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March 2010
"Any Fool Can Make History, but It Takes a Genius to Write It" - Oscar Wilde
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The Poisoner's Handbook
Deborah Blum
In The Poisoner's Handbook author Deborah Blum draws from highly original research
to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their
trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end an era when untraceable poisons
offered an easy path to the perfect crime. $25.95 |
Anything Goes
A Biography of the Roaring Twenties
Lucy Moore
Author Lucy Moore interweaves the stories of the compelling people and events that characterized
the Roaring Twenties in this gripping portrait of the Jazz Age. She reveals that the twenties were more
than just "the years between the wars;" the decade was an epoch of passion and change, an age
not unlike our own. $25.95
Release date March 4th
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To Hell on a Fast Horse
Billy the Kid, Pat Garrett, and the Epic Chase
to Justice in the Old West
Mark Gardner
Western historian Gardner delivers a dual biography documenting Sheriff Pat Garrett's hunt for the
iconic outlaw William Bonney, aka Billy the Kid. As Gardner sees it, the battle between the wily Kid
and the determined Garrett is perhaps the greatest of our Old West legends. $26.99
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Voodoo Histories
The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History
David Aaronovitch
In this enlightening book for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon
landings or the twin towers, Aaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories
and in doing so, examines why people believe them, and makes an argument for true skepticism. $26.95
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Letters to Jackie
Condolences from a Grieving Nation
Ellen Fitzpatrick
Noted historian and News Hour with Jim Lehrer commentator Ellen Fitzpatrick culls 300 of the thousands of
condolence letters written to Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of her husband, President John F.
Kennedy, in the first book to ever examine this extraordinary collection. $26.99
Release date March 2nd
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The Crusades
The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land
Thomas Asbridge
A vivid and fast paced narrative history, Asbridge exposes the full horror, passion, and barbaric grandeur of the
Crusading era, leading us into a world of legendary champions such as Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, shadowy
Assassins, poet warriors, and pious visionaries. $34.99
Release date March 9th
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