Wildflower: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Murder of Joan Root

Seal, Mark

Weidenfled & Nicolson

What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through stories of excess, drama, and hope. <ul> <li>Las Vegas is on Luxury Standard Time: every clock in the airport is a Rolex.</li> <li>No dream is too big, no wish is too small--the VIP hosts in Vegas fulfill guests' every (legal) desire.</li> <li>Jackpots hit when least expected. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has days to find a man who unknowingly won over $200,000 at the slots.</li> <li>"I love love": the inventor of the Elvis impersonator wedding and the drive-thru wedding has performed hundreds of marriages--and believes in them all.</li> <li>Glamorous yogis take a helicopter across the desert to the Valley of Fire, where they perform sun salutations to the glory of Las Vegas.</li> <li>A gambling VIP "whale" loses $1 million at the casinos, yet still leaves saying, "Had a great time. I'll be back."</li> </ul> In&nbsp;What Really Happens in Vegas,&nbsp;full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and&nbsp;Vanity Fair&nbsp;contributing editor Mark Seal transport readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment.

PATTERSON,JAMES

Humor & Entertainment

Little. Brown and Company

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through true stories of excess, drama, and hope. "Lively tales of those who labor and dream in Sin City...the entertainment value is high."&#8213;Kirkus <ul> <li>Las Vegas is on Luxury Standard Time: every clock in the airport is a Rolex.</li> <li>No dream is too big, no wish is too small--the VIP hosts in Vegas fulfill guests' every (legal) desire.</li> <li>Jackpots hit when least expected. The Nevada Gaming Control Board has days to find a man who unknowingly won over $200,000 at the slots.</li> <li>"I love love": the inventor of the Elvis impersonator wedding and the drive-thru wedding has performed hundreds of marriages--and believes in them all.</li> <li>Glamorous yogis take a helicopter across the desert to the Valley of Fire, where they perform sun salutations to the glory of Las Vegas.</li> <li>A gambling VIP "whale" loses $1 million at the casinos, yet still leaves saying, "Had a great time. I'll be back."</li> </ul> In&nbsp;What Really Happens in Vegas,&nbsp;full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and&nbsp;Vanity Fair&nbsp;contributing editor Mark Seal transport readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment.

“Forget fiction. Pop this jaw-dropper in your beach bag.” —USA Today This shocking expose goes behind the headlines to uncover the true story of Clark Rockefeller, wealthy scion of a great American family, who kidnapped his own daughter and vanished. The police and FBI were baffled. Tips poured in, but every lead was a dead end … because “Clark Rockefeller” did not exist. In a gripping work of investigative journalism, Mark Seal reveals how German native Christian Gerhartsreiter came to the United States, where he stepped in and out of identities for decades, eventually posing as a Rockefeller for twelve years, married to a wealthy woman who had no idea who he really was. Fast-paced, hypnotic, and now updated with more stunning details, The Man in the Rockefeller Suit chillingly reveals the audacity and cunning of a shape-shifting con man.

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Penguin Publishing Group

A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man. The story of Clark Rockefeller is a stranger-than-fiction twist on the classic American success story of the self-made man-because Clark Rockefeller was totally made up. The career con man who convincingly passed himself off as Rockefeller was born in a small village in Germany. At seventeen, obsessed with getting to America, he flew into the country on dubious student visa documents and his journey of deception began. Over the next thirty years, boldly assuming a series of false identities, he moved up the social ladder through exclusive enclaves on both coasts-culminating in a stunning twelve-year marriage to a rising star businesswoman with a Harvard MBA who believed she'd wed a Rockefeller. The imposter charmed his way into exclusive clubs and financial institutions-working on Wall Street, showing off an extraordinary art collection-until his marriage ended and he was arrested for kidnapping his daughter, which exposed his past of astounding deceptions as well as a connection to the bizarre disappearance of a California couple in the mid-1980s. The story of The Man in the Rockefeller Suit is a probing and cinematic exploration of an audacious imposer-and a man determined to live the American dream by any means necessary.

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter

True Crime

VIKING

WITHOUT A BADGE: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization

A member of the DEA's task force on drugs recounts his training and undercover persona as one of the world's top drug traffickers, describing his relatinships with powerful kingpins and how he assisted in the arrests of dozens of high-level dealers before a dangerous inside betrayal separated him from his family and placed his life in jeopardy. 50,000 first printing.

Without a Badge: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization

Speziale, Jerry

Kensington Pub. Corp

A member of the DEA's task force on drugs recounts his undercover work as a top drug trafficker, describing how he assisted in the arrests of dozens of high-level dealers before an inside betrayal placed his life in jeopardy. Reprint.

Pinnacle Books

With compassion and an unswerving regard for the truth, veteran journalist Mark Seal lays bare the deeply moving, inspirational story of Joan Root, a dedicated environmentalist and Oscar-nominated wildlife filmmaker. He covers her early days in Kenya as a shy young woman with an almost uncanny ability to connect to animals; her whirlwind courtship with the dashing Alan Root, their marriage, and the twenty years of nonstop adventure and passionate romance that followed, both in Africa and around the world; the shattering disintegration of the marriage and partnership; and Joan’s triumphant struggle to reinvent herself as the protector of her lakeshore community’s fragile ecosystem—a struggle that would lead to her tragic death in January 2006. Joan Root dreamed of a bright future for Kenya, a country blessed with unmatched beauty but scarred by decades of colonization and a culture of corruption. She spent her life fighting to make that dream a reality. Her life ended too soon, but “thanks to Seal’s meticulous re-creation, her extraordinary life lives on.” (People, four-star review)

Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Death in Africa

Community & Culture

Random House Publishing Group

With compassion and an unswerving regard for the truth, veteran journalist Mark Seal lays bare the deeply moving, inspirational story of Joan Root, a dedicated environmentalist and Oscar-nominated wildlife filmmaker. He covers her early days in Kenya as a shy young woman with an almost uncanny ability to connect to animals; her whirlwind courtship with the dashing Alan Root, their marriage, and the twenty years of nonstop adventure and passionate romance that followed, both in Africa and around the world; the shattering disintegration of the marriage and partnership; and Joan's triumphant struggle to reinvent herself as the protector of her lakeshore community's fragile ecosystem-a struggle that would lead to her tragic death in January 2006. Joan Root dreamed of a bright future for Kenya, a country blessed with unmatched beauty but scarred by decades of colonization and a culture of corruption. She spent her life fighting to make that dream a reality. Her life ended too soon, but "thanks to Seal's meticulous re-creation, her extraordinary life lives on." (People, four-star review)

Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa

Random House]

This original travel book takes readers to the top cities in the world with very special tour guides-the top celebrities of movies, television, and music who love their hometowns. Readers of American Way magazine, the in-flight publication of American Airlines, will be familiar with these famous tour guides. More than 50 celebrities share their favorite restaurants, hot spots, shopping, hotels, cultural events, entertainment, and attractions. Some of the celebrities and cities featured are Faith Hill(Nashville), Orlando Bloom (London), Jamie Lee Curtis (Los Angeles), Keifer Sutherland (Toronto), and Jackie Chan (Hong Kong)- and that is just the beginning. 
All the major travel destinations will be featured with current reviews, directions, and suggestions for how every traveler can live like their favorite Hollywood star-if only for the weekend.

Celebrated Weekends: The Stars Guide to 100 of the Most Exciting Cities in the World

Travel

Food, Lodging & Transportation

Thomas Nelson. Inc.

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Wildflower: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Murder of Joan Root

What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Impostor

The Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter

Without a Badge: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization

WITHOUT A BADGE: Undercover in the World's Deadliest Criminal Organization

Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Death in Africa

Wildflower: An Extraordinary Life and Untimely Death in Africa

Celebrated Weekends: The Stars Guide to 100 of the Most Exciting Cities in the World