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The First Detective

The First Detective

James Morton

Ebury Press
2012
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Eugene Vidocq was the Morse, the Guv'nor, the James Bond of his day. A notorious criminal and prison escaper, he turned police officer and employed a gang of ex-convicts as his detectives. Now, James Morton takes us on a historical romp through the 18th century in search of this elusive figure. Today Vidocq's influence can still be seen as members of The Vidocq Society, an unusual, exclusive crime-solving organization honor him by applying their collective forensic skills and experience to 'cold case' homicides and unsolved deaths.
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Brilliant Bread

Brilliant Bread

James Morton

Ebury Press
2013
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Winner of the 2014 Guild of Food Writers Award for Cookery Book of the Year.James Morton was surely the people's favourite to win 2012's Great British Bake Off series - with his Fairisle jumpers and eccentric showstoppers, this soft-spoken Scottish medical student won the viewers' hearts if not the trophy.James's real passion is bread-making. He is fascinated by the science of it, the taste of it, the making of it. And in Brilliant Bread he communicates that passion to everyone, demystifying the often daunting process of "proper" bread making. James uses supermarket flour and instant yeast - you can save money by making your own bread. You don't even have to knead! It just takes a bit of patience and a few simple techniques.Using step by step photos, James guides the reader through the how-to of dough making and shaping, with recipes ranging from basic loaves through flatbreads, sourdoughs, sweet doughs, buns, doughnuts, focaccia and pretzels. Inspiring and simple to follow, with James's no-nonsense advice and tips, this book will mean you never buy another sliced white loaf again.
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How Baking Works

How Baking Works

James Morton

Ebury Press
2015
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This is baking explained in a clear, accessible and engaging manner: foolproof recipes and perfect cakes and bakes every single time from GBBO favourite, James Morton. With stunning photography and a whole host of mouth-watering treats to try, as well as tips on how to salvage baking mishaps and explanations as to why certain techniques and stages are needed, this is the only baking book you'll ever need...'The best book ever' -- ***** Reader review'Takes baking books to a higher level' -- ***** Reader review'Absolutely perfect' -- ***** Reader review'The only baking book you'll ever need to own' -- ***** Reader review'The best baking book I've ever bought!' -- ***** Reader review'Utterly brilliant' -- ***** Reader review*********************************************************************I want to show you how baking works. I want to prove how easy baking can be.Whether you want light cakes, squidgy brownies, perfect pastry, stress-free macarons or mountainous meringues, this book features a mini-masterclass for each one.Everything's split up into wee, simple steps. There's no faff and you don't need any expensive equipment. You don't even need a sieve.And for baking veterans, this book tells you why you're doing what you've been doing all these years.Here's to baking that just works.
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Byzantine Religious Law in Medieval Italy

Byzantine Religious Law in Medieval Italy

James Morton

Oxford University Press
2021
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Southern Italy was conquered by the Norman Hauteville dynasty in the late eleventh century after over five hundred years of continuous Byzantine rule. At a stroke, the region's Greek Christian inhabitants were cut off from their Orthodox compatriots in Byzantium and became subject to the spiritual and legal jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic popes. Nonetheless, they continued to follow the religious laws of the Byzantine church; out of thirty-six surviving manuscripts of Byzantine canon law produced between the tenth and fourteenth centuries, the majority date to the centuries after the Norman conquest. Byzantine Religious Law in Medieval Italy is a historical study of these manuscripts, exploring how and why the Greek Christians of medieval southern Italy persisted in using them so long after the end of Byzantine rule. The first part of the book provides an overview of the source material and the history of Italo-Greek Christianity. The second part examines the development of Italo-Greek canon law manuscripts from the last century of Byzantine rule to the late twelfth century, arguing that the Normans' opposition to papal authority created a laissez faire atmosphere in which Greek Christians could continue to follow Byzantine religious law unchallenged. Finally, the third part analyses the papacy's successful efforts to assert its jurisdiction over southern Italy in the later Middle Ages. While this brought about the end of Byzantine canon law as an effective legal system in the region, the Italo-Greeks still drew on their legal heritage to explain and justify their distinctive religious rites to their Latin neighbours.
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Dangerous to Know Updated Edition

Dangerous to Know Updated Edition

James Morton

Melbourne University Press
2016
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Dangerous to Know documents murders known and not so well known, conmen and their victims, street gangs of the early twentieth century, crime lords of the 1920s, dock wars of the 1970s, bikers, sex offenders, and the drug gangs of today as well as the wrongly accused and wrongly convicted. They're all here, as well as some of the police, lawyers and judges who have tried to deal with them.
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Gangland Robbers

Gangland Robbers

James Morton

Melbourne University Press
2016
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Robbers have always seen themselves as the cream of the underworld; at the top of the criminal aristocracy, in and out of prison. Robbers follows the stories of the men and women who go to great lengths to organise a heist which, if all goes well, should keep them in luxury for many years, if not for life. And if the heist fails, then often it is another sort of life.Morton and Lobez cover the stories of the robbers and robberies of the past 200 years; from the tunnel-digging heist of the Bank of Australia robbery in 1828 through to the bushrangers; Squizzy Taylor and his crew; the train robbers of the 1930s; Jockey Smith; 'Mad Dog' Cox; the ill-fated Victorian Bookie Robbery, as well as the less well known 'Angel of Death', 'The Pushbike Bandit' and 'The Gentleman Bandit'. Robbers explores the livesâ??their own and othersâ??that they ruined; the robbers who went to the gallows, and the very few who redeemed themselves.
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Gangland Soho

Gangland Soho

James Morton

Little, Brown Book Group
2008
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Behind the fashionable bars and clubs of Soho lies a fascinating history of criminal activity, featuring some of London's most notorious gangsters. From the razor gangs of the 1920s to the post-war gangleaders Billy Hill and Jack Spot; from the pre-war French pimps and the Messina brothers to the Albanian gangs, through to the thriving Soho of today, the area has been a Mecca for thieves, conmen, drug dealers, notorious pimps and crooked lawyers. James Morton vividly portrays the crimes and criminals that have given Soho its infamous reputation, including the vicious Kray-Richardson gang, a Second World War Jack the Ripper, the shooting in the streets of Soho of gangster Jack Spot and the gangland murder of boxer Freddie Mills. Behind the fashionable bars and clubs of Soho lies a fascinating history of criminal activity, featuring some of London's most notorious gangsters.From the razor gangs of the 1920s to the post-war gangleaders Billy Hill and Jack Spot; from the pre-war French pimps and the Messina brothers to the Albanian gangs, through to the thriving Soho of today, the area has been a Mecca for thieves, conmen, drug dealers, notorious pimps and crooked lawyers. James Morton vividly portrays the crimes and criminals that have given Soho its infamous reputation, including: · The vicious Kray-Richardson gang· A Second World War Jack the Ripper· The shooting in the streets of Soho of gangster Jack Spot· The gangland murder of boxer Freddie Mills.
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East End Gangland

East End Gangland

James Morton

Sphere
2001
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The East End crimeworld has always held a malign fascination for the general public. This book explores the phenomenon from the days of the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper, to the 1960s when the Kray Twins held the reins of the underworld, to the present.
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East End Gangland

East End Gangland

James Morton

Little, Brown Book Group
2021
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'A fascinating look behind closed lock-up doors'Evening StandardEast End Gangland is a true crime classic, now updated and expanded. Bestselling author James Morton tracks the changing face of the East End from the 1870s to now, through opium dens and racecourse gangs, crime on the docks and organised prostitution to the major players of today.The East End has always held a malign fascination for the general public. East End Gangland looks at this phenomenon from the days of the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper to the 1960s when the Kray Twins held the reins of the Underworld, to the present and how the structure of crimes and criminal gangs has changed. 'The tales are told with a flourish in a fascinating, useful and lively history'The Times
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Gangster Speak

Gangster Speak

James Morton

Virgin Books
2011
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An Aladdin's cave of criminal slang as spoken in the UK, America and Australia. If you're scratching or set tripping, if you're viper mad or coming heavy, if the ming are on the wing and you've no idea what any of this means, then you need Gangster Speak.From the shocking to the ridiculous, Gangster Speak contains over 2,500 linguistic gems:Ghosting - the practice of transferring a troublesome prisoner to another establishment during the night without warningHobbit - a prisoner who complies with or sucks up to the systemPut on armour - layer oneself with magazines to deflect knife wounds in a prison fightHooch - 'illicit liquor'A Bernie - a victim who might be armed and prepared to use a weapon, after Bernard Goetz who killed a robber on the subwayProviding a useful guide to the nicknames of criminals, as well as fascinating word histories and multiple definitions for different uses of a word around the globe, with Gangster Speak you'll never be lost for words.
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Gangland: The Lawyers

Gangland: The Lawyers

James Morton

Ebury Publishing
2013
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While many lawyers are honest, for Gangland figures, the best lawyer is often corrupt â?? a â??shysterâ?? â?? who will act as a go between with the police, provide false alibis, bribe and intimidate witnesses, jurors and judges and occasionally organise robberies and burglaries.
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