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1	The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America more books like this by Erik Larson The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made all the more appealing by a supporting cast of real-life characters, including Buffalo Bill, Theodore Dreiser, Susan B. Anthony, Thomas Edison, Archduke ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith more books like this by Jon Krakauer (Read by) Krakauer shifts his focus from extremes of physical adventure to extremes of religious belief in this true story of an appalling double murder committed by two Mormon Fundamentalist brothers who insist God commanded them to kill. see all copies from $4.14! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas more books like this by Ben Mezrich This true story recounts how a group of MIT students used their intellectual skills to beat the system at various casinos. Supplied with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash by several anonymous investors, the students used role-playing, verbal clues and tics, and card counting to win millions of dollars. see all copies from $2.15! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story more books like this by John Berendt This nonfiction novel about a celebrated Savannah murder case--an upper-crust antiques dealer was accused of shooting his male lover--is also a love song to the city of Savannah. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences more books like this by Truman Capote Truman Capote's masterpiece, IN COLD BLOOD, a sterling early example of the New Journalism, was part of an evolving genre that filtered events both big and small through the writer's own experiences and feelings. IN COLD BLOOD is the intensely researched story of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, and the two men who brutally murdered them on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.48! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	In Cold Blood more books like this by Truman Capote Truman Capote's masterpiece, IN COLD BLOOD, a sterling early example of the New Journalism, was part of an evolving genre that filtered events both big and small through the writer's own experiences and feelings. IN COLD BLOOD is the intensely researched story of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, and the two men who brutally murdered them on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Thunderstruck more books like this by Erik Larson The bestselling author of "The Devil in the White City" tells the amazing, interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a doctor and an unlikely murderer, and Gugliemo Marconi, the obsessive genius who invented the wireless--whose stories converge during the greatest criminal chase of all time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders more books like this by Vincent Bugliosi HELTER SKELTER is an exhaustive account of Charles Manson's crimes, as well as the investigation and trial that led to his conviction. The story is told in the affable voice of Vincent Bugliosi, Manson's prosecutor. Bugliosi provides information on a host of characters involved in the crimes--from the wealthy and glamorous victims to the hippie ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Hell's Angels; a strange and terrible saga more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson Gonzo journalist and literary roustabout Hunter S. Thompson flies with the angels--Hell's Angels, that is. He's lived with them, he knows them and their machines, he speaks their language,and he reports it back to the world with all the fearsome force of a souped-up cyclone burning rubber. see all copies from $3.48! new only from $8.28! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Assassination Vacation more books like this by Sarah Vowell Quirky essayist Sarah Vowell, known both for her pieces on NPR's "This American Life" and her star turn voicing teen superhero Violet in the animated Pixar blockbuster THE INCREDIBLES, waxes both witty and rhapsodic in this monumentally obsessive travelogue chronicling her so-called pilgrimage to various places related to the first three ... see all copies from $2.34! new only from $3.05! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit! more books like this by Frank W Abagnale, Stan Redding Frank Abagnale was possibly the world's most talented con artist. A high school dropout, Abagnale amassed millions of dollars by passing bad checks, playing the role of an airline pilot (including actually flying commercial airplanes), a pediatrician, a lawyer who worked for the state attorney general, and a college professor at Columbia ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Electric Kool Aid Acid Test more books like this by Tom James Wolfe Tom Wolfe's THE ELECTRIC KOOL-AID ACID TEST is one of the most essential works on the 1960s counterculture, revolutionizing the way the reporters wrote about the world. This seminal work of the New Journalism, a style which explored the writer's own experience of the journey rather than merely reporting the bare facts, was written in a mind ... see all copies from $2.98! new only from $10.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
13 view cover	Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw more books like this by Mark Bowden In a gripping, up-close account, acclaimed journalist Mark Bowden, author of "Black Hawk Down, " exposes the details of how U.S. military and intelligence operatives covertly led the mission to find and kill the world's most dangerous outlaw: Colombian cocaine cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.43! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories more books like this by P Gourevitch A history of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, in which longstanding enmity between the Tutsi and Hutu tribes resulted in the murder of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and moderate Hutus by the extremist Hutu majority. Gourevitch contrasts horrific eyewitness accounts told by Rwandans with the muted responses of the rest of the world. He also assesses ... see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Executioners Song more books like this by Norman Mailer Mailer's remarkable 1000-page "nonfiction novel" tells the story of the murderer Gary Gilmore. After a series of crimes, including cold-blooded murder, Gilmore is apprehended, tried, and sentenced to death. He accepts his fate without a fight, believing that he should die--when he is granted a stay of execution, he attempts suicide. By means of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper Case Closed more books like this by Patricia D Cornwell Mystery author Cornwell reportedly spent a small fortune in pursuing her own investigation into the infamous Jack the Ripper case. Here, she presents what she believes to be new evidence in the crimes and offers her own solution to what is arguably the most famous unsolved crime in the world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets more books like this by David Simon "Remarkable . . . a true crime classic . . . a journalistic masterpiece. . . . (A) saga of a brutal, bloody, bewildering year in the Baltimore Police Department's homicide unit. . . . This is interior reporting at its finest".--"Associated Press". An Edgar Award winner and the basis for the popular television series of the same title. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	All the President's Men more books like this by Carl Bernstein The journalistic team of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward is credited with reporting the most explosive political story of the 1970s, which began as a seemingly low-level break-in at the Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C. in June, 1972, and which was to result in the resignation of President Richard "I am not a crook" Nixon. Writing in the style ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Blood Done Sign My Name: A True Story more books like this by Timothy B Tyson Tyson sheds a new light on the struggle for racial justice as he weaves together childhood memories with the realities of present-day Oxford, NC--his hometown--where a young black man was killed in the town square by a Klansmen in 1970 and acquitted by an all-white jury. see all copies from $3.86! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of the Psychopaths Among Us more books like this by Robert D Hare Most people are both repelled and intrigued by the images of cold-blooded, conscienceless murderers that increasingly populate our movies, television programs, and newspaper headlines. With their flagrant criminal violation of society's rules, serial killers like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy are among the most dramatic examples of the psychopath. ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $12.63! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal more books like this by Ann Rule From Americas #1 true crime writer and "New York Times" bestselling author comes her most engrossing book ever: a 14-year saga of treachery, jealousy, and murder, about two women who learned the truth too late about Dr. Bart Corbin of Atlanta. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.19! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Orchid Thief more books like this by Susan Orlean Inspired by a short, bizarre newspaper article, journalist Susan Orlean embarks on an amusing two-year journey to understand a passionate, yet somehow principled crook and one of his ephemeral obsessions--wild orchids. Her profile of John Laroche was the basis for the critically acclaimed film, ADAPTATION (2003), directed by Spike Jonze, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Sleepers more books like this by Lorenzo Carcaterra This is the true story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable. Their potential is unlimited, but they are content to live within the closed world of New York Citys Hells Kitchen. And to play as many pranks as they can on the denizens of the street. They never get ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Conspiracy of Fools: A True Story more books like this by Kurt Eichenwald The fall, in 2001, of the much-touted corporate giant the Enron Corporation made headlines as billions of dollars virtually disappeared and reports of corporate malfeasance surfaced. Investors--including pension plans, Enron employees, and ordinary Americans--were left stunned, angry, and broke. A concerned public asked how it happened, and wanted ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit more books like this by John Douglas, Mark Olshaker The man who headed the FBI's serial crime unit details his experiences. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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