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Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax

Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax

by Gregory Ahlgren

CRIME OF THE CENTURY The Lindbergh Kidnapping Hoax by Gregory Ahlgren and Stephen Monier After it was announced that the twenty month old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted on March 1, 1932, the entire world grieved for their loss. Seventy-two days later, the body was found in the woods next to a roadway, a short distance from Lindbergh's house, near Hopewell, New Jersey. In 1927, Lindbergh was the... (more)

Patty Hearst: Her Own Story

by Patricia Campbell Hearst, Alvin Moscow

In a troubled era of unrest, 19-year-old California heiress Patricia Hearst was kidnapped and transformed into an urban terrorist. Here is the story as only the person who lived it can tell it. Now a major motion picture, starring Natasha Richardson.

Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era

Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era

by Jonathan R. Sorensen

Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has, however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so fervent in pursuing... (more)

Sugar Ray Leonard

by James Haskins

Chronicles the amateur and professional boxing career of the champion from Palmer Park, Maryland.

The Assassination of Marilyn Monroe

by Donald H. Wolfe

This book is the fully documented story of Marilyn Monroe's death - a heart-stopping account of the events that led to the circumstances of 4th August 1962. To this day the Los Angeles police and the District Attorney's office have perpetuated a cover-up that was generated over 30 years ago. For the first time in 80 books and acres of newsprint, the complete story of her demise is revealed. It includes the reasons... (more)

Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future

Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future

by Jesse Jackson

An urgent, eloquent call for the abolition of the death penalty in America, from the father and son who are leading the fight against state-sponsored execution. With public opinion polls showing opposition to the death penalty at its highest level in twenty years, this timely book by two of America's most important civil rights leaders and the Nation's criminal justice reporter makes a passionate and... (more)

Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam : Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to

Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam : Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to

by Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure

Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange, its dioxin contaminants, and other herbicides used in Vietnam? This definitive volume summarizes the strength of the evidence associating exposure during Vietnam service with cancer and other health effects and presents conclusions from an expert panel.

They Never Knew: The Victims of Nuclear Testing (Impact Books)

They Never Knew: The Victims of Nuclear Testing (Impact Books)

by Glenn Alan Cheney

Examines the American government's role in developing nuclear weapons and conducting atomic testing, focusing on the effects of radiation on humans and the victims' attempts to sue the government for compensation.

The Most Dangerous Gang in America: The NYPD

The Most Dangerous Gang in America: The NYPD

by Richard Jeanty

Black men are increasingly being victimized by the police in New York and other major cities around the country. The violence has escalated to deadly force, most of the time without justification. In this controversial book, noted author Richard Jeanty, tackles the problem of police brutality and the unfair treatment of Black men at the hands of police in New York City and the rest of the country. The conflict... (more)

Doggone: An Animal Instinct Mystery

by Gabriella Herkert

After accidentally treating her in-laws to a peep show upon their first meeting, and having a catfight with her husband’s vengeful ex, legal investigator Sara Townley hopes her next assignment is a simple one. So she takes on a case of stolen identity—that finds her in a seedy back street. Then Sara narrowly escapes becoming a casualty—a fate awaiting her one and only witness. In the meantime, Sara seems to have... (more)

Cotton Malone: Book 4

The Charlemagne Pursuit: A Novel

by Steve Berry

As a child, former Justice Department agent Cotton Malone was told his father died in a submarine disaster in the North Atlantic, but now he wants the full story and asks his ex-boss, Stephanie Nelle, to secure the military files. What he learns stuns him: His father’s sub was a secret nuclear vessel lost on a highly classified mission beneath the ice shelves of Antarctica. But Malone isn’t the only one after... (more)

The Fence: A Police Cover-up Along Boston's Racial Divide

The Fence: A Police Cover-up Along Boston's Racial Divide

by Dick Lehr

A riveting, true-life account of violence, racial injustice, and betrayal within the ranks of the Boston Police Department The Boston police officers who brutally beat Michael Cox at a deserted fence one icy night in 1995 knew right away that they had made a terrible mistake. The badge and handgun under Cox's bloodied parka proved it: He was not a black gang member but a plainclothes officer who had been... (more)

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