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Gardens of paradise : the history and design of the great Islamic gardens / John Brookes.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New Amsterdam, 1987.Description: 240 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0297786822
  • 9780297786825
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 712.6 BRO 19 1220
LOC classification:
  • SB457.8 .B76 1987
Online resources: Summary: "Phelps's writing reads like a mystery novel."--Suspense MagazineThe crime stunned quiet Mineral Wells, Texas: 49-year-old Bob Dow shot execution-style in his own bed, his invalid mother locked in the next room -- and a cache of homemade porn starring the town's underage girls. The two accused killers -- teen lovers Bobbi Jo Smith and Jennifer Jones -- were on the run, intent on going out in a cross-country blaze of glory. M. William Phelps exposes a gripping tale of sexploitation, lust, and betrayal, while questioning the court's fateful verdict in a tantalizing forensic puzzle. Were both girls equally guilty of murder? Or was one merely a pawn in the other's dainty, blood-stained hands?"One of America's finest true-crime writers." --Vincent Bugliosi
Item type: Book
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Map on lining papers.

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 235-236.

"Phelps's writing reads like a mystery novel."--Suspense MagazineThe crime stunned quiet Mineral Wells, Texas: 49-year-old Bob Dow shot execution-style in his own bed, his invalid mother locked in the next room -- and a cache of homemade porn starring the town's underage girls. The two accused killers -- teen lovers Bobbi Jo Smith and Jennifer Jones -- were on the run, intent on going out in a cross-country blaze of glory. M. William Phelps exposes a gripping tale of sexploitation, lust, and betrayal, while questioning the court's fateful verdict in a tantalizing forensic puzzle. Were both girls equally guilty of murder? Or was one merely a pawn in the other's dainty, blood-stained hands?"One of America's finest true-crime writers." --Vincent Bugliosi

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