This authoritative work examines recent changes in Russia's relations with the EU and NATO and explores the patterns of support for these various orientations among its own elites and public.
Psychologist Alan Gregory attends the funeral of an old colleague whose death soon begins to look sinister. Persuaded to examine his own past, Gregory is forced to revisit painful memories and realises that the apparently innocent deaths of a number of old friends are connected.
Clinical psychologist Alan Gregory faces disgrace and ruin when several of his attractive female clients die untimely deaths. But professional ethics prevent Gregory from revealing the "privileged information" that will clear his name and perhaps save his life-since the killer responsible for these deaths may be one of his patients.
Origins - Apsit and the early Soviet poster - Moor, Deni and the military-political poster - Bolshevik poster and after.
The narrative explores themes of trust and betrayal in a world where safety is an illusion. Characters grapple with the consequences of their choices as they navigate a landscape filled with deception and danger. As secrets unravel, the story delves into the complexities of human relationships and the lengths people will go to protect themselves and their loved ones. Tension builds as the protagonists confront the reality of their circumstances, challenging the promises made to them.
Tom Clone was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the brutal murder of a vivacious young woman. Now, thirteen years later, the evidence uncovered by a brilliant FBI agent reveals that Tom is innocent. When psychologist Alan Gregory is called in to ease Tom's return to life beyond bars, the young man's treatment will become one of the darkest, most menacing cases of Alan's career, one that will take him on a journey into the treacherous Colorado mountains, into the dark closets of a woman's disturbing past, and finally into the back alleys of Gregory's own mind. Is vengeance justified in the face of injustice and tragedy? The answer may rest in the mind, in the heart, or in the hard facts. In THE BEST REVENGE, the answers come in a shattering climax that could only have been written by a storyteller with a rare insight into the human psyche.
The story revolves around the reopening of a cold case involving the unsolved double murder of two teenage girls who disappeared over a decade ago. As clinical psychologist Alan Gregory delves into their lives to create psychological profiles, he seeks to uncover hidden secrets and dark truths that may implicate both the innocent and the guilty. The investigation is driven by the families' desire for closure, set against the haunting backdrop of the Colorado Rockies.
Boulder, Colorado - in the foothills of the Rockies, the brutal murder of a district attorney is just the beginning of a terrifying plot of terror. Clinical psychologist Alan Gregory is woken early on a Saturday morning to be told the shocking news: family friend and DA Royal Peterson has been discovered dead, beaten to death as his bedridden wife slept upstairs. Within hours, the case takes an even stranger twist: all the evidence points to another family friend, homicide detective Lucy Tanner. Meanwhile, Alan's newest client is starting to concern him. Naomi Bigg is withdrawn and anxious to know Alan's opinions on the Columbine school massacre. Alan learns that her son and friend have compiled a list of people it would be 'cool' to blow up. Alan is caught between his patient-doctor confidentiality and warning the targets on the list - a list that includes both Royal Peterson and Alan's wife... Visit the author's website on www.authorstephenwhite.com
Gripping Suspense In The Tradition Of Jonathan Kellerman
In this novel of "fascinating psychological suspense" (San Francisco Chronicle), Dr. Alan Gregory follows a trail of harrowing secrets, naked violence, and hidden shame into the haunted heart of a friend he thought he knew. And now, what Alan still doesn't know might kill him.
Dr. Alan Gregory's fianceé, attorney Lauren Crowder, is thrown into a maelstrom of violence as a case of sexual harassment strikes a devastating chord among the nation's most powerful leaders. But this legal time bomb explodes when crucial evidence disappears-and a killer strikes.
The narrative explores a chilling premise where individuals can purchase a guaranteed early death to avoid the fears of illness and disease. However, this seemingly liberating choice comes with a harrowing stipulation: once the contract is signed, it cannot be canceled. This thought-provoking concept delves into the ethical implications of commodifying life and death, challenging readers to consider the value of existence in a society driven by financial transactions.
As a nightmare blizzard of evil sweeps a Rocky Mountain winter wonderland, a trail of secret sins leads clinical psychologist Dr. Alan Gregory deeper into the heart and mind of a monstrous murderer.
New York Times bestselling author Stephen White proves once again that he “writes thrillers of the first order” (Nelson DeMille) in this powerful, unforgettable novel of morality, justice—and cold-blooded murder... A shocking act of violence plunges clinical psychologist Dr. Alan Gregory into the most challenging and dangerous case of his career. At the heart of a sensational crime are two women trapped by the furies of fame. One is the beautiful daughter of an assassinated U.S. official, whose life is threatened by a mysterious attacker. The other is Alan’s wife—associate district attorney, Lauren Crowder—who has just been arrested on suspicion of murder. Alan’s desperate search for answers will bring him face-to-face with true a conspiracy fueled by human greed and bound by a deadly secret that someone will kill—and kill again—to keep...
From the deadly danger that stalks Alan's family and career to the risks that Sam Purdy takes with his life, from the bonds that hold men and women together to the betrayals that tear them apart, Stephen White weaves together the threads into a chilling, terrifying story: the most intoxicating Alan Gregory thriller yet.
Fourth time around for best-selling text on collapse of Soviet communism. Takes story up to Yeltsin's referendum victory.
After the shocking developments in Dry Ice, Colorado psychologist Alan Gregory is struggling to deal with his newly adopted son and repair his shaky, though generally improving, marriage. But then Alan’s ex-wife, Merideth, reappears, seeking help she feels only Alan can give. Suddenly Alan is pulled into a mystery that reaches back years to a camping trip at the Grand Canyon involving Merideth’s fiancé and five friends whose lives were changed forever when a young woman mysteriously vanished from the Canyon floor. Enlisting the help of friend and detective Sam Purdy, Alan finds himself pitted against new demons and unseen enemies as he tries to uncover the connection between the unexplained disappearance at the Grand Canyon and Merideth’s missing surrogate. The clock is ticking, and as Alan’s and Sam’s investigations take them from New York City to Los Angeles to the cavernous reaches of the Canyon itself, Alan unearths a series of secrets and deceptions that someone wishes to keep buried at all costs.
Hannah Grant had volunteered to cover Alan Gregory's practice over the Christmas period, but when he and another colleague called at her office they discovered her body, the cause of death not clear. Then on Christmas Day itself a fourteen-year-old girl is reported missing - eight years to the day after another missing child had been discovered murdered - a girl who had she lived would have been fourteen. Then it emerges that the parents of the latest missing girl had been treated by Alan some years ago, and recently the girl herself had consulted Hannah. Could any of these tangential connections prove to be links to both deaths and the missing girl, or are they mere coincidences? And should Alan break the seal of patient/doctor confidentiality if the few strands of knowledge he has can throw light on any of these mysteries?
Alan Gregory and his family are targeted by Michael McClelland, a murderer who has escaped from the Colorado State Mental Hospital, a situation that is complicated by McClelland's detailed knowledge of Gregory's innermost secrets.
The Genoa Conference and Soviet-Western Relations, 1921 1922
The narrative explores the 1922 Genoa Conference, highlighting its inability to bridge the growing divide between East and West. It delves into the political tensions and diplomatic challenges faced by leaders of the time, providing insights into the historical context and implications of the conference's outcomes. The book offers a critical examination of the factors that led to its failure, reflecting on the broader geopolitical landscape and the lasting impact on international relations.
The book presents the complete text of the 1986 revised foundational documents of Soviet Communism, including the Programme and Party Rules. These changes were made in response to Gorbachev's initiative for radical and democratic reforms within the Party and the Soviet political system, highlighting a pivotal moment in Soviet history.
Communist legislatures have not normally been taken seriously by Westerners, who tend to see them as passive instruments of the Party, playing little part in the political life of their countries. The contributors to this volume, a group of specialists in communist politics drawn from both sides of the Atlantic, take issue with this view. The chapters of this cross-national study contain thoroughly researched and up-to-date studies of communist legislatures chosen to represent the most important sub-types: Yugoslavia (Lenard J. Cohen, Simon Fraser University, Canada), Poland (David M. Olson and Maurice D. Simon, University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Romania (Daniel Nelson), Czechoslovakia (Otto Ulc, SUNY Binghamton), China (Donald Gaspar, City University, London), and the USSR (Stephen White). A comprehensive introduction by Daniel Nelson provides background information, and Stephen White has contributed a concluding synthesis.
Focuses on the key institutions and policy processes in the new political system emerging after Gorbachev's resignation and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Independent States. It highlights the problems of governability at all levels posed by the development of mass politics
Aims to provide an accurate and up-to-date guide to communist and post-communist political systems. This edition is produced by different authors, has been substantially rewritten and includes a new chapter on the leaderships of various countries
The new edition of this market-leading text brings together specially commissioned chapters by a team of top international scholars on the changing politics of this diverse region negotiating the competing pulls of the European Union and post-communist Russia.
Unbekannte haben ein Studentenwohnheim der Eliteuniversität in Yale in ihre Gewalt gebracht. Sie stellen keine Forderungen und verweigern jede Kommunikation mit dem Verhandlungsführer des FBI. Scheinbar wahllos ermorden sie Geiseln oder lassen diese frei. Der ehemalige Polizist Sam Purdy soll die Tochter einer Klientin aufspüren, die sich genau in diesem Studentenwohnheim aufhält. Durch Zufall entdeckt er ein Muster im Verhalten der Verbrecher. Doch das Genie, das hinter den Enführern steckt, ist Sam noch immer weit voraus.
Psychothriller z prostředí amerického maloměsta, kde psychoterapeut čelí obvinění ze sexuálního zneužití pacientky, která spáchala sebevraždu. Na klinického psychologa Alana Gregoryho, léčícího dva roky mladou ženu, traumatizovanou oběť incestu v dětství, podá její otec žalobu pro zanedbání péče a nevhodné chování, které údajně zhoršilo dceřinu depresi a zapříčinilo její smrt. Obviněný se však nemůže účinně bránit, neboť nechce zveřejnit důvěrné informace ze zdravotních záznamů své pacientky a zpronevěřit se zásadám profesní etiky. Stává se objektem zájmu tisku a hrozí mu ztráta licence. Jeho tíživou situaci zkomplikuje smrt dalších dvou pacientek. Jedna zahynula při automobilové nehodě, druhá byla zavražděna ve svém bytě při fingovaném vloupání. Gregoryho začíná znepokojovat podivné chování jednoho pacienta a sám se snaží nalézt důkazy, které by jej mohly usvědčit jako pachatele. Příběh, vyprávěný v ich-formě, jehož autor vychází z vlastní praxe psychologa, není založen na akčních scénách, ale na celkem věrohodném zachycení psychiky postav.
Psychologický thriller z Utahu, kde se při vyšetřování několika vražd objeví jejich spojitost s mormonskou církví. Zástupkyně státního návladního Lauren a psycholog Alan, které známe z předcházejících autorových knih, objasňují další případ: Laurenina sestra Teresa chce žalovat váženou soudkyni, členku mormonské církve, za sexuální obtěžování. Problematická žaloba se posléze zkomplikuje několika vraždami. Dvojice, posílená detektivem Samem, má před sebou obtížný úkol, protože případ zasahuje do církevních kruhů mormonské komunity, ovládající prakticky veškerou moc ve státě Utah. I přes nebezpečná úskalí jsou nakonec vraždy "ve jménu boha" vyřešeny. Autorův psychothriller je napínavý a navíc připraví čtenářům mnoho zajímavých a překvapivých poznatků z mormonské věrouky.
Protagonista psychotrilleru, klinický psycholog, se podílí na vyšetřování úmrtí dvou klíčových svědků jednoho soudního procesu. V coloradském Boulderu je během jednoho dne zastřelena manželem bývalá sekretářka jednoho z nejvýznamnějších politiků ve městě a při explozi vlastního domu zahyne řídící pracovník z blízké továrny na výrobu jaderných zbraní. Zdá se, že existují určité politické tlaky, aby obě události nebyly příliš zkoumány. Psychoterapeut Alan Gregory vyhoví žádosti detektiva místní policie a ve funkci konzultanta pro úřad koronera se snaží nalézt dostatek důkazů, aby výbuch nebyl pokládán za nehodu, ale za zločin. Během nebezpečného pátrání, kdy je ohrožen i jeho život, odhaluje netušené souvislosti i dalekosáhlé následky ignorování profesních etických zásad, defraudace prostředků z penzijních fondů i snahy utajit sexuální zneužívání dítěte, jejichž zveřejnění by mohlo ohrozit další kariéru vlivných osobností ve městě. Příběh je vyprávěný z pohledu hlavního hrdiny, zapleteného nejen do složitého kriminálního případu, ale řešícího zároveň i dilema v osobním životě.
Meddig terjedhet a média szerepe és felelőssége? Mire képes a testvéri szeretet és szolidaritás? Alan Gregory klinikai pszichológust hivatalos ügyben a városi kórház intenzív osztályára hívják. A páciens, akinek kezeléséhez segítséget kérnek tőle, a tizenöt éves Merritt, aki öngyilkossági kísérlete után már lábadozófélben van. Féltestvérét, Chaney-t az egész ország ismeri: súlyos szívrendellenességgel született, s amikor le kellett állítani a kísérleti kezelést, amely megmenthette volna a kislány életét, az eset nagy nyilvánosságot kapott. Az események akkor vesznek váratlan fordulatot, amikor a dúsgazdag Ed Robiliót az egyik betegbiztosítótársaság elnökét otthonában holtan találják. Alan magánnyomozásba kezd, mivel kiderül, hogy a szálak Merritthez vezetnek. A lány azonban némaságba burkolózik: sem a szüleivel, sem a kórházi személyzettel, sem a pszichológusával nem hajlandó beszélni. Alanre éppen ezért nehéz feladat hárul: a súlyos traumán átesett kamaszlány lelki egyensúlyának helyreállításán túl úgy kell vallomásra bírnia Merrittet, hogy az orvosi titoktartási kötelezettségét sem szegheti meg… Időközben Chaney agóniája is elkezdődik. Alan Gregory – mint a legtöbb regényben, melynek ő a főszereplője (A védett tanú, Hideg nyomok, Az igazi bosszú, Feltétlen bizalom) – most is versenyt fut az idővel, és gyakorlatilag senkire sem számíthat, csakis önmagára…
