Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock Phil Race These stories--written by everyday people--go

These stories--written by everyday people--go straight to the hearts of readers

a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home—now richly illustrated with more than two hundred images in full colorBill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped

a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life

A dazzling tour de force

Seventh struggles with his mother's deathbed request

Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock Phil Race These stories--written by everyday people--goOver the past few decades, investigative journalism has come to mean the kind of brave reporting that exposes injustice, wrongdoing and, above all, the abuse of power. Alan Shadrake's hard hitting new book cuts through the faade of official silence to reveal disturbing truths about Singapores use of the death penalty. From in depth interviews with Darshan Singh, Singapores chief executioner for nearly fifty years, to meticulously researched accounts