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His Greatest Speeches: How Lincoln Moved the Nation
Diana Schaub - St. Martin's Press
Pages: Hardcover224
Format: Hardcover
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Abraham Lincoln, our greatest president, believed that our national character was defined by three key moments: the writing of the Constitution, our declaration of independence from England, and the beginning of slavery on the North American continent. His thoughts on these landmarks can be traced... |
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Lake Erie Murder & Mayhem
Wendy Koile - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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Lake Erie is known for its beauty and tranquility, but a dark, deadly undercurrent lurks beneath its surface. Bordering four states and two countries, the inland ocean offers the perfect getaway for criminals of all kinds. The bandits who held up the Ashtabula National Marine Bank as well... |
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The Art of More: How Mathematics Created Civilization
Michael Brooks - Pantheon
Pages: Hardcover336
Format: Hardcover
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In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every subsequent great leap of humankind: from charting the movements... |
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American Serial Killers: The Deadliest Years 1950-2000
Peter Vronsky - Berkley
Pages: Paperback416
Format: Paperback
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With books like Serial Killers, Female Serial Killers and Sons of Cain, Peter Vronsky has established himself as the foremost expert on the history of serial killers. In this first definitive history of the "Golden Age" of American serial murder, when the number and body count... |
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Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945-1955
Harald Jähner - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The years 1945 to 1955 were a raw, wild decade that found many Germans politically, economically, and morally bankrupt. Victorious Allied forces occupied the four zones that make up present-day Germany. More than half the population was displaced; 10 million newly released forced laborers... |
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The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation
Rosemary Sullivan - HarperLuxe; Large type / Large print edition
Pages: Paperback560
Format: Paperback
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Using new technology, recently discovered documents and sophisticated investigative techniques, an international team - led by an obsessed retired FBI agent - has finally solved the mystery that has haunted generations since World War II: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family? And why?Over... |
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