True stories: general

»Solange es Frauen wie Mykytenko gibt, kann man hoffen für die Menschheit.

Dan Showalter was Speaker Pro Tem of the California State Assembly at the outbreak of the Civil War and the exemplar of treason in the Far West among the pro-Union press.

From the fearless defense attorney and civil rights lawyer who rose to fame with NetflixsThe Staircasecomes a bracing account of abuses of power and corruption in the criminal justice system.

A concise, lively history of how the Bluegrass State became famous for illicit distilleries, by the author of The Big Con.

Portsmouth's position on the south coast of England has meant it has been an important port for centuries, and the heavily fortified home of the Royal Navy.

This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith after the brutal murder of his wife and one of his sons.

This is a story of a young lad who chose college far away from his small home town of Washington, NJ.

À 11 ans, Mary Bell imagine des jeux divertissants.

December, 2014: In the forbidding waters off Antarctica, Captain Hammarstedt of the Bob Barker sets off on a voyage unlike any seen before.

Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild delves into the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man who left society behind to tread an uncharted path into the heart of the Alaskan wilderness.

A moving, thrilling account of one man's extraordinary escape from the Nazis - as told by his great-grandson.

Remembering Histories of Trauma compares and links Native American, First Nation and Jewish histories of traumatic memory.

FROM THE NO.

A dark fantasy game turns to real-life murder in this true crime classic by the New York Timesbestselling authorfeaturing interviews with the killer.

Discover the stories behind more than 90 of the world's most significant battles in this lavishly illustrated history book.

Kranke Psyche, schwere SchuldHerr Matzke vergewaltigt fünf Frauen, sitzt seit 30 Jahren in Haft, fühlt sich aber unschuldig.

The Strand is one of London's most iconic streets - today the bustling and thriving home of West End theatres and the luxurious Savoy hotel; in the Victorian era, the Strand was a much more seedy and destitute part of the city.

Inspired by seven photographs of WWII refugees in an old album, the author embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind each portrait.

An "e;impressively well-crafted"e; true crime account of the murder of five girls in the early days of police investigations (Midwest Book Review).

Die erste Monografie zum BUND DEUTSCHER MÄDEL IN TIROL bietet erhellende Einblicke in die Bedeutung und Funktionsweise dieser NS-Jugendorganisation und zeigt, wie manche Frauen dadurch im "Dritten Reich" Kariere machen konnten.

There was never any doubt that Emma Burgemeister shot and killed beer and real estate magnate Otto Koehler on November 12, 1914.

»Für mich war der Dschungel nie eine grüne Hölle, sondern ein Ort, der mich am Leben hielt.

Notorious, numerous and varied, serial murderers from Australia have an eclectic record of crimes, methods and trademarks.

Conducted under the umbrella of Project Gunrunner, intended to stem the flow of firearms to Mexico, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) ran a series of gun walking sting operations, including Operations Wide Receiver and Operation Fast & Furious.

Crime does pay.

'Just incredible' Naomi Klein'Gripping and shocking.

After surviving a series of personal tragedies, Alison Marsh made a life-altering decision; building on her strong sense of justice and desire to help people, she thrust herself into the thrilling and often-strange world of private investigations - setting up her own company, Miss A.

A New York Times bestseller, the "e;chilling and compelling .

Das Vergessen ist besser als sein Ruf.

Powerful and inspiring, I Own You is the shocking story of how one woman overcame her harrowing past to find happiness on her own terms.

An earl's son, plotting murder by witchcraft; conjuring spirits to find buried treasure; a stolen coat embroidered with pure silver; crooked gaming-houses and brothels; a terrifying new disease, and the self-trained surgeon who claims he can treat it.

As a probation officer and social worker, Anne Bannister has successfully used creative therapies with abused children for 25 years.

**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** A gripping account of survival and recovery from internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize-winner Salman Rushdie A masterpiece Extraordinary Daily Telegraph A story of hatred defeated by love Guardian On the morning of 12 August 2022, Salman Rushdie was sitting onstage in upstate New York, preparing to give a lecture on the importance of keeping writers safe from harm, when a man in black black clothes, black mask rushed down the aisle towards him, wielding a knife.

She was young, beautiful, and vulnerable.

Soon after the United States entered World War II, American ground and air forces were on their way to the European theater of operations.

In the tradition of Jon Krakauer's Under the Banner of Heaven, Don Lattin's Jesus Freaks is the story of a shocking pilgrimage of revenge that left two people dead and shed new light on The Family International, one of the most controversial religious movements to emerge from the spiritual turmoil of the sixties and seventies.

Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving-such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls.

Die unterschätzte Kunst des Liegens.

Transnational Organized Crime and Gangs: Intervention, Prevention, and Suppression of Cybersecurity provides several first-person examples of the mind set and mentality present in today's transnational organized crime groups combined with a holistic approach towards prevention and intervention in the cybersecurity space.

Dive into Brighton's darkest corners in Death Comes Knocking - uncovering the true crimes that inspire the bestselling Roy Grace series, by Peter James and long-serving detective Graham Barlett.

Kent is the largest and most heavily populated of the home counties.

Paul LeRoux nació en Zimbabue y se crio en Sudáfrica.

Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Year explores the stories of other people who regularly risk their lives and what we can learn from their expertise.

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER OF THE DAVITT AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIMELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE NIB LITERARY AWARD'I understand - and sympathise with - the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story.

In his latest thrilling book, much published crime author Dick Kirby draws on his fast moving policing service, much of which was with Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Squad and the Flying Squad.

In this newly revised and expanded third edition of "e;Corroborating Evidence,"e; William Rasmussen, author of three previous true-crime books, continues his investigation into famous, unsolved criminal cases by focusing on two separate, unrelated stories.