William Neill

The all-too-brief period of relative tranquility that extended from the end of the Cold War to the beginning of the War on Terror is the subject of William L. O'Neill's brilliant new study of recent American history. Mr. O'Neill's sharp eye for the telling incident and the apt quotation combine with an acute historical judgment to make A Bubble in Time a compellingly readable informal history. The first Gulf War and President Clinton's interventions...

Starting in Switzerland, Sherlock Holmes rescues the inventor of a bomb-sight which the allies want to keep from the Nazis. Back in London they find the inventor is not what he seemed.

Oakland, California is the birthplace of more NBA basketball stars than any other city in the country. But there is a streetball legend named Demetrius 'Hook' Mitchell who rises above them all. At 5'9", this champion of innumerable slam-dunk competitions solidified his legendary status by performing 360⁰ rotations over the top of a Volkswagen on his way to the basket. Talent was not enough to save him from the reality of life on the mean streets...