★★★ Discover America's First Killers ★★★They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill and love of blood.They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers.In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like a page-turning novel...

★★★ Discover America's First Killers ★★★They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill and love of blood.They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers.In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like a page-turning novel...

A wonderful, mindful picture book that explores big and small questions drawn from the world around us.Sometimes I wonderhow it feels to fly.Do You Wonder? delivers a delightful exploration of big and small questions drawn from the world around us.From the magic in a starry sky to a heart-lifting song, from frustration to friendship, and from everyday joys to life's great mysteries, Wallace Edwards's witty, absorbi...

Unsolved crimes that will put a chill down your spine!The crimes were brutal, but that's not the most shocking thing about them--the most shocking thing is the murderers could still roam the streets today!This bundled collection includes seven books in the Cold Case Crime series:Jeff Davis 8: The True Story Behind the Unsolved Murder That Allegedly Inspired True Detective, Season OneThe Martyr of El Salvador: The Assassinati...

One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War. The Rape of Nanking is well known, but what isn't is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in Korea, Indonesia, and all over Asia. Different estimates say between 20,000 and 400,000 women from all over Asian were forced into prostitution to "comfort" the soldiers. Some survived to tell their stories. The majority did not.This book give...

How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle create a character so real and life-like?In a nutshell: he didn't! As is often the case, fiction stems from real life. In the case of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle's inspiration was Joseph Bell.While Joseph Bell doesn't have near the fame of his fictitious counterpart, Bell was actually a pioneer of forensic science. Bell's unique skills at observation and deduction made him a celebrity and a famous lecturer in his homeland ...

Beloved illustrator Wallace Edwards invites us into the world of Professor I.B. Doodling, a traveling artist who takes suggestions from schoolchildren in order to create fantastical hybrid animals. The result of these visits is Unnatural Selections, a collection of magnificent beasts, from the stately Whalephant to the talented Lizabouboon. Sure to inspire the imagination, Wallace Edwards’s intricate illustrations invite you to pore over them again and again. A supplementary index...

Beloved illustrator Wallace Edwards invites us into the world of Professor I.B. Doodling, a traveling artist who takes suggestions from schoolchildren in order to create fantastical hybrid animals. The result of these visits is Unnatural Selections, a collection of magnificent beasts, from the stately Whalephant to the talented Lizabouboon. Sure to inspire the imagination, Wallace Edwards’s intricate illustrations invite you to pore over them again and again. A supplementary index...

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe, inspired by the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built, follows the course of one very unusual shoe as it travels through a fascinating, imaginative world to encounter an assortment of quirky characters. The imaginative text and cumulative story are sure to enthrall young readers, as will the detailed illustrations. Children and adults will delight in finding the whimsical objects and hidden meanings in the layered colorful artwork,...

★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact?In this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original resea...

★★★ Discover a serial killer you'll never forget! ★★★Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even men. There was only one kind of person who could be sparred from the blade of his axe: the home of a person playing jazz music. At least eight people were brutally murdered. Who could have been responsible for this crime, and how was the Mafia connecte...

One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War.The Rape of Nanking is well known, but what isn't is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in Korea, Indonesia, and all over Asia. Different estimates say between 20,000 and 400,000 women from all over Asian were forced into prostitution to "comfort" the soldiers. Some survived to tell their stories. The majority did not.This bo...