Product Description: This work offers more than 500 comprehensive three to five-star entries (three stars=good; four stars=excellent; five stars=masterpiece.) A brief synopsis of each film is given, followed by cast and production information, stills from these outstanding films, and a rating system for children (Recommended, Acceptable, Cautionary, Unacceptable)...read more

With categories including 'The Gangsters,' 'Prisons and Prisoners,' 'The Syndicate,' and 'Women in Crime,' this compendium of quizzes challenges crime buffs to come up with the facts about real-life culprits and their crimes

The vast and mysterious world of criminals, from ancient times through the 21st century, is vividly captured in The Great Pictorial History of World Crime. This unique and staggering reference work chronicles every major criminal act from every era. A definitive reference source to worldwide crime, this unparalleled survey is organized into sixteen chapters:AssassinationBigamyBurglaryCannibalismCelebrity SlayingsDrugsFraudGangs, Gangsters, and Organized CrimeKidnappingMass MurderPiracyRobberySecret Criminal SocietiesSerial KillersTerrorismUnsolved HomicidesEach chapter begins with an essay that introduces the topic and provides a concise overview of the historical, social, and political significance of the crime. Subjects are further developed crime by crime through descriptive entries covering the criminal acts, modus operandi, criminal background information, and motives, along with insightful anecdotes. In addition to being a being a vital and informative historical and sociological reference work, The Great Pictorial History of World Crime features more than 2,500 illustrations. More than a chronicle of chilling events, these two volumes provide gripping reading for anyone interested in true crime, law enforcement, criminology, and criminal justice.

This all-inclusive A-Z encyclopedia by one of the world's foremost experts on cinema provides comprehensive annotations of the best films produced from 1914 on. The work offers more than 5,000 three- to five-star entries (three stars=good; four stars=excellent; five stars=masterpiece), and yes, author Jay Robert Nash has viewed every single one of them as well as many more that did not "make the cut." In addition to a precis, each film's entry also includes a listing of the cast as well as the key principles involved in production, from the director to the hair stylist. Especially unique to this book is a rating system that helps parents determine whether or not a film is appropriate for their children. Unlike the industry rating system which can be influenced by studio lobbying, Nash objectively evaluates each film and confers upon it one of four recommendations for viewing: recommended, acceptable, cautionary, and unacceptable. Backmatter includes a list of top films by genre (i.e. animated, drama, sports, mystery, adventure etc.) as well as an annotated name index listing all persons mentioned along with their dates of birth and death. Rounding out this essential volume for the film buff are over 500 still photos from the author's private collection.

A true crime encyclopedia presents more than five hundred cases of individuals throughout history who were wrongfully convicted of the crimes of which they were accused, accompanied by more than three hundred photographs and illustrations, a comprehensive glossary of legal terms, a complete bibliography, a list of movies based on the cases, and extensive cross references. Original.

An A-to-Z resource culled from the six-volume Encyclopedia of the Civil War features one thousand entries covering every major aspect, from biographies of key figures to entries on the battles, locations, arms, and popular culture of the period.

Product Description: Acclaimed historian Jay Robert Nash spent twenty-five years researching and writing the Encyclopedia of Civil War Battles, possibly the most comprehensive reference work ever created on this subject. The Encyclopedia is unparalleled in both scope, with detailed entries for every single military engagement of the war, and also in accuracy, stemming in large part from Nash's extensive use of primary sources...read more

Filled with more than one hundred photographs, a unique volume surveys the most celebrated political assassinations, kidnappings, lynchings, hijackings, and other acts of terrorism that have left their mark on the world in the twentieth century. Original. IP.

Containing stories of hundreds of patriots, turncoats, sell-outs, and heroes, an extensively illustrated, informative reference features accounts ranging from the story of Caleb from the Old Testament to the sordid and at times astonishing career of Aldrich Ames, a KGB mole in the CIA. Original. IP.

Product Description: Book by Nash, Jay Robert

Product Description: Book by Nash, Jay Robert