Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone (Kobler John)(Paperback)

Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone (Kobler John)(Paperback)

The public called him Scarface; the FBI called him Public Enemy Number One; his associates called him Snorky. But Capone is the name most remember. And John Kobler's Capone is the definitive biography of this most brutal and flamboyant of the underground kings--an intimate and dramatic book that

Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend (Bair Deirdre)(Paperback)

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in

Al Capone Does My Shirts (Choldenko Gennifer)(Paperback)

The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read!

Al Capone does my shirts (Choldenko Gennifer)(Paperback / softback)

A wonderful family drama set in the unusual location of Alcatraz prison island. Winner of the Nascen

9 Cats 9 Lives (Prophet Elizabeth Clare)(Paperback)

FDR, Al Capone, Henry Ford . . . What were they doing on Atlantis? And how did that set the stage for future lives? Elizabeth Clare Prophet penetrates the veils of akasha to reveal the past lives of individuals who helped shape the modern world. As she traces threads of karma, we see how their

Al Capone Does My Homework (Choldenko Gennifer)(Paperback)

Alcatraz Island in the 1930s isn't the most normal place to grow up, but it's home for Moose Flanagan, his autistic sister, Natalie, and all the families of the guards. When Moose's dad gets promoted to Associate Warden, despite being an unlikely candidate, it's a big deal. But the cons have a

Painting with Impact (Capon Robin)(Pevná vazba)

Whether you're working on location with a limited palette or in the studio with all the time and materials at your disposal, the author talks you through the ways to capture the essence of a subject matter and the mood or sense of the

The Fall of Advertising and the Rise of PR (Ries Al)(Paperback)

Bestselling authors and world-renowned marketing strategists Al and Laura Ries usher in the new era of public relations. Today's major brands are born with publicity, not advertising. A closer look at the history of the most successful modern brands shows this to be true. In fact, an astonishing

The Life and Work of a Priest (Pritchard John)(Paperback)

In this lively and hopeful volume, John Pritchard realistically maps out the life and work of those called to serve God in the ordained ministry. He looks in turn at the only three things he believes need be of concern: the glory of God, the pain of the world, and the renewal of the Church. From

Gresham's Law - The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I's Banker (Guy John)(Paperback / softback)

Banker, gaoler, smuggler, spy: the many lives of a Tudor

Lie About My Father (Burnside John)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of a lost and damaged world of childhood and the constants of his father's world: men defined by drink they could take and the pain they could stand, men shaped by their guilt and machismo. This book examines the way men are made and how they fall apart, about understanding in order

Greek Art (Boardman John)(Paperback)

John Boardman, one of the best known and acknowledged scholars of the classical Greek world, has updated his definitive survey of its arts, the most influential and widely known historic artistic tradition of the Old World. In the twenty years since the last edition was released, valuable evidence

The Wilderness World of John Muir (Teale Edwin Way)(Paperback)

John Muir's extraordinary vision of America comes to life in these fascinating selections from his personal journals. As a conservationist, John Muir traveled through most of the American wilderness alone and on foot, without a gun or a sleeping bag. In 1903, while on a three-day camping trip with

Robert Schumann: Life and Death of a Musician (Worthen John)(Paperback)

Shattering longstanding myths, this new biography reveals the robust and positive life of one of the nineteenth century's greatest composers This candid, intimate, and compellingly written new biography offers a fresh account of Robert Schumann's life. It confronts the traditional perception of the

We Chose to Speak of War and Strife - The World of the Foreign Correspondent (Simpson John)(Paperback / softback)

Deep Simplicity - Chaos, Complexity and the Emergence of Life (Gribbin John)(Paperback / softback)

The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem to get it right - even other people continue to baffle us. How do we make sense of it all? This title illuminates the harmony underlying our

On the Meaning of Life (Cottingham John)(Paperback)

The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn.Drawing skillfully on a wealth of

Journals (Cheever John)(Paperback / softback)

John Cheever's journals reveal the inner life of this remarkable writer and the contradictions that drove him. He loved his wife and their children, but was acutely lonely; he loved women, but he also loved men; he was a great writer, but one whose acute levels of perception often crippled him as a

Wicked Things (Allison John)(Paperback)

The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone's favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNHIRED The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a

A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir (Worster Donald)(Paperback)

I am hopelessly and forever a mountaineer, John Muir wrote. Civilization and fever and all the morbidness that has been hooted at me has not dimmed my glacial eye, and I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness. My own special self is nothing. In Donald Worster's

Collecting the World - The Life and Curiosity of Hans Sloane (Delbourgo James)(Paperback / softback)

The New Rulers of the World (Pilger John)(Paperback)

Pilger tackles the injustices and double standards inherent in the politics of globalization and exposes the terrible truth behind the power and wealth of states and corporations John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book,

Self Help: Life Lessons from the Bizarre Wrestling Career of Al Snow (Snow Al)(Paperback)

Professional wrestler Al Snow delivers highlights from his onscreen antics and never-before-heard tales from the road in this high-flying memoir spanning 30 years in the ring In the late 90s, wrestling journeyman Al Snow looked in the mirror and saw a man who needed help. A man whose reputation

Pi in the Sky: Counting, Thinking, and Being (Barrow John D.)(Paperback)

John D. Barrow's Pi in the Sky is a profound -- and profoundly different -- exploration of the world of mathematics: where it comes from, what it is, and where it's going to take us if we follow it to the limit in our search for the ultimate meaning of the universe. Barrow begins by investigating