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The darkest night: two sisters, a brutal murder, and the loss of innocence in a small town
Par Ron Franscell. 2008
Details the 1973 Casper, Wyoming, abduction of two sisters by two men who raped the teen and threw them both…
from a bridge, killing the younger child. Describes the surviving girl's ongoing troubles and her attackers' lives before and after their swift arrest and conviction. Violence and strong language. 2007All honest men: a biographical novel
Par Claude Stanush, Michele Stanush. 2003
This amusing narrative traces J. Willis Newton's transformation from disgruntled cotton picker on his daddy's Texas farm to one of…
America's most notorious bandits. Most famously, in 1924, Willis and his three brothers carried out the largest train robbery in U.S. history, netting more than 3 million. The authors conducted scores of interviews with Willis Newton before his death in 1979 and the book is narrated from Willis's point of view. Contains descriptions of violenceIf I ran for president
Par Catherine Stier, Lynne Avril. 2007
The Pemberton papers: how evidence found in a small New England historical society uncovered a scandal
Par Robert A. Mcinnes. 2006
When a retired couple starts researching their ancestry, they stumble upon a long forgotten murder mystery. This whodunit for history…
lovers is a true story that takes place on the Connecticut sea coast. Contains some strong language. 2006The waters of Kronos: Internet Prophets, Private Profits, and the Costs to Community
Par Conrad Richter, Nathan Newman. 2002
Semiautobiographical novel in which John Donner journeys to the town of his youth, Unionville, a Pennsylvania Dutch mining town now…
submerged by the waters of the dammed Kronos River. John's compulsion to reconnect with his past evokes reflections on the power of memory and familial bonds. National Book Award. 1960Strong at the heart: how it feels to heal from sexual abuse
Par Carolyn Lehman. 2005
Personal accounts of nine survivors of rape, molestation, or incest at young ages. They discuss their experiences and the people…
who helped them reclaim their lives. Lists resources including assistance hotlines, books, movies, organizations, and web sites. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2005El periodista Ramos informe sobre la trágica muerte de ilegales que en 2003 intentaron viajar en camión a Houston, Texas.…
Describe cómo los traficantes de ilegales dejaron morir de asfixia y calor insoportable a diecinueve de los sesenta y tres personas que se escondían en la parte atrás del camión. A través de entrevistas con sobrevientes y análisis del juicio, Ramos relata porque se murieron tantas personas, incluso un niño, que solo buscaban una vida mejorInvestigative reporter's account of twenty-four-year-old Kristin Rossum, a San Diego toxicologist, accused of poisoning her spouse with drugs brought home…
from her office. Reveals Rossum's long-term drug addictions, adulteries, and possible motives for murdering husband Greg de Villers in 2001. 2004Bad boy: the murderous life of Kenneth Allen McDuff
Par Gary M. Lavergne, Gary M Lavergne. 2001
Tale of a serial killer from Rosebud, Texas, who was first sentenced to death in 1966 for murder--only to be…
paroled in 1989. Chronicles the crimes he committed upon his release from jail that exposed the failure of the criminal justice system. Violence and strong language. 1999Suddenly gone: the Kansas murders of serial killer Richard Grissom
Par Dan Mitrione. 1995
Former FBI agent details the 1989 Kansas crime spree of serial killer Richard Grissom Jr., who kidnapped and tortured young…
women. Grissom's psychological troubles--and a grisly murder he committed as a youth--were revealed in his juvenile record, and such deviant behavior continued into his adulthood. Violence and strong language. 1995Explores whether twins develop similar habits through nature or nurture. Glatt examines several cases of identical twins who commit violent…
crimes with or against each other. Explicit descriptions of sex and violence. 1999The warrior's honor: ethnic war and the modern conscience
Par Michael Ignatieff. 1998
Asks whether Western nations in the post-Cold War era bear a moral responsibility to intervene in ethnic conflicts, especially where…
human atrocities are committed. Examines such cases as Angola, Afghanistan, and Bosnia, where tribal loyalties outweigh the notion of universal human rightsThe fall of Pan Am 103: inside the Lockerbie investigation
Par Steven Emerson, Brian Duffy. 1990
The authors, both investigative reporters, were given unprecedented access to the officials and their findings regarding the 1988 crash of…
Pan Am 103. This account discusses warnings the airline received, the ability of terrorists to circumvent security systems, and the work of more than 10,000 agents piecing together countless scraps of information to identify the terroristsDangerous dossiers: exposing the secret war against America's greatest authors
Par Herbert Mitgang. 1988
A correspondent for the "New York Times," with a background in Army Air Corps counterintelligence during World War II, brings…
to light the policies and procedures by which the FBI developed dossiers on authors thought to be subversive. His purpose is to demonstrate how dangerous the practice is--damaging not only to individual freedom, but also to national valuesFighting faiths: the Abrams case, the Supreme Court, and free speech
Par Richard Polenberg. 1987
A history professor examines the case of five anarchists charged with distributing leaflets opposing U.S. intervention in Russia after World…
War I. He details the superheated atmosphere of patriotism in the country at that time, and the unfair trial the five received after being beaten and coerced to confess. Polenberg also analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court and its decision in the caseLines and shadows
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 1984
In this true crime story, Wambaugh focuses on the Border Crime Task Force, an eighteen-month experiment conducted by the San…
Diego Police. This task force foot-patrolled the Mexican-U.S. border between Tijuana and San Diego in an effort to stop the gangs who mug, rob, rape, and murder Mexican, illegal aliens. Powerful and compassionate. Strong language. Violence. Bestseller 1984Les belles amazones (Documents Societe Ser. #Vol. 6039309)
Par Barbara Cartland. 1977
Derrière une controverse juridique opposant, à propos de la propriété industrielle d'un logiciel, le gouvernement des Etats-Unis à une firme…
d'informatique, Inslaw, s'est trouvée révélée une gigantesque opération d'espionnage, qui a permis, pendant plus de dix ans, aux Américains de pénétrer dans les banques de données et mémoires d'ordinateurs des principales organisations de la planète.The Writing on the Wall
Par Hilda Glynn-Ward, Patricia Roy. 1974
With tales of a gruesome murder, a typhoid epidemic, corrupt politicians, and a Japanese invasion, The Writing on the Wall…
was intended to shock its readers when it was published in 1921. Thinly disguised as a novel, it is a propaganda tract exhorting white British Columbians to greater vigilance to prevent greedy politicians from selling out to the Chinese and Japanese. It was also designed to convince eastern Canada of British Columbia's need for protections against an onslaught of the 'yellow peril.'This novel is not exceptional in its extreme racism; it reiterates almost every anti-oriental cliché circulating in British Columbia at the time of its publication. While modern readers will find the story horrifying and unbelievable, it is in fact based on real incidents. Many of the views expressed were only exaggerated versions of ideas held throughout the country about non-Anglo-Saxon immigrants. The Writing on the Wall is a vivid illustration of the fear and prejudice with which immigrants were regarded in the early twentieth century.Aviation Weather: FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 00-6B (FAA Handbooks Ser.)
Par Federal Aviation Administration. 2011
Aviation Weather is a comprehensive resource for everything that pilots, students, and instructors need to know about navigating all types…
of weather safely. This book covers both visual (VMC) and instrument (IMC) meteorological conditions, and does so using detailed illustrations and diagrams. Subjects covered include the earth’s atmosphere, temperatures, atmospheric pressure and altimetry, wind, moisture, precipitation, clouds, air masses and fronts, turbulence, icing, thunderstorms, common IFR producers, high altitude weather, arctic and tropical weather, and soaring weather. A detailed glossary and index are provided for guidance.FAR/AIM 2019: Up-to-date Faa Regulations / Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM Federal Aviation Regulations)
Par Federal Aviation Administration. 2018
All the information you need to operate safely in US airspace, fully updated.If you’re an aviator or aviation enthusiast, you…
cannot be caught with an out-of-date edition of the FAR/AIM. In today’s environment, there is no excuse for ignorance of the rules of the US airspace system. In the newest edition of the FAR/AIM, all regulations, procedures, and illustrations are brought up to date to reflect current FAA data. This handy reference book is an indispensable resource for members of the aviation community, as well as for aspiring pilots looking to get a solid background in the rules, requirements, and procedures of flight training. Not only does this manual present all the current FAA regulations, it also includes:A study guide for specific pilot training certifications and ratingsA pilot/controller glossaryStandard instrument proceduresParachute operationsAirworthiness standards for products and partsThe NASA Aviation Safety reporting formImportant FAA contact informationThis is the most complete guide to the rules of aviation available anywhere. Don’t take off without the FAR/AIM!