True stories: general

Well documented by public records, actual court reports, and newspaper accounts, this book is a true story of greed, ambition and murder in the first degree.

The chilling true story of a beautiful violin prodigy, her devoted boyfriend, and the devastating family secrets that led to a brutal murder.

The Linden Triangle:Linden Avenue and Linden Place, Hempstead, Long Island.

In 1922, Rudolph Valentino was one of the most famous men alive.

Here is a detailed and spellbinding account of the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), one of the greatest financial scandals of all time.

Warum es wahrscheinlicher ist, dass wir einem Zombie begegnen, als von einem Hai gefressen zu werden.

Es ist einer der großen Skandale der jüngeren österreichischen Geschichte: Anfang der 1980er-Jahre lieferte das VOEST-Tochterunternehmen Noricum illegal Kanonen an den Iran als Kriegspartei des ersten Golfkriegs.

Heute strömen Kulturschaffende scharenweise nach Berlin, doch in den 80er- und 90er-Jahren lag das unbestrittene Zentrum der bundesdeutschen Kunst- und Kulturszene ganz woanders: in Köln.

Canada is seen as a peaceful place, but this wake-up call shows us that there have been more than 60 serial killers in our history.

One of the vital challenges facing thoughtful people today is how to read the Bible faithfully without abandoning our sense of truth and history.

The true story of how ABC broadcaster Craig Hamilton stared down his demons to survive a mental breakdown.

Amidst the vast literature of the Civil War, one of the most significant and enlightening documents remains largely unknown.

*This book is published in the US as Tracers in the Dark.

Lively and informative .

A detectives strange and gruesome scrapbook of photos.

William Stevenson may be best known for his friendship with and books about another William Stephenson, otherwise known as Intrepid, whose spy network and secret diplomacy changed the course of history.

"e;A brilliantly vibrant and compulsively readable one-volume life of one of the giants of the twentieth century.

The battle for Saipan is remembered as one of the bloodiest battles fought in the Pacific during World War II, and was a turning point on the road to the defeat of Japan.

John Follain, who covers Italy for the Sunday Times, tells the definitive inside story of this extraordinary case.

A series of daring missions from World War II, revealed through letters and documents from the main protagonists.

What Americans call the Vietnam War actually began in December 1946 with a struggle between the communists and the French for possession of the country--but Vietnam's strategic position in southeast Asia inevitably led to the involvement of other countries.

'An absolute gem.

The amazing true story behind the mutiny that inspired Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October, by USA Today bestselling author David Hagberg and Boris Gindin, a Senior Lieutenant in the Russian navy, who stopped the mutiny and lived to tell about it.

This work examines mass shootings in the United States, focusing on events from 1966 to 2016.

"e;Classic and timeless.

Mit der Föderalismusreform des Jahres 2007 hat eine bewährte Praxis auf der Grundlage eines Bundesgesetzes und bundeseinheitlich vereinbarter Verwaltungsvorschriften ein Ende gefunden.

This updated edition of this bestselling, straightforward guide provides the essential information for parents and advocates to understand US law and get the right educational entitlements for a dyslexic child.

Tell kids not to worry.

John Gotti is terminally ill; when he passes on to that great Mafia in the sky, co-author Capeci will be in great demand for interviews and will the plug the book.

The city of Salinas, California, is the birthplace of John Steinbeck and the setting for his epic masterpiece, East of Eden, but it is also the home of Nuestra Familia, one of the most violent gangs in America.

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Textile and fibre chemistry form the theoretical basis to understand production and properties of textile based products.

Union General Philip Kearny began his career as a lieutenant with the 1st U.

In the midst of gangland activities during the Roaring Twenties, a thief plagued the New York City area by breaking into people's homes and stealing radios, possibly the costliest thing a family could own.

Capturing the chaotic nature of the U.

In the 1890s, Amos Lunt served as the San Quentin hangman, tying the nooses that brought the most dangerous criminals in the Wild West to their deaths.

A collection of true crime tales featuring killers who found their prey online, from the author of Cannibal Serial Killers.

Previously published as Mandela's WayWritten by the co-author of international bestseller Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela: Portrait of an Extraordinary Man presents fifteen powerful lessons on life and leadership based on the life and work of Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013), whose fight against apartheid in South Africa has become an enduring example of resistance against injustice and oppression.

Russia's Turkish Wars examines the changing place of the Balkan population in Russian military thought, strategic planning, and occupation policies.

THE BLACK HAND is the true story of Rene Enriquez aka Boxer and his rise in a secret criminal organization a new Mafia that already has a grip on all organized crime in California and soon all of the United States.

Across Canada peace officers put their lives on the line every day.

'If you say anything to your mother, I'll tell her it was your brother.

WINNER OF THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE'A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank' The Best Books to Understand the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Financial Times'Brims over with just the sort of compassion and understanding that is needed at a time like this a book that speaks with deep and authentic truth of ordinary lives trapped in the jaws of history' ObserverA gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collisionMilad is five years old and excited for his school trip to a theme park on the outskirts of Jerusalem, but tragedy awaits: his bus is involved in a horrific accident.

Die Bestimmungen des Vorbeugenden Brandschutzes sind oftmals sehr komplex, befinden sich in einem ständigen Fluss und sind selbst für den versierten Brandschutzexperten nicht immer vollständig durchschaubar.