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The Man from the Train: The Solving of a Century-Old Serial Killer Mystery
Bill James · Scribner
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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Using unprecedented, dramatically compelling sleuthing techniques, legendary statistician and baseball writer Bill James applies his analytical acumen to crack an unsolved century-old mystery surrounding one of the deadliest serial killers in American history.Between 1898 and 1912, families... |
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The End of White Christian America
Robert P Jones · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Robert P. Jones, CEO of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) , challenges us to grasp the profound political and cultural consequences of a new reality - that America is no longer a majority white Christian nation.For most of our nation's history, White Christian America (WCA)... |
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The King is Dead: The Last Will and Testament of Henry VIII
Suzannah Lipscomb · Pegasus Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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An insightful and elegant examination of Henry VIII's last will and testament that evokes the glittering world of the Tudor king in all its glory, pomp, and paranoia. On 28 January 1547, the sickly and obese King Henry VIII died at Whitehall. Just hours before his passing, his last... |
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Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
Sonia Shah · Sarah Crichton Books
Pages: 271
Format: Print book
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Scientists agree that a pathogen is likely to cause a global pandemic in the near future. But which one? And how?Over the past fifty years, more than three hundred infectious diseases have either newly emerged or reemerged, appearing in territories where they've never been seen before.... |
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In Praise of Black Women, Volume 1: Ancient African Queens
Simone Schwarz-Bart · University of Wisconsin Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Praise of Black Women is a magnificent tribute to women in Africa and the African diaspora from the ancient past to the present. Lavishly illustrated, with text written and selected by the celebrated Guadeloupian novelist Simone Schwarz-Bart, this four-volume... |
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Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War
James Wright · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does not excuse... |
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U.S. Marines in Afghanistan 2010-2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography
Paul W Westermeyer · Marine Corps
Pages: 295
Format: Hardcover
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Excerpt from U.S. Marines in Afghanistan, 2010-2014: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography:This volume, second part of a series focusing on Marine Corps Actions in Afghanistan, presents a collection of 21 articles, interviews, and speeches describing many aspects of the U.S. Marine Corps'... |
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Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson
Christina Snyder · Oxford University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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In Great Crossings: Indians, Settlers, and Slaves in the Age of Jackson, prize-winning historian Christina Snyder reinterprets the history of Jacksonian America. Most often, this drama focuses on whites who turned west to conquer a continent, extending "liberty" as they went.... |
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The Mirror Test: America at War in Iraq and Afghanistan
J Kael Weston · Alfred A Knopf, 2016.
Pages: 608
Format: Print book
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A powerfully written firsthand account of the human costs of conflict, The Mirror Test asks that we as a nation look in the mirror and address hard questions about America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. J. Kael Weston spent seven years on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan working... |
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ISIS: A History
Fawaz A Gerges · Princeton University Pres
Pages: 296
Format: Print book
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The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism... |
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Joe Gould's Teeth
Jill Lepore · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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From New Yorker staff writer and Harvard historian Jill Lepore, the dark, spellbinding tale of her restless search for the long-lost, longest book ever written, a century-old manuscript called "The Oral History of Our Time." Joe Gould, a madman, believed he was the most brilliant... |
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Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
Norman Ohler · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A fast-paced narrative that discovers a surprising perspective on World War II: Nazi Germany's all-consuming reliance on drugs The Nazi regime preached an ideology of physical, mental, and moral purity. But as Norman Ohler reveals in this gripping new history, the Third Reich was saturated... |
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X Child Stars: Where Are They Now?
Kathy Garver · Taylor Trade Pub, 2015.
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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This enlightening book is the go-to guide for fans for biographical information, rare photos, and interesting trivia about their favorite child stars, shows, series, networks, and the times that defined the shows. Spanning forty years of television history, this book details both the success... |
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