BOOKS by Tom Shachtman

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1	Whoever Fights Monsters: My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI more books like this by Robert K Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Tom Schachtman Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned form then how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us--and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on "The Silence of the Lambs" shows how is able to track down ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.67! \| first editions
2	Rumspringa: To Be or Not to Be Amish more books like this by Tom Shachtman Through vivid portraits of teenagers in Ohio and Indiana, the author offers an account of Amish life as a mirror to the soul-searching and questing recognized as a generally intrinsic part of adolescence. see all copies from £6.14! new only from £7.86! \| first editions
3	Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold more books like this by Tom Shachtman This challenging scientific history chronicles over four centuries of technological advancements, scientific discoveries, and entrepreneurial excess that accompanied efforts to harness, and profit from, freezing temperatures. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.87! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Gilded Leaf: Triumph, Tragedy, and Tobacco: Three Generations of the R.J. Reynolds Family and Fortune more books like this by Patrick Reynolds, Tom Shachtman see all copies from £5.46! new only from £16.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Whoever Fights Monsters: A Brillant FBI Detective's Career Long War Against Serial Killers more books like this by Robert K Ressler, Tom Shachtman The FBI agent who claims to have coined the term serial killer recounts his interviews with some of the most notorious of them including Charles Manson, John Wayne Gacy, and Ted Bundy. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £16.43! \| first editions
6	I Have Lived in the Monster: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Serial Killers more books like this by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman From their gruesome, body-strewn lairs, to the darkest regions of their twisted psyches, Robert K. Ressler shows you serial killers as you've never seen them before. In his phenomenally successful "Whoever Fights Monsters," Robert K. Ressler examined his brilliant twenty-year career hunting down killers for the FBI. Now, delving deeper than ever ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £72.39! \| first editions
7	The Most Beautiful Villages of New England more books like this by Tom Schachtman, Tom Shachtman, Len Rubenstein (Photographer) see all copies from £6.94! new only from £21.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	The Phony War 1939-1940 more books like this by Tom Shachtman see all copies from £1.36! new only from £14.31! \| first editions
9	Terrors and Marvels: How Science and Technology Changed the Character and Outcome of World War II more books like this by Tom Shachtman, Tom Scachtman This penetrating and fascinating look at the link between science and warfare, focusing on the events of World War II, tells the whole story of the secret war carried on by engineers, physicists, chemists, and biologists, and the weapons they created. 16-page photo insert. see all copies from £1.64! new only from £3.94! \| first editions
10	Dead Center: Behind the Scenes at the World's Largest Medical Examiner's Office more books like this by Shiya Ribowsky, Tom Shachtman This work offers the stories of crime, investigation, death, and Ground Zero, by the insider who ran the largest forensic investigation ever attempted, the effort to find and identify the victims of the 9/11 attacks. In his fifteen years with the New York City medical examiner's office, Shiya Ribowski has been the primary investigator on more than ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Edith & Woodrow: A Presidential Romance more books like this by Tom Shachtman see all copies from £5.46! new only from £14.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
12	Straight to the Top: Beyond Loyalty, Gamesmanship, Mentors, and Other Corporate Myths more books like this by Paul G Stern, Tom Shachtman In the top-selling tradition of Looking Out for Number One and Power!, the CEO of the multinational, multibillion-dollar Northern Telecom shares his secret of blazing success. He tells readers how to put their careers on the fast track by replacing loyalty to their company with loyalty to themselves. see all copies from £4.78! new only from £6.14! \| first editions
13 view cover	I Have Lived in the Monster: A Report from the Abyss more books like this by Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman, Tom Shactman Ressler follows two decades specializing in serial killers at the FBI with this report on their minds, modus operandi, and alarming proliferation. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.14! \| first editions
14	Parade! more books like this by Tom Shachtman, Chuck Saaf (Illustrator) Text and photographs present the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. see all copies from £5.46! first editions
15 view cover	I Seek My Brethren: Ralph Goldman and "The Joint" more books like this by Tom Shachtman, David S Wyman (Foreword by), Teddy Kollek (Foreword by) see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Torpedoed: An American Businessman's True Story of Secrets, Betrayal, Imprisonment in Russia and the Battle to Set Him Free more books like this by Edmond D Pope, Tom Shachtman He was a man of mystery: Edmond D. Pope -- former Naval Intelligence officer, then private businessman, in Russia looking for some answers. It was a top secret operation: The CIA and the Canadian secret service -- out to steal one of Russia's crown jewels: the plans to a submarine torpedo that travels an astonishing 300 miles per hour. He was the ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
17	Driftwhistler: A Story of Daniel Au Fond more books like this by Tom Shachtman At the head of a band of thirteen different species of sea mammals, Daniel the sea lion seeks to fulfill a legend and find Pacifica, the long-drowned, ancient home cove of their race. Sequel to "Wavebender". see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.65! \| first editions
18 view cover	Skyscraper Dreams: The Great Real Estate Dynasties of New York more books like this by Tom Shachtman see all copies from £5.46! new only from £16.36! \| first editions
19 view cover	Around the Block: The Business of a Neighborhood more books like this by Tom Shachtman In Around the Block, Tom Shachtman makes Adam Smith's "invisible hand" visible in the daily life of a number of small businesses in an ordinary, middle class block in New York City. Looking at The Block's economic life over the course of a year, Shachtman explores the everyday tragedies and triumphs hidden from view behind the shop windows and in ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
20 view cover	Laboratory Warriors: How Allied Science and Technology Tipped the Balance in World War II more books like this by Tom Shachtman Scientists and technologists played a larger part in World War II than in any previous conflict, yet their achievements have been overlooked. Shachtman, author of the classic "The Phony War, 1939-1940, " tells the whole story of the secret war--a war deeply relevant to today's threats from electronic, chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
21	Beachmaster: A Story of Daniel Au Fond more books like this by Tom Shachtman An account of the adventures of a sea lion, including his experiences with man in a sea laboratory and his assumption of the role of beachmaster or head of the tribe. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £58.67! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Inarticulate Society: Eloquence and Culture in America more books like this by Thomas Shachtman, Tom Shachtman Eloquence is vanishing from society, so claims Thomas Shachtman. Today's new commentators employ a lexicon of 5000 words, down from 10,000 in 1963, sound bites have taken the place of speeches, crudeness has replaced wit, and movie heroes shoot first and ask questions later. But the crisis of articulate expression is much deeper than we realise, ... see all copies from £5.96! new only from £11.61! \| first editions
23 view cover	25 to Life: The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But the Truth more books like this by Leslie Crocker Snyder, Tom Shachtman One of America's toughest and most respected judges writes a true life "Law & Order, " filled with stories from her controversial career. Snyder takes readers behind the scenes and into a courtroom whose trials and rulings have placed a permanent stamp on our legal system. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
24	The President Builds a House: The Work of Habitat for Humanity more books like this by Tom Shachtman, Jimmy Carter (Introduction by) Former President Jimmy Carter and wife are volunteers for an extrordinary service that builds low cost housing for needy families. This documentary chronicles the building of twenty houses in just five days by an army of volunteers including the former President. Photos. see all copies from £5.46! first editions
25	The Day America Crashed more books like this by Tom Shachtman see all copies from £5.46! first editions

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