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Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hicks, Brian, PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books, On December 4th, , a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo--and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost ship "Mary Celeste" has baffled and tantalized the world for 130 years. In his stunning new book, award-winning journalist Brian Hicks plumbs the depths of this fabled nautical mystery and finally uncovers the truth. The "Mary Celeste" was cursed as soon as she was launched on the Bay of Fundy in the spring of . Her first captain died before completing the maiden voyage. In London she accidentally rammed and sank an English brig. Later she was abandoned after a storm drove her ashore at Cape Breton. But somehow the ship was recovered and refitted, and in the autumn of she fell to the reluctant command of a seasoned mariner named Benjamin Spooner Briggs. It was Briggs who was at the helm when the "Mary Celeste" sailed into history. In Brian Hicks's skilled hands, the story of the "Mary Celeste" becomes the quintessential tale of men lost at sea. Hicks vividly recreates the events leading up to the crew's disappearance and then unfolds the complicated and bizarre aftermath--the dark suspicions that fell on the officers of the ship that intercepted her; the farcical Admiralty Court salvage hearing in Gibraltar; the wild myths that circulated after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published a thinly disguised short story sensationalizing the mystery. Everything from a voodoo curse to an alien abduction has been hauled out to explain the fate of the "Mary Celeste." But, as Brian Hicks reveals, the truth is actually grounded in the combined tragedies of human error and bad luck. The story of the "Mary Celeste" acquired yet another twist in , when a team of divers funded by novelist Clive Cussler located the wreck in a coral reef off Haiti. Written with the suspense of a thriller and the vivid accuracy of the best popular history, "Ghost Ship" tells the unforgettable true story of the most famous and most fascinating maritime mystery of all time. "From the Hardcover edition."

The Kings Psychic: The True Story of the Occultist Doctor

One man's role in the Abdication of Edward VIII has been secret ever since the crisis over his love for Mrs Simpson unfolded in December . Described by those in the know as

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders

Prosecuting attorney in the Manson trial,Vincent Bugliosi held a unique insider's position in one of the most baffling and horrifying cases of the twentieth century: the cold-blooded Tate-LaBianca murders carried out by Charles Manson and four of his followers. What motivated Manson in his seemingly mindless selection of victims,and what was his hold over the young women who obeyed his orders? Here is the gripping story of this famous and haunting crime.

The Quander Quality: The True Story of a Black Trailblazing

Diabetes can be a devastating disease,causing multiple degenerative conditions over the course of a person's life. Juvenile diabetes can be especially difficult because it strikes children. To live for 80 years with diabetes is a triumph that could only result from dedicated self-discipline,determination,and tenacity. These very qualities allowed James W. Quander,the author of this educational and inspirational autobiography,to live a full life into his 80s in spite of a prognosis to die before age ten

Shout the true story of the Beatles

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The Flying Witches of Veracruz: A Shaman's True Story of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Endredy, James, PUBLISHER: Llewellyn Publications, Waking up blind in a cave, nearly dead from an evil witch's attack, is merely the beginning of James Endredy's true and utterly gripping adventure with the witches of Veracruz, Mexico. As the apprentice of a powerful curandero (healer), Endredy learns the mystical arts of brujeria, a nearly extinct form of Aztec witchcraft. His perilous training--using dream trance to "fly" and invoking spirits of the underworld--is fraught with spiritual trials. Upon becoming a curandero himself, Endredy takes on real-life cases: battling malevolent witches, healing a young man possessed by an Aztec spirit, rescuing a teenage girl from a Mexican drug cartel, and hunting down a baby-killing vampire witch.

Manifest Injustice: The True Story of a Convicted Murderer

In this remarkable legal page-turner,Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Barry Siegel recounts the dramatic,decades-long saga of Bill Macumber,imprisoned for thirty-eight years for a double homicide he denies committing. In the spring of ,a school bus full of students stumbled across a mysterious crime scene on an isolated stretch of Arizona desert: an abandoned car and two bodies. This brutal murder of a young couple bewildered the sheriff ’s department of Maricopa County for years. Despite a few

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The Ghost of Clothes - FREE eBook - An Original Short Story

A short story. A "branch" off of The Roots of Evil. A young man, already down on his luck, experiences a series of strange and mysterious events which escalate into a telling trauma. Part of the anthology of short stories, poems, scripts, reviews and interviews coming soon. Available FREE to Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime customers from Amazon. Available as a FREE PDF download from www.davidegates.com/the-ghost-of-clothes Also available, The Roots of Evil, the five-star reviewed Access Denied and Omonolidee (A unique collection of travelogues).

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War Beneath the Waves: A True Story of Courage and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Keith, Don, PUBLISHER: New American Library, The gripping story of heroism under the sea, from the national bestselling author of "Final Patrol" & U.S.S. "Billfish" In November , while on war patrol in the Makassar Strait, the U.S.S. Billfish submarine was spotted by the Japanese, who launched a vicious depth charge attack. Explosions wracked the sub for fifteen straight hours. With senior officers incapacitated, diving officer Charlie Rush boldly assumed command and led key members of the crew in a heroic effort to keep their ship intact as they tried to escape. Told in harrowing detail, "War Beneath the Waves" is an inspiring tale of one man's leadership and courage under fire, and of the remarkable efforts of a submarine crew to do their duty and save their ship.

Witch: The True Story of Las Vegas' Most Notorious Female

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Puit, Glenn, PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group, Drawing on extensive interviews with the accused herself, here is the sordid, twisted, and surprising story of Brookey Lee West--a successful technical writer from Silicon Valley who went on a twenty year crime and killing spree.

The Last Victim: The True-Life Journey into the Mind of the

A chilling and fascinating exploration of the minds of serial killers draws from revealing and open interviews and correspondence that the author conducted as an eighteen-year-old student with such criminals as John Wayne Gacy and Charles Manson. first printing.

The full set of the Mysterious Benedict Society

The complete trilogy of the Mysterious Benedict Society. These books are in a good used condition, no rips or missing pages. These books are for children approx. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Whitaker, Kent, PUBLISHER: Howard Books, This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons. Straight from the headlines comes an incredible true story of a son's treachery. For the first time, readers are offered inside access to the emotional drama that went on behind the scenes. At the core is the remarkable healing power of forgiveness, demonstrated by Kent Whitaker, which shows how the survivors of such atrocious events can still forgive those who have permanently damaged their lives. One evening, the Whitaker family returned home after dinner, celebrating a son's impending graduation from college. On opening the front door, they faced a gunman lying in wait. The gunman opened fire, instantly killing the younger sonand Kent's wife, leaving Kent and his older son lying wounded until police and ambulances arrived. While recovering in the hospital, Kent resolved in his heart to forgive whoever was responsible for the deaths of his wife and son. Over the next few weeks, it was discovered that the whole murder plot had been orchestrated by the surviving son -- whom Kent had unknowingly forgiven. After a trial that resulted in a death sentence for his son, Kent emerged from this harrowing ordeal to share their astonishing journey toward forgiveness and redemption.

The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine,Madness,and Murder

An award-winning journalist describes the serial killer who was responsible for as many as 300 deaths during the 16 years he worked as a nurse and offers an inside look at the broken U.S. medical system that allowed this to happen. (true crime).

My Amish Childhood: A True Story of Faith, Family, and the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eicher, Jerry S., PUBLISHER: Harvest House Publishers, Bestselling fiction author Jerry S. Eicher (nearly half a million books sold) turns his pen to a moving memoir of his life growing up Amish. Jerry's mother was nineteen years old and nine months married when he was born. She had received Grandfather Stoll's permission for the wedding because she agreed to help out on the farm the following year. However, with Jerry on the way, those plans failed. Jerry recounts his first two years of school in the Amish community of Aylmer, Ontario and his parents' decision to move to Honduras. Life in that beautiful Central American country is seen through an Amish boy's eyes--and then the dark days when the community failed and the family returned to America, much to young Jerry's regret. Jerry also tells of his struggle as a stutterer and his eventual conversion to Christ and the reasons for his departure from the childhood faith he knew. Here is a must-read for not just Jerry's fiction fans, but also for readers curious about Amish life.

The hospital - A true story of abuse at Derbyshire's Aston Hall

A true story or abuse at the Aston Hall hospital. This book was only released recently and is in a new condition. Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

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Out of the Dolls House by Angela Holdsworth the story of women in the twentieth century Book

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x2 Books: The History of England- Lord Mcaulay & The Story of the British People

Selling these two old History books of England. £25 The Story of the British Race by Munro, John The History of England from the Accession of James the Second Vol I Lord Macaulay

Large glass ship in bottle decanter - The Mary Rose...

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Together on Top of the World: The Remarkable Story of the

An inspirational account of a couple who overcame dangerous challenges to climb the Seven Summits profiles Phil Ershler,a professional mountain guide,Crohn's disease patient,and cancer survivor who was the first American to summit Everest from its treacherous north face,and his wife,Susan,a Fortune 500 executive who had never climbed before meeting Phil in her thirties.

The Story of the Outlaw: A Study of the Western Desperado

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hough, Emerson / Underwood, Larry D., PUBLISHER: Cooper Square Publishers, Author Emerson Hough traveled with lawman Pat Garrett and interviewed eyewitnesses when researching his account of a uniquely American criminal type the frontier outlaw. Hough describes the circumstances that form outlaws, then provides vivid accounts of famous bandits and their pursuers. Chapters cover the career of John A. Murrell, a cunning criminal who masterminded a gang of hundreds of killers and thieves that ranged across the South before the Civil War; the life of sometimes lawman Wild Bill Hickock, including the story behind his nickname; a firsthand account of the killing of Billy the Kid; the history and methods of rustling cattle; the criminal tutelage of Jesse and Frank James and Cole Younger, all of whom rode with Confederate guerillas and participated in the bloodiest massacres in Midwestern history; and many other lesser known but equally sensational murders and robbers of the American borderlands.

The Beatles, The complete story of four lads who shook the world

Book - The Beatles, The complete story of four lads who shook the world in pristine condition. Publisher - Daily Mail Coffee table book £35 Ad ID: Ad ID: Delivery Service Consumer Credit

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