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Presenting 15 famous cases from Fresno, California, set in the first part of the 20th century, a long-time detective in the sheriff's office introduces key figures such as a bootlegger, an unfortunate local dubbed Alligator Jack, and a perpetrator known as the Fig Garden Fiend. Featuring local landmarks such as Mussel Slough--the setting for Frank Norris's "The Octopus--"and offering additional commentary that compares these sensational past cases to current high-profile criminal cases. A consideration of the changing face of crime, this history reveals a modern upswing in child abuse, multiple murders, and kidnapping cases and highlights the extended nature of the current legal process as compared to the open-and-shut character of the early 1900s.

When investigators are called to a meticulously staged crime scene on a canal bank in rural Central Californiathe latest in a series of murders that have killed three young women in one monththey realize a dangerous serial killer is on the loose, someone who is highly adept at hiding his tracks. And before the murderer can be brought to justice, young assistant DA Matt Jamison will lose his illusions about what justice means. As a fourth victim is abducted and investigators race against time, Jamison must cope with a sophisticated and elusive killer, a politically-minded sheriff eager to claim credit and spread blame, mounting pressure to win a high-profile trial, and his own conscience as part of the machinery of justice. A gripping, fast-paced, and coldly realistic thriller that tracks a killer from the crime scene to the courtroom and to a devastating aftermath, ''Fractured Justice'' is a stunning debut crime novel from a former investigator, prosecutor, and judge who intimately knows the real world of attorneys, detectives, and men who kill.

A completely revised and updated version of Hay's earlier 5-star rated "A Survival Guide to Social Media and Web 2.0 Optimization," this new edition, retitled "The Social Media Survival Guide," incorporates the latest developments in social media. This no-nonsense guide details the nuts and bolts of the open-source internet by using real-world examples with dozens of screen shots for each subject. The companion CD provides links to resources, and directories of social websites in addition to forms and worksheets designed to map social media strategies. This practical, hands-on introduction to social media tools such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter helps grow brand recognition, improve and expand sales, and increase profits for business owners, professionals, musicians, and artists alike.

"California Badmen" is a exploration of little-known Western frontier gunfighters. Billy Mulligan, Sam Temple, Peter Olsen, Joe Dye, Bob McFarlane and those responsible for the Rancheria killings are brought back through the pages and taking their stand in Californian history. The riotous lives of these unique collection of mean men with guns spill over the California frontier and rival the likes of "Wild Bill" Hickok, Billy the Kid, and the Earp Family.

Chronicling the ignominious yet fascinating side of this state, this account shares tales of personal vendettas in a time when men made their own laws and left women to pick up the pieces.

Historic desperadoes tell their tales of holdups, shootouts and desperate flights from the law in this chronicle illustrated with many rare photographs. From the famous 1892 shootout at Young's cabin as told by Chris Evans--a murderer, train robber and fugitive--and his partner John Sontag and the hanging of the notorious Jim Stuart by San Francisco vigilantes determined to retake their city from hordes of Australian convicts, robbers, and killers to the ill-starred adventures of Tom Bell, Tiburcio Vasquez, and Charles Dorsey and the harrowing and sometimes hilarious antics of the California highwaymen stage robbers Jim Smith and Dick Fellows, readers will vicariously experience the riveting lives of another time period.

Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet is the nations most prominent anti-noise organization, focusing on excessive noise from motorcycles, loud car stereos, and leaf blowers. Noise Free America has dozens of chapters in around 25 states, and its memebers conduct anti-noise public education campaigns at the local, state, and federal levels. The organization provides an Ask an Expert service, with advice to the public from a noise control engineer and a former Houston police officer. Noise Free America: A Coalition to Promote Quiet issues a monthly Noisy Dozen press release, highlighting excessive noise in a community, business, or industry, or by an individual. Noise Free America has been featured in more than 350 media stories, including on 20/20, CNN, and NPR, as well as in 'Time' magazine, the 'New York Times', and the 'Washington Post'. The organizations web site contains numerous noise ordinances, a model noise ordinance, radio public service announcements, sample letters, and a manual on How to Fight Noise.

The Spanish missions of California have long been misrepresented as places of benign and peaceful coexistence between Franciscan friars and California Indians. In fact, the mission friars enslaved the California Indians and treated them with deliberate cruelty. "A Cross of Thorns" describes the dark and violent reality of Mission life. Beginning in 1769, California Indians were enticed into the missions, where they and their descendents were imprisoned for 60 years of forced labor and daily beatings.The chilling depictions of colonial cruelty in "A Cross of Thorns" are based on little known church and Spanish government archives and letters written by the founder of California's mission, Friar Juniperro Serra (who advocated the whipping of Mission Indians as a standard policy), and published first-hand accounts of 18th and 19th century travelers.Tracing the history of Spanish colonization in California from its origins in Spain's 18th century economic crisis to the legacy of racism and brutality that continues today, "A Cross of Thorns" is one of the most thought-provoking books ever written on California history.

The best loved and most spectacular drive in California is documented in a beautifully illustrated artistic and literary journey. Completing the trilogy started in 'An Artist and a Writer Travel Highway 1 North' and continued in 'An Artist and a Writer Travel Highway 1 Central', 'An Artist and a Writer Travel Highway 1 South' is an enchanting exploration of Californias State Highway 1 from Point Hueneme Lighthouse to the Mexican border. Lavishly illustrated with over 130 original full-color Pat Hunter watercolors depicting gorgeous landscapes and architectural treasures,this is a thinking persons travel guide for people who want to explore the history, culture, and architecture of the Southern California Coast -- as well as experiencing the best in dining, lodging, and unusual experiences along the route. This is a triumphant conclusion to a unique travel trilogy.

Humorist Kara Martinez Bachman takes on middle age with a kick-ass Generation X attitude and a willingness to try anything. Bachman's comic essays recount her many absurd adventures in her forties, presenting a uniquely female approach to the midlife crisis.

Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed. Minervas life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralysed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life ... heal her paralysis ... and shape reality itself. Pursued by a rogue government agent who wants to eliminate her and her talents, Minerva must learn to control her powers to save herself and Raven. Because if she dies, he dies as well -- again.

Put your artistic mind in gear for a stimulating and invigorating colouring experience in 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book'. Designed by top-ranked commercial illustrator Robert Pizzo, 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book' will immerse you in a modern world of industry, factory, tools, and machinery. Intricate, mandala-like images of gears, sawblades, assembly lines, loading docks, and other industrial installations will give you hours of intense calming focus. Designed for a superior coloring experience, 'Industrial Strength Coloring Book' features thick, high-quality paper, printed on only one side, giving you a smooth, firm colouring surface with no bleed-through, and perforated pages let you share and preserve your creative work. The perfect colouring book for busy minds that love activity and purpose, the book will efficiently increase your production of fun.

Your child is unsocial, moody, and not hitting standard development milestones. Is it autism? A developmental disability? Or could it be as simple as B12 deficiency? Millions of children and adolescents are at risk of developing serious neurological disorders caused by B12 deficiency, yet B12 deficiency often goes misdiagnosed as autism, depression, and mental illness. B12 deficiency is treatable -- but if you dont catch B12 deficiency in time, it can cause permanent nerve damage and disability. This is the only book for parents that offers a complete guide to detecting and preventing paediatric disorders caused by B12 deficiency. The book offers parents critical information about protecting children from B12 deficiency from early foetal development through adolescence. Written in a highly accessible style that makes complex medical information clear to general readers, this book presents strategies for healthy nutrition for mothers during pregnancy and breastfeeding, early intervention for infants and young children, and detecting subtle to severe symptoms of B12 deficiency in older children and teenagers. The book will help readers learns the warning signs of childhood B12 deficiency, prevent serious injury with timely intervention, and work with health care professionals to get effective treatment for their children. Thoroughly researched, clearly written, and backed with hard scientific data, medical journal citations, and numerous case studies, this is a must-read for all parents and expectant parents.

Every woman needs a room of her own, a meditative space where the bustle of the outside world can be forgotten. Find your private place in the enchanting world of Boudoir Coloring Book. Designed by renowned artist Laurie Triefeldt, Boudoir Coloring Book offers hours of creative absorption in a personal world of calmness and beauty. These intricate images of elegant ladies, vanity tables, perfume, make up, and flowers will transport you to a place of rest and relaxation. Thick, high-quality paper, printed on only one side, gives you a smooth, firm coloring surface with no bleed-through, and perforated pages let you share and preserve your creative work. Discover your own personal world in the pages of Boudoir Coloring Book.

We like to think of women as nurturers, not murderers, but women do kill. 'Californias Deadliest Women' is the definitive guide to the murderesses of the Golden State, a horrifying compendium of women driven to kill by jealousy, greed, desperation, or their own inner demons. From Brynn Hartman, who killed her husband, comedian Phil Hartman, to chemist Larissa Shuster, who dissolved her husband in acid, to dominatrix Omaima Aree Nelson, who cooked and ate her husband, the 28 women profiled in 'Californias Deadliest Women' show that the fairer sex can be as eviland as deadlyas any man.