In 1932, the city of Natchez, Mississippi, reckoned with an unexpected influx of journalists and tourists as the lurid story of a local murder was splashed across headlines nationwide.
The Strand is one of London's most iconic streets - today the bustling and thriving home of West End theatres and the luxurious Savoy hotel; in the Victorian era, the Strand was a much more seedy and destitute part of the city.
*Shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Prize 2006*Shattered Lives bears witness to the lives of children who have experienced abuse and neglect, and highlights the effects of early traumatic episodes.
From the end of Reconstruction to the onset of the civil rights era, lynching was prevalent in developing and frontier regions that had a dynamic and fluid African American population.
Re-examines this unresolved murder in Kenya and the underlying role of rumour, the media and inter-state relations on how the death has been reported and investigated.
THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'A powerful polemic' Sunday Times'A compelling, eye-opening read' Daily Express- Did an illegal immigrant avoid deportation because he had a cat?
The true story of Deng Adut - Sudanese child soldier, refugee, man of hopeDeng Adut's family were farmers in South Sudan when a brutal civil war altered his life forever.
Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the world's most revered and celebrated drummer.
The combat photography and wartime experiences of Phil 'Snapdragon' Stern, an iconic photographer of JFK, Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, published for the first time and beautifully presented.
***With an exclusive behind-the-scenes conversation between Billy Jensen and retired detective Paul Holes on the Golden State Killer, their favorite cold cases, and more***Have you ever wanted to solve a murder?
Sandra Brown was eight when her friend and neighbour, twelve-year-old Moira Anderson, disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near Glasgow in 1957.
Während in Vietnam der Krieg tobt und Mao die Kultur »revolutioniert«, machen sich die wichtigsten deutschsprachigen Schriftsteller und Kritiker auf, um an der amerikanischen Ostküste über Literatur zu diskutieren: Jörg Magenaus kulturgeschichtliches Panorama über das Gastspiel der Gruppe 47 in Princeton.
Ein Selfmademan wie aus dem Bilderbuch, gehypt als schillernder Visionär, geliebt von Politikern und Tycoonen: Mit seinen Milliardengeschäften hielt er die Wirtschaftswelt in Atem, ehe sich sein Immobilienreich als Luftblase entpuppte.
The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the years leading to WWIIand the fearless Jewish gangsters and crime families who joined forces to fight back.
Die Zerstörung eines Idylls Die Skandinavien-Korrespondentin Ingrid Raagaard beleuchtet in einer packenden Dokumentation die Hintergründe des Massakers von Oslo im Juli 2011.
Covering the process of therapy from beginning to end, this engaging text helps students and practitioners use play confidently and effectively with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with emotional or behavioral problems or life challenges.
