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The Letter (Hardcover): Ralph Arbitelle The Letter (Hardcover)
Ralph Arbitelle
R623 R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Jump aboard and travel along on this unsettling journey through trials, convictions, incarcerations and finally that point of no return. Partner with a desperate father as he decides to take revenge on the person he holds responsible for a series of crimes that tear his life apart.

Compare your actions to those of this man and see how they affect you. What would you do? As I put this together I tried to figure what I would do and I must admit I was shocked at my reaction at times. Whatever your final decision I am sure you will have as many questions at the end as you did in the beginning.

The strange situation that I found myself in was how willing I was to accept this mans solution. I guess we all see things through our own filter and in many cases we are able to justify even the unsavory acts if they are couched in the right set of circumstances.

Good reading.

Happy Land - A Lover's Revenge - The nightclub fire that shocked a nation (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large... Happy Land - A Lover's Revenge - The nightclub fire that shocked a nation (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Oj Modjeska
R697 R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
With Malice Aforethought - The Execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Hardcover): Theodore W. Grippo With Malice Aforethought - The Execution of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (Hardcover)
Theodore W. Grippo
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

On April 15, 1920, five bandits robbed and killed a paymaster and his guard in a Boston suburb. The police charged Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti with the crime. They were local immigrant workers associated with a detested anarchist group. A year later, a jury convicted Sacco and Vanzetti of murder during a period of anti-communist hysteria in America. They were executed after six years of failed appeals, despite proven misconduct by prosecutors and the judge and a confessed participant in the crime who swore that the two Italians were not involved. Worldwide protests erupted. Millions claimed the two were framed and executed for their political beliefs.Author Ted Grippo takes the reader through the trial, disclosing and examining new documents and other recently discovered evidence supporting a conspiracy to frame Sacco and Vanzetti. While the debate over their guilt may continue for some, "With Malice Aforethought" will end the argument for many.* * * *"A comprehensive history of shocking abuses of the criminal justice system that resulted in the conviction and execution of Sacco and Vanzetti." -Greg Jones, former First Assistant US Attorney"An important story revealing the treatment of Italian immigrants in 1920s America."-Bill Dal Cerro, President, Italic Institute of America.

Growing Up Mayberry Just The Facts Volume One Leverage (Hardcover): Guy Lozier, Neil Shelton Growing Up Mayberry Just The Facts Volume One Leverage (Hardcover)
Guy Lozier, Neil Shelton
R657 Discovery Miles 6 570 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Principles of Interrogation (Hardcover): E. Anim-Danquah Principles of Interrogation (Hardcover)
E. Anim-Danquah
R688 Discovery Miles 6 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Principles of Interrogation discusses the effective and efficient application of professional attitudes and procedures in Interrogation. It places much emphasis on the efficient planning of Interrogation for the achievement of maximum best possible results, focusing on National Security Issues.

Beverly Hills Detective (Hardcover): Robert E. Downey Beverly Hills Detective (Hardcover)
Robert E. Downey
R877 Discovery Miles 8 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
One More Round - Examining a Career in the Combative Courtrooms of America (Hardcover): William C Costopoulos One More Round - Examining a Career in the Combative Courtrooms of America (Hardcover)
William C Costopoulos; Foreword by Honorable Robert a Graci
R800 R704 Discovery Miles 7 040 Save R96 (12%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes - A History of Murder and Misfortune (Hardcover): Dianna Higgs Stampfler Death & Lighthouses on the Great Lakes - A History of Murder and Misfortune (Hardcover)
Dianna Higgs Stampfler
R707 Discovery Miles 7 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Brushes with Death - The Blood of Jesus (Paperback): Richard A. Taylor Brushes with Death - The Blood of Jesus (Paperback)
Richard A. Taylor
R535 Discovery Miles 5 350 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Brushes with Death: The Blood of Jesus is an autobiographical novel detailing several dangerous encounters that the author experienced living a life of crime. The story also references the author's inner struggle of dealing with his conscience and his moral values as he battles the paradigm of doing wrong when he knows to do right. The book also alludes to the main character's faith and how it kept him safe during his waywardness. The reader travels with Slick, the protagonist as he tryies to resist temptation of money, drugs, women, gambling, guns, alcohol, sex, prison and more. The 394 page novel is factual and based on truel events. Names and some situations have been distorted to protect the innocent and the guilty. This book serves as a deterrent to those youth who are not yet enthralled in but are considering a life of crime. It also serves as encouragement to those still entwined in a life of crime and violence to digress from their actions. The book is in no way a promotion of like activities. The author hopes that his experiences will shed light on the destructiveness of drug dealing and give those who have no knowledge an inside perspective on the who's, what's, when's, where's, why's, and how's of street living. It is sophisticated but yet real; explicit but not trashy.

Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States 1889-1918 (Hardcover): Paul Finkelman Thirty Years of Lynching in the United States 1889-1918 (Hardcover)
Paul Finkelman; Naacp
R1,007 Discovery Miles 10 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF LYNCHING Published by the NAACP in 1919 to promote awareness of lynching in the United States, this seminal study provides information on the lynchings of 3,224 African-Americans between 1889 and 1918. With a new introduction by noted slave historian, Paul Finkelman. "The book reprinted here is one of the most comprehensive studies of lynching in U.S. history. The NAACP data shows that most lynchings were not about interracial sex-the great paranoia of the southern white Americans. Many blacks were lynched because they had allegedly committed murders. However, many of these "murderers" were never tried and the evidence against them was speculative at best. But other blacks were lynched for no apparent reason, or for some minor transgression of social and racial rules-as understood by whites-such as 'inflammatory language, ' 'insulting remarks to a white woman, ' 'being disreputable, ' or just 'race prejudice.' This last cause-racial prejudice-was indeed at the root of almost all lynchings of African-Americans." -- Paul Finkelman, Introduction CONTENTS Summation of the Facts Disclosed in Tables The Story of One Hundred Lynchings Appendix I-Analyses of Number of Persons Lynched Appendix II-Chronological List of Persons Lynched in United States 1889 to 1918, Inclusive, Arranged by State

The Enigma (Hardcover): James Clemon, Gilles Monif The Enigma (Hardcover)
James Clemon, Gilles Monif
R612 R556 Discovery Miles 5 560 Save R56 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Family Debt - The True Story of Giacomo Jack Bianco (Hardcover): Teresa Bianco The Family Debt - The True Story of Giacomo Jack Bianco (Hardcover)
Teresa Bianco
R415 Discovery Miles 4 150 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"The Family Debt" is a tribute to the author's father, Giacomo "Jack" Bianco. He was a man who lived his life with passion for his family, a man who worked hard at everything he did. His unselfish nature was exposed year after year, experience after experience. Giacomo was undoubtedly a family man who never let his family down; no matter the cost.

Never asking questions, he simply chose to rise to the occasion time after time to preserve the integrity of his family and to protect his personal and business interests. He didn't make excuses, he simply delivered what was required, when it was required.

Then suddenly one day the core of the family was taken forever; his life was extinguished. Over time, more questions surfaced, but unfortunately no answers or explanations. Did he know how steep the price would be to protect his family?

The detectives and investigators, they were simply told to "shelve the investigation." This happened only three days after this horrible murder, a file never to be opened again. Almost forty years later the same questions still pierce the silence once filled by a father's voice. His family's thoughts are finally revealed and shared for the first time.

Kentucky Legends and Lore (Hardcover): Alan Brown Kentucky Legends and Lore (Hardcover)
Alan Brown
R684 Discovery Miles 6 840 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
North Carolina Moonshine - An Illicit History (Paperback): Frank Stephenson Jr Mulder North Carolina Moonshine - An Illicit History (Paperback)
Frank Stephenson Jr Mulder
R533 R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Save R41 (8%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Thrill Killer of Indy - Herb Baumeister, the I-70 Killer (Hardcover): Brian Lee Tucker The Thrill Killer of Indy - Herb Baumeister, the I-70 Killer (Hardcover)
Brian Lee Tucker
R831 Discovery Miles 8 310 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Bogeyman - Stalking and Its Aftermath (Hardcover): Sherry L Meinberg The Bogeyman - Stalking and Its Aftermath (Hardcover)
Sherry L Meinberg
R725 R654 Discovery Miles 6 540 Save R71 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Zoonomia; or, the Laws of Organic Life. ... By Erasmus Darwin, ... The Second Edition, Corrected. of 2; Volume 1 (Hardcover):... Zoonomia; or, the Laws of Organic Life. ... By Erasmus Darwin, ... The Second Edition, Corrected. of 2; Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Erasmus Darwin
R1,108 Discovery Miles 11 080 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Stalking Billy the Kid (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Marc Simmons Stalking Billy the Kid (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Marc Simmons
R664 R598 Discovery Miles 5 980 Save R66 (10%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

"Having written about New Mexico history for more than forty years," explains the author, "it was perhaps inevitable that in time I should publish a few articles on Billy the Kid. After all, he is the one figure from this state's past whose name is known around the world. The Kid's career, although astonishingly short, nonetheless, left an indelible mark in the annals of the Old West. And his name, William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid, seems locked forever into the consciousness of the starry-eyed public. "Upon request," the author continues, "I was able to assemble a collection of my varied writings pertaining to some of Billy's real or imagined deeds. Each section opens a small window on an aspect of his tumultuous life, or casts light upon others whose fortunes intersected with his. In this book, I have stalked Billy in an erratic rather than a systematic way, taking pleasure merely in adding a few new and unusual fragments to his biography. I trust that readers who have a fascination with the history and legend of Billy the Kid will find in these pages something of interest and value. As Eugene Cunningham wrote more than seventy years ago, 'in our imagination the Kid still lives--the Kid still rides.'" Marc Simmons is a professional author and historian who has published more than forty books on New Mexico and the American Southwest. His popular "Trail Dust" column is syndicated in several regional newspapers. In 1993, King Juan Carlos of Spain admitted him to the knightly Order of Isabel la Catolica for his contributions to Spanish colonial history.

The Accidental Terrorist - Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary (Hardcover): William Shunn The Accidental Terrorist - Confessions of a Reluctant Missionary (Hardcover)
William Shunn
R837 Discovery Miles 8 370 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
At the Door of Memory, Aubrey Rike and the Assassination of President Kennedy (Hardcover): Aubrey Rike At the Door of Memory, Aubrey Rike and the Assassination of President Kennedy (Hardcover)
Aubrey Rike; As told to Colin McSween; Contributions by David Lifton
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

While in Trauma Room 1, Dallas, Texas, Aubrey Rike found himself at the center of an unparalleled time in history, and in doing so, assumed the unscripted yet essential role of providing selfless and heartfelt assistance to Jacqueline Kennedy.The emotional incident Aubrey shares is at times heartbreaking, and brings unashamed tears to his eyes as he relates those private moments with Mrs. Kennedy. Now a poignant memory, Aubrey s experience also reveals some less than admirable dynamics demonstrated as the result of the death of an extraordinary leader. Sherry Fiester, Editor

Hoodwinked - An American Tragedy in the Era of Donald J. Trump (Hardcover): Anthony Todd Arnold Hoodwinked - An American Tragedy in the Era of Donald J. Trump (Hardcover)
Anthony Todd Arnold
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Golden Gate Smuggling Company - A San Francisco Marijuana Empire (Hardcover): Brett Douglas The Golden Gate Smuggling Company - A San Francisco Marijuana Empire (Hardcover)
Brett Douglas
R597 R546 Discovery Miles 5 460 Save R51 (9%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Juvenile Injustice - The Chicago Story (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Jeff Benjamin Juvenile Injustice - The Chicago Story (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Jeff Benjamin
R772 Discovery Miles 7 720 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
South of the Mouth of Sandy (Hardcover): Christopher Terry Evans South of the Mouth of Sandy (Hardcover)
Christopher Terry Evans
R819 Discovery Miles 8 190 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

The May 1927 issue of True Detective magazine dealt with the shooting of Tommy Evans and subsequent investigation of the case in the Old 23rd District of Henry County, Tennessee. The True Detective article read in part, "They told me of the existence of a 'whiskey ring, ' in which it was estimated that seventy-five percent of the population ... was alleged to have been engaged in this illicit whiskey business. And it was contended that (Tommy Evans), a respectable and law-abiding citizen, member of the minority faction in the moonshine domain, had openly defied the moonshiners - had became a crusader against them - and died a martyr to the cause of his convictions. Thus the motive for the assassination of (Evans) was apparent." The magazine article quoted a Paris, Tenn., minister, J.H. Buchanan, as saying that, "There are twelve men in this immediate section ready to stand for 'four-square for the right, ' and there are twenty-five men over there, and I might be able to name them, who are banded together to protect and promulgate the liquor interests. The remaining citizens in this district are in the middle of the road - either in sympathy with the devil's gang, or they lack the courage to say where they stand." It was amid such a climate that this book is set. South of the Mouth of Sandy focuses on the Evans family that settled near the confluence of the Big Sandy and Tennessee rivers during the middle part of the 19th century. It traces the ancestry of Tommy Evans and tells the story of his death on a dirt road and the trial of his killer.

The Teddy Boy Wars - The Youth Cult that Shocked Britain (Paperback, UK ed.): Michael Macilwee The Teddy Boy Wars - The Youth Cult that Shocked Britain (Paperback, UK ed.)
Michael Macilwee
R263 R240 Discovery Miles 2 400 Save R23 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days
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