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Shattered Silence: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter
ISBN: 9781599552385 / Angielski / Miękka / 241 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Melissa Moore shares the true story of her life as the daughter of the notorious 'Happy Face' serial killer. As she realises the full extent of the gruesome crimes, Melissa also begins to realise that she can't change her father - all she has control over is her own life and deciding how she will move on.
Melissa Moore shares the true story of her life as the daughter of the notorious 'Happy Face' serial killer. As she realises the full extent of the gr...
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73,68 zł |
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A Saint on Death Row: How a Forgotten Child Became a Man and Changed a World
ISBN: 9780767926461 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bestselling author Thomas Cahill tells the absorbing, heartbreaking tale of the hard life and tragic death of Dominique Green wrongly accused, then executed in Huntsville, Texas and shines a light on our racist and deeply flawed criminal justice system.
Green, an extraordinary young man from the urban ghettos of Houston, was utterly failed by every echelon of society the Catholic Church, numerous U.S. courts of law, and even his own mother. But from the depths of despair on Death Row, he transcended his earthly sufferings and achieved enlightenment and peace, inciting an international... Bestselling author Thomas Cahill tells the absorbing, heartbreaking tale of the hard life and tragic death of Dominique Green wrongly accused, then ex...
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78,06 zł |
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To Hell on a Fast Horse LP
ISBN: 9780061945694 / Angielski / Miękka / 518 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. "
--Hampton Sides, New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Soldiers No outlaw typifies America's mythic Wild West more than Billy the Kid. To Hell on a Fast Horse by Mark Lee Gardner is the riveting true tale of Sheriff Pat Garrett's thrilling, break-neck chase in pursuit of the notorious bandit. David Dary calls To Hell on a Fast Horse, "A masterpiece," and Robert M. Utley calls it, "Superb narrative history." This is spellbinding... "So richly detailed, you can almost smell the gunsmoke and the sweat of the saddles. "
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121,38 zł |
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Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde
ISBN: 9781416557074 / Angielski / Miękka / 480 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Bestselling author Jeff Guinn combines exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material to tell the real tale of two kids from a filthy Dallas slum who fell in love and then willingly traded their lives for a brief interlude of excitement and, more important, fame. Go Down Together has it all--true romance, rebellion against authority, bullets flying, cars crashing, and, in the end, a dramatic death at the hands of a celebrity lawman. This is the real story of Bonnie and Clyde and their troubled times, delivered with cinematic sweep by a masterful storyteller.
Bestselling author Jeff Guinn combines exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material to tell the real tale of two kids from a filthy ...
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86,73 zł |
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Hemp Conspiracy
ISBN: 9789962636663 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The new book by Paul Wylie, detailing his illegal arrest while farming hemp in Nicaragua. The book provides evidence of a US-led conspiracy to eradicate the renewable hemp resource, and those who farm it.
The new book by Paul Wylie, detailing his illegal arrest while farming hemp in Nicaragua. The book provides evidence of a US-led conspiracy to eradica...
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152,93 zł |
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Pearls Arms & Hashish
ISBN: 9780710312020 / Angielski / Twarda / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Henri de Monfried, the inspiration for the swashbuckling gunrunner in the Adventures of Tintin, recounts how he became a collector and merchant of the fabled gulf pearls, and his involvement in the shadowy world of arms trading, slavery, and drug smuggling.
Henri de Monfried, the inspiration for the swashbuckling gunrunner in the Adventures of Tintin, recounts how he became a collector and merchant of the...
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1115,21 zł |
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When Money Grew on Trees: The True Tale of a Marjuana Moonshiner and the Outlaw Sheriff of Madison County, Arkansas
ISBN: 9781403376138 / Angielski / Miękka / 492 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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108,19 zł |
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The History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
ISBN: 9781444654752 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and comprehensive biography of 'Jonathan Wild the Great' - written by Henry Fielding. Jonathan Wild (1682 - 1725) was a notorious and influential figure in the early-eighteenth century London underworld, renowned for operating on both sides of the law and posing as a fighter named Thief Taker General . This fascinating, witty, and insightful biography will appeal to those with an interest in eighteenth century London, or in the seminal writings of Henry fielding. It would make for a great addition to any literary collection. Henry Fielding (1707 -...
This antiquarian volume contains a detailed and comprehensive biography of 'Jonathan Wild the Great' - written by Henry Fielding. Jonathan Wild (1682 ...
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121,37 zł |
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Betrayal: The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff
ISBN: 9780061870774 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Accurate and highly readable." --Wall Street Journal Emmy award-winning journalist Andrew Kirtzman, explores "The Life and Lies of Bernie Madoff" in Betrayal--an in-depth, personal look at the architect of the biggest financial fraud in history. The New York Times calls Betrayal, "a novelistic, you-are-there sort of narrative," and the shocking story of the King of the Swindlers--and his hundreds of celebrity and corporation victims, and the everyday people who tragically invested their life savings with him--does indeed read like a...
"Accurate and highly readable." --Wall Street Journal Emmy award-winning journalist Andrew Kirtzman, explores "The Life ...
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78,02 zł |
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The Sundance Kid: The Life of Harry Alonzo Longabaugh
ISBN: 9780806141152 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Uncovers new facts on the outlaw's life and death
Uncovers new facts on the outlaw's life and death
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95,18 zł |
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Deadly Dozen: Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West, Vol. 3 Volume 3
ISBN: 9780806140766 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For every Wild Bill Hickok or Billy the Kid, there was another western gunfighter just as deadly but not as well known. Robert K. DeArment has earned a reputation as the premier researcher of unknown gunfighters, and here he offers twelve more portraits of men who weren t glorified in legend but were just as notorious in their day.
Those who think they already know all about Old West gunfighters will be amazed at this new collection. Here are men like Porter Stockton, the Texas terror who bragged that he had killed eighteen men, and Jim Levy, who killed a man for disparaging his Irish... For every Wild Bill Hickok or Billy the Kid, there was another western gunfighter just as deadly but not as well known. Robert K. DeArment has earned ...
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188,13 zł |
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Lucky Luciano: The Rise and Fall of a Mob Boss
ISBN: 9780786446667 / Angielski / Miękka / 303 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book takes scholarship on Luciano to a new level. Topics include the complex structure of the New York City bordellos and the takeover, his role in the expansion of he international heroin trade, and the shocking attempt to frame sexually a member of prosecutor Thomas E. Dewey's staff in a desperate bid to overturn Luciano's conviction--Provided by publisher.
This book takes scholarship on Luciano to a new level. Topics include the complex structure of the New York City bordellos and the takeover, his role ...
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188,13 zł |
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The Missing Chapter Lee Harvey Oswald In The Far East
ISBN: 9781438225739 / Angielski / Miękka / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Before Lee Harvey Oswald became linked to the JFK assassination, he was a mediocre U.S. Marine assigned to a radar squadron in Japan. Author Jack R. Swike, a former Marine Corps Intelligence Officer stationed in Japan, spent over two decades researching Oswald's activities overseas, resulting in The Missing Chapter: Lee Harvey Oswald in the Far East. This book will debunk some of the myths about Oswald's life during the Cold War era. For instance, few people know that Oswald's Marine squadron was stationed near a top secret atomic bomb facility on the Atsugi Naval Air Field in Japan, which...
Before Lee Harvey Oswald became linked to the JFK assassination, he was a mediocre U.S. Marine assigned to a radar squadron in Japan. Author Jack R. S...
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68,07 zł |
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Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend
ISBN: 9780805092356 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The flesh-and-blood story of the outlaw lovers who shot their way across Depression-era America, based on archival research, declassified FBI documents, and interviews The daring movie revolutionized Hollywood--now the true story of Bonnie and Clyde is told in the lovers' own voices, with verisimilitude and drama to match Truman Capote's In Cold Blood. Strictly nonfiction--no dialogue or other material has been made up--and set in the dirt-poor Texas landscape that spawned the star-crossed outlaws, Paul Schneider's brilliantly researched and dramatically crafted... The flesh-and-blood story of the outlaw lovers who shot their way across Depression-era America, based on archival research, declassified FBI do... |
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112,75 zł |
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In His Wind
ISBN: 9781449974084 / Angielski / Miękka / 186 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reflections of a heathen juvenile delinquent who didn't want to grow up. After many years of riding his motorcycle and living life in the fast lane he has finally come to the conclusion that he has become part of the solution not the problem. His many hours behind bars has inspired others to take the right path in life. Al's story is one that is truly a leap of faith.
Reflections of a heathen juvenile delinquent who didn't want to grow up. After many years of riding his motorcycle and living life in the fast lane he...
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45,54 zł |
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Dark Soul of the South: The Life and Crimes of Racist Killer Joseph Paul Franklin
ISBN: 9781597975438 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Believing himself to be on a -God-given mission, - Joseph Paul Franklin was the only racially motivated serial killer ever pursued by the Justice Department. Mel Ayton examines his murderous life, from his poverty-stricken youth in a backward Alabama suburb to his indoctrination by militant Nazis and southern racists to his eventual capture by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Ayton's exhaustive report uncovers the truth behind Franklin's three-year undertaking to murder Jews and African Americans.
White supremacist Franklin was, by his own admission, an outlaw, a racist, and weird. As... Believing himself to be on a -God-given mission, - Joseph Paul Franklin was the only racially motivated serial killer ever pursued by the Justice Depa...
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145,18 zł |
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The Butcher: Anatomy of a Mafia Psychopath
ISBN: 9780061744662 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Ice Man, Phillip Carlo returns with a hair-raising portrait of arguably the most depraved psychopath in the history of the Mafia, mob enforcer Tommy -Karate- Pitera. The Butcher tells the riveting true story of a hit man who loved his work too much--a maniac believed responsible for more than sixty remarkably brutal murders--whom even organized crime's most cold-blooded assassins feared. Another riveting journey into the darkest corners of the underworld, Carlo's The Butcher is...
The New York Times bestselling author of Gaspipe and The Ice Man, Phillip Carlo returns with a hair-raising portra...
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78,02 zł |
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Wanted: Gentleman Bank Robber. the True Story of Leslie Ibsen Rogge, One of the FBI's Most Elusive Criminals
ISBN: 9780615268453 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What do you think of when you hear about someone on the FBI's Most Wanted List? Hardened criminals, without morals or any sense of right and wrong, ready to solve a dispute with a gun, right? But what if things weren't that cut and dried? What if the nice guy you hired to hook up your cable was Number Seven on the FBI's list? Les Rogge looks and acts just like your next- door neighbor. Yet in twenty years he may have robbed more banks than Jesse James and Bonnie and Clyde put together-without firing a shot. Caught and put in jail twice, he escaped-and went sailing around the Caribbean with...
What do you think of when you hear about someone on the FBI's Most Wanted List? Hardened criminals, without morals or any sense of right and wrong, re...
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69,16 zł |
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Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory
ISBN: 9781449513443 / Angielski / Miękka / 342 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This biography explores the life of the 16th-century "Blood Countess" of Hungary, Erzsebet Bathory. Reputed to be both a vampire and the world's worst female serial killer, she allegedly bathed in the blood of her 650 victims. Based on newly-found source material, translated into English for the first time, this book explores the actual life and trial of Countess Bathory, through letters, documents, and trial transcripts.
This biography explores the life of the 16th-century "Blood Countess" of Hungary, Erzsebet Bathory. Reputed to be both a vampire and the world's worst...
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113,61 zł |
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They Call Me Doc: The Story Behind The Legend Of John Henry Holliday
ISBN: 9780762760466 / Angielski / Miękka / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. John Henry 'Doc' Holliday was a man of education and refinement who went west after contracting tuberculosis both hoping to find a cure in the prairie air and perhaps escaping his stolid homelife for the more adventurous frontier.
John Henry 'Doc' Holliday was a man of education and refinement who went west after contracting tuberculosis both hoping to find a cure in the prairie...
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73,50 zł |
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