When her best cow, Goldie, is stolen by the robber Nasty Galoot, Nell Nugget uses her horse, her dog, her piano, and her other forty-eight cows to get Goldie back.
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord.".
Examines the life and the legend of the infamous outlaw Jesse James. Looks at his formative years in a Southern household dependent on slave labor and as a member of a vicious band of Missouri guerrillas during the Civil War. Describes his life as a violent criminal, as he and his gang moved on to robbing banks, stagecoaches, and railroads in the post-war era. Relates how James was eventually killed when one of his own gang members shot him in the back for the bounty on his head.
the amazing story behind the most audacious heist in history
Mezrich, Ben
2011
In 2002, NASA fellow Thad Roberts hatched the most daring heist ever conceived: steal NASA's precious moon rocks. With the help of his girlfriend and another female cohort, both NASA interns, Roberts successfully stole the rocks. However, selling the invaluable stones proved to be Roberts' downfall.
Spunky twelve-year-old Goldie, Toadspit, and the other children face up to Fugleman, his band of Blessed Guardians, and an army of mercenaries who have captured the city of Jewel.
