death and burial

Examines the origins of the Shia-Sunni split in Islam, from its start in Arabia in 632 to its lasting influence on modern conflicts in the Middle East, explaining how the succession crisis following the death of Muhammad created a divide among the Muslim people that is still felt in the twenty-first century.

Mamie Till-Mobley discusses the effect on her life of the murder of her son, Emmett Till, a fourteen-year-old African-American boy who was killed in Mississippi in 1955 for allegedly whistling at a white woman, and tells how she was able to go on after his death to become a teacher and an activist in the civil rights struggle.

Examines the death of ancient Egyptian king Tutankhamen using modern forensic and crime-solving techniques, concluding that he was murdered and narrowing the field of suspects down to one individual in his inner circle.

The authors relate their findings from investigating the death of King Tut, and contend that the boy king was murdered and did not, as many believe, die of disease.

A behind-the-scenes account of the five tragic days surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by former secret service agent Clint Hill, who served as body-guard to Jackie Kennedy.

John Kaiser, an obscure American missionary, denounced the regime of Daniel arap Moi in Kenya, and became an improbable icon to a country strugging to escape that regime. Few knew that Kaiser was also a manic depressive. When Kaiser was found dead, the FBI ruled it a suicide. Kenyans were convinced he had been murdered. In a post-Moi Kenya, what happened to Kaiser was finally revealed.

Matthew Shepard was murdered because he was gay. His mother shares the story behind the headlines, interweaving her memories of Matthew and the challenges she faced, with her family, confronting his death. She also gives an account of how she and her husband helped prosecutors convict Matthew's murderers.

The author recalls the weeks and months following the death of her husband of forty years and the severe illness of their only daughter, and discusses the changes that occurred in her life as a result.