Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, BTK, The Son of Sam - all of these names strike fear in the heart of any decent human being. Here, Fred Rosen tracks down the survivors of some of the most feared and reviled humans to ever live, and for the first time, brings their stories together in this inspiring collection. These are people who faced evil head on ...
"Case Studies in Immunology, Fifth Edition", cites major topics of immunology as the background to a selection of real clinical cases that serve to reinforce and extend the basic science. This new edition vividly illustrates the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. As well as being a valuable review aid, "Case ...
Descended from a notorious carny family, Grady Stiles Jr. traded on the deformity that gave his hands and feet the look of lobster claws, to achieve fame as the "Lobster Boy". In November 1992, neighbor Christopher Wyant, in a conspiracy with Stiles's wife and stepson, shot Stiles in the head, leading to one of the most bizarre trials in criminal ...
Frankie Saggio reminisces about the era of true wise guys like his Uncle Philly a contemporary of Al Capone. After all, it was Frankie's uncle who "taught him the value of a dollar and how to steal it from someone else. " Uncle Philly was from a day when being in a mafia family meant being bound by blood and honor, not like modern day families ...
There isn't an American alive today who hasn't been affected by what happened at Sutter's Fort east of Sacramento on January 24, 1848. Carpenter James Marshall was building a sawmill when he accidentally discovered a pea-shaped nugget of gold in a ditch. Just like that, the American character changed, and the gold rush became the focal point of ...
In this captivating review of the history, the practice, and the industry of cremation in America, award-winning former "New York Times" columnist Fred Rosen provides an authoritative source of information and many revealing facts about an increasingly common, yet still controversial, alternative to burial.
On February 26, 1995, 17-year-old Bryan Freeman and his 15-year-old brother, David, brutally murdered their father, mother, and younger brother. The teenage Neo-Nazi Shinheads were inspired to slaughter by their movement's violent credo. Now, veteran author Fred Rosen takes readers inside the tortured minds of Bryan and David. Includes 12 pages of ...
A primer on the social and economic changes sweeping across contemporary Latin America. ""Where have the economic policies succeeded? This is not a matter of ideology, it is political, technical, a matter of practical judgment.""--Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexican presidential election front-runner Beginning in the 1980s, Latin America became a ...
In October, 1996, women began vanishing off the streets of Poughkeepsie, New York. All were young, pretty, and petite. Most were hustlers and crackheads. By August, 1998, as the toll reached eight, a victim's mother said bitterly, 'When they find one, they'll find them all'. She didn't know how horrifyingly right she was. "Hulking And Homicidal" - ...
To his neighbors, church deacon Sam Smithers was a man of faith, God, and family. But the prostitutes on Tampa's Hillsborough Avenue knew him as the sex-obsessed "John" with a dangerous gleam in his eye. Rosen takes readers into one man's twisted double life and exposes a history of chilling crimes that even the robes of religion could not hide. ...
On a snowy November day in 1997, in Flint, Michigan, police found the body of 45-year-old waitress Nancy Billiter. Her corpse had survived a botched attempt to burn it. An autopsy revealed that she'd been bound, beaten, sexually violated, and then injected with a lethal mixture of battery acid and heroin. Police suspected Nancy's friend Carol ...
The author of "Lobster Boy" examines the case of Father Gerald Robinson, a Catholic priest who was suspected of the 1980 murder of a nun in Toledo, Ohio, and was set free. Twenty-three years later, Robinsons name resurfaced in connection with a bizarre case of satanic ritual and abuse. Original.
A chilling collection of 20 of the worst cases of medical malpractice in America. This shocking book--sure to change readers' views of the medical profession--delves into the twisted minds of medical deviants who turned their patients into victims and their perversion into profit. 12 pages of photos.
The Second edition of "Therapeutic Immunology" provides a thorough and current review of existing and emerging treatments for diseases of immunologic origin with 14 new chapters and 36 new contributors. Editors and contributors who are recognized leaders in their specialties provide current information on the full spectrum of topics related to ...
From Abraham Lincoln's assassination to 9/11 and beyond, the guilt or innocence of many of the United States' most famous criminals remains in doubt. Looked at in the context of their era, "Did They Really Do It? " investigates each case anew. The book begins with Dr. Samuel Mudd. He was convicted as part of the group of Confederates who ...
"The complete history of soldiers for hire." From Biblical times and the Crusades through the American Revolution up to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, mercenariesaprofessional soldiers who contract themselves out to the highest bidderahave played a vital role in most, if not all, military and paramilitary campaigns, helping to determine the ...
Case Studies in Immunology recapitulates major topics of immunology as the background to a selection of real clinical cases that serve to reinforce and extend the basic science, vividly illustrating the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. As well as being a valuable revision aid, Case Studies in Immunology ...
Misfit Jeremiah Rodgers, 21, and racist devil worshipper Jonathan Lawrence, 23, were serving time for petty crimes when they met in a Florida penal system mental hospital. A friendship grew from their shared lust for sadistic brutality, and once released, they teamed up to hunt human prey. In March, 1998, in Pensacola, Florida, while quietly ...
Since the early nineteenth century, the United States has repeatedly intervened in the affairs of Latin American nations to pursue its own interests and to 'protect' those countries from other imperial powers or from internal 'threats'. The resentment and opposition generated by the encroachment of U.S. power has been evident in the recurrent ...
This historical atlas presents a geographic overview of the development of crime in America dating back to colonial times. Covering all varieties of crime, from murder to fraud, from organized crime to terrorism, these pages contain a survey of significant criminal developments in United States history. Emphasizing cases that were the first of ...
Mary Louise Thompson was an active campaigner against teenage gangs but she hid a dark side to her nature. She had in fact organized the murder of 18-year-old Aaron Iturra and in July of 1996 was sent to jail with no chance of parole.
Case Studies in Immunology recapitulates major topics of immunology as the background to a selection of real clinical cases that serve to reinforce and extend the basic science. This new edition vividly illustrates the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. The authors have added five new cases to the existing ...
Immunology is one of the most rapidly expanding fields of biomedical research. More than other researchers, immunologists tend to use a private language that is frequently arcane and alien to other scientists and students. This reference work contains over 1000 definitions of terms used to describe the structure and function of antibody molecules, ...
The Historical Atlas of American Crime presents a geographic overview of the development of crime in America, from colonial times to the present. Covering all varieties of crime, from murder to fraud, from organized crime to terrorism, these pages contain a fascinating survey of the most significant criminal developments in United States history, ...
Misfit Jeremiah Rodgers, 21, and racist devil worshipper Jonathan Lawrence, 23, were serving time for petty crimes when they met in a Florida penal system mental hospital. A friendship grew from their shared lust for sadistic brutality, and once released, they teamed up to hunt human prey. In March, 1998, in Pensacola, Florida, while quietly ...
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