friends and associates

Chronicles the life of Hunter S. Thompson through interviews with more than one hundred family members, friends, and close acquaintances of the author, discussing his creativity, love affairs, problems with drugs and alcohol, suicide, and more.

Draws from Albert Einstein's personal letters to tell his life story and examine his way of thinking, exploring his methods of questioning the world and showing how this shaped his politics and morality.

The former vice-president presents his analysis of how the politics of fear and secrecy has created a society and environment dangerously hostile to reason.

Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.

Explains how the "Oxford English Dictionary" was created and discusses the relationship between the editor and one of his most influential contributors, a psychotic murderer in one of England's cruelest asylums.

Profiles Adolf Hitler; members of his inner circle, such as Hermann G?ring, Heinrich Himmler, and Albert Speer; and others who played major roles in the Third Reich and Final Solution, including Josef Mengele and Adolf Eichmann; and includes documents and a list of further resources.

Chronicles the life of Ruth Hyde Paine, a Quaker housewife in suburban Dallas who offered shelter and assistance to Lee Harvey Oswald and his Russian wife for nine months in 1963.

Looks at the life of Boston bookseller Henry Knox, focusing on his vital role in the American Revolution as commander of the Continental Army's artillery and the man responsible for having cannons in place for the key battle at Dorchester Heights.

Blends nineteenth-century science with literary creation to trace the origins of the classic horror story, exploring how Shelley and her contemporaries were intrigued by scientists who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body.