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Ronnie Biggs: The Inside Story, written by two of Ronnie Biggs’s closest friends and most ardent supporters, delivers exactly what it says on the label, giving a very personal, unique and yet disturbing insight into the mind and subsequent treatment by the judicial and penal systems of the man that became a legendary household name for his role in one of Britain’s most notorious crimes, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, and his subsequent life on the run upon his escape from prison in 1965. Raising...

No one gave James “Buster” Douglas much of a chance when he faced “Iron” Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990, in the Tokyo Dome. Tyson was Godzilla, and Buster wasn’t expected to be anything more than a moth for Tyson to swat away, much less Mothra. Douglas had four losses already and 42-1 odds against him in this bout. One reporter, going through Japanese customs, announced he was in town for business. When asked how long he would be working, he laughed and responded “Oh, about a minute.”

A provocative study of how the U.S. made disastrous, self-destructive decisions in pursuit of terrorism around the globe in the wake of 9/11 reveals how these actions not only violated the Constitution and American values, but also hampered efforts to bring down Al Qaeda, seriously damaging the nation's moral and political standing in the world. Related Categories: Subjects, DVDs & Books, American History, War, Iraq, Current Events, Wars & Warfare, Politics, American History, History, Subjects,...

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“With Being Martha I will reveal sides of Martha Stewart that have not been seen. I am a friend and former neighbor, and I am partial to her. My closeness to Martha over the years has provided me with access to her family, her friends, and her coworkers of many years: Martha’s inner circle, those who know the real Martha.” —Lloyd Allen

This book is essentially a collection of interviews conducted by the author (history, Univ. of Florida) with 11 people involved in the 2000 presidential election, its recount, and the litigation that followed. A lengthy, detailed introduction chronicles the entire saga, from the adoption of the butterfly ballot to the Supreme Court's decision; also included are a table with Florida's vote totals at the county level, a complete cast of characters, summaries of the many court cases spawned by...

2009 Hardcover 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Rear cover very slightly bowed, not very noticeable; contents bright, crisp & clean, unread. x, 310 p., illus., 16 ... p. of plates (some color). Read more Show Less

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The result of an intensive two-year investigation, Secrets of the Kingdom penetrates the innermost layers of the shielded House of Saud and presents indisputable evidence of complicity and deceit at the highest levels--evidence that the 9/11 Commission, either deliberately or negligently, failed to consider. Using bank records and other previously undisclosed information, Posner unearths many disturbing truths and shattering revelations about the ties that bind the Saudi and U.S. governments, including...

The Baader-Meinhof Group--later known as the Red Army Faction (RAF)--was a violent urban guerilla group which terrorized Germany in the 1970s and '80s, killing 47 people, wounding 93, taking 162 hostages, and robbing 35 banks--all in an attempt to bring revolution to the Federal Republic. Stefan Aust's masterful history of the Group presents the definitive account, capturing a highly complex story both accurately and colorfully. Much new information has surfaced since the mass suicide of the Groups...

Acclaimed "New York Times" reporter Sorkin delivers the first true, behind-the-scenes, moment-by-moment account of how the greatest financial crisis since the Great Depression developed into a global tsunami.

The "inside story" of the British codebreakers who cracked the German Enigma code and turned the tide of World War II, as told by 27 of the codebreakers themselves. They were perhaps the most motley crew ever attached to the British government: an assortment of Oxford and Cambridge dons trained in classics and mathematics, thrust suddenly into the world of secret military intelligence. These narratives were written in 1970, shortly after a gag order was lifted. (WAR46, $19.95)

From the time he turns thirteen, the Jewish male puts on tefillin every day, but for most people the mitzvah is still a mysterious and intriguing one. What is the significance of tefillin? How do those small black boxes and long black straps symbolize the Jews' connection to G-d? Rabbi Moshe Shlomo Emanuel, a well-known London educator, has compiled an important and fascinating look at the mitzvah of tefillin, showing us how this ritual is a link to G-d and to the history and destiny of the Jewish...

Table of Contents Author Bios Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Why Is She So Difficult to Deal With? Understanding and Communicating With Adolescent Girls Why Can't She Ever Think for Herself? Adolescent Girls and Their Peer Group Will I Ever Stop Worrying About Her? The Vulnerabilities of Adolescent Girls How Can I Help Her Feel Good About Herself? Building Strength and Resiliency in Adolescent Girls How Will She Ever...

Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records gives you a behind-the-scenes story that follows Casablanca Records from the perspective of an eyewitness to the excess and insanity.From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era was more emblematic of the times than Casablanca Records and its magnetic founder, Neil Bogart. From his daring...

Product Description The Rise of Benedict XVI - The Inside Story of How the Pope was Elected and Where He Will Take the Catholic Church John L. Allen, Jr. tells of the behind-the-scenes dynamics within the College of Cardinals that led to the choice of Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, and where the new pope is likely to lead the Catholic Church. On April 18, 2005, the College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church gathered to elect a successor to Pope John Paul II. Faced with several potential...