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Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murders Classic Edition

J. Dwight Dobkins and Robert J. Hendricks

This is a re-release of Winnie Ruth Judd: The Trunk Murders by J. Dwight Dobkins and Robert J. Hendricks.  First published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1973, this book enjoyed an 18-month run in the Doubleday Bargain Book Club, and has been optioned six times as a possible film.  This well-regarded true crime book established Dobkins and Hendricks as the experts on the notorious Trunk Murders case. 

The publicist for Grosset & Dunlap wrote:

“Two crack journalists have unearthed the incredible facts involving the most astonishing crime of the century.”  Attempting to describe why this was “the crime of passion that stunned a nation,” the publisher’s news release touched on some of the issues that this first comprehensive book about the case would address:

Phoenix, Arizona in 1931 was the scene of this grisly murder…the gruesome remains of two women were discovered in trunks leaking blood.  The slayer proved to be none other than their friend, Winnie Ruth Judd—The Tiger Woman…as she was referred to in headlines across the country.  Mysteries involving the case were whispered about for decades.  What made Winnie do it?  Was she involved with an “accomplice,” a rich Phoenix businessman? ...How did she manage to cop an insanity plea, spending 34 years in jail and a mental institution instead of facing the hangman’s noose?

Here are the answers—plus all her hair-raising escapes, sensational trials and last strange recapture years later, involving another brutal, still unsolved murder.

Reviews of Dobkins’ and Hendricks’ 1973 book and editorial comment from around the country reflected the public’s continuing fascination with this case:

_“Sound like fiction?  It’s all true.  That’s what makes this book so fascinating.”—Denver Post

“Most grisly crime of the century.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“Story of Tiger Woman fascinating.”—Indianapolis News

“...the authors have turned her bizarre legal case into an engrossing story.”—Atlanta Journal Constitution

“A real-life chiller.”—Palo Alto Times

“Book on Trunk Murders captures attention of public.”—Portland Oregonian
“Their book is a job well done in newspaper reporter style.”
—Oklahoma City Oklahoman

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_Sandy: My magnificent obsession

James F. Watson

Although the publication date is not yet set for this book, we couldn’t wait to give you a heads-up on this remarkable true love story.

When James F. Watson’s wife began showing symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease, he literally put his business life on hold and became a self-taught neuroscientist so that he could discover the many causes of Alzheimer’s.  When he succeeded in achieving this goal, he set his next goal, which was to find a way to reverse the Alzheimer’s symptoms his wife was displaying.   And when he succeeded in achieving that goal, he knew he had to tell the world what he had learned.
 
That is when he wrote Commonsense Approaches to Alzheimer's.

Now Watson is ready to share with the world the unconditional love that motivated him to achieve those goals.  Be prepared to have your heartstrings tugged.

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Walking on the Dead

Sim Taing with Jim Dobkins
 
Sim Taing was a boy of five when Pol Pot, in 1975, began the systematic slaughter of one-third of Cambodia’s population.  From the innocent viewpoint of a young boy, who advances in age from five to nine, this gripping true story is told.  The title derives from an incident when Sim’s family had escaped from Cambodia into Thailand only to be forced at machine-gun point to go back into Cambodia across a large minefield.  Sim survived by walking on the bodies of dead people killed by the exploding mines.

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_The Little Sleepies Reader

Bob Childs

This is a wonderfully creative, unique children’s storybook from the amazing mind of Bob Childs, a retiree who was a member of Seal Team Two way back when.  Bob is an unusually gifted storyteller.  For now, we won’t give away any of his plot lines; however, we will tell you this:  The Little Sleepies Reader is as originally creative as Monsters, Inc., Shrek, and Chicken Run.  The stories are that captivating.  If you have young children or grandchildren, they—and you—will absolutely love The Little Sleepies.

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Two Men Etched in Time

Jim Dobkins and Stephanie Childs

There are but a few sentences in the Bible about the two thieves crucified on the crosses flanking Jesus’ cross.  Who were they?  What were their lives like?  Join with the authors as they unfold the lives of Adar and Molid in this riveting historical novel set in 1st century Palestine.



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