biography

About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dal?.

A graphic novel account of some pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement.

The author relates how, as a young adult, he became a drug user and smuggler, was arrested, did time in prison, and eventually got out and went to college, all the while hoping to become a writer.

As World War II rages, Christine and her family try to escape from war-torn Budapest.

The events which befell Adolf Hitler between 1889 and 1923 influenced his political outlook and heralded the formation of the Sturmabteilung---the notorious SA---and the Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. The parallel growth of the SA from a small group of fist fighters to a feared paramilitary force is covered in detail.

A comprehensive and intriguing expos? of one of the world?s most chilling cases of serial murder?and the police force that failed to solve it. Vain and charismatic Walter Sickert made a name for himself as a painter in Victorian London. But the ghoulish nature of his art?as well as extensive evidence?points to another name, one that?s left its bloody mark on the pages of history: Jack the Ripper. Cornwell has collected never-before-seen archival material?including a rare mortuary photo, personal correspondence and a will with a mysterious autopsy clause, and applied cutting-edge forensic science to open an old crime to new scrutiny. Incorporating material from Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper?Case Closed, this new edition has been revised and expanded to include eight new chapters, detailed maps and hundreds of images that bring the sinister case to life.

Jeffrey Epstein rose from humble origins to the rarefied heights of New York City's financial elite. A college dropout with an instinct for numbers, and for people, Epstein amassed his wealth through a combination of access and skill. But even after he had it all, Epstein wanted more. And that unceasing desire, especially a taste for young girls, resulted in his stunning fall from grace. From Epstein himself, to the girls he employed as masseuses at his home, to the cops investigating the appalling charges against him, this book examines all sides of a case that scandalized one of America's richest communities.