-Titulo Original : The Invention Of Murder How The Victorians Revelled In Death And Detection And Created Modern Crime-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWonderful… [Flanders] shines in her readings of literary novels containing criminal and detective elements, such as Oliver Twist, Mary Barton and Tess of the DUrbervilles, but can be sharp and very funny about the vagaries of melodramatic and sensational plotting. -Wall Street JournalIn this fascinating exploration of murder in the nineteenth century, Judith Flanders examines some of the most gripping cases that captivated the Victorians and gave rise to the first detective fictionMurder in Britain in the nineteenth century was rare. But murder as sensation and entertainment became ubiquitous, transformed into novels, into broadsides and ballads, into theatre and melodrama and opera even into puppet shows and performing dog-acts. Detective fiction and Englands new police force developed in parallel, each imitating the other the pioneers of Scotland Yard gave rise to Dickenss Inspector Bucket, the first fictional police detective, who in turn influenced Sherlock Holmes and, ultimately, even P.D. James and Patricia Cornwell.In this fascinating book, Judith Flanders retells the gruesome stories of many different types of murder both famous and obscure from the crimes (and myths) of Sweeney Todd and Jack the Ripper to the tragedies of the murdered Marr family in Londons East End; Burke and Hare and their bodysnatching business in Edinburgh; and Greenacre, who transported his dismembered fiancee around town by omnibus. With an irresistible cast of swindlers, forgers, and poisoners, the mad, the bad and the dangerous to know, The Invention of Murder is both a gripping tale of crime and punishment, and history at its most readable. Review “Judith Flanderss wonderful, sometimes appalling The Invention of Murder: How the Victorians Reveled in Death and Detection and Created Modern Crime, is a guidebook to notably grisly true-life tales… [Flanders] shines in her readings of literary novels containing criminal and detective elements, such as Oliver Twist, Mary Barton and Tess of the DUrbervilles, but can be sharp and very funny about the vagaries of melodramatic and sensational plotting. Holmes once chided Watson, ‘You see but you dont observe. Ms. Flanders does both. This is an enticing book for any reader who, like the genteel lady in Emily Edens The Semi-Detached House (1859), admits: ‘There is such a grand murder in the paper . . . a whole family poisoned . . . it is very shocking, but I like to hear about it.” Wall Street Journal“Flanders meticulous research, personable style and keen insights are bliss for anyone interested in the Victorians and their quirks.” Seattle Times“Superb… Flanderss convincing and smart synthesis of the evolution of an official police force, fictional detectives, and real-life cause celebres will appeal to devotees of true crime and detective fiction alike.” Publishers Weekly, starred review“Brilliantly researched and rendered, this is an indispensible read for anyone--scholars and the general public alike--who harbors an interest in the evolution of the notion and representation of murder....Flanders presents a fascinating narrative in well-crafted and at times suitably ironic praise.” Library Journal, starred review“Engrossing…Flanders excels at following the trends in detection and how this was reflected in writing.” Sunday Times (London)“Riveting and meticulous…Flanders balances judicious facts with lively story-telling…the research behind this book is phenomenal…THE INVENTION OF MUDER is what great non-fiction should be; as erudite as it is entertaining, as gripping as fiction despite being stranger than fiction.” Scotland on Sunday“Compelling…remarkable…in this intelligent and comprehensive compendium of murder, she has left no gravestone unturned.” Sunday Telegraph (UK)“Want to be appalled by a book? Then try this one…In more than 400 blood-soaked pages Judith Flanders lovingly traces the progression of notorious...

-Titulo Original : In The Country We Love My Family Divided (updated With New Material)-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Diane Guerrero is an actress on the hit shows Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin. She has written about her family in the Los Angeles Times and has appeared on CNN to discuss immigration issues. She also volunteers with the nonprofit Immigrant Legal Resource Center. She lives in New York City.Michelle Burford is a founding editor of O, The Oprah Magazine and writer of many best-selling books including memoirs by Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, singer Toni Braxton, and Michelle Knight. The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the U.S., Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career for herself, without the support system of her family. In the Country We Love is a moving, heartbreaking story of one womans extraordinary resilience in the face of the nightmarish struggles of undocumented residents in this country. There are over 11 million undocumented immigrants living in the US, many of whom have citizen children, whose lives here are just as precarious, and whose stories havent been told. Written with bestselling author Michelle Burford, this memoir is a tale of personal triumph that also casts a much-needed light on the fears that haunt the daily existence of families likes the authors and on a system that fails them over and over. Review One of Chicago Public Librarys and BookRiots Best Books of 2016Guerrero, 14 at the time, was left on her own with no government oversight whatsoever, a harrowing situation that she recounts with honesty, pathos, and bravery...Guerrero transforms a truly terrible situation into something meaningful, using her story and her role as an Ambassador for Citizenship and Naturalization by the White House to try to help other immigrant families left in this terrible position. Publishers Weekly“Orange Is the New Black actress Guerrero delivers an affecting tale of a childhood lived in the margins. . . . lovingly detailed in colloquial and well-paced prose . . . The authors candor in chronicling the lowest moments of her life reads like an urgent confessional. . . The authors greatest strength lies in her ability to advocate for undocumented immigrants and others affected by immigration status: Ive written the book that I wish I could have read when I was that girl. A moving, humanizing portrait of the collateral damage caused by Americas immigration policy. Kirkus Reviews Guerrero relates her struggle to hold her life together, get through high school and college, and find her feet in the world--challenges that will resonate with many readers...[She] writes with humor and heartbreaking honesty. Offering readers the story she needed to hear as a child, Guerrero shines a light on this countrys flawed immigration system, eloquently calling for reform without diminishing her appreciation for the opportunities US citizenship has afforded her. A timely and enlightening read. Booklist In the Country We Love is the poignant, candid, and often shocking account of the challenges Guerrero faced as a citizen child of undocumented parents Kirkus Reviews [special cover feature]“I think putting your life down on paper as honest and raw as Diane Guerrero has done is brave…, Guerrero bares her life showing her faults, her heart, her humor, that the saying kids are resilient is not so, and most importantly her fight to thrive and succeed. I could not recommend this book enough, especially if you liked The Book of Unknown Americans.” Book Riot [best books of April 2016]In the ...

-Titulo Original : Fighter Pilot The Memoirs Of Legendary Ace Robin Olds-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Robin Olds was many things to many people. To his West Point football coach he was an All American destined for the National College Football Hall of Fame. To his P-38 and P-51 wartime squadrons in WWII he was the aggressive fighter pilot who made double ace and became their commander in nine short months. For the pioneers of the jet age, he was the wingman on the first jet demo team, a racer in the Thompson Trophy race, and the only U.S. exchange officer to command an RAF squadron. In the tabloid press he was the dashing flying hero who married the glamorous movie star. For the current crop of fighter pilots he is best known as the leader of the F-4 Wolfpack battling over North Vietnam. For cadets at the Air Force Academy he was a role model and mentor. He was all of those things and more.Heres Robins story in his own words and gleaned from the family and friends of his lifetime. Heres the talent and learning, the passion and leadership, the love and disappointments of his life. Few men have written on the tablets of aviation history with such a broad and indelible brush. Olds was a classic hero with vices as well as virtues, a life writ large that impacted many. Review “A gripping narrative...Compelling reading, likely to become a classic.” Booklist“Robin Olds is probably the greatest aerial warrior America ever produced. His autobiography tells it like it was...and provides written proof why the people who served with him made him a legend. This book will be an instant classic.” Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of The Assassin“One mans account of war and, in its way, a tribute to a vanished breed of men.” The Wall Street Journal“Excellent...at times, his poetic descriptions reveal a humanity rarely exhibited in public by this swashbuckling, handlebar-mustachioed giant of air power.” Aviation Weekly About the Author Robin Olds (1922-2007) was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot. A triple ace, he achieved a combined total of 16 victories in the Second World War and the Vietnam War. Born into an army family in Honolulu and raised in Virginia, he was educated at West Point, where he was an All American football player. He fought in Europe during World War II, and was regarded as the best wing commander in the Vietnam War. He was promoted to brigadier general after Vietnam, and also served as Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Christina Olds is the daughter of Robin Olds. She holds a B.A. in English and creative writing from Vassar.Ed Rasimus is a retired USAF fighter pilot whose books on the Vietnam air war include When Thunder Rolled and Palace Cobra...

-Titulo Original : Ten Hours Until Dawn The True Story Of Heroism And Tragedy Aboard The Can Do-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Michael J. Tougias is the author of many award-winning true rescue stories, including the New York Times-bestseller The Finest Hours, A Storm Too Soon, Into the Blizzard, and Attacked at Sea. He also published a memoir, The Waters Between Us: A Boy, A Father, Outdoor Misadventures and the Healing Power of Nature. A frequent lecturer on his work, Tougias splits his time between Massachusetts and Florida. In the midst of the Blizzard of 1978, the tanker Global Hope floundered on the shoals in Salem Sound off the Massachusetts coast. The Coast Guard heard the Mayday calls and immediately dispatched a patrol boat. Within an hour, the Coast Guard boat was in as much trouble as the tanker, having lost its radar, depth finder, and engine power in horrendous seas. Pilot boat Captain Frank Quirk was monitoring the Coast Guards efforts by radio, and when he heard that the patrol boat was in jeopardy, he decided to act. Gathering his crew of four, he readied his forty-nine-foot steel boat, the Can Do, and entered the maelstrom of the blizzard.Using dozens of interview and audiotapes that recorded every word exchanged between Quirk and the Coast Guard, Tougias has written a devastating, true account of bravery and death at sea, in Ten Hours Until Dawn. Review “Tougias delivers a well-researched, vividly written tale of brave men overwhelmed by the awesome forces of nature. An absorbing account...” Publishers WeeklyArguably the best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Jungers Perfect Storm. His balancing of human and technical detail is nearly perfect, and he has made the book accessible even to relative newcomers to maritime literature. All readers may sincerely hope that Tougias will produce further such superb chronicles.” Booklist, starred review“Ten Hours Until Dawn is every bit as gripping as the best adventure fiction.” Midwest Book Review“While some might compare Ten Hours to Sebastian Jungers Perfect Storm, Tougias book is very different, often better, in significant ways.” Metrowest Daily News“The events (of that night) are chronicled masterfully in Tougias gripping new book, Ten Hours Until Dawn.” Offshore Magazine“Absolutely amazing--what a movie this would make!” Paul Sullivan, WBZ Radio“This is a riveting, fast-paced story will keep you awake at night and stay in your mind days after its finished.” South County Independent“A fascinating story and just as good as The Perfect Storm.” Portsmouth Herald“An incredible tale of heroism and sacrifice.” Nathaniel Philbrick, National Book Award winner“Ten Hours Until Dawn reads so much like a fiction thriller that I had to pause now and then to remind myself the events were real.” Portland Herald Maine Today“Tougias spins the yarn with tense realism and youll find yourself turning the pages at an alarming rate.” The Valley Advocate“I was a college senior in Providence, Rhode Island, during the Blizzard of 78---a meteorological holocaust of snow and wind that Ill never forget. To learn twenty-six years later that there were men brave enough to attempt a rescue at sea during that storm still has me awestruck with wonder. Michael Tougiass Ten Hours Until Dawn tells their story---an incredible tale of heroism and sacrifice.” Nathaniel Philbrick, author of the National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller In the Heart of the Sea“With a steady hand, Michael Tougias draws us into the vortex of this historic winter storm of 1978 and a high-seas rescue attempt gone wildly awry. The dynamics of this adventure alone would make it well worth the journey. But as a writer, Tougiass true gift is his ability to plumb the depths of human emotion, to take us ever deeper into the hearts of those who survived the ordeal---and even into the lives of those who did not. He re-creates not only the superhuman efforts between the imperiled crewmen and their would-be rescuers, but the gut-wrenching experience ...

-Titulo Original : The Husband Hunters American Heiresses Who Married Into The British Aristocracy-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Anne de Courcy is the author of several widely acclaimed works of social history and biography, including THE HUSBAND HUNTERS, MARGOT AT WAR, THE FISHING FLEET, THE VICEROYS DAUGHTERS and DEBS AT WAR. She lives in London and Gloucestershire. A delicious group biography of the young American heiresses who married into the British aristocracy at the turn of the twentieth century - the real women who inspired Downton Abbey. Towards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached. The incomers were a group of young women who, fifty years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another world - the New World, to be precise. From 1874 - the year that Jennie Jerome, the first known Dollar Princess, married Randolph Churchill - to 1905, dozens of young American heiresses married into the British peerage, bringing with them all the fabulous wealth, glamour and sophistication of the Gilded Age.Anne de Courcy sets the stories of these young women and their families in the context of their times. Based on extensive first-hand research, drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, this richly entertaining group biography reveals what they thought of their new lives in England - and what England thought of them. Review Praise for The Husband Hunters:Editors Choice, New York Times“[The American heiresses] were just what was needed to shake the cocktail and bring some pizazz to the party. De Courcy conjures it all with skill.” New York Times Book Review“A true account of the women who inspired Downton Abbey… [de Courcy explores] what life was like for them after their moves and the clash of cultures that ensued.” Vanity Fair“A highly readable social history that contains all the juicy drama of a primetime soap opera. Kirkus Reviews“Vanderbilts, Astors, Churchills, Marlboroughs; diamonds, tiaras, yachts, mansions; all are documented in glorious detail and should satisfy those readers with insatiable thirst for all things peerage.” Booklist“Fascinating…enough glitz and glamour to enthrall those who couldn’t get enough of the recent royal nuptials.” Publishers Weekly Witty and well researched, Anne de Courcy brings to colorful, dramatic life these dollar princesses whose vast fortunes propelled them to glittering trans-Atlantic marriages that captivated international society. Daisy Goodwin, New York Times bestselling author of The Fortune Hunter“Anne de Courcy has a sharp instinct for absurdity and there is much of that in this entertaining book.” - Anne Sebba, Literary Revie...

-Titulo Original : My Story-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author ELIZABETH SMART is an American activist and president of the Elizabeth Smart Foundation. She first gained widespread attention at age fourteen when she was kidnapped from her home and rescued nine months later. Smarts #1 New York Times bestselling memoir My Story descrbes her experience, and her follow-up, Where Theres Hope, is an inspiring guide to healing after trauma.Chris Stewart is a former U. S. Air Force pilot assigned to fly the SR-71 Blackbird and B-1 bomber. He is the author of successful and acclaimed thrillers including Shattered Bone, The Kill Box, and The Third Consequence. He lives in Farmington, Utah. The harrowing true story of abduction and survival from the courageous young woman who lived it now the subject of a Lifetime original movie, I Am Elizabeth Smart.In this memoir, Elizabeth Smart reveals how she survived and the secret to forging a new life in the wake of a brutal crime. On June 5, 2002, fourteen-year-old Elizabeth Smart, the daughter of a close-knit Mormon family, was taken from her home in the middle of the night by religious fanatic Brian David Mitchell and his wife, Wanda Barzee. Elizabeth was kept chained, dressed in disguise, repeatedly raped, and told she and her family would be killed if she tried to escape. After her rescue on March 12, 2003, she rejoined her family and worked to pick up the pieces of her life.With My Story, Elizabeth tells of the constant fear she endured every hour, her courageous determination to maintain hope, and how she devised a plan to manipulate her captors and convinced them to return to Utah, where she was rescued minutes after arriving. Smart explains how her faith helped her stay sane in the midst of a nightmare and how she found the strength to confront her captors at their trial and see that justice was served.In the years after her rescue, Smart transformed from victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire and foster change. She has created a foundation to help prevent crimes against children and is a frequent public speaker. She and her husband, Matthew Gilmour, now have two children. Review “Smarts memoir is as compelling as it is disturbing. Her stoic Mormon faith, moreover, will both inspire and mystify readers.” Boston Globe“Smart speaks candidly about the shame of rape, confessing her deep fear that her Mormon family would reject her as a result of her experiences. . . . Smart is already making waves in the media.” New York magazine“My Story chronicles [Elizabeths] faith, aided by her memories of her family, and what she felt was the spiritual presence of her beloved grandfather, who had passed away just days before she was kidnapped. Realizing that her family would love her, no matter what her captors did to her, ‘I had something still to live for.” Salt Lake Tribun...

-Titulo Original : I Got A Monster The Rise And Fall Of Americas Most Corrupt Police Squad-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author BAYNARD WOODS is a freelance writer living in Baltimore. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and many other publications. He is coauthor, with Brandon Soderberg, of I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of Americas Most Corrupt Police Squad.BRANDON SODERBERG is a reporter living Baltimore and was previously the Editor in Chief of the Baltimore City Paper and a contributing writer to SPIN. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, The Village Voice and many other publications. He is coauthor, with Baynard Woods, of I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of Americas Most Corrupt Police Squad. The explosive true story of Americas most corrupt police unit, the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), which terrorized the city of Baltimore for half a decade. When Baltimore police sergeant Wayne Jenkins said he had a monster, he meant he had found a big-time drug dealer one that he wanted to rob. This is the story of Jenkins and the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), a super group of dirty detectives who exploited some of America’s greatest problems: guns, drugs, toxic masculinity, and hypersegregation.In the upside-down world of the GTTF, cops were robbers and drug dealers were the perfect victims, because no one believed them. When the federal government finally arrested the GTTF for robbery and racketeering in 2017, the stories of victims began to come out, revealing a vast criminal enterprise operating within the Baltimore Police Department. Cops planted heroin to cover up a fatal crash that resulted from a botched robbery. They stole hundreds of thousands of dollars, faked video evidence, and forged a letter trying to break up the marriage of one of their victims to keep his wife from paying a lawyer. And a homicide detective was killed the day before he was scheduled to testify against the crooked cops.I Got a Monster is the shocking history of the rise and fall of the most corrupt cops in America from Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg. Review This book made me want to cry and scream at the same time. It’s the story of an elite group of police officers in Baltimore who spent years stealing, lying and physically attacking people in the city. The FBI prosecuted the officers with the same statutes that it uses to take down organized crime, and the book reads like a mob story. Except it’s not the mob - it’s the police. NPR, Best Books of 2020[A] riveting read. The Baltimore Sun“The nearly unbelievable tale of widespread police corruption in a squad whose leader ran it ‘like a war machine.’ Woods and Soderberg meticulously reveal a group within the Baltimore Police Department that became a criminal enterprise all its own...Few readers will close this page-turner doubting that the Gun Trace Task Force was anything but the most corrupt police group in the U.S.” Kirkus ReviewsA meticulously researched tale of greed, public pressure, and absolute power. Fans of The Wire, The Shield, and Training Day will devour, as will readers of true crime and students of urban affairs and public policy. Library Journal (starred review)Baltimore journalists Woods and Soderberg cut to the heart of corruption with precision and impartiality. This is an important book about community and the police intended to protect and serve it. True crime with humanity at its core. Booklist”True crime aficionados won’t want to miss this engrossing expose.” Publishers WeeklyI Got a Monster is a gem, a sobering look at the most corrupt police unit in the most corrupt police department in America and the miracle it took to bring them down. Baynard Woods and Brandon Soderberg brilliantly guide us through this journey with a diligent on-the-ground reporting style that has become rare, holding up a mirror to our broken system and forcing us to see that the “few bad apples” theory is a myth crooked cops are supported by crooked prosecutors and crooked politicians....

-Titulo Original : The Romanov Sisters The Lost Lives Of The Daughters Of Nicholas And Alexandra-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author DR. HELEN RAPPAPORT is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including A Magnificent Obsession, The Romanov Sisters and Caught in the Revolution. She studied Russian Special Studies at Leeds University and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a specialist in Imperial Russian and Victorian history, and a frequent historical consultant on TV and radio. She lives in West Dorset. A 12-WEEK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERHelen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses. People magazineThe public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial manner, but Rappaport captures sections of letters and diary entries to showcase the sisters thoughtfulness and intelligence. Publishers Weekly (starred review)From the New York Times bestselling author of The Last Days of the Romanovs and Caught in the Revolution, The Romanov Sisters reveals the untold stories of the four daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra. They were the Princess Dianas of their day perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle.Over the years, the story of the four Romanov sisters and their tragic end in a basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918 has clouded our view of them, leading to a mass of sentimental and idealized hagiography. With this treasure trove of diaries and letters from the grand duchesses to their friends and family, we learn that they were intelligent, sensitive and perceptive witnesses to the dark turmoil within their immediate family and the ominous approach of the Russian Revolution, the nightmare that would sweep their world away, and them along with it.The Romanov Sisters sets out to capture the joy as well as the insecurities and poignancy of those young lives against the backdrop of the dying days of late Imperial Russia, World War I and the Russian Revolution. Helen Rappaport aims to present a new and challenging take on the story, drawing extensively on previously unseen or unpublished letters, diaries and archival sources, as well as private collections. It is a book that will surprise people, even aficionados. Review “Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of Tatiana, Olga, Maria and Anastasia” People“A gossipy, revealing story of the doomed Russian familys fairy tale life told by an expert in the field.” Kirkus Reviews“In their time, Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia were depicted in international accounts as a cute, indistinguishable quartet. But Rappaport brings out each ones character and does it neatly, with a fine touch. . . . While we know that the familys fate will be tragic, the girls dont, and Rappaport, with a light hand and admiring eyes, allows the four Grand Duchesses to grow on us as they grow up.” Christian Science Monitor“Rappaport is good at showing life within the castle gates… [she] makes a genuinely new, interesting contribution to the Romanov story, which is likely to appeal to both general and specialist readers.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“In this new volume Helen Rappaport mines a trove of fresh material as she uncovers the lost lives of the daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra.” Buffalo News“The public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial manner, but Rappaport captures sections of letters and diary entries to showcase the sisters thoughtfulness and intelligence. Readers will be swept up in the authors leisurely yet informative narrative as she sheds new light on the lives of the four daughters.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)“The haunting cover photograph of the Romanov sisters will draw readers, and the extensive bibliography will aid those who want to learn more.” Booklist“As shocking and immediate as a thriller... [A] gripping read.” People ma...

-Titulo Original : Arctic Homestead The True Story Of One Familys Survival And Courage In The Alaskan Wilds-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Norma Cobb is the last woman pioneer to sign up under the U.S. Homestead Act and become a homesteader. She and her family still live in the valley they settled. Arctic Homestead is Norma Cobb’s first book.Charles W. Sasser served in the U.S. Army Special Forces, the Green Berets, for thirteen years, and has spent time in Vietnam and Central America as a war correspondent. He has been a full-time freelance writer/journalist since 1979 and has over 30 published books to his name, including None Left Behind and Raider. He lives in Oklahoma. In 1973, Norma Cobb, her husband Lester, and the their five children, the oldest of whom was nine-years-old and the youngest, twins, barely one, pulled up stakes in the Lower Forty-eight and headed north to Alaska to follow a pioneer dream of claiming land under the Homestead Act. The only land available lay north of Fairbanks near the Arctic Circle where grizzlies outnumbered humans twenty to one. In addition to fierce winters and predatory animals, the Alaskan frontier drew the more unsavory elements of societys fringes. From the beginning, the Cobbs found themselves pitted in a life or death feud with unscrupulous neighbors who would rob from new settlers, attempt to burn them out, shoot them, and jump their claim.The Cobbs were chechakos, tenderfeet, in a lost land that consumed even toughened settlers. Everything, including their civilized past, conspired to defeat them. They constructed a cabin and the first snow collapsed the roof. They built too close to the creek and spring breakup threatened to flood them out. Bears prowled the nearby woods, stalking the children, and Lester Cobb would leave for months at a time in search of work.But through it all, they survived on the strength of Norma Cobb---a woman whose love for her family knew no bounds and whose courage in the face of mortal danger is an inspiration to us all. Arctic Homestead is her story. Review “Turn off the TV, throw a log on the fire, unpack your dreams. This is the real thing: a farewell account of our greatest myth about ourselves, the frontier myth. Norma Cobb writes with a skinning knife and gun stock, with bear grease and shards of river ice---a memoir as wild, engaging, stubborn, and authentic as that distant valley where her family staked out the last plot in America.” John Balzar, author of Yukon Alone“Cobbs voice combines the ruggedness of the frontier with the tenderness of a caring mother, resulting in an appealing, and enjoyably quick read.” Publishers Weekly“Her story exhibits her strength and sheer willpower to make it work.” Oregonian Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Arctic HomesteadThe True Story of One Familys Survival and Courage in the Alaskan WildsBy Norma Cobb, Charles W. SasserSt. Martins PressCopyright © 2000 Norma Cobb and Charles W. SasserAll rights reserved.ISBN: 978-0-312-28379-7CHAPTER 1Being isolated and lonely is different from being in town and lonely. Few people can take it. They fall apart each in his own way just as I began to fall apart the moment Les pushed back his plate and looked at me across what remained of suppers black bear roast.Norma ...?I slowly laid down my fork and, before he could continue, warded him off with both palms. I didnt want to hear it.Even the children stopped eating. Early Octobers first snowfall murmured in the darkness against the spruce log cabin. Silence fell around the table, so that the fire in the wood-burning oil drum roared like a grizzly coming down the stovepipe and the whisper of snow on the black windows became as ominous as gossip at a funeral wake.The way Les looked at me, half apologetically, half triumphantly ... Panic leered from shadows resurrected to life by the uncertain flicker of the oil lamp. Tears blurred my vision. It wasnt as though I hadnt known tonight or a night like tonight eventually had to come. Sometimes I blocked fro...

-Titulo Original : Jane Austen At Home A Biography-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author LUCY WORSLEY is an historian, author, curator and television presenter. Lucy read Ancient and Modern History at New College, Oxford and worked for English Heritage before becoming Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, based at Hampton Court. She also presents history programmes for the BBC including Empire of the Tsars: Romanov Russia with Lucy Worsley and Lucy Worsleys Reins of Power: The Art of Horse Dancing. Her bestselling books include A Very British Murder: The Curious Story of how Crime was Turned into Art; If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home; Courtiers: The Secret History of the Georgian Court; and Cavalier: The Story of a 17th Century Playboy. She lives in London, England. Worsley offers us much that Austens admirers wish to know...with humor and poignancy and common sense, just as Austen would have wished. Amy Bloom, New York Times Book ReviewTake a trip back to Jane Austens world and the many places she lived as historian Lucy Worsley visits Austens childhood home, her schools, her holiday accommodations, the houses--both grand and small--of the relations upon whom she was dependent, and the home she shared with her mother and sister towards the end of her life. In places like Steventon Parsonage, Godmersham Park, Chawton House and a small rented house in Winchester, Worsley discovers a Jane Austen very different from the one who famously lived a life without incident.Worsley examines the rooms, spaces and possessions which mattered to her, and the varying ways in which homes are used in her novels as both places of pleasure and as prisons. She shows readers a passionate Jane Austen who fought for her freedom, a woman who had at least five marriage prospects, but--in the end--a woman who refused to settle for anything less than Mr. Darcy. Illustrated with two sections of color plates, Lucy Worsleys Jane Austen at Home is a richly entertaining and illuminating new book about one of the world’s favorite novelists and one of the subjects she returned to over and over in her unforgettable novels: home. Review Worsley offers us much that Austens admirers wish to know...with humor and poignancy and common sense, just as Austen would have wished. Amy Bloom, New York Times Book Review ...A personal look inside the life of a singular woman.... [the] intimate spaces in both this book and in Austen’s original works fly off the page in full-fledged color. Madeleine Luckel, VogueWorsley writes with a historians acumen and a Janeites passion...This volume is sure to delight Austen fans. Library Journal, Starred ReviewJane Austen at Home offers a fascinating look at Jane Austens world through the lens of the homes in which she lived and worked throughout her life. The result is a refreshingly unique perspective on Austen and her work and a beautifully nuanced exploration of gender, creativity, and domesticity. - Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgianna, Duchess of Devonshir...

-Titulo Original : No Ordinary Dog My Partner From The Seal Teams To The Bin Laden Raid-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author WILL CHESNEY served in the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group as an operator and dog handler. He participated in Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the death of Osama bin Laden. Chesney received a Silver Star and a Purple Heart, and now helps veterans who have suffered traumatic brain injury.JOE LAYDEN is an award-winning journalist and freelance writer whose work has been honored by the New York Newspaper Publishers Association, the National Associated Press Sports Editors, the New York State Associated Press Association, and the International Reading Association/Children’s Book Council.Mr. Layden has written or co-written more than thirty books for adults and children, including The Last Great Fight and The Ghost Horse. THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNo Ordinary Dog is the powerful true story of a SEAL Team Operator and military dog handler, and the dog that saved his life. Two dozen Navy SEALs descended on Osama bin Laden’s compound in May 2011. After the mission, only one name was made public: Cairo, a Belgian Malinois and military working dog. This is Cairos story, and that of his handler, Will Chesney, a SEAL Team Operator whose life would be irrevocably tied to Cairos.Starting in 2008, when Will was introduced to the SEAL canine program, he and Cairo worked side by side, depending on each other for survival on hundreds of critical operations in the war on terrorism. But their bond transcended their service. Then, in 2011, the call came: Pick up your dog and get back to Virginia. Now.What followed were several weeks of training for a secret mission. It soon became clear that this was no ordinary operation. Cairo was among the first members of the U.S. military on the ground in Pakistan as part of Operation Neptune Spear, which resulted in the successful elimination of bin Laden.As Cairo settled into a role as a reliable “spare dog,” Will went back to his job as a DEVGRU operator, until a grenade blast in 2013 left him with a brain injury and PTSD. Unable to participate in further missions, he suffered from crippling migraines, chronic pain, memory issues, and depression. Modern medicine provided only modest relief. Instead, it was up to Cairo to save Wills life once more and then up to Will to be there when Cairo needed him the most. Review “No Ordinary Dog is not what you are expecting; this is not a normal war memoir. Yes Will was a Navy SEAL who served at the highest level. Yes, he was there when we killed Osama bin Laden. But this is a story about someone else who was there: Cairo. Cairo was the only dog chosen to be with us that night in Abbottabad, Pakistan, but that is not the only time we served with him. I personally fought next to Cairo in many different theaters of war but also trained with him around the globe. The Operators had meals with him and watched movies with him. We all did. Military Working Dogs have been on the frontlines since the wars began and have saved countless lives. This is Cairo’s story.” Robert J. O’Neill, former Navy SEAL and New York Times bestselling Author of The Operator Former U.S. Navy SEAL Chesney offers an inside look at life in the Special Forces and pays tribute to his canine partner Cairo in this heartfelt debut....Dog lovers and fans of military history will be enthralled. Publishers Weekly“An outstanding book that captured me through to the end. Read this not just for the dog, or for the SEAL Team stories, but for its truth about the most precious of bonds: that between a man and his best friend.” Mike Thornton, Retired Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor RecipientNo Ordinary Dog demonstrates the healing and redemptive nature of the human-canine bond...Will Chesney and co-writer Joe Layden have done a public service by sharing this story. It’s a fast-paced opportunity to understand more about today’s military and the role of K9s in keeping our service members safe. It’s a heart-felt t...

-Titulo Original : Lust & Wonder A Memoir-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Augusten Burroughs is the author of Running with Scissors, Dry, Magical Thinking: True Stories, Possible Side Effects, A Wolf at the Table and You Better Not Cry. He is also the author of the novel Sellevision, which has been optioned for film. The film version of Running with Scissors, directed by Ryan Murphy and produced by Brad Pitt, was released in October 2006 and starred Joseph Cross, Brian Cox, Annette Bening (nominated for a Golden Globe for her role), Alec Baldwin and Evan Rachel Wood. Augustens writing has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers around the world including The New York Times and New York Magazine. In 2005 Entertainment Weekly named him one of The 25 Funniest People in America. He resides in New York City and Western Massachusetts. From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life.With Augustens unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust & Wonder is a hilariously frank memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors, endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone to the life of Augusten Burroughs. Funny, sweet, alarming, and ultimately, moving and tender, Lust & Wonder is an experience of a book that will resonate with anyone who has loved and lost and loved again. Review All of the wisdom he dispenses in his new book-delivered with the dark, acidic humor weve come to expect-is certainly well-earned. The Boston Globe on This is How Dry is more than a heartbreaking tale; its a heroic one. As with its predecessor, we finish the book amazed not only that Burroughs can write so brilliantly, but that hes even alive. People on Dry It makes a good run at blowing every other [memoir] out of the water. Carolyn See, The Washington Post on Running with Scissors Funny and rich with childs eye details of adults who have gone off the rails. The New York Times Book Review on Running with Scissor...

-Titulo Original : The Race To Save The Romanovs The Truth Behind The Secret Plans To Rescue The Russian Imperial Family-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author HELEN RAPPAPORTis the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters. She studied Russian at Leeds University and is a specialist in Russian and Victorian history. She lives in West Dorset. In this international bestseller investigating the murder of the Russian Imperial Family, Helen Rappaport embarks on a quest to uncover the various plots and plans to save them, why they failed, and who was responsible.The murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and its aftershocks still reverberate today. In Putins autocratic Russia, the Revolution itself is considered a crime, and its anniversary was largely ignored. In stark contrast, the centenary of the massacre of the Imperial Family was commemorated in 2018 by a huge ceremony attended by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church.While the murders themselves have received major attention, what has never been investigated in detail are the various plots and plans behind the scenes to save the family on the part of their royal relatives, other governments, and Russian monarchists loyal to the Tsar. Rappaport refutes the claim that the fault lies entirely with King George V, as has been the traditional view for the last century. The responsibility for failing the Romanovs must be equally shared. The question of asylum for the Tsar and his family was an extremely complicated issue that presented enormous political, logistical and geographical challenges at a time when Europe was still at war. Like a modern day detective, Helen Rappaport draws on new and never-before-seen sources from archives in the US, Russia, Spain and the UK, creating a powerful account of near misses and close calls with a heartbreaking conclusion. With its up-to-the-minute research, The Race to Save the Romanovs is sure to replace outdated classics as the final word on the fate of the Romanovs. Review Finely researched and elegantly written. Washington PostWith the detail of a historian-detective, Rappaport utilizes historical, uncovered, and recently declassified information to pick apart the myriad of theories and plans to save the doomed Romanovs by getting them out of the country...Shady characters, tense rivalries, and shifting loyalties abound in the narrative. The Houston PressExcellent...Helen Rappaport, one of today’s leading experts on the last Romanovs, has dug deeply in archives around the world and uncovered a wealth of new information that is certain to make The Race to Save the Romanovs the definitive work on the subject. Douglas Smith, award-winning historian and author of Rasputin: Faith, Power, and the Twilight of the Romanovs Timed to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the grim executions, this gripping chronicle will find a ready and eager audience. Booklist [A] frank and brilliant study of the various efforts to save the Romanovs...Rappaport handles the controversy with admirable rigour, cutting through the mythology and backside covering that followed the Romanovs’ murder. The Spectator (UK)“Rappaport, a historian, turns the question of why European relatives and Allied governments failed to save Czar Nicholas and family into a thriller, full of juicy tidbits for Romanov completists.” NewsweekAn intriguing work of investigative writing. New York Journal of BooksRoyal and aristocratic houses all over Europe were linked to the Romanovs...But could they ever have saved their Russian cousins?...skillfully [told]. The Economist“Devastating, complex, and fast-moving…This is a well-researched account of a colorful, suspenseful, and tragic series of events.” Publishers Weekly“What I always love about Helen Rappaport’s books is that they appeal to the heart as well as the head. She’s a writer of great compassion.” Lucy Worsley, bestselling author and historianA groundbreaking book...as the centenary of their deaths by firing squad at Ekaterinburg approaches...there remain fresh ang...

-Titulo Original : The Horse God Built The Untold Story Of Secretariat, The Worlds Greatest Racehorse-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: For anybody who loves horses, and for all of those who are thrilled by horse racing and the behind-the-scenes drama of the track, The Horse That God Built is must reading.--Michael Korda, author of Horse PeopleMost of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated; the only horse listed on ESPNs top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Torontos Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie Shorty Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horses success, has been all but forgotten---until now. In The Horse God Built, bestselling equestrian writer Lawrence Scanlan has written a tribute to an exceptional man that is also a backroads journey to a corner of the racing world rarely visited. As a young black man growing up in South Carolina, Eddie Sweat struggled at several occupations before settling on the job he was born for---groom to North Americas finest racehorses. As Secretariats groom, loyal friend, and protector, Eddie understood the horse far better than anyone else. A wildly generous man who could read a horse with his eyes, he shared in little of the financial success or glamour of Secretariats wins on the track, but won the heart of Big Red with his soft words and relentless devotion.In Scanlans rich narrative, we get a grooms-eye view of the racing world and the vantage of a man who spent every possible moment with the horse he loved, yet who often basked in the horses glory from the sidelines. More than anything else, The Horse God Built is a moving portrait of the powerful bond between human and horse.Praise for The Horse God Built:Scanlans scope is encyclopedic… --Publishers WeeklyThe authors tribute is heartfelt...--Kirkus...detailed in all its equine awesomeness.--Maxim...will satisfy those who cant get enough of Secretariat.--The New York Times…an informative read that hardboots and novices alike can enjoy. --The Lexington Herald Leader (Kentucky)Eddie Sweats story represents the last great untold chapter in the Secretariat saga. Larry Scanlan has honoured both groom and horse by giving it to us at last.--John Jeremiah Sullivan, author of Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriters SonThis well-researched book is a must for readers who are fans of the horse, but if you just want a good read, youre going to love this animal/human interest story.--Monty Roberts, author of The Man Who Listens to Horses Review “Scanlan is a compassionate reporter ... the author is an amiable companion on the road.” Bill Barich , The New York Times“...this volume bulges with insight into and sensitivity toward the world of Thoroughbred horse racing.... Scanlans scope is encyclopedic.” Publishers Weekly“The authors tribute is heartfelt, and Sweat is a worthy subject.” Kirkus Reviews“Scanlan makes a convincing case.” Booklist From the Inside Flap He was the perfect horse, it was said, the horse God built. Most of us know the legend of Secretariat, the tall, handsome chestnut racehorse whose string of honors runs long and rich: the only two-year-old ever to win Horse of the Year, in 1972; winner in 1973 of the Triple Crown, his times in all three races still unsurpassed; featured on the cover of Time, Newsweek, and Sports Illustrated; the only horse listed on ESPNs top fifty athletes of the twentieth century (ahead of Mickey Mantle). His final race at Torontos Woodbine Racetrack is a touchstone memory for horse lovers everywhere. Yet while Secretariat will be remembered forever, one man, Eddie Shorty Sweat, who was pivotal to the great horses su...

-Titulo Original : Marching Powder A True Story Of Friendship, Cocaine, And South Americas Strangest Jail-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: From Booklist On a whim, Young decided it might be interesting to visit notorious San Pedro Prison in La Paz, Bolivia, so he signed up for an illegal tour. The tour guide was Thomas McFadden, an inmate who had been imprisoned for drug smuggling. They struck up a friendship, and Young bribed the guards to let him stay inside for three months, where he recorded the particulars of life in one of the worlds most peculiar prisons. San Pedro is like a city: inmates must buy their cells from real estate agents, drug lords live in the high style to which they are accustomed, and the destitute, as always, live a hand-to-mouth existence. Like most cities, San Pedro is a lively if decidedly cutthroat place, and Young, who teaches English in Colombia, writes about it as if he were Joseph Mitchell prowling Greenwich Village. The book is filled with characters ranging from outrageous to inspiring, and Young layers on the texture--sights, sounds, smells--until we feel as though we have visited the place. Travel literature of a very special and captivating kind. David PittCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted English drug trafficker who ran tours inside Bolivias notorious San Pedro prison. Intrigued, the young Australian journalisted went to La Paz and joined one of Thomass illegal tours. They formed an instant friendship and then became partners in an attempt to record Thomass experiences in the jail. Rusty bribed the guards to allow him to stay and for the next three months he lived inside the prison, sharing a cell with Thomas and recording one of the strangest and most compelling prison stories of all time. The result is Marching Powder.This book establishes that San Pedro is not your average prison. Inmates are expected to buy their cells from real estate agents. Others run shops and restaurants. Women and children live with imprisoned family members. It is a place where corrupt politicians and drug lords live in luxury apartments, while the poorest prisoners are subjected to squalor and deprivation. Violence is a constant threat, and sections of San Pedro that echo with the sound of children by day house some of Bolivias busiest cocaine laboratories by night. In San Pedro, cocaine--Bolivian marching powder--makes life bearable. Even the prison cat is addicted.Yet Marching Powder is also the tale of friendship, a place where horror is countered by humor and cruelty and compassion can inhabit the same cell. This is cutting-edge travel-writing and a fascinating account of infiltration into the South American drug culture. From Publishers Weekly This memoir of a British drug dealers nearly five years inside a Bolivian prison provides a unique window on a bizarre and corrupt world. McFadden, a young black man from Liverpool arrested for smuggling cocaine, finds himself forced to pay for his accommodations in La Pazs San Pedro Prison, the first of many oddities in a place where some inmates keep pets and rich criminals can sustain a lavish lifestyle. The charismatic McFadden soon learns how to survive, and even thrive, in an atmosphere where crooked prison officials turn up at his private cell to snort lines of coke. By chance, he stumbles on an additional source of income when he begins giving tours of the prison to foreign tourists, a trade that leads to the mention in a Lonely Planet guidebook that attracts the attention of his coauthor, Young, who was backpacking in South America at the time. McFaddens unapologetic self-serving story will attract little pity as he freely admits to countless cocaine sales for which he was never held accountable. Once the authors chronicle the novel aspects of life in San Pedro, from which McFadden was released in 2000, the narrative loses momentum. The book would have benefited from some judicious editing and some objective perspec...

-Titulo Original : I Am A Seal Team Six Warrior Memoirs Of An American Soldier-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author DR. HOWARD E. WASDIN graduated with BUD/S Class 143. After the Battle of Mogadishu, where he was awarded the Silver Star, Wasdin medically retired from the Navy in November, 1995, after 12 years of service. He lives in Georgia. He is the co-author of Seal Team Six, with Stephen Templin.STEPHEN TEMPLIN completed Hell Week, qualified as a pistol and rifle expert, and blew up things during Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training. He is now an associate professor at Meio University in Japan. He is the co-author of Seal Team Six, with Dr. Howard E. Wasdin. FOR YOUNG READERS A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE BESTSELLER, SEAL TEAM SIXWhen the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six a secret unit made up of the finest soldiers in the country, if not the world. I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior is the dramatic tale of how Howard Wasdin overcame a tough childhood to live his dream and enter the exciting and dangerous world of U.S. Navy SEALS and Special Forces snipers. His training began with his selection for Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) the toughest and longest military training in the world. After graduating, Wasdin saw combat in Operation Desert Storm as a member of SEAL Team Two. But he was driven to be the best of the best he wanted to join the legendary SEAL Team Six, and at long last he reached his goal and became one of the best snipers on the planet. Soon he was fighting for his life in The Battle of Mogadishu. This is Howard Wasdins story of overcoming abuse and beating the odds to become an elite American warrior. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up-This is an adaptation of the authors adult memoir of his time as a U. S. Navy SEAL Team Six sniper, simplified for teen audiences. Wasdin describes in detail his grueling training. As he says, If Im able to talk someone out of [becoming a SEAL], Im just saving them time, because they really dont want it anyway. He also talks about his missions during Desert Storm and Mogadishu, Somalia, where SEALs, Delta Force, and Airforce Rangers were sent to capture the Warlord Aidid. Wasdin was shot three times during this mission and nearly lost his leg. He saw some men die in Somalia and would later fall into a depression that took years to overcome. This is a great book for teens interested in joining the military, adventure fans looking for something meatier, and guys in general. The action will keep all readers turning the pages wanting to see how the missions and training turned out. Wasdin also tells the story from the other side of the press, giving insight into military actions that are often criticized by the media and politicians. The author actually credits the physical abuse he sustained from his stepfather as preparation for his arduous training to become a Navy SEAL.-Erik Carlson, White Plains Public Library, NY?(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Review This young-readers version of an ex-SEAL snipers account (SEAL Team Six, 2011) of his training and combat experiences in Operation Desert Storm and the first Battle of Mogadishu makes colorful, often compelling reading. Kirkus Reviews Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. I Am a SEAL Team Six WarriorMemoirs of an American SoldierBy Howard E. WasdinSt. Martins GriffinCopyright © 2012 Howard E. WasdinAll right reserved.ISBN: 97812500164301.Reach Out and Touch Someone When the U.S. Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six. It’s the navy’s equivalent to the army’s Delta Force. Its job is to fight terrorism and armed rebellion, often secretly.I was a sniper for SEAL Team Six.This is the first time a SEAL Team Six sniper’s story has been told. My story.* * *In the morning darkness of September 18, 1993, in M...

-Titulo Original : Sniper One On Scope And Under Siege With A Sniper Team In Iraq-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Sgt. Dan Mills was decorated for his command of an eighteen-man sniper platoon during the siege of Al Amarah. During a long army career he has served in Bosnia, Kosovo, Northern Ireland, and the Falkland Islands. Sniper One is his first book. When Sgt. Dan Mills and the rest of the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Waless Royal Regiment flew into Iraq in April, 2004, they were supposed to be winning hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives.Within hours of their arrival in Iraq, a grenade bounced off one of the battalions Land Rovers, rolled underneath and detonated. The ambush marked the beginning of a full-scale firefight during which Mills killed a man with a round that removed his assailants head. It was going to be a long tour.Like some post-apocalyptic Mad Max nightmare, the place had gone to hell in a handbasket. Temperatures on the ground often topped 120 degrees Fahrenheit, sewage systems had long since packed up, and the stench of cooking waste and piles of festering garbage grew wherever you looked. Throat-burning winds, blast bombs and well-trained, well-organized militias armed with AKs, RPGs and a limitless supply of mortar rounds were the icing on the cake.If any of Millss eighteen-man sniper platoon had thought that the people of Al Amarah were going to welcome them with open arms, they were rapidly forced to reconsider. For the next six months, isolated, besieged and under constant fire, the battalion refused to give an inch.Sniper One is a breathtaking chronicle of endurance, camaraderie, dark humor and courage in the face of relentless, lethal assault. Review “One of the best first-hand accounts of combat that Ive ever read.” Andy McNab, international bestselling author of Bravo Two Zero“Mills powerfully describes the demanding work of his snipers before and after the city was brought under control (more or less). . . . British participation in Iraq has been largely ignored in the United States. That should change with Millss page-turning account, already an international bestseller.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Possibly the years best book, so far, on combat in Iraq.” Booklist“Another testosterone-laced memoir of an elite unit kicking butt in Iraq, this one with a cheerful, politically incorrect British twist. . . . A military memoir refreshingly devoid of the usual patriotic overlay.” Kirkus Reviews“A gritty, speedball run…strong, cohesive, and complete…plugs the reader straight into the blood and guts of the action.” The Times (UK...

-Titulo Original : The Wizard Of Lies Bernie Madoff And The Death Of Trust-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Diana B. Henriques is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Wizard of Lies: Bernie Madoff and the Death of Trust, which has been made into an HBO film starring Robert De Niro. A writer for The New York Times since 1989, she is a George Polk Award winner and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her work has also received Harvard’s Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting and the Worth Bingham Prize, among other honors. She lives in Hoboken, New Jersey. An impressive, meticulously reported postmortem. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it. Bloomberg BusinessweekWho was Bernie Madoff, and how did he pull off the biggest Ponzi scheme in history?This question has long fascinated people, about the New York financier who swindled his friends, relatives, and other investors out of $65 billion. And in The Wizard of Lies, Diana B. Henriques of the New York Times has written the definitive and bestselling account of the man and his scheme, drawing on unprecedented access and more than one hundred interviews, including Madoff’s first interviews for publication following his arrest. Henriques provides vivid details from the lawsuits and government investigations that explode the myths that have come to surround the story, and in a revised and expanded epilogue, she unravels the latest legal developments.A true-life financial thriller and now a major HBO film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer The Wizard of Lies contrasts Madoff’s remarkable rise on Wall Street with dramatic scenes from his accelerating slide toward self-destruction. It is also the most complete account of the heartbreaking personal disasters and landmark legal battles triggered by Madoff’s downfall the suicides, business failures, fractured families, shuttered charities and the clear lessons this timeless scandal offers to Washington, Wall Street, and Main Street. Review Emmy nominee for Best TV Movie, Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie, Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series of Movie, and Best Casting“Riveting reading. . . . [Henriques] probably knows more than anyone outside the FBI and the Securities and Exchange Commission about the mechanics of the fraud. As a consequence, in The Wizard of Lies she is able to add significant detail to the story. . . . In the end the story holds us not because of the engrossing details of the scam, but because of the human dimension.” Liaquat Ahamed, The New York Times Book Review“Henriques offers an impressive, meticulously reported postmortem not only of the Ponzi scheme but also of Madoffs entire career. . . . The Wizard of Lies is the definitive book on what Madoff did and how he did it.” Bloomberg Businessweek“In The Wizard of Lies, Diana Henriques, who covered the Madoff scandal for the New York Times, offers a riveting history of Mr Madoffs shady dealings and the shattering consequences of his theft. . . . She offers a raw and surprisingly moving portrait about the toll that Mr Madoffs deceit took on his family.” The Economist“Entertaining… Cogent and well researched, The Wizard of Lies is an engaging narrative… [The book] reveals many moments where Madoff might have been stopped. But his investors were too trusting or too greedy to ask the right questions and US regulators were too cowed and too disorganised.” Financial Time...

-Titulo Original : Tangled Vines Greed, Murder, Obsession, And An Arsonist In The Vineyards Of California-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author FRANCES DINKELSPIEL is an award-winning journalist and the author of Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named Isaias Hellman Created California. Towers of Gold was a San Francisco Chronicle bestseller and named a Best Book of the Year by the Chronicle and the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. She is the co-founder of the news site Berkeleyside and her work has appeared in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, People, San Francisco Magazine, and other venues. She lives in Berkeley, California. A New York Times BestsellerOn October 12, 2005, a massive fire broke out in the Wines Central wine warehouse in Vallejo, California. Within hours, the flames had destroyed 4.5 million bottles of Californias finest wine worth more than $250 million, making it the largest destruction of wine in history. The fire had been deliberately set by a passionate oenophile named Mark Anderson, a skilled con man and thief with storage space at the warehouse who needed to cover his tracks. With a propane torch and a bucket of gasoline-soaked rags, Anderson annihilated entire California vineyard libraries as well as bottles of some of the most sought-after wines in the world. Among the priceless bottles destroyed were 175 bottles of Port and Angelica from one of the oldest vineyards in California made by Frances Dinkelspiels great-great grandfather, Isaias Hellman, in 1875. Sadly, Mark Anderson was not the first to harm the industry. The history of the California wine trade, dating back to the 19th Century, is a story of vineyards with dark and bloody pasts, tales of rich men, strangling monopolies, the brutal enslavement of vineyard workers and murder. Five of the wine trade murders were associated with Isaias Hellmans vineyard in Rancho Cucamonga beginning with the killing of John Rains who owned the land at the time. He was shot several times, dragged from a wagon and left off the main road for the coyotes to feed on. In her new book, Frances Dinkelspiel looks beneath the casually elegant veneer of Californias wine regions to find the obsession, greed and violence lying in wait. Few people sipping a fine California Cabernet can even guess at the Tangled Vines where its life began. Review A New York Times BestsellerA San Francisco Chronicle BestsellerA Best Book for Wine Lovers - Wall Street JournalOne of the Best Wine Books of 2015 - Food & WineFinalist for Best Nonfiction Book - Northern California Independent BooksellersFinalist for a Northern California Book AwardClear and absorbing, a reminder that no matter how much beauty and poetry we may find in the glass, for many its ultimately all about the money. - Eric Asimov, The New York TimesFrom its explosive prologue to the very last sentence, Frances Dinkelspiel has written an utterly riveting true crime book... Unlike... the wine collectors in Tangled Vines, I cannot taste the earth, the sun, the sky, and the steady hand of the winemaker in that glass. But I know a spectacular book when I read one. - The Los Angeles Book ReviewThe most engrossing and engaging book about Napa Valley since James Conaway’s two-volume saga, “Napa” and “The Far Side of Eden.” - The Washington PostDinkelspiel is at her best... page-turning. - San Francisco ChronicleAn engaging read - San Jose Mercury NewsDinkelspiel’s stunning new look at the dark side of California wine, you won’t want to get up until you’ve devoured the entire book... [An] uncommon page-turner. Dinkelspiel has woven skillfully three distinct yet inextricable narratives into a book that will inform and fascinate readers for years to come. While the stories she tells are engrossing on their own, it is her steady journalistic tone, backed by prodigious and painstaking research, that gives this book its power and allure. - Berkeleysides Nosh Weekly“More than just a crime story, this is a book about the wealth, passion, and...

-Titulo Original : Whip Smart The True Story Of A Secret Life-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: A dark, wild, powerful memoir about a young womans transformation from college student to professional dominatrix While a college student at The New School, Melissa Febos spent four years working as a dominatrix in a midtown dungeon. In poetic, nuanced prose she charts in Whip Smart how unchecked risk-taking eventually gave way to a course of self-destruction. But as she recounts crossing over the very boundaries that she set for her own safety, she never plays the victim. In fact, the glory of this memoir is Melissas ability to illuminate the strange and powerful truths that she learned as she found her way out of a hell of her own making. Rest assured; the reader will emerge from the journey more or less unscathed. Review “In her provocative debut…Febos pulls no punches as she describes in minute, and at times horrific, detail her working life…In lesser hands this could be a maudlin, salacious tale, but Feboss electrifying prose and unremitting honesty continually challenge the reader. Expertly captures grace within depravity.” Kirkus Reviews“Feboss debut about her four years working as a dominatrix at a midtown Manhattan dungeon cuts a sharp line between prurience and feminist manifesto…In this emotionally stark, excoriating work, Febos mines the darkest, most troubling aspects of human interaction.” Publishers Weekly“Febos can really write, and it is the narrative voice she inhabits, at once honest and dispassionate, curious and even idealistic, that turns a timeworn story into a smart, provocative thrill-ride of a book…For all its jaw-dropping shock value...Whip Smart is, in the end, a treatise on the psychology of sex and power, subversion and submission humanity.” David Goodwillie for The Daily Beast“Memoirs about salacious adventures have two requirements: they must be generous with the goods and astute with the analysis. Febos delivers on both, and with relish. No salty detail escapes her eye or goes unexamined. Febos is too self-aware to not see her past clearly, and too talented a writer to not make it fascinating.” The Economist“Melissa Febos examines, with frankness, generosity, and unexpected grace, the four years she spent working as a dominatrix in a midtown Manhattan dungeon…her revelations are often funny, occasionally sad, and fearlessly candid.” San Francisco Bay Guardian“Febos journeying into the darkest corners of both her and others minds is entertaining and enlightening; there are weird, eye-popping, sad, hilarious, and all-too-human episodes and encounters on almost every page. Febos writes of her own walk on the wild side like a seasoned, and chastened, pro.” Elle Magazine“[Melissa Febos] ably dissects her own and others psychological urges and sexual politics and presents it all in a way that renders the title apt. The memoir should be right at home next to Mary Karr, Nick Flynn and Alex Lemon on the bookshelf.” New York Press“All memoirs are an attempt to follow a trail of breadcrumbs home, yet WHIP SMART steps off the path, into the wooded shadows, and names that part of ourselves that could linger there forever. Melissa Febos masterfully brings us into these unexpected, unsettling places, the least of which are the dungeons she so vividly briefly occupies. WHIP SMART is a wild, bright-eyed, ride home.” Nick Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of ANOTHER BULLSHIT NIGHT IN SUCK CITY“WHIP SMART is remarkably honest, brave and provocative about growing up: the pleasures and perils of being visible, the temptations of being numb, and the weird kick of being desired.” Rachel Resnick, author LOVE JUNKIE“Mesmerizing. A brave, darkly wild and powerful memoir, Melissa Feboss fearless journey through drugs and dungeons into the uncharted territory of true intimacy will shock, inspire, and leave you breathless. Dont even think about resisting.” Rachel Resnick, author LOVE JUNKIE“Melissa Febos takes us by the hand and leads us into a curious, dis...

-Titulo Original : Trident K9 Warriors My Tale From The Training Ground To The Battlefield With Elite Navy Seal Canines-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author MIKE RITLAND joined the Navy in 1996 and graduated with BUD/S class 215. After years as a member of SEAL Team 3, he became a BUD/S instructor and then started his own company to train dogs for the SEAL teams. Today he continues to supply working and protection dogs to a host of clients, including the U.S. government and Department of Defense. He also started the Warrior Dog Foundation to help retired Special Operations dogs live long and happy lives after their service. Ritland is also the author of a book on dog training, Team Dog: How to Train Your Dog the Navy SEAL Way.GARY BROZEK has collaborated on more than twenty books, five of which have gone on to become New York Times bestsellers, including Trident K9 Warriors. He lives in Evergreen, CO. The New York Times bestseller featured on 60 Minutes, this is the first book to take readers inside the world of elite Navy SEAL dogs.As Seen on 60 Minutes!As a Navy SEAL during a combat deployment in Iraq, Mike Ritland saw a military working dog in action and instantly knew hed found his true calling. Ritland started his own company training and supplying dogs for the SEAL teams, U.S. Government, and Department of Defense. He knew that fewer than 1 percent of all working dogs had what it takes to contribute to the success of our nations elite combat units, and began searching the globe for animals who fit this specific profile. These specialized canines had to pass rigorous selection tests before their serious training could begin.The results were a revelation: highly trained working dogs capable of handling both detection and apprehension work in the most extreme environments and the tensest of battlefield conditions. Though fiercely aggressive and athletic, these dogs develop a close bond with the handlers they work side by side with and the other team members. Truly integrating themselves into their units, these K9 warriors are much like their human counterparts unwavering in their devotion to duty, strong enough and tough enough to take it to the enemy through pain, injury, or fear.For the first time ever, Trident K9 Warriors gives readers an inside look at these elite canines who they are, how they are trained, and the extreme missions they undertake saving countless lives, asking for little in the way of reward. From detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys, these powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and most highly skilled working animals on the planet. Review “After a stellar career in the Teams, Mike Ritland has gone on to train working K9s for some of the most elite units in the U.S. Special Operations community. These dogs are integrated into Special Operations at all levels of mission planning. They HALO parachute from high altitude, chase enemy squirters, and detect explosive booby traps, to name just a few tasks. If you want to learn about these amazing animals, the sacrifices theyve made, and their effectiveness in combat, then read Trident K9 Warriors.” Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Circle, and editor in chief of SOFREP “[Ritland] and co-writer Gary Brozek tell a rattling good story, detailing the checkered history of dogs in combat and the contributions their making today.” Cesars Way“The accounts of fieldwork and battles are specific and extraordinary, making this a pick for any military collection.” Internet Bookwatc...

-Titulo Original : Crazy Love-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Leslie Morgan Steiner, author of Crazy Love and editor of the highly acclaimed anthology Mommy Wars, writes the column Two Cents on Working Motherhood for the website Mommy Trackd: The Working Mothers Guide to Managed Chaos. She wrote the popular On Balance blog for washingtonpost from 2006-2008. She is a frequent national television and radio guest on NBCs Today Show, The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio, MSNBC, Fox News and other programs. Steiner holds a BA in English from Harvard College and is a successful corporate executive with 20 years of marketing experience at Leo Burnett, Johnson & Johnson and The Washington Post. She lives with her husband and three children in D.C. At 22, Leslie Morgan Steiner seemed to have it all: good looks, a Harvard diploma, a glamorous job in New York City. Plus a handsome, funny boyfriend who adored her. But behind her façade of success, this golden girl hid a dark secret. Shed made a mistake shared by millions: she fell in love with the wrong person. At first, Leslie and Conor seemed perfect together. Then came the fights she tried to ignore: he pushed her down the stairs, choked her during an argument, and threatened her with a gun. Several times, he came close to making good on his threat to kill her. With each attack, Leslie lost another piece of herself. Why didnt she leave? She stayed because she loved him. Gripping and utterly compelling, Crazy Love takes you inside the violent, devastating world of abusive love and makes you feel the power and powerlessness of abuse that can take place anywhere and to anyone. Crazy Love draws you in -- and never lets you go. Review “Compulsively readable.” People (3 ½ stars)“[Readers will] cheer as Steiner… slowly regains her sense of self and escapes this crazy love.” The Washington Post“In steady, intimate prose punctuated by surprising, refreshing streaks of humor… this courageous, empowering survival story brings the phrase ‘battered woman into terrifying focus.” Kirkus“A courageous and revealing look at domestic abuse and one womans effort to free herself.” Booklist“Harrowing.” TheDailyBeast “Riveting… An elegant stylist, Morgan eschews the easy pop psychology route in favor of a thought-provoking peek into how violence and abuse curdle into distorted thinking.” Minneapolis Star Tribune“In this gripping, compulsively readable story of romantic love and its dreadful underside, Leslie Morgan Steiner has written a classic. What makes love turn to violence? How can a woman know she is at risk? These are some of the questions elegantly addressed in Steiners important book about how she survived a marriage which almost killed her. Her painful journey from love to fear to sanity is ultimately heartening and serves a profound lesson. This book should be required reading for all women.” Susan Cheever“Crazy Love reminds us that sometimes a marriage can go from being a mere skirmish in the battle of the sexes to becoming a full-on physical war. The book stands as a warning to all women to be vigilant when they pick their spouses, to always have an exit strategy in mind, to know where the money in the marriage is, to pick up as much education as possible - all for the possible day when they may find themselves battered, broke, terrified and alone. It can happen to anyone, and every woman should prepare herself for it.” Carolyn See, author of Making a Literary Life“A harrowing cautionary tale that should be read by every woman who thinks romantic love can overcome all. I read this book in one terrifying gulp and plan to have my daughter read it. Every mother should do the same.” Elsa Walsh, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of Divided Lives“After a few moments of disbelief--how could a nice girl from a nice family marry such a cruel and dangerous man?--I found myself cheering for this woman who gets off the floor--literally--and goes on to save her ...

-Titulo Original : The Girl In The Green Sweater A Life In Holocausts Shadow-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author KRYSTYNA CHIGER survived the Holocaust by hiding with her family in the sewers of Lvov, Poland for 14 months. A retired dentist, she lives in Long Island.DANIEL PAISNER is the author or co-author of more than sixty books, including sixteen New York Times bestsellers. As a ghostwriter, he has collaborated with such leading personalities as tennis great Serena Williams; football legend Ray Lewis; two-term Ohio governor John Kasich; Academy Award-winning actors Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg and Anthony Quinn; and, former world-champion longboard surfer Izzy Paskowitz. He is the winner of two NAACP Image Awards for his work with Shark Tank panelist and serial entrepreneur Daymond John. His novel A Single Happened Thing was named an Indies Finalist as best book of the year (literary fiction) by the editors of Foreword Reviews, and his previous novel, Mourning Wood, and a non-fiction account of the aftermath of the historic home run race of 1998 The Ball: Mark McGwires 70th Home Run Ball and the Marketing of the American Dream both long out of print, were reissued in new digital and paperback editions. True story from the major motion picture In Darkness, official 2012 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.In 1943, with Lvovs 150,000 Jews having been exiled, killed, or forced into ghettos and facing extermination, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the citys sewer system. The last surviving member this group, Krystyna Chiger, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust. Originally published as The Girl in the Green Sweater, In Darkness is Chigers harrowing first-person account of the fourteen months she spent with her family in the fetid, underground sewers of Lvov.In Darkness is also the story of Leopold Socha, the groups unlikely savior. A Polish Catholic and former thief, Socha risked his life to help Chigers underground family survive, bringing them food, medicine, and supplies. A moving memoir of a desperate escape and life under unimaginable circumstances, In Darkness is ultimately a tale of intimate survival, friendship, and redemption. Review “Despite the substantial number of Holocaust memoirs that have been published, The Girl in the Green Sweater manages to touch us in an unexpected way, revealing highs and lows in mans capacity for evil, as well his capacity to love life and other human beings. Through the eyes of the child that Krystyna Chiger was in Lvov, Poland in 1939 we see the whole moral universe.” Naomi Ragen, author of The Saturday Wife and The Covenant“[A] gripping memoir. . . Captures both tragic events and beautiful images that continue to haunt the author after more than 60 years.” Kirkus“Told from a precocious childs point of view. . . Chigers seven-year-old cypher possesses a self-awareness that springs from her inner and outer turmoil, capturing well the despair and terror of a life in hiding. With a powerful story and a keen voice, Chigers Holocaust survivors tale is a worthy and memorable addition to the canon.” Publishers Weekly“An important addition to Holocaust literature that vividly describes a harrowing childhood faced with enormous strength and courage.” Michael Bart, author of Until Our Last Breath: A Holocaust Story of Love and Partisan Resistanc...

-Titulo Original : Victorias Daughters-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Review “Packards narrative is accessible, unpretentious, and solidly written....He manages to treat historical events succinctly while emphasizing the princesses individual lives and family relationships, their talents in music and art, their patronage of schools and hospitals, and their pioneering advocacy of womens education and employment.” Publishers Weekly Five women who shared one of the most extraordinary and privileged sisterhoods of all time...Vicky, Alice, Helena, Louise, and Beatrice were historically unique sisters, born to a sovereign who ruled over a quarter of the earths people and who gave her name to an era: Queen Victoria. Two of these princesses would themselves produce children of immense consequence. All five would face the social restrictions and familial machinations borne by ninetheenth-century women of far less exalted class.Researched at the houses and palaces of its five subjects-- in London, Scotland, Berlin, Darmstadt, and Ottawa-- Victorias Daughters examines a generation of royal women who were dominated by their mother, married off as much for political advantage as for love, and passed over entirely when their brother Bertie ascended to the throne. Packard, an experienced biographer whose last book chronicled Victorias final days, provides valuable insights into their complex, oft-tragic lives as scions of Europes most influential dynasty, and daughters of their own very troubled times. About the Author Jerrold Packards books include the best-selling Victorias Daughters, the life stories of the five princesses born to Britains longest-reigning monarch; Sons of Heaven, a chronicle of Japans monarchy over fourteen centuries; and American Nightmare, the history of Jim Crow and the racial torment that America endured for more than a hundred years in the wake of the Civil War. Mr. Packard lives in Vermont...