True stories: general

In 1999, at the tender age of ten, Charlene Lunnon and Lisa Hoodless were snatched as they walked to school.

Antony Beevor's The Mystery of Olga Chekhova is the true story of a family torn apart by revolution and war.

The Hoi An, a wreck deep beneath the waves of the South China Sea.

What is it like to make millions before you turn 20?

Vocabulary alone isn't enough.

For almost a decade, psychic medium Joe Power has used his extraordinary powers to investigate high-profile, unsolved crimes around the world, including, most recently, the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

Mary Pols had always wanted children, but Mr Right had never come along.

Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?

Three of the world's greatest detectives - a renowned former FBI agent, a forensic sculptor and an eccentric profiler known as 'the living Sherlock Holmes' - were distraught at the growing tide of unsolved murders.

'Here we drink three cups of tea to do business; the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and the third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything even die.

Gabriel Garc a M rquez's News of a Kidnapping is a powerful retelling of actual events from a turbulent period of Colombian history.

We asked people from any background to send us their true personal accounts of immigration to Britain.

A Few Kind Words and a Loaded Gun is the autobiography of convicted felon Noel 'Razor' Smith.

As a gun-wielding bank robber, Noel 'Razor' Smith was top of the criminal tree, enjoying the excitement and benefits of a dangerous and adrenalin-filled career.

Dave Pelzer's bestselling autobiographical trilogy are an international phenomenon.

An enthralling anthology of 18th-century writings that gives a fascinating insight into the dreadful misdeeds of - and the horrible punishments meeted out to - an array of rogues and criminals, from murderers and swindlers to prostitutes and pirates.

Over the years, both inside and out (though mainly in) he met and associated with many armed robbers, and in Raiders he tells their amazing stories.

Three heart-stopping stories of children trapped by their parents' pasts .

The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested and longest-standing issues in American politics, and no place is more symbolic of that debate than Texas.

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ON THE LAST DAYS OF THE THIRD REICH'Recounts, in harrowing detail and with formidable skill, the brutal death-throes of Hitler's Reich at the hands of the rampaging Red Army' Boyd Tonkin, Independent'An irresistibly compelling narrative, of events so terrible that they still have the power to provoke wonder and awe' Adam Sisman, Observer__________________ The Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945.

A cold winter morning in the Ardennes Forest, 1944, and Hitler launches his last and most audacious attack on the unprepared Allies.

Ross Kemp squares up to the world's hardest streetfighters in Gangs.

The fascinating untold story of digital cash and its creators-from experiments in the 1970s to the mania over Bitcoin and other cryptocurrenciesBitcoin may appear to be a revolutionary form of digital cash without precedent or prehistory.

When Judith Summers s husband and father both died within the space of two weeks, she found herself floundering.

Days after arriving in Kandahar, the Harriers of 800 Naval Air Squadron were in the thick of fierce fighting.

Hard man Ross Kemp journeys into dark heart of some of the most notorious gangs on earth in Gangs II.

In January 1969, aboard his home-built wooden boat Suhaili, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston became the first person every to sail solo, non-stop around the world.

Of all the extraordinary Victorian travelogues, The Malay Archipelago has a fair claim to be the greatest - both as a beautiful, alarming, vivid and gripping account of some eight years' travel across the entire Malay world - from Singapore to the western edges of New Guinea - and as the record of a great mind.

Ross Kemp risks all to tell the story of the British soldier in Ross Kemp on Afghanistan.

Do you believe in miracles?

William Morgan, a tough-talking ex-paratrooper, stunned family and friends when in 1957 he left Ohio to join freedom fighters in the mountains of Cuba.

Liebe Leserin, lieber Leser, Wenn Sie sich auf die Suche nach den Spuren der Rosenkriege machen wollen, dann sollten Sie nicht über Schlachtfelder spazieren – die sind ohnehin längst umgepflügt oder überbaut.

From the author of Think, an enlightening and entertaining exploration of narcissism and self-esteemEveryone deplores narcissism, especially in others.

From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me.

Liebe Leserin, lieber LeserDie Herrschaft, die Europäer ab etwa 1500 allmählich über weite Teile der Welt ausübten, war im Grundsatz ein brutales System der Unterdrückung, gegründet auf Habsucht, Rassismus und missionarischem Eifer.

From the Arizona Congressman, a "e;powerful"e; and "e;searing"e; (PW) chronicle of the eternal bonds forged between the Marines of Lima Company, the hardest-hit unit of the Iraq WarAt first, they were Lucky Lima.

The unprecedented rise and catastrophic fall of one of the worlds most feared and admired business executivesCarlos Ghosna remarkable story of innovation, hubris, alleged crimes, and daring international escape, as chronicled by two WallStreet Journal reporters.

A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2024The Sunday Times Bestseller and Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024A Sunday Times History Book of the Year A Spectator Book of the Year The Irish Times No.

Surviving is a true blessing that few get to experience.

Nothing casts a more sinister shadow over our nations history than the gruesome lynchings that happened between 1882 and 1937, claiming 4,680 victims.

'A tour de force' - Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain From the doctor's office to the opioid crisis, The Hard Sell is the story of a pharmaceutical company that got Americans hooked on fentanyl - and how it was finally held to account.

'Heartfelt, passionate, infuriating and often devastating, this book will inspire you to fight for your right to tread your own path' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ, author of Invisible WomenWhen Rachel loses five family members in five months, grief magnifies other absences.

In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie Wood, and clears up the myths and misconceptions behind one of the most notorious celebrity deaths of our time.

The instant #1 New York Times bestsellerThe official report and findings of the bipartisan Congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trumps related coup conspiracies to overthrow the election, with an original foreword by attorney and Emmy-winning MSNBC anchor Ari Melber.

Instant New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the General Wallace M.

Meine Großeltern lernten sich in einem Ruderclub in Frankfurt an der Oder kennen.

Es zählt zu den berühmtesten Zitaten der Filmgeschichte, doch unser Verifikationsteam, das jede Ausgabe mit der Akribie eines Schweizer Uhrmachers überprüft, hätte es ganz sicher nicht durchgehen lassen.

Britische Politiker beschreiben ihre Heimat gerne als stolze Inselnation, die sich so weit wie möglich vom Geschehen auf dem Kontinent abkoppeln sollte, in Zeiten des Brexits umso häufiger.

This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma.

The mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest frontiers of the twentieth century, from uncharted Arctic wastelands to the underground resistance networks of World War II.