True stories: general

On a hot summer day in August of 1892, a double murder took place in Fall River, Massachusetts.

From a murderous mother to a famous actor accused of killing his wife in cold blood, gripping true crime exposes from an award-winning journalist.

For readers of Ann Rule and Gregg Olsen, a riveting new true crime book from the acclaimed author ofTrue Crime Addictand creator/host of the podcastsTrue Crime This Week andThe Philosophy of Crime, as he explores the unsolved murder of 16-year-old Lisa Pruett in the real life town ofthe bestselling novelLittleFires Everywherefor a painstakingly researched account of a senseless and heartbreaking tragedy and the people who were pulled into its aftermath.

'Of all the gifters, the confidence man is the aristocrat, ' wrote David Maurer, a proposition he definitively proved in The Big Con.

The main objective of this book is to add, from a humanist perspective, new interdisciplinary insights and research results to the current academic debate on aging.

A former Scotland Yard detective examines real cases of murder in which accused criminals were convicted without a body found.

The bitter struggle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, against the Turkish state has delivered inspirational but often tragic stories.

InJanuary 2007, two boys were found in the home of Michael J.

Based on 20 years of research, Gianluca Barneschi has uncovered the true story of a real-life James Bond.

The armed conflict in the east of Ukraine brought about an emergence of a distinctive trend in contemporary Ukrainian poetry: the poetry of war.

Eine schwere postvirale Multi-Infektion setzt sämtliche Lebenspläne einer jungen Frau völlig außer Kraft.

Blue Moon over Cuba is the only known personal account of the lead photographic reconnaissance squadron during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

A sheriff investigates his own brother's murder, deep in the heart of Appalachia.

This colorful collection of stories celebrates a fascinating aspect of Kentucky’s cultural heritage in “a fascinating look back at a bygone era” (Kentucky Monthly).

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

With twenty-one dramatic true stories of courageous, loyal, and loving horses who found their life's purpose, this book reveals the wonders possible when both humans and horses are encouraged and allowed to follow their best instincts.

On 21 July 1942 the Nazis took control of the small Polish town of Zolkiew, life for Jewish 15-year-old Clara Kramer was never to be the same again.

'Haunting and powerfully resonant.

The apostolic mission from Israel to "e;the nations"e; forms the explicit framework for Ephesians and Colossians.

"e;The narrative unfolds like a high-stakes crime novel.

The thirty-year period that marked the advent of the supersonic jet in military aviation was a particularly dangerous one for fighter pilots.

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Throughout his 52-year career, Rear Adm.

This is the story of D-Day, told through the voices of over 1,000 survivors.

Here, for the first time in English, is Franz Brentano's The Teaching of Jesus, a compendium of texts Brentano assembled for publication shortly before his death that constitute a frank, public settling of accounts with the Christian religion.

As a first lieutenant in the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, U.

Trotz Eiseskälte rannte der Amerikaner Aeryn panisch und nackt durch Wien und verschwand spurlos!

In this colorful memoir, a South Carolina game warden recounts a quarter-century of adventure patrolling the woods and waters of the Palmetto State.

MoreFrontier Justice in the Wild West; Bungled, Bizarre and Fascinating Executions reveals the details of more than two dozen instances of frontier justice from the era of the Wild West.

Former editor of The Times, the late William Rees-Mogg was a pivotal figure of post-war Britain.

What if you had the power to make all your fantasies come true?

';He promised to kill me when he got out.

"e;The thrilling history of the torso murderer.

"e;In taking on Capote's masterwork, Justin St.

Get a deeper understanding of police shootings through interviews with officers involved in real-life casesToday's media is filled with discussions about officer-involved shootings.

';Rother is the next Ann Rule.

This is the personal account of an army infantry platoon leader and commanding officer in the central highlands of Vietnam during 1967 and 1968 when he was 21 years old.

True stories of the Show Me state's most infamous crooks, culprits, and cutthroats.

'One of the non-fiction books of the year.

A Mohawk Memoir from the War of 1812 presents the story of John Norton, or Teyoninhokarawen, an important war chief and political figure among the Grand River Haudenosaunee (or Iroquois) in Upper Canada.

Manche spüren es früh – dieses leise Unbehagen in der Welt.

Although he was a suburban husband and father, living a far different life than the Wolf of Wall Street, Michael Kimelman had a good run as the cofounder of a hedge fund.

A book for men and women from middle age to advanced years who have suddenly and unexpectedly become confronted with the huge effects that the male prostate can have on the body.

"e;The Arctic trails do indeed have their secret tales, and one of the best is that of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, equal to the legends of Bonnie and Clyde or John Dillinger.

This book will help you become proactive in learning how to avoid the disastrous scenarios befalling companies every day.

Airpower Pioneers studies twelve especially influential airmen, detailing their impact on the evolution of the United States Air Force (USAF).

General Bernard Law Montgomery, affectionately known as "e;Monty,"e; exerted an influence on the Canadian Army more lasting than that of any other Second World War commander.