-Titulo Original : Romes Last Citizen The Life And Legacy Of Cato, Mortal Enemy Of Caesar-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author ROB GOODMAN has worked as the speechwriter for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator Chris Dodd. His work has appeared on the floors of both houses of Congress, national television and radio, and the op-ed pages of The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is the author of Romes Last Citizen.JIMMY SONI is currently Managing Editor at The Huffington Post and earned the 2006 Newhouse Prize from the Asian-American Journalist’s Association. He is co-author of Romes Last Citizen. Cato, historys most famous foe of authoritarian power, was the pivotal political man of Rome; an inspiration to our Founding Fathers; and a cautionary figure for our times. He loved Roman republicanism, but saw himself as too principled for the mere politics that might have saved it. His life and lessons are urgently relevant in the harshly divided America and world of today. With erudition and verve, Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni turn their life of Cato into the most modern of biographies, a blend of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and Game Change. Howard Fineman, Editorial Director of The Huffington Post Media Group, NBC and MSNBC News Analyst, and New York Times bestselling author of The Thirteen American Arguments A truly outstanding piece of work. What most impresses me is the books ability to reach through the confusing dynastic politics of the late Roman Republic to present social realities in a way intelligible to the modern reader. Romes Last Citizen entertainingly restores to life the stoic Roman who inspired George Washington, Patrick Henry and Nathan Hale. This is more than a biography: it is a study of how a reputation lasted through the centuries from the end of one republic to the start of another. David Frum, DailyBeast columnist, former White House speech writer, and New York Times bestselling author of The Right ManMarcus Porcius Cato: aristocrat who walked barefoot and slept on the ground with his troops, political heavyweight who cultivated the image of a Stoic philosopher, a hardnosed defender of tradition who presented himself as a man out of the sacred Roman past and the last man standing when Romes Republic fell to tyranny. His blood feud with Caesar began in the chamber of the Senate, played out on the battlefields of a world war, and ended when he took his own life rather than live under a dictator.Centuries of thinkers, writers, and artists have drawn inspiration from Catos Stoic courage. Saint Augustine and the early Christians were moved and challenged by his example. Dante, in his Divine Comedy, chose Cato to preside over the souls who arrive in Purgatory. George Washington so revered him that he staged a play on Catos life to revive the spirit of his troops at Valley Forge. Now, in Romes Last Citizen, Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni deliver the first modern biography of this stirring figure.Catos life is a gripping tale that resonates deeply with our own turbulent times. He grappled with terrorists, a debt crisis, endemic political corruption, and a huge gulf between the elites and those they governed. In many ways, Cato was the ultimate man of principle he even chose suicide rather than be used by Caesar as a political pawn. But Cato was also a political failure: his stubbornness sealed his and Romes defeat, and his lonely end casts a shadow on the recurring hope that a singular leader can transcend the dirty business of politics.Romes Last Citizen is a timeless story of an uncompromising man in a time of crisis and his lifelong battle to save the Republic. Review “Effectively the first-ever modern biography of Cato. The writing is excellent, the stories unforgettable, and the lessons practical.” Tim Ferriss on FourHourWorkWeek “[This] wise and lively book offers two lessons: first, knowing modern politics can yield insight into study of the ancient world; and second, Rome still has lessons to teach us today...

-Titulo Original : A Paris Year My Day-to-day Adventures In The Most Romantic City In The World-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Part memoir and part visual journey through the streets of modern-day Paris, France, A Paris Year chronicles, day by day, one woman’s French sojourn in the world’s most beautiful city. Beginning on her first day in Paris, Janice MacLeod, the author of the best-selling book, Paris Letters, began a journal recording in illustrations and words, nearly every sight, smell, taste, and thought she experienced in the City of Light. The end result is more than a diary: it’s a detailed and colorful love letter to one of the most romantic and historically rich cities on earth. Combining personal observations and anecdotes with stories and facts about famous figures in Parisian history, this visual tale of discovery, through the eyes of an artist, is sure to delight, inspire, and charm. Review Every page offers a tempting taste of Paris and its allure. Tres charmant. USA TodayI thought there’d be no way she could outdo herself, but I was so wrong!... it’s the type of book you beg and plead and hope will never end.” Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of Good Chinese Wife[A] lovely portrayal of the romantic city...[Janice MacLeod] has a great eye for the citys beauty, capturing those precious moments that locals probably take for granted (and that an outsider never does). Cheryl Yanek, Library JournalPart Paris guidebook/part memoir/part visual candy store. As much a treat for the eyes as for the soul. A Paris Year is a must for anyone who loves Paris. Lisa Anselmo, author of My (Part-Time) Paris Life: How Running Away Brought Me HomeWith whimsical illustrations, captivating photographs, and a diary-format that hooks you from the start, Janices journey of a year in Paris is downright magical. A wonderful read! Lindsey Tramuta, journalist and author of The New ParisThrough art, photography, and a wonderful voice that shines right off the pages, MacLeod takes the reader on a creative journey straight into the heart of the City of Lights. Warm, spirited, and inviting, A Paris Year is the kind of beautiful book you want to hug against your chest. Samantha Verant, author of Seven Letters from Paris and How to Make a French Family About the Author JANICE MACLEOD, the illustrator and author of theNew York Times best-selling book Paris Letters, was born in Canada and worked in advertising for many years until she decided to slip away from corporate drudgery and spend time abroad. During her time in Paris, she painted letters about her travels and mailed them to friends, who encouraged her to sell the personalized illustrated letters on Etsy. Since then, MacLeod has sent out thousands of letters to fans worldwide...

-Titulo Original : Never Quit From Alaskan Wilderness Rescues To Afghanistan Firefights As An Elite Special Ops Pj-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author JIMMY SETTLE was born and raised in Alaska. His love of outdoor adventures and a strong desire to help people drew him to the most extreme rescue specialists in the world, the United States Air Force Pararescue, or PJ’s for short. Wounded in battle, Jim retired from his position as a PJ. He lives outside of Seattle with his wife and son. HJim was awarded an Airman’s Medal and Purple Heart with commendations for Valor in Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan, logging 277 hours of Combat Search and Rescue. He is credited for saving 38 lives, and assisting in 28 others in combat, with additional saves and assists in the Alaskan wilderness.He is the author of Never Quit.DON REARDEN grew up on the tundra of Southwestern Alaska. An associate professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, he is a produced screenwriter, a Rasmuson Foundation Project Fellow, and author of The Washington Post Notable novel from Penguin, The Raven’s Gift. He lives in Anchorage, Alaska. Now in paperback, the epic memoir of an Alaskan pararescue jumper, Special Forces Operator, and decorated war hero.“That Others May Live” is a mantra that defines the fearless men of Alaska’s 212th Pararescue Unit, the PJs, one of the most elite military forces on the planet. Whether they are rescuing citizens injured and freezing in the Alaskan wilderness or saving wounded Rangers and SEALS in blazing firefights at war, the PJs are the least known and most highly trained of America’s warriors. Never Quit is the true story of how Jimmy Settle, an Alaskan shoe store clerk, became a Special Forces Operator and war hero. After being shot in the head during a dangerous high mountain operation in the rugged Watapur Valley in Afghanistan, Jimmy returns to battle with his teammates for a heroic rescue, the bullet fragments stitched over and still in his skull. In a cross between a suicide rescue mission and an against-all-odds mountain battle, his team of PJs risk their lives again in an epic firefight. When his helicopter is hit and begins leaking fuel, Jimmy finds himself in the worst possible position as a rescue specialist forced to leave members from his own team behind. Jimmy will have to risk everything to get back into the battle and bring back his brothers.From death-defying Alaskan wilderness training, wild rescues, and vicious battles against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, this is an explosive special operations memoir unlike any that has come before, and the true story of a man from humble beginnings who became an American hero. Review Settle, a gifted storyteller, takes us into the world of intense PJ training. . . . A remarkably life-affirming look into the training and work of those who give so much to assure our safety. More than an adventure story, its a testament to ambition, persistence, spirit and resilience. It should be widely read. Alaska Dispatch NewsThe thrills come a mile a minute . . . . Settle delves into his hair-raising training experiences and rescue missions in Alaska. . . . This is classic military writing, and Settle’s stories will be readily enjoyed by those seeking to know more about this unusual military force. BooklistGreat book alert: if youre looking to be inspired, try Never Quit, an incredible story. Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling authorSettle’s book is an inspiring read, both for civilians and those in uniform. His story will make you believe anything can be accomplished through hard work and persistence. LeatherneckWhether in training or combat, in Philadelphia or Alaska or Afghanistan, Never Quit serves up an inspirational can-do attitude in every adrenaline soaked life-saving page. Bill Streever, New York Times bestselling author of ColdNever Quit yanks you out the door of a perfectly good airplane with the men of Alaska’s elite pararescue squad, the PJs. From the mountains of Alaska to the streets of Philadelphia to the battlefields of Afghanistan...

-Titulo Original : Way Of The Reaper My Greatest Untold Missions And The Art Of Being A Sniper-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Review A riveting account of one of the toughest jobs on the battlefield, and of a man who performed this task not only with distinction, but with his humanity intact. Shooting Illustrated From the legendary special operations sniper and bestselling author of The Reaper comes a rare and powerful book on the art of being a sniper. Way of the Reaper is a step-by-step accounting of how a sniper works, through the lens of Irvings 10 most significant kills - none of which have been told before. Each mission is an in-depth look at a new element of eliminating the enemy, from intel to luck, recon to weaponry. Told in a thrilling narrative, this is also a heart-pounding true story of some of The Reapers boldest missions including the longest shot of his military career on a human target of over half a mile.In Iraq and Afghanistan, Nicholas Irving earned his nickname in blood, destroying the enemy with his sniper rifle and in deadly firefights behind a .50 caliber machine gun. He engaged a Taliban suicide bomber during a vicious firefight, used nearly silent sub-sonic ammo, and was the target of snipers himself. Way of the Reaper attempts to place the reader in the heat of battle, experiencing the same dangers, horrors and acts of courage Irving faced as an elite member of the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, while also examining the personal ramifications of taking another life.Readers will experience the rush of the hunt and the dangers that all snipers must face, while learning what it takes to come an elite manhunter. Like the Reaper himself, this explosive book blazes new territory and takes no prisoners. About the Author NICHOLAS IRVING is the New York Times bestselling author of The Reaper and Way of the Reaper. He spent six years in the U.S. Army’s Special Operations 3rd Ranger Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment, serving in a wide range of positions, from assaulter to Sniper Team leader. He was the first African American to deploy in the G.W.O.T as a sniper in his battalion. Irving is now the owner of HardShoot, where he trains personnel in the art of long-range shooting, from Olympians to members of the Spec Ops community. He also appeared as a mentor on the Fox reality show American Grit, and has consulted on various films and television shows. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.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...

-Titulo Original : The Last Rhinos My Battle To Save One Of The Worlds Greatest Creatures-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Lawrence Anthony (1950-2012) founded the Thula Thula wildlife reserve in Zululand, South Africa; launched The Lawrence Anthony Foundation; and received the UNs Earth Day award for his efforts to save the animals of the Baghdad Zoo. With Graham Spence, he is the author of Babylons Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo, The Elephant Whisperer: My Life with the Herd in the African Wild, and The Last Rhinos: My Battle to Save One of the Worlds Greatest Creatures.GRAHAM SPENCE is a journalist and editor. Originally from South Africa, he lives in England. Together he and Lawrence Anthony wrote Babylons Ark: the Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo. The inspiring true story of the Indiana Jones of conservation. The Guardian (UK)When Lawrence Anthony, author of The Elephant Whisperer, cared for not only elephants but other types of wildlife, including rhinos, on his nature reserve. So when he learned that there were only a handful of northern white rhinos left in the wild, living in an area of the Congo controlled by the infamous Lords Resistance Army, he was determined to save them from extinction. If the world lost this subspecies of rhinoceros, it would be the largest land mammal since the woolly mammoth to go extinct, a tragedy for those who care about the worlds endangered species.What followed was an extraordinary adventure, as Anthony headed into the jungle to ask the rebels to help protect the rhino. Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, and always exciting, The Last Rhinos tells the story of his fight to save these remarkable creatures. Review “A riveting account by a compassionate, dedicated man.” Kirkus Reviews“Riddled with heartfelt anecdotes, Anthony’s brave crusade to save these mammals even at great risk to his own safety reads like a safari adventure, a history lesson, and a warning that our careless ways will bring an end to so many magnificent species.” Publishers Weekly“This inspiring story of courage and conservation is a moving testament of the good that can be done when there is a will.” Tucson Citizen“The Indiana Jones of Conservation.” The Guardian (UK)“Anthony has made a difference in the lives of many magnificent animals who otherwise would have been lost to the world.” Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals“In my thirty-five years of studying man/animal communication I have met only a few individuals who have the ability to enter into the metaphysical realm of the exotic animal. Lawrence Anthony has been there and back.” Ralph Helfer, author of Modoc“Anthonys enthusiasm and obvious love for the bush shine through in hair-raising, sad, and funny tales.” Booklist“Anthony deserves tremendous credit for his fearlessness and perseverance in rescuing countless animals against all odds.” The Explorers Journa...

-Titulo Original : The Cowboy And His Elephant The Story Of A Remarkable Friendship-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Malcolm MacPherson is a writer and journalist, former Newsweek staff correspondent in Nairobi, Paris, and London. He has written books of fiction and nonfiction including The Cowboy and His Elephant. He has worked as a Senior Editor for New York Magazine, a Senior Writer for Premiere, and contributed to publications from The New York Times to Readers Digest, Playboy, and Smithsonian. He now lives in northern Virginia. In the late 1980s, a female baby elephant was born on the plains of Southern Africa. In a cull, her family was slaughtered. Only the newborn females life was spared. Terrified and bewildered the young elephant was transported to America to be sold. Bob Norris is a cowboy with an enormous empathy for animals. Handsome as a movie star, he was the Marlboro Man, with his face appearing on billboards around the world. But something was missing. When the hurt, vulnerable little elephant, Amy, came into his life, an incredible bond between the most unlikely of friends was forged.Bob adopted Amy and through close observation, gentle training, humor, and endless perseverance, this accomplished horseman gradually coaxed Amy into overcoming her mistrust of humans, and her fear of the world. Amy became a beloved member of the Norris family, and partner to the ranch hands, but Bob knew from the start that the ultimate goal was for Amy to regain her confidence and her independence - even, if it were possible, to go back to the savannahs of Africa.Amy may have left the cowboys life, but she never left his heart. The Cowboy and His Elephant is a story of mutual friendship, of genuine love and compassion, and foremost, this is an American story with roots that run deep in the values and traditions of the American West. Review “Very delightful... extraordinary... Written for both the adult and child, [it] would be a great book to read to your youngsters. Just be prepared to let your kids see you get a little emotional as you read some of the heart touching episodes.” Rocky Mountain Quarter Horse Magazine“Intrepid animal lovers will find Amys unexpected journey at the end of the book rewarding.” Publishers Weekly“This is a wonderful book. Suitable for all ages!” Tulsa World“Charming.” Washington Post Book World“Like the fabled horse whisperers, Norris is gifted with the ability to develop true empathy for animals; his remarkable communication with Amy is equally attributable to her intelligence and ability to empathize with him.... A rewarding read. It should be enjoyed by any animal lover.” Tacoma Reporter“Fans of Born Free will enjoy this heartwarming book.” Library Journal“Will appeal to James Herriot fans.” Colorado Springs Gazett...

-Titulo Original : Easy Company Soldier The Legendary Battles Of A Sergeant From World War Iis Band Of Brothers-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Elite paratrooper Sgt. Don Malarkey takes us not only into the World War II battles fought from Normandy to Germany, but into the heart and mind of a soldier who lost his best friend during the nightmarish engagement at Bastogne.Drafted in 1942, Malarkey arrived at Camp Toccoa in Georgia and was one of the one in six soldiers who earned their Eagle wings. He went to England in 1943 to provide cover on the ground for the largest amphibious military attack in history: Operation Overlord. In the darkness of D-day morning, Malarkey parachuted into France and within days was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroism in battle. He fought for twenty-three days in Normandy, nearly eighty in Holland, thirty-nine in Bastogne, and nearly thirty more in and near Haugenau, France, and the Ruhr pocket in Germany.Easy Company Soldier is his dramatic tale of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became a leader of men. Review “Author [Don Malarkey] shares his story of those bloody days fighting his way from the shores of France to the heartland of Germany, and the epic story of how an adventurous kid from Oregon became a leader of men.” Powell Valley NewsFirst of all, youre going to love this book . . . together, we were the best (not bragging). In training and in combat, we never had any problems. Weve been friends for life, over sixty-five years. Hes my hero.” William Wild Bill Guarnere, member of Easy Company and coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends“Don Malarkey is a staunch patriot who truly understands the principles for which we fought. He contributed his all in building the reputation of the 101st Airborne as a great fighting unit. His life today epitomizes the standards to which all good Americans should strive to emulate.” Lt. Lynn Buck Compton, member of Easy Company and author of Call of DutyDon Malarkey: an outstanding soldier in combat, a gentleman with the memory of an elephant who I always will consider to be an esteemed friend.” Dick Winters, Commander of Easy Company and author of the New York Times bestseller Beyond Band of Brothers“Very conscientious, very compassionate. We had great men in Easy Company and Don was one of the best. When I joined the men [in England], he took care of me like I was a Currahee man. He was a dead shot with the mortar.” Ed Babe Heffron, member of Easy Company and co-author of the New York Times bestseller Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends About the Author DON MALARKEY was born in 1921, and grew up in Astoria, Oregon. After trying to enlist in several branches of the service, he was drafted in 1942 and spent more consecutive days in combat than any other member of “E Company,” 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne--the most recognized fighting unit in American history. Today he lives in Oregon.BOB WELCH is a nationally recognized author and journalist whose book about the first World War II nurse to die after the landings at Normandy, American Nightingale, was featured on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” and was an Oregon Book Award finalist. He lives in Oregon...

-Titulo Original : Wager With The Wind The Don Sheldon Story-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author James Greiner is an author of childrens books. Published credits of James Greiner include Rebelde Con Causa/Taking Charge and Wager with the Wind: The Don Sheldon Story. Don Sheldon has been called Alaskas bush pilot among bush pilots, but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death in the mountains of Alaska or the routine delivery of supplies to a lonely homesteader. Read James Greiners Wager with the Wind to learn how a hero was born, and also how he made his courageous journey to the unknown skies of dealing with cancer. Review “Don Sheldon is the unchallenged guardian angel of the mountain climber and downed aviator in distress...his story is a rare opportunity for those who place the quest for high adventure above all other worthy endeavors.” L.A. Herald Examiner“Well wager this is one book you wont be able to put down!” Seattle Times“Its full of hair-raising true stories. I have flown with Don Sheldon. He is one of our super airmen.” Lowell Thomas From the Back Cover Don Sheldon has been called Alaskas bush pilot among bush pilots, but he was also just one man in a fragile airplane who, in the end, was solely responsible for each mission he flew, be it a high-risk landing to the rescue of others from certain death in the mountains of Alaska or the routine delivery of supplies to a lonely homesteader. Read this book to learn how a hero was born, and also how he made his courageous journey to the unknown skies of dealing with cancer. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Wager with the WindThe Don Sheldon StoryBy James GreinerSt. Martins GriffinCopyright © 1982 James GreinerAll right reserved.ISBN: 9780312853372Wager With the WindA Step And A HalfThe mountain, 60 miles northwest of where he stood on his dirt airstrip in Talkeetna, always gave him a clue to the approaching weather. On this Christmas day of 1958, he could see from the cloud layers building up around the mountain that a storm was brewing. More than any other man alive, Donald Edward Sheldon knows Mount McKinley--its soul-inspiring beauty and its basic savagery. He understands the lure of the mountain, called Denali by the Athabascan Indians, and respects the almost unparalleled mental and physical stamina needed to meet the challenge of this forbidding giant. Sheldons love affair with this monolith of a forgotten Ice Age began with his first sight of North Americas tallest mountain, rising 20,320 feet above Alaskas spruce-cloaked interior. She has been his mistress ever since.The brisk wind tugged at his clothes and banged the sliding hangar doors. Snow blown off the roof swirled around him. Sheldon was glad he had hangared four of his planes before the blizzard could begin. As he stepped inside to check his schedule for the day, he heard the jangling of the phone barely rising above the noise of the wind. It was a dispatcher from Tenth Rescue Division at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.The news the dispatcher gave Sheldon was anything but good. A huge military C-54 transport was overdue. It had left Anchorage the day before en route for Shemya, in the Aleutian Islands, but it never got there. Radio contact had been lost after the big plane --carrying passengers, Christmas packages, and the payroll for thetroops at Shemya Air Force Base--called a position report 100 miles southwest of Anchorage. At the time of the last report, the plane had been flying in heavily overcast weather.The Alaska Peninsula spawns a system of foul weather that has affected the entire history of Alaskan aviation. In the early forties, during the Second World War, both the Japanese and American war machines were hard pressed to cope with it, and Dutch Harbor became a word that most GIs and military tacticians would like to...

-Titulo Original : Careless Whispers (st. Martins True Crime Classics)-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Carlton Stowers is the author of more than two dozen works of nonfiction, including the Edgar Award-winning Careless Whispers, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Innocence Lost, and Open Secrets. He and his wife live in Cedar Hill, Texas. When the bodies of three teenagers were found on the shores of Lake Waco, Texas in July, 1982, even seasoned lawmen were taken aback by the savage mutilation and degradation they had been subjected to. Yet only 52 days after the gruesome triple-murder was discovered, frustrated authorities suspended the case indefinitely. Patrol Sergeant Truman Simons, who had been called to the scene that night, saw the carnage first-hand -- and vowed to find the ferocious killer or killers. He soon became a man with a mission, risking his career and his familys safety in search of evidence. Plunging himself into a netherworld of violence and evil, Simons finally got close enough to a murderous ringleader to hear his careless whispers--and ultimately, put him and his three accomplices behind bars for the brutal slayings.Now, in his Edgar Award-winning account of the Lake Waco killings, acclaimed true crime writer Carlton Stowers lays bare the facts behind the tragic crimes, the twisted predators, and the heroic man who broke the investigation--with important updated information based on new developments in the case. Review “Carlton Stowers is brilliant.” Ann Rule“A true story more frightening than anything Stephen King has penned...Fascinating.” The Houston Post“Stowers skillfully disentangles numerous skeins of an intricate web of circumstances to resolve the bizarre crimes.” Publishers Weekl...

-Titulo Original : How We Do Harm A Doctor Breaks Ranks About Being Sick In America-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical and scientific officer and executive vice president of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Brawley currently serves as professor of hematology, oncology, medicine and epidemiology at Emory University. He is also a CNN medical consultant. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, and completed a residency in internal medicine at University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case-Western Reserve University, and a fellowship in medical oncology at the National Cancer Institute.Paul Goldberg’s debut novel The Yid was published in 2016 to widespread acclaim and named a finalist for both the Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the National Jewish Book Award’s Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction. As a reporter, Goldberg has written two books about the Soviet human rights movement, and has co-authored (with Otis Brawley) the book How We Do Harm, an expose of the U.S. healthcare system. He is the editor and publisher of The Cancer Letter, a publication focused on the business and politics of cancer. He lives in Washington, D.C. A startling and important expose on the state of medicine, research, and healthcare today by the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer of the American Cancer SocietyHow We Do Harm exposes the underbelly of healthcare today the overtreatment of the rich, the under treatment of the poor, the financial conflicts of interest that determine the care that physicians provide, insurance companies that dont demand the best (or even the least expensive) care, and pharmaceutical companies concerned with selling drugs, regardless of whether they improve health or do harm. Dr. Otis Brawley is the chief medical and scientific officer of The American Cancer Society, an oncologist with a dazzling clinical, research, and policy career. How We Do Harm pulls back the curtain on how medicine is really practiced in America. Brawley tells of doctors who select treatment based on payment they will receive, rather than on demonstrated scientific results; hospitals and pharmaceutical companies that seek out patients to treat even if they are not actually ill (but as long as their insurance will pay); a public primed to swallow the latest pill, no matter the cost; and rising healthcare costs for unnecessary and often unproven treatments that we all pay for. Brawley calls for rational healthcare, healthcare drawn from results-based, scientifically justifiable treatments, and not just the peddling of hot new drugs.Brawleys personal history - from a childhood in the gang-ridden streets of black Detroit, to the green hallways of Grady Memorial Hospital, the largest public hospital in the U.S., to the boardrooms of The American Cancer Society results in a passionate view of medicine and the politics of illness in America - and a deep understanding of healthcare today. How We Do Harm is his well-reasoned manifesto for change. Review My friend and colleague Otis Brawley has written a raw and honest portrayal of our health care system. There are certain to be special interest organizations and medical groups that take issue with Dr.Brawleys conclusions, but few can argue with the scientific rigor he has demonstrated in writing this book. Otis is the go- to oncologist I send so many patients to see, because he is not only a great doctor, but also a compassionate man. As we discuss the transformation of health care in this country, put Dr. Brawleys book at the top of your list. --Sanjay Gupta, Associate Chief of Neurosurgery Grady Memorial Hospital, Chief Medical Correspondent, CNNOtis Brawley is one of Americas truly outstanding physician scientists. In How We Do Harm, he challenges all of us-- physicians, patients, and communities-- to recommit ourselves to the pledge to do no harm. --David Satcher, Former Surgeon General of the United States, Director, Satcher Health Leadership Institute, Morehouse School of Med...

-Titulo Original : Caught In The Revolution Witnesses To The Fall Of Imperial Russia-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author HELEN RAPPAPORT is 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. From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanov Sisters, Caught in the Revolution is Helen Rappaports masterful telling of the outbreak of the Russian Revolution through eye-witness accounts left by foreign nationals who saw the drama unfold.Between the first revolution in February 1917 and Lenin’s Bolshevik coup in October, Petrograd (the former St Petersburg) was in turmoil - felt nowhere more keenly than on the fashionable Nevsky Prospekt. There, the foreign visitors who filled hotels, clubs, offices and embassies were acutely aware of the chaos breaking out on their doorsteps and beneath their windows.Among this disparate group were journalists, diplomats, businessmen, bankers, governesses, volunteer nurses and expatriate socialites. Many kept diaries and wrote letters home: from an English nurse who had already survived the sinking of the Titanic; to the black valet of the US Ambassador, far from his native Deep South; to suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst, who had come to Petrograd to inspect the indomitable Women’s Death Battalion led by Maria Bochkareva.Helen Rappaport draws upon this rich trove of material, much of it previously unpublished, to carry us right up to the action - to see, feel and hear the Revolution as it happened to an assortment of individuals who suddenly felt themselves trapped in a red madhouse. Review “Splendid . . . By confining herself to foreigners in Russias capital, Rappaport takes a necessarily narrow slice of revolutionary history. But the stories these witnesses tell is endlessly fascinating.” The New York Times Book Review“Lively . . . Ms. Rappaport’s account works well as an introduction to a complicated year, but is most valuable for its record of the impressions of those who lived through it.” Wall Street Journal“One of the great strengths of this book is the way in which the unheralded and the celebrated mingle in its pages . . . A mosaic of truth which no fictional one could outdo.” The Washington Times“A multifaceted account of the 1917 Russian Revolution . . . gripping and thoroughly researched. . . [Rappaport brings] the streets and spirit of the early-20th-centuryPetrograd to life on the page.” Harper’s BazaarOne of Bustles 16 Best Nonfiction Books coming in February 2017One of Harper Bazaars 14 Books You Need To Read In February“Helen Rappaport combines thorough scholarship with the stylistic grace of a novelist, and the result is a riveting tale of the Russian Revolution that’s difficult to put down” PopMatters“Rappaport’s elegantly detailed writing shapes and pulls together excerpts from letters, diaries, articles, and more, quoted throughout, creating the immediacy and energy of history in the making: terrifying, brutal, and unforgettable.” Booklist “The most comprehensive compendium to date of non-Russian perspectives across social classes. . . . An engaging if challenging look at a countrys collapse with worldwide repercussions. Informed general readers will enjoy this glimpse into history; scholars will declare it a definitive study.” Library Journal (starred)“Rappaport creates a portrait of the Russian Revolution from the points of view of outsiders who happened to be in Petrograd at the time . . . An undeniably valuable history of the Russian Revolution.” Kirkus Reviews“Rappaport adopts an eye witness approach to the Russian revolution of 1917 . . . fun, fast-paced.” Publishers Weekly Illuminating . . . Rappaport has collected a wonderful array of observations . . . delightful and enlightening. The London Times on Caught in the RevolutionA gripping, vivid, deeply researched chronicle of the Russian Revolution told through the eyes of a surprising, flamboyant cast of foreigners ...

-Titulo Original : That Woman The Life Of Wallis Simpson, Duchess Of Windsor-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author ANNE SEBBA is a prize-winning biographer, lecturer, and former Reuters foreign correspondent who has written several books, including That Woman and Les Parisiennes. A former chair of Britain’s Society of Authors and now on the Council, Anne is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research. She lives in London. The first full scale biography of Wallis Simpson to be written by a woman, exploring the mind of one of the most glamorous and reviled figures of the Twentieth Century, a character who played prominently in the blockbuster film The Kings Speech.This is the story of the American divorcee notorious for allegedly seducing a British king off his throne. That woman, so called by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, was born Bessie Wallis Warfield in 1896 in Baltimore. Neither beautiful nor brilliant, she endured an impoverished childhood, which fostered in her a burning desire to rise above her circumstances.Acclaimed biographer Anne Sebba offers an eye-opening account of one of the most talked about women of her generation. It explores the obsessive nature of Simpsons relationship with Prince Edward, the suggestion that she may have had a Disorder of Sexual Development, and new evidence showing she may never have wanted to marry Edward at all. Since her death, Simpson has become a symbol of female empowerment as well as a style icon. But her psychology remains an enigma. Drawing from interviews and newly discovered letters, That Woman shines a light on this captivating and complex woman, an object of fascination that has only grown with the years. Review Brought to brilliant light in this responsible, respectful biography. --Booklist on Jennie ChurchillA rigorously objective book... Fascinating. --Financial Times on Mother Teres...

-Titulo Original : Prison Writings My Life Is My Sun Dance-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Leonard Peltier emerged as a Native American leader in the 1960s, was arrested in 1976 in Canada and extradited. He has been in prison ever since and is now confined at Leavenworth. Prison Writings is his first book.Harvey Arden is the author and co-author of several books, including Wisdomkeepers and Travels in a Stone Canoe (both with Steve Wall) and Noble Red Man. He lives in Washington, D.C. Edited by Harvey Arden, with an Introduction by Chief Arvol Looking Horse, and a Preface by former Attorney General Ramsey Clark.In 1977, Leonard Peltier received a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents. He has affirmed his innocence ever since--his case was made fully and famously in Peter Matthiessens bestselling In the Spirit of Crazy Horse--and many remain convinced he was wrongly convicted. Prison Writings is a wise and unsettling book, both memoir and manifesto, chronicling his life in Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. Invoking the Sun Dance, in which pain leads one to a transcendent reality, Peltier explores his suffering and the insights it has borne him. He also locates his experience within the history of the American Indian peoples and their struggles to overcome the federal governments injustices. From the Back Cover A deeply moving and very disturbing story of a gross miscarriage of justice and an eloquent cri de coeur of Native Americans for redress, and to be regarded as human beings with inalienable rights guaranteed under the United States Constitution, like any other citizens. We pray it does not fall on deaf ears. America owes it to herself. --Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu, Nobel Peace LaureateFor too long, both Leonards supporters and detractors have seen him as a metaphor, as a public figure worthy of political rallies and bumper stickers, but very rarely as a private man who only wants to go home. I pray this book will bring Leonard home. --Sherman Alexie, author of Indian KillerIt would be inadequate to describe Leonard Peltiers Prison Writings as a classic of prison literature, although it is that. It is also a cry for help, an accusation against monstrous injustice, a beautiful expression of a mans soul, demanding release. --Howard Zinn, author of --A Peoples History of the United StatesListen to this fresh, brave voice, then inform yourself about the shameful case of Leonard Peltier. --Peter Matthiessen, author of In the Spirit of Crazy HorseThis book takes the reader on an emotional and spiritual journey as Leonard Peltiers surprisingly hopeful reflections make the terrible injustice of his imprisonment for 24 years even more difficult to accept. Peltiers important journal details his trial and conviction which was based in part on admittedly false testimony and evidence so inconclusive that reasonable people everywhere have concluded that he should be granted clemency. --Wilma Mankiller, former chief of the Cherokee Nation, and author of MankillerLeonard Peltiers words reveal a wise man who has become freer than his captors, despite his false imprisonment for a crime he did not commit. His thoughts here remind us of our true mission as Indian people, as human beings here on this humble, beautiful planet. These thoughts cannot be captured or locked behind bars, or destroyed by gunfire. They fly free. --Joy Harjo, Muskoke poet and musician, author of The Woman Who Fell From the SkyqlIf you care about justice, read this brave book. If you care about the perpetuation of the white mans justice against the Native American, you must know the Leonard Peltier story. --Gerry Spence, author of Give Me Liberty...

-Titulo Original : The League Of Wives The Untold Story Of The Women Who Took On The U.s. Government To Bring Their Husbands Home-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Heath Hardage Lee comes from a museum education and curatorial background, and she has worked at history museums across the country. She holds a B.A. in History with Honors from Davidson College, and an M.A. in French Language and Literature from the University of Virginia. Heath served as the 2017 Robert J. Dole Curatorial Fellow, and her exhibition entitled The League of Wives: Vietnam POW MIA Advocates & Allies premiered at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics in 2017. Heaths first book, Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause, won the 2015 Colonial Dames of America Annual BookAward as well as a 2015 Gold Medal for Nonfiction from the Independent Publisher Book Awards. With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/MIA husbands home from Vietnam. And with astonishing verve, Heath Hardage Lee has chronicled their little-known story a profile of courage that spotlights 1960s-era military wives who forge secret codes with bravery, chutzpah and style. Honestly, I couldn’t put it down. Beth Macy, author of Dopesick and Factory ManExhilarating and inspiring. Elaine Showalter, Washington Post The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington and Hanoi to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried off a huge military transport plane at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. These American servicemen had endured years of brutal torture, kept shackled and starving in solitary confinement, in rat-infested, mosquito-laden prisons, the worst of which was The Hanoi Hilton. Months later, the first Vietnam POWs to return home would learn that their rescuers were their wives, a group of women that included Jane Denton, Sybil Stockdale, Louise Mulligan, Andrea Rander, Phyllis Galanti, and Helene Knapp. These women, who formed The National League of Families, would never have called themselves “feminists,” but they had become the POW and MIAs most fervent advocates, going to extraordinary lengths to facilitate their husbands’ freedom and to account for missing military men by relentlessly lobbying government leaders, conducting a savvy media campaign, conducting covert meetings with antiwar activists, and most astonishingly, helping to code secret letters to their imprisoned husbands. In a page-turning work of narrative non-fiction, Heath Hardage Lee tells the story of these remarkable women for the first time. The League of Wives is certain to be on everyone’s must-read list. Review With astonishing verve, The League of Wives persisted to speak truth to power to bring their POW/MIA husbands home from Vietnam. And with astonishing verve, Heath Hardage Lee has chronicled their little-known story a profile of courage that spotlights 1960s-era military wives who forge secret codes with bravery, chutzpah and style. Honestly, I couldn’t put it down. Beth Macy, author of Dopesick and Factory ManExhilarating and inspiring. Elaine Showalter, Washington Post “Heath Hardage Lee’s The League of Wives recounts the powerful story of how a cabal of indomitable POW and MIA wives relentlessly campaigned to free their captive husbands during the Vietnam War. Duty, honor, country, and love of family prevail. A must read!” Douglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University and author of Cronkite.“You’ll put hand to heart after reading The League of Wives about Americans who epitomize heroism in high heels. From white gloves to boxing gloves these military wives, once quiet and subservient, became warriors to save their POW MIA husbands shot down in Vietnam. They battled their government challenged the State Department, the Pentagon, even the White House to stand up and make the ene...

-Titulo Original : Cosa Nostra A History Of The Sicilian Mafia-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language, Cosa Nostra is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickies dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first boss of bosses; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard the Tractor Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963. Review “The inspiration of far too much pulpy entertainment, the Italian mobsters under John Dickies miscroscope in Cosa Nostra have long cultivated outsiders tendencies to romanticize their supposed honor and loyalty. But Dickie demonstrates definitively that the centuries-old mafia has never been more than an illegal business and shadow state pursuing power and money by cultivating the art of killing people.” The Washington Post“His is the first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject, and it is a pleasure to read...his book is notable for shrewd judgments couched in language that is vibrantly memorable. His acquaintance with the island and his immersion in the wider modern Italian culture also allow him to convey the noxious atmo-sphere of corruption with flair.” Christopher Sylvester, The Sunday Times (London)“A serious contribution to modern Italian history . . . it can be safely predicted that Dickies book will be a sensation, not least because it has a dozen potential movies in it.” Clive James, Times Literary Supplement“I couldnt put it down. His archival sleuthing is yoked to his powerful, often coruscating storytelling to create a chilling account of the mafias sinister, horrific reality.” John Guy, The Sunday Times“Absorbing . . . He succeeds in being both opinionated and precise and has performed a necessary work of rebranding.” Financial Times“Riveting” Sunday Telegraph“Vibrant, muscular and highly readable.” Clare Longrigg, Guardian“Lucid . . . grimly readable.” Daily Telegraph“A brave work.” Mail on Sunday“Highly readable . . . compelling. The narrative is entertaining and, at times, as chilling as the darkest crime fiction. It combines compelling horror with clear, rational analysis.” Glasgow Herald“Cosa Nostra overflows with wonderful vignettes about mafia codes of conduct . . . engrossing.” John Naughton, 0 Word“A fascinating book. Cosa Nostra combines scholarship with a rip-roaring read.” Sunday Herald“Monumental and gripping.” Andrew Marr, BBC Radio 4s Start the Week About the Author John Dickie is Senior Lecturer in Italian, University College London, and is the author of Darkest Italy: The Nation and Stereotypes of the Mezzogiorno, 1860-1900...

-Titulo Original : The Nocturnal Brain Nightmares, Neuroscience, And The Secret World Of Sleep-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author DR. GUY LESCHZINER is the author of The Nocturnal Brain, as well as a professor of neurology and sleep medicine in London. He sees patients with a range of neurological and sleep disorders, and is actively involved in research and teaching. He has also presented series on sleep and neurology for BBC World Service and Radio 4. A renowned neurologist shares the true stories of people unable to get a good night’s rest in The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep, a fascinating exploration of the symptoms and syndromes behind sleep disorders.For Dr. Guy Leschziner’s patients, there is no rest for the weary in mind and body. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares. Demoniac hallucinations frighten people into paralysis. Restless legs rock both the sleepless and their sleeping partners with unpredictable and uncontrollable kicking. Out-of-sync circadian rhythms confuse the natural body clock’s days and nights.Then there are the extreme cases. A woman in a state of deep sleep who gets dressed, unlocks her car, and drives for several miles before returning to bed. The man who has spent decades cleaning out kitchens while “sleep-eating.” The teenager prone to the serious, yet unfortunately nicknamed Sleeping Beauty Syndrome stuck in a cycle of excessive unconsciousness, binge eating, and uncharacteristic displays of aggression and hypersexuality while awake.With compassionate stories of his patients and their conditions, Dr. Leschziner illustrates the neuroscience behind our sleeping minds, revealing the many biological and psychological factors necessary in getting the rest that will not only maintain our physical and mental health, but improve our cognitive abilities and overall happiness. Review “The Nocturnal Brain combines two of my favorite things humanity and medical science. Dr Leschziner weaves wonderful stories that highlight how sleep disorders affect the lives and health of patients and their families. Along the way we are guided into the fantastic science of sleep. What a wonderful journey!” Meir Kryger MD FRCPC, Professor, Yale University, author of Mystery of Sleep“[R]evealing and informative … Readers will find Leschziner’s stories fascinating, and might even pick up a few tips for getting a more restorative night’s sleep in the process.” Publishers Weekly“A fine popular-science account of sleep, mostly about when it goes wrong. … a useful entry in sleep-disorder literature.” Kirkus Reviews “Leschziner’s engaging style strikes just the right balance between storytelling and popular science and will appeal to a broad audience.” Library Journal “Lively … Whether you personally suffer from a sleep disorder, love someone who does, or simply enjoy learning more about the human brain, this fascinating book will definitely not put you to sleep.” Spirituality & Health Magazin...

-Titulo Original : Manhunters How We Took Down Pablo Escobar-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author STEVE MURPHY worked undercover sting operations in Miami, and was eventually dispatched to Colombia where he worked with partner Javier Pena to track Escobar.JAVIER F. PEÑAwas hired by the DEA in 1984 as a special agent, and spent six years tracking Pablo Escobar with partner Steve Murphy. For the first time, legendary DEA operatives Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña tell the true story of how they helped put an end to one of the world’s most infamous narco-terrorists in Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar the subject of the hit Netflix series, Narcos.Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar’s brutal Medellin Cartel was responsible for trafficking tons of cocaine to North America and Europe in the 1980s and ’90s. The nation became a warzone as his sicarios mercilessly murdered thousands of people competitors, police, and civilians to ensure he remained Colombia’s reigning kingpin. With billions in personal income, Pablo Escobar bought off politicians and lawmen, and became a hero to poorer communities by building houses and sports centers. He was nearly untouchable despite the efforts of the Colombian National Police to bring him to justice.But Escobar was also one of America’s most wanted, and the Drug Enforcement Administration was determined to see him pay for his crimes. Agents Steve Murphy and Javier F. Peña were assigned to the Bloque de Busqueda, the joint Colombian-U.S. taskforce created to end Escobar’s reign of terror. For eighteen months, between July 1992 and December 1993, Steve and Javier lived and worked beside Colombian authorities, finding themselves in the crosshairs of sicarios targeting them for the $300,000 bounty Escobar placed on each of their heads.Undeterred, they risked the dangers, relentlessly and ruthlessly separating the drug lord from his resources and allies, and tearing apart his empire, leaving him underground and on the run from enemies on both sides of the law.Manhunters presents Steve and Javier’s history in law enforcement from their rigorous physical training and their early DEA assignments in Miami and Austin to the Escobar mission in Medellin, Colombia living far from home and serving as frontline soldiers in the never ending war on drugs that continues to devastate America. Review Riveting. A must-read for anyone interested in one of the major campaigns on the war on drugs. Publishers Weekly A thriller-esque account...keep[s] the pages turning. Kirkus ReviewsA gripping insider account of the hunt for Pablo Escobar. Brilliant, bold, and no holds barred, this is an impeccable true crime story, told by the two brave men who risked everything to bring down the world’s first narco-terrorist. A five-star read! Brad Thor, #1 New York Times bestselling author of SpymasterManhunters is a riveting account of two brave DEA Agents who put their lives, along with their families lives, on the line to fight the war on drugs in the US and Colombia. A must read on the take down of Pablo Escobar and the part they played in the investigation. Joe Pistone, a.k.a. Donnie BrascoA fast-paced tale by two agents for the DEA who had the inside track on bringing down the most wanted man in recent U.S history. Bruce Porter, New York Times bestselling author of Blow and Snatched Manhunters is a gripping story about two true patriots who were the difference makers in the final hunt for Pablo Escobar. They are heroes to a world that was otherwise held captive by the evil of the planet’s first narco-terrorist. Their bravery is unparalleled, and we owe them a great deal of gratitude for their selfless sacrifices. It is an honor to know them and their story. Robert Mazur, New York Times bestselling author of The InfiltratorSteve and Javiers experience on the front lines of the war on drugs over the last thirty years made them an invaluable source of information for us. Their contacts, both foreign and domestic, allowed us to put together a...

-Titulo Original : Vagos, Mongols, And Outlaws My Infiltration Of Americas Deadliest Biker Gangs-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author CHARLES FALCO spent three years infiltrating the Vagos, becoming second-in-charge of the Victorville, California chapter, another two years infiltrating the Mongols and Outlaws and became vice president of a Virginia chapter of the Outlaws.KERRIE DROBAN is the co-author of Prodigal Father, Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club and author of Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF’s Infiltration of the Hells Angels, winner of the USA Book News National Book Award for Best Memoir/Autobiography and two-time winner for their True Crime award.She is a criminal defense attorney in Arizona. The basis for the hit TV series Gangland Undercover!The gripping account from an ex-con who went undercover to help the ATF infiltrate three of Americas most violent biker gangsDespite lacking any experience with motorcycle gangs, Charles Falco infiltrated three of Americas deadliest biker gangs: the Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws. In separate investigations that spanned years and coasts, Falco risked his life, suffering a fractured neck and a severely torn shoulder, working deep under cover to bring violent sociopaths to justice. His dedication was profound; Falco spent almost three years infiltrating the Vagos gang and rose to second in command of the Victorville, California chapter. He even served time in San Bernardinos Murder Unit and endured solitary confinement to protect his cover and the investigations. Falco recorded confessions of gangland-style killings and nearly became a target himself before he sought refuge in the Witness Protection Program. But discontent to remain on the sidelines and motivated by a strong sense of duty, Falco eventually left the Program and volunteer his talents again to infiltrate the Mongols and Outlaws, rising in rank to Vice President of the Petersburg, Virginia Outlaws chapter.His efforts culminated in sixty two arrests of members for various crimes, including assault and murder. Executing one of this countrys most successful RICO prosecutions and effectively crippling the criminal enterprise, Falcos engrossing narrative of the dangers of the biker underworld harkens back to Hunter S. Thompsons classic Hells Angels, vividly recounting a life undercover. Review “Falco rose to officer status in three biker gangs, and his book - Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws: My Infiltration of Americas Deadliest Biker Gangs - is the more polished, measured and authoritative of the two.” Los Angeles Times comparing to George Rowes Gods of Mischief“Absorb Vagos, Mongols, and Outlaws as one part juicy scoop, one part machismo on parade, and Falco can take some sad and beautiful snapshots.” Boston Globe“Falco was facing a minimum sentence of 22 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and manufacture hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine when the San Bernardino Sheriffs Department made him an offer he couldnt refuse--become an undercover informant instead of going to jail. The bulk of this fascinating autobiography describes in detail Falcos work infiltrating the Vagos Motorcycle Club, an outlaw biker gang considered in 2003 to be the ‘largest urban terrorist organization in the U.S. Falcos main assignment reads like a synopsis of the book: ‘Get inside, gather intelligence on the gang, identify the clubs leaders, purchase drugs from them, and collect as many illegal firearms as you can. Falco describes in almost excruciating detail how he rose in the Vagos ranks from a go-fer to a full-fledged member, a three-year descent into a violent world of drug abuse, Neanderthal treatment of women, and constant fighting that left Falco living constantly ‘in a state of veiled paranoia, even after the Vagos gang was brought down by the law. It is Falcos unrelenting depiction of the stupidity and brutality in the Vagos biker world that makes his story powerful.” Publishers Weekly“Facing more than 20 years beh...

-Titulo Original : The Double Life Of Fidel Castro My 17 Years As Personal Bodyguard To El Lider Maximo-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Lieutenant Colonel Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was Fidel Castros personal bodyguard for 17 years before being imprisoned in 1994 for the crime of wanting to retire early. He left Cuba in 2008 after ten unsuccessful bids to escape. He wrote The Double Life of Fidel Castro with Axel Gylden, star French reporter at LExpress. Sanchez now lives in Miami with his family.Axel Gylden is a star French reporter at LExpress. In The Double Life of Fidel Castro, one of Castro’s soldiers of seventeen years breaks his silence and shares his memoirs of his years of service, his eventual imprisonment and torture for displeasing the notorious dictator, and his dramatic escape from Cuba. Responsible for protecting the Lider Maximo for two decades, Juan Reinaldo Sanchez was party to his secret life: from the ghost town in which guerrillas from several continents were trained; to Castro’s immense personal fortune, including a huge property portfolio, a secret paradise island, and seizure of public money; as well as his relationship with his family and his nine children from five different partners.Sanchez’s tell-all expose reveals countless state secrets and the many sides of the Cuban monarch: genius war leader in Nicaragua and Angola, paranoid autocrat at home, master spy, Machiavellian diplomat, and accomplice to drug traffickers. This extraordinary testimony makes us reexamine everything we thought we knew about the Cuban story and Fidel Castro Ruz. Review Explosive. BBCRemarkable revelations! Fidel Castros worst hypocrisies, regal indulgences, and narcissistic excess are bared by his former chief bodyguard. Sanchez, and respected French journalist Gylden, depict the Cuban leader as no writers ever have before. Brian Latell, author of After Fidel and Castro’s SecretsSanchezs nonstop revelations, energetic voice, and cognitive dissonance are liable to entertain and intrigue almost any audience. Library Journal “Sanchez’s account shows the real Castro. Vengeful, self-absorbed, and given to childish temper tantrums aka ‘tropical storms’ . . . The book is timely.” The Wall Street Journal“Juan Reinaldo Sanchez exposes the drug dealing and deception of the former Cuban president.” NYPost...

-Titulo Original : Original Gangster The Real Life Story Of One Of Americas Most Notorious Drug Lords-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Frank Lucas is a former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the 60s and 70s. His career was the focus of the 2007 film American Gangster.Aliya S. King, a native of East Orange, New Jersey has been writing professionally since 1998 and has written features and music profiles for a bevy of magazines. Keep The Faith, her collaboration with singer Faith Evans, is a New York Times bestselling title. A suspenseful memoir from the real life American gangster, Frank Lucas In his own words, Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. From being taken under the wing of old time gangster Bumpy Johnson, through one of the most successful drug smuggling operations, to being sentenced to seventy years in prison, Original Gangster is a chilling look at the rise and fall of a modern legacy. Frank Lucas realized that in order to gain the kind of success he craved he would have to break the monopoly that the Italian mafia held in New York. So Frank cut out middlemen and began smuggling heroin into the United States directly from his source in the Golden Triangle by using coffins. Making a million dollars per day selling Blue Magic what was known as the purest heroin on the street Frank Lucas became one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, while rubbing shoulders with the elite in entertainment, politics, and crime. After his arrest, Federal Judge Sterling Johnson, the special narcotics prosecutor in New York at the time of Lucas crimes, called Lucas and his operation one of the most outrageous international dope-smuggling gangs ever, an innovator who got his own connections outside the U.S. and then sold the narcotics himself in the street. This powerful memoir reveals what really happened to the man whose career was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime...

-Titulo Original : Prodigal Father, Pagan Son Growing Up Inside The Dangerous World Of The Pagans Motorcycle Club-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author ANTHONY “LT” MENGINIE is the son of Anthony “Mangy” Menginie, former Philadelphia chapter president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club. He is author of Prodigal Father, Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club.KERRIE DROBAN is the co-author of Prodigal Father, Pagan Son: Growing Up Inside the Dangerous World of the Pagans Motorcycle Club and author of Running with the Devil: The True Story of the ATF’s Infiltration of the Hells Angels, winner of the USA Book News National Book Award for Best Memoir/Autobiography and two-time winner for their True Crime award.She is a criminal defense attorney in Arizona. Winner of the USA Book News National Book Award for Best Nonfiction True Crime and Best Memoir/AutobiographyBy the time he was thirteen, he already had attended thirteen funerals. Abandoned by his mother, and with his father, Mangy Menginie president of the Pagans Motorcycle Club, Philadelphia chapter in jail, Anthony LT Menginie is raised inside the Pagans and inducted into a life of sex, violence, drugs, and organized crime. In Mangys absence, LT finds a father figure in the Saint, a club member who helps teach him the difference between the club members you respect…and those you fear. The author recounts the power struggles that occur when Mangy is released from jail and tries to resume his role as father and president. Soon all hell breaks loose when Mangy betrays the club by going over to the rival Hells Angels, helping to touch off the Biker Wars in Philadelphia. The chapters new president grooms LT to one day confront his father for his treachery. Faced with an impossible decision, LT has to decide where his loyalties lie. Prodigal Father, Pagan Son is a voyeuristic glimpse into the shocking and hypnotic underworld of notorious one-percenter biker clubs, hit men, drug dealers, and the other individuals who operate under no other rules than the club code. But more than this, Menginies story is the gritty and powerful true tale of surviving amid personal trials and tragedies, and of one mans determination to escape to a better life...

-Titulo Original : Blow How A Small-town Boy Made $100 Million With The Medellin Cocaine Cartel And Lost It All-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Bruce Porter, a former newspaper reporter and editor of Newsweek, teaches at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the author of Blow: How a Small-Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel And Lost It All, and he has also written for The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Playboy, and Connoisseur, among other publications. BLOW is the unlikely story of George Jungs roller coaster ride from middle-class high school football hero to the heart of Pable Escobars Medellin cartel-- the largest importer of the United States cocaine supply in the 1980s. Jungs early business of flying marijuana into the United States from the mountains of Mexico took a dramatic turn when he met Carlos Lehder, a young Colombian car thief with connections to the then newly born cocaine operation in his native land. Together they created a new model for selling cocaine, turning a drug used primarily by the entertainment elite into a massive and unimaginably lucrative enterprise-- one whose earnings, if legal, would have ranked the cocaine business as the sixth largest private enterprise in the Fortune 500.The ride came to a screeching halt when DEA agents and Florida police busted Jung with three hundred kilos of coke, effectively unraveling his fortune. But George wasnt about to go down alone. He planned to bring down with him one of the biggest cartel figures ever caught.With a riveting insider account of the lurid world of international drug smuggling and a super-charged drama of one mans meteoric rise and desperate fall, Bruce Porter chronicles Jungs life using unprecedented eyewitness sources in this critically acclaimed true crime classic. Review “Extraordinarily interesting...Mr. Porter has done an excellent job telling the tale of a very unusual entrepreneur.” The New York Times Book Review“Porter has written an undeniably entertaining book--a People Magazine article writ large, with a dose of Miami Vice and more than we need to know about kinky sex between Jung and his companera, Mirtha.” The Boston Sunday Globe“The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, its true.” Houston Chronicle“An eye-opening, often hilarious account . . . larded with anecdotes” Toronto Star“A sleigh-ride-to-hell story of how 60s hippie innocence turned into 80s megadepravity...finely researched, told with pizzazz.” Kirkus Reviews“With drama and detail, former Newsweek writer Porter reconstructs the fast, amoral life of George Jung . . . adventures with stacks of cash, kinky sex, and dangerous deals hold voyeuristic fascination.” Publishers Weekly“An incredible tale that traces Jungs beginnings as a hippie marijuana smuggler in California to the top of the cocaine trade.” Houston Post“Bruce Porter tells a powerful story and doesnt pull his punches. You have to keep reminding yourself it isnt fiction.” Detroit Free Press“Told with such flair, one cant turn the pages fast enough.” Chicago Daily Southtown Star“Fascinating, sometimes humorous, sometimes titillating, and always intriguing . . . a page-turner, thanks to Porters easy-to-read style.” News-Press, Glendale, C...

-Titulo Original : Adnans Story The Search For Truth And Justice After Serial-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author RABIA CHAUDRY is an attorney and partner at Chaudry & Anwer Immigration Law, a recent Jennings Randolph Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace, an International Security Fellow at the New America think tank, and a Fellow of the Shalom Hartman Institute. She is the co-host of Undisclosed, one of the top-ranked podcasts in the iTunes store with nearly 250 million downloads, and The 45th, with over four million downloads. She is a member of the National Muslim-Jewish Advisory Council and the Aspen Institute Vanguard Board. She is a frequent public speaker, and her writing has appeared in numerous outlets including Time , The Huffington Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times. Now a major docuseriesWith intimate details and newly-uncovered evidence Adnans Story goes beyond what the hit podcast Serial covered in its investigation of Adnan Syeds case. Now a New York Times bestseller“The first letter I received after being arrested in 1999 was from Rabia...As someone connected to me, my family, my community, my lawyers, and my investigation, there is no one better to help tell my story, and no one that I trust more to tell it, than Rabia.” Adnan SyedOn February 28, 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus thirty years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland. Adnan has always maintained his innocence. Rabia Chaudry, a family friend, believes he was wrongly convicted and has fought for his release. But by 2013, after appeals were exhausted, things looked bleak. Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig, a journalist and producer at This American Life, hoping that she would bring possibly shed new light on the case. Koenig’s investigation turned into Serial, the international phenomenon and Peabody Award-winning podcast.Adnan’s Story reexamines the investigation that led to Adnan’s arrest, covers new evidence and possibilities that have since come to light, reviews the court successes that have breathed new life to Adnan’s case, and in this new edition, reveals how she achieved success in the courts when Adnan was granted a retrial in March 2018. Woven with personal reflections from Adnan himself, including new never-before-seen letters he penned from prison, this in-depth book offers new insight into the story that captivated millions. Review True crime enthusiasts and anyone willing to delve into the unsettling world of guilt versus innocence will find Adnan’s Story an enjoyable, but heart-wrenching ride. Chaudry has an impressive command of style-using the perfect balance of compassion and investigation to open Syed’s case to the world. The LineupRabia put her heart and soul [into this]. This isSerial come to life. If you liked the podcast, you will love this book. Daisy Khan, WISE“Chaudrys book is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how media particularly social media came to play such a powerful role in this case . . . Chaudrys passion clearly drives Adnans Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial. But its the mix of media skills and legal education that makes her book such an illuminating firsthand report from the front lines of social media change.” Baltimore Sun “Chaudry’s clear, vivid and highly readable account of the case will bring the story to life for readers unfamiliar with the podcast, and even the most devoted Serial fans will find fresh insight and a vast amount of new material. Chaudry’s legal training serves her well as she marshals her defense, but so too does the Pakistani heritage and Muslim faith she shares with Syed.” Washington Post“Crisp, powerful prose...Chaudry’s description of the PCR hearing in Adnan’s Story is utterly riveting high stakes, a breakneck pace, brilliant expert witnesses.” Entertainment WeeklyAny Serial fan should eat up this heavily researched book. New York PostRabia Chaudry is a woman on a mission . . . It was easy to f...

-Titulo Original : Beatrix Potter A Life In Nature-Fabricante : St. Martins Griffin-Descripcion Original: About the Author Linda Lear, a professor of environmental history and author of the prize-winning biography Rachel Carson: Witness for Nature, is an enthusiastic horticulturalist and collector of botanical art. She lives in Bethesda, Maryland.James Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James works as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. The Shepherds Life is his first book. In this now classic biography, reissued in a new edition for the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potters birth, Linda Lear offers the astonishing portrait of an extraordinary woman who gave us some of the most beloved childrens books of all time. Potter found freedom from her conventional Victorian upbringing in the countryside. Nature inspired her imagination as an artist and scientific illustrator, but The Tale of Peter Rabbit brought her fame, financial success, and the promise of happiness when she fell in love with her editor Norman Warne. After his tragic and untimely death, Potter embraced a new life as the owner of Hill Top Farm in the English Lake District and a second chance at happiness. As a visionary landowner, successful farmer and sheep-breeder, she was able to preserve the landscape that had inspired her art.Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature reveals a lively, independent, and passionate woman, whose art was timeless, and whose generosity left an indelible imprint on the countryside. This anniversary edition is complete with a brand new foreword by James Rebanks, the Lake District shepherd and social media sensation who chronicles his world on Twitter and in his wonderful book, A Shepherds Life. Review Winner of the 2007 Lakeland Book of the Year Award: Read Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear and you sense a woman poised between late-Victorian constraint and the promises, intellectual and amorous, of liberation.--Anthony Lane, The New YorkerPotter was a famously close observer of the world around her, and Lear is an equally close observer of her subject. The result is a meticulously researched and brilliantly re-created life that, despite its length and accretion of detail, is endlessly fascinating and often illuminating. It is altogether a remarkable achievement.--Booklist, *Starred Review*Lear is not only an impeccable historian but a grand storyteller...a magisterial and definitive biography, a delight in every way.--The Horn Book In this remarkable biography...the authors meticulous attention to detail is obvious throughout, not to mention her elegant writing and exceptional scholarship. Highly recommended.--Library JournalPraise for Beatrix Potter, Winner of the 2007 Lakeland Book of the Year Award: Read Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear and you sense a woman poised between late-Victorian constraint and the promises, intellectual and amorous, of liberation.--Anthony Lane, The New YorkerPotter was a famously close observer of the world around her, and Lear is an equally close observer of her subject. The result is a meticulously researched and brilliantly re-created life that, despite its length and accretion of detail, is endlessly fascinating and often illuminating. It is altogether a remarkable achievement.--Booklist, *Starred Review*Lear is not only an impeccable historian but a grand storyteller...a magisterial and definitive biography, a delight in every way.--The Horn Book In this remarkable biography...the authors meticulous attention to detail is obvious throughout, not to mention her elegant writing and exceptional scholarship. Highly recommended.--Library JournalPraise for Beatrix Potter, Winner of the 2007 Lakeland Book of the Year Award: Read Beatrix Potter by Linda Lear and you sense a woman poised between late-Victorian constraint and the promises, intellectual and amorous, of liberation.--Anthony Lane, The New YorkerPotter was a famously close observer of the w...