assassination

"When Stieg Larsson died, the author . . . had been working on a true mystery . . .: the assassination on February 28, 1986, of Olof Palme, the Swedish prime minister. It was the first time in history that a head of state had been murdered without a clue who'd done it--and on a Stockholm street at point-blank range. Internationally known for his fictional villains, Larsson was well acquainted with their real-life counterparts and documented extremist activities throughout the world. For years he'd been amassing evidence that linked their terrorist acts to what he called 'one of the most astounding murder cases' he'd ever covered. Larsson's archive was forgotten until journalist Jan Stocklassa was given exclusive access to the author's secret project. In 'The Man Who Played with Fire,' Stocklassa collects the pieces of Larsson's true-crime puzzle to follow the trail of intrigue, espionage, and conspiracy begun by one of the world's most famous thriller writers. Together they set out to solve a mystery that no one else could"--Amazon.

"Berlin, November 1943. The city is blanketed by explosions.Siblings Gerta and Max Hoffmann live a surprisingly carefreechildhood amid the air raids. Berlin isa city going about its business, even as it's attacked almost nightly. But one night, the sirens wail, and the Hoffmanns' neighborhood is hit. A mortally wounded man comesto their door, begging to be let in. He asks for Karl, theirfather. Gerta and Max watch as Karl tries in vain to save the man's life. Before he dies, the stranger gives their father a bloodstained packet of documents, along with a message: 'For the sake of humanity, the F?hrer must die!' Based on real events, this is the story of two children swept up in a fight for the soul of Germany--and the world"--Back cover.

Explores the photographs of the official White House photographer, Cecil Stoughton, and describes how his pictures of the smooth succession of power after Kennedy's assassination reassured many shocked Americans.

Presents Shakespeare's drama "Julius Caesar" with the original text on the left side of a page and its counterpart modern translation on the right. Also includes helpful commentary on the characters.

When her mother dies and her best friend's family is implicated in the assassination of President Lincoln, fourteen-year-old Emily Pigbush must go live with an uncle she suspects of being involved in stealing bodies for medical research.

Biography of Edwin and John Wilkes Booth, two brothers and accomplished actors, who held opposing views politically and one of who shot Abraham Lincoln.

Presents a graphic novel that recounts the conspiracy by John Wilkes Booth and other Confederate sympathizers to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, the capture of the conspirators and death of Booth, and the funeral procession and entombment of the President in Springfield, Illinois.

Presents a reference resource for studying the assassination of John F. Kennedy, including details on aspects of the case ranging from statements and testimonies in court to allegations and conspiracy theories, as well as old and new medical evidence from primary and secondary sources from within the hospital J.F.K. was taken to.

Photographs by the White House photographer help to tell the story of how the U.S. defeated Osama bin Laden.