True stories: general

Since the publication of The Compleat Meadmaker, mead has enjoyed a remarkable resurgence in the United States.

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

Father of Organized Crime, Lucky Lucianoborn poor in Sicily, came to New York's Lower East Side in the early 1920s.

Cyber Shadows is a tour de horizon of the digital world's dark places, the threats and innovations in cybercrime, espionage, and surveillance - and new attacks moving beyond identity theft to hacking our behavioral patterns, brains, and DNA to buy and sell as lucrative business.

I COMMANDED AND FOUGHT WITH 2 PARA AT THE BATTLE OF GOOSE GREEN.

An inspiring true story of courage and sacrifice.

James McLevy, an Edinburgh policeman, was one of the first exponents of the crime genre and a likely influence on the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

Hotel K - Bali's most notorious jail - is Hell in Paradise.

'Hard eyes stare out of massive beards, their faces marked by the scars of battle.

On 10 May 1941, Rudolf Hess, then the Deputy F hrer, parachuted over Renfrewshire in Scotland on a mission to meet with the Duke of Hamilton, ostensibly to broker a peace deal with the British government.

After more than forty years, Charles Manson continues to mystify and fascinate us.

The Black Dahlia case.

In his two-decades-long career with the Metropolitan Police, Detective Sergeant Harry Keeble has hunted child murderers and child abusers, drug dealers and hit men.

Caring for the mental health of children and their families is complex and challenging-and meaningful.

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

This first book by Pennie Morehead chronicles the life of Judith, the wife of Gary Ridgway, the infamous serial killer of more than 48 women.

After it was announced that the twenty month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted, the entire world grieved for their loss.

During the summer of 1792, a man wearing the rough garb of a vaquero stepped out of the night shadows of Merida, Yucatan, and murdered the province's top royal official, don Lucas de Glvez.

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

A "e;lively yet thoroughly researched"e; look at persistent myths and stubborn scams, and how historians try to combat them (The Courier-Journal).

'An incredible and compelling story' MATT COOPER'Gripping, unpretentious, brilliant and unputdownable' BUSINESS POSTA Murderer.

As a member of a distinguished South Carolina family, Matthew Calbraith Butler led a most interesting life.

From the early days of piracy to twentieth-century mob massacres, the state has been plagued with some of the worst crimes in history.

Includes the case of the Martinsville Seven, the Virginia Tech shootings and many more.

Includes Jimmy Hoffa's disappearance, the Bath School Massacre, the Purple Gang of Detroit, and many more.

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

Includes the Torso Murderer, responsible for 12 homicides in Cleveland, investigated by Eliot Ness and more.

Includes John Ashley and his gang of bank robbers and bootleggers and more.

In the early 1970s, three young girls were slain near Rochester, NY, in the so-called Alphabet murders.

*; Introduction to crime in the city *; Headline cases In New York City, crime is big--big in newspaper headlines, big to politicians who win and lose jobs because of a flux in crime, and big in the lore of the city itself.

The history of criminal offense in New Jersey is documented in this book, beginning with a general survey of crime in the state and then focusing on its headline cases, including the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, the John List killings, the mob activities that inspired The Sopranos, and the murder that led to Megans Law.

The harsh discipline of Puritan life bred the hard-bitten and hard-working people of Massachusetts, but did it also breed a unique type of criminal?

The mention of Connecticut summons charming images of seaports and peaceful rural areas, but this densely populated state has its share of landmark crimes.

The history of criminal offense in Pennsylvania is documented in this book, beginning with a general survey of crime in the state and then focusing on its headline cases.

The notorious murders that tore a New Jersey family apart.

*; Investigation into a childs gruesome murder*; New findings on a justice system that failed a young woman*; The real story behind the legendThe unfortunate Susanna Cox gained notoriety for killing her illegitimate infant son.