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Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir - Paperback

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by Natasha Trethewey (Author)An Instant New York Times Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2020Named One of the Best Books of the Year by: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Esquire, Electric Literature, Slate, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, and InStyleA chillingly personal and exquisitely wrought memoir of a daughter reckoning with the brutal murder of her mother at the hands of her former stepfather, and the moving, intimate story of ...

Internal Investigations of Economic Crime: Corporate Case Studies and Regulatory Policy

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Report copyright infringementby Petter Gottschalk (Author)Private internal investigations by fraud examiners is a growing business for professional services firms. This book presents evaluations of a number of investigation reports in the United States and Norway. The book discusses self-regulation and regulatory policy. Convenience theory is introduced as an integrated explanation of white-collar crime. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN P...

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie C. Fox (Author)The Book of Thieves is the allegorical tale of how a greedy few destroyed a nation called Oblivion.Oblivion was once a great place to live and work in, with excellent laws to protect everyone who worked there, and to keep conditions fair for them.Not anymore.A greedy few called Banksters cheated and stole after working harder at getting the rules changed and finding ways to simply ignore them than at earning an honest living.The Bankste...

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Report copyright infringementby Ian Wishart (Author)It is a story of Hollywood, and movie stars like David Bowie and Tatum O'Neal. It is a story of children's fairytales penned by one of Walt Disney's best-loved animators - the man who created Fantasia. It is a story of the Aga Khan, Robert Sangster, and the battle for control of the world's bloodstock industry. It is a story of men armed with Uzi machine guns, of glittering tax havens and unspeakable wealth. It is a story that begins in New ...

Beating the System: The Underground Economy

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Report copyright infringementby Carl P. Simon (Author), Ann D. Witte (Author), Ann Dryden Witte (Author)Author Biographymon /f Carl /i P. te /f Ann /i D. Number of Pages: 320 Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: February 28, 1982

The Waltham Murders: One Woman's Pursuit to Expose the Truth Behind a Murder and a National Tragedy - Paperback

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by Susan Clare Zalkind (Author)A crusade to find a killer becomes a gripping, intensely personal investigation into a shocking cold case and the radicalization of a terrorist.In September 2011, Erik Weissman and two friends were murdered in a brutal triple homicide in Waltham, Massachusetts. The case went unsolved for months and then years, with no discernible leads. Erik's friend Susan Zalkind, an investigative journalist, needed closure and knew that finding it would be up to her. As Susan ...

Desperate Rites: Astrology and the Occult in the Richard Speck Murders

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Report copyright infringementby B. D. Salerno (Author)True crime is stranger than fiction. Criminology embraces the nuts and bolts of physical evidence, timelines, and logistics, but intangible components connect on multiple levels beyond the finite and measurable. They are the realm of the occult.As a sequel to the ground-breaking analysis of the physical evidence in Richard Speck and the Eight Nurses: Deconstructing A Mass Murder, author B.D. Salerno offers insights into the metaphysical an...

The Lafferty Girl: Surviving Trauma, Abuse, and My Father's Crimes

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Report copyright infringementby Rebecca Lafferty (Author), Katie McNey (Author)The messianic beliefs of radical LDS fundamentalists Dan Lafferty and his brother Ron drove them to commit an unspeakable crime.This is a riveting, raw, and unfiltered look at the Lafferty family saga from a daughter who lived it, and of her journey to self-love and forgiveness. Rebecca Lafferty grew up with a volatile, erratic, and ultimately notorious father, Dan Lafferty. She carried the scars of her traumatic ...

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Report copyright infringementby Pete Thron (Author), Tobias Roche (Contribution by), Sharon Baum (Editor)Operation Evasion is a gritty, true-to-life law enforcement thriller based on the real-life investigation that shattered the largest passenger cocaine smuggling network ever uncovered at Miami International Airport. Written in the brutal, stripped-down voice of bestselling author and former cop Pete Thron, the book pulls no punches as it dives headfirst into a three-decade criminal saga dr...

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Report copyright infringementby Nicholas Anthony Parisi (Author)From the award-winning author of Mafia Confession: "King of Bootleggers" Murder and City of Betrayal: The Genovese Family's Springfield Crew comes his most explosive true crime chronicle yet, Outlaw Bikers and the Mob.Montreal was always a city of shadows. The cobblestones told stories, but the real power pulsed beneath, in smoky backrooms, strip-club VIP lounges, and the hush of late-night meetings where names were never said ou...

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Report copyright infringementby Curtis Malone (Author)In Duplicity: Basketball, Drugs, and My Double Life Curtis Malone offers readers a detailed look at his complicated life by sharing a powerful tale of hypocrisy, greed, betrayal, failed dreams, and renewed hope. Curtis Malone had the charisma, vision, and connections to become a giant in the world of grassroots basketball. He didn't just build teams--he built futures, transforming raw talent into college scholarships and NBA dreams. On the...

Narrative of the Shipwreck of the Brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and Murder of Five of Her Crew, by Pirates, / on the Coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824.

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Collins (Author)A gripping true account of maritime disaster and brutal violence, "Narrative of the shipwreck of the brig Betsey, of Wiscasset, Maine, and murder of five of her crew, on the coast of Cuba, Dec. 1824" recounts a harrowing episode from Caribbean history. Authored by Daniel Collins, this historical narrative details the ill-fated voyage of the brig "Betsey" and the horrific events that followed its shipwreck off the coast of Cuba. Explore a ...

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Report copyright infringementby Bj Johnson (Author)A Young Man's Living Nightmare is more than a story of domestic violence. It's also a story full of hope. Read it to find out how psychological hostages are created. But more, be inspired as BJ's will to live a life of his own rises up and sets him free.FOR BJ JOHNSON, growing up in the heat of Augusta Georgia wasn't easy. Raised by a cautious great-grandmother in a shotgun house with the windows nailed shut. BJ was usually isolated from the ...

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Report copyright infringementby Adela Rogers St Johns (Author)Final Verdict is a gripping true crime book written by Adela Rogers St. Johns, a renowned American journalist and author. The book tells the story of the sensational trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and his lover, Carole Tregoff, who were accused of murdering Finch's wife, Barbara Jean Finch.The trial, which took place in Los Angeles in the 1960s, was one of the most high-profile cases of its time, capturing the attention of the natio...

The Man in the Monster: Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer

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Report copyright infringementby Martha Elliott (Author)An astonishing portrait of a murderer and his complex relationship with a crusading journalist Michael Ross was a serial killer who raped and murdered eight young women between 1981 and 1984. In 2005, the state of Connecticut put him to death by lethal injection. His crimes were horrific, and he paid the ultimate price for them. When journalist Martha Elliott first heard of Ross, she learned what the world knew of him--that he had been ...

A Killing in Amish Country: Lies, Betrayal, and a Cold-Blooded Murder - Paperback

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by Gregg Olsen (Author), Rebecca Morris (Author)New York Times bestselling authors Gregg Olsen and Rebecca Morris investigate the 2009 death of an Amish wife and mother found murdered in her own bed. At just 30 years old, with dark-blonde hair and freckles, Barbara Weaver was as pretty as the women depicted on the covers of her favorite "bonnet" stories - romance novels set in Amish America. Barbara had everything she'd ever wanted: five beautiful children, a home, her faith, and a husband na...

Pain Hustlers: Crime and Punishment at an Opioid Startup Originally Published as the Hard Sell - Paperback

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by Evan Hughes (Author)The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers--until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. - THE BASIS FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS "Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film...A tour de force."--Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a...

Deer Creek Drive: A Reckoning of Memory and Murder in the Mississippi Delta - Paperback

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by Beverly Lowry (Author)The stunning true story of a murder that rocked the Mississippi Delta and forever shaped one author's life and perception of home. "Mix together a bloody murder in a privileged white family, a false accusation against a Black man, a suspicious town, a sensational trial with colorful lawyers, and a punishment that didn't fit the crime, and you have the best of southern gothic fiction. But the very best part is that the story is true." --John Grisham In 1948, in the mos...

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Report copyright infringementby Kurt Eichenwald (Author)From an award-winning New York Times investigative reporter comes a gripping account of one of the most captivating and bizarre tales in the history of the FBI and corporate America. It was one of the FBI's biggest secrets: Mark Whitacre, a senior executive at Archer Daniels Midland--America's most politically powerful corporation--became a confidential government witness. Putting his career and family at risk, Whitacre, along with a sma...

Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered His Father's Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success

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Report copyright infringementby Russ Buettner (Author), Susanne Craig (Author)An Instant New York Times Bestseller - A Washington Post Notable Book - A Financial Times Best Business Book of the Year "A first-rate financial thriller . . . Lucky Loser is one of those rare Trump books that deserve, even demand, to be read." -Alexander Nazaryan, The New York Times From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters behind the 2018 bombshell New York Times exposé of President Trump's finances, an explosive ...

One Nation Under Blackmail - Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime That Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein, Vol.1 - Paperback

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by Whitney Alyse Webb (Author)One Nation Under Blackmail is a damning indictment of the consequences resulting from the nearly century old relationship between both US and Israeli intelligence and the organized criminal network known as the National Crime Syndicate. This book specifically explores how that nexus between intelligence and organized crime directly developed the sexual blackmail tactics and networks that would later enable the sexual blackmail operation and other crimes of deceas...

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Report copyright infringementby David W. J. Gill (Author)Artwashing the Past: Context Matters contributes to the wider discussion about the appropriate due diligence process that should be conducted prior to the acquisition of cultural objects.Author BiographyDavid W. J. Gill is honorary professor in the Centre for Heritage at the University of Kent, and academic associate in the School of History at the University of East Anglia. He is a former Rome Scholar at the British School at Rome and ...

Through the Lens of a Monster: A Serial Killer on Death Row, an Unsolved Murder List, and an Inmate's Deadly Play for Redemption

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Report copyright infringementby William A. Noguera (Author) Number of Pages: 230 Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2025

Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America

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Report copyright infringementby Bridget Read (Author)A groundbreaking work of history and reportage that unveils the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society. "Gripping and instructive . . . lucid and engaging . . . [Bridget Read] sketches a vivid portrait of a cultish culture."--The Washington PostCompanies like Amway, Mary Kay, and Herbalife advertise the world's greatest opportunity: t...

Phake:: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines

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Report copyright infringementby Roger Bate (Author)hake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines is both a fascinating firsthand account of the counterfeit drug trade and an incisive policy analysis with important ramifications for decision makers in the U.SAuthor BiographyRoger Bate is a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He has spent years on the trail of stolen counterfeit and substandard medicines in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East,...

The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi - Paperback

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by Wright Thompson (Author)"The Barn is serious history and skillful journalism, but with the nuance and wallop of a finely wrought novel... The Barn describes not just the poison of silence and lies, but also the dignity of courage and truth." -- The Washington Post "The most brutal, layered, and absolutely beautiful book about Mississippi, and really how the world conspired with the best and worst parts of Mississippi, I will ever read...Reporting and reckoning can get no better, or more im...

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Report copyright infringementby Kurt Eichenwald (Author)A real-life thriller--the story of kickbacks and payoffs, of shady deals struck in secret with known felons; a story in which half a million people lose enormous sums--some their life's savings--in the largest securities fraud of the 1980s, with names like Onassis and Bush numbered among the victims.Author BiographyKURT EICHENWALD has written for the New York Times for more than seventeen years. A two-time winner of the George Polk Award...

Walking the Plank: A Year Aboard the Pirate Ship Whydah

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Kiesling (Author)Walking the Plank is the updated true adventure of a journalist learning to swim in our sea of fake news. It's about a year with treasure hunter Barry Clifford and his many discoveries of the 1717 pirate ship Whydah-a wreck that wasn't actually missing. it's also about a "Media Plan"-written by the president of Random House and two Wall Street moguls-that put Clifford on the cover of Parade as "The Man Who Found a $400 Million Pirate Tr...

Knowing Right from Wrong: The Insanity Defense of Daniel McNaughtan

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Report copyright infringementby Richard Moran (Author)From Simon & Schuster, Knowing Right From Wrong is Richard Moran's look at the insanity defense of Daniel McNaughtan. In this examination of the precedent-setting case, Moran looks through an enlightened humanitarian lens of judgments passed on mentally ill defendants by judges and juries as a result of political climate and considerations.Author BiographyRichard Moran is the author of Knowing Right From Wrong: The Insanity Defense of ...

The Art Dealer's Apprentice: Behind the Scenes of the New York Art World - Hardcover

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by David Guenther (Author)The Art Dealer's Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protégé of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure. Author BiographyDavid Guenther was a gallery assistant and gallery director at Panicali Fine Art in New York from 1989-1992. He was also a gallery assistant at The Drawing Center in New York (1984-1985) and a jo...

The Berman Murders: Unraveling the Mojave Desert's Most Mysterious Unsolved Crime - Hardcover

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by Doug Kari (Author)For true crime readers obsessed with learning the full story, get the book that Publishers Weekly calls a "stirring account," and says, "Dogged reporting and expert pacing make this a good bet for true crime fans."At daybreak on January 6, 1986, a couple on a camping trip in the Mojave Desert set out for a stroll and never returned. The local sheriff eventually discovered that Barry and Louise Berman had been murdered. As years passed and the double homicide remained unso...

Where the Evidence Takes Us: A Memoir of a Scotland Yard Detective - Hardcover

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by Kevin O'Leary (Author)Told over a period of public service spanning thirty years, this compelling true story unravels the nuts and bolts of policing London, providing an insider's perspective on the challenges, triumphs, and transformations that shaped an era. Immerse yourself in the heart-pounding narratives of high-profile cases, including the intensity of the Broadwater Farm riots, the relentless pursuit of serial murderers, the cloak-and-dagger world of undercover operations, and the d...