In a close examination of an assault victim's body, a forensic physician can 'read' the terrible alphabet that fists and weapons have written across it. A crime scene investigator notes the tiny indentations on the fragments of a tin can identified at a bomb site, enabling him to find the can opener that made them – and the bomb-maker who used it. A forensic dentist identifies the thief who dropped some chewing gum, with his teeth marks in it, during a burglary. Liz Porter's riveting casebook shows how forensic investigators – including pathologists, chemists, entomologists, DNA specialists and document examiners – have used their expertise in dozens of fascinating crimes and mysteries.

Product Description: In a close examination of an assault victim's body, a forensic physician can 'read' the terrible alphabet that fists and weapons have written across it. A crime scene investigator notes the tiny indentations on the fragments of a tin can identified at a bomb site, enabling him to find the can opener that made them – and the bomb-maker who used it...read more

Product Description: In a close examination of an assault victim's body, a forensic physician can 'read' the terrible alphabet that fists and weapons have written across it. A crime scene investigator notes the tiny indentations on the fragments of a tin can identified at a bomb site, enabling him to find the can opener that made them – and the bomb-maker who used it...read more

Product Description: "Elizabeth Kaye is a wonderful writer--as a reporter she's like a bulldog . . . [she] discovers and explains the game of basketball in a way that no one ever has."--Sylvester Stallone "An inside look at the near-implosion of a championship team, the 2000-01 Los Angeles Lakers, titans who clashed, grew, gave, and learned to work as one...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Lists requirements for certification and renewal in each of the fifty states (view table of contents)

Presents a history of the American Ballet Theatre capturing historic moments by such notables as Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, and George Balanchine.

A member of the baby boomer generation describes her passage into middle age and recounts her coming to terms with such issues as love affairs, divorce, family, illness, and death while struggling with depression and renewal.