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The Martyr: Jean Bastien-Thiry and the Assassination Attempt of Charles de Gaulle

5/30/2013

On August 22, 1962, Charles du Gaulle, then President of France, travelled with his wife and entourage through a quiet Paris suburb. With a shot, everything changed. Over 180 bullets showered the cars, the streets, the shops. Amazingly, everyone escaped without injury....but the hunt was now on. Who and why would someone attempt to kill one of France's most beloved political figures?

In gripping narrative, this book chronicles the planning of the failed attempted and everything that happened after.

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The Assassination of the President of the United States: The Forgotten Assassination Attempts of U.S. Presidents

5/23/2013

Everyone knows about the assassination of Lincoln and Kennedy—but did you know several attempts have been made on Barrack Obama? Or George Bush? Nearly every President has almost been killed at the hands of an Assassin.

This book chronicles every known attempt on a President's life and explains how the plot was ultimately foiled.

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The Real Life Indiana Jones: The Biography of V. Gordon Childe - The Man Who Inspired a Cinematic Icon

5/23/2013

Indiana Jones made anthropology sexy. His adventures took him through all corners of the world and made the life of an academic professor seem more fit for a CIA field agent. Very few cinema legends, however, can survive without taking inspiration from real life people--that is certainly the case with Indiana Jones.

While some have contended T.E. Lawrence was the inspiration for Jones, a better candidate is someone a little less known in the world of pop culture. His name was V. Gordon Childe. While he may not be known to the mainstream world, his contribution to the world of anthropology were greater than few others. This biography will explore the man and the legend, and let you come to your own conclusion about if he was the real Indiana Jones.

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The Fruitvale Station Shooting

5/16/2013

New Years. Oscar Grant was celebrating like most of the world. On his way home from a celebration at the Embarcadero in San Francisco, everything changed. Oscar Grant, an unarmed man, was shot dead by BART police. A crowd of onlookers caught it all on cell phones.

The shooting shook he community to its core. Protest and riots soon followed and it became Oakland’s equivalent of Rodney King.

This book will look into what exactly happened and what happened to those who were involved.

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The HTTP Murders: 15 Cyber Killers You Never Want to Meet Online

5/16/2013

The Internet, like the real world, is not a safe place. Lurking around completely unsuspicious websites are killers who want to know who you are.

This book profiles 15 of the worst cyber killers and tracks how they did and what became of them.

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'Til Murder Do Us Part: 15 Couples Who Killed (Volume Two)

5/16/2013

One killer is horrible, but two--words cannot even begin to describe the horror that two killers can bring. In fact, there's only one thing worse: two killers in love!

This book profiles 15 couples you'd never want to go on a double date with!

This is volume 2 of the popular series!

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Mary Cecilia Rogers and the Real Life Inspiration of Edgar Allan Poe's Marie Roget

5/16/2013

The murder of Mary Rogers may not be well known today, but in the 19th century, it was one of the most compelling murders of the century. It became a national sensation--so much so that Edgar Allan Poe used it as the inspiration for his story "The Mystery of Marie Roget."

This chilling narrative will take you back in time to 1838, where you will learn the details of the case and how it became a national phenomenon.

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The Real Life Taxi Driver: A Biography of Arthur Herman Bremer (The Real Inspiration of Travis Bickle)

5/9/2013

Robert De Niro has played many different people, but he is perhaps most remembered for his performance in Taxi Driver. What's more crazy than the person De Nero portrayed is the fact that it was actually based on a real person: Arthur Bremer.

What turned a innocent kid from Milwaukee into a crazed lunatic who attempted to assassinate presidential candidate, George Wallace? Find out in this fascinating profile.

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Young, Queer, and Dead: A Biography of San Francisco's Most Overlooked Serial Killer, The Doodler

5/9/2013

The Zodiac Killer may have been San Francisco's most notorious serial killer, but another equally cruel killer was also stalking the streets at the same time, and, just like the Zodiac Killer, has never been arrested for his crimes. The difference is, while the Zodiac Killer's murder spree was heavily publicized, this other killer, nicknamed The Doodler, went unreported by the media and is nearly unknown today.

How did this ruthless killer become almost forgotten? Because he didn't target helpless women or children--he targeted gays--and in the 70s many people believed they had it coming; if they would just stop being gay, then all would be well.

In this gripping short book, you will go on the trail for one of the most brutal killers who ever lived. Read about why his victims were disregarded by a homophobic press, and how he was positively identified by three escaped victims...only to walk away free without being arrested.

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Kranium: A Mallory Masters Mystery

5/9/2013

Mallory Masters is back in an exciting new mystery!

After stopping a bank robbery, Mallory decides to settle down and get a job. But when people at her new company start randomly being murdered, she just can't help herself and puts herself on the case. But when she gets too close to the answer, things take a turn for the worse. Don't miss this exciting new novella!

Don't forget to check out other books in the Mallory Masters mystery series!

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