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Maneater
ISBN: 9781781857403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. In February 1874 Alfred Packer staggered out of the Colorado mountains and into the Los Pinos Indian agency. Snowbound and lost, he claimed to have been abandoned by his five companions. But behind the wilderness grime he looked rather well fed. And he had in his possession a skinning knife...When questioned, Packer confessed that four of the group had survived by eating two who had died of exhaustion; later he killed another in self-defence, eating him also. Packer was arrested on suspicion of murder but escaped. That same month, the half-eaten bodies of five men were discovered near Los...
In February 1874 Alfred Packer staggered out of the Colorado mountains and into the Los Pinos Indian agency. Snowbound and lost, he claimed to have be...
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110,46 zł |
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Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies’ Most Memorable Crimes
ISBN: 9781542041805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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103,44 zł |
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Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Mass Killer
ISBN: 9781542025317 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Harold Schechter, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Hell’s Princess, unearths a nearly forgotten true crime of obsession and revenge, and one of the first—and worst—mass murders in American history. In 1927, while the majority of the township of Bath, Michigan, was celebrating a new primary school—one of the most modern in the Midwest—Andrew P. Kehoe had other plans. The local farmer and school board treasurer was educated, respected, and an accommodating neighbor and friend. But behind his ordinary demeanor was a narcissistic sadist seething with rage, resentment, and paranoia....
Harold Schechter, Amazon Charts bestselling author of Hell’s Princess, unearths a nearly forgotten true crime of obsession and revenge, and one of t...
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65,30 zł |
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Outcry
ISBN: 9781439182659 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) When reporter Paul Novak investigates a series of brutal murders, he didn't plan to pry into the legend of Ed Gein, the butcher of Plainfield, Wisconsin. But when local lore leads him to the ramshackle home of a bizarre young man and his mother, Paul realizes he's stumbled across Ed Gein's best kept secret. And he's about to discover that a killer's instincts never die.
When reporter Paul Novak investigates a series of brutal murders, he didn't plan to pry into the legend of Ed Gein, the butcher of Plainfield, Wiscons...
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117,72 zł |
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Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men
ISBN: 9781477808948 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 334 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter, partly out of greed but mostly for the sheer joy of it. Between 1902 and 1908, she lured a succession of unsuspecting victims to her Indiana -murder farm.- Some were hired hands. Others were well-to-do bachelors. All of them vanished without a trace. When their bodies were dug up, they hadn't merely been poisoned, like victims of other female killers. They'd been butchered. Hell's Princess is a riveting account of one of the most... In the pantheon of serial killers, Belle Gunness stands alone. She was the rarest of female psychopaths, a woman who engaged in wholesale slaughter... |
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65,30 zł |
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Nevermore
ISBN: 9781439183038 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Historical fact and startling literary invention converge in this stunning novel by "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (The Boston Book Review). Praised by Caleb Carr for his "brilliantly detailed and above all riveting" true-crime writing, Harold Schechter brings his expertise to a marvelous work of fiction in the tradition of Carr's own The Alienist. Superbly rendering the 1830s Baltimore of Edgar Allan Poe, Schechter taps into the dark genius of that legendary author -- and follows a labyrinthine path into the heart of a most heinous...
Historical fact and startling literary invention converge in this stunning novel by "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic kille...
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91,69 zł |
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Ripped from the Headlines!: The Shocking True Stories Behind the Movies’ Most Memorable Crimes
ISBN: 9781542041829 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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46,53 zł |
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Fatal
ISBN: 9781439182642 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In an era that produced some of the most vicious female sociopaths in American history, Jane Toppan would become the most notorious of them all.AN ANGEL OF MERCYIn 1891, Jane Toppan, a proper New England matron, embarked on a profession as a private-duty nurse. Selfless and good-natured, she beguiled Boston's most prominent families. They had no idea what they were welcoming into their homes....A DEVIL IN DISGUISENo one knew of Jane's past: of her mother's tragic death, of her brutal upbringing in an adoptive home, of her father's insanity, or of her own suicide attempts. No one could have...
In an era that produced some of the most vicious female sociopaths in American history, Jane Toppan would become the most notorious of them all.AN ANG...
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100,24 zł |
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The A to Z Encyclopedia of Serial Killers
ISBN: 9781416521747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the bizarre and blood-chilling world of serial murder. Through hundreds of detailed entries that span the entire spectrum -- the shocking crimes, the infamous perpetrators, and much more -- they examine all angles of a gruesome cultural phenomenon that grips our imagination. From Art (both by and about serial killers) to Zeitgeist (how killers past and present embody their times)...from Groupies (even the most sadistic killer...
Bestselling true-crime writer Harold Schechter, a leading authority on serial killers, and coauthor David Everitt offer a guided tour through the biza...
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78,58 zł |
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Murderabilia: A History of Crime in 100 Objects
ISBN: 9781523515295 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told through the dark objects left behind.
From veteran true crime master Harold Schechter comes a unique look into the history of crime told through the dark objects left behind.
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129,35 zł |
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Deranged
ISBN: 9780671025458 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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74,21 zł |
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The Whole Death Catalog: A Lively Guide to the Bitter End
ISBN: 9780345499646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) In the tradition of Mary Roach's bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford's classic expose The American Way of Death comes this meticulously researched, refreshingly irreverent, and lavishly illustrated look at death from acclaimed author Harold Schechter. With his trademark fearlessness and bracing sense of humor, Schechter digs deep into a wealth of sources to unearth a treasure trove of surprising facts, amusing anecdotes, practical information, and timeless wisdom about that undiscovered country to which we will all one day travel. Topics include
- Death anxiety-is your... In the tradition of Mary Roach's bestselling Stiff and Jessica Mitford's classic expose The American Way of Death comes this meticulousl...
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96,10 zł |
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Killer Colt: Murder, Disgrace, and the Making of an American Legend
ISBN: 9781504094276 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) |
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100,42 zł |
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Bestial: The Savage Trail of a True American Monster
ISBN: 9780671732189 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) FROM SOCIAL OUTCAST TO NECROPHILE AND MURDERER -- HIS APPALLING CRIMES STUNNED AN ERA.
San Francisco, the 1920s. In an age when nightmares were relegated to the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe and distant tales of the Whitechapel murders, a real-life monster terrorized America. His acts of butchery have proved him one of history's fiercest madmen. As an infant, Earle Leonard Nelson possessed the power to unsettle his elders. As a child he was unnaturally obsessed with the Bible; before he reached puberty, he had an insatiable, aberrant sex drive. By his teens, even Earle's own... FROM SOCIAL OUTCAST TO NECROPHILE AND MURDERER -- HIS APPALLING CRIMES STUNNED AN ERA.
San Francisco, the 1920s. In an age when nightmares... |
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78,58 zł |
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The New Gods: Psyche and Symbol in Popular Art
ISBN: 9780879728687 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) Harold Schechter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art--the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusaders and men of steel, and monsters from the ocean floor--and finds close connections between religious myth and popular entertainment. Harold Schechter looks at the impossible tales and images of popular art--the space odysseys and extraterrestrial civilizations, the caped crusader... |
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158,88 zł |
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The Devil's Gentleman: Privilege, Poison, and the Trial That Ushered in the Twentieth Century
ISBN: 9780345476807 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 512 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter comes the riveting exploration of a notorious New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating forensic science of an earlier time, and the grisly court case that became a tabloid spectacle.
The wayward son of a revered Civil War general, Roland Molineux enjoyed good looks, status, and fortune-hardly the qualities of a prime suspect in a series of shocking, merciless cyanide killings. Molineux's subsequent indictment for murder led to two explosive trials and a sex-infused scandal that shocked the nation. Bringing to life Manhattan's... From renowned true-crime historian Harold Schechter comes the riveting exploration of a notorious New York City murder in the 1890s, the fascinating f...
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91,73 zł |
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Depraved: The Definitive True Story of H.H. Holmes, Whose Grotesque Crimes Shattered Turn-Of-The-Century Chicago
ISBN: 9781439124055 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil acts of torture and murder flourished within miles of the Chicago World's Fair. "Destined to be a true crime classic" (Flint Journal, MI), this authoritative account chronicles the methods and madness of a monster who slipped easily into a bright, affluent Midwestern suburb, where no one suspected the dapper, charming Holmes -- who alternately posed as doctor, druggist, and inventor to snare his prey -- was the architect of a labyrinthine...
The heinous bloodlust of Dr. H.H. Holmes is notorious -- but only Harold Schechter's Depraved tells the complete story of the killer whose evil...
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122,08 zł |
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Fiend: The Shocking True Story of Americas Youngest Serial Killer
ISBN: 9780671014483 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych (Dostawa przed świętami) A MONSTER PREYED UPON THE CHILDREN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON. HIS CRIMES WERE APPALLING -- AND YET HE WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A CHILD HIMSELF. When fourteen-year-old Jesse Pomeroy was arrested in 1874, a nightmarish reign of terror over an unsuspecting city came to an end. "The Boston Boy Fiend" was imprisoned at last. But the complex questions sparked by his ghastly crime spree -- the hows and whys of vicious juvenile crime -- were as relevant in the so-called Age of Innocence as they are today.
Jesse Pomeroy was outwardly repellent in appearance, with a gruesome "dead" eye;... A MONSTER PREYED UPON THE CHILDREN OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY BOSTON. HIS CRIMES WERE APPALLING -- AND YET HE WAS LITTLE MORE THAN A CHILD HIMSELF. ...
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82,95 zł |
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Psychopata
ISBN: 9788381958899 / Polski / 2022 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 6-8 dni roboczych. WSTRZĄSAJĄCA HISTORIA EDA GEINA, RZEŹNIKA Z PLAINFIELD, KTÓREGO ZBRODNIE STAŁY SIĘ INSPIRACJĄ DO POWSTANIA TAKICH FILMÓW JAK PSYCHOZA CZY MILCZENIE OWIECJEST ROK 1957. NA ZDJĘCIACH ZAPREZENTOWANYCH CAŁEMU ŚWIATU WIDAĆ DROBNEGO MĘŻCZYZNĘ Z POŁUDNIOWEGO ZACHODU O KRZYWYM UŚMIESZKU; CZŁOWIEKA, KTÓRY PRZEZ DZIESIĘĆ LAT ŻYŁ WE WŁASNYM ŚWIECIE MORDERSTW I DEPRAWACJI.Oto autentyczna i przerażająca historia Eda Geina, zabójcy, którego bestialskie fantazje zainspirowały Alfreda Hitchcocka do nakręcenia Psychozy. To także szokujący portret dobrze wychowanego, spokojnego...
WSTRZĄSAJĄCA HISTORIA EDA GEINA, RZEŹNIKA Z PLAINFIELD, KTÓREGO ZBRODNIE STAŁY SIĘ INSPIRACJĄ DO POWSTANIA TAKICH FILMÓW JAK PSYCHOZA CZY MILC...
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42,65 zł |
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Słyszeliście, co zrobił Eddie Gein?
ISBN: 9788396182968 / Polski / twarda / 2022 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 1-3 dni roboczych. Gdy w listopadzie 1957 roku na jaw wyszły niewyobrażalne zbrodnie Eda Geina, opowieść o hienie cmentarnej z Wisconsin zawładnęła zbiorową wyobraźnią niczym potężny mit. Do popkultury przedostał się pod postacią Normana Batesa z Psychozy, Leatherfacea z Teksańskiej masakry piłą mechaniczną oraz Buffalo Billa z Milczenia owiec. Ale ten pozornie dobroduszny rolnik z miasteczkaPlainfield był tak obłąkany, że przerastał każde ze swoich wcieleń kinowych. Oparta na pieczołowicie zgromadzonych materiałach i starannie zilustrowana powieść graficzna Harolda Schechtera i...
Gdy w listopadzie 1957 roku na jaw wyszły niewyobrażalne zbrodnie Eda Geina, opowieść o hienie cmentarnej z Wisconsin zawładnęła zbiorową wyob...
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93,06 zł |
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