A sometimes troubling, behind-the-scenes history of the legendary music label offers close-up profiles of the artists, many from Detroit's inner-city projects, who achieved fame--Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Smokey Robinson, among others--detailing their rise to succe[...]
The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, continues to inspire interest ranging from well-meaning speculation to bizarre conspiracy theories and controversial filmmaking. But in this landmark book, ""reissued with a new afterword for the 40th anniversary of the assassination, Gerald[...]
From a master chronicler of legal and financial misconduct, a magnificent investigation nine years in the making, this book traces the political intrigue and inner workings of the Catholic Church. Decidedly not about faith, belief in God, or religious doctrine, this book is about the church's accumu[...]
Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to more than 5,000 pages of personal writings and family photos, this definitive biography of German physician and SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Josef Mengele (1911-1979) probes the personality and motivations of Auschwitz's 'Angel of Death.' From May 1943 through Ja[...]