True stories: general

Global Responses to Maritime Violence is a full discussion of maritime security short of war that goes beyond the current literature in both scope and perspective.

Caught off Okinawa in the fiercest typhoon in history at the end of World War II.

Jacqueline Roussety lässt in ihrem Roman "Wenn das der Führer sähe …" das schlesische Mohrau wieder lebendig werden: den Alltag in den 30er Jahren, die schlesischen Bräuche, die Jahreszeiten - und das erste Automobil.

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Established after World War I by the Royal Australian Navy, the Coast Watchers were a loose organisation of several hundred European settlers, missionaries, patrol officers and planters living in British and Australian Pacific Island territories whose job it was to observe and report on the enemy.

'I knew dogs could make a difference to the children's lives.

Story of a quiet, upstanding citizen who turned into a rampaging killer.

"e;Unflinching, rich and revelatory.

Edgar Award Finalist: The true story of a serial killer who terrorized a midwestern town in the era of free love—by the coauthor of The French Connection.

The ancient city of Bath has always attracted visitors, flourishing in the Georgian era and becoming home for the fashionable and wealthy.

THE EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER.

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

In "Bogomilen: Pioniere des Dualismus - Wie eine gnostische Bewegung das byzantinische Reich und darüber hinaus prägte", nimmt uns Elena Morozova mit auf eine fesselnde Reise in die Vergangenheit, um eine der geheimnisvollsten und einflussreichsten gnostischen Bewegungen des Mittelalters zu erkunden.

A look at the dark side of life in Bolton, this book provides the reader with a collection of true stories based on real murders.

The inspiring story of 162 US paratroopers, dropped hopelessly off target, and the French villagers who assisted and supported them.

Funny, emotional and deeply inspiring, this is perfect for anyone wanting to break out of their comfort zone HeatWhat would happen if a shy introvert lived as an out-and-out extrovert for one year?

The companion volume to the groundbreaking TV series, this book tells the story of the physical, emotional and psychological journey of Allied soldiers from the beaches of Normandy to the ruins of Berlin.

After an idyllic early childhood in Surrey, Linda's life descended into poverty and chaos when her parents' marriage crumbled and her unstable mother's sanity declined.

Von baulichen Elementen können für die Einsatzkräfte während und nach dem Einsatz besondere Gefahren ausgehen.

Shortlisted for the ABIA Award (Biography of the Year) 2015A searingly honest memoir of family, cancer, love .

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.

The Thirty-Nine Articles, together with the Book of Common Prayer, form the foundation of Anglican theology.

From 1950 through the late 1960s, America feared two great enemies: Communism and illegal drugs.

In modern-day Havana, the remnants of the glamorous past are everywhereold hotel-casinos, vintage American cars flickering neon signs speak of a bygone era that is widely familiar often romanticized, but little understood.

On February 25, 1957, the nude, badly bruised body of a young boy was found in a cardboard box in trash-strewn woods of north Philadelphia.

This book is an in-depth exploration of four fascinating true crime cases from the files of Cyril H.

In time for the 100th anniversary of America's entry into the First World War, Private Heller and the Bantam Boysbased on Heller's long-hidden diarytells the tale of a group of privileged yet nave Princeton University students and their big, brawny Midwestern farm boy interloper, Ralph Heller.

Paul LeRoux nació en Zimbabue y se crio en Sudáfrica.

This engrossing saga begins when Generoso Pope, Sr.

'Powerful, intelligent and vital - one of the year's must-reads' Hannah Nathanson, Features Director, ELLEFeaturing contributions from Candice Carty-Williams, Jessica Horn, Ebele Okobi, Funmi Fetto and Freddie Harrel.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Riveting and often shocking' Sunday Times 'Dripping with jaw-dropping revelations' Telegraph'Absorbing' New York Times In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost.

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.

Real-life accounts of harrowing abductions and resilient survivors from the author of Prince Andrew: Epstein, Maxwell and the Palace.

"e;A Still More Excellent Way"e; presents a comprehensive account of the development and nature of metropolitical authority and the place of the 'province' within Anglican polity, with an emphasis on the contemporary question of how international Anglicanism is to be imagined and take shape.

In Unlucky to the End Richard Pound provides a detailed and thought-provoking examination of the circumstances of the robbery, the subsequent flight of the suspects and murder of the policeman, as well as the hostage scene that led to the death of one of the robbers.

Jelena, eine Kosovo-Serbin, wird in ihrer Heimat wiederholt Opfer unvorstellbarer Gewalt.

Based on years of archival research, 'The Doctors of the Warsaw Ghetto' is the most detailed study ever undertaken into the fate of more than 800 Jewish doctors who devoted themselves, in many cases until the day they died, to the care of the sick and the dying in the Ghetto.

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

Charismatische Körpersprache: Wie du von innen nach außen strahlst Mit unserer Körpersprache sprechen wir auf der nonverbalen Ebene zu unserem Gegenüber.

Behind the fashionable bars and clubs of Soho lies a fascinating history of criminal activity, featuring some of London's most notorious gangsters.

From internationally bestselling author and retired FBI agent Joe Navarro, a ground-breaking look at the five powerful principles that set exceptional individuals apartJoe Navarro spent a quarter century with the FBI, pursuing spies and other dangerous criminals across the globe.

Winner of the Washington State Book Award for MemoirExtraordinarily suspenseful and truly gut-wrenching.

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.

This Edgar Award finalist—one of Ann Rule’s top five true-crime picks—is a “gripping” definitive account of the Dr.

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.

Philip Carlo's successful and acclaimed books reveal the truth about notorious characters such as LA serial killer Richard Ramirez, Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski and crime-family boss Anthony Casso.

Prepare and Defend: Keep Yourself and Others Safe from Mass Murder Attacks gives readers the insider knowledge unavailable anywhere else that could ultimately save their lives.

Make no mistake, the Confederacy had the will and valor to fight.