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1	Crow Killer; the saga of Liver-Eating Johnson more books like this by Raymond W. Thorp, Robert Manson Bunker add to wishlist The true story (on which the film Jeremiah Johnson was partially based) ofJohn Johnson, who in 1847 found his wife and her unborn child had been killed by Crow braves. Out of this tragedy came one of the most gripping feudsone man against a whole tribein American history. see all copies from $5.97! new only from $8.15! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Alive: The Story of the Andes Survivors more books like this by Piers Paul Read add to wishlist In October 1972 an aircraft carrying a party of Uruguayan rugby players and their friends took off from Argentina to fly over the Andes to Chile. It crashed in the mountains in dense cloud, and some of the 45 passengers were killed. The survivors soon realized, by listening to their transistor radio, that the search party had been called off ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause add to wishlist The harrowing personal story of the hero of the international bestseller "Alive" gives a day-by-day account of what happened during the 1972 Andes plane crash and its aftermath and shows how Parrado coped with the stresses; how he kept from giving up; and where he found strength to climb out alive. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Alive: Sixteen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds--The Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes more books like this by Piers Paul Read add to wishlist On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
5	Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo more books like this by Carole A Travis-Henikoff, Christy G Turner, II (Foreword by) add to wishlist Presenting the history of cannibalism in concert with human evolution, this account takes readers on an astonishing trip around the world and throughout history, painting the incredible, multifaceted realities of cannibalism. Focusing on how cannibalism began with the human species and how it has become an unspeakable taboo today, this study ... see all copies from $14.61! new only from $14.61! \| SVS
6	Exquisite Corpse more books like this by Poppy Z Brite add to wishlist Serial killer Andrew Compton escapes from an English prison and moves to New Orleans. There, while cruising a bar, he picks up Jay Byrne, who, as it happens, is also a serial killer. The two lovers compare notes and techniques while leaving a trail of bodies in their wake. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Grave Instinct: 6 more books like this by Robert Wayne Walker add to wishlist In this new Instinct hardcover, readers will be on the edge of their seats as FBI medical examiner Dr. Jessica Coran is taunted by a gruesome serial killer, scalping-and eating-his way across the Southeast. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Murder in the Museum of Man more books like this by Alfred Alcorn add to wishlist Museum of Man secretary Norman de Ratour is the initial suspect in a bizarre cannibalistic murder in the museum, before his own investigation points the police to a cult of cannibals in the anthropology department at Wainwright University. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	The Hills Have Eyes: The Beginning more books like this by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, John Higgins (Illustrator) add to wishlist The terrifying origin story behind the horror movie classic, this books release coincides with Wes Cravens upcoming sequel "The Hills Have Eyes 2." see all copies from $2.72! new only from $2.75! \| SVS
10	Blues for Cannibals: The Notes from Underground more books like this by Charles Bowden add to wishlist "Blues for Cannibals" continues the quest Charles Bowden began in "Blood Orchid"--to discover the headwaters of the sickness that seeps through the American soul, and to consider what it might mean to come fully alive in a time of exalted consumption, global pillage, gated communities, and wholesale destruction of the environment. see all copies from $4.64! new only from $94.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Among the Cannibals: Adventures on the Trail of Man's Darkest Ritual more books like this by Paul Raffaele add to wishlist "Among the Cannibals" began when Paul Raffaele, Australian travel writer, made his first trip up an obscure New Guinea river in search of one of the last practicing cannibal cultures on Earth. What he found were a people who conflate disease with sorcery, and who exact vengeance for their loved ones' deaths by hunting, and eating, the "sorcerers" ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society more books like this by Beth A Conklin add to wishlist Mourning the death of loved ones and recovering from their loss are universal human experiences, yet the grieving process is as different between cultures as it is among individuals. As late as the 1960s, the Wari' Indians of the western Amazonian rainforest ate the roasted flesh of their dead as an expression of compassion for the deceased and ... see all copies from $22.35! new only from $22.35! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The man-eating myth : anthropology & anthropophagy more books like this by W. Arens add to wishlist Belief in the existence of cannibalism just beyond the borders of one's own culture is a time-honored, universally accepted notion. The author of this provocative book has meticulously viewed the evidence from all field on the world's classic man-eaters, from the 16th-century Aztecs to contemporary African and New Guinean cultures. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Custom of the Sea more books like this by Neil Hanson add to wishlist Following a shipwreck, the crew of the Mignonette resorts to cannibalism in order to survive. Those that do are brought to trial. Using historical records, the author researches the story and analyzes the legal arguments used against them. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Prehistoric Cannibalism at Mancos 5mtumr-2346 more books like this by Tim D. White add to wishlist Cannibalism is one of the oldest and most emotionally charged topics in anthropological literature. This analysis of human bones from an Anasazi pueblo in southwestern Colorado, site 5MTUMR-2346, reveals that nearly 30 men, women and children were butchered and cooked there around 1100 AD. Their bones were fractured for marrow, and the remains ... see all copies from $24.00! new only from $64.00! \| first editions
16 view cover	Eaten Alive!: Italian Cannibal and Zombie Movies more books like this by Jay Slater add to wishlist From the 1970s to the 1990s, Italian moviemakers produced the goriest exploitation films ever made, using recurring plot devices of cannibalism and putrefied zombie flesh eaters. "Eaten Alive!" dissects this outrageous period, setting it within its cultural and cinematic context. With an introduction explaining the origins of the gruesome genre, ... see all copies from $10.95! new only from $11.93! \| SVS
17 view cover	The Mask of Red Death more books like this by Harold Schechter add to wishlist Gothic meets Western in this mystery, in which writer Edgar Allan Poe (the series protagonist of two previous novels) and scout Kit Carson team up to catch a killer. Two little girls and a wealthy albino have been found murdered and scalped; in addition, the girls' livers were missing from their bodies. Popular suspicion falls upon Chief Wolf Bear ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.53! \| first editions
18 view cover	Cannibal : the history of the people-eaters more books like this by Daniel Korn, Mark Radice, Charlie Hawes add to wishlist Cannabalism is one of the last great taboos and it is now beginning to emerge as far more wide ranging than was previously thought. This book examines evidence ranging from protein analysis to studies of human bones that suggests that people-eating is a pervasive human signiature, running through our species since the dawn of time. Divided ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.56! \| first editions
19 view cover	Cannibals: Shocking True Tales of the Last Taboo on Land and at Sea more books like this by Joseph Cummins (Editor) add to wishlist No human taboo is stronger than that of human beings eating human flesh. This anthology gathers 20 accounts of the practice and is both a dramatic document and a chance for readers to learn more about this mysterious and little-understood activity. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
20 view cover	Milagro en los Andes: Mis 72 Dias en la Montana y Mi Largo Regreso A Casa more books like this by Nando Parrado, Vince Rause add to wishlist Given up for dead after an air crash in the Andes in 1972, Nando Parrado not only survived but showed the strength and determination that saved his own life and that of his 15 friends.J Now he gives his own account of his ordeal--enthralling, enlightening, modest and moving.J"An impressive testimony to what love can achieve. "--Piers Paul Read, ... see all copies from $22.61! new only from $22.62!
21 view cover	A Perverse History of the Human Heart more books like this by Milad Doueihi add to wishlist An examination of the imagery of the heart in Western literature. Doueihi concentrates especially on the legends, especially popular from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, of "the eaten heart." Taking their origin from the myth of Dionysos, these began as tales of jealousy and revenge from the songs of courtly love but eventually culminated in ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $9.95!
22 view cover	Cannibal Killers more books like this by Moira Martingale add to wishlist Presents the case stories of four cannibal killers--including Ed Gein, Issei Sagawa, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Andrei Chikatilo--detailing their disturbing crimes and offering insights into their psychopathic behaviors. Reprint. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Cannibal Talk: The Man-Eating Myth and Human Sacrifice in the South Seas more books like this by Gananath Obeyesekere add to wishlist In this radical reexamination of the notion of cannibalism, Gananath Obeyesekere offers a fascinating and convincing argument that cannibalism is mostly 'cannibal talk', a discourse on the Other engaged in by both indigenous people and colonial intruders that results in sometimes funny and sometimes deadly cultural misunderstandings. Turning his ... see all copies from $5.96! new only from $5.97! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	To Serve Man: A Cookbook for People more books like this by Karl Wurf add to wishlist Some argue that cowboy meat is too tough to be served any other way, especially since the spices tend to kill the taste of whatever the donor may have been smoking, drinking, or chewing. Others discount this argument, but agree that Chili is a practical, quick way to serve Man in well-disguised form. Meat of 1 reasonably well-muscled Cowboy, ... see all copies from $5.42! new only from $7.95! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Eat Thy Neighbor: A History of Cannibalism by Mark Donnelly, Daniel Diehl add to wishlist Cannibalism is unquestionably one of the oldest and deepest-seated taboos. Even in an age when almost nothing is sacred, religious, moral and social prohibitions surround the topic. But even as our minds recoil at the mention of actual acts of cannibalism there is some dark fascination with the subject. Appalling crimes of humans eating other ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $4.93! \| first editions

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