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Get the Summary of Ann Rule's A Rose for Her Grave in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "A Rose for Her Grave" chronicles the chilling true story of Randy Roth, a man whose manipulative and controlling nature led to the suffering and death of women in his life, echoing the Bluebeard legend. Janis Miranda, a single mother, fell for Randy's charms and married him, despite friends' warnings. As their marriage progressed,...
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"Never Answer to a Whistle "It was meant to be a simple task of repossessing an executive jet from Nigeria...Mike became embroiled in a mess created by an English aristocrat involved in illegal currency dealing.At the same time, Mossad agents were plotting the kidnapping of a Nigerian diplomat in Kensington.To escape certain death from two groups of very angry Nigerians, Mike took off from Lagos International Airport, without permission, only to have...
3) Exposed
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Think your child is safe surfing the Web? Think again, says R. Stephanie Good in this chilling expose and personal memoir about her efforts with the FBI to bust child sex predators. Posing as a young girl, Stephanie has helped the federal government catch everyone from common perverts to Fortune 1000 executives, even an executive from a children's cable television channel. Stephanie reveals the near-tragic personal story that compelled her into this...
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This chilling collection of murder cases delves into some of the villainous deeds that have taken place in Scunthorpe's past. Among those featured are a woman who beat her teenage daughter to death for refusing to get out of bed, a steelworker who stabbed two people before barricading himself and his children in his home, and a policeman who strangled his wife and set up the crime scene to make it look like the work of an intruder. Illustrated with...
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About the Book The Armenian Genocide traces developments which led to the arrest, detention, and finally, the release of Young Turks and their allies accused of committing war crimes during and after World War 1 against the Christian population of Ottoman Turkey – and most notably Armenians. The primary focus of Walter Bandazian's work concerns the role played by British authorities in the Near East in addressing the Armenian Genocide and initiating...
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La obra periodística más influyente de la historia, que acabó con un presidente y que ganó del premio Pulitzer.
"El libro que acabó con un presidente... Tal vez la obra periodística más influyente de la historia." Así definió la revista Time este libro, publicado por primera vez en 1974, ganador del premio Pulitzer y considerado como uno de los 100 mejores libros de no ficción de todos los tiempos. "Todos los hombres del presidente" vuelve...
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This story is about an inner city youth fighting day to day for survival in the ghetto streets. Mentally scarred. Raised in his neighborhood to be a general. Since his birth he was taught to be willing to give his life to the neighborhood. To put his life on the line no matter what the circumstances. Rather it be jailed by way of death row, a sentence of life in the penitentiary, or death on the streets. Always be willing to risk it all no matter...
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Somerset Murders brings together numerous murderous tales that shocked not only the county but also made headlines throughout the country. They include the cases of Elizabeth and Betty Branch, a mother and daughter who beat a young servant girl to death in Hemington in 1740; 13-year-old Betty Trump, whose throat was cut while walking home at Buckland St Mary in 1823; factory worker Joan Turner, battered to death in Chard in 1829; George Watkins, killed...
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Winning a new job can be a challenge. Jobs are changing worldwide. Technological change, globalization and economic disruptions like recessions all have an impact. Workforces are becoming increasingly mobile with frequent job changes.
This book will help you develop the skills and documents for successful job hunting. It provides expert advice, resources and support. It also helps you develop your resumé, social media bio and interview skills....
11) True Crime Redux
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"More than a witness but less than an active participant, I was a bit actor whose role in the crime shaped my life."
So writes Stephanie Kane, who here recounts the dramatic events that forever fractured the lives of the Frye family as well as her own.
The murder of Betty Frye goes unpunished for decades. Kane, ex-wife of Betty's son Doug, finally decides to tell her story by fictionalizing the events she witnessed as well as those about which she...
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Days after his seventeenth birthday, Edward Siedle received a series of cryptic messages indicating his father had suddenly disappeared in a remote region of Uganda, East Africa. Robert Siedle was last seen badly beaten at a Ugandan Army barracks, where he was captured while investigating a brutal massacre of hundreds of soldiers by President Idi Amin.
His disappearance, which was reported in Newsweek magazine within days, alerted the world that...
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À 11 ans, Mary Bell imagine des jeux divertissants. Ce qui la fait bien rire? Étrangler les bambins du voisinage.
Le petit James, deux ans, échappe à la surveillance de sa mère. Il est retrouvé sans vie et affreusement mutilé sur une voie ferrée. Ses bourreaux? Deux gamins de 10 ans.
Lundi matin, 8 h 30. La cloche sonne à l'école. Pour Brenda Ann Spencer, 16 ans, c'est l'heure de tirer sur les élèves.
La jeune Wendy Gardner n'a que faire...
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London Times journalist John Follain presents the most comprehensive account of the most publicized and controversial trial in a decade
Shortly after 12:30pm on November 2, 2007, Italian police were called to the Perugia home of twenty-one-year-old British student Meredith Kercher. They found her body on the floor under a beige quilt. Her throat had been cut.
Four days later, the prosecutor jailed Meredith's roommate, American student Amanda Knox,...
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He had lived for centuries, but he never felt alive. He was a vampire, but not by choice. He was cursed by a witch who wanted to punish him for his arrogance and cruelty. She made him immortal, but with a terrible price: every 100 years, he had to kill seven people with seven different historical swords and drink a cup of their blood to survive. If he failed, he would suffer unimaginable pain and agony in hell for eternity. He had used many swords...
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En agosto de 1992 el Gobierno colombiano reactivó la unidad de operaciones especiales denominada Bloque de Búsqueda. Formada por 1500 hombres, su objetivo era capturar vivo o muerto a Pablo Escobar, jefe del cártel de Medellín, el hombre que llegaría a controlar el 80 % del mercado mundial de la cocaína, el narcotraficante más buscado del mundo y el más temido por su crueldad a la hora de enfrentar y aniquilar a sus oponentes. En Matar a...
17) Phoenix
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Twenty years have passed since Ryder Kennedy, front man for the hugely success rock and roll band "FREIGHT TRAIN" abruptly walked off the stage in Las Angeles in 1971 while performing the band's final encore song only to completely disappear. Ryder had gone into complete seclusion on a small island noted for its proximity to Cape Cod in Massachusetts, Nantucket. Ryder meets a woman who will permanently change his life, but this will come at a hefty...
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
19) Body of Proof
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The award-winning journalist and author of Dixie's Last Stand delves into a troubling murder trial gone wrong.
When Jessica O'Grady met Christopher Edwards, she was a starry-eyed Nebraska college girl in search of Mr. Right-and Edwards had a dark and deceitful soul. In May of 2006, Jessica's mystifying disappearance and a blood-soaked mattress sparked a state-wide media frenzy. Enter Douglas County Sheriff's CSI stalwart Dave Kofoed, a man so driven...
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The history of espionage accompanies humanity and all the empires that have needed to protect themselves and watch their enemies. From the Romans to the Cold War superpowers, adversary intelligence has been yet another weapon, often the instrument that has succeeded in disrupting the most elaborate military operations. At present, espionage continues alongside governments, unscrupulous businessmen, and anonymous hackers, capable of obtaining thousands...
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