Dr Richard Shepherd, as one of the UK’s top forensic pathologists, has performed over 23,000 postmortems; that’s a lot of dead bodies! Fascinated by cracking the puzzle of what killed each one this book covers a whole host of unusual cases. Clearing up many misconceptions of the world of forensic pathology we get a great insight into a job few people could stomach.
As he covers many interesting cases we get a unique behind the curtain look into some famous murders and disasters. Shipman, Stephen Lawrence, the Hungerford massacre, the Marchioness disaster, he is even involved in Diana’s inquest. The look into the very difficult area of the death of babies shows a complicated area where everything is not as black and white as we’d like it to be.
His single minded quest for the truth and the very distressing nature of his work takes a toll on his mental health and family life. Although not as fascinating as the cases themselves it’s important to cover this, bring into sharp focus the debt society owes to those willing to surround themselves in such a grim profession.
Throne of Games: King Fergie, Lord Moyes and the Season of Grim Death
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Summer is at an end in the 20 kingdoms and Sir Fergie, King of the House Manc, originally from a...
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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A panda walks into a café. He orders a sandwich, eats it, then draws a gun and fires two shots in...
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye
Jan Gaye and David Ritz
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A riveting cautionary tale about the ecstasy and dangers of loving Marvin Gaye, a performer...
Apollo Pilot: The Memoir of Astronaut Donn Eisele
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In October 1968 Donn Eisele flew with fellow astronauts Walt Cunningham and Wally Schirra into Earth...
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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated Black Panther (2018) in Movies
Sep 25, 2019
Rightly, this one has sailed over everything else that's out there at the moment. Yes it's a Marvel film, but honestly, it's also not. It still has it's funny moments (and I will always snigger at that sneakers joke) and you still get the Stan Lee cameo, but the rest of it really takes a diversion from what has become a very in your face franchise.
With a completely different pace it has shown us a wonderful possibility of how the MCU can diversify.
A few familiar faces pop up by way of our villain, Klaue, CIA Agent Ross and obviously Black Panther. We're also given a whole new array of strong and formidable characters.
I have to say that my favourite is definitely Shuri, played by Letitia Wright. What is not to love about this young woman who is taking technological Wakanda to the next level? While she clearly loves the fast paced life outside tradition, she still ultimately believes in the Wakandan way. She's fierce, she's brainy, and she's hilarious (Sneakers... still chuckling), she's everything you'd want in a role model. Just. Yes.
Hopefully we'll see more of these characters sneaking into other movies. There's definitely potential to have more Shuri as Wakanda opens it's doors to the oblivious world outside its valley, and she could certainly drag some others along with her.
#WakandaForever
Rhapsodic (The Bargainer #1)
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Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her...
The School Of Good And Evil
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The first kidnappings happened two hundred years before. Some years it was two boys taken, some...
The Beauty Doctor
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"Beauty is power," Dr. Rome told her. "And with enough power, one can achieve anything." ...
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