Policing, Race and Racism(1st Edition) (Policing and Society) by MikeRowe, MichaelRowe Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2004 by Willan ISBN-13: 978-1-84392-045-8, ISBN: 1-84392-045-X
"Over recent years race has become one of the most important issues faced by the police. This book seeks to analyse the context and background to these changes, to assess the impact of the Lawrence Inquiry and the MacPherson Report, and to trace the growing emphasis on policing as an 'antiracist' activity, proactively confronting racism in both crime and non-crime situations. Whilst this change has not been wholly or consistently applied ..."
"Over recent years race has become one of the most important issues faced by the police. This book seeks to analyse the context and background to these changes, to assess the impact of the Lawrence Inquiry and the MacPherson Report, and to trace the growing emphasis on policing as an 'antiracist' activity, proactively confronting racism in both crime and non-crime situations. Whilst this change has not been wholly or consistently applied ..."
"World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade. On the field, the richest European clubs have retained their pre-eminence, but with multinational playing squads backed up by global marketing industries. Club ownership rests increasingly with impersonal shareholders, rather than local business figures. Domestic and international football competitions are being transformed by the financial power of the mass media. ..."
"Your job is not your vocation.Everyone hungers for work that has meaning and purpose. But what gives work meaning? Vocation, or “calling,” is the answer Protestant Christianity offers: each person is called by God to serve the common good in a particular line of work. Your vocation, evidently, might be almost anything: as a nurse, a wilderness guide, a calligrapher, a missionary, an activist, a venture capitalist, a politician, an execu ..."
"Return to Rock Tavern New York for thirteen more outrageous episodes of AMERICAN CHOPPER the top-rated pop culture phenomenon that follows the real-life adventures of custom chopper kings Paul Teutul and his son Paul Jr. as they battle impossible deadlines - and each other - to design fabricate and deliver the most awesome array of motorbikes the world has ever seen. Among the exclusive Orange County Choppers' creations seen in the seri ..."
"Let's just say Dr. Phil wouldn't last 10 minutes with the squabbling Teutels of Orange County Choppers in Rock Tavern, New York. American Choppers, the wildly entertaining reality series from cable's Discovery Channel, is a hybrid television show blending serious family dysfunction with gearhead razzmatazz and deadline tensions in a motor shop (as with that other Discovery series, Monster Garage, where nonconformist engineers work frant ..."
"The crew at the OCC build bikes for some high profile individuals like athlete Lance Armstrong and actor/singer Will Smith. The season concludes with a tribute bike being made for one of Paul Sr.'s heroes David Mann, a renowned bike artist. The season also features another tribute that sisters the bike they made for New York Fire Fighters in season one. The tribute bike is for the New York Police Department, which is another emotionally ..."
"The book will explore the impact of the Lawrence Report since it was published in 1999. Upon publication, Home Secretary Jack Straw promised that the Macpherson Inquiry would lead to real change in the policing of minority ethnic communities in Britain. Several senior police officers made similar pledges and insisted that the benchmark against which their commitment should be judged should be the extent to which progress was made 'on th ..."
"World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade. On the field, the richest European clubs have retained their pre-eminence, but with multinational playing squads backed up by global marketing industries. Club ownership rests increasingly with impersonal shareholders, rather than local business figures. Domestic and international football competitions are being transformed by the financial power of the mass media. ..."
Policing Beyond Macpherson Issues in Policing, Race and Society [Paperback] [Feb 01, 2007] Rowe, Mike by MikeRowe, MichaelRowe, Stephen Smallbone Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2007 by Willan Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-84392-212-4, ISBN: 1-84392-212-6
"Explores the impact of the Lawrence Report since it was published in 1999. This work assesses the extent to which, in retrospect, the Macpherson Inquiry has led to significant changes to policing, and highlights areas where efforts ought to be concentrated."
Right on(1st Edition) From blues to soul in Black America by Michael Haralambos, Mike. Rowe Hardcover, 187 Pages, Published 1975 by Drake Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-87749-812-4, ISBN: 0-87749-812-1
"Hardback edition, 187 pages. Published in 1975 by Drake Publishers, Inc. Taken from front inside dust jacket flap: "Right On", by Mike Rowe. This book is the culmination of years of blues research centered in Chicago. It traces the growth of black music through the parade of famous musicians and signers who came to Chicago to make the music they felt in their souls. All aspects of Blues are discussed from an expert's point of view a ..."
"Animals facing threats from human encroachment are featured in these offerings from the Our Wild World series. Prairie Dogs looks at critters considered a keystone species by scientists, linked to the survival of about 40 other species. Horse-lovers will gravitate to the doe-eyed bays on the cover of Wild Horses, which introduces readers to the scattered herds of mustangs still roaming the U.S. Both books spend a great deal of time on t ..."
The Way I Heard It True Tales for the Curious Mind with a Short Attention Span (Paperback) by MikeRowe Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2021 by Gallery Books ISBN-13: 978-1-982131-47-0, ISBN: 1-982131-47-0
"In this New York Times bestselling must-read, executive producer and host of Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe presents a delightfully entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America’s #1 short-form podcast, The ..."
"Sanders, A and Young, R, 'Police Powers' in T Newburn (ed), Handbook of
Policing, 2nd edn (Cullompton, Willan Publishing, 2008) 281–312. Sanders, A,
Young, R and Burton, M, Criminal Justice, 4th edn (Oxford, Oxford University
Press, ..."
The Way I Heard It (Signed Copy) by MikeRowe Hardcover, Published 2019 by Gallery Books ISBN-13: 978-1-982139-30-8, ISBN: 1-982139-30-7
The Way I Heard It by MikeRowe Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Gallery Books ISBN-13: 978-1-982130-85-5, ISBN: 1-982130-85-7
"Emmy-award winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America’s #1 short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, illustrations, and insights. It’s a delightful collection of mysteries. A mosaic. A memoir. A charming, surprising must-read.Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It collects thirty-five fascinating stories “for the ..."
Blues Unlimited Essential Interviews from the Original Blues Magazine by MikeRowe, Mark Camarigg, Bill Greensmith 456 Pages, Published 2015 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-09750-8, ISBN: 0-252-09750-5
"The pianist John “Red” Williams remembers her in Tunica in the late 1920s. She
was a small girl about twenty years old at the time, playing piano in a joint
attached to the cotton-oil mill quarters (Olsson 1970, 80). By 1930 she was
playing and living on Joe Kirby's plantaFrom the collection of John Tefteller and
Blues Images. tion near Claxton on Highway 61, Mississippi. Here she seems to
have met Willie Brown and, through him, Ch ..."
"Richie Moran is an ex-professional footballer who played for Fujita of Tokyo in
the Japanese League and Birmingham City in ... of racism both in football and
society in general, and has contributed a number of articles for national
newspapers and books, ... Bob Pearton is Head of the Department of Sport
Science at Canterbury Christ Church College University. An international
sportsman in 1960s and 1970s, his research into sport-rel ..."
"Carlton Brick arguesthat,even within the contextof dramatic changesthat have
characterizedfootball during thelasttenyears, thetransformation inthe image ofthe
fanhasbeen one of the most significant. Society has become increasingly
footballfriendly andpoliticians are keen topresent themselves asfans andas a '
friend ofthefan'.The central paradox which Brick considersis that while
footballrelated violence has decreased dramaticallyand ..."