Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear - Jan Bondeson

Reducere. This text exaimines the medical, historical and folklore literature on the subject of being buried alive and explores why fears of premature burial...

DescriptionThis book makes use of a privately held archive of Illustrated Police News to describe strange, macabre, and uncanny episodes from the V...

About the AuthorDoug Alderson is the author of several books, including A New Guide to Old Florida Attractions: From Mermaids to Singing Towers (Pi...

The ghoulish handiwork of nineteenth-century London - the rivals of the Ripper.Illustrations: 171 Illustrations, black and white

Reducere. In this book of amazing oddities, Jan Bondeson explores unexpected, gruesome, and bizarre aspects of the history of medicine. He regales us with st...

Reducere. A successor to his popular book A Cabinet of Medical Curiosities, this new collection of essays by Jan Bondeson illustrates various anomalies of hu...

Which of Edinburgh's most gruesome murders has happened in your street? And were they committed by Burke and Hare, by the Stockbridge Baby-Farmer, ...

Reducere. This is a compelling account of numerous crimes and mass murders committed by Tito's Partisans after the end of WWII in Slovenia. The poignancy of ...

One of the most notorious Victorian murders was committed by Dr George Henry Lamson, who stood trial in 1882 for poisoning his crippled brother-in-...

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Publisher: Stenlake PublishingAuthor(s): Jan BondesonIllustration(s): 64 colourNumber of pages: 48Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 176 x 242 x 3Co...

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Publisher: ScribnerAuthor(s): Roland EnnosNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2020Dimensions: 153 x 228 x 28Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farm...

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): John Lewis-StempelNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 142 x 223 x 23Cover type: Ha...

Reducere. Dogs have a cherished role as close companions, and their sometimes startling abilities have been a never-ending source of fascination for their ob...

Martin Vail, Chicago's most brilliant lawyer, has been set up by his enemies to defend a case he cannot win. Young Aaron Stampler was caught red-ha...

DescriptionLearn how faith influenced one of American history's most beloved and admired presidents--Abraham Lincoln--in this thoroughly researched...

A vibrant, intriguing and unmissable history of some of the most popular houseplantsPublisher: Hardie Grant Books (UK)Author(s): Alice BaileyIllust...

We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which...

Reducere. A groundbreaking examination of the role that wood and trees have played in our global ecosystem--including human evolution and the rise and fall o...

Reducere. Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales ofColorado, with compelling legends ofthe Centennial State's most despicable despera...

Essential reading for us all - a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of friendship in all its forms, from a world-leading expert.

The definitive book on how and why we make friendsPublisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Robin DunbarNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2...

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Reducere. Terry Atkinson's study presents a fresh and startling theory about the true origin of one of our most enduring legends - the quest for the Holy Gra...

Does she have what it takes?Orangeboro police officer Pamela G mez took her own dare. Now she's headed planetside, to meet the challenge of her lif...

Reducere. Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue ...

Reducere. The national bestseller From the author of the bestselling More Beautiful Than Before comes an inspiring book about loss based on his most popular ...

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Reducere. Experience the Primal Spiritual Path of Ancient Egypt The spiritual traditions of Ancient Egypt are well documented and are at the forefront of the...

An enthralling historical detective story of a dream becoming an obsession, in a post-truth world of 'alternative facts' and 'fake news'

______________________NOW THE HIT 2020 MOVIE THE POSTCARD KILLINGS STARRING JEFFREY DEAN MORGAN AND FAMKE JANSSEN______________________Murder is on...

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Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and racePublisher: Oneworld PublicationsAuthor(s): Nicholas Gu...

A riveting account of the explorers and scientists racing to understand Greenland's rapidly melting ice: a dramatic harbinger of climate change.

Reducere. "Leave now, or die " Those words-or ones just as ominous-have echoed through the past hundred years of American history, heralding a very unnatural...

Reducere. What if I told you that God has a version of normal for your life that far exceeds your current experience? What if I told you that Jesus really me...

Reducere. Since the beginning of storytelling, monsters of all kinds have inhabited myths, legends, folklore, and oral traditions, and they continue to thriv...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ryan GreenThe Kurim Case: A Terrifying True Story of Child Abuse, Cults & Cannibalism In May of 2007, in a small, quiet tow...

Reducere. Discover the mysteries and secrets of Pompeii, the city that disappeared in the fires of Mount Vesuvius and was buried for centuries.Pompeii was de...

Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Jan CarsonNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 226 x 32Cover type: HardbackRe...

Reducere. During our own challenging era of Coronavirus, we can recall our ancestors' faithfulness, courage, and determination to prevail over difficulties. J...

Reducere. DescriptionAn illuminating look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history sti...