As the only American city under direct congressional control, Washington has served historically as a testing ground for federal policy initiatives and social experiments-with decidedly mixed results. Well-intentioned efforts to introduce measures of social justice for the district''s largely black ...
In 1981, at the age of 29 the author began living off his investments of just several hundred thousand dollars. In the intervening years he has made more than $5 million in investment profits. Edmunds was not an investment advisor or a commissioned mutual fund sales representative: he was a ...
Brimming with both magnificent vistas and practical information, Napa Valley is the ultimate guide to a rich region. This new edition is not only fully updated, it includes three marvelous new winery profiles and boasts a fresh interior design - and a fetching new cover. Whether it's a garden to ...
Chester Gillette was executed on March 30, 1908, for the murder of Grace Brown, who was pregnant with his child. The trial was a sensation at the time and the case became the basis for Theodore Dreiser's classic novel iAn American Tragedy/i, the 1951 Academy award-winning movie iA Place in the ...