The road to Nuremberg

By Smith, Bradley F.

Publishing Date: c1981

Classification: 300

Call Number: 341.6 SMI

Years after the event, the Nuremberg trials remain the most important (and controversial) international legal assault ever launched against aggression and atrocities. Yet, until recently, the full story behind the decision to go to Nuremberg could not be told because the essential documentation was unavailable. Now, this book provides the first authoritative account of how the Allies finally agreed to try the surviving Nazi leaders under international law, rather than summarily shoot them without trial.

Forcing the spring: inside the fight for marriage equality

By Becker, Jo

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 300

Call Number: 346.794 BEC

"Forcing the Spring begins on Election Night 2008, when a controversial California ballot initiative called Proposition 8--which removed the right of gay men and women to marry--passed alongside Barack Obama's stunning victory. Forcing the Spring details how a small but determined group of political and media insiders took the fight for marriage equality all the way to the Supreme Court. Gay activists and Hollywood liberals joined together to enlist attorneys Ted Olson and David Boies--the opposing counsels on the Supreme Court's infamous Bush v. Gore ruling--to bring a controversial legal case against Proposition 8 before the highest court in the land. Forcing the Spring is the extraordinary ringside account of this unprecedented effort to shift public opinion and reengineer the political certainties of an era"--

The First Family detail: Secret Service agents reveal the hidden lives of the presidents

By Kessler, Ronald

Publishing Date: [2014]

Classification: 300

Call Number: 363.283 KES

Since publication of his bestselling book In the President's Secret Service, investigative reporter Ronald Kessler has continued to penetrate the wall of secrecy that surrounds the U.S. Secret Service, breaking the story that Secret Service agents who were to protect President Obama hired prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia and revealing that the Secret Service allowed a third uninvited guest to crash a White House state dinner. Now, Kessler presents far bigger and more consequential stories about our nation's leaders and the agency sworn to protect them. Kessler widens his scope to include presidential candidates and former presidents after they leave the White House. In particular, he focuses on First Ladies, their children, and their relationships with the presidents. From observing reckless behavior that threatens the country's safety, to escorting presidential mistresses, to watching their own agency take risks that could result in an assassination, Secret Service agents know a secret world that Ronald Kessler exposes in breathtaking detail.--From publisher description.

Pretty boy: the life and times of Charles Arthur Floyd

By Wallis, Michael

Publishing Date: 1992

Classification: 300

Call Number: 364.1092 WAL

Among the revelations in this well-researched biography/social history, is that J. Edgar Hoover framed the legendary Depression-era bandit for most of the murders he was accused of but did not, in fact, commit, and that "Pretty Boy" was never at the infamous Kansas City Massacre of 1933. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. - (Book News)

Freedom: my book of firsts

By Dugard, Jaycee Lee

Publishing Date: 2016

Classification: 300

Call Number: 364.154 DUG

"In the follow-up to her #1 bestselling memoir, A Stolen Life, Jaycee Dugard tells the story of her first experiences after years in captivity: the joys that accompanied her newfound freedom and the challenges of adjusting to life on her own. When Jaycee Dugard was eleven years old, she was abducted from a school bus stop within sight of her home in South Lake Tahoe, California. She was missing for more than eighteen years, held captive by Philip and Nancy Garrido, and gave birth to two daughters during her imprisonment. A Stolen Life, which sold nearly two million copies, told the story of Jaycee's life from her abduction in 1991 through her reappearance in 2009. Freedom: My Book of Firsts is about everything that happened next. 'How do you rebuild a life?' Jaycee asks. In these pages, she describes the life she never thought she would live to see: from her first sight of her mother to her first time meeting her grownup sister, her first trip to the dentist to her daughters' first day of school, her first taste of champagne to her first hangover, her first time behind the wheel to her first speeding ticket, and her first dance at a friend's wedding to her first thoughts about the possibility of a future relationship. This raw and inspiring book will remind readers that there is, as Jaycee writes, 'life after something tragic happens'"--Provided by publisher.

The mark inside: a perfect swindle, a cunning revenge, and a small history of the big con

By Reading, Amy

Publishing Date: 2012

Classification: 300

Call Number: 364.163 REA

A narrative history of con artistry in America documents the early twentieth-century efforts of J. Frank Norfleet to track down a gang of confidence men who swindled him out of everything he had.

Grave matters: a lively history of death around the world

By Barley, Nigel

Publishing Date: 1997

Classification: 300

Call Number: 393 BAR

Takes a light-hearted yet sympathetic look at death and death rituals in various societies as an example of the variety and inventiveness of human culture. Much of the material is based on the author's experiences in traditional African cultures. For general readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. - (Book News)

Tea: the drink that changed the world

By Martin, Laura C.

Publishing Date: c2007

Classification: 300

Call Number: 394.12 MAR

Tea: The Drink that Changed the World tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China's Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea's Buddhist temples' to the tea plantations in Sri Lanka today, this book explores and illuminates tea and its intricate, compelling history. - (Tuttle Pub)

Worst case scenario survival handbook: Christmas

By Piven, Joshua

Publishing Date: 2002

Classification: 300

Call Number: 394.2663 PIV

The Moon: myth and image

By Cashford, Jules

Publishing Date: 2003

Classification: 300

Call Number: 398.362 CAS

Tales and legends of the Moon are as old as human consciousness. In this book Jules Cashford explores the myths and images inspired by the Moon, from the earliest Paleolithic markings on horn and bone to the crafted poems of the present. - (Blackwell North Amer)