True stories books

The Burn List follows Julie Cruse from an abusive childhood into two decades of escalating academic exploitation,...  Read More >>

The definitive recounting of the mysterious assassination of one of Louisiana's most powerful politicians  Read More >>

Combining reflective storytelling with exquisite photography, this book invites readers into the deeply personal...  Read More >>

Anna wouldn't ordinarily introduce herself as a six-time cancer survivor. Her diagnoses do not define her-her recovery...  Read More >>

The Coterel Gang, who flourished in the Midlands of England during the late 1320s and early 1330s, was led by James...  Read More >>

From the beginning, America was a land of pioneers and outlaws, and lawlessness has always been a distinctively...  Read More >>

After Myanmar's 2021 coup, a U.S. Marine-turned-entrepreneur stays through civil war to lead a stranded business...  Read More >>

Atop the Ozark Mountains and in the buckle of the Bible Belt, the murder of an eccentric lawyer reveals a tragic...  Read More >>

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'Thoughtful, beautiful, incredibly necessary. People need to read this book, especially if they feel a resistance...  Read More >>

A true-crime-inspired thriller set in 1950s Hollywood that follows three women seeking revenge on the same alluring...  Read More >>

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For three years in the early 1900s, a serial killer zigzagged across the rice belt region of the United States,...  Read More >>

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From the beginning, America was a land of pioneers and outlaws, and lawlessness has always been a distinctively...  Read More >>

From the New York Times Bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart comes the first definitive account of the Black...  Read More >>

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From the frozen wilds of Alaska's treacherous trails to the unyielding currents of Puget Sound and Canada's Inside...  Read More >>

Is the Government Legally Killing Us? represents Scott Schara's relentless search for the truth after the death...  Read More >>

The joy of success is cut short for true crime writer Vern Bridge when he hears word of a murderous, fire breeding...  Read More >>

An unvarnished, deeply human account of one man’s time in prison . . . and his unexpected journey to healing, accountability,...  Read More >>

This is my true story about how the son of a Louisiana country boy from Jefferson Davis Parish became one of the...  Read More >>

Intimate in voice and sweeping in historical reach, Was It Just a Matter of Luck? bears witness to the endurance...  Read More >>

A brutal murder shocks a pioneer community. The true story of an old homicide and the effects more than a century...  Read More >>

This book tells the story of renowned fire investigator John J. Lentini’s 50 years as a forensic scientist. In recounting...  Read More >>