As a Japanese officer in WWII, Chairman Hokkaido was without conscience. Among other atrocities, Chinese prisoners were used for medical experiments and dissected alive. Babies and toddlers were thrust through with long Japanese bayonets and thrown over village walls. Hokkaido promoted officers who obeyed such duties without question. He personally shot any who hesitated. Now decades later Chairman Hokkaido is very old and even more vicious. He creates a lethal, indestructible viru...

You see a new Corvette veer off the road, catch air, flip over and land in a river. Do you stop and go swimming? When you first see her you “consider the clothes you are wearing.” Responding to an “Agent in Distress Call,” the Feds hit 100 MPH on the freeway but the State Patrol is determined to issue a speeding ticket. The Las Vegas Hilton was on fire and I was there. Who shot Bambi? What’s the difference between God and a Federal Judge?—God knows he’s not a judge. A knife at his throat. ...

In his timeless biography—written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized—author Edward Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputation that surrounded him. Published in 1845 as the first authentic narrative of the life of Mozart to appear in English, it was also the first biography after the composer's death in 1791 to be based upon his letters. Holmes's exploration of Mozart's work comes from t...