★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact?In this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may have gotten wrong in his original resea...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.★★★ Is true better than fiction? ★★★The subject of a classic history by Herbert Asbury and an Academy Award-nominated film by Martin Scorsese, the gangs of The Five Points in New York have become the stuff of legend. But how much is legend and how much is fact?In this short book, we examine the original gangs of the Five Points in New York and see how accurate the film was (spoiler alert: not very) and what Asbury may ha...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.★★★ The real story behind Poe's story ★★★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 ho...

One of the worst cases of sex slavery happened during the most violent time in modern history....Japan during the Second World War. The Rape of Nanking is well known, but what isn't is the systematic kidnapping and murdering of young girls in Korea, Indonesia, and all over Asia. Different estimates say between 20,000 and 400,000 women from all over Asian were forced into prostitution to "comfort" the soldiers. Some survived to tell their stories. The majority did not.This book give...

★★★ Discover a serial killer you'll never forget! ★★★Between 1918 to 1919 a serial killer ran rampant throughout New Orleans. His weapon of choice? The axe.He didn't spare women. Or children. Or even men. There was only one kind of person who could be sparred from the blade of his axe: the home of a person playing jazz music. At least eight people were brutally murdered. Who could have been responsible for this crime, and how was the Mafia connecte...

★★★ The real story behind Poe's story ★★★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 pheno...

★★★ Discover America's First Killers ★★★They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill and love of blood.They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers.In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like a page-turning novel...

How did Sir Arthur Conan Doyle create a character so real and life-like?In a nutshell: he didn't! As is often the case, fiction stems from real life. In the case of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle's inspiration was Joseph Bell.While Joseph Bell doesn't have near the fame of his fictitious counterpart, Bell was actually a pioneer of forensic science. Bell's unique skills at observation and deduction made him a celebrity and a famous lecturer in his homeland ...

Uncle Wally's Old Brown Shoe, inspired by the familiar nursery rhyme The House That Jack Built, follows the course of one very unusual shoe as it travels through a fascinating, imaginative world to encounter an assortment of quirky characters. The imaginative text and cumulative story are sure to enthrall young readers, as will the detailed illustrations. Children and adults will delight in finding the whimsical objects and hidden meanings in the layered colorful artwork,...

Beloved illustrator Wallace Edwards invites us into the world of Professor I.B. Doodling, a traveling artist who takes suggestions from schoolchildren in order to create fantastical hybrid animals. The result of these visits is Unnatural Selections, a collection of magnificent beasts, from the stately Whalephant to the talented Lizabouboon. Sure to inspire the imagination, Wallace Edwards’s intricate illustrations invite you to pore over them again and again. A supplementary index...

★★★ Discover America's First Killers ★★★They murdered. They stole. And they did it all to excess. Unlike other bandits of early America, they didn't do it for the money--they did it for the thrill and love of blood.They were the Harpe Brothers, and they have been called America's first true serial killers.In this gripping narrative, the crimes and the lives of America's most notorious sibling killers are documented like a page-turning novel...

A wonderful, mindful picture book that explores big and small questions drawn from the world around us.Sometimes I wonderhow it feels to fly.Do You Wonder? delivers a delightful exploration of big and small questions drawn from the world around us.From the magic in a starry sky to a heart-lifting song, from frustration to friendship, and from everyday joys to life's great mysteries, Wallace Edwards's witty, absorbi...