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Longman, Victoria Jere: Among the Heroes: The Story of Flight 93 and the Passengers Who Fought Back
Book Number: 32958
Simon & Schuster 2002 Large8vo softcover 288pp index, b/w illus. very good+.
Keywords: Nonfiction Current Events Terrorism Among the Heroes The Story of Flight 93 and the Passengers Who Fought Back Longman Victoria Jere
Price: $15.00 |
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Charlton, Peter: Two flies up a wall: The Australian passion for gambling
Book Number: 33860
Australia Methuen Hayes 1987 8vo softcover 289pp good. Bibliography: p. 284-289.
Keywords: Gambling Australia History Two flies up a wall The Australian passion for gambling Charlton Peter
Price: $9.00 |
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Stalker, John: Stalker Affair: The Shocking True Story of a Notorious Cover-up in Northern Ireland
Book Number: 33867
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Penguin USA April 1, 1989 8vo softcover 304pp good. Stalker is the former deputy chief of the Greater Manchester police who, in 1984, was sent to Northern Ireland by the British government to investigate the killing of six unarmed Catholic men by officers of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). The killings, unrelated incidents that occurred in 1982, provoked questioning and controversy, the prime allegation being that RUC had a ``shoot to kill'' policy in the ambushes of suspected members of the IRA. Even as Stalker narrates the chronology of his two-year-quest in Belfast, ``the story still twists and turns.'' What emerges clearly is that Stalker, a highly regarded professional and skilled investigator, was deliberately frustrated and obstructed the closer he came to the revelation of scandal, coverup by the RUC and out-of-control policemen. When he was summarily dismissed on grounds of consorting with a suspected criminal, Stalker, who had recommended prosecution of eight RUC officers, attracted the attention of the media. This book, currently a cause celebre in England and Ireland, vividly details the failure of truth and justice in the jungle of Northern Ireland politics. (May)nnLibrary JournalnnIn Ireland and Britain, this book has provoked a great deal of controversy. Touching the delicate nerve of Northern Ireland, it exposes abuses by the police in Ulster that embarrassed London and outraged Ireland. Stalker, a highly respected police officer in Manchester, was asked to investigate the deaths of six men killed by the Royal Ulster Constabulary in 1982. He collected evidence of a systematic pattern of police deception, and his work was increasingly stonewalled. While not uncovering a ``shoot to kill'' policy, he found police deception that warranted criminal charges. Ultimately suspended from his position, Stalker's reputation was tarnished and the investigation ended. He tells the chilling tale with clarity and damning effect. This book is important for those looking seriously at Northern Ireland. Highly recommended. Richard B. Finnegan, Stonehill Coll., North Easton, Mass.
Keywords: Biographies Memoirs Ethnic National Irish The Stalker Affair Stalker John
Price: $12.00 |
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Scott, Peter: Gentleman Thief: The Recollections of a Cat Burglar
Book Number: 34240
HarperCollins 1996 8vo softcover 393pp index, b/w illus. very good, small crease on front cover top corner. For Peter Scott, being a burglar was not a job but a vocation. Over the years his victims have included Zsa Zsa Gabor, Sophia Loren, Deborah Kerr, and Ginger Rogers. Here he gives a frank and funny account of his life and crimes.
Keywords: Biography Gentleman Thief The Recollections of a Cat Burglar Scott Peter
Price: $25.00 |
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Molomby, Tom: Spies, bombs & the path of bliss. Ananda Marga & the Hilton bombing.
Book Number: 34725
Sydney Potoroo Press 1986 8vo softcover 415pp, b/w illus. very good, owner's signature on fep.
Keywords: Bombings Australia Sydney (N S W Spies bombs the path of bliss Molomby Tom
Price: $11.00 |
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Raghuram, Sunaad: Veerappan: India's Most Wanted Man
Book Number: 35102
Ecco 2002 8vo hardcover 284pp, b/w illus. very good, remainder mark on bottom edge. / very good d/w.
Keywords: Biographies Memoirs General Veerappan India's Most Wanted Man Raghuram Sunaad
Price: $18.00 |
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Brenchley, Fred: White's flight : an Australian pilot's epic escape from Turkish prison camp to Russia's revolution
Book Number: 35141
Milton, Qld. John Wiley & Sons Australia 2004 8vo softcover 252pp index, b/w illus. very good, front top cover corner creased.
Keywords: White T W (Thomas Walter) Sir 1888 1957 White's flight an Australian pilot's epic escape from Turkish prison camp to Russia's revolution Brenchley Fred
Price: $25.00 |
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Cooper, William: Shall we ever know?: The trial of the Hosein brothers for the murder of Mrs. McKay
Book Number: 35538
Hutchinson of London 1971 8vo hardcover 224pp index, b/w illus. very good, foxing to top edge,owner's stamp on fep. / very good d/w.
Keywords: Hosein Arthur Shall we ever know? The trial of the Hosein brothers for the murder of Mrs McKay Cooper William
Price: $18.00 |
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Sasser, Charles W.: At Large - At Large The Life and Crimes of Randolph Franklin Dial
Book Number: 35554
St Martin's Press, New York, 1998 8vo. paperback. reading copy, with no major faults. 306pp. The deadly double life of a talented artist turned killer who made a daring prison break and still remains AT LARGE.
Keywords: The deadly double life of a killer who made a daring prison break and still remains.AT LARGE
Price: $15.00 |
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Marriner, Brian: Forensic Clues to Murder
Book Number: 35716
Arrow 1991 8vo softcover 298pp index, b/w illus. very good. Detailing the advances made in the various branches of forensic medicine in the fight against crime, and in particular murder, this book draws on case histories to illustrate the enormous improvements in forensic science over the last hundred years. These have reached a point where a killer can be identified by a single hair or a bitemark, or even a twist of fibre. Fingerprinting, blood-typing, ballistics, toxicology and the latest psychological profile techniques are all included in this catalogue of detection, which demonstrates that it is increasingly difficult to get away with murder.
Keywords: crime Forensic Clues to Murder Marriner Brian
Price: $10.00 |
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