Karen Farrington

Jean Kellaway

A full-color history of the often cruel and violent ways in which man has meted out punishment—from early civilization to the present.

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West Virginia

A Journey Through the Dark Side of Justice

Military historian Kellaway chronicles these fascinating but grisly subjects by time, region, and method, beginning with the methods used by early civilizations, then covering the evolution from the sadistic tools of the medieval age to the modern search for humane execution. She includes hundreds of color photographs and illustrations as well as stories told by the victims themselves. Not recommended for the faint of heart. c. Book News Inc.

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Hearts in Atlantis Stephen King A2

The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead

This encyclopedic and exquisitely eerie guide tells readers everything they need to know about the black angels that stalk the earth. As elegant and menacing as the creatures it describes, Vampire examines the hidden practices, spells, and horrors of these fiends and provides the reader with the facts necessary to foil these ghouls of the night: how to identify, elude, avoid, and kill. It also looks at the antidotes-the crucifix, wooden stake, and garlic-and reveals which work and which do not. Vampire is an entertaining and erudite collection of myth, folklore, literature, and popular culture.

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Rare Vampire Stories by Friends and Contemporaries of Bram Stoker

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

During a cholorea epidemic in 1831 England, a young prostitute agrees to supply bodies for a surgeon's anatomy school.

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How an Iowa Farm Boy Beat the Odds to Found and Lead One of the World's Largest Brokerage Firms i2

In Talkin' Big, Tom Dittmer--former CEO of Refco, the United States' first world-renowned futures firm--recalls how with hard work, determination, optimism, and some good old-fashioned luck, he was able to able to achieve his greatness.

Growing up as a farm boy in small-town Iowa, Dittmer first made a name for himself as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army. His industry and potential were quickly noticed, and Dittmer rapidly rose to become a White House aide under Lyndon B. Johnson. After an honorable discharge, Dittmer moved to Chicago with his new wife, Frannie, where he, from the Chicago Union Stockyards, first learned of the wealth of potential that that the Chicago Stock Exchange held.

In 1969, he got into the business world himself, forming Ray E. Friedman & Co., (Refco) with this father. And from there, Dittmer's fortunes only rose. Making millions, taking Refco to the international stage, and hobnobbing with celebrities, Dittmer became a legend in his own right, all while staying true to himself and his Midwest roots.

Brimming with fascinating business insights and incredible inside stories, Talkin' Big is a true rag-to-riches story of one of America's greatest businessmen.

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During 2014-18 and especially 2015 much public attention and public emotion will be focused on World War I. This book is an attractively packaged combination of historical description of both fighting and life away from the front, combined with the emotional impact of ordinary men and women telling their story for the first time.

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The Civil War Era i2

Covers the period of the Mexican War (1848) until the end of the Civil War in 1865, focusing in detail onthe military campaigns, including strategy and logistics, military leaders, and common soldiers

Battle Cry of Freedom I2

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More than four thousand practical household hints include advice on household organization, housecleaning, storage, family life, personal grooming, decorating, clothing care, appliance repair, car care, house exterior maintenance, gardening, pet care, and more

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A chronicle of the author's experiences of coping with her sister's mental disability since birth. Although specialists at the time recommended that her family institutionalise her, Dougan's father wrote an impassioned letter to the local paper, inviting other parents to join him in starting a programme for their mentally challenged children. A truly magical book that will be loved for the humour and compassion laid out on its pages.

That Went Well F6

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Tells the story of the world's only living septuplets, recounts the difficulties faced during pregnancy, and describes the help the family received in caring for the seven babies

Seven from Heaven F6

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While hosting Oscar night on the red carpet, Hollywood personality Maxine Taylor witnesses an actress's suspicious drug-overdose death, which she investigates as part of a plot to separate her daughter from an unworthy boyfriend.

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Nothing threatens us today more than the 50,000 nuclear warheads that stand in a state of near readiness around the globe. Yet in the year 2010 the world is at peace and the threat of nuclear devastation has vanished. How did this come about? Through the imaginative ideas of forty men and women - lawyers, doctors, professors, conflict research specialists - we see a wide variety of scenarios explaining how the world learned to prevent warfare. Writing from the United States, Switzerland, Austria, and West Germany, the authors of these essays show that even in an imperfect world of practical politics, there are many paths to peace. They provide a wealth of original yet workable approaches to peace that are as varied as the people who long for it. How can these amateurs fix up the world? By not accepting that war is inevitable, by forcing their leaders to take bold steps, and by becoming an informed citizenship. Their peace scenarios are grouped into several main approaches - awakening through disaster, playing the superpower game, flanking the superpowers, improving the machinery of peace, changes of consciousness, action groups, and citizen exchanges. Most essays tackle the Soviet-American rivalry first, while others emphasize acts by nonsuperpowers. Some assign bold leadership roles to individuals like Congressman Jack Kemp and Secretary of Transportation Elizabeth Dole, or call for a change in consciousness about who is the enemy. Ronald Reagan makes an irresistible vehicle for surprise peace initiatives. Others use existing institutions, such as the Department of Defense, the League of Women Voters, or the United Nations, in strategies leading to peace. Richard D. Lamm, Governor of Colorado, describes a nuclear exchange between India and Pakistan as the catalyst for peace - as horrified viewers witness a nuclear war on television, a tidal wave of peace moves through the world. Kenneth Boulding sees the 21st century ushering in a New Region of Time in which capitalist and communist nations agree to live and let live. And Randy Fritz of Smithville, Texas proposes an exchange of military observers at the highest levels. Taking his cue from game theory, he notes that cooperation is ultimately the most successful form of competitive human behavior. All the essays were chosen from entries to "Peace 2010," a contest sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor. Earl W. Foell, the Editor in Chief of the Monitorand Richard A. Nenneman, the Monitor's Managing Editor, have written introductions to each thematic chapter. In a concluding note, Lincoln Bloomfield, MIT professor and former national security council official, analyzes the essays and compares them to the work of peace professionals.

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A fine collection of short stories that deal with various family situations.

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The Kane Chronicles Survival Guide F6

Lichtman's debut thriller pushes the ultimate what if situation over the edge, into a realm of reality with non-stop intrigue and action, in this chilling novel about a foolproof plan to kill not only the president, but all of the U.S. leadership as well.

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The Untold Story of Jon Benet's Murder and the Investigation That Failed Us All

The parents of JonBenet Ramsey present their side of the story of their daughter's murder

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Dr. Jenn Hrluska is young, beautiful, and everyone's choice for best intern at Washington, D.C.'s Adams Memorial hospital.  When she finds the freshly killed body of a stranger on her doorstep, her initial shock turns to an irresistible thirst for the blood surrounding the body, for Jenn is a hemophage: her life depends on feeding on the blood of "normals."  Until now, Jenn has survived by transfusing blood from sleeping victims, harmlessly.  With bone-chilling certainty, she recognizes that this body has been left as an invitation to reclaim her destiny of taking blood by deadly force.  And only one person would have left the body for her--her father, Zane. Jenn's grandfather, Merrick, sealed Zane in a tomb ten years ago to end his murderous rampages.  Since then, Jenn has pursued her life, ignoring her true nature.  But now Zane has escaped and begun to insinuate himself into Jenn's world.  Beginning with cruel pranks to remind her of his powers, Zane soon commits a murder that brings Jenn to the brink of exposure--or death.  Unjustly imprisoned for murder, and facing the possibility of dying without a supply of fresh blood, Jenn decides she must escape and use her unearthly powers to defeat Zane once and for all. As father and daughter confront each other, however, Jenn realizes that the love that links them might just be as imperishable as the deadly curse they share.

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The Boy Who Was Raised As a Girl F6

In 1967, after a baby boy suffered a botched circumcision, his family agreed to a radical treatment. On the advice of a renowned expert in gender identity and sexual reassignment at Johns Hopkins Hospital, the boy was surgically altered to live as a girl. This landmark case, initially reported to be a complete success, seemed all the more remarkable since the child had been born an identical twin: his uninjured brother, raised as a boy, provided to the experiment the perfect matched control. The so-called twins case would become one of the most famous in modern medicine and the social sciences; cited repeatedly over the past thirty years as living proof that our sense of being male or female is not inborn but primarily the result of how we are raised. A touchstone for the feminist movement, the case also set the precedent for sex reassignment as standard treatment for thousands of newborns with similarly injured, or irregular, genitals. But the case was a failure from the outset. From the start the famous twin had, in fact, struggled against his imposed girlhood. Since age fourteen, when finally informed of his medical history, he made the decision to live as a male. John Colapinto tells this extraordinary story for the first time in As Nature Made Him. Writing with uncommon intelligence, insight, and compassion, he also sets the historical and medical context for the case, exposing the thirty-year-long scientific feud between Dr. John Money and his fellow sex researcher, Dr. Milton Diamond--a rivalry over the nature/nurture debate whose very bitterness finally brought the truth to light. A macabre tale of medical arrogance, As Nature Made Him is first and foremost a human drama of one man's-and one family's--amazing survival in the face of terrible odds. The human intimacy of the story is all the greater for the subject's courageous decision to step out from behind the pseudonym that has shrouded his identity for the past thirty years.

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When Intelligence Goes Wrong F6

Naval Lieutenant Tom Smith discovers that he has a double, the notorious South American revolutionary and spy, Pedrito Miraflores

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Journey back to the magic days of sultans and caliphs, and become entranced by a brave young woman named Sheherezade as she weaves one dazzling tale after another, night after night for a thousand and one nights.

This classic collection of timeless stories from Arabia, India, and Persia re-creates a fabulous world of sorcerers and sages, as well as ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary situations.

Brian Alderson brings out all the humor, enchantment, suspense, and mystery of these delightful stories. Included in this lively collection are Sheherezade's most magnificent and beloved stories: "Aladdin," "Sindbad the Sailor," and "All Baba and the Forty Thieves." Remaining faithful to their Eastern origins, the author presents them in a manner ideally suited for reading aloud.

Michael Foreman's one hundred and twenty stunning illustrations and decorations-highlighted with gold ink -- capture all the excitement and magic of the original tales in a sumptuous book you will return to again and again.

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