Internationally, the profession of intelligence continues to develop and expand. So too does the academic field of intelligence, both in terms of intelligence as a focus for academic research and in terms of the delivery of university courses in intelligence and related areas. To a significant extent both the profession of intelligence and those ......
A beloved member of the country music community, David "Stringbean" Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashville's sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented. Taylor ......
A beloved member of the country music community, David "Stringbean" Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashville's sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented. Taylor ......
A History of Mischief and Menace, Heroes and Heartbreak
True, shocking tales from Wisconsin's seamy past. Author Anna Lardinois synthesizes well-researched information into cohesive tales of terrible fires, vengeful call girls, famous flim-flam men, and eye-brow archingly suspicious deaths. Meet mob boss Frank Balistrieri and discover the havoc he wreaked. Read the stories of red light districts, rum ......
A History of Breweries, Baseball, Prejudice, and Protest
Author Jo Allison delves into the shocking stories of the Gateway City's seamy past, including tales of cholera epidemics, deadly newspaper-daily duels, ragtime racism, Spiritualism scuffles, protests, and women's suffrage.
A History of Piracy and Prohibition, Rebellion and Revolution
Quaker William Penn once described Charles Town as "a hotbed of piracy," full of wayward women "who frequented a tap room on The Bay and infected a goodly number of the militia with the pox." Since the Carolina Colony was founded and named for Charles II, the Merry Monarch, it's no surprise that Charlestonians have always had a flair for flouting ......
Inside The Billion Dollar World of Stolen Masterpieces
Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world s foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business and here he present a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artifacts. For thirty-six years, Special Agent McShane masked his colorful alter egos in various ......
he Wyeth family - including Andrew, his father N.C and son Jamie - were one of the most significant art dynasties in America. In 1982, a gang of thieves decided to steal an original Wyeth painting for their 'retirement' and engaged a professional cat burglar to carry out the robbery. The theft resulted in the loss of 15 paintings from the Wyeth ......
The Story of Ted Hall, the Teenage Atomic Spy Who May Have Saved the Wor
Spy With No Country tells the gripping story of a brilliant scientist whose information about the plutonium bomb, including detailed drawings and measurements, proved to be integral to the Soviet's development of nuclear capabilities.
