Established by the Catholic Church in 1231, the Inquisition continued in one form or another for almost seven hundred years. Though associated with the persecution of heretics and Jews -- and with burning at the stake -- its targets were more numerous and its techniques more ambitious. The Inquisiti[...]

It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today’s garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation in[...]

Zur Serie: Hal Fosters faszinierendes und lebendiges Ritterepos aus den Tagen König Arthurs zählt zu den Meisterwerken der Comic-Geschichte. Zwischen 1937 und 1971 hat Foster insgesamt 1788 Seiten gezeichnet, bevor John Cullen Murphy zu seinem kongenialen Nachfolger wurde. Was viele nicht wiss[...]

Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whitey s extraordinary criminal career from teena[...]