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Who's Who In The JFK Assassination
An A to Z Encyclopedia
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2003 by Citadel
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-1444-4, ISBN: 0-8065-1444-2

"Comprehensive, accessible and unprecedented, "Who's Who in the JFK Assassination" presents vital information on each of more than 1,400 individuals related in any noteworthy way to the murders of President John F. Kennedy, Dallas Police Officer J. D. Tippit and alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22 and 24, 1963. Based on years of research, a wealth of sources and a long study of the Warren Commission's twenty-six volumes, th ..."






Gangsters vs. Nazis
How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America (Hardback)
by Michael Benson
Hardcover, 304 Pages, Published 2022 by Kensington Publishing, New York
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4179-2, ISBN: 0-8065-4179-2

"How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America Michael Benson. Lansky had been called a gangster many times — but maybe always behind his back . Maybe he just meant the first time in public . What Lansky said was , “ They wanted ..."






Everything You Wanted to Know About the New York Knicks(1st Edition)
A Who's Who of Everyone Who Ever Played On or Coached the NBA's Most Celebrated Team
by Michael Benson, Michael Killer Twins
Hardcover, 328 Pages, Published 2007 by Taylor Trade Publishing
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-1-58979-374-3, ISBN: 1-58979-374-9

"This encyclopedic listing of every man who played on or coached the New York Knicks from the team's inception in 1946 to the present is jam-packed with details on everything from a player's careers statistics to his height, weight, and jersey number. Included is information about a player's life before and after the NBA, college career, and dates of birth and death. Relive the glory days of Bill Bradley, Walter "Cylde the Glide" Frazier ..."






Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
The Play-at-Home Companion Book to the Hit TV Show!
by Michael Benson, Jeff Foxworthy
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2007 by It Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-147306-7, ISBN: 0-06-147306-5

" So you think you're smarter than a fifth grader? Well, as many contestants have already discovered on the smash hit TV show hosted by Jeff Foxworthy, you may have either forgotten more than you realize about "the three R's" or simply never learned in the first place! How much do you really know about third grade math? Fourth grade social studies? Fifth grade science? First grade spelling? You may have a high school diploma or a colle ..."






The Complete Idiot's Guide to Modern China(1st Edition)
by Vanessa Lide Whitcomb, Michael Benson, Mike Benson, Edwyn Hoyt
Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2002 by Alpha
ISBN-13: 978-0-02-864386-1, ISBN: 0-02-864386-0

"You're no idiot, of course. You know that China has emerged from a long, turbulent history to become a major force in the global community. To know today's China you have to know its past. But you don't have to memorize every dynasty! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Modern China will show you exactly how China has survived - and even thrived - after the end of imperial rule through the reign of Mao and into the twenty-first century. In th ..."






The Complete Idiot's Guide to NASA(1st Edition)
by Thomas D. Jones, Michael Benson
Paperback, 360 Pages, Published 2002 by Alpha
ISBN-13: 978-0-02-864282-6, ISBN: 0-02-864282-1

"Coverage includes: the history of NASA, from its origins in the l950s as the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Projects Mercury and Gemini; the history and timeline, triumphs and tragedies of the famed Apollo missions, including the historic Apollo 11, which put the first men on the Moon in l969; NASA's contributions to our everyday life, most notably on robotics and the creation of cutting-edge research on aerodynamics and chapters on impo ..."






Lord High Executioner
The Legendary Mafia Boss Albert Anastasia (Paperback)
by Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2021 by Citadel Press Inc.,U.S., United States
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4014-6, ISBN: 0-8065-4014-1






Space Odyssey(Reprint)
Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke, and the Making of a Masterpiece
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2019 by Simon & Schuster
ISBN-13: 978-1-5011-6394-4, ISBN: 1-5011-6394-9

"The definitive story of the making of 2001: A Space Odyssey, acclaimed today as one of the greatest films ever made, and of director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke--"a tremendous explication of a tremendous film....Breathtaking" (The Washington Post). Fifty years ago a strikingly original film had its premiere. Still acclaimed as one of the most remarkable and important motion pictures ever made, 2001: A Space Odyssey depic ..."






Nightmare in Rochester
The Double-Initial Murders
by Donald A. Tubman, Michael Benson
Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2018 by Independently Published
ISBN-13: 978-1-79016-809-5, ISBN: 1-79016-809-0

"In 1971, there began in Rochester, N.Y., a series of hideous murders, cases that offered the starkest of contrast between good and evil: perfectly innocent victims, perfectly evil predators. The three victims were little girls, each named with the same first and last initial. Each, the legend said, had been dumped in a town that also began with that letter. The victims had all been last seen in an urban setting and their lifeless bodies ..."






Killer Twins
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2010 by Pinnacle
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-2205-2, ISBN: 0-7860-2205-1

"They Looked Alike. . .Robert Bruce Spahalski and Stephen Spahalski were identical twins. Same hair, same eyes, same thirst for blood. Stephen was the first brother to kill--by viciously bashing in storeowner Ronald Ripley's head with a hammer. Acted Alike. . .Unlike Stephen, Robert didn't stop with just one victim. With the cord of an iron, Robert strangled prostitute Morraine Armstrong while having sex. With his bare hands, he cho ..."






Mommy Deadliest(1st Edition)
(Pinnacle True Crime)
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 375 Pages, Published 2010 by Pinnacle
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-2206-9, ISBN: 0-7860-2206-X

"Case Featured On 20/20 Anti-Freeze For A Husband It looked like a suicide. A man's corpse on the bathroom floor--next to a half-empty glass of anti-freeze. But fingerprints on the glass belonged to the deceased's wife, Stacey Castor. And a turkey baster in the garbage had police wondering if she force-fed the toxic fluid down her husband's throat. Pills For A Daughter In desperation, Stacey concocted a devious plan. She mixed ..."






Gloria Estefan
(Biography (Lerner Hardcover))
by Michael Benson
Library, 112 Pages, Published 2000 by Lerner Pub Group
ISBN-13: 978-0-8225-4982-6, ISBN: 0-8225-4982-4

"9-10 David Shirley, Gloria Estefan: Queen of Latin Pop (New York: Chelsea House, 1994), 26. 10 Marc Fest, "Interview with Gloria Estefan," Horzu ( September 8, 1998), 118. 14 Shirley, 31. 14 Barbara J. Marvis, Famous People of Hispanic Heritage, Volume V (Childs, Maryland: Mitchell Lane Publishers, 1996), 15. 14-15 Michelle Genz, "Golden Girl," Miami Herald (May 31, 1998), Tropic Section, 10. 17 "Gloria Estefan: Intimate Portrait," ..."






Lord High Executioner
The Legendary Mafia Boss Albert Anastasia
by Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson
Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2020 by Citadel
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4013-9, ISBN: 0-8065-4013-3

"The bloodsoaked saga of the Murder, Inc. legend who helped create the modern American Mafia—one body at a time—featuring shocking eyewitness accounts . . . Umberto “Albert” Anastasia was born in Italy at the turn of the century. Five decades later, he would be gunned down in a barber shop in New York City. What happened in the years in between—and why every crime family had reason to want him dead—is one of the most brutal and fascinati ..."






Carmine the Snake(Reprint)
Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family
by Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Citadel
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-3882-2, ISBN: 0-8065-3882-1

"The shocking true story of the most ruthless and deadly mob boss in the annals of the American Mafia.   In the golden age of organized crime, Carmine “The Snake” Persico was the King of the Streets. The defacto boss of the Colombo Mafia family since the 1970s, he oversaw gang wars, murders, and major rackets, even from prison. He is suspected of personally murdering as many as 60 people and ordering the hits of hundreds more. Sentenced ..."






Otherworlds(1st Edition)
Visions of Our Solar System
by Michael Benson, Dr. Joseph Michalski
Hardcover, 160 Pages, Published 2017 by Harry N. Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-1-4197-2445-9, ISBN: 1-4197-2445-2

"Otherworlds is a record of humanity's planetary exploration and a tribute to the stunning beauty of our solar system in spectacular high-resolution landscape images, processed by Michael Benson to capture how the planets would look if we could visit them and see them with our own eyes. We start in low Earth orbit and then move on to the Moon and our planetary neighbors, Mars and Venus. We then explore Mercury and the Sun before travelin ..."






Escape from Dannemora(1st Edition)
Richard Matt, David Sweat, and the Great Adirondack Manhunt
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2017 by Foreedge
ISBN-13: 978-1-61168-976-1, ISBN: 1-61168-976-7

"It was one of the biggest crime stories of the decade—two deadly killers, desperate and on the run. After months of planning, Ricky Matt and David Sweat cut, chopped, coerced, and connived their way out of a maximum-security prison in the wilderness of upstate New York and managed to elude police for three weeks, sending the region into lockdown and keeping the entire country on edge. The media called it “a bold escape for the ages,” an ..."






Watch Mommy Die(1st Edition)
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 373 Pages, Published 2011 by Pinnacle
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-2499-5, ISBN: 0-7860-2499-2

"In The Hands Of A Sadist. . .First, he bound and beat his girlfriend, a 43-year-old librarian. Then he went after her teenaged daughter--warning her, "Scream and I will kill you both"--before knocking her unconscious. When the teenager awoke, he proceded to rape her. And in a final horrifying act of depravity, he forced the girl to watch as he slit her mother's throat. But the killing didn't stop there. . . In The Crosshairs Of A Ki ..."






The Burn Farm
by Michael Benson
Paperback, 375 Pages, Published 2009 by Pinnacle
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-7860-2030-0, ISBN: 0-7860-2030-X

"First, She Seduced Them. . . Sheila LaBarre liked to troll the personal ads and homeless shelters, looking for men whom society had rejected for one reason or another--men she could easily dominate both verbally and sexually. One by one, she invited them to her remote New Hampshire farmhouse, where she engaged them in S&M. But over time, sex gave way to brutal acts of torture as she mercilessly flogged and beat her captives until the ..."






Beyond(1st Edition)
A Solar System Voyage
by Michael Benson
Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2009 by Abrams Books For Young Readers
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-8322-9, ISBN: 0-8109-8322-2

"Discover what the solar system looks like up close in this definitive collection of space exploration images. Since the 1960s, NASA has been sending unmanned satellites to explore the planets, moons, and sun. These probes have amassed a stunning visual record of other worlds, revealing not one but scores of new frontiers, from rust-red Mars to Saturn with its ethereal rings. Michael Benson has pulled together the most spectacular of the ..."






Beyond
Visions of the Interplanetary Probes
by Michael Benson, Lawrence Weschler, Arthur C. Clarke
Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2008 by Abrams
ISBN-13: 978-0-8109-9546-8, ISBN: 0-8109-9546-8

"“An aesthetic revelation. . . . A spectacular melding of science and art.€—Los Angeles TimesNow in an affordable paperback edition accompanying a national touring exhibition that The New York Times acclaimed as “stunning,€ this epic photographic tour of the solar system will inspire a new audience with a sense of wonder.To create Beyond, author Michael Benson spent years compiling and digitally processing 295 of the greatest photograp ..."



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