political crimes and offenses

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political crimes and offenses

Macbeth

2006
Presents the original text, side-by-side with an English translation, of Shakespeare's tragedy in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs, clearing the way for Macbeth to seize the crown of Scotland for himself, and includes a brief synopsis of the plot and action, character profiles, a cycle-of-death graphic, and discussion questions.

Against forgetting

twentieth-century poetry of witness
1993
Collection of poetry by poets all over the world who have endured conditions of social and historical extremity during the twentieth century.

The Baltimore plot

the first conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln
2008
Investigates evidence of a conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln during a stop in Baltimore on the way to his inauguration as sixteenth president of the United States.

Death of a dissident

the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the return of the KGB
2007
Recounts the events surrounding the assassination of former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, and the investigation into the person or group responsible for his death.

Dark rivers of the heart

a novel
1994
A man and woman find themselves fleeing the long arm of a clandestine and increasingly powerful renegade government agency.

Macbeth

Manga Shakespeare
2008
A graphic adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in which Macbeth and his ambitious wife plot to kill their king and his heirs so that Macbeth may seize the crown of Scotland for himself.

William Shakespeare's Macbeth

picture this! Shakespeare
2005
Presents a graphic novel representation of William Shakespeare's classic play "Macbeth," and contains excerpts from the play's original dialogue.

Dark rivers of the heart

a novel
1995

Dark rivers of the heart

2000
A man and woman find themselves fleeing the long arm of a clandestine and increasingly powerful renegade government agency.

Treacherous traitors

1997
Profiles ten figures in American history who have been accused of betraying their country, including Benedict Arnold, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and Aldrich Ames.

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