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1	Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders more books like this by Vincent Bugliosi add to wishlist 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 $2.20! new only from $9.06! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Hell's Angels; a strange and terrible saga more books like this by Hunter S. Thompson add to wishlist 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 $2.16! new only from $8.57! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw more books like this by Mark Bowden add to wishlist 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 $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Mortal Danger and Other True Cases more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist Ann Rule brings her brilliantly informed understanding of the sociopath to this riveting true crime collection. Only Rule, who unknowingly worked alongside the smart and charming Ted Bundy-America's most notorious serial killer-could lend her razor-sharp insight into these cases of the spouse, lover, family member or a helpful stranger who is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.87! \| SVS
5	Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets more books like this by David Simon add to wishlist More and more companies and individuals are realising that to compete effectively abroad, they need to address the problems of spoken and written language/culture barriers. The existence of such problems is an indication of market opportunities - or threats. There has also been a proliferation of providers promising to meet the language-training ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Death of a President more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist The author of the bestsellers American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur, 1880-1964 and The Last Lion offers a compelling account of President John F. Kennedy's last six days--the only record authorized by the Kennedy family--written with remarkable detail and immediacy, and with an intimacy that is unparalleled in the literature. see all copies from $39.65! new only from $213.38! \| first editions
7	No Angel: My Harrowing Undercover Journey to the Inner Circle of the Hells Angels more books like this by Jay Dobyns, Nils Johnson-Shelton add to wishlist The first federal agent to infiltrate the inner circle of the Hells Angels, Dobyns finally tells the inside story of the 21-month operation that almost cost him his family, his sanity, and his life. 8-page full-color photo insert. see all copies from $11.23! new only from $14.96! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System more books like this by Roberto Saviano, Michael Kramer (Read by) add to wishlist A groundbreaking, major bestseller in Italy, Saviano's gripping nonfiction account chronicles the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. see all copies from $3.16! new only from $3.16! \| first editions \| SVS
9	We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families: Stories more books like this by Philip Gourevitch add to wishlist 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 $1.99! new only from $3.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Monster of Florence more books like this by Douglas J Preston add to wishlist In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt ("Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil") comes a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills surrounding Florence, Italy, presented by a "New York Times"-bestselling author. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker more books like this by James McManus add to wishlist When HARPER'S magazine gave James McManus a $4,000 advance to write an article on the 2000 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, he used it as a springboard to win his own way into the game. A poker player since the age of 9, McManus worked at improving his game and was eventually able to win the $10,000 needed to enter the big game--which boasts a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	By Their Father's Hand: The True Story of the Wesson Family Massacre more books like this by Monte Francis add to wishlist This book is the horrifying and compelling true-crime account of the Wessons - a family torn apart by a father's single-minded attempt to control every aspect of each member's life, down to the final mass suicide/murder of nine members in their Fresno, California home. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| SVS
13 view cover	Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 more books like this by Bryan Burrough add to wishlist Journalist Bryan Burrough, grandson of an FBI agent, details the spread of both a new type of crime and a new type of crime-catcher in the early 1930s. The socioeconomic conditions in the U.S. during the Great Depression facilitated the rise in flashy, bloody crime sprees across state lines, committed by limelight-seeking perpetrators such as ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Too Late to Say Goodbye: A True Story of Murder and Betrayal more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist 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 $2.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Informant: A True Story more books like this by Kurt Eichenwald add to wishlist This fast-paced legal history recounts the undercover FBI investigation of a multinational corporation and the unusual relationship between the federal agents and their zealous informant--a senior executive hiding misdeeds of his own. This story of price fixing at Archer Daniels Midland Company, a major supplier of popular food additives, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Orchid Thief more books like this by Susan Orlean add to wishlist 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
17 view cover	The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist In his first work of nonfiction, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author John Grisham pens an exploration of small-town justice gone terribly awry, in a book that reads like one of his fictional, page-turning legal thrillers. A gritty, harrowing true-crime story.--"Time." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences more books like this by Truman Capote add to wishlist 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 $2.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Not for Sale: The Return of the Global Slave Trade--And How We Can Fight It more books like this by David Batstone add to wishlist Award-winning journalist David Batstone reveals the story of a new generation of 21st century abolitionists and their heroic campaign to put an end to human bondage. In his accessible and inspiring book "Not For Sale", Batstone carefully weaves the narratives of activists and those in bondage in a way that not only raises awareness of the modern ... see all copies from $6.19! new only from $7.54! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War & Society more books like this by Dave Grossman add to wishlist The good news is that the vast majority of soldiers are loath to kill in battle. Unfortunately, modern armies, using Pavlovian and operant conditioning have developed sophisticated ways of overcoming this instinctive aversion. The psychological cost for soldiers, as witnessed by the increase in post-traumatic stress, is devastating. The ... see all copies from $4.72! new only from $8.47! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Stranger Beside Me more books like this by Ann Rule (Preface by) add to wishlist Ann Rule was a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass-murderer. Little did she know that the young man who was her close friend was the savage slayer she was hunting. Ted Bundy was everyone's picture of a natural 'winner' - handsome, charming, brilliant in law school, successful with women, on the verge of a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Every Breath You Take: A True Story of Obsession, Revenge, and Murder more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist In 1997, Sheila Bellush was murdered in her kitchen while her four toddlers (quadruplets) looked on. Eventually, her ex-husband, a Texas millionaire, was convicted of hiring Bellush's killer. In her latest true-crime saga, Rule delves into this harrowing story. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Green River, Running Red: The Real Story of the Green River Killer--America's Deadliest Serial Murderer more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist Ex-Seattle police officer and critically acclaimed bestselling true crime author Ann Rule covers a hometown case: the hunt for the notorious Green River killer. Gary Ridgway killed dozens of young women in the Seattle area in the early eighties, and remained at large for nearly 20 years before DNA evidence definitively identified him and led to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963 more books like this by William Manchester add to wishlist In this beautifully written, bestselling account of the death of John F. Kennedy, Manchester speaks with a sense of immediacy and authenticity about what really happened and why. "A book that will be used by historians for the next 2,000 years".--James Michener. see all copies from $39.58! new only from $242.50! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Small Sacrifices: A True Story of Passion and Murder more books like this by Ann Rule add to wishlist In the bestselling tradition of In Cold Blood, The Stranger Beside Me, and Fatal Vision, comes Small Sacrifices, the harrowing, headline-breaking story of Diane Downs, a woman so desperate for love and attention that she would attempt to murder her three children to please a man who wanted none. "A work of resonance and revelation with breath ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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