True stories: general

Vom "Todeszug von Buchenwald", der Befreiung in Dachau und einem neuen Leben in Las Vegas: die bedeutsame Biografie des Überlebenden Ben Lesser.

A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.

Der 'Sonnenwirt' Christian Friedrich Schwan, die Bremerin Gesche Gottfried oder der 'Totmacher' Fritz Haarmann haben aufsehenerregende Morde verübt, die in Literatur und Film fortleben.

The untold story of the massacre of a Southern town's freedmen and a white lawyer's battle to bring the killers to justice: "e;Riveting.

Mount Desert Island has attracted scoundrels and scandals for more than 100 years.

Assassination?

In einem reichen, weißen Vorort von Madison/Wisconsin wird eine junge blonde Frau tot aufgefunden.

The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that chronicles her shocking life and unyielding determination to not only survive but achieve her dreams.

After a devastating diagnosis at the age of 39, Maureen Maurer was given a second chance at life.

This is the true story of Tot Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily.

More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.

In Partners in Crime, two-time No.

Listed by Abraham Lincoln, alongside the Bible and Pilgrim's Progress, as one of the books that most influenced his life, few true tales of adventure and survival are as astonishing as this one.

_______________'A moving book by one of our generation's finest foreign correspondents' - Daily Telegraph'A terrifying account, soberly written .

For many years, the FBI, led by J.

Adolf Hitler was hardly the modern world's only murderous tyrant and imperialist.

In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump.

Im sogenannten "Schulenstreit" zwischen der "modernen" Strafrechtsschule um Franz v.

Tamy Glauser ist anders.

Ereignisse, die schnell, mit einer großen Wucht und immensen Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Umwelt einwirken, nennt man Schockereignisse.

Ripper Murders From Old Photographs is not a standard retelling of the story of the Whitechapel Murders but the tale of historically important photographs connected to the case, discovered by the author in 2007.

In this Marine combat memoir, Steve Johnson recounts his service in Vietnam from April 1967 to May 1968.

The starting point for any investigation is a curiosity, and that curiosity will lead to questions.

For forty years David Meagher harboured a secret.

Some of the law officers who served the West during the last half of the nineteenth century drifted from one side of the law to the other and sold their talents to whichever side offered the most advantage.

NOW UPDATED WITH FOUR NEW CHAPTERS'Killer in the Kremlin traces Putin's bloody career.

The first of its kind in English, Mafia and Outlaw Stories from Italian Life and Literature is a selection of readings from Italian fiction and non-fiction writers on the subject of the Mafia.

Many decades before Ted Bundy roamed the country there was serial killer Earle Nelson.

WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME 2023WINNER OF THE UK TRUE CRIME AWARD FOR BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 2024A relentlessly fascinating and often jaw-dropping true story of two American women who unwittingly became Australia's 'Drug Grannies'In 1977, Vera 'Toddie' Hays and Florice 'Beezie' Bessire thought they were about to embark on the trip of a lifetime when Vera's nephew, Vern Todd, offered them a campervan to drive from Germany to India.

Falling for a scam or con is humiliating for anyone, and can have terrible consequences.

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

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, punishment was intended to be a short, sharp shock, often administered in public to discourage others from committing similar crimes.

In 1941 44, Nazi Germany's Gebirgsj ger - elite mountain troops - clashed repeatedly with land-based units of the Soviet Navy during the mighty struggle on World War II's Eastern Front.

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

Between 1933 and 1939, the FBI pursued an aggressive, highly publicized nationwide campaign against a succession of Depression era "e;public enemies,"e; including John Dillinger, George "e;Baby Face"e; Nelson, Charles Arthur "e;Pretty Boy"e; Floyd, George "e;Machine Gun Kelly"e; Barnes, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, and the Ma Barker Gang.

Over a span of 39 years, 25 aliases, 28 arrests in 20 cities, and nearly a dozen imprisonments, Robert Spears lived a con artist's life of unparalleled adventure and intrigue.

Written by and for teens and young adults with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities (NLD), as well as for their parents, teachers, therapists, and others who care about them, and backed by the latest neuropsychological research, NLD from the Inside Out offers hundreds of useful tips on: - Organization and planning, including study skills- How to successfully navigate the transition from dependent child to independent adult - Creating more harmonious family and peer relationships- Changing disabling attitudes.

Massacres, mayhem, and mischief fill the pages of Outlaw Tales of Alaska.

An in-depth look at the lives of the women murdered by the infamous, 19th-century London serial killer.

Among the many technological advances of this century that have shrunk our country, few have had as great an impact as aviation.

The quality of the assessment of children in need has a significant impact on outcomes for the children concerned.

How would you treat a murderer?

Through every era of American history, New York City has been a battleground for international espionage, where secrets are created, stolen, and passed through clandestine meetings and covert communications.

Finalist in the Professional Books category of the 2018 Nursery World Awards.

A New Force at Sea tells the story of one of the most important officers in the U.

This wide-ranging resource uses evidence-based documentation to examine claims and beliefs - and provide the facts - about sexual assault and harassment and other forms of sexual violence in the United States.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAROn 1 April 2011, rower and adventurer Sarah Outen set off in her kayak from Tower Bridge for France.

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

Iris Marion Young is known for her ability to connect theory to public policy and practical politics in ways easily understood by a wide range of readers.