So there I was, in the center of the intersection, with my legs trapped between the folding wheels, and the handle bars flailing in my hands, doing a balancing act trying not to fall over.I did eventually manage to extricate myself from the evil clutches of my bike, and hobble to the side of the curb with the pieces in my hands. I would like to point out, no one actually left their car to try and help me. I curse them to this day!. --Provided by publisher....

"The Shocking Truth Behind Marilyn's Death--Revealed at Last She was an icon, a sex symbol, and a living legend. But when she was found naked and dead on the morning of August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe became the subject of a mystery that has fascinated and perplexed the world for generations. Was her death an accident? Suicide? Or murder? In this riveting account, private investigators Gregory and Speriglio uncover startling evidence that may solve...

Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903-October 14, 1977) was, without doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the 20th century. For more than three decades, through radio, film, television and records, he reigned supreme. Bing Crosby Rediscovered, explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a man far more complex than his public persona.Crosby’s estate, HLC Properties, Ltd., granted American Masters unprecedented...

Discover the amazing true story behind the inspiration for Herman Melville's Moby Dick and the feature film Heart of the SeaA tragic yet riveting narration of life and death and man against the elements, this is an extreme account of shipwreck survival. On the morning of November 20, 1820, in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 miles from the coast of South America, an enraged sperm whale rammed the Nantucket whaleship Essex. As the boat began to sink, her crew...

"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z, a remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived alone in a tent in the Maine woods, never talking to another person and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years. In 1986, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the woods. He would not have a conversation with another human...

Stephen King reflects on how his writing has helped him through difficult times and describes various aspects of the art of writing.

Life in the 1920s and '30s was not easy, but there were good things about it as well. Neighbors relied on neighbors, and helped each other. This autobiography tells about conditions during the depression years, and gives us a glimpse into the love story of these two. They raised eleven children, some of whom have contributed their memories of life in a large family, and their interactions with siblings and parents. Excerpts from Book I written by...

"Returning for its second year but reimagined in a new impulse format, with a new title, new cover, new mission, and new sensibility, here is The Socialite Who Killed a Nazi with Her Bare Hands, a pithier, quirkier collection of the 164 best page-turning obituaries from The New York Times.Written by top journalists, each story is a gem of a bio, a full life in miniature. There's the famous: Steve Jobs, including the story of how he was reunited with...

This book traces my journey from a medical student to become a full family and community doctor. It starts with my first entry into the medical faculty of the University of Singapore full of enthusiasm only to see a hall of cadavers all ready for dissection. Finally I became a medical doctor only to realize that it is conditional upon my finishing 1 year of housemanship or internship. I was sent from one department to another to finish my year of...

Bangkok back in the nineties a place where anything could happen to foreigners, a wild energy ran through the city and its citizens that had an addictive quality. Once experienced, you could never quite get it out of your system. If you ran with the madness, nurtured it with wild sex, too much alcohol and bad drugs then all hell could be unleashed,,. --Provided by publisher.