Murder Bay: A Ben Carey Mystery

Literature & Fiction

Horwitz, David R

Genre Fiction

Top Five Books, LLC

Early on the morning of June 4, 1905, lightning struck the steeple of Unity Church in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, igniting a fire that would raze the building to the ground. The Unitarian congre-gation suddenly needed a home and turned to local architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a new approach. Thus begins the story of a watershed moment in the career of the world s most influential architect and in the history of twentieth-century architecture and design. With Wright s execution of Unity Temple, the ideas he d been working on and experimenting with for years were finally brought to fruition, and modern design was born.Frank Lloyd Wright s design for Unity Temple was radical in its simplicity a monolithic concrete exterior yet sublime in its detail and revolutionary in its use of interior space. His approach would never again be the same, and his influence would extend around the world, forever changing the face of architecture and design. But it might never have happened if not for a devoted Unitarian congregation who embraced Wright s ideas and remained faithful to the architect and his vision through the trials and calamities of construction. Building with poured concrete on this scale had never been attempted before; work took longer than anticipated, then stopped altogether; the architect made alterations and additions; the contractor disappeared for months at a time; costs skyrocketed. The construction, planned for one year, took more than three. Yet the small congregation endured it all. Unity Temple, when completed in 1909, was and still is considered one of the landmarks of modern architecture. Author David M. Sokol poured more than 20 years of research into The Noble Room and uncovers a dramatic story much of which turns out to be at odds with the accepted story of how Wright himself described the process. Anyone with an interest in architecture or in Frank Lloyd Wright or indeed anyone who s ever had an addition put on to their house or a kitchen remodeled will be caught up in the story of the tumultuous, chaotic creation of a modern masterpiece, which comes to life in The Noble Room.

The Noble Room: The Inspired Conception and Tumultuous Creation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple

Arts & Photography

Sokol, David M.

History & Criticism

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness..."In 1775 Doctor Manette is reunited with his daughter Lucie after having been locked away in the Bastille for 18 years. Lucie nurtures her half-mad father back to health, but their troubles are far from over, as their lives become entangled with Charles Darnay, the emigrant son of the Marquis St. Evrémonde; the ne'er-do-well Sydney Carton, and the vengeful Monsieur and Madame Defarge. Set against the terror and turmoil of the French Revolution, A TALE OF TWO CITIES is one of Charles Dickens's most enduring works-a historical adventure of high drama and profound depth.This Top Five Classics edition of Charles Dickens's immortal A TALE OF TWO CITIES includes the original unabridged text, more than 40 illustrations from the 1859 first edition by "Phiz" (Hablot K. Browne) and from the 1872 edition by Frederick Barnard. In addition, it features a foreword by Dickens scholar and novelist Andrei Baltakmens (author of The Raven's Seal and A Hangman for Ghosts).

A Tale of Two Cities (Illustrated): With More Than 40 Illustrations by Frederick Barnard and Hablot K. Browne ("Phiz") (Top Five Classics)

DICKENS., CHARLES

Literary

On April 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down aggregate limits on how much money individuals could contribute to political candidates, parties, and committees. The McCutcheon v. FEC decision fundamentally changes how people (and corporations, thanks to Citizens United) can fund campaigns, opening the floodgates for millions of dollars in new spending, which had been curtailed by campaign finance laws going back to the early 1970s. WHEN MONEY SPEAKS is the definitive-and the first-book to explain and dissect the Supreme Court's controversial ruling in McCutcheon, including analysis of the tumultuous history of campaign finance law in the U.S. and the new legal and political repercussions likely to be felt from the Court's decision. McCutcheon has been billed as "the sequel to Citizens United," the decision giving corporations the same rights as individuals to contribute to political campaigns. Lauded by the Right as a victory for free speech, and condemned by the Left as handing the keys of our government over to the rich and powerful, the Court's ruling has inflamed a debate that is not going away anytime soon, with calls for new laws and even a constitutional amendment on the Left-while many on the Right (including Justice Clarence Thomas in his concurring opinion) call for an end to all contribution limits. Two of the nation's top First Amendment scholars-Ronald Collins and David Skover-have produced a highly engaging, incisive account of the case, including exclusive interviews with petitioner Shaun McCutcheon and other key players, as well as an eye-opening history of campaign finance law in the U.S.

When Money Speaks: The McCutcheon Decision, Campaign Finance Laws, and the First Amendment

Collins, Harold S Shefelman Scholar Ronald K L

Skover, Professor of Law David M

Legal History

"We are transported. We are consigned to the ends of the Earth. And we are therefore as good as dead to the realm and its judges. There can be no hope of reprieve..."
Gabriel Carver, the convict hangman of Sydney Prison, knows that none of his kind may depart Australia's penal colony without the system's leave. Then three people are murdered, seemingly to protect the "Rats' Line," an illicit path to freedom that exists only in the fevered imaginations of transported felons. But why kill to protect something that doesn't exist?
When an innocent woman from Carver's past is charged with one of the murders and faces execution at his hands, she threatens to reveal an incriminating secret of his own unless he helps her. So Carver must try to unmask the killer among the convicts, soldiers, sailors, and fallen women roaming 1829 Sydney. If he can find the murderer, he may discover who is defying the system under its very nose. His search will take him back to the scene of his ruin--to London and a past he can never remake nor ever escape, not even at the edge of the world.
"Baltakmens, echoing the voices of 19th-century masters like Conrad and Melville, combines adventure and mystery in a high-stakes tale of class, morality, and justice." --Kirkus Reviews
"A page-turner, a savory treat to be devoured." --Foreword Reviews

A Hangman for Ghosts

Baltakmens, Andrei

British & Irish

Alice in Wonderland (Illustrated): Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Through the Looking-Glass, and The Hunting of the Snark (Top Five Classics)

This Top Five Classics edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland includes:   - The complete texts of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - John Tenniel's 92 original illustrations, including 35 in color - The Hunting of the Snark, with Henry Holiday's 10 original illustrations - An informative introduction, author bio, and helpful notes  Originally written and hand-drawn from 1862 to 1864 by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) for 10-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of Dodgson's Oxford college dean, the manuscript "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" would become, with the help of John Tenniel's beautiful and humorous illustrations, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published by Macmillan in 1865 in Britain and the U.S. The book, at turns silly and satiric, gentle and wild, would quickly become beloved around the world by children and adults, and spawn the classic sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871) and the immortal nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876). The author, a shy mathematics professor called Charles Dodgson, would become internationally famous and ever after remembered by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. The books have never gone out of print and over nearly two centuries have spawned countless offshoots and adaptations--books, artwork, plays, games, and movies. This Top Five Classics edition of the fully illustrated Alice books presents the stories the way they were meant to be enjoyed.

Children's Books

CARROLL, LEWIS

Classics

By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to curb the wild ways of his friends. MANIA tells the story of this remarkable group--who strained against the conformity of postwar America, who experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and literature, and who yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in their own libertine image. What is more remarkable than the manic lives they led is that they succeeded--remaking their own generation and inspiring the ones that followed. From the breakthrough success of Kerouac's On the Road to the controversy of Ginsberg's Howl and Burroughs' Naked Lunch, the counterculture was about to go mainstream for the first time, and America would never be the same again. Based on more than eight years' writing and research, Ronald Collins and David Skover--authors of the highly acclaimed The Trials of Lenny Bruce (2002, 2012)--bring the stories of these artists, hipsters, hustlers, and maniacs to life in a dramatic, fast-paced, and often darkly comic narrative.

Mania: The Story of the Outraged & Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution

Biographies & Memoirs

Skover, David M.

Collins, Ronald K.L.

Arts & Literature

A Christmas Carol (Illustrated): A Ghost Story of Christmas (Top Five Classics)

Treasure Island (Illustrated): With Artwork by N.C. Wyeth and Louis Rhead (Top Five Classics)

This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Treasure Island includes the original, unabridged text by Robert Louis Stevenson; more than 60 illustrations--all 17 color paintings by N.C. Wyeth for the 1911 edition, 44 drawings by Louis Rhead from his 1915 edition, and, of course, a treasure map--Stevenson's essay, "My First Book: Treasure Island," on the writing of his classic; a glossary of nautical and historical terms; and a helpful introduction, author bio, and bibliography.Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island was not the first adventure story of pirates in the Caribbean, but it may as well have been. Since its publication in 1883, it's become the standard--the first and last word on the subject--and it remains an exhilarating, satisfying read for young and old alike to this day.A strange, crusty old pirate comes to stay with Jim Hawkins's family at the Admiral Benbow Inn. The map he carries with him will put them all in danger and be the impetus for young Jim's perilous journey with Long John Silver in search of treasure on the high seas.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS

Action & Adventure

This Top Five Classics edition of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland includes: - The complete texts of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass - John Tenniel's 92 original illustrations - The Hunting of the Snark, with Henry Holiday's 10 original illustrations - An informative introduction, author bio, and helpful notes Originally written and hand-drawn from 1862 to 1864 by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) for 10-year-old Alice Liddell, the daughter of Dodgson's Oxford college dean, the manuscript "Alice's Adventures Under Ground" would become, with the help of John Tenniel's beautiful and humorous illustrations, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, published by Macmillan in 1865 in Britain and the U.S. The book, at turns silly and satiric, gentle and wild, would quickly become beloved around the world by children and adults, and spawn the classic sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871) and the immortal nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876). The author, a shy mathematics professor called Charles Dodgson, would become internationally famous and ever after remembered by his pen name, Lewis Carroll. The books have never gone out of print and over nearly two centuries have spawned countless offshoots and adaptations--books, artwork, plays, games, and movies. This Top Five Classics edition of the fully illustrated Alice books presents the stories the way they were meant to be enjoyed.

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