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The 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. 2003Absolute beginner's guide to creating Web pages (Absolute Beginner's Guides Ser.)
Par Todd Stauffer. 2002
For a person with basic computer literacy, this manual explains HTML and XHTML standards for building Web pages and managing…
and augmenting sites. Discusses what is needed to get started, interactions with users, publishing tools, and the basics of JavaScript. 2002Soliah: 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. 1994Absolute beginner's guide to Microsoft Windows XP
Par Shelley O'Hara. 2003
The 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. 2001Computer and web resources for people with disabilities: a guide to exploring today's assistive technology
Par Alliance for Technology Access. 2000
Provides an overview of the hardware, software, and other considerations surrounding computer resources for people with disabilities. Includes personal stories…
about using technology in daily life. Discusses braille displays, braille embossers and translators, and speech synthesizers among other products. Foreword by Stephen Hawking. Third edition. 2000Un 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 québécoiseHTML and XHTML, the definitive guide
Par Chuck Musciano. 2000
Beginners' guide to creating web documents, starting with basic syntax and semantics. Maintains that instructions require a computer, a text…
editor that creates ASCII text files, and web browsers such as Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer to design informative documents. Discusses HTML 4.01 and XHTML 1.0. 2000Search engines for the World Wide Web
Par Alfred Glossbrenner. 1998
Offers step-by-step instructions and specific examples for using World Wide Web search engines, including Excite, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, and Yahoo!…
Also explains the use of keywords and basic searching operators, and describes how to search mailing lists and news groups and how to create complex searchesLe 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 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. 2001Windows 98 for dummies
Par Andy Rathbone. 1998
Explains the basics of a home computer and the often preinstalled Windows 98 software program. Includes instructions for using e-mail…
and audio and video features, and for surfing the World Wide Web using Internet Explorer 5. Also describes common problems. 1998The first week with my new pc: a very basic guide for anyone who wants to "get connected"
Par Pamela Lessing. 2000
Step-by-step instructions to help novice computer-users perform basic tasks like writing and saving letters, sending e-mail, playing electronic games, using…
CDs (compact discs), and going on the Internet. Also lists helpful resources and directions for connecting new equipment. 2000Bots: the origin of new species
Par Andrew Leonard. 1998
Explains the nature, origins, and functions of bots, the computer software versions of mechanical robots. Bots range from simple log-on…
scripts to intelligent, autonomous characters that roam cyberspace performing complex services. Predicts that future bots will make computer use effortless and enjoyable. 1997Web accessibility for people with disabilities
Par Michael Paciello. 2000
Advocates making the World Wide Web fully accessible for people with disabilities and provides instructions for designing and building web…
sites with the use of assistive technology. Describes tools and utilities currently available, outlines legal issues, and discusses problem solving resources. 2000