M Evans Company: 228 books
by C. D. C. Atkins
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2002
In the six years since this book was first published, more and more people have embraced the idea of limiting carbohydrate intake for weight control—as well as overall good health. Numerous scientific studies have corroborated the logic of the Atkins philosophy. Meanwhile, as the twin epidemics...
Hidden Agenda
How the Duke of Windsor Betrayed the Allies
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2002
How did the Duke of Windsor betray the allies and did his war time activity amount to treason? This book,the result of the author's research will seek to answer these questions.
The Innovators
16 Portraits of the Famous and the Infamous
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1982
The Innovators is a rewarding chronicle of flesh-and-blood 20th century world citizens who became leaders in their professions, reputable and otherwise. Nash's probing interviews and profiles give in-depth psychological portraits of Alfred Hitchcock, Saul Bellow, Ben Hecht, Willie "the Actor"...
Murder Among the Mighty
Celebrity Sightings That Shocked America
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 1983
In this riveting book of celebrity murders Jay Robert Nash provides keen insights into the mind of the murderer, and has carefully researched each murder to bring new facts to light. He devotes a chapter to each celebrity murder spanning from the slaying of Big Jim Fisk in 1872 up through the poisoning...
Zanies
The World's Greatest Eccentrics
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 1982
Here is a catalog of eccentrics--the men and women who broke the mold and give us a glimpse of inspired flakiness, a peek at the outrageous. Their unswerving dedication to outlandish desires, their flamboyant disdain of the acceptable, these people chose to shock and horrify—or delight—you and...
Look for the Woman
A Narrative Encyclopedia of Female Prisoners, Kidnappers, Thieves, Extortionists, Terrorists, Swindlers and Spies from Elizabethan Times to the Present
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 1986
A revealing survey of female criminals through the centuries includes an intriguing progression of female poisoners, kidnappers, extortionists, terrorists, swindlers and spies.
Las Vegas Babylon
The True Tales of Glitter, Glamour, and Greed
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2008
What happens in Vegas doesn't necessarily stay in Vegas and the proof is in this lively and entertaining compilation of stories chronicling decades of decadence, celebrity shenanigans, and political corruption, as well as the glitz and glamour of the casinos that pass for everyday life in Las Vegas.
Underneath...
Will Rogers' World
America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the 20's and 30's and 80's and 90's
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 1993
Will Rogers still touches us more than a hlf century after his death in this comprehensive collection of his pithy commentaries about goverment, presidents, business, and philosophy.
Gangsters and Goodfellas
The Mob, Witness Protection, and Life on the Run
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2007
After a quarter of a century of silence, Henry Hill can finally tell us the rest of the story. Gangsters and Goodfellas picks up where Wiseguy left off, taking readers on the crazy ride of Henry's life—hiding out in the Witness Protection Program, doing prison time for drug charges, testifying in...
Soupy Sez!
My Zany Life and Times
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2003
In the 1960's Soupy Sales was a national phenomenon with his whimsical, live TV show and the hottest record in America.
Stop Me If You've Heard It!
Soupy Sales Favorite Jokes
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2003
Soupy Sales was a longtime host of an event at Friars Club called “Stop Me If You’ve Heard It” where a group of comics all seated on bar stools attempt to top each other by telling a joke. By the end of the evening it’s not all that clear who actually topped who since the audience is too busy...
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Cassius Clay vs. the United States of America
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2012
Now an HBO film! Catch the premiere this fall.
In 1966 Muhammad Ali announced his intention to refuse induction into the United States Army as a conscientious objector. This set off a five-year battle that would strip him of his world heavyweight title, bar him from boxing, and nearly send...
The Complete Detective
The Life and Strange and Exciting Cases of Raymond Schindler, Master Detective
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2014
To anyone who has followed his career, Ray Schindler was the greatest detective of the mid-twentieth century. He was a pioneer in scientific detection before modern forensic science, and he handled more than 10,000 cases covering almost every crime recorded on the police blotter.
Rupert Hughes...
by Fern Marja Eckman
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
He has been called passionate and violent, cryptic and probing, hostile and eloquent. His works have been called brilliant and unbearable, poetic and documentary, classic and controversial. He is a major voice of the Civil Rights Movement. His words, which have compelled, agitated and hypnotized a...