Overview :Eric Liddell, the Scottish 400m Olympic Champion from the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris was immortalised in the Oscar winning film Chariots of... Read More
Overview :We are addicted to happiness. More than any other generation, Americans today believe in the power of positive thinking. But who says we're ... Read More
Overview :Why can't we look away?Whether we admit it or not, we're fascinated by evil. Dark fantasies, morbid curiosities, Schadenfreude: as conventio... Read More
Overview :Government of the Shadows analyses the concept of clandestine government. It explores how covert political activity and transnational organi... Read More
Overview :In New York City back in April of 1874, a most unusual event took place. A severely abused nine-year-old girl named Mary Ellen Wilson became... Read More
Overview :This book attempts to link the entirety of James Ellroy's work to major political trends, both historical and contemporary, in critical theo... Read More
Overview :This "ambitious [and] delightful" (The New York Times) work of literary nonfiction interweaves the science and history of the powerful refri... Read More
Overview :Between the 1880s and 1910s, thousands of African Americans passed civil service exams and became employed in the executive offices of the f... Read More