"e;Behind the Scenes"e; is both a slave narrative and a portrait of the First Family, especially Mary Todd Lincoln, and is considered controversial for breaking privacy about them.
Die Gestirne im achten Haus verraten, wie du stirbst …An einem Maiabend im Jahr 1948 verschwindet die neunjährige Birgitta Sivander zwischen den Bäumen eines schwedischen Waldes und kehrt nicht mehr zurück.
Breve y muy interesante ensayo que analiza e ilustra varios momentos históricos en los que se tomaron decisiones críticas y que abarca desde la guerra civil americana (1861-1865) hasta la guerra de los Seis Días (1973) pasando por la guerra de Corea (1950-1953), la crisis del canal de Suez (1956) y la crisis de los misiles de Cuba (1962).
Cuando fue secuestrado, a plena luz del día, en mitad de una de las ciudades más pobladas de México, la vida del empresario Alberto de la Fuente cambió para siempre.
Un policía colombiano, graduado con honores y nombrado en 1993 como mejor policía en Medellín Antioquia, se ve envuelto en una serie de crímenes, en principio motivado por el asesinato de uno de sus compañeros, por órdenes del capo, Pablo Escobar Gaviria.
'Ground-breaking' - Daily Mail'In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea's extreme, ruthless and self-obsessed dynastic autocracy, the creators and rulers of a de-facto nuclear weapon state.
Andreas Tiede beschreibt in seiner Autobiografie sein Aufwachsen in der DDR als Sohn strenggläubiger Eltern, seinen daraus resultierenden Wunsch, Priester zu werden und den Waffendienst aus Glaubensgründen zu verweigern.
Someone You Know takes you into dangerous territorybehind closed doors where family, friendship and love can ultimately turn fatal Someone You Know is an anthology of twelve unforgettable Canadian true-crime stories by Story Hunter podcast producer, host and writer Catherine Fogarty.
A big, intensely involving and evocative Indian novel, with its story of a woman's fight for her place in the world, reminiscent of Khaled Hosseini's 'A Thousand Splendid Suns'.
PART 3 OF 3After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old.
This book is as engrossing as anything by Agatha Christie, as unsettling as a novel by Stephen King, and reported with a vigorous empathy that leaves Truman Capote in the dust.
Yaiza Rubio, una de las principales expertas en ciberseguridad de nuestro país, se convierte en la protagonista de este libro en el que enseñará a los chicos y chicas a utilizar internet de forma segura.
A lo largo de los últimos doscientos años, Nueva York ha sido escenario de miles de delitos y crímenes de todo tipo: asesinatos fríamente calculados, robos espectaculares, matanzas mafiosas, atentados devastadores, casos memorables que contribuyeron a mejorar la metodología policial, psicópatas desatados.
Acompaña al caballero don Quijote y a su escudero Sancho Panza en sus divertidas aventuras y descubre a través de ellas la valentía, el amor, la amistady la importancia de ayudar a los demás.
An essential introduction to Josephus's momentous war narrativeThe Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple.
In 2011 a 24-year-old man pled guilty to falsifying his application to Harvard University, bilking the world's most prestigious university out of more than $45,000 in prizes and scholarships.
The Devils Right Hand chroniclesthe legacy of death and destruction in the gunmaking Colt family during the nineteenth century, a legacy largely remembered for a lurid murder case that inspired Edgar Allan Poe's story ';The Oblong Box'but one that encompassed much more.
The death of George Armstrong Custer ended the life of one of the most flamboyant, brave, careless, and fascinating characters to ever wear a United States military uniform.
Tales Behind the Tombstones tells the stories behind the deaths (or supposed deaths) and burials of the Old West's most nefarious outlaws, notorious women, and celebrated lawmen.
A vain man of good looks but no family ties to the Mob, Vincent Vinny Gorgeous Basciano worked his way up to acting boss of the Bonanno crime family, becoming its leader when official boss Joseph Massino went to prison in 2003.
Previously published as 'In the Skin of a Jihadist'Twenty year-old "e;Melodie"e;, a recent convert to Islam, meets the leader of an ISIS brigade on Facebook.
