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The only inside account of the Fritzl case - Josef Fritzl's
horrific incarceration of his daughter in a windowless dungeon for
24 years and the seven children he fathered with her - from the
journalists who helped to break the story. Until April 19 2008,
Josef Fritzl seemed like an upstanding member of the community in
the Austrian town of Amstetten: an ideal father and successful
businessman who had worked his way up from humble beginnings to
become a role model of respectability. Yet for over two decades he
had been living a double life of unimaginable and unparalleled
horror. In 1984 he had drugged his 18-year-old daughter, Elisabeth,
and dragged her into a purpose-made prison under the house that he
had spent five years preparing. He held her captive there for 24
years and raped her frequently. Fritzl initially kept his daughter
chained to a bed and forced her to re-enact scenes from
pornographic films he projected in the cellar. Three months into
her incarceration Elisabeth miscarried what would have been her
first child. Over the next 18 years in the cellar she bore her
father seven children - six of whom survived. Lisa, Monika and
Alexander were taken 'upstairs' to live with their grandmother.
Michael died after birth. Kerstin, Stefan and Felix were never to
see daylight, trapped with their mother in the five-room cellar.
This bold and forensically-researched study sheds new light on the
mind and the psychological development of the man who became one of
the most unique and frightening criminals in history. It includes
new information on the bizarre formative experiences that shaped
his pathology and argues that his crimes, though unthinkable, were
in many ways inevitable. Stefanie Marsh and Bojan Pancevski were
the first English-speaking reporters to break the case and were
there as the police uncovered the dungeon. They draw on previously
unreleased testimonies from the trial as well as exclusive
interviews and documents including confidential official files on
the case to give the only complete and authoritative account of the
forces that drove Fritzl to create another world, far from the
light, in which his fantasies of control could be played out.
A shocking and sizzling look at life as a sex addict. Shelley
Matthews is married to her job as a journalist at a glossy women's
magazine. Which is just as well as she hasn't had sex for over a
year. But when her editor decides a re-vamp of the magazine is
needed, Shelley is forced to go undercover - as a sex addict...
Attending therapy sessions, Shelley meets a whole host of
extraordinary characters. There's: Cian, lead singer of a hot new
band, enjoying ALL the trappings of fame. Dominatrix Abigail, who
finds that inflicting pain has become a necessary part of sex.
Will, family man and serial adulterer. He knows his marriage is in
jeopardy but he just can't help himself. Former porn star Rose who
is only aroused when the cameras are rolling. Cliff and Cheryl, a
swinger couple who prefer sleeping with strangers rather than with
each other. Can Shelley keep her secret from the others as well as
writing the story of the year? And most importantly can she keep
her cool - and chastity - intact? And does she really want to?
One of the most famous writers of all time, George Orwell's life
played a huge part in his understanding of the world. A constant
critic of power and authority, the roots of Animal Farm and
Nineteen Eighty-Four began to grow in his formative years as a
pupil at a strict private school in Eastbourne. His essay Such,
Such Were The Joys recounts the ugly realities of the regime to
which pupils were subjected in the name of class prejudice,
hierarchy and imperial destiny. This graphic novel vividly brings
his experiences at school to life. As Orwell earned his place
through scholarship rather than wealth, he was picked on by both
staff and richer students. The violence of his teachers and the
shame he experienced on a daily basis leap from the pages,
conjuring up how this harsh world looked through a child's innocent
eyes while juxtaposing the mature Orwell's ruminations on what such
schooling says about society. Today, as the private school and
class system endure, this is a vivid reminder that the world Orwell
sought to change is still with us.
The story of the 1998 Sydney to Hobart boat race - the most
dramatic in yacht racing history The waters between Sydney and
Hobart are famously treacherous. No one is fooled by the clear
skies. In the hours before the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race, skippers
gathered for a weather briefing. An intense low pressure was
predicted, but three different forecasts disagreed about the exact
course of the stormy weather. No one was unduly alarmed and all
decided to sail. But within hours the yachts were confronted with
hurricane-force winds and waves the height of a five-storey
building. Six sailors died; fifty-five were pulled from the water.
Of the 115 boats that started, just 43 would finish. In Hobart a
memorial service replaced the legendary parties that normally
follow the race. By focussing on a handful of yachts and those who
crewed them, Bruce Knecht brilliantly recreates those dramatic
hours and the stomach wrenching fear of those caught in the eye of
the storm, battling, some forlornly, for their lives.
"This is the Zodiac speaking. I like killing people because it is
so much fun...the most thrilling experience..." This shocking true
crime classic is now a major movie. A sexual sadist, the Zodiac's
pleasure was torture and murder. He taunted the authorities with
mocking notes telling where he would strike next. The official
tally of his victims was six. He claimed 37 dead. He was never
caught. Author Robert Graysmith tells the inside story of the hunt
for the hooded killer, and finally reveals his possible true
identity. The new movie "Zodiac" is based on this book. Directed by
David Fincher ("Fight Club"), it stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Graysmith
himself, Robert Downey Jr and Chloe Sevigny.
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