True stories Books

Young Pie Face was born with a heart of gold in a world so cold. Being the eldest of five, he begins working at age eight, later he becomes a bootlegger. When trouble arises, he is now forced to ride the deadly rails at the age of thirteen. Come ride...

'TURN NINE EXECUTE' is a memoir of the actual humorous and serious incidents which occurred on the destroyer U.S.S. GOODRICH DDR - 831, during the period of 1952 through 1956. This is not a military document, but rather the recollections of the author,...

It was one of the bleakest times in US history, the Great Depression. People were desperate, some to believe neighbors would help each other while others were desperate to claw their own way to survival, no matter the cost. High in the Cascade Mountain...

In Not Guilty by Reason of Afghanistan: And Other True Stories, John H. Richardson displays the detached, nonjudgmental, observational eye of the perpetual outsider. He's curious and smart, a realist with a spiky, mordant sense of humor; a truth-seeker...

THIS IS THE STORY of an honest cop. Lewis Valentine was just that. He had no illusions. He was not anything else and did not want to be anything else. He was a modest man. Anyone can tell that when he reads the pages of his story. He served during a...

The Murdered Dead Speak: Murder Never Dies is a captivating journey into the unknown, blending true crime narratives with the supernatural and offering readers a glimpse into the shadows of the past. As the Venetian Medium bridges the gap between this...

On an unseasonably warm April evening in 2001, the headless body of a tiny girl was found discarded in a makeshift dump site in the woods on the southeast side of Kansas City, Missouri. One long night turned into four long years for Sgt. David Bernard...

An Outrageous Theory For Murder!On December 9, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham, NC home. Her scalp was laced with deep incisions, and her blood was strewn from outside to inside the house. The...

Strange things occur at different stages every night It's our job to catch these vultures, especially on the internet. We must continue to spread knowledge, gain understanding and stand for it.

12 Twisted True Crime Stories of Murder and DeceptionVolume 9 of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2022)Readers Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon & GoodreadsIf you're a fan of true crime, you're undoubtedly familiar with...

12 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon and GoodreadsFifth Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2020)Those of you familiar with my previous books in the True Crime Case...

12 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon and GoodreadsSeventh Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2021)If you're familiar with the previous books in the True Crime Case...

12 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and MayhemVolume 10 of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2022)Readers Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon & GoodreadsTrue crime is not for everyone. But chances are, if you've...

12 True Crime Stories of Murder & MayhemReaders Love This Series - Over 7,000 Five-Star Ratings on Amazon and GoodreadsSixth Book of the True Crime Case Histories Series (2021)As with the previous volumes of True Crime Case Histories, I use this...

A gripping tale, beautifully told."My Appalachian Trail is an epic autobiography of love and family, as well as a portrayal of Dale Hall's dedication to Earth's land, water, and wildlife. The author's book is one of respect, honesty, and...

As a young, 17-year-old soldier, Albert Lifschultz was on his way to Bastogne to support the Battle of the Bulge during World War II. After he successfully parachuted with his company, he stepped on a land mine while on the march to Bastogne.Wounded,...

In 1997, on a five-hour car trip, Victoria's grandfather, Eugen, began to tell a story from his past. Soon Victoria began to document her grandparents' lives . . . -Growing up under the Nazi dictatorship-Struggling through the war-Eugen on the front...

H. D. Baumann, an established author, exposes the rumors, politically-inspired falsehoods, criminal mischief, false leads, and conspiracies revolving around the last days of the most despised person of the twentieth century. His fascinating and cogent...

"Sailor's Mail isn't just a war story, it's a love story."Sixty-three years after Homer Norris served in the United States Navy, his daughter discovered a family trunk filled with memorabilia from the 1940s, and skillfully reconstructed her parents'...

An action-mystery, set in breezy Florida, stars a former Marine.Chessie Partin is a 34-year-old ne'er-do-well living in her hometown of Vero Beach after a four- year stint with the Marines, now studying archaeology. She lives with her brother, Reading, a...

Like many post-9/11 combat veterans, JT Blatty struggled to regain her sense of purpose in the first years returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2018, a chance encounter brought her to Ukraine, drawn in by the familiarity of war and those who...

When Rob Ferguson went off to the five former Soviet 'Stans of Central Asia to work on a project to save the rapidly disappearing Aral Sea, he expected to have challenges and adventures, but he didn't anticipate ending up a suspect in a brutal murder...

The author's upbringing journey provided him with unique tools to understand and help the human soul.Raised by a father battling undiagnosed mental illness, he learned the virtues of stoicism and warmth, transforming his pain into a source of strength...

Some 600 young Australians served with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps (RFC) during the Great War, many losing their lives. One young fighter-pilot from Melbourne who gave his life was 2nd Lt Lyle Buntine MC, the son of the Principal of Caulfield...

Der australische Autor Arthur Upfield hatte bereits drei Romane geschrieben, arbeitete aber zusätzlich als Grenzreiter am kaninchensicheren Zaun im Outback Westaustraliens. Bei den Recherchen zu einem neuen Kriminalroman mit seinem Aborigine Kommissar...

The name of the book, 'FROM BAGGY GREENS TO A BLUE SUIT' was decided upon by the Author having served as an Infantry Soldier with the 4th Royal Australian Regiment from 1964-1969. After a two year break from Army Service the Author decided to re-enlist,...

Exhumation of A Murder is a comprehensive study of the case of Major Armstrong, the celebrated Hay Poisoner, one of the most notorious murderers of the twentieth century and the only solicitor ever to hang. It is one of those classic old-fashioned...

A Promise Too Big is a captivating memoir that speaks to the indomitable human spirit of never giving up. It is an inspiring story of how a young man, against all odds, found ways to overcome overwhelming adversities to fulfil a precious promise. At...

Demetrios (Jim) Angelis no es un criminal típico: un cristiano ortodoxo griego religioso nacido en Montreal, un hombre respetuoso de la ley, un padre cariñoso de dos hijos, con dos títulos de maestría en administración y que habla cuatro idiomas, y que...

2024 International Book Awards (IBA) Winner in Biography2024 National Indie Excellence Awards (NIEA) Winner in Biography and Finalist in United States History 2024 Eric Hoffer Book Award Montaigne Medal Finalist (awarded to the most...

Do you want to find out which family served as inspiration for the acclaimed TV show The Sopranos?Within these pages is a riveting and in-depth exploration of the shadowy history of the DeCavalcante family, from their origins to their ultimate downfall...

Due to differences of political convictions, religious beliefs, and cultural traditions, the Republic of Yugoslavia broke up in 1991, as Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia fought for autonomy and independence...

The Andy and Annie story is about the passing of his first wife. They had been married for nearly 60 years. It goes from despair to a wonderful happiness with his second wife, depicting the fact that life goes on and it can again be happy.

Hiding who you are can't help but alter the course of your life-and in some cases, it can even kill us or those we hold most dear. In this memoir of her twenty-two-year career in the U.S. Navy, retired Senior Chief Karen Solt shines a light on the heavy...

"I shall never, sir, be worthier . . . than I am now. I shall never cure myself of an impetuosity which is all the more dangerous because I believe its motive is sacred."-Napoleon Bonaparte, A Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by Ida TarbellA Life of Napoleon...

"I should say that one of the inducements to making these inquiries into personal identification has been to discover independent features suitable for hereditary investigation."-Sir Francis Galton, "Personal Identification and Description" (1889)In...

The dramatic story of a young man who grew up in a very dangerous part of town. A place where crime was commonplace and where most of the young boys and girls would do time in the juvenile reform system and many growing up only to serve time in prison...

Honor My Father is a true story of how college men came to the US Navy as reservists, instructed by the officers from Annapolis, and teamed together. It brings their many personal stories of interactions with my dad (Air Defense Commander), serving...

I would not have survived my struggle with mental illness without my faith and more specifically my relationship with Jesus. He has been the secret weapon I have relied upon to fight this battle and gain the victory. I would have followed my father and...

This book was published in tribute to Khalid Bin Al-Waleed, whom is believed to be "the greatest military general in history", and who campaigned in the Middle East about 630-650 C.E. The biography of Khalid came from Hafiz Ibn Kathir and...

This poignant, sad, and sometimes funny story of a liberal-minded young man tells how he was raised in a race-unconscious home, only to find himself serving in a conservative right-wing military. Pierre van Blommestein shares his incredible true story in...

"The Cold War for Information Technology is a captivating new book that uncovers a little-known but vital battle to gain control over IT development that took place in the final two decades of the 20th century. As you might expect, intelligence agencies...

Smalls' Run ... May 13, 1862 ... Escape from Slavery! is the powerful account of a little-known escape that occurred in Charleston, South Carolina - smack in the heart of the Confederacy, early in the Civil War. Robert Smalls, a young slave harbor pilot,...