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Isaac Newton: Die Biografie
Par James Gleick. 2003
Author of Genius (RC 36181) crafts a biography of scientific great Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), highlighting his accomplishments in physics,…
optics, and mathematics. Uses original quotations to describe Newton's invention of calculus and other breakthroughs--including the laws of motion, which led to the shift from a mystical to a rationalist worldview in European science. 2003The wrong man: the final verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard murder case
Par James Neff. 2001
Investigative reporter assembles extensive evidence exonerating Cleveland physician Sam Sheppard of murdering his pregnant wife, Marilyn, on July 4, 1954.…
Describes botched police and forensic investigations, Sheppard's retrials and eventual acquittal in 1966, and his son's anti-death-penalty activism. Identifies probable actual killer and reconstructs possible murder scenario. Some violence and some strong language. 2001Bringing Elizabeth home: a journey of faith and hope
Par Ed Smart. 2003
Mormon parents' describe their ordeal when their fourteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was kidnapped in June 2002 and their joy when she…
was found alive in March 2003. The Smarts recall the deep faith in God that sustained their family and to which they attribute Elizabeth's miraculous return. Bestseller. 2003From Love Field: our final hours with President John F. Kennedy
Par Nellie Connally. 2003
Widow of former Texas governor John Connally recalls the fateful Dallas ride in the presidential limousine on November 22, 1963,…
when JFK was fatally shot and the governor severely wounded. Nellie Connally describes the chaos of the scene, her husband's long recovery, and the assassination's effect on her and her three children. 2003Soliah: the Sara Jane Olson story
Par Sharon Darby Hendry. 2002
Biography of Minnesota soccer mom Sara Jane Olson, arrested in 1999 for terrorist activities in the 1970s when she was…
a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army--notorious for the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst. Olson changed her name from Kathleen Soliah and remained underground for decades. Some strong language. 2002Severed: the true story of the Black Dahlia murder
Par John Gilmore. 1998
Investigation of the infamous 1947 Hollywood case of a murdered aspiring starlet. Nicknamed the "Black Dahlia" by her party crowd,…
Elizabeth Short was twenty-two when she was killed. Traces her life and that of the main suspect, who was never convicted. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 1994The emperor of scent: a story of perfume, obsession, and the last mystery of the senses
Par Chandler Burr. 2002
Explains that Italian scientist Luca Turin's obsession with scent led to his groundbreaking research, developing a new theory of smell,…
in the 1990s. Burr explains the molecular biology behind Turin's discoveries and explores the response of the private sector, perfume industry, and scientific community. 2002The spy who stayed out in the cold: the secret life of FBI double agent Robert Hanssen
Par Adrian Havill. 2001
Traces the life and crimes of convicted FBI spy Robert Hanssen. Analyzing his motives and personality, delves into his membership…
in the Catholic organization Opus Dei, his non-sexual relationship with a stripper, and the vast damage his information did to the country. Some strong language. 2001Un parti politique au pouvoir pendant 15 ans. Des soupçons de corruption et de trafic d'influence. Une enquête colossale qui…
s'éternise. Un corps policier qui implose sur fond de guerre intestine. Est-ce que le parti politique de Jean Charest a vendu le pouvoir du gouvernement au plus offrant en échange de financement politique ? PLQ inc. révèle les déboires de l'enquête Mâchurer, menée par l'Unité permanente anticorruption. Depuis 2014, les enquêteurs de l'UPAC tentent en vain de faire la lumière sur les allégations de financement illégal au Parti libéral du Québec. L'équipe du Bureau d'enquête a eu accès à des sources hautement privilégiées et a analysé des milliers de documents d'enquête. Ils remontent ici le fil de l'une des plus ambitieuses investigations policières entreprises au Québec, levant le voile sur l'une des périodes les plus sombres de la politique québécoiseWhen my ghost sings: A memoir of stroke, recovery, and transformation
Par Tara Fraser. 2023
A lucid exploration of amnesia, selfhood, and who is left behind when the past is obliterated. Tara Sidhoo Fraser is…
thirty-one years old when a rare mutation in her brain causes a stroke. Awakening after surgery with no memory of her previous life, she attempts to piece it all back together through a haze of amnesia. Yet, as memories do begin to surface, they are seen through someone else's eyes-the person whose body she stole, whom she calls Ghost. Fighting to stabilize her existence, Tara struggles with the gulf between who she was and who she is now, while constantly battling and paying penance to Ghost. She meets Jude, who is also contending with their identity, the gap between who they are and who they present to the world. As Jude's transition progresses and they begin testosterone injections, Tara's conflict with Ghost heightens. Ghost's voice becomes stronger, and memories of hospital visits, old desires, and her ex threaten Tara's new relationship. She burrows deeper into the mystery of who she once was, recognizing the need to fuse herself and Ghost into one. When My Ghost Sings is a lyrical memoir of healing, a farewell letter, and an embracing/reclamation of selfhoodLe journaliste et le meurtrier
Par Michael Finkel. 2006
En février 2002, Michael Finkel, grand reporter courageux au prestigieux New York Times et star montante du journalisme américain, est…
limogé de son poste pour avoir berné les lecteurs [...]. Réfugié chez lui dans le Montana, Finkel attend avec angoisse d'être cloué publiquement au pilori dans le journal par son rédacteur en chef quand un journaliste de L'Oregonian lui apprend qu'un Témoin de Jéhovah narcissique appelé Christian Longo, recherché pour le meurtre [...] et se faisant passer pour Michael Finkel, grand reporter au New York Times , vient d'être arrêté par le FBI sur une plage de Cancun, au Mexique. Ce livre est le récit extraordinaire et terrifiant, construit comme un thriller, de la dérive infernale de ce jeune Américain de la middle-class, happé par une spirale d'échecs, de faillites, de mensonges à sa famille et de meurtres pour lesquels il sera condamné en 2003 à la peine de mort. Tout au long de sa reconstitution minutieuse et captivante de la vie et des crimes de Christian Longo, Michael Finkel est à la recherche d'un scoop, d'un élément ou d'une vérité que le meurtrier aurait dissimulée lors de son procès. Il la trouvera. -- 4e de couvJe n'aurai pas le temps: mémoires (Science ouverte)
Par Hubert Reeves. 2008
"De son enfance québécoise à sa carrière scientifique internationale, H. Reeves dresse le bilan d'une vie consacrée à sa passion…
de l'astrophysique et à la défense de la nature." -- 4e de couvThe adversary: a story of monstrous deception
Par Emmanuel Carrère. 2000
An account of the career of Jean-Claude Romand, who in 1993 murdered his wife, children, and parents. For eighteen years…
he had posed as a physician at the World Health Organization in Geneva, while defrauding--and perhaps killing--his elderly relatives. The author examines Romand's deception, looking for explanations for evil. Some strong language. 2000A cold case
Par Philip Gourevitch. 2001
In 1997 New York City detective Andy Rosenzweig reopens a 1970 double homicide case when he remembers that he had…
known one of the victims. Frank Koehler, the now-elderly murderer with a new identity, confesses without a hint of remorse after Andy traces and apprehends him. Strong language and some violence. 2001In the cellar
Par Jan Reemtsma. 1999
A wealthy, noted German intellectual describes his harrowing 1996 abduction, the thirty-three days he spent chained in a cellar during…
ransom negotiations, his release, and the onslaught of reporters. Throughout, he explores the effect the ordeal has had on his psyche. Some violence. 1999All in a drop: how Antony van Leeuwenhoek discovered an invisible world
Par Lori Alexander. 2019
Biography of the self-taught scientist known as the father of microbiology. By building his own microscope, Leeuwenhoek advanced humanity's understanding…
of the oft-invisible world around us. Explains that microbes are everywhere: in the soil and oceans, in snow, and inside our bodies. For grades 3-6.Halfway heaven: diary of a Harvard murder
Par Melanie Thernstrom. 1997
In 1995 Ethiopian Harvard student Sinedu Tadesse stabbed to death her Vietnamese immigrant roommate, Trang Phuong Ho, and then hung…
herself. Excerpts from Tadesse's journals reveal a woman so troubled by loneliness that Ho's decision to move out caused Tadesse to kill. Some strong language and some violenceMidnight in the garden of good and evil: a Savannah story
Par John Berendt. 1994
In the 1980s, New Yorker Berendt began visiting Savannah, Georgia. Enchanted by the city and its inhabitants, he spent more…
and more time there. He introduces Savannah and the hodgepodge of friends he made, especially Jim Williams, an antique dealer active in the restoration of Savannah. He also discusses the murder on May 2, 1981, for which Williams went to trial--four times. Strong languageI have lived in the monster
Par Robert Ressler. 1997
A former FBI agent and advisor on serial killings profiles and analyzes a number of notorious cases in the United…
States, Japan, and England. Discusses investigative techniques and includes personal interviews with mass murderers John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer