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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
viii, 324 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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The prosecuting attorney for the trial of Casey Anthony offers an inside account of the investigation, explaining how the prosecution built their case and why the media fixation on Anthony may have undermined the case.
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What Richard III did in his last five months, what happened to his body, and how his DNA was found in Canada A new and uniquely detailed exploration of Richard's last 150 days explores these events from the standpoint of Richard himself and his contemporaries. By deliberately avoiding the hindsight knowledge that he will lose the Battle of Bosworth Field, this book presents a new Richard, no passive victim, awaiting defeat and death, but a king actively...
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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"On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich. In a taut, propulsive narrative, eminent historian...
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Just before sunset on September 20, 1955, James Byron Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder collided with Donald Gene Turnupseed's Ford Tudor on California Highway 46. At age twenty-four, America's newest screen idol was dead. But what really happened? Drawing on original documents, including the coroner's inquest and other previously unpublished material, author Warren Newton Beath provides a painstakingly accurate reconstruction of Dean's final hours and tragic...
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This is the author's account of her hard-fought battle to overcome injustice and win the freedom she deserved after spending four years in prison for the murder of Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy. She spent four years in a foreign prison for a crime she did not commit. Separated from her family, she was demonized by the international press and treated harshly by the Italian justice system, including disdainful police. She endured humiliation,...
28) The Queen
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Portrays the crisis in the British royal family immediately following the death of Princess Diana as Queen Elizabeth II reconciles her tradition-bound world with a modern Great Britain.
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Series
Bounty novels (Paul Colt) volume 1
Publisher
Five Star, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
359 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Presents a fictionalized account of the controversy over Sheriff Pat Garrett's claim that he killed Billy the Kid, a report called into question by John Poe and the emergence of a gunfighter weeks after the Kid's alleged death.
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Thomas Treviot novels volume 2
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Based on the true story of the unsolved disappearance of Hans Holbein--famed portrait-painter of Henry VIII--this atmospheric historical novel evokes an underworld of Tudor politics and intrigue.
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Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
p2009
Physical Desc
5 CDs (ca. 6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Novelist James Patterson teams up with non-fiction writer Martin Dugard to uncover the mystery shrouding the death of Tutankhamun, commonly known as King Tut. Ever since Tut's tomb was discovered in 1922, many scholars have speculated on the boy king's fate. Patterson and Dugard utilize modern technology, including X-rays and other forensic data, in an attempt to solve a 3,000-year-old mystery.
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Pub. Date
2021
Physical Desc
xiv, 594 pages : black and white illustrations, facsimilies, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm
Description
"In a breakthrough book that is sure to be relevant for years to come, bestselling author (The Reporter Who Knew Too Much) and distinguished historian Mark Shaw investigates the connection between the mysterious deaths of motion picture screen siren Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, and What's My Line? TV star and crack investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen. A former noted criminal defense attorney and network legal analyst, Shaw provides...
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Ben Hope thrillers volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
337 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
After a world-famous opera star--and ex-flame--asks him to investigate her brother's mysterious death, British Air Service officer Ben Hope gets caught up in a centuries-old web of intrigue surrounding the death--and possible murder--of Mozart.
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Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
xiv, 110 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
"[This] play document[s] the aftermath of the savage killing of Matthew Shepard, including the perspectives of both friends and strangers ... This ... theatrical composition, structured not in scenes, but in 'moments,' addresses the various issues relating to the tragedy of Shepard, a young gay man whose murder has since become a symbol for America's struggle against intolerance. [The author's] approach is actor-based, as opposed to text-based; a...
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
251 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Bestselling author Buckley's most personal and transcendent work--the tragicomic true story of the year in which he lost both of his parents. The author offers consolation, wit, and warmth to those coping with the death of a mother or father.
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Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2022].
Physical Desc
376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"The explosive, first-ever insider's account of the case that's captivated millions? the murder of Betsy Faria and the wrongful conviction of her husband? told by Joel J. Schwartz, the defense attorney who fought for justice on behalf of Russel Faria, and New York Times bestselling author Charles Bosworth Jr. On December 27th, 2011, Russell Faria returned to his Troy, Missouri, home after his weekly game night with friends to an unthinkable, grisly...
40) Savage harvest
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Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
8 CDs (555 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Carl Hoffman recounts his remarkable journey to explore the mystery surrounding the decades-old disappearance of Michael C. Rockefeller in New Guinea. An epic story of adventure, danger, native tribes, and taboo rituals including cannibalism and head hunting.
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