Helen Prejean
In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier's death, the ... [... more]
Random House |
Edison and the Electric Chair
 Excellent Account of the Battle over AC/DC: This is a great book for historians, crime readers and science & engineering buffs. It was a really good read; there is a lot of interesting information about the late-1800s debate over alternating and [... more]
CDN$40.10
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Richard Moran
Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and the Invention of the Electric Chair In this amazing story of high stakes competition between two titans, Richard Moran shows how the electric chair developed not out of the desire to be more humane but ... [... more]
Random House |
Sandra Jordan
The Campbell's Soup Cans. The Marilyns. The Electric Chairs. The Flowers. The work created by Andy Warhol elevated everyday images to art, ensuring Warhol a fame that has far outlasted the 15 minutes he predicted for everyone else. His very ... [... more]
Random House |
Book Of Daniel
powerful...phenomenal: This is the first book of Doctorow's I have read. Looking at his other books, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. But it certainly wasn't this. Doctorow's work has the feel of Kerouac, Burroughs, Heinein's Starship Troopers, Kesey, [... more]
CDN$22.00
Amazon CA |
The Green Mile (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: "The book was better" has been the complaint of many a reader since the invention of movies. Frank Darabont's second adaptation of a Stephen King prison drama (The Shawshank Redemption was the first) is a very faithful [... more]
CDN$18.70
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American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America
From Amazon.com: Australian-born art critic Robert Hughes, author of the highly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New has made his home in the United States for the last 20 years. His latest undertaking, which he calls "a love letter [... more]
CDN$60.00
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Hellbound
hooray for denmark: one of the best albums in a long time. only song i don't like on the album is brain error, the rest of the alvum is great. best cut is down in the swamp good album.: very good album, if you like it you should get curse of the coffin, [... more]
CDN$22.99
Amazon CA |
Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
Who knew history could be this entertaining?!: While I am not usually drawn to books about technological history, the combination of narrative power and illuminating research made Edison & the Electric Chair a thoroughly engaging read. It reads like [... more]
CDN$15.05
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The Electric Chair: An Unnatural American History
Great story, well told: Brandon did an excellent job of reviewing the voluminous historical documents and putting them into a fast paced story. This is not a tiring ponderous tirade against capital punishment but a rare objective history story. A fine [... more]
CDN$46.88
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Sings Bessie Smith
From Amazon.co.uk: Of all the great jazz singers, Dinah Washington is the most fun to listen to. She was a lady who dealt in sexual disaster both in her real life and in the lyrics of her vivid and expressive blues songs. Here she borrows a set from the [... more]
CDN$17.99
Amazon CA |
Executioner's Current: Thomas Edison, George ...
Will the Real Genius Please Stand Up?: Although I have not read Mr. Moran's book, I am worried it appears as if he gives credit to George Westinghouse as fathering alternating current electricity. Westinghouse merely had the forsight to finance the [... more]
CDN$23.00
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