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Books > Fiction > True stories
Highlighted in this book are more than 250 unsolved murder cases
from across North America with rewards totalling some $5.5 million.
Investigators are hoping people will have information that will
help solve some of these cases which are on the files of police
agencies and Crime Stoppers units in the United States and Canada.
These victims and their families require justice and are hoping
those who know who is responsible will come forward and identify
the killers.
During her career, Julie Grace worked for several political
icons, including Paul Simon, Alan Dixon, Joseph Kennedy, Walter
Mondale, and Jimmy Carter. In 1991, she accepted a job with "TIME"
magazine, where she specialized in social issues and was touted as
one of "TIME"'s best human drama reporters.
Although Julie appeared to have a solid career, her world began
to crumble when the stresses of her job became more than she could
handle. In order to cope, she turned to alcohol. Eventually her
addiction cost her the job. It was then that she sought help in an
alcohol rehabilitation program. There, she met George Thompson, and
they soon developed an extremely close relationship.
Unfortunately, the relationship was rocky and George physically
abused Julie on numerous occasions. Tragically, on May 20, 2003,
the abuse ended when Julie died three days after one of their
abusive encounters. George initially confessed to her murder but
when his case went to trial, he was convicted of involuntary
manslaughter rather than first degree homicide.
Ruth Grace, Julie's mother, was shocked. She blamed the Illinois
judicial system for miscarriage of justice. Now, with the help of
author Nancy Hoff man, she examines her daughter's case in detail.
Read the witnesses testimonies and judge for yourself-"Was Justice
Served?"
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The Letter
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Ralph Arbitelle
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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.
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.
Uit die aard van hul hoogs geheime werk heers groot
geheimsinnigheid oor die Recce's, maar nou het een van hulle - Koos
Stadler - sy ervarings neergepen. Die boek bied 'n onthullende blik
op die lewe van 'n Recce, op hul amper bomenslike fisieke vermoens
en kameraderie. Verwag naelbyt-aksie en dramatiese verhale.
In 2018 Captain Louis Rudd MBE walked into the history books when he
finished a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica, pulling a 130 kg
sledge laden with his supplies for more than 900 miles. Louis’ skills
had been honed in the SAS, on operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, but
now – in the most hostile environment on earth – they would be tested
like never before. Alone on the ice, Louis battled through whiteouts,
50 mph gales and temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius. It would take all
his mental strength to survive.
In this gripping book Louis reveals how a thirst for adventure saw him
join the Royal Marines at sixteen and then pass the SAS selection
course at only twenty-two. He describes his first gruelling polar
expedition with legendary explorer Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley in
2011 and the leadership challenges he faced a few years later when he
led a team of Army Reservists across Antarctica. And he takes us with
him step by painful step as he pushes himself to the limit, travelling
alone on his epic and lonely trek across the continent’s treacherous
ice fields and mountains.
With edge-of-the-seat storytelling, Endurance is an awe-inspiring
account of courage and resilience by a remarkable man.
It was Christmas 1942 when eleven young women boarded the troopship
Strathaird and braved the attentions of U-Boats in the deep
Atlantic. Borrowing a cricketing phrase, they called themselves the
First Eleven. But they were not the first to arrive at the Special
Operations Executive's secret North African base near Algiers.
Code-named Massingham, it was formed by SOE to spearhead subversion
and sabotage in what Winston Churchill called 'the soft underbelly'
of Europe. Massingham was hidden away at the Club des Pins, a
former luxury resort nestling among pines next to a Mediterranean
beach. By the time SOE had got to work, there was little luxury
left. Setting the Med Ablaze tells the true stories of the men and
women of Churchill's secret base. Its life was short. Less than two
years after its formation, its job was done. But Massingham played
a key role in the Allied offensive in the Mediterranean islands,
Italy and France. If you enjoy historical nonfiction, this book is
for you.
Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia and into Singapore, a village is ransacked. Only three survivors remain, one of them a tiny child.
In a neighbouring village, seventeen-year-old Wang Di is bundled into the back of a troop carrier and shipped off to a Japanese military rape camp. In the year 2000, her mind is still haunted by her experiences there, but she has long been silent about her memories of that time. It takes twelve-year-old Kevin, and the mumbled confession he overhears from his ailing grandmother, to set in motion a journey into the unknown to discover the truth.
Weaving together two timelines and two life-changing secrets, How We Disappeared is an evocative, profoundly moving and utterly dazzling novel heralding the arrival of a new literary star.
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.
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
This Sunday Times bestseller is a shocking and at times darkly
funny account of life as a prison officer in one of the country's
most notorious jails. 'Authentic, tough, horrifying in some places
and hilarious in others . . . the author's honesty and decency
shine through' - Jonathan Aitken ______________ Neil 'Sam' Samworth
spent eleven years working as a prison officer in HMP Manchester,
aka Strangeways. A tough Yorkshireman with a soft heart, Sam had to
deal with it all - gangsters and gangbangers, terrorists and
psychopaths, addicts and the mentally ill. Men who should not be
locked up and men who should never be let out. He tackles cell
fires and self-harmers, and goes head to head with some of the most
dangerous men in the country. He describes being attacked by
prisoners, and reveals the problems caused by radicalization and
the drugs flooding our prisons. As staffing cuts saw Britain's
prison system descend into crisis, the stress of the job - the
suicides, the inhumanity of the system, and one assault too many -
left Sam suffering from PTSD. Strangeways by Neil Samworth is a
raw, searingly honest memoir that is a testament to the men and
women of the prison service and the incredibly difficult job we ask
them to do. ______________ 'A frequently shocking read' - Daily
Express
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The Enigma
(Hardcover)
James Clemon, Gilles Monif
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