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TITLES CURRENTLY IN PRINT:
The 50 Most Significant Individuals
in Recorded History
By Stan Russo
This book contains a subjective ranking of the 50 most significant men and women throughout recorded history. The author, Stan Russo, conducted more than four years of meticulous research on 500 important figures throughout the ages before settling on this list. Each person's reasons for inclusion are described in a countdown format leading up to the most significant individual.
The book not only provides an educational and entertaining look at numerous cultures and time periods in the process but also builds suspense with each page as readers guess which person comes next and why. After the top ranked name is revealed, the author then provides his rationale for why other famous men and women did not make the cut. This book is an excellent resource for educators and all fans of history by serving as a starting point for further debate and discussion. Reintroduce the fun back into historical studies. Learn about individuals who might otherwise have gone unrecognized. See if your own favorite figures from history made the list. Whether you agree or disagree with the choices and the order they are listed in, you'll think about history in new ways.
Paperback, 224 pages
Release date: April 2005
ISBN: 0975912992
List price: $24.95
Ripper Notes: Death in London's East End
Edited by Dan Norder and Wolf Vanderlinden
Ripper Notes: Death in London's East End is a collection of essays about the famous unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper and related topics. Jennifer Pegg starts things off by documenting some of the major errors and discrepancies in the book "Uncle Jack" by Tony Williams and Humphrey Price, including a Victorian era document which appears to have been altered to try to implicate their suspect. Wolf Vanderlinden explores whether Inspector Walter Andrews of Scotland Yard really did go to America to chase Dr. Francis Tumblety in connection with the Whitechapel murders or if he was actually there to try to collect evidence for the Parnell Commission, which was trying link Irish leader Charles Parnell with terrorists. Robert Clack follows with a comprehensive look into the 1901 murder of prostitute Mary Ann Austin in the same lodging house that Ripper victim Annie Chapman was kicked out of 13 years earlier; this essay includes copious police reports, inquest testimony, a number of period illustrations and a suspect who may be linked to the earlier killings. Don Souden then debunks a number of tall tales that grew up around the case, including the ideas that victim Mary Kelly had a son living with her and that Catherine Eddowes knew who the Ripper was. Bernard Brown comes next with a short piece on a man called Inspector Death who worked in the East End. Andrew J. Spallek closes the main section by providing readers with directions on finding the burial sites of Jack the Ripper's victims. In addition, there is a look at some other possible victims of the killer, coverage of the 2006 Ripper conference, book reviews, news briefs and more.
Paperback, 132 pages
Release date: October 2005
ISBN: 097591295X
List price: $13.95
Ripper Notes: Suspects & Witnesses
Edited by Dan Norder and Wolf Vanderlinden
Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper case. This release focuses on a number of people who have been accused of the crimes.
Andrew J. Spallek starts things off with a comprehensive look at the reasons why Montague John Druitt was named as the top suspect by a high-ranking police official at the time, as well as new information that has been discovered since then. Stewart P. Evans, author of several of the most respected books on the case and a former police officer, takes an in-depth professional look at George Hutchinson, who is sometimes considered a suspect because of the puzzling aspects of the witness statement he gave of a man seen with Mary Jane Kelly, the last of the Ripper's known victims, shortly before her death. Leanne Perry follows with details on Kelly's former lover Joseph Barnett, also believed by some to have been her killer, and the job he lost as a fish porter at Old Billingsgate Market. Wolf Vanderlinden tackles another high profile suspect, Dr. Francis Tumblety, while trying to get to the truth about some of the stories of his life that have always been considered to be damning evidence against him but appear to be quite different from how they have been previously portrayed. Jeffrey Bloomfield comes next with the life and crimes of Dr. Thomas Neill Cream, the man whose executioner claimed was trying to admit to being Jack the Ripper while being hanged for the poisoning deaths of prostitutes in London's East End. Don Souden critically examines all the major witness to see how reliable they were in offering clues to the murderer's identity. Des McKenna compares the two different versions of Tom Slemen's claims that Claude Reignier Conder should be considered to be Jack the Ripper. Tom Wescott then brings the main section to a close with a bang by revealing a largely forgotten contemporary suspect who has not been mentioned in print since the 19th century. There are also short pieces on various claims that the killer was locked up in an asylum and not prosecuted because of being insane, a look at the current state of Ripperology, and reviews of recent books.
Paperback, 108 pages
Release date: July 2005
ISBN: 0975912941
List price: $12.95
Ripper Notes: Murder by Numbers
Edited by Dan Norder and Wolf Vanderlinden
Ripper Notes: Murder by Numbers is a collection of essays about the famous unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper and related topics. Wolf Vanderlinden questions the conventional wisdom about the time of death of Annie Chapman, the second of Jack's generally accepted victims, by a careful examination of the medical evidence and contradictions in witness testimony. Amanda Howard compares serial killers like Andrei Chikatilo, the BTK strangler, Albert Fish and the Green River Killer to see what they might tell us about the Ripper case. Also, Jeffrey Bloomfield gives the details on two forgotten cases of prostitutes murdered in London a few years before the more famous 1888 killings, Bernard Brown discusses the police officer who thought he almost caught the Whitechapel murderer, Des McKenna asks whether witnesses confused two different women as being Mary Kelly (generally considered the last Ripper victim) and Robert J. McLaughlin reports on a Punch & Judy-like theatre performance based upon the murders. There are also several short pieces looking at the latest news in Ripperology, the boom in books about the case, and similar topics.
Paperback, 108 pages
Release date: April 2005
ISBN: 0975912933
List price: $12.95
Ripper Notes: How the Newspapers
Covered the Jack the Ripper Murders
Edited by Dan Norder and Wolf Vanderlinden
This book is a collection of essays about press reports of the notorious Whitechapel serial killer as well as other related topics. "When the People Were in Terror" by Norman Hastings republishes for the first time a comprehensive series of early 20th century articles about the impact the Whitechapel murders had on society, from the police investigation of the crimes to the fear that gripped the public. "The Murder in Cartin's Court" by Don Souden looks at how the early newspaper reports seriously bungled the facts of the death of Mary Jane Kelly, the last of the canonical five Ripper victims. "The London Police: The View from the Irish Press" by Alan Sharp examines how journalists reacted to the police investigation, concentrating on reports printed in Ireland. Other contents include Stewart P. Evans with new information on the legends that psychic Robert Lees solved the case, Wolf Vanderlinden looking for the meaning behind several contemporary newspaper reports, and several other short pieces. Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper case.
Paperback, 120 pages
Release date: January 2005
ISBN: 0975912925
List price: $12.95
Ripper Notes: Madmen, Myths &
Magic
Edited by Dan Norder and Wolf Vanderlinden
Ripper Notes: Madmen, Myths
& Magic is a collection
of essays about the notorious Whitechapel serial killer Jack
the Ripper and other topics that shed new light on the case.
Jan Bondeson discusses "Serial Sadistic Stabbers" throughout
history, including the interesting case of the London Monster,
a man who stabbed women in London in the 18th century and who
is in some ways a precursor to Jack the Ripper. Amanda Howard
gives a short overview of serial killers who predate the Whitechapel
murders of 1888. Wolf Vanderlinden follows with "The Supernatural
Connection," a detailed study of the various psychics past
and present who claimed to have otherworldly knowledge of the
Ripper killings. Famed expert Paul Begg in "On The Matter
of Milk" examines witness Mrs. Malcolm's testimony that
she saw victim Mary Jane Kelly on the morning of her murder (after
the time the doctors later told the police that Kelly must have
already been killed) as she went to buy milk. Bernard Brown investigates
the site of the murder of Jack the Ripper's first canonical victim,
Mary Ann "Polly" Nichols, and uncovers a history of
persecution of women in "The Witches of Whitechapel."
Tom Wescott then explores a possible link between the Ripper
murders, magic rituals desecrating Christian symbols, and the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping tragedy. Dan Norder's "Connecting
the Dots" explores the various theories that the Ripper
crime scenes were chosen in advance in order to form a symbol,
describing the various patterns that have been suggested and
looking into the statistics to try to determine if they were
a result of forethought or blind chance. Antonio Sironi then
asks if the murder of the Elizabeth Stride, usually named by
experts as the third victim, in Dutfield's Yard was a change
in the Ripper's normal methodology. The essays are concluded
with Roger Peterson's "Did Jack the Ripper Visit Leadville?"
which chronicles an example of Ripper hysteria that reached all
the way to a booming Colorado mining community in the United
States not long after the Whitechapel murders. All of the articles
are extensively illustrated with woodcuts, photos, diagrams and
other illustrations. In addition, the back cover features a color
map of the East End of London in the 19th century with the locations
of the five generally accepted Jack the Ripper killings marked
for easy reference. Ripper Notes is a nonfiction anthology
series covering all aspects of the Jack the Ripper murder case.
Paperback, 108 pages
Release date: October 2004
ISBN: 0975912917
List price: $11.95
Ripper Notes: America Looks at
Jack the Ripper
Edited by Dan Norder
The main feature of Ripper
Notes: America Looks at Jack the Ripper is a hugely detailed
article looking at the various suspects in the death and mutilation
of prostitute Carrie Brown in New York after the Ripper killings
ended. Author Wolf Vanderlinden not only looks into who did or
did not kill "Shakespeare" but also if it might have
been Jack the Ripper away from his normal Whitechapel hunting
grounds. There is also a a recently rediscovered 1892 interview
with the Assistant Commissioner of Scotland Yard's Criminal Investigation
Division in charge of the Whitechapel murders. Dr. Robert Anderson
talks about a lot of different topics, but most interesting is
what he says -- and doesn't say -- about the Ripper crimes. This
is an important piece because many theorists base their Ripper
suspects upon things Anderson said many years after he retired,
yet this interview takes place just a few years after the murders.
Also included are coverage of the U.S. Ripper conference in Baltimore
with two of the presentations (by John Hacker and Stan Russo)
reproduced and updated, as well as short articles by Thomas Wescott
and Howard Brown. All of the essays are extensively illustrated
with woodcuts, photos, diagrams and other images.
Paperback, 108 pages
Release date: July 2004
ISBN: 0975912909
List price: $11.95