150:(Berkley Books, Penguin, USA, 2012) tells the true story of a strand of pearls—worth twice the amount of the Hope Diamond—that disappeared in transit between Paris and Hatton Garden, London, in 1913. Set against the backdrop of Edwardian London, the book follows the psychological cat and mouse game between a Scotland Yard detective and the wily gentleman thief responsible for the heist. The book was chosen as an Indie Next List pick for December 2012, a Barnes and Noble Best Book of the Month pick, Booklist gave it a starred review, and Publishers Weekly described it as a "winning true crime tale." Candice Millard, author of
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editor's pick and a Book Sense pick. The book is the narrative account of a disease that once ravaged cities like New York, Philadelphia, and New
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controversial human experimentation conducted by Walter Reed and his team of army physicians in Cuba in 1900, which eventually led to the conquering of the disease known as "the
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