Claire Welch Livres

The "Growth of the City" series looks at the history of important world cities, charting their growth and changing fortunes from earliest times through to today. Using contemporary maps, paintings, etchings, woodcuts, and photographs, the series provides a visual appreciation of each city's growth. It also looks at the difficulties so many cities find in the way of prosperity - most often external forces in the form of military invasion or bombardment, but also the devastating natural fire, flood, plague, or earthquake. Ontario is a province located in the central part of Canada. Ontario is bordered by the provinces of Manitoba to the west, Quebec to the east, and the American states of Michigan, New York, and Minnesota. Most of Ontario's borders with the United States are natural, starting at the Lake of the Woods and continuing through the four Great Lakes.

Lust, power, madness and money drive us all in our daily lives, yet we know the difference between right and wrong, and most of us don't act on our impulses. But there are people we mix with every day who are certifiable psychopaths, lacking empathy and remorse. Mix this cold-heartedness and disconnection from society with the pressures of everyday life and you have the makings of a serial killer. True Crime: Serial Killers details cold-hearted serial killers from Jack the Ripper to Blue Beard and La Bestia, right through to modern day horrors. From the earliest recorded accounts right up to the modern day and using shocking first-hand evidence, this book delves into the horrific psychology of multiple killers to expose to the reader the horrific reality of these cold-hearted psyches.

True Crime: Gangsters takes a compelling look at the dark underbelly of society where bootlegging, robbery, crime sprees, threats are corruption are part of everyday life. The infamous Al Capone paid more than $75 million a year to bribe politicians and the police to maintain his illegal empire. Making sales of $60 million a year from the sale of illegal alcohol alone, Capone considered bribery a worthwhile investment. True Crime: Gangsters features some of the notorious individuals who have ruled through dear and examines the background behind their criminal empires.

This book takes a look at numerous unsolved homicides committed throughout the last century, right up to the modern day, as well as some carefully planned robberies that still leave the authorities stumped many years later. It provides a fascinating insight into some of the most riveting cases of the past 100 years including the Black Dahlia, Julia Wallace, and Peter Falconio. Serial killers such as Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer and Bible John are investigated, as well as the mysterious deaths of Rudolf Diesel, Natalie Wood and Robert Maxwell.

Aiming to present the A to Z of horseracing, this title contains entries on horses, jockeys, events such as Ascot, Newmarket and Cheltenham along with profiles of some of the successful trainers.

This huge landscape format book is filled with stunning colour photography of Australia which extends over 18 inch-wide pages and double-page spreads.