True stories: general

John Perkins Reynolds, a member of the "e;Salem Zouaves"e; (Company I, Eighth Massachusetts Infantry), left behind a unique record of one company's service during the early months of the Civil War.

A newlywed couple has a murderous celebration the day after their wedding in this classic true-crime thriller by the New York Timesbestselling journalist.

Der Band versammelt Geschichten von Menschen, die oftmals vor Jahrzehnten nach Deutschland eingewandert sind und hier ein neues Leben begonnen haben.

Texas convicts and inmates have made the Texas prison system the most colorful in the world over the past 150 years.

Johnson's savagely funny [book] is a grunt's-eye view of fear and loathing, arrogance and insanity in a dysfunctional, dystopian closed community.

The searing account of a war crime and one soldier’s heroic efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice First published in the New Yorker in 1969 and later adapted into an acclaimed film starring Michael J.

As a new attorney, Pamela Braswell was confident her career was about to skyrocket.

Der weltberühmte Violinvirtuose und Komponist Fritz Kreisler kehrte 1914 nach der Kriegserklärung Österreich-Ungarns aus der neutralen Schweiz zurück und rückte freiwillig als Reserveoffizier bei seinem Regiment in Leoben ein.

At 9:00 on the morning of March 6, 1963, in the quiet St.

The incredible story of the "e;King of the Pirates,"e; who burst from the waters of early Canada to become a terror of the seas.

A biography of Hersch Lauterpacht, one of the most influential international lawyers of the first half of the twentieth century.

*; Investigation into a childs gruesome murder*; New findings on a justice system that failed a young woman*; The real story behind the legendThe unfortunate Susanna Cox gained notoriety for killing her illegitimate infant son.

This unique one-volume reference guide provides positive and empowering biographical sketches of 100 famous and well-known adoptees throughout time, serving to counter the many negative stereotypes that exist that exist about people who were adopted, fostered, or lived in orphanages.

Verbrechen und Täter üben seit jeher eine abstoßende Faszination auf die Menschheit aus.

The life and times of the greatest knight of the high middle ages, who saved England from the French.

From the lawyer who put the woman who killed her ex-boyfriend in cold blood behind bars, an insider look at the courtroom drama that gripped the country.

In a series of prison interviews, a journalist probes the minds of the women who killed for Charles Manson in this "e;fascinating study of human behavior"e; (Kirkus).

An Elephant in My Kitchen is a captivating memoir of love, loss, and the unbreakable bond between humans and the majestic elephants of South Africa's Thula Thula wildlife reserve.

Who really murdered Bob Chappell?

Winner: New Mexico-Arizona Book Award, History book - Arizona subjectIn 1966, nine young men left the Arizona desert mining camp of Morenci to serve their country in the far-flung jungles of Vietnam, in danger zones from Hue to Khe Sanh.

Bestselling true-crime author M.

What do 'Abu Sindi', 'Timothy Sean McCormack', 'Saro', and 'Commander Avo' all have in common?

Haben Rechtsmediziner eine seelische Hornhaut?

Es ist das Jahr 1995, Hua Hsu ist achtzehn und sucht seinen Platz, seine Leute.

An authorized tie-in to the popular TV show Criminal MindsMost episodes of Criminal Minds feature a briefing where the show's team of FBI profilers defines the type of criminal they're looking for and provides some real-life examples.

The mafia has always fascinated filmmakers and television producers.

The Sunday Times BestsellerFrom the award-winning writer of The Times Magazine's 'Spinal Column': a deeply moving, darkly funny, inspirational memoir'It's beautiful - full of love and light - and an exploration into not only how, but why we survive, despite everything' Christie Watson, author of The Language of KindnessOn Good Friday, 2010 Melanie Reid fell from her horse, breaking her neck and fracturing her lower back.

Buffeted by one jaw-dropping obstacle after another, Orenstein seeks answers both medical and spiritual, all the while trying to save a marriage threatened by cycles, appointments, procedures, and disappointments.

Writers of fiction have always confronted topics of crime and punishment.

Pamela Shields' latest book is about Hertfordshire's many connections with royalty.

Heinz Unger, born in Berlin, Germany, in 1895, was reared from a young age to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lawyer.

This fascinating look at the life of a modern-day professional soldier gives the reader an inside view of the deadly global war on terror.

'An absolute gem.

In the decades before the Civil War, the miserable living conditions of New York City's lower east side nurtured the gangs of New York.

The House by the Church-Yard - Sheridan Le Fanu - The House by the Churchyard (1863) is a novel by Sheridan Le Fanu that combines elements of the mystery novel and the Historical novel.

War and Enlightenment in Russia explores how members of the military during the reign of Catherine II reconciled Enlightenment ideas about the equality and moral worth of all humans with the Russian reality based on serfdom, a world governed by autocracy, absolute respect for authority, and subordination to seniority.

A biography of Hersch Lauterpacht, one of the most influential international lawyers of the first half of the twentieth century.

Gathered together within the pages of this book is a roguish array of artful tricksters, fantastic fakers, rascally fraudsters and cunning conmen.

The present book entitled, Contemporary Crime in Indian Society is based on selected papers presented in RC-18 ';Sociology of Crime and Deviance' under Indian Sociological Society.

Inspiring stories that not only capture the suffering of Afghan women, but also show their tremendous courage and resilience and the contribution they are making to build a better future for Afghanistan (Hillary Rodham Clinton).

This captivating resource covers the bloody history of Mexican drug cartels from their rise in the 1980s to the latest round of brutal violence, which has seen more than 125,000 Mexican citizens killed over the past decade.

As a boy, Miguel ,ngel Tobar fled a small town in El Salvador torn apart by warring guerillas and US-backed death squads.

A practical tool for the assessment of children and their families, this guide enables professionals to make informed decisions about child protection issues.

In 1922, his dreams of an independent Arabia shattered, T.