Nonfiction
- Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore
- Radford is thorough in his investigation; interviewing eyewitnesses, providing creepy photographs of otherworldly creatures, serving up DNA analysis, and contemplating theories of mass psychosis.this objective probe will appeal to readers interested in exploring and exploding modern mysteries. --Library JournalThe most comprehensive dissection of the chupacabra phenomenon that I have ever read.
- Criminal Law, 10th Edition
- Providing the undergraduate criminal law course with a nationally acclaimed blend of analysis and illustrative cases, Joel Samaha's CRIMINAL LAW, 10e is the textbook of choice among instructors nationwide. Praised for his clear, concise, engaging writing style, Samaha presents criminal law using a combined text/casebook approach.
- Noodling For Flatheads: Moonshine, Monster Catfish and Other Southern Comforts
- There are some preconceptions about southern traditions that need to be clarified. Moonshining is no longer the pastime of grizzled Deliverance yahoos, but a multimillion-dollar business laced with SWAT-style raids; squirrel brains probably aren't responsible for neurological disorders; and in Louisiana, a good cockfight is fun for the whole family.
- Women, Science and Technology: A Reader in Feminist Science Studies
- Wayne.unusual and truly multidisciplinary collection of articles, held together by the contention that scientific research both contributes to reproducing inequalities based on gender and to documenting and challenging them. . The intellectual level of the articles is uniformly high, and each article has its own bibliography.
- Harley-Davidson Motorcycles: Everything You Need to Know
- Whether you’re new to motorcycling, contemplating your first Harley or just coming back to America’s iconic motorcycle, this book is the only one you’ll need. From figuring out which Harley suits you to finding like-minded riders and rallies, this book has it all. It begins with the purchase, including invaluable information on choosing the right model for your needs.
- Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures
- The subtitle here refers to Ratzinger's new status as Pope Benedict XVI and to the sixth-century saint who helped preserve Christianity via the monastic order he founded after the fall of Rome.
- In Pursuit of Justice: Collected Writings 2000-2003
- For the past forty-five years Ralph Nader has challenged corporations, government agencies, and institutions to be more accountable to the public. Nader today continues to be a relentless force for grassroots activism and democratic change in the United States.
- Loving Her (Northeastern Library of Black Literature)
- "In its exploration of a daring subject boldly shared I think [the novel] has immense value. It enables us to see and understand, perhaps for the first time, the choices certain women have made about how they will live their lives, and allows us glimpses at physical intimacies between women that have been, in the past, deliberately ridiculed or obscured.
- City of Dust: Illness, Arrogance, and 9/11 (FT Press Science)
- Nearly a decade after the destruction of the World Trade Center towers in the Sept. 11 attacks, the toxic legacy of the dust cloud that covered the neighborhood endures. DePalma (Here), a former New York Times reporter who covered the attacks and their aftermath, dissects the policy mistakes and bitter medical and legal clashes over the health problems suffered by rescue workers, cleanup crew, and survivors.
- Urban Astronomy
- "Designed for those trapped within the light domes of cities, Urban Astronomy presents a whirlwind tour of exciting stargazing possibilities. With the entire cosmos as a backdrop, readers are quickly introduced to the essentials for enjoying the night sky in metropolitan environments.
- Censored 2000: The Year's Top 25 Censored Stories
- Censored 1996: The News That Didn't Make The News -- And Why covers the important stories you won't find in your newspaper or on the evening news. Cited in past years as a tip sheet for television expose shows, Censored 1996 is investigative journalism at work.