Bøker av David Wilson

So, the question remains, are police officers real people? Are they all born to be cops? Do they skip childhood and go straight into a blue uniform? Do they have families and friends? Do they make mistakes along the way just like everyone else does? Do they choose plain glazed when the obvious choice is jelly cream-filled? The truth, my friends, is they're real people just like you.Peanut Butter Memoirs is a true story about one person's journey to becoming a law enforcement officer in northern Maine. It's funny, sad, serious, and real. Along the way, author David Wilson experiences life and the unique people around him. He discovers that we're not all born to be cops. In fact, for Wilson, it wasn't his first career choice at all. The book details the author's early work as a police, fire, and EMS dispatcher, to his training at the Maine Criminal Justice Academy, and into full-time law enforcement. Ultimately, David will follow his path to his chosen specialty of investigating drug crimes, serving with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, and becoming a Drug Recognition Expert and instructor. The tales Wilson tells will show that whether the call for service was routinely mundane, or life-threatening, there's a story within each situation that involves real people answering the calls for service.The book is a true account, at times humorous, at times candidly serious, and, at times opinionated, of one man's journey. What you'll discover by reading the book is that we're all different, we're all the same, we're all human, and police officers everywhere are real people.

From the rolling Preseli Hills to its dramatic cliff-top coastline, Pembrokeshire both excites and enthrals with a sense of timeless beauty. And yet there is also a story to be told, one of meaning and of ancestry, which acclaimed landscape photographer David Wilson brings to life through his remarkable black and white images. Join David as he explores his native county through 58 stunning images and discover for yourself what the landscape really looks like.

This book tells you what it is like to do just that. The author, who served for twenty-seven years at busy inner-London fire stations, gives a fascinating account of his life as a London Fireman. From attending the biggest fire in post-war London to achieving the Chief Officer's Commendation for bravery, this book takes you through the highs of saving lives to the lows of multiple child deaths. Skillfully blending drama with farce, it will have you chuckling out loud.Described in American reviews as, 'the best first-person account of firefighting ever!'WARNING: NOT RECOMMENDED FOR LONG TRAIN OR AEROPLANE JOURNEYS, WHERE CONTINUOUS CHUCKLING OUT LOUD MIGHT BE CONSIDERED ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR.

David takes the reader on a unique visual journey through Wales; from Snowdonia in the north to Gower in the south, Pembrokeshire in the west to Hay-on-Wye in the east. Each location forms the subject of its own photographic essay. David's exploration of his art captures the landscape of Wales in a new, exciting and evocative way.

The Wisdom of Wormwood is a collection of over 60, short, humorous pieces originally published in Horsley''s Over TheWall magazine between 2004 and 2015. Horsley is a Gloucestershire village situated 25 miles north of Bristol.That said, anyone seeking to gain a deeper understand 21st century English village life in these pages is likely to findthemselves disappointed. If the book offers the reader a single, straightforward insight it is that there are few placesso small or insignificant as to be incapable of harbouring a resident know-it-all.  Whether pondering the commercial potential of garden slugs; dreaming up ideas for novel websites; cataloguing pet hates;explaining the principles of natural gardening or alerting the world to the dangers of intelligent domestic appliances -no subject is too ambitious or obscure for this rural English ''philosopher''. Though barely known beyond the boundaries of his native village, Wormwood is blessed with an intellect that acknowledgesfew limits and an imagination that ranges unchecked across the entire sphere of human experience. 

David Wilson lives and works in Llangwm andsince 2019 has been photographing peopleat home, at work, and at play as well as thelandscape and river in the immediate area. This book will offer a snapshot not just of awest Wales village but of a community whosefeel is familiar to many.

Day Walks in Northumberland by David Wilson features 20 routes suitable for hillwalkers of all abilities. Together with stunning photography, each route features Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps, easy-to-follow directions, distance and navigation information, refreshment stops and local information.

David Wilson uncovers the truth behind Peter Farquhar's murder, and the psychopath who almost got away with it.

The definitive history of British serial killing 1888-2008 - by the UK's leading expertIn this fascinating and informative book, Professor David Wilson tells the stories of Britain's serial killers from Jack the Ripper to the extraordinary Suffolk Murders case. David Wilson has worked as a Prison Governor and as a profiler, and has been described as the UK's leading expert on serial killers. His work has led him to meet several of the UK's deadliest killers, and build up fascinating insights into what makes a serial killer - and who they are most likely to target. A vivid narrative history and a call for prison and social reform, Professor Wilson's new book is a powerful and gripping investigation of Britain's serial murderers.

Here is a preview of what you will learn from this book:An in-depth understanding of anxiety: The various anxiety disorders and their causes and symptomsHow to use meditation, mindfulness and deep breathing to deal with anxiety and panic attacksUsing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for anxiety reliefHow positive thinking and positive affirmations can provide relief from anxietySteps to take to use essential oils and CBD oil for anxiety reliefHow to plan your days to prevent anxietyThe importance of journaling and the best way to use it to let goThe importance of diet in overcoming anxietyProgressive muscle relaxation to get relief from anxietyAnd much moreWhat''s sad is that we''ve so much gotten used to using medication for everything that we''ve not discovered the full power of natural remedies like cognitive behavioral therapy in bringing about the much needed change. Cognitive behavioral therapy has been found to be just as effective as medication and is better because it has no side effects and doesn''t create reliance.

An Unlikely Photographer is an autobiographical account of David Wilson''s journey from near death and a life-changing disability to a vision which has uniquely captured the character of Wales''s landscapes in his lens.

The story of a town ripped apart by a murder, and David Wilson's search for the truth.

A true crime memoir like no other, Professor David Wilson gets inside the mind of a murderer and tries to uncover what drives men to kill

This is the report of the excavation of an enigmatic site in South Gloucestershire, which contained a decorated cellar with a cruciform setting of channels beneath its floor, almost certainly of 'ritual' significance, and a very large bath-house which included a swimming pool some fourteen metres long. Both the cellar and the bath-house had painted wall plaster and the bath-house contained a small area of tessellated floor. No other rooms were decorated in any way. The site dates from the late 1st Century AD and there was no evidence of any earlier activity apart from a number of randomly distributed flints, mainly Mesolithic.With contributions from Michael J. Allen, Rosemary Braithwaite, Blue Circle Technical Centre, Tony Boxall, Janet Cooper, Hugh Corrie, Martin Henig, Mark Maltby, Fiona Roe, Erica Utsi, Bruce Waddell, Jenny Waring, John Peter Wild, David Williams and Kay Wood.

This book examines the conflict surrounding the latest redevelopment frontier in Chicago: the city's South Side blues clubs and blocks. Like Chicago, cities such as Cleveland, St. Louis, Boston, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia are experiencing a new redevelopment machine: one of tyrannizing and fear.

Serial Killers looks at all serial murders in Britain from the 'gay murders' of Michael Copeland in 1960 to the Ipswich murders of 2006. Throughout, the work follows events from a social and victim-related perspective. With vast experience of working with serial killers behind him and from his studies, criminologist and ex-prison governor David Wilson concludes that we are not all at-risk everyday from what he terms 'hunting Britons', rather it is people from a variety of vulnerable groups: the elderly, women involved in prostitution, gay men, runaways, 'throwaways' and children and kids moving from place to place.

Fills an important gap in the global knowledge on programs addressing HIV and AIDS, providing robust evidence that good results can be achieved by investing in communities with even limited resources.

On Green Python details the results of four years of research into the conservation and ecology of Morelia viridis. This was the author's PhD topic while he was at the Australian National University. It represents the first study on the species, and is significant in its breadth and extent of coverage. The book covers growth and aging, reproductive activity, behaviour and activity patterns. It also solves the adaptive evolution of different colour morphs for juvenile and adult individuals.