Blood and Smoke: A True Tale of Mystery, Mayhem, and the Birth of the Indy 500

Reducere. "History comes alive" (Kirkus Reviews) in the wild and true story of the first Indy 500 and the dawn of the automotive age--now in paperback. Forty...

Reducere. Description"The ultimate truffle true crime tale"*: A thrilling journey through the hidden underworld of the world's most prized luxury ingredient....

A coming-of-age tale set during WWII, about a girl who was part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, but fled Germany for Oxford. From the author of }Pr...

A coming-of-age tale set during WWII, about a girl who was part of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, but fled Germany for Oxford. From the author of "Pr...

New York Times bestselling author Howard Blum expertly weaves together three narratives to tell the true story of the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush. It i...

A "well-written, engaging detective story" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a rogue who trades in rare birds and their eggs--and the wildlife...

Twenty-five years ago and counting, Louisa, my true, essential, always-there-for-everything friend, died. We were 22. When Anita Lahey opens her bi...

Reducere. Winner of the Gold Dagger Award A fascinating true crime story that details the rise of modern forensics and the development of modern criminal inv...

Louis Le Prince invented the motion picture in 1890. The man's name was Thomas Edison. This book is the story of the birth of motion pictures, rest...

Reducere. In the summer of 1998, Walter Kirn--then an aspiring novelist struggling with impending fatherhood and a dissolving marriage--set out on a peculiar...

Reducere. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing an...

Reducere. The Greatest Gambling Story Ever Told is an inspiring personal narrative about a filly who broke through the male-dominated world of horseracing an...

Reducere. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina crashed a forty-foot tidal wave over the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi. The dolphin house w...

When the ancient Greeks saw deposits of giant fossils, they knew they had discovered the battle fields where the gods had vanquished the Titans. Wh...

Reducere. A riveting true story of murder and detection in 15th-century Paris, by one of the most brilliant medievalists of his generation. On a chilly Novem...

Reducere. "If there is anyone who has emerged from the crowded field of medieval mysteries to take the place of the late Ellis Peters, it is Peter Tremayne."...

Reducere. In a story that is both of its time and timeless, Evan I. Schwartz tells a tale of genius versus greed, innocence versus deceit, and independent br...

Reducere. Jonathan Kwitny, hailed as the John le Carre of non-fiction crime, is one of America's top investigative journalists. In this explosive expose he r...

Publisher: Poetry Wales PressAuthor(s): Nia WynNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 196 x 125 x 14Cover type: Paperback / softback...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A New York Times Notable Book Named a best book of the year by Amazon, Wall Street Journal...

An 18th-century adventure - a true story of love, murder and survival...

Reducere. Enthralling . . . breathtaking . . . Metazoa brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind's essential link to the animal world. --The Ne...

Reducere. It was among the most notorious criminal cases of its day. On August 11, 1921, in Birmingham, Alabama, a Methodist minister named Edwin Stephenson ...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): John ThompsonNumber of pages: 173Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 141 x 206 x 16Cover type: Paperback / so...

Reducere. DescriptionIn a nation that worships the automobile for the freedom, style, and status that it confers, the Indianapolis 500, run on or near Memori...

'A wonderful book' - Guardian Truth, murder and the birth of the lie detectorPublisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): Amit KatwalaNumber of pa...

Reducere. "Disturbing and riveting...Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true...It will se...

Reducere. There may not be a more fascinating a historical period than the late fourteenth century in Europe. The Hundred Years' War ravaged the continent, y...

Reducere. "Disturbing and riveting...Grann has proved himself a master of spinning delicious, many-layered mysteries that also happen to be true...It will se...

The thrilling story of the Schneider Trophy, a series of glamorous air races that captivated both sides of the Atlantic and became a driver and cel...

Reducere. DescriptionSLEEP MY DARLINGS Diane FanningOn January 28, 2011, the Tampa Police Department received a phone call from a woman who was worried about...

It began with the breathtaking Daughter of Smoke and Bone... the story continues in the astounding, must-read sequel, Days of Blood and Starlight