True stories: general

The inside storyfrom the organizer himself--of the largest unrecovered cash haul in history.

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Bringing a dose of reality to the stuff of literary thrillers, this masterful study is the first closely detailed, comparative analysis of the evolution of the modern British and American intelligence communities.

This is the first attempt, using Canadian data and econometric techniques, to study property crime as rational economic behaviour.

From Farmer and Sailor to Mountain Man, Crow Killer, and Town Sheriff,One man's reputation lives past all othersWhen it came to western mountain men, no one on earth ever matched the physical prowess or will to survive of John ';Liver-Eating' Johnson.

For many vulnerable children, the idea of talking to an adult about their experiences and feelings can be a daunting prospect.

At Trickle Creek in northern Alberta, Wiebo Ludwig thought hed buffered his tiny religious community from civilization, but in 1990 civilization came calling.

One father's mission to find his daughter, 18 years before the chilling confession of Joran van der Sloot.

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship.

Power Corrupts explains the recent rise of racketeering and bribery by utilities seeking billion-dollar bailouts for dirty and uneconomic power plants.

In the spring of 1950, 17-year-old South Korean high school senior Won Moo Hurh dreamed of studying law at Seoul National University after graduation.

The YoungersBob, Cole, Jim, and Johntested the boundaries of the violent and turbulent post-Civil War society in which they lived.

When Geraldine ';Gerry' Largay (AT trail name, Inchworm) first went missing on the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine in 2013, the people of Maine were wrought with concern.

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Aaron Hernandez's brother recounts the NFL star's troubled life and murder conviction: "e;Gripping .

Colonel William Winthrop singularly was the most influential person in developing the military law of the United States.

Manchester in the century between 1850 and 1950 witnessed extraordinary growth and changes.

The Battle of An Loc was one of the bloodiest battles in the Vietnam War and a defining moment in the history of the Republic of South Vietnam.

On a spring day in 1961, over-the-road trucker Jim Harper was en route from Mauston, Wisconsin, to his home in Minneapolis.

In the middle of World War II, Nazi military intelligence discovered a seemingly easy way to win the war for Adolf Hitler.

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Best known for leading the construction of the Panama Canal, George W.

Famous for its revolutionary aspects in musical, political, sexual identity and consumerist ideas, punk rock also has its lesser-known gangster ethos as well, explained here by players in the various punk gangs.

'You are all Invictus, you are now ambassadors for the spirit of these games.

For fans of Mindhunter, Criminal Minds, and My Favorite Murder, a riveting memoir of a trailblazing woman's life hunting down serial killers as one of the first female profilers of the FBI Behavioral Sciences Unit and the real-life model for Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs.

Baptist deacon, family man, pillar of his Florida community .

A ochenta años del inicio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, descubra cómo los chilenos se enteraron del conflicto bélico que golpeó hasta los rincones más apartados del planeta.

The shocking behind-the-scenes story of the trial of Britain's infamous serial killer-and how he almost got away with murder.

What impact on the safety of incarcerated individuals does race, gender, and sexual orientation have?

Death in a Texas Desert is a fast-paced collection of 17 compelling true crime stories from the pages of the award-winning The Dallas Observer.

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Este volumen recoge por primera vez en castellano la esperada colección de muchas de las cartas inéditas de Flannery O'Connor, junto con las de grandes de la literatura como Walker Percy, Caroline Gordon, Katherine Anne Porter, Robert Giroux y el crítico de cine Stanley Kauffmann.

"e;To me, hard times are like hide-and-seek: where is the solution, where is the hope?

In March 1863, news of a controversial draft law hit the streets of Detroit as local saloonkeeper William Faulkner stood trial for raping two young girls.

World-class beaches, fragrant frangipani, swaying palms, and hula girls.

Prävention und GefahrenabwehrDas Handbuch zeigt auf, wie man Gefährdungspotenziale erkennt und wirksame Schutzkonzepte in den Behörden vor Ort entwickelt und installiert – sowohl strukturell als auch für jede einzelne Mitarbeiterin und jeden einzelnen Mitarbeiter.

Timothy Lomperis knows the Vietnam War, both as a soldier and as a scholar.

This book follows the author's experiences in the United States Navy from 1966 through 1972.

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A riveting true-life thriller and revealing memoir from the daughter of an American intelligence officerthe astonishing true story of two spies and their families on opposite sides of the Cold War.

_____________________________At Ronnie Kray's funeral, London crime expert John Pearson saw a man he didn't recognise - but who all the notorious criminals present deferred to.

Controversy rages about capital punishment as innocent men and women are being released from death rows all over the country.

In the vein of the bestselling I'll Be Gone in the Dark, this compelling work of true crime explores the aftershocks of Killer Clown John Wayne Gacys crimes with a uniquely intimate slant, as the daughter of a key witness probes her mothers personal experiences and the legacy of murder within a family, a community, and the American psyche.