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The Lone Brit on 13: A Prisoner's Hell in Spain's Toughest Jail
ISBN: 9781840189575 / Angielski / Miękka / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "The Lone Brit on 13" is a gripping true story of violence, degradation and adventure penned in the confines of a grim Malaga prison cell. Imprisoned for almost two years for drug-smuggling, Christopher Chance reveals the horrors he experienced among cut-throat villains in the netherworld of the Spanish prison system. Chance takes to writing in his dank prison cell in an attempt to escape his surroundings, and recalls various episodes in his lifehis time serving as a soldier in Thailand and Malaysia; his involvement with the 3 Para snatch-squad in the 1970s Belfast; and his subsequent descent...
"The Lone Brit on 13" is a gripping true story of violence, degradation and adventure penned in the confines of a grim Malaga prison cell. Imprisoned ...
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84,79 zł |
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Prison Break: True Stories of the World's Greatest Escapes
ISBN: 9781843589600 / Angielski / Miękka / 234 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'Prison Break' thrillingly describes a phenomenon as old as imprisonment itself. For despite the evermore sophisticated technology of surveillance and security equipment, the escapee will always find the weakest link.
'Prison Break' thrillingly describes a phenomenon as old as imprisonment itself. For despite the evermore sophisticated technology of surveillance and...
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67,45 zł |
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Kenny Noye: Public Enemy No 1
ISBN: 9781844541935 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Kenneth Noye is a criminal mastermind and millionaire. The man at the top of organized crime in Britain fled the country after the murder of young motorist Stephen Cameron on the M25. His extradition from Spain caused banner headlines across the country. Bestselling investigative journalist Wensley Clarkson has penetrated the inner sanctum of Noye's closest family and criminal associates to paint a chilling portrait of a brilliant master criminal. Fully updated for the paperback, Clarkson details exactly how Noye continues to control his extensive criminal empire from behind bars.
Kenneth Noye is a criminal mastermind and millionaire. The man at the top of organized crime in Britain fled the country after the murder of young mot...
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50,40 zł |
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Lost in Care
ISBN: 9781844543618 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jimmy Holland was born into a family suffering at the hands of their drunk and abusive father. At the age of just two weeks, he was placed into care. The beginning of a life lived in a constantly changing environment of homes, authorities, and institutions began. Let down and frequently abused, it wasn't long before Jimmy strayed onto the wrong side of the tracks. Before long, the mold for a problem child was set. He quickly turned from substance abuse to drug use and, in turn, to crimehis only means of escape. An inevitable lifetime of crime faced him and he soon became associated with the...
Jimmy Holland was born into a family suffering at the hands of their drunk and abusive father. At the age of just two weeks, he was placed into care. ...
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77,10 zł |
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Bronson
ISBN: 9781844546558 / Angielski / Miękka / 366 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement, during which time he has gained a fearsome reputation as one of the world s toughest and most dangerous convicts. He has been locked in dungeons, in iron boxes cemented into the middle of cells, and in a cage much like that used on Hannibal Lecter. Yet Charlie is a man of great warmth and humor who hasdespite perpetrating numerous kidnappingsnever killed anyone. He lives by a strict moral code and is respected and admired by prison officers and prisoners alike. In this new edition of his bestselling autobiography,...
Charlie Bronson has spent 28 of the last 30 years in solitary confinement, during which time he has gained a fearsome reputation as one of the world s...
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50,40 zł |
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Rise of the Footsoldier
ISBN: 9781844547692 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. ""The first thing that caught my eye was the geezer with the gold tooththe second was that he was holding a shooter3and the third that he was pointing it at me.""Carlton Leach is a gangland legendthe mere mention of his name strikes fear into his enemies; yet to his friends he is as loyal and caring as they come. If trouble comes calling, Carlton isn't afraid to let his fists do the talking and woe betide anyone who crosses him, or those close to him. At lastCarlton gives the full account of his life including how his story has been made into a hugely successful film. Born and raised in East...
""The first thing that caught my eye was the geezer with the gold tooththe second was that he was holding a shooter3and the third that he was pointing...
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50,40 zł |
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Bronson 2: More Porridge Than Goldilocks
ISBN: 9781844548606 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Charles Bronson is the most feared and most notorious convict in the Britishprison system. Renowned for his serial hostage-taking and his rooftop sieges, he is a legend in his own lifetime, who has had a critically acclaimedfilm made of his life. Yet he is a man of great warmth and humor; a man of huge artistic talent who exhibits his drawings around the country; a man with an overpowering urge not to let the system get him down. "Bronson 2: More Porridge Than Goldilocks" is a crazy look into the mind of a true individual."
Charles Bronson is the most feared and most notorious convict in the Britishprison system. Renowned for his serial hostage-taking and his rooftop sieg...
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67,45 zł |
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The Krays: A Violent Business : The Definitive Inside Story of Britain's Most Notorious Brothers in Crime
ISBN: 9781845967741 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Ron and Reg Kray, the most notorious and vicious gangsters Britain has ever produced, used everything and everyone to get what they wantedand if anyone got in their way, then they would get in his. That meant getting rid of the competition. Violence was a part of their tradeboth in and out of the boxing ring. They used it, or the threat of it, throughout their lives. This book unravels the complex lives of the three Kray brothers, the true extent of their crimes, the duplicitous dealings of Ron and Reg even from behind prison bars. It looks at why Charlie Kray turned to drugs as his only... Ron and Reg Kray, the most notorious and vicious gangsters Britain has ever produced, used everything and everyone to get what they wantedand if an... |
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84,79 zł |
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The Wizard Of The Nile: The Hunt For Joseph Kony
ISBN: 9781846270314 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragged army of brutalised child soldiers, he has left a bloody trail of devastation across his country. Intrigued by the myths, Matthew green heads off into the war zone.
Somewhere in the jungles of Uganda, there hides a rebel-leader: he is said to take his orders direct from the spirit world and, together with his ragg...
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45,36 zł |
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Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde
ISBN: 9781847391766 / Angielski Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bonnie and Clyde were the first American icons created by modern media. These media-savvy gangsters nurtured a self-image of murderous glamour for Depression-era Americans who hungered for entertainment and larger-than-life characters who defied authority.
Bonnie and Clyde were the first American icons created by modern media. These media-savvy gangsters nurtured a self-image of murderous glamour for Dep...
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85,71 zł |
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Pretty Boy
ISBN: 9781857825510 / Angielski / Miękka / 209 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violence is simply an accepted part of his profession. He doesn't exaggerate it, he can't excuse it and he refuses to apologize for it. His name may mean nothing to youhe's no actor, no showman, no wannabe celebrity. He does, however, live by a merciless code, and though he may not have cloven hooves and a tail, if he goes after someone, all hell comes with him."
Roy Shaw is the ultimate hardman. He has cult status and commands a respect that few, even in the violent world he moves in, can equal. To him, violen...
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50,40 zł |
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Blood In, Blood Out: The Violent Empire of the Aryan Brotherhood
ISBN: 9781900486774 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From the dead centre of the enormous American penitentiary system, the Aryan Brotherhood was the lion that somehow seized control of the city as well as the zoo, steadily coming to dominate the billion dollar methamphetamine industry that permeates America's urban sprawl. They outsmarted and out-muscled everyone that tried to stand in their way, including the FBI, who have discovered that even solitary confinement is incapable of suffocating the tactical machinations of its cabal of psychopathic leaders. Bound together by a code of violence and silence, for years the Brotherhood has remained...
From the dead centre of the enormous American penitentiary system, the Aryan Brotherhood was the lion that somehow seized control of the city as well ...
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85,89 zł |
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So You Think You Know Me?
ISBN: 9781904380450 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The autobiography of an ex-offender and twice-times inmate of Barlinnie Prison, now a social work team-leader in his native Scotland. As a local hard case, author Allan Weaver took no prisoners. Neither does he in this compelling work in which he tells of a life of violent episodes and his chaotic early life. Teachers, social workers and 'authority figures' never tried 'to get to know him' to unearth the clues and triggers and discover what his offending was all about. A natural rebel and a radical, it is hardly surprising that by ignoring the real Allan Weaver this led to an escalation of...
The autobiography of an ex-offender and twice-times inmate of Barlinnie Prison, now a social work team-leader in his native Scotland. As a local hard ...
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168,51 zł |
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King Squealer: A True Story
ISBN: 9781908728357 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Rick Wakeman: "There have always been certain 'careers' that have fascinated the public, newspapers, and the media in general. Such include musicians, actors, sportsmen, police, and not surprisingly, the people who give the police their employment: The criminal. For the man in the street, all these careers have one thing in common: they are seemingly beyond both his reach and, in many cases, understanding and as such, his only association can be through the media of newspapers or television. The police, however, will always require the services of the grass, the squealer, the snitch, (call...
Rick Wakeman: "There have always been certain 'careers' that have fascinated the public, newspapers, and the media in general. Such include musicians,...
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86,79 zł |
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A Long Journey Home
ISBN: 9781490466712 / Angielski / Miękka / 156 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is the true-life story of a young man's decline into criminal behavior and the resultant years he spent in prison. The author recalls the circumstances that shaped his decisions, including the grief they caused him. He bares his stricken soul to the reader in a candid and compelling manner. He eventually finds his way out of the prison system and a life of crime through the insights he gained while in therapy in Vacaville. This book takes the reader through his journey - A Long Journey Home.
This is the true-life story of a young man's decline into criminal behavior and the resultant years he spent in prison. The author recalls the circums...
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35,93 zł |
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The Mobster's Daughter
ISBN: 9781492948551 / Angielski / Miękka / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The life and times, the highs and lows of a true Mobster's Daughter. This is the autobiography of Judy Giannotti, co-authored by her daughter. Everyone always thinks a Mobster's life is glamorous and exciting and filled with riches, and for awhile it can be, but there is a darker side. And this book delves into what happens when the law catches up and the champagne stops flowing. Look for the companion book, The Mobster's Daughter's Cookbook.
The life and times, the highs and lows of a true Mobster's Daughter. This is the autobiography of Judy Giannotti, co-authored by her daughter. Everyon...
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62,15 zł |
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Midtown Playa Part II city of dreams
ISBN: 9781533002808 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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72,28 zł |
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My Journey There
ISBN: 9781848976412 / Angielski / Miękka / 142 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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54,20 zł |
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Match Day - Ulster Loyalism And The British Far-Right
ISBN: 9781532718182 / Angielski / Miękka / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of Tony Simms has been kept under lock and key... Until now This is like no other story you will have read before. Tony Simms has lead a life some people would only dream about, as he leaves no stone unturned. From his early years following Aston Villa Football Club all over the country, to knowing all the main hooligans down Villa Park, he has many stories to tell. These include the victory over the Zulu Warriors at Garrison Lane, to his trial at Birmingham Crown Court after a mass brawl with Man United at the Adventures pub. Tony then progressed into right-wing politics with...
The story of Tony Simms has been kept under lock and key... Until now This is like no other story you will have read before. Tony Simms has lead a ...
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72,28 zł |
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Verne Sankey: America's First Public Enemy
ISBN: 9780806155913 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In late January of 1934, as authorities delivered John Dillinger to an Indiana jail, the United States Justice Department announced, for the first time, that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had just captured America's Public Enemy No. 1. It was not Dillinger the Justice Department was referring to, but an affable railroader turned outlaw, Verne Sankey. Now Timothy W. Bjorkman has written the first full-length biography of this overlooked criminal, relating how a South Dakota family man became a bootlegger, a bank robber, and eventually, a kidnapper whose deeds heralded a nationwide... In late January of 1934, as authorities delivered John Dillinger to an Indiana jail, the United States Justice Department announced, for the first ... |
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138,59 zł |
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