True stories Books

This is a collection of essays, musings, ideas, and general thoughts on confidence games and confidence men. Scams and the people who perpetrate them, swindlers, and confidence men can be studied, even casually, to gain a better understanding of what...

There is a saying that time brings about change, but the more things change, the more they stay the same. Jakie Ray Spencer is a Black military veteran who fought in Vietnam with Charlie company 5th and 12th, the 199th infantry brigade. He was given...

Winner of the Pen/Corvino Award for NonfictionRunner Up D. Earles Medal for First-Time MemoiristsOn an ordinary January afternoon, a disturbing revelation about his wife hurls one man into a maelstrom of public humiliation and heartbreak, and eventually...

"Scrapped captures the barren roads and fallow fields of Oswego County the way Capote captured Finney County, Kansas in In Cold Blood." -Tom Barbash, New York Times bestselling author of The Dakota WintersCriminal defense lawyer Lisa Peebles was taken...

The Keng Khanh Concentration Camp of 1975 in Laos contains political and historical knowledge telling of a remarkable life journey.It is the author's true story of how he survived the perilous and eventful years during and after the Vietnam War. Themes...

¿Has escuchado o leído el nombre miles de veces sin saber toda su historia? ¿Te gustaría conocer todo lo que se esconde detrás de este psicópata? ¿Hay manera de evitar a otros individuos como Ted Bundy de acuerdo a la psicología?  Entonces sigue...

Tammy and Nick are two hardcore partying free spirits that will take you on a ride through their twisted world of addiction. Anything from alcohol to heroin takes them on a ride in this action-packed true story about two drug users. This book is about...

There's Blood on the Streets of Mayberry...Growing UP Mayberry “Just the Facts” Volume 1 LEVERAGE gives a glimpse into the other side of America’s Hometown of Mount Airy (also known as Mayberry), North Carolina that most never...

Fighting to Live Again is about Cecil McLendon, a World War II veteran who fought in Europe in the US Army's 110th Infantry, 28th Division. The day he received his draft notice was the happiest day of his life. He spoke very little of the gory...

Turn the Lights On is based on fatherless urban youth trying to find their way through life. This includes being involved in the drug game and witnessing murder at an early age. The title Turn the Lights On is reference to the youth living life in the...

In the summer of 1928, an eleven-year-old American-born son of Greek immigrants travels with his parents and siblings to Greece to visit their family village. There, he witnesses the brutal murder of his father and grandfather by Albanian bandits who...

My Friend You is a true story chronicling a young Afro-American man's four-year tour of duty in the marine corps during the Vietnam War era. The book contains its share of wartime drama, but upon reading further, it doesn't take you long to...

Carried is a true crime story of a divorced mother’s fight to save herself and her three children from a knife-wielding fifteen-year-old intruder in her home, and her battle in the courtroom to keep their attacker from terrorizing her family again...

Joe and Vera Bailey and their four daughters got caught up in a vicious and deadly civil war in Liberia in 1990. Their daughters were fifteen, twelve, ten, and two. At that time in Liberia, Charles Taylor was trying to take over the brutal regime of...

Fraud and Corruption is at the core of financial crime by white-collar offenders. This book provides an introduction to the shadow economy and presents the theory of convenience for white-collar crime. It explains why so few are willing to blow the...

"You'll be dead or in prison by the time you're eighteen."Born into a family of addicts and abusers, Nick Darland knows what it's like to be stuck inside chaos. Physical and psychological trauma fill his childhood. He self-medicates with alcohol and...

Forget everything you think you know about psychedelics. They're not punchlines. They're not party favors for aging hippies. Instead, as Alex Abraham discovered, they are an innovative approach that can help heal trauma and chronic pain.Trauma and...

Marilyn Carlson lived in the house on Canyon Road from her birth until she married twenty-two years later. She would always have treasured family memories of birthday parties, Christmas celebrations; countless events within the walls of the...

"Under The Trestle" is the true story of the most compelling murder case in Virginia history. In 1980, beautiful Gina Renee Hall, a Radford University freshman, went to a Virginia Tech nightclub on a Saturday night. She was never seen again. Her...

In April of 2017, Jayden M. Semotan's life changed greatly. After learning his mom was being deployed for more than six months, he had so many questions. Would she die? Would she go to war? As a nine-year-old boy, he didn't know how to handle his...

Every time Matthew Altobelli tried to picture his life after high school, he couldn't see anything. But a conversation with his guidance counselor in January 2006 gave him clarity: He would join the Air Force.But after returning home from Afghanistan, he...

The military service of millions of Americans is reflected in these stories. They will put you in the middle of the action of our nation's wars.Through firsthand accounts of veterans who served during World War II, the Cold War, Korean War, Vietnam War,...

James S. Oliver grew up on the southern Philippine Island of Mindanao-hiding from World War II aggressors with his Filipino mother and three siblings.He did not know it then, but war would become a constant in his life, even after he moved to the United...

On the face of it, author Tim Daly was an unlikely candidate for undercover agent. Not only had he lived in America for less than a decade, but his strong Scottish accent was unintelligible to many Americans. At age fiftythree, he should have been...

<p><strong>Bringing the story of Julius Caesar to life in vivid detail, this fascinating history offers a compelling account of a Roman leader whose name has become synonymous with power, strategy, and ambition...

Contents Include: The Characters: The King - The Queen - The Count - Low or Loss - Comedy: Thoughts on the Present Discontent - At Napoleon's Headquarters - Talleyband and the United States of Europe - On Duty and Off - Napoleon in Dresden - The Polish...

""The Buccaneers and Marooners of America"" is a historical non-fiction book written by Howard Pyle and published in 1891. The book provides a detailed account of the notorious freebooters who operated in the Spanish Main during the 17th century. It...

How I Won My Spurs: Or A Boy�������s Adventures In The Barons������� Wars is a historical fiction novel written by John George Edgar in 1863. The story follows the adventures of a young boy named Cuthbert, who dreams of becoming a knight and serving his...

Memoirs of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith V1 is a historical book written by William Sidney Smith. The book is a detailed account of the life and career of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, a British naval officer who played a significant role in the Napoleonic Wars...

Major-General Sir Henry Hallam Parr: Recollections And Correspondence, With A Short Account Of His Two Sons, Lieutenants A. H. H. Parr And G. R. Parr (1917) is a book written by Henry Hallam Parr. The book is a memoir that provides an account of the life...

""Out of Prison"" is a memoir written by Mary Andrews Denison and originally published in 1864. The book tells the story of the author's personal experiences as a prisoner in the United States during the Civil War. Denison was a supporter of the...

""Journal of Alfred Ely: A Prisoner of War in Richmond (1862)"" is a first-hand account of the experiences of Alfred Ely, a Union soldier who was taken prisoner during the American Civil War and held captive in Richmond, Virginia. The book is a...

Memoir of Henry Compton is a book written by Charles Compton in 1879. The book is a personal account of the life of Henry Compton, who was a prominent figure in the 17th century. Henry Compton was an English bishop who served as the Bishop of London from...

Memorials of Captain Hedley Vicars, Ninety-Seventh Regiment is a book written by Catherine Marsh and published in 1863. The book is a biography of Captain Hedley Vicars, who was a soldier in the British Army's Ninety-Seventh Regiment during the mid-19th...

""Lives Of Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose And Captain James Trevenen"" is a historical book written by John Penrose in 1850. The book provides a detailed account of the lives of two naval officers, Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Vinicombe Penrose...

SORTIEFifteenth Air ForceVol. 1 No. 6 - Sunday, 28 January 1945Printed in Italy: Free DistributionVeteran Fighters Mark ProgressHold Mediterranean Record Participating in 7 Campaigns15th AAF - Completing two and half years of overseas service this month,...