Combining Black Dog s three very successful hardcover collections of urban legends ("Alligators in the Sewer, The Baby on the Car Roof, and The Cat in the Dryer") into one stupendous volume, Urban Legends is the ultimate collection of those outlandish tales people love to share. With themes that run the gamut from funny to sick, risque to informative, frightening to disgusting, these fantastic yarns are remarkable for their uncanny ability to travel by word of mouth. We ve all heard the one about the alligators that roam New York City s sewers, or how Mikey of Life Cereal fame died from...
Combining Black Dog s three very successful hardcover collections of urban legends ("Alligators in the Sewer, The Baby on the Car Roof, and The Cat in...
On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he willingly dedicated the rest of his life to protecting the president's corpse.
In a lively and dramatic narrative, Thomas J. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. He takes us through the planning and execution of the crime and the outcome of the...
On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham...
Heaven Help Us Your days of worry and frustration are over. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there's a patron saint who wants to help you--specifically you--with your troubles. This Saint Will Change Your Life features 300 patron saints for every person and situation imaginable. - There are patron saints for travelers, vegetarians, and women in labor. - For gamblers, lawyers, and parents with disappointing children. - For families stressed by houseguests. - For victims of toothaches, appendicitis, and sore throats. - For beekeepers, booksellers, sailors,...
Heaven Help Us Your days of worry and frustration are over. Whoever you are, whatever you do, there's a patron saint who wants to help you--speci...
In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Craughwell takes us on one of the most excitingarchaeological finds of the twentieth century. In 1448 a team of architects and engineers brought Pope Nicholas V unhappy news: the 1,100-year-old Basilica of St. Peter suffered from so many structural defects that it was beyond repair. The only solution was to pull down the old church--one of the most venerable churches in all of Christiandom--and erect a new basilica on the site. Incredibly, one of...
In this fascinating account of the search for the remains of the world's first pope, none other than Peter, the chief apostle of Jesus, Thomas J. Crau...
