“brian m thomsen”

The contributors to this Christmas anthology include well-known writers with strong fan followings such as Bram Stoker and Hugo Award-winning author of "American Gods" Neil Gaiman, Hugo Award winner Connie Willis, Anne McCaffrey, Harlan Ellison, Clive Barker, and many others.- The contributors to A ... More

"An entertaining and informative look at our paranormal presidencies." --Bill Fawcett, author of "Oval Office Oddities"The Discovery Channel's "A Haunting" meets the History Channel's "The Presidents" inside this collection of strange-but-true tales of White House weirdness.Brian M. Thomsen offers a... More

The agony and anguish of the War Between the States affected all aspects of American life. Many quarters suffered, but one in particular seemed to prosper in the postwar aftermath: the publishing industry. Though the success of "Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant" (as published by Mark Twain) is a... More

After all that theft, racketeering, adultery, murder, and going to the mattresses, even a wiseguy needs a little pasta fazool for the soul.A hilarious self-help parody based on the exploits of Don Corleone, Anthony Soprano, and those other "made" guys.If your conscience is growing weary because you'... More

History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascos and embarrassingly bad ideas.History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascoes and embarrassingly bad ideas. Throughout history, the rich and powerful, and e... More

The corpse of local teenager Angela Cashell is found on the Tyrone-Donegal border, between the North and South of Ireland, in an area known as the borderlands. Garda Inspector Benedict Devlin heads the investigation: the only clues are a gold ring placed on the girl's finger and an old photograph, l... More

"An Introduction to Political Communication" explores the relationship between politics, the media and democracy in the United States, the United Kingdom and other contemporary societies. In this classic textbook Brian McNair examines how politicians, trade unions, pressure groups and terrorist orga... More

The stories that launched money-making blockbustersa aalmost any of the stories is worth the price of the whole volume.a "The Reel Stuff" collects thirteen memorableaand in some cases award-winningatales from legendary names in science fiction, fantasy, and horror that inspired some of Hollywoodas ... More

"December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy". So did President Franklin Delano Roosevelt address the American people about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that initiated America's entry into World War II.But what if things had happened differently?A Date Which Will Live in Infamy is an a... More

Highlights Include: General William Tecumseh Sherman on his infamous march through GeorgiaGeneral George B. McClellan on the battle of Antietam and the legendary lost order that should have tipped him off to Lee's plansGeneral George Armstrong Custer's experience of going straight from studying at W... More