Did you hear about…The Tennessee student who jumped into a laundry chute that was actually a trash compactor?The Swiss statesman butchered by an axe-wielding bear?The ancient Greek playwright struck by a tortoise falling from the sky?Over the ages, death has come in some very unpredictable forms. This irreverent little book gathers together some of the most peculiar and outrageous ways that people across the globe have met their untimely ends. Whether shocking o...

If you think you’re safe, then you’d better think again…Explore some of the world’s most inexplicable occurrences, mind-bending conspiracy theories, spine-chilling urban legends and totally unbelievable truths in this weird and wonderful collection.Whether you’re a sceptic, a self-confessed conspiracy junkie or just curious about what the world might be hiding from you, the stories in this book will push the boundaries of your belief and set your imagination alight – but on...

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN?WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN?DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN?Strange happenings, unsolved mysteries and seemingly supernatural events have gripped and shocked us for centuries, passed from person to person in whispers in classrooms, tales around the campfire and idle gossip among friends. Whether they're based on a grain of truth or a complete flight of fancy, the myths, legends and we...

Did you know…?Russia sold Alaska to the US for just $7.2 million in 1867Alexander the Great failed to name an heir to his vast empire before he died, which subsequently led to its fallJ. K. Rowling received several rejections from publishers before her first Harry Potter book hit the shelvesWe all do stupid things in our lives, but the events in this book are next-level ridiculous! Packed with trivia and information on the world’s biggest fails in history, t...

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE KIDS WHO FOUND A FERRARI BURIED IN THEIR GARDEN?WHAT ABOUT THE MAN WHO SUED SATAN?DO YOU KNOW THE LEGEND OF THE BUNNY MAN?There are some stories that people will claim are true without a doubt – this collection showcases the best of these fascinating and often creepy tales. Whether you believe these urban myths or not, they have the power to unnerve and enthral us all.

Der Mann hinter dem Mythos James Brown."Godfather", "Mr. Dynamite" und "Da Number One Soul Brother": James Brown war eine der exzentrischsten und wirkmächtigsten Figuren der Popmusik. Doch es gab auch den anderen James Brown, das Kind schwarzer Landarbeiter in den ärmlichen Verhältnissen von Augusta, Georgia. James McBride begibt sich in Interviews mit ehemaligen Bandmitgliedern, Managern und Familienangehörigen auf seine persönliche Suche nach dem Mann hinter dem ...

A story of growth and laughter, of watching a child being born to watching him graduate.The story is filled with laughter and love.

In the eighteenth installment in this fan-favorite WWII mystery series, US Army Captain Billy Boyle investigates a murder in a charming English village, where personal vendettas tangle with wartime espionage.Norfolk, England, November 1944: After a series of dangerous missions in the South of France, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is finally on leave, and is settling into a peaceful rest at the country estate of Sir Richard Seaton, the father of Billy’s British lover,...

This thought-provoking book details the history of Catholic ministry to the Deaf community in South Africa over 120 years. This history provides a backdrop to Deaf people's emerging understanding of themselves as a people imbued with dignity and having their own language and culture. The philosopher Emmanuel Levinas' understanding of saintliness, which is the ethical pursuit of prioritising a suffering neighbour's needs above those of one's own, provides a lens through which to, both sympa...

L’Histoire que nous allons vous raconter est celle d’une bande de gamins noirs, nés dans le Sud des Etats-Unis pendant la ségrégation, et qui, pour échapper à leur condition vont devoir lutter pour s’en sortir et toucher du doigt le rêve américain.À travers eux c’est l’histoire d’une époque, celle du combat pour les droits civiques, et celle d’un homme qui brisera ses chaines et révolutionnera le monde de la musique contemporaine : JAMES BR...

"Shares lessons learned on his way from the Jim Crow South to a top spot on Capitol Hill . . . [a] remarkably candid new memoir" — NPRFrom his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, to his prominence on the Washington, D.C., political scene as the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, US Congressman James E. Clyburn has led an extraordinary life. In Blessed Experiences, Clyburn tells in his own inspirational words ho...

The personal memoir of a civil rights leader and U. S. congressmanFrom his humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina, to his prominence on the Washington, D.C., political scene as the third highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn has led an extraordinary life. In Blessed Experiences, Clyburn tells in his own inspirational words how an African American boy from the Jim Crow-era South was able to beat the...