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The Lost City of Z
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David Grann,James Gray |
A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve … |
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Marilyn
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Ulises Páramo |
The book investigates the circumstances of Marilyn Monroe's death. |
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Murder in Baker Company
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Cilla McCain |
Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, e… |
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Mozart
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Don Nardo |
Explores the various theories surrounding the mysterious death of Mozart at the untimely age of thirty-five. |
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The death of a president
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William Manchester |
A self-portrait of the successful call -girl business run by a socially prominent young woman in New York which counted among its clients the world's business and political elite. |
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Lazarus is dead
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Beard, Richard |
With each miracle performed by Jesus, his childhood friend Lazarus' health deteriorates until after his death Jesus weeps and another miracle follows as Lazarus returns to life.
As children, Lazarus… |
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The Empty Glass
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J. I. Baker |
In the early-morning hours of August 5, 1962, Los Angeles County deputy coroner Ben Fitzgerald arrives at the home of the world's most famous movie star, now lying dead in her bedroom, naked and stil… |
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The King's Grave
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Philippa Langley,Michael K. Jones |
The discovery of King Richard III's body beneath a car park in Leicester is an astonishing archaeological find of enormous historical importance; and Philippa Langley's belief that she would find Ric… |
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The reckoning
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Charles Nicholl |
In 1593 the brilliant and controversial young playwright Christopher Marlowe was stabbed to death in a Deptford lodging-house. The circumstances were shady, the official account -- a violent quarrel … |
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Witches
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Tracy Borman |
"September 1613. In Belvoir Castle, the heir of one of England's great noble families falls suddenly and dangerously ill. His body is 'tormented' with violent convulsions. Within a few short weeks he… |
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A long walk home
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Judith Tebbutt |
This is the story of how, over a period of one hundred and ninety-two days, I was torn away from the life I knew and loved, and dragged down to the depths of despair; of how I endured enforced isolat… |
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Secrets of the mummies
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Harriet Griffey |
Discusses the Egyptian preservation of dead bodies, stories associated with mummies, and mummies from different cultures, including Incan and Sicilian. |
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Hitler's Last Days
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Bill O'Reilly |
By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving Ge… |
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Chopin's Funeral
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Benita Eisler |
"At twenty-one, Chopin fled Russian-occupied Poland for exile in France. He would never see his native country again. With only two public concerts in as many years, he became a star of Parisian soci… |
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The traitor's mark
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D. K. Wilson |
Based on the true story of the unsolved disappearance of Hans Holbein--famed portrait-painter of Henry VIII--this atmospheric historical novel evokes an underworld of Tudor politics and intrigue. |
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Verdugos
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Ana Lilia Pérez |
"Pérez tackles a crucial topic to understand the climate of uncertainty and vulnerability that oppresses Mexican society: the behavior of the army during the past few years. The author examines in de… |
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The Battle of Hastings
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William W. Lace |
This book describes the battle fought in 1066 that changed the course of history for England and the world. |
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The many deaths of Mary Dobie
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David Hastings |
Dreadful murder at Opunake', said the *Taranaki Herald*, 'Shocking outrage', cried the *Evening Post* in Wellington when they learned in November 1880 that a young woman called Mary Dobie had been fo… |
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Meredith
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John Kercher |
Meredith Kercher was tragically murdered in November 2007, in Perugia, Italy. Since then, her murder and the subsequent trial have been a source of constant intrigue and media speculation all around … |
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Almost the perfect murder
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Williams, Paul |
TRUE CRIME. The murder of Elaine O'hara that gripped the nation written by Paul Williams. |
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