For fifty years after Dr Watson's death, a packet of papers, written by the doctor himself, lay hidden in a locked box. The papers contained an extraordinary report of the case of Jack the Ripper and the horrible murders in the East End of London in 1888. The detective, of course, was the great Sher[...]

THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE INVASION OF IRAQ
Now an MSNBC Documentary, hosted by Rachel Maddow
Filled with news-making revelations that made it a "New York Times" bestseller, "Hubris" takes us behind the scenes at the White House, CIA, Pentagon, State Department, and Congress to show how Georg[...]

A "Wall Street Journal" Best Nonfiction Book of 2012
In this follow-up to their national bestseller "Cobra II," Michael Gordon and General Bernard E. Trainor deftly piece together the story of the most widely reported but least understood war in American history. This stunning account of the pol[...]

The heartbreaking and true story of a lonely orca named Luna who befriended humans in Nootka Sound, off the coast of Vancouver Island by Michael Parfit and Suzanne Chisholm.
One summer in Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, a young killer whale called Luna got s[...]

The author charts the brief but colorful history of the saxophone, from its invention 160 years ago, through its subsequent role as a symbol of decadence and immorality, to its impact on music, particularly American jazz. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.[...]

She posted it online: "Just to let everyone know, my mother was murdered." But those simple words written by sixteen-year-old Rachelle Waterman couldn't begin to describe the horror of the crime: Her mother's body locked in a van. Doused in gasoline. Burned beyond recognition... Alaska troopers arre[...]

In the span of a single generation in postwar America, football charted an extraordinary rise in popularity, becoming a smartly managed, keenly marketed sports entertainment colossus. Beginning with the World War II years, MacCambridge traces the game's grand transformation.[...]

A hilarious companion to the "New York Times" bestselling "Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't)" about the power of stories and storytelling.
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Missy loves her librarian, Miss Brooks. And she loves to go to Miss Brooks' before-school story time. But to get to Story Nook, she has to pass B[...]

How could one company--General Motors--meet disaster on one continent and achieve explosive growth on another at the very same time?While General Motors was hurtling towards bankruptcy in 2009, GM's subsidiary in China was setting new sales and profit records. This book reveals how extraordinary peo[...]

Shy, awkward Bastian is amazed to discover that he has become a character in the mysterious book he is reading and that he has an important mission to fulfill[...]