Author: John Carey
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780380729685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.
Eyewitness to History
Author: John Carey
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780380729685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780380729685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Imagine. . . Witnessing the destruction of Pompeii. . . Accompanying Julius Caesar on his invasion of Britain. . . Flying with the crew of The Great Artiste en route to dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki. . . Civilization's most momentous events come vibrantly alive in this magnificent collection of over three hundred eyewitness accounts spanning twenty-four turbulent centuries -- remarkable recollections of battles, atrocities, disasters, coronations, assassinations and discoveries that shaped the course of history, all related in vivid detail by observers on the scene.
Jesus and the Eyewitnesses
Author: Richard Bauckham
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802863906
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Noted New Testament scholar Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption the accounts of Jesus circulated as "anonymous community traditions," instead asserting that they were transmitted in the name of the original eyewitness.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN: 0802863906
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 553
Book Description
Noted New Testament scholar Bauckham challenges the prevailing assumption the accounts of Jesus circulated as "anonymous community traditions," instead asserting that they were transmitted in the name of the original eyewitness.
The Invention of the Eyewitness
Author: Andrea Frisch
Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Invention of the Eyewitness: Witnessing and Testimony in Early Modern France
Publisher: Unc Department of Romance Studies
ISBN:
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Invention of the Eyewitness: Witnessing and Testimony in Early Modern France
Witness for the Defense
Author: Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312055374
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Includes material on the case of Steve Titus, Ted Bundy, Timothy Hennis, Tony Herrerez, Howard Haupt, Clarence Von Williams, John Demjanjuk, and Tyrone Briggs.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312055374
Category : Criminals
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
Includes material on the case of Steve Titus, Ted Bundy, Timothy Hennis, Tony Herrerez, Howard Haupt, Clarence Von Williams, John Demjanjuk, and Tyrone Briggs.
The Eyewitness
Author: Ernst Weiss
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Heads of state
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The novel probes the relationship of a psychiatrist-narrator with a patient, A.H., who is suffering from hysterical blindness. The psychiatrist cures his patient's disability and A.H. goes on to lead a defeated Germany back to glory. The psychiatrist of the novel is then persecuted and imprisoned because A.H. had all the medical records destroyed.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Heads of state
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The novel probes the relationship of a psychiatrist-narrator with a patient, A.H., who is suffering from hysterical blindness. The psychiatrist cures his patient's disability and A.H. goes on to lead a defeated Germany back to glory. The psychiatrist of the novel is then persecuted and imprisoned because A.H. had all the medical records destroyed.
Eyewitness Testimony
Author: Elizabeth F. Loftus
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674287778
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
By shedding light on the many factors that can intervene and create inaccurate testimony, Elizabeth Loftus illustrates how memory can be radically altered by the way an eyewitness is questioned, and how new memories can be implanted and old ones changed in subtle ways.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674287778
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
By shedding light on the many factors that can intervene and create inaccurate testimony, Elizabeth Loftus illustrates how memory can be radically altered by the way an eyewitness is questioned, and how new memories can be implanted and old ones changed in subtle ways.
The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness History 2000
Author: Jon E. Lewis
Publisher: Running PressBook Pub
ISBN: 9780786707478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Takes a snapshot view of history from 2700 B.C. to 2000 A.D. and offers a collection of eyewitness accounts of the most memorable historical and social events taken from memoirs, diaries, letters and journals. Original.
Publisher: Running PressBook Pub
ISBN: 9780786707478
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Takes a snapshot view of history from 2700 B.C. to 2000 A.D. and offers a collection of eyewitness accounts of the most memorable historical and social events taken from memoirs, diaries, letters and journals. Original.
The Eyewitness
Author: Stephen Leather
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 184456858X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Jack Solomon is a messenger of death. Working in the fractured remains of Yugoslavia, his task is to identify the victims of ethnic cleansing and to tell families that their loved ones are never coming home. Years of toiling in the killing fields have desensitised the former London policeman to the horrors of war, but when a truck containing twenty-six bodies is pulled from a lake, Solomon is unable to walk away from the case. He sets out to track down the only survivor of the massacre, a young girl on the run from the killers. Solomon's hunt for the last witness takes him from the brothels of Sarajevo to the high-stakes world of London's internet prostitution - where he will discover that the killers are closer to home than he thinks . . . ********* PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER 'A master of the thriller genre' Irish Times 'A writer at the top of his game' Sunday Express 'In the top rank of thriller writers' Jack Higgins
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 184456858X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Jack Solomon is a messenger of death. Working in the fractured remains of Yugoslavia, his task is to identify the victims of ethnic cleansing and to tell families that their loved ones are never coming home. Years of toiling in the killing fields have desensitised the former London policeman to the horrors of war, but when a truck containing twenty-six bodies is pulled from a lake, Solomon is unable to walk away from the case. He sets out to track down the only survivor of the massacre, a young girl on the run from the killers. Solomon's hunt for the last witness takes him from the brothels of Sarajevo to the high-stakes world of London's internet prostitution - where he will discover that the killers are closer to home than he thinks . . . ********* PRAISE FOR STEPHEN LEATHER 'A master of the thriller genre' Irish Times 'A writer at the top of his game' Sunday Express 'In the top rank of thriller writers' Jack Higgins
Identifying the Culprit
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309310628
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification makes the case that better data collection and research on eyewitness identification, new law enforcement training protocols, standardized procedures for administering line-ups, and improvements in the handling of eyewitness identification in court can increase the chances that accurate identifications are made. This report explains the science that has emerged during the past 30 years on eyewitness identifications and identifies best practices in eyewitness procedures for the law enforcement community and in the presentation of eyewitness evidence in the courtroom. In order to continue the advancement of eyewitness identification research, the report recommends a focused research agenda.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309310628
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Identifying the Culprit: Assessing Eyewitness Identification makes the case that better data collection and research on eyewitness identification, new law enforcement training protocols, standardized procedures for administering line-ups, and improvements in the handling of eyewitness identification in court can increase the chances that accurate identifications are made. This report explains the science that has emerged during the past 30 years on eyewitness identifications and identifies best practices in eyewitness procedures for the law enforcement community and in the presentation of eyewitness evidence in the courtroom. In order to continue the advancement of eyewitness identification research, the report recommends a focused research agenda.
Eye Witness (Book One)
Author: Robert James Luedke
Publisher: Robert Luedke
ISBN: 9780975892411
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Amid the violence and chaos of the present day Middle East, a remarkably preserved first century document is discovered by seismic researchers beneath the foundations of present day Jerusalem. None of the experts called in by the Israeli government can decipher this mysterious text, so as a last resort they call in American archaeologist, Dr. Terry Harper, known around the world as, "The Bone Man." What Dr. Harper finds through his translation., is a previously undiscovered, eyewitness account of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem. Will it confirm or discount the Gospel accounts of this event that have guided people for thousands of years? Only Dr. Harper has the key to unlocking this mystery...and sharing it may cost him his life! At its core, Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth presents a unique and fully illustrated version of the Passion Story of Jesus, combined with a modern day political thriller and all in the graphic novel format, so popular with teen to young adult readers. This is the first book in the Eye Witness trilogy. The Hardcover version is a limited edition with only 1000 total copies in print.
Publisher: Robert Luedke
ISBN: 9780975892411
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Amid the violence and chaos of the present day Middle East, a remarkably preserved first century document is discovered by seismic researchers beneath the foundations of present day Jerusalem. None of the experts called in by the Israeli government can decipher this mysterious text, so as a last resort they call in American archaeologist, Dr. Terry Harper, known around the world as, "The Bone Man." What Dr. Harper finds through his translation., is a previously undiscovered, eyewitness account of Jesus' final week in Jerusalem. Will it confirm or discount the Gospel accounts of this event that have guided people for thousands of years? Only Dr. Harper has the key to unlocking this mystery...and sharing it may cost him his life! At its core, Eye Witness: A Fictional Tale of Absolute Truth presents a unique and fully illustrated version of the Passion Story of Jesus, combined with a modern day political thriller and all in the graphic novel format, so popular with teen to young adult readers. This is the first book in the Eye Witness trilogy. The Hardcover version is a limited edition with only 1000 total copies in print.