"The Arctic trails do indeed have their secret tales, and one of the best is that of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, equal to the legends of Bonnie and Clyde or John Dillinger. Now author Dick North (of course) may have solved the mystery of the Mad Trappers true identity, thereby enhancing the saga."--Thomas McIntyre, author ......
A Cop's Tale focuses on New York City's most violent and corrupt years, the 1960s to early 1980s. Jim O'Neil, a former NYPD cop, delivers a rare look at the brand of law enforcement that ended Frank Lucas grip on the Harlem drug trade, his cracking open of the Black Liberation Army case, and his experience as the first copy on the scene ......
One Man's Journey to Heal the Streets and Redeem Himself
For over a decade, Cobe Williams has been a Violence Interrupter, a highly-trained conflict resolution expert working to stop the killing. Alongside thousands of workers across the country, many of whom he trained, Cobe intervenes in street conflicts before they result in murder. Interrupting Violence follows his evolution from a gang leader to ......
Room 100 chronicles the tragic story of Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, punk rock's very own Romeo and Juliet. Through a wealth of archival material, plus new and exclusive interviews from rock luminaries such as Television guitarist Richard Lloyd, iconic photographer Robert Bayley, and PUNK magazine co-creator John Holmstrom, critically acclaimed ......
Pulled straight from daily reports, these short interludes provide a welcome spin on the standard police log. Poking fun at human nature and turning ne'er-do-wells into sages of silliness, "Got Warrants?" reminds us all to step back, take a deep breath, and try not to take things so seriously.
She's Gone collects the true stories of five different women living in different decades who all have one thing in common: one moment they were busy living their lives and the next moment ... they were gone. From the 1910 disappearance of New York heiress Dorothy Arnold to the 1977 vanishing of teenager Simone Ridinger, author Brunelle details ......
With no witnesses and destroyed evidence, questions still surround the mysterious death of baby Lawrence Noxon. This the account of the 1940s murder case, arrest, trial, and conviction of John Noxon as well as a story of changing city and state. It's not every day that a prominent citizen, a highly successful lawyer, no less, is arrested for ......
The Handbook of Latin American and Caribbean Intelligence Cultures explores the contemporary efforts of Latin American and Caribbean nations to develop an intelligence culture. Specifically, it analyzes these countries' efforts to democratize their intelligence agencies (i.e. to develop intelligence services that are both transparent and ......