True stories: general

Solomon Northup lebte als freier Bürger, bis er von Sklavenhändlern verschleppt und an einen Plantagenbesitzer in Louisiana verkauft wurde.

Una infancia difícil, su temprana sordera y un carácter indómito no le impidieron a Beethoven convertirse en un talento sin precedentes.

'Please help me,' he said in a small voice.

This meticulously edited Allan Pinkerton collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:The Expressman and the DetectiveThe Somnambulist and the DetectiveThe Murderer and the Fortune TellerThe Spiritualists and the DetectivesMississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesDon Pedro and the DetectivesPoisoner and the DetectivesBucholz and the DetectivesThe Burglar's Fate and the DetectivesThe Spy of the Rebellion

"e;Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave"e; is a self-published autobiography by an American abolitionist and former slave, Henry Walton Bibb.

En 1755 Mary Jemison, teniendo 13 años, fue secuestrada por los indios, junto con todos los miembros de la familia.

Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850.

Por vez primera se recogen historias de las pioneras en el salvaje Oeste americano.

'This is a book that is surely about killers, but they don't take the spotlight.

Crime stories fascinate the public.

In February 1997 Billie-Jo Jenkins was murdered at her home in Hastings, Sussex.

"e;Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"e; is an autobiography by a young mother and fugitive slave Harriet Ann Jacobs.

Charles Bronson is the most feared and the most notorious convict in the prison system.

Einsatzstichwort »hilflose Person«.

'A thorough guide to just about everything worth drinking.

The first hundred years of the American Mafia's existence would come to be seen as a golden age.

Azhar Girgis in The Candy Maker reshapes the features of characters who have been transformed by wars and transformed them into defective beings who seek salvation and do not achieve it.

Charlie Bronson has spent three decades in solitary confinement, and yet has stayed as fit as a fiddle, gaining several world strength and fitness records in the process.

"e;The Life of Olaudah Equiano"e; is one of the earliest-known examples of published writing by an African writer and the first influential slave narrative of what became a large literary genre.

René lernt Steffi kennen.

If you liked Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Die Kraft der Hochsensibilität: Empfindsamkeit als Stärke nutzen - Strategien für ein ausgeglichenes Leben und mehr Lebensfreude bei hochsensiblen MenschenEntdecke in meinem Buch 'Die Kraft der Hochsensibilität: Empfindsamkeit als Stärke nutzen - Strategien für ein ausgeglichenes Leben und mehr Lebensfreude bei hochsensiblen Menschen' eine Reise zu tieferem Selbstverständnis und innerer Balance.

Dieses eBook: "Haarmann" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen.

Was macht ein Mönch den ganzen Tag?

Ob Geiselnahme, Bankraub oder Amoklauf: Es gibt kaum ein Verbrechen, über das Michael Behrendt noch nicht berichtet hat.

A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmosA beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared space observatory, along with expert insights into their revelations.

Since their foundation during the Second World War, the Parachute Regiment has acquired a formidable reputation as tough, fearless soldiers.

Meet the hardest men in Britain - minders, villains, gangsters, bodyguards, SAS hitmen, murderers and terrorists.

"e;Fifty Years in Chains"e; is an autobiography of a fugitive slave,Charles Ball, where he describes his life as a slave under various masters and his service in the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla of the U.

Love and lust are among the most powerful of emotions, but when joint thirst for violence is thrown into the mix, it creates the ultimate lethal cocktail.

Foreword by Yuvraj SinghIn late 2020, while preparing for his new posting in Goa, police officer Nidhin Valsan was struck by a mysterious, excruciating pain that set off a chain of life-altering events.

Entender el crimen organizado y las economías ilícitas es un desafío tan apasionante como complejo.

This meticulously edited Pinkerton-True Crime collection includes works based on his own exploits and those of his agents:The Expressman and the DetectiveThe Somnambulist and the DetectiveThe Murderer and the Fortune TellerThe Spiritualists and the DetectivesMississippi Outlaws and the DetectivesDon Pedro and the DetectivesPoisoner and the DetectivesBucholz and the DetectivesThe Burglar's Fate and the DetectivesThe Spy of the Rebellion

Written by an investigative journalist, this book looks at professional killers, the people who hire them, and those who die at their hands.

Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers.

Sie sind die Männer im Schatten, niemand kommt so dicht ans Verbrechen heran wie sie.

'I was the shadow child no one ever saw.

The first thing that caught my eye was the geezer with the gold tooth - the second was that he was holding a shooter - and the third that he was pointing it at me.

"e;The History of Mary Prince"e;, a life narrative written by Mary Prince, is the first account published in Great Britain of a black woman's life; at a time when anti-slavery agitation was growing, her first-person account touched many people.

Der Detektiv riskiert alles, um seinen Auftraggebern Gewissheit zu verschaffen.

Why would a god-fearing Swiss citizen go against the laws of his own country to fight for Ukraine?

Gordon Thorburn has worked as a copywriter, journalist, scriptwriter, editor and author.

This carefully crafted ebook collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.

'A first-class work of reporting [and] a work of compassion for Indigenous peoples everywhere' BENJAMIN MOSER, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of SONTAG'Reads like a wondrous mixture of Heart of Darkness and In Cold Blood.

Howard Dully was 12 years old when he was given a lobotomy.

Soon to be an ITV drama starring Anna Maxwell Martin.

From the website Women Scorned comes Snapshots of Infidelity, a collection of stories from women across the world who have faced infidelity in some way - from lovers taking a secret mistress, to being "e;the other woman"e;, and a startling surprise revealed after the death of a loved one.

Randall Woodfield, also known as the I-5 Killer, was an American serial killer and former football player.

Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a private security guard and detective agency established in the United States by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton in 1850.