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""An Iowa Boy Around The World In The Navy: 1898-1902"" is a memoir written by John W. Swift, detailing his experiences as a sailor in the United States Navy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book chronicles Swift's journey from his...

""A Historical Account Of His Majesty�������s First Or The Royal Regiment Of Foot: General George, Duke Of Gordon"" is a book written by Joseph Wetherall in 1832. The book provides a detailed historical account of the First Regiment of Foot, also known...

The Adventures Of An Officer In The Service Of Runjeet Singh V1 is a book written by Henry Montgomery Lawrence, originally published in 1845. The book is a memoir of Lawrence's experiences serving in the army of the Sikh ruler Runjeet Singh in the early...

Adventures Of An Officer In The Punjaub V1 (1846) is a book written by Henry Montgomery Lawrence, a British soldier who served in India during the 19th century. The book is a memoir of his experiences as an officer in the British Army during the First...

Das Buch ""Achim Von Anims Werke (1629)"" von Ludwig Achim von Arnim ist eine Sammlung von Werken des deutschen Schriftstellers Achim von Arnim. Es enth�����lt eine Vielzahl von Gedichten, Erz�����hlungen und Dramen, die von der Romantik und der...

On Easter Sunday 1975, James Urban Ruppert shot and killed his 11 closest relatives in what was then the largest family mass murder in the United States. The killings, which took the lives of eight children ages 4 to 17, sent shock waves through...

He was sort of out-of-control from the moment he hit the ground running. Beginning life as the Dennis-the-Menace kid growing up in Santa Clara, California, to Alaska Master Guide License #110, Jerry Jacques has lived his life one adventure after another,...

In The Sum of Me, Mark Brundage Odom embarks on a journey of introspection, delving into the whirlwind of emotions surrounding the revelation of his biological father. Anchored by his stepfather's love and name because of his mother's silence, Odom's...

Reminiscences written by a naval officer on half-pay, and originally published in the United Service Journal in 1831 and 1832. They begin with his first appointment as midshipman in 1795, and carry forward as far as 1808. These memoirs include...

Love and War from the HeartThis memoir brings to life the World War II service of the author's grandfather, J.T. Cunningham as a pilot in the China-Burma-India Theater (The Forgotten Theater). Based on nearly a thousand letters between J.T. and his wife,...

"War is hell for men. We've always known that. As you read this book, you will discover that war is hell for women too. Sara bravely walked into that hell and made a difference. Then she bravely wrote her deeply personal memoir. I applaud her raw...

In Shaken. Not Broken: Surviving the Quake Within and Without, Namrata Kohli, affectionately called Nam, delivers a gripping memoir that captures the harrowing and life-altering experience of surviving Taiwan's most devastating earthquake in a quarter of...

This is a wry but candid first-person account of the scandal surrounding the corruption of the NSW Minister for Corrective Services Rex Jackson. It is written by the then high-profile criminal defence lawyer who was jailed for his part in it. It winds...

Esta novela es la continuación de la sexta novela de E Mora un regreso gris, mientras aquella el riesgo extremo era una convicción, en esta el peligro lo constituye las libélulas, por muy inocentes, se convierten en una madeja de situaciones y emociones...

A True Crime anthology centering around women who used poison to kill their victims...Holly McFeeture was sent to prison for slowly poisoning her fiancee by giving him daily doses of antifreeze into his beverages. But did she do it? Wrongful convictions...

Edmund Lopes was as charming as they come. He could befriend any man or woman on the street with his "golden tongue". Known to tell a tall tale or two, he led a normal life until he abandoned his first wife and his children. From there, he would remarry,...

Connie stands as one of the first known modern musicians to contribute to the singer-songwriter genre. During the 1950s, she worked around New York City but was barely recognized at that time. What is perhaps better known than her music is her personal...

Laura lived in room 518 in Hill Hall dormitory, a single room at Eastern Michigan University. When she walked into her door after the secret Santa Christmas party, she called her boyfriend Travis Scott, who worked at an engineering firm, Covanta Energy,...

Amy was looking for a new lease on life when she moved to Las Vegas. She owned a successful cleaning company and developed an insatiable passion for the poker tables. She would meet Bruce Weinstein in one of the casinos and the two immediately hit it off...

Murder is rarely simple. But the complex strands of criminality that surround the almost certain death of Susan Powell serve to obscure the reality of a very tragic situation. Through a series of related causes, a mother, a father, a grandfather, an...

En este ensayo casi-autobiográfico, el autor vuelca no sólo sus 15 años de experiencia de pertenecer a una secta destructiva de la individualidad, sino los estudios ulteriores de temáticas relacionadas y de horas de entrevistas con víctimas de cultos de...

The 1950's for the United States of America is best remembered as some of the most trying times in the history of the nation. While the early 1950's saw the baby boom, the late half of the decade was marred by civil instability and mistrust. Many...

Lisa and Toby Tokes had spent a sleepless night and were becoming increasingly frantic the more they did not hear from their daughter. It was unlike Reagan to go a day without reaching to her dad, and the quiet worry that had plagued them at night...

The mysterious disappearance of vulnerable people is always a hard one to swallow. When mothers, elderly people, or children go missing, it often causes empathy and panic to both stir within the community. Perhaps the worst is when children disappear...

Small communities were regarded as safe during the 1980s. Families flocked there from large metropolitan areas in order to live comfortably and away from crime. Queensville was the ideal place for the Jessop family since they had two young children who...

Michael Gargiulo, a reasonably good looking man in his mid-40s, sits calmly staring forward listening intently to the back and forth debate that is taking place in front of him. His newly shaven head glistening slightly as cameras click incessantly in...

here's usually a certain characteristic or gender we think of when we hear the word "serial-killer," but in the case of Betty Neumar, everything changed. Most times, serial-killers are either caught or found dead before they reach senior status, but in...

The murder of Janette Roberson still haunts Reed City, a small community in Michigan. A young mother was murdered in a very mysterious way while working - in the middle of the day. And no one heard a single thing. The murder itself is a real challenge...

On August 24, 2011, Michelle Despain came home to find her husband, Marc, shot dead in the family's Arkansas home. As a real estate investor and appraiser, Marc provided his wife and kids with anything they could ever want - but while the family seemed...

McCamey, Texas. A town of less than two thousand people, out in the scorching Texas desert, where downtown is a stretch of black road with marginally more buildings on either side. McCamey is the type of town that lies, more or less, entirely forgotten...

This book answer one question. Who are the real enemies of the economy? In this story Bruno will demonstrate what the head of an exclusive private club told his partners when he was asked who were their and the world's biggest enemies. The answer was...

"The Sketcher" is Julie Riedel, the woman who sketched the first age-progression forensic drawings in the history of criminology. 10 people were murdered by the BTK serial killer, Dennis Rader, in and around Wichita, Kansas from 1974-1991. To sketch the...

"Hacia el Mañana: Historias de Supervivencia y Fortaleza" es un cautivador viaje a través de las profundidades de la resistencia humana y el inquebrantable espíritu para superar la adversidad. Cada capítulo se desenvuelve como un tapiz de valentía,...

"Toward Tomorrow: Stories of Survival and Strength" is a captivating journey through the depths of human resilience and the unwavering spirit to overcome adversity. Each chapter unfolds like a tapestry of courage, weaving together narratives of triumph...

Mukačevo in der Tschechoslowakei. Zwei junge Mädchen, Manci und Ruth Grunberger, wachsen zusammen mit ihren sechs Geschwistern in einer liebevollen, jüdischen Familie am Fuße der Karpaten auf, eine friedliche Region, bis sie von Ungarn im Jahr 1938...

Wciągająca autobiografia ocalałego z obozu koncentracyjnego Brutalnie szczera opowieść o ludzkiej wytrzymałości z czasów II wojny światowej Manny Steinberg (1925-2015) spędził swoje nastoletnie lata w nazistowskich obozach koncentracyjnych w...

Sent på fredagskvällen den 28 februari 1986 sköts Olof Palme ner på öppen gata inför över tjugo ögonvittnen. Mördaren agerade snabbt och effektivt. Efter fullbordad gärning tog han sig springande från platsen utan att lämna minsta spår efter sig. Polisen...

STREET LIFE EXPOSED!!!In "Street Life Exposed," author Joel takes readers on a rollercoaster ride through the ups and downs of urban life. He doesn't just expose the harsh realities of life on the streets - he also exposes his own flaws and bad choices...

STREET LIFE EXPOSED!!!Street life exposed: is a book based the hidden hand that controls us.. The streetlife exposed reveals the harsh realities of gang warfare, postcode and area code wars, drugs, money, Bbls and tattoos fake friends and more about the...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

WORK IS IN FRENCHThis book is a reproduction of a work published before 1920 and is part of a collection of books reprinted and edited by Hachette Livre, in the framework of a partnership with the National Library of France, providing the opportunity to...

Simon was the youngest of 11 children, born into an Old Order Amish family, after losing his mother while he was very young, his future looked grim, somehow though, he was able to overcome many of the obstacle's life threw at him. When he was a teenager,...

Love, suspicion, death, and dark family secrets are at the core of this historical crime novella. A troupe of traveling actors and a family of aristocrats find themselves trapped in a moment of unexpected peace during the Napoleonic wars. In this...

36 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder, Deception, and MayhemReaders Love This Series - Over 4,300 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon & GoodreadsThree Book Collection: Volumes 7, 8, and 9 of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2022)If you're a fan of...

A gripping and powerful story about survival on the streets. After experiencing homelessness--and more importantly, surviving the whole ordeal-this is a true account, in descriptive and sometimes graphic detail, of what it was like. It is the story...

With wit and courage, the women held as political prisoners during the military dictatorship faced a relentless force based on isolation and punishment. They resisted with ingenuity and solidarity, with letters to love which allowed them to dialogue with...