Turner Publishing Co : 145 books
The Science of Sherlock Holmes
From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective's Greatest Cases
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2010
Praise for The Science of Sherlock Holmes
"Holmes is, first, a great detective, but he has also proven to be a great scientist, whether dabbling with poisons, tobacco ash, or tire marks. Wagner explores this fascinating aspect of his career by showing how his investigations were grounded...
True Enough
Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
Why has punditry lately overtaken news? Why do lies seem to linger so long in the cultural subconscious even after they’ve been thoroughly discredited? And why, when more people than ever before are documenting the truth with laptops and digital cameras, does fact-free spin and propaganda seem to...
The Command
Deep Inside the President's Secret Army
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
The U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) has proven to be the most lethal weapon in the president's arsenal. Shrouded in secrecy, the Command has done more to degrade the capacity of terrorists to attack the United States than any other single entity. And counter-terrorism is only one of its...
The Last Comanche Chief
The Life and Times of Quanah Parker
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Critical acclaim for The Last Comanche Chief
"Truly distinguished. Neeley re-creates the character and achievements of this most significant of all Comanche leaders." -- Robert M. Utley author of The Lance and the Shield: The Life and Times of Sitting Bull
"A vivid, eyewitness...
by Martin Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2011
"The Allied landings in 1944 had all the prospects for disaster. Churchill thought he would be woken up to be told of massive casualties. Eisenhower prepared a somber broadcast announcing that the enterprise had failed.
The specter of failure was always present. After a failed landing...
Saving Gracie
How One Dog Escaped the Shadowy World of American Puppy Mills
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
A compelling true story of one dog's rescue from a Pennsylvania puppy mill
This touching narrative uses the poignant makeover of Gracie, a sickly Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, to tell the story of America's hidden puppy mills-commercial kennels that breed dogs in horrific living conditions...
The Great Raid on Cabanatuan
Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
From the critically acclaimed author whom The Wall Street Journal called "a first-class historian," here is a riveting account of one of the most spectacular rescue operations in history. On January 30, 1945, American troops staged a successful raid on Cabanatuan, a notorious Japanese POW...
The Spy Who Spent the War in Bed
And Other Bizarre Tales from World War II
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2011
A rare treat for World War II history buffs and fans of the strange, absurd, and unexplained
Acclaimed military historian William Breuer takes readers on a trip through the looking glass to acquaint them with the weirder side of World War II. Featuring a cast of characters including double-...
by William B. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Critical Acclaim for TOP SECRET TALES of World War II
"A book for rainy days and long solitary nights by the fire. If there were a genre for cozy nonfiction, this would be the template."-Publishers Weekly
"Perfect for the curious and adventure readers and those who love...
by William B. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
"As combat veterans and high commanders know, logic is often a stranger in wartime." --William B. Breuer, in
The annals of World War II are mined with captivating cases of strange coincidences, ominous premonitions, and baffling mysteries. Now, William Breuer's painstaking research...
by William B. Breuer
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2007
Critical Acclaim for Secret Weapons of World War II
"Breuer has produced yet another collection of rip-roaring tales. . . . A delightful addition to the niche that Breuer has so successfully carved out."
-Publishers Weekly
"It is Breuer's portrayal of the competition for...
The Fifteen Biggest Lies about the Economy
And Everything Else the Right Doesn't Want You to Know about Taxes, Jobs, and Corporate America
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
AlterNet editor Joshua Holland demolishes the Right's biggest and most outrageous myths about the economy
Taxes kill growth. Labor unions hurt their members. Government regulation destroys jobs. These are just a few of the biggest lies in the web of misinformation spun by conservatives and...
Nero's Killing Machine
The True Story of Rome's Remarkable 14th Legion
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2011
The 14th Gemina Martia Victrix Legion was the most celebrated unit of the early Roman Empire–a force that had been wiped out under Julius Caesar, reformed, and almost wiped out again. After participating in the a.d. 43 invasion of Britain, the 14th Legion achieved its greatest glory when it put...
The Resurrection of the Romanovs
Anastasia, Anna Anderson, and the World's Greatest Royal Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2010
The truth of the enduring mystery of Anastasia's fate-and the life of her most convincing impostor The passage of more than ninety years and the publication of hundreds of books in dozens of languages has not extinguished an enduring interest in the mysteries surrounding the 1918 execution of the...