The Bulldog Detective is the first book to tell the story of William J. Flynn, the first government official to bring down the powerful Mafia, uncover a sophisticated German spy ring in the United States, and launch a formal war on terrorism. As the Director of the Bureau of Investigation (the forerunner to the FBI), Flynn would become one of the most respected and effective law enforcement officials in American history.
Introduces seventy Victorian urban legends ranging from 'Beetle Eyes' to the 'Shoplifter's Dilemma' and from 'Hands in the Muff' to 'the Suicide Club'. While a handful of these stories are already known, the vast majority have never been identified, and they have certainly never received scholarly treatment.
Jeffrey D. Simon tells the gripping story of the forgotten terrorist group the Galleanists, a fiery brand of Italian anarchists in the United States during the early 1900s, many of whose tactics are still used today.
An engaging and insightful popular history of American presidential elections from 1789 to the present.
First history of 'real' fairies sighted throughout history as recorded in historical sources, by the world's two leading fairy historians. Historical fairies are not sweet like Tinkerbell but mostly dangerous and best avoided.
Few social historians had examined the popular religious beliefs of the 1500s at the time Thomas published Religion and the Decline of Magic in 1971. His analysis of how deeply held beliefs in witchcraft, spirits, and magic evolved during the Reformation remains one of the great works of post-war scholarship.
В книге загадка Джобса не только описывается, но и объясняется! Интересные, вдохновляющие идеи и мысли встречаются на чуть ли не на каждой странице. Отличное чтение для тех, кто стремится обогатить свое видение подробными деталями
Kevin Mitnick's long-awaited memoir of computer hacking and FBI skirting, revealed now after seven years of government-mandated silence.
From the inception of game-changing products like the Apple II and the Macintosh, to his fall from grace, and his rebirth at the helm of Apple as he developed the iPod, iPhone and iPad, this title presents Steve Jobs' leadership challenges and triumphs, showing readers how to apply these principles to their lives and careers.
Poutavé vyprávění o klíčové postavě počítačového průmyslu. Nejde o autorizovaný životopis ani o autobiografii, ale o mozaiku složenou z informací a výpovědí mnoha lidí i médií (počínaje dětstvím Steva Jobse). Výsledkem je neobyčejně živý, pestrý i rozporuplný portrét velmi zajímavého člověka, který nesmazatelně ovlivnil naši dobu.Tato kniha nemusí být zajímavá jen pro ty, kdo se vyznají v počítačích. Je totiž fascinujícím čtením pro každého, kdo se zajímá o životní příběhy výjimečných lidí, literaturu faktu či svět podnikání.
