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Quick view Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi The #1 bestselling true crime book ever, this revised edition tells what really happened in the murders carried out by the Manson family. Taking a look at the man, the method and the madness, the book now features a new Afterword. of photos. View Details
Quick view Mad about Physics: Braintwisters, Paradoxes, and Curiosities by Christopher Jargodzki Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let... View Details
Quick view Black Heroes by Jessie Carney Smith To recognize and celebrate African American achievement over the past 100 years, Black Heroes profiles 150 individuals who have made a lasting and profound impact on our culture. Now available for the first time in paperback, Black Heroesis a who's who... View Details
Quick view Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur The life story of African-American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard. View Details
Quick view Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and... View Details
Quick view Los Mejores Relatos de Terror by Various Poe, Wells, and Jacobs are a few of the authors that hide mysteries within mysteries. They threaten our logic and the unknown can surface without warning...terror and mystery can paralyze you! View Details
Quick view Los Mejores Relatos de Ciencia Ficcion by H G Wells Technology has converted into reality many literary futuristic fantasies. In this book, the greatest writers of science fiction reflect on the future. View Details
Quick view No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers Making Tough Choices by Donald R Gallo This anthology features 16 stories about individuals who find themselves in situations that test their strength of character. They are called upon to make moral choices, face the consequences of their actions, and consider what it means to "do the right... View Details
Quick view The Naked Ape: A Zoologist''s Study of the Human Animal by Desmond Morris Zoologist Desmond Morris considers humans as being simply another animal species in this classic book first published in 1967. Here is the Naked Ape at his most primal in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of... View Details
Quick view Mathematical Footprints: Discovering Mathematics Everywhere by Theoni Pappas This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the... View Details
Quick view Climb: The Tragic Ambitions on Everest by Anatoli Boukreev In May 1996, two commercial expeditions attempted to climb the highest mountain in the world, but things went terribly wrong. Alone and climbing blind, expedition guide Anatoli Boukreev brought climbers back from the edge of certain death. Here is his... View Details
Quick view Life by the Numbers by Keith Devlin With a visually striking introduction to the ways in which math shapes our lives, this book includes special effects in movies, sports, space exploration, and amazing new computer technologies. 150 illustrations, 130 in color. View Details
