"It's criminal They're getting away with murder " How many times have you said something like that when your health insurance company refuses to pay for a test or procedure you know should be covered? Bob Mitchell does when such a refusal leads to the death of his wife. Unlike the rest of us, however, he does more than just say it. As District Attorney of Allen County, Indiana, he charges the company and its key executives with first-degree murder. The pressure brought to bear on him by the insurance industry is immense, but his unwavering determination cannot be thwarted. A suspense-filled...

Twist: (noun) a decisive change of direction, aim, meaning, or character; (in a novel, play, etc) an unexpected event, revelation, or other development. When J. H. Long and Hugh Ellis let loose their creative imaginations, a twist is inevitable. They have put together a collection of their short stories (including one that they authored jointly) that exemplify this. Whether looking at politics, history, religion, justice or human depravity, the end is never quite what we were expecting. Sit back, get comfortable, and put on your literary neck brace - after all, you don't want to wind up with...

Like many Western nations, Britain faces extraordinary challenges in the twenty-first century, from the effects of climate change to growing inequality and the relentless pressures of the globalized economy. In the face of these issues, Rebuilding Britain asks a simple question: How can Britain organize itself, not just for survival, but in such a way that it can build a fairer, more sustainable society? Challenging a widespread air of defeatism in progressive politics, the authors offer an ambitious, hopeful, yet politically grounded view of the possibilities for a better Britain in...

Good town and city planning is essential to the future of our society, and to the quality of life we look for today. Yet in the wake of recent government reforms and widespread deregulation, argue Hugh Ellis and Kate Henderson, the English planning system is in crisis. This book details the extent and significance of that crisis as well as makes a clear, straightforward case for why planning is essential. From there, they offer ten evidence-based steps to rebuild the planning system in England, built on policy examples from around the United Kingdom and throughout the world.

The Art of Building a Garden City is a well-researched guide to the history of the garden city movement and the delivery of a new generation of communities for the 21st Century. Bringing together key findings from the TCPA's campaign work, and drawing on lessons from the first garden cities, the new towns programme and other large-scale developments, it identifies what steps need to be taken in order to deliver the highest standards of design and place making today.