Product Description: Down for the Count explores the tawdry history of elections in the United States—a chronicle of votes bought, stolen, suppressed, lost, miscounted, thrown into rivers, and litigated up to the U.S. Supreme Court—and uses it to explain why we are now experiencing the biggest backslide in voting rights in more than a century...read more

Product Description: Accused . . . Targeted . . . Sentenced . . .Wrongfully Imprisoned. Raffaele Sollecito and Amanda Knox were the victims in a world-famous trial so bizarre that it defied all reason. Charged with a crime neither could fathom, let alone perpetrate, they spent four excruciating years in prison before their final acquittal...read more

A unique guide that combines Europe's most celebrated capitals. With travel details on moving between the two cities, entertaining and informative commentary on their most famous--and not so famous--sights and attractions and tips on exploring the most interesting areas and quarters, this is the perfect short-break guide.

The author details the history of electoral fraud in America, from Tammany Hall to the 2000 election, revealing many examples of misconduct on election day and arguing that free and fair elections have been the exception in the U.S. rather than the norm. Original.

Covers the areas ranging from Trafalgar Square to the cafes of Soho. This work takes in the National Gallery and the Tate Modern, the most popular gallery in Europe; goes for a wander in Kensington Gardens and Kew; and browses the antique shops of Portobello Road, the gourmet food stalls at Borough Market and the bric-a-brac stalls of Brick Lane.

Product Description: Most U.S. visitors to Europe make a beeline for one or both of the continent's most celebrated cities, and as connections through the Channel Tunnel and by air become more frequent and cheaper, short breaks and even day trips are bcoming more popular...read more

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Product Description: Paris, Edinburgh, Brussels and Amsterdam are all just an hour's flight from London, or, through the Channel Tunnel, a short train ride away. Cadogan's indispensable new-format guides go straight to the heart of what short-stay visitors need to know: major events, the crucial sights, the best places to shop, drink, eat and stay, and the havens behind the bustling streets...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Updated for its second edition, Andrew Gumbe l''s guide to London is designed to reflect the London of tod ay and the city''s current trendy image '

Product Description: "Amazingly well up-dated and researched. -- The Times (London)"Cadogan's specialty is uncovering delightful secrets in some of the earth's most traveled spots". -- The Independent"Entertaining companions with sharp insights ... The series has received plaudits worldwide for intelligence, orginality and a slightly irreverent sense of fun...read more

Product Description: Visit reunited Berlin with this outstanding Cadogan guide. See everything from the notorious cabaret nightlife on the Kudam to the nearby Potsdam mansion--now a smart hotel--where Stalin, Truman and Churchill carved up Germany in 1945...read more