What is the connection between the number 13 and Jack the Ripper? Why was the number 18 crucial in catching Acid Bath murderer John George Haigh? And what is so puzzling about the number 340 in the chilling case of the Zodiac killer? The answers to all these questions and many more are revealed in a unique, number-crunching history of the ultimate crime. James Moore's Murder by Numbers tells the story of murder through the centuries in an entirely...

Scotland's Panamanian colony, the nuclear-powered car, a dome over all of Manhattan, the eagle-powered flying machine, the fire-extinguished hand grenade-history's heroic failures During World War II, behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner discovered that pigeons could be trained to recognize an object and to peck at an image of it; when loaded into the nose-cone of a missile, these pecks could be translated into adjustments to the guidance fins, steering...

Have you heard of dark psychology? Whether you're looking to use it to your own advantage or avoid being taken in by those who do, understanding it is essential. This audiobook aims to teach you everything you need to know about dark psychology, for better or worse... Learn how master manipulators shape the world around them to make it work for their needs. Dark psychology explores how those who fall into the dark triad use body language, subliminal...

Sir John Moore died at the height of his glory, having just defeated Marshal Soult's French forces at the Battle of Corunna in 1809 during the Peninsular War. On his lips as he died he hoped that the British Public would remember him and that they would be proud that he had done his duty. However, his Peninsular glory was only the swansong to a remarkable career in the British Army, born in 1761 to Dr. John Moore, a well-known Glasgow doctor, his...

Nothing has greater financial, practical, and emotional consequences than preserving your family wealth and passing along your wisdom and values. Planning for, protecting, and preserving your family wealth - whether a little or a lot - while leaving a lasting legacy and forthright wisdom are the cornerstones of the most significant transaction of your life. James Moore's Family Wealth Protection Planning™ provides the information you need and the...

Why do we need research to ensure that artificial intelligence remains safe and beneficial? What are the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence? Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price. From SIRI to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence (AI) is progressing rapidly. While science fiction often portrays AI as robots with human-like characteristics, AI can encompass anything from Google's search algorithms to IBM's Watson...

This is the official prequel, introducing key concepts that then will explode onto the screen in the movie. The official prequel novel leads into the summer blockbuster The Predator, Shane Black's new movie set within the universe of the previous films. With a screenplay by Shane Black and Fred Dekker, the film stars Yvonne Strahovski, Boyd Holbrook, Olivia Munn, Alfie Allen, Thomas Jane, Sterling Brown, Keegan-Michael Key, Edward James Olmos, Jake...

Art thou in need of hearty ale and a bed safe from brigands as you ply the highways and byways of Britain? Here is the essential handbook for the Tudor traveler.Packed with the finest hostelries to grace the 16th century and written with all the flavor of the language of the day, this witty and meticulously researched tome covers every county in the land and directs the reader to all the celebrated and charming pubs, many of which still exist today....

A biography of naturalist Charles Darwin with emphasis on the decades of struggle after he published his historic theory.

Darwin's Brave New World is the story of how four young voyagers to the Southern Hemisphere, Charles Darwin, Joseph Hooker, Thomas Huxley and Alfred Russel Wallace, revolutionized science and gave birth to an extraordinary theory about the evolution of life on earth. Darwin's voyage to the Southern Hemisphere in the 1830s changed him from a directionless rich kid bound for a career in the Church, into one of the most incendiary thinkers of our age....