About this title: This A-list selection looks in depth at 25 headline murder cases involving those who live their lives in the full beam of the media spotlight, including film starlets, TV actors, music legends, comedians, fashion moguls, movie directors, playwrights, and aristocrats from the start of the twentieth century to the present day. All, from Gianni Versace and John Lennon to Marvin Gaye and Patrizia Gucci, are well known, and in each instance the story of their untimely death is retold and the degree to which fame and its trappings played a part in the final outcome is explored. "The Mammoth Book of ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Running Press
Date published: 2005-04-10
ISBN-13:9780786715688ISBN:0786715685
Description: New. No jacket as issued. New, unread paperback book. We ship 6 days a week, generally within 24 hours; single CDs and DVDs upgraded to 1st class! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786715688ISBN:0786715685
Description: As New. This A-list selection looks in depth at 25 headline murder cases involving those who live their lives in the full beam of the media spotlight, including film starlets, TV actors, music legends, comedians, fashion moguls, movie directors, playwrights, and aristocrats from the start of the twentieth century to the present day. All, from Gianni Versace and John Lennon to Marvin Gaye and Patrizia Gucci, are well known, and in each instance the story of their untimely death is retold and ... read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York
Date published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786715688ISBN:0786715685
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Does mega media attention mean that celebrities may not get a fair trial? Or can those beloved of the press and the paparazzi get away with behavior off limits to ordinary folk? The authors of this compelling account of high-profile justice have made a fascinating analysis of celebrity murder cases, inquests and trails that reveals how the law works for film starlets, music leggends, fashion moguls and movie directors, playwriters and the aristocracy. When it comes ... read more
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