What possibly can an emotionally unstable, elderly Italian American woman have in common with the recent day's "La Cosa Nostra," the Italian organized crime syndicate? Teresa Cussimano, originally from the…

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Covering the remarkable life cycle of the largest spiny lobster in existence, this fascinating reference explores the packhorse lobster, one of the most primitive of all crayfish, found off the…

Excerpt from Die Naturalisation Auslandischer Waldbaume in Deutschland ‘da Dass 23uch nur wenigen betannt fein Durfte, Daffelhe fehr felten, auch nur cingcin antiquarifch 311 haben tft, laffe ich hier anss…

Until John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, the assassination of a U.S. President was considered unthinkable. All of that changed on April 14, 1865, when Booth shot Lincoln as the…

Through a combination of lively narrative and detailed daily logs, this book gives a day-by-day account of John Wilkes Booth’s complex life - from his birth May 10, 1838, to…

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This book explores events in Nicaragua following the 1979 insurrection that toppled the government of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and what that insurrection means for Nicaragua’s future. This book provides an…