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  • Flipping Capo
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    Flipping Capo

    Séamus McElearney’s early days on an FBI organised crime squad were full of grunt work.For months he was mired in administrative tasks, including the transcription of secret recordings of the...
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  • The People vs. the Golden State Killer
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    The People vs. the Golden State Killer

    In The People vs. the Golden State Killer, Thien Ho, the current District Attorney of Sacramento, recounts his harrowing and exhilarating experience as the lead prosecutor responsible for capturing...
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  • Welcome to Japan's Dark Side
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    Welcome to Japan's Dark Side

    Explore the shocking true crime stories that have rocked Japan, revealing the hidden complexities beneath a seemingly orderly society.In this gripping collection, true crime expert Mcskyz uncovers...
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  • Matchless
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    Matchless

    **Winner, USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award 2025**Matchless tells the story of women’s golf against the backdrop of the intense rivalry between two players who set a new standard for performance –...
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  • The Bass Player
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    The Bass Player

    Stephen Travers has lived two lives. His first was as a young bass player, immersed in music, friendship, and the thrill of gigs on the road with The Miami Showband. But on July 31, 1975, that life...
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  • Night Train to Odesa
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    Night Train to Odesa

    **A BBC Radio Book of the Week****Winner, Saltire Society First Book of the Year Award**When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, millions of lives changed in an instant.Millions of people were...
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  • Three Fires
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    Three Fires

    In Three Fires, award-winning author Denise Mina re-imagines the 'Bonfire of the Vanities', a series of fires lit throughout Florence at the end of the fifteenth century – inspired by the fanatical...
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  • Running Amok
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    Running Amok

    Port Arthur 1996. Dunblane 1996. Utøya 2011. Christchurch 2019. Lewiston 2023.What drives someone to commit the unthinkable? In Running Amok, forensic psychiatrist Paul E. Mullen burrows into the...
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  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
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    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    Reader, did you ever hate? I hope not. I never did but once; and I trust I never shall again. Somebody has called it "the atmosphere of hell"; and I believe it is so. First published in 1861 under a...
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  • Drystone
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    Drystone

    Kristie De Garis spent years running – from places, people and parts of herself. But chaos always followed.When she moved to rural Scotland, she hoped to find peace. Instead, in the space and...
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  • Malcom is Missing
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    Malcom is Missing

    Based on the award-winning CBC documentary, Malcom is Missing tells the story of a single mother of two from small-town Canada who looks for her missing father in Mexico and ends up taking on one of...
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  • The Man Who Hacked the World
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    The Man Who Hacked the World

    *BASED ON ACCOUNTS FEATURED IN THE #1 NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY FILM RUNNING WITH THE DEVIL*A 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Best True CrimeJohn McAfee: internet pioneer, presidential...
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  • Give Me a Fast Ship
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    Give Me a Fast Ship

    Award-winning author, Thomas J. Cutler offers an in-depth and inspiring look at the truly heroic story of Ernest Evans and the crew of USS Johnston during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in October 1944.The...
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  • Kitty Genovese
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    Kitty Genovese

    A New York Times bestseller! Written in a flowing narrative style, Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences presents the story of the horrific and infamous...
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  • Deliberate Evil
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    Deliberate Evil

    The 1830 murder of wealthy slaver Joseph White shook all of Salem, Massachusetts. Soon the crime drew national attention when it was discovered that two of the conspirators came from Salem’s...
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  • Black Dahlia Avenger
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    Black Dahlia Avenger

    A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! THIS NEW AND UPDATED EDITION FINALLY PROVES THE SHOCKING IDENTITY OF THE BLACK DAHLIA KILLER—AND THE POLICE CORRUPTION THAT CONCEALED IT FOR SO LONG In 1947, the brutal,...
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  • Rajneeshpuram
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    Rajneeshpuram

    In 1981, ambitious young Ma Anand Sheela transported the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh to the United States to fulfill his dream of creating a utopia for his thousands of disciples. Four years...
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  • The Curse of Oak Island
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    The Curse of Oak Island

    The Curse of Oak Island is high-quality narrative non-fiction from a top-shelf journalist, extrapolated from Randall Sullivan's successful 2004 Rolling Stone article of the same title. The Oak Island...
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  • Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
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    Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

    In 1914 Sir Ernest Shackleton and a crew of 27 men set sail for the South Atlantic on board a ship called the Endurance. The object of the expedition was to cross the Antarctic overland. In October...
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  • Small Sacrifices
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    Small Sacrifices

    Somebody just shot my kids!' Diane Downs brought her car to a halt in front of a Springfield, Oregon, hospital, her three gravely wounded children beside her. Thus begins the shocking tale of a truly...
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  • Lost Horizons
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    Lost Horizons

    Living life on the edge – the memoir of a legendary AP war correspondent.This is the remarkable life story of Denis D. Gray, born Zdenek Mecir in communist Czechoslovakia, who went on to a celebrated...
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  • The Stranger Beside Me
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    The Stranger Beside Me

    The Inside Story of Serial Killer Ted BundyAnn Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her...
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  • The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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    The Battle of the Bismarck Sea

    'Readers look for and admire good writers and great writing. They will find it, in spades, in The Battle of the Bismarck Sea.' - The Canberra TimesIn the thick of World War II, during the first week...
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  • Betrayed
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    Betrayed

    WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARD FOR BEST TRUE CRIME 2023WINNER OF THE UK TRUE CRIME AWARD FOR BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 2024A relentlessly fascinating and often jaw-dropping true story of two...
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  • In Bad Faith
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    In Bad Faith

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DAVITT AWARD FOR NON-FICTIONThis powerful memoir gives extraordinary insight into a secretive sect, and the horror Dassi Erlich had to survive. Dassi's resilience and fight...
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  • Turning Point
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    Turning Point

    The Battle for Milne Bay - Japan's first defeat on land in the Second World War - was a defining moment in the evolution of the indomitable Australian fighting spirit. For the men of the AIF, the...
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  • Witness
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    Witness

    A masterful and deeply troubling expose, Witness is the culmination of five years' research for award-winninginvestigative journalist Louise Milligan.Throughout her career charting the experiences of...
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  • The Last Lecture
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    The Last Lecture

    'A phenomenon' SUNDAY TIMESA lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture'. Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them: What wisdom would we...
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  • The Tiger Man of Vietnam
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    The Tiger Man of Vietnam

    'This book drips with adventure and intrigue'THE AGEIn 1963, Australian Army Captain Barry Petersen was sent to Vietnam. It was one of the most tightly held secrets of the Vietnam War. Petersen was...
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  • The Death of Holden
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    The Death of Holden

    An extraordinary account of the impending closure of the Holden factory in Adelaide. More than the end of a business - it's the end of an era, of a story, and of a great Australian dream.When Holden...
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  • Kokoda
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    Kokoda

    Peter FitzSimons' masterful and gripping account of Australia's legendary Kokoda triumph - our most important battle.Acclaimed bestselling author Peter FitzSimons tells the Kokoda story in a...
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  • Hamilton Hume
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    Hamilton Hume

    'You almost feel you are taking that trek with the party as Robert Macklin cites the obstacles - torrential river crossings, dense bush, the Snowy Mountains and more. Macklin covers Hume's public and...
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  • Dark Paradise
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    Dark Paradise

    'A fascinating read' DAILY TELEGRAPHAren't remote South Pacific islands supposed to be paradise? Perhaps, from a distance, Norfolk Island looks a peaceful place lush with tall pines. But look closer...
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  • Roadies
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    Roadies

    This is your backstage pass to the hidden side of the music industry - the tantrums, the fights, the tensions, the indulgence, the sex, the alcohol, the drugs. The roadies see it all, and now they...
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  • My Mother's Eyes
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    My Mother's Eyes

    The disappearance of Lyn Dawson captured the world's attention. But she was far more than just the teacher's wife. Now, in this brave, emotionally powerful memoir, Lyn's daughter reclaims their story...
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  • The Cowra Breakout
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    The Cowra Breakout

    The riveting story of the missing piece of Australia's World War II history, told by bestselling historian Mat McLachlan (Walking with the Anzacs, Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide).During World War...
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  • City of Evil
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    City of Evil

    NOW A MAJOR TELEVISION SERIESThey call Adelaide the city of churches. What they forget is that every church has a graveyard - and every graveyard is full of skeletons.Adelaide, an elegantly designed,...
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  • Beyond the Badge
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    Beyond the Badge

    BEYOND THE BADGEONE MAN, TWO LIVESStep into the gripping world of law enforcement with Tony Mozingo, a former FBI agent whose journey is interwoven with homespun wisdom learned from his beloved pet...
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  • The Snowfall The Snowfall
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    The Snowfall

    In a startlingly truthful account, Mukunde Gustave "Gus" Mukurarinda shares his personal survival story of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the aftermath, and more. As a boy, Gus...
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  • My Life As An FBI Special Agent My Life As An FBI Special Agent
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    My Life As An FBI Special Agent

    The True Accounts of Relentless Pursuit of JusticeIn the third installment of the Dark Places series, FBI Special Agent Harry Trombitas unravels some of the most chilling and complex cases of his...
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  • Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up
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    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up

    Tell Your Story So They Don't Fuck It Up! is about healing, owning your pain, and flipping the script on everything that was meant to break you. It's about facing childhood trauma, betrayal,...
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  • Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up
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    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up

    Tell Your Story So They Don't F*ck It Up: Journal is about healing, owning your pain, and flipping the script on everything that was meant to break you. It's about facing childhood trauma, betrayal,...
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  • Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης
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    Οι Σιωπηλές Κραυγές της Σμύρνης

    Μια συγκλονιστική ιστορία που ζωντανεύει τη Σμύρνη, τη Βασίλισσα της Ανατολής, καθώς αναμετράται με την καταστροφή του 1922. Μέσα από τις ζωές των χαρακτήρων και τις φωνές του παρελθόντος, Οι...
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  • Le Général Bourbaki Le Général Bourbaki
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    Le Général Bourbaki

    Le Général Bourbaki, écrit par un de ses anciens officiers d'ordonnance, Louis d'Eichthal, offre un regard privilégié sur la vie et la carrière du général Charles-Denis Bourbaki. Ce récit, publié en...
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  • Churchill's Favorite Spy Churchill's Favorite Spy
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    Churchill's Favorite Spy

    She was the spy Churchill admired most-and the woman Hitler could never catch.Born a Polish countess and forged by war, Christina Skarbek defied every rule of her time. With charm as her weapon and...
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  • I Defied the Odds I Defied the Odds
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    I Defied the Odds

    In this raw and unflinching memoir, LLM lays bare a childhood forged in the crucible of poverty, abuse, and resilience in 1950s and 1960s America. Born into a welfare family with eleven siblings, she...
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