True stories Books

The Roots of Violent Crime in America is criminologist Barry Latzer's comprehensive analysis of crimes of violence--including murder, assault, and rape--in the United States from the 1880s through the 1930s. Combining the theoretical perspectives and...

“Disconnected/Reconnected” is a collection of writing from prisoners at Lancaster State Prison in Los Angeles County exploring how pain and trauma lead to incarceration, and how love and meaningful reflection lead to healing. The program at...

The Jerilderie Letter Part Two: Australia's Corrupt Prime MinistersFrom the back cover:Australia's democracy was stolen long ago, if we ever had one, by corrupt political parties who are pillaging Australia's assets, at times using corrupt police and...

Was it an accident, suicide, or something more sinister?It takes just seconds for someone to die. But sometimes years later, questions remain: was it an accident, suicide, or something far more sinister?An elderly couple having an illicit affair...

A STEP-BY-STEP ACCOUNT OF A PLANET'S "TAKEOVER"Written under the guise of a Sci-Fi thriller, this little book ends up revealing more than just a riveting exposé. It soon reveals the very mysteries our civilization has been searching for, for...

Welcome to the world of the Philadelphia Lawyer-a man of two identities. By day he is a mild-mannered attorney, one who has practiced in a wide variety of legal fields from criminal to corporate to personal injury, earning himself a stellar reputation in...

The former commander of coalition forces in Iraq reports back from the front lines of the global war on terror to provide a comprehensive and chilling exploration of America's historic military and foreign-policy blunder.With unflinching candor,...

Novelist Anne Bernays and biographer Justin Kaplan -- both native New Yorkers -- came of age in the 1950s, when the pent-up energies of the Depression years and World War II were at flood tide. Written in two separate voices, Back Then is thecandid,...

A fascinating true-crime narrative about the first rabbi ever accused of murder and what the case says about the role of clergy in America.On the evening of November 1, 1994, Rabbi Fred Neulander returned home to find his wife, Carol, facedown on the...

This is not your father's warThis is Iraq, where a soldier's first duty is reinforcing his Humvee with sheet metal and sand bags. Or, in the absence of plumbing, burning barrels of human waste. Where any dead dog on the side of the road might be...

Here is the shocking true saga of the Irish American mob. In Paddy Whacked, bestselling author and organized crime expert T. J. English brings to life nearly two centuries of Irish American gangsterism, which spawned such unforgettable characters as Mike...

While it's likely most of us have never wanted to go to war and face combat, many of us are nevertheless fascinated by the experiences of men and women who have.This book is about a man who served as a rifleman in World War II, and was one of the first...

In Divine Turbulence, little six-year-old Gary loses his mother and stepfather to murder-suicide on a U.S. Army base in Germany. Shipped back to the States, he's launched from the frying pan into a fiery den of torture, abuse, and enslavement...

Sometimes, the worst combat injuries are to the soul. Mustafa needed to die...and Chief needs to learn how to live. After a thirty-year career in covert ops, Chief comes home to confront his greatest challenge: the high-stakes battle of Ft. Living Room...

Jessica Renee was 11 years old when her stepfather began routinely raping and sexually assaulting her. Only when she was 15 and her boyfriend asked the right questions did the truth come to light-a terrible truth that her mother chose not to believe...

In the spirit of Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips and When Life Gives You Pears, The Mother of All Fights is an unflinching, practical, inspirational, and ultimately uplifting story of survival and renewal in the face of a devastating health crisis. Erin Soto...

Yankel's simple life is upended when the Nazis invade Romania in this biographical novel. As the fascist dictator Ion Antonescu imposes increasingly ruthless antisemitic edicts, the horrors of the Holocaust are visited on Romania's Jewish community...

Hands Up: Or, Thirty-Five Years Of Detective Life In The Mountains And On The Plains. Reminiscences By General D. J. Cook, Chief Of The Rocky Mountain Detective Association. Compiled By John W. Cook. A Condensed Criminal History Of The Far West.This book...

In 1909, Augusta Fullam, an English memsahib in Meerut, shocked polite English society by falling in love with Dr Clark, an Anglo-Indian of dubious reputation. Clark had long been unhappy in his marriage and upon meeting her, he instigated the double...

The first emperor of France and one of the shrewdest military leaders of all time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) eventually came to control much of Europe. In Simply Napoleon, authors J. David...

The author of this heart-pounding true story knows what that's like.Even though he can't justify the endless stream of bad choices he made from the age of 12 well into adulthood-choices that ultimately landed him in prison-he is determined now to make...

Three weeks after Pearl Harbor, a dental student and a college coed were married in Brooklyn. As the groom was also in the naval reserves, Japan's attack was to have a profound effect on the lives of these newlyweds, as it would for so many who served...

After the fall of Khartum in January 1885, various attempts were from time to time made to effect the release of some of the European prisoners who had fallen into the Mahdi's hands during the early stages of the Sudan revolt.These attempts were for the...

The final defeat of the Sikhs of the PunjabThis book, originally humbly and ambiguously titled 'Four Year's Service in India', is a treasure trove for students of the Sikh Wars and of the experiences of an ordinary soldier of the early Victorian age who...

The second volume of Ruxton's classic account of the great frontierThis is young Frederick Ruxton's second volume of his Western frontier adventures. Readers may be confused by the many titles this author's work have been given. These have occurred...

A classic account of the Mexican War by an American horse soldierThe author of this book-now rare and hard to find on the antiquarian book market-has left posterity a substantial and in depth insight into the war between the United States and Mexico. He...

The voice of an ordinary English infantryman during the Napoleonic WarsYoung William Wheeler's first experience of military life was within the ranks of the Surrey Militia, but he found peace time soldiering too tame and transferred to the 51st-a 'light...

Jack Dawe is an unconventional street cop. His ability to not act or look like a 'Copper' enabled him to infiltrate the drug networks of the UK. This no holds barred, explosive and at times humorous account of undercover policing takes the reader through...

Discover the most infamous Mexican killers in perfectly-illustrated detail. People have an obsession with serial killers, giving them a cult-like following from those with a morbid fascination. With their crimes going down in history, so many people...

Rosemarie Smith has written her autobiography in three parts; Little Molly, Molly II: Am I who I should be? and Molly III: The Untold Story.Having suffered, child abuse she reached a point where she had totally given up on life and felt that the long...

Yes, there's a serial killer in this story, along with a Hollywood producer, an adventure in Europe, and my introduction into a life of crime by the daughter of a prominent actor. It's a true story too. I present it to you as journal entries, almost...

I was a young girl wanting nothing more than to be loved.  From an early age, until I found recovery, my voice was silent, unless I was drunk and angry. I became violent. I became someone I hated, but also someone who realized that I had the gift of...

This story is all about the business man and certain mishaps which happened in his life. And the investigation of the past and present incident which happened in the main characters life

This is the sweet and bitter story of the Tungsten Mine. The story takes in the amazing life of Frank Arnold, the long-time caretaker who made the Tungsten Mine his home for twenty years. He wandered the vast eastern Cascades in what we now call the...

At last! After a lifetime of silence; a man‑ who actually knew the ZODIAC KILLER steps from the shadows and tells his story. Finally we hear the REAL truth about the ZODIAC KILLER. This is the true story of America’s most methodical planner and...

Vietnam Revisited shares the personal stories of America’s sons and daughters who fought the most unpopular war in our nation’s history. They answered America’s call to arms to fight the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.While...