True stories: general

»Im Sommer 1991 war ich ein ganz normales Mädchen.

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

Enzo hat es in der Mafia weit gebracht: Er ist Ehrenmann der Cosa Nostra mit Aufträgen in Deutschland und Italien.

Einer der ersten Fälle, von denen wir erzählt haben, in Heft 3, Oktober 2015, der seitdem weder unsere Leserinnen und Leser noch uns loslässt, ist der Mord an Frauke Liebs.

In ihrem so bewegenden wie erschütternden Porträt fragt die renommierte Journalistin Elizabeth Flock: Warum werden Frauen gewalttätig?

Valor features the thrilling stories that are the fruit of Mark Lee Greenblatt's interviews with brave American servicemen from twenty-first-century wars.

As one of al-Qaeda's most respected bomb-makers, Aimen Dean rubbed shoulders with the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden.

The Attica Turkey Shoot tells a story that New York State did not want you to know.

New York City witnessed unparalleled growth in the first half of the nineteenth century, its population rising from thirty thousand people to nearly a million in a matter of decades.

Over the last century only six men had defied the power of nature and successfully rowed across the Atlantic from west to east.

In this meticulously researched classic of the JFK conspiracy genre that Library Journal calls "e;sensational,"e; Mark North argues convincingly that President John F.

From sex-crazed fiends to cold-eyed professional assassins, only those convicted of the most terrible murders are told they will die behind bars.

When Sarah Taylor suspected that her four-year-old daughter, Nadia, had been kidnapped by Fawzi, her abusive ex-husband, Sarah's whole world was turned upside down.

A tale of one man's obsession with rainforest jewels, this is the story of an impossible dream: a quest to see every one of the world's most elusive avian gems--a group of birds known as pittas--in a single year.

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West's most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled-doves, and other wicked women by offers a glimpse into Western Women's experience that's less sunbonnets and more six-shooters.

Wildfire tells the story of the first decade of The Prodigy from the perspective of original member Leeroy Thornhill, fully illustrated with entirely unseen photography from the earliest raves, to Japan and the United States in the late '90s, by which point the band were one of the biggest on the planet.

Lane shows how globalisation has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a local phenomenon.

How beef conquered America and gave rise to the modern industrial food complexBy the late nineteenth century, Americans rich and poor had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal.

The Purple Gang was a loosely organized confederation of mobsters who dominated the Detroit underworld and whose tentacles reached across the country.

Eddie Trascher was a gentleman gangster but he never wanted to be part of the mob.

From the 1950s to the 1970s, from Bar Harbor to Boca Raton, the ragtag crew known as the K&A Gang robbed wealthy suburban neighborhoods with assembly line skills.

Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the worlds foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business, and here he presents a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artifacts.

Lepke Buchalter, the only organized crime boss to be executed in the US was one of the most important figures in the history of organized crime.

A former mob wife shares a candid account of her whirlwind marriage, the struggles she faced, and the redemptive power of faith.

Milwaukees Sicilian underworld is something few people speak about in polite company, and even fewer people speak about with any authority.

'A FASCINATING READ' DR MARIE CASSIDYWHEN A VIOLENT INCIDENT LED YOUNG MISFIT GARDA JOHN SWEETMAN INTO THE GARDA TECHNICAL BUREAU WITH INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE, HE FOUND HIS TRUE CALLING.

A compelling introduction to the global impact of organized crimeFamous for being ruthless, cruel, and cool, the Mafia has always captured the darker side of the imagination.

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

True crime at its most potent: a riveting account of tracking down and convicting an evil serial killer by the detective who trapped him.

'Fascinating' Margaret AtwoodCan taking the law into your own hands be the right thing to do?

Johnny Adair was born in the Shankhill Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

In his heyday as a top television news broadcaster, Ed Mitchell interviewed high-profile politicians such as Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair.

Este libro tiene los elementos de ficción y no ficción.

Mit "Amerikas Kriege(r)" erscheint eine provokante und verstörende Sammlung von Kolumnen des US-amerikanischen Journalisten und Regierungsmitgliedes unter US-Präsident Ronald Reagan, Dr.

Liebe Leserin, lieber Leserenige historische Institutionen haben einen ähnlich finsteren Ruf wie die Inquisition – als eine Art Geheimpolizei des Vatikan, die im Namen des wahren Christentums Andersgläubige verfolgte, Geständnisse aus ihnen herausfolterte und sie zu Zehntausenden verbrannte.

Angst macht uns jedes Verbrechen.

Mörder zerstören nicht nur die Familien der Menschen, die sie getötet haben, sie machen auch ihre eigenen Angehörigen zu Opfern.

Sehnsüchte sind das, was einen Menschen ausmacht.

Ohne Zweifel, die vergangenen Monate werden viel Raum in der modernen Geschichtsschreibung einnehmen: Ein Virus verbreitet sich mit enormer Geschwindigkeit über alle Kontinente und unterzieht die Welt einem gigantischen Stresstest.

The year 1975, in which General Franco died, marked a dividing line between two phases.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'An instant classic'RICHARD CURTIS'A non-fiction Catch-22'MATT HAIG Readers are LOVING The Accidental Soldier:'One of the funniest books you will ever read' 'I absolutely loved it - it's so very funny but also very poignant in parts.

What's madness?

Esta historia comienza en Rogaland (Noruega) en el año 846 d.

In 'True Crime: Pinkerton National Detective Agency' by Allan Pinkerton, readers are immersed in a collection of captivating stories based on real criminal cases solved by the legendary Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

The sensational rise and shocking downfall of India's twelve largest corporate defaulters.

The history of flying is packed with incredible feats of bravery and endurance, human ingenuity and recklesness, mystery, romance and tragedy.

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

An intense, psychologically charged domestic drama, The Return is a brilliant and haunting exploration of the insecurities that lie at the heart of human relationships.

Blinded in one eye by a childhood incident, his tormentors called him 'One Eye' or 'Cyclops'; it could have instilled a victim mentality in him, but instead he became a fighter.

This beautiful new book of functional, stylish designs for babies contains over 20 unique knitting patterns for sweaters, cardigans, vests, dresses, blankets, bootees as well as a cosy wrap for mum.