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Author
Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 327 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"For six terrifying months in 1911-1912, the citizens of Paris were gripped by a violent crime streak. A group of bandits went on a rampage throughout the city and its suburbs, robbing banks and wealthy Parisians, killing anyone who got in their way, and always managing to stay one step ahead of the police. But Jules Bonnot and the Bonnot Gang weren't just ordinary criminals; they were anarchists, motivated by the rampant inequality and poverty in...
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
429 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting, deeply personal memoir of more than twenty years of death-scene investigations by New York City death investigator Barbara Butcher. Barbara Butcher was early in her recovery from alcoholism when she found an unexpected lifeline: a job at the Medical Examiner's Office in New York City. The second woman ever hired for the role of Death Investigator in Manhattan, she was the first to last more than three months. The work was gritty, demanding,...
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment South Pacific Pty Ltd
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 520 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Technological advances have escalated Cold War tensions to an all-time high, and undercover KGB operatives Elizabeth and Philip Jennings face the growing threat of discovery. As their assignments grow more deadly, their family is in more danger, and their loyalties are tested like never before.
Publisher
[Midwest Tape]
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (705 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. ; in 1 multi-disc DVD case
Language
English
Description
A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night.
Fight club: A man sets up a fight club in which young men are paired off in bloody no-holds-barred bouts until one drops.
The usual suspects: A $91 million cocaine heist. A devastating boat explosion. Two survivors. U.S. Customs special agent David Kujan is determined to find out who and what's behind the melee. As he pieces together clues with the help of a half-charred...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
vii, 219 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This volume surveys the first fifty years of the detective story in nineteenth-century America and England, examining not only major works, but also the lesser known--including contemporary pseudo-biographies, magazines, story papers, and newspapers--recently accessible through new media. By rewriting the history of the mystery genre, this study opens up new avenues for literary exploration"--Provided by publisher.
3386) Murder thy neighbor
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (approximately 6 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As seen on Discovery ID, these two true-crime thrillers follow a neighbors' quarrel that turns violent and cyber-bullying that explodes in a double murder.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
332 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The 1901 Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, meant to herald the twentieth century, went tragically, spectacularly, awry. In 1901, Buffalo, New York, the eighth biggest city in America, wanted to launch the new century with the Pan American Exposition. It would showcase the Western hemisphere and bring millions of people to western New York. With Niagara Falls as a drawing card and with stunning colors and electric lights, promoters believed it would...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
8 audio discs (9 hr., 32 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On April 7, 2006, Muse miraculously escaped from the sociopathic Morrison, only to find that the threat to her life was just beginning. Ineptitude in the justice system threatened to release Morrison and allow him the opportunity to finish the job, which he adamantly pledged to do. Muse would have to fight at every step to ensure her safety. She would act as her own advocate, investigator, legal counsel, and bodyguard in the years following the event....
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (9 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams's new friend Anna Delvey, a self-proclaimed German heiress, always picked up the check. So when Anna proposed an all-expenses-paid trip to Marrakech, Rachel jumped at the chance. When Anna's credit cards mysteriously stopped working, Rachel began fronting costs, told she would be reimbursed. More than $62,000 was charged to her credit cards and instead of repayment, a shocking trail of deception emerged....
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
10 books (218 pages) in a cloth bag ; 42 x 50 cm + 1 folder (30 x 25 cm).
Language
English
Description
A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders.
3391) Book Club Discussion Kit: Killers of the Flower Moon : The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Physical Desc
1 kit in a cloth bag ; (40 x 49 cm) + 1 folder
Language
English
Description
Presents a true account of the early twentieth-century murders of dozens of wealthy Osage and law-enforcement officials, citing the contributions and missteps of a fledgling FBI that eventually uncovered one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history.
Author
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[201]
Physical Desc
8 books (319 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm), in a cloth bag ; 38 x 46 cm
Language
English
Description
The author reopens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history. This book chronicles the Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) fire, and its aftermath, to showcase the crucial role that libraries play in our lives. The author delves into the evolution of libraries around the world, from their humble beginnings to their status as a cornerstone of the community; brings the departments of the library to life through on-the-ground...