmes,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: behavior, patterns, crimes, sex
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2008-06-18
List price: $45.95
ISBN-10: 1412952980
ISBN-13: 9781412952989

A comprehensive survey of sex offenders and sexual offenses This succinct and highly accessible text provides a comprehensive overview of a wide range of sexual behaviors and sex crimes, thoroughly addressing criminal actions from “nuisance” sex crimes, such as voyeurism and exhibitionism, to the most extreme, including rape, sex crimes against children, lust and serial murders, and more. Including unique and engaging case studies and first-person accounts from sex offenders, Sex Crimes: Patterns and Behavior, Third Edition provides unique insight into sex crimes, deviance, and criminal be

Authors:Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: america, murder
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2000-11-17
List price: $53.95
ISBN-10: 0761920927
ISBN-13: 9780761920922

`This book is an informative and easy to read account of different aspects of murder in the United States. It covers a wide range of topics, from serial killing to terrorism, but concentrates mainly on the perpetrators of homicide rather than the victims of such crime.... provides a good introduction to the subject’ - Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Authors:Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: tool, investigative, crimes, violent, profiling
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2002-03-12
List price: $44.95
ISBN-10: 0761925945
ISBN-13: 9780761925941

The Third Edition of this bestseller is a thorough revision, which is a very important feature in this fast-moving field. New chapters cover criminal behavior theories and psychological profiling; autoerotic deaths, and occult crimes, plus two new chapters detailing infamous unsolved crimes/criminals: Jack the Ripper and the Jon Benet Ramsay case. The authors continuing research and activities in the field have resulted in a multitude of new case studies for this book, often included as boxed inserts. This book is again a vital resource for students in criminology and criminal justice, as wel

Authors:Ronald M. Holmes, Stephen T. Holmes,
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Keywords: murder, serial
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-07-21
List price: $41.95
ISBN-10: 1412974429
ISBN-13: 9781412974424

Continuing in the same well-written and accessible style as the previous editions, this text systematically examines the strange phenomenon of serial murder. Exploring the different types of serial killers, the authors present a clear image of the typology, behavioral patterns, and motivation of the various types of serial killers. New to This Edition Differentiation between Mass, Spree and Serial Murder Theories Three new chapters: Mass Murder and Spree Murder: Two Types of Multicides; Serial Killers in Foreign Countries; and Health-Care Professionals and Serial MurderUpdated references, boxe