Henry Carter Hull

"A struggling Montauk lawyer agrees to defend a local man accused of murdering several flashy Hamptons types and finds himself in the midst of another trial of the century"--Library journal.

Hamburg, Germany 1934: An executioner is needed. Teetjen (Erwin Geschonneck) makes the biggest mistake of his life. Because his butcher shop is facing bankruptcy, he agrees to execute a group of political prisoners for the Nazis. Once this becomes known, Teetjen's life falls apart. The Axe of Wandsbek was the only DEFA film made by Falk Harnack, a former anti-Nazi resistance fighter who was interested in exploring the involvement of the middle class...

"A story of how empires rattle along until their sheer scale makes them nonsensical . . [Reid's] very capable prose just begs to be read" ( The Scotsman ). At the end of the First World War, Britain, and to a much lesser extent France, created the modern Middle East. The possessions of the former Ottoman Empire were carved up with scant regard for the wishes of those who lived there. Frontiers were devised and alien dynasties imposed on the populations...

In the Virunga Mountains of East Africa, a young gorilla travels with her family group, eating and sleeping in the safety of the jungle. Includes facts about mountain gorillas and their habitat and fold-out pages that identify various animals, insects, and plants that live in the Virunga Mountains.

Both a heart-racing adventure and an uplifting quest, Walking the Bible describes one man's epic odysseyby foot, jeep, rowboat, and camelthrough the greatest stories ever told. From crossing the Red Sea to climbing Mount Sinai to touching the burning bush, Bruce Feiler's inspiring journey will forever change your view of some of history's most storied events.

An account of the ancient history of Mesopotamia. Includes maps and special features.

"From Cairo to Benghazi, from the Gaza Strip to the Darfur refugee camps of Chad, and from Budapest to Hungary's provinces, this 'impressive debut collection of 19 stories' (Publishers Weekly) is a powerful testament to how human beings are affected by the violent undercurrents of everyday life and also by extraordinary circumstances--war, poverty, extremist religion, revolution, and murder"--Page [4] of cover.

This new, fully-updated 8th edition of Bradt's Ethiopia remains the most comprehensive, detailed and thorough guide available, particularly known for its strength of background information, coverage of off-the-beaten track areas, and in-depth details of hotels and other tourist facilities. It also contains far more maps than other guides. Bradt's Ethiopia is also the longest serving English-language guidebook dedicated to the country, with a history...