True stories books

This lavish full-colour hardback tells the complete history of the Mafia, from 19th-century Sicily to 20th-century...  Read More >>

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This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina...  Read More >>

From the bestselling, prize-winning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account of a family...  Read More >>

'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle 'Incredible' Bear Grylls ‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey 13,000KM....  Read More >>

From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of the epic adventure tale The Emerald Mile comes the...  Read More >>

An inspiration to some, a warning to others, this humorous tale of a classic car restoration follows one man's attempt...  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 >>

A guide to infant death exonerations, the Folbigg case, and reforming flawed forensic justice.  Read More >>

'You could call him Paddington,' Adam said, casually, 'Don't name him! I said, as if this was self-evident. Names...  Read More >>

""This book is everything a reader could want. It will crack your whole heart open.""--Rachel Louise Snyder, author...  Read More >>

A gripping chronicle of the rise and fall of a woman-led cult--and the enduring allure of extremism across America's...  Read More >>

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling, prizewinning author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, a spellbinding account...  Read More >>

From celebrated writer and former Royal Marine Monty Halls, the untold story of Inverailort, Churchill's pioneering...  Read More >>

'Inspirational’ Ben Fogle 'Incredible' Bear Grylls ‘Extraordinary’ Bill Bailey 13,000KM....  Read More >>

TK The Ultimate Protest: Malcolm W. Browne, Thich Quang Duc, and the News Photograph That Stunned the World examines...  Read More >>

The remarkable, true story of an unusual childhood, complete with gangsters, guns, diamonds, drug smuggling, and...  Read More >>

Long overshadowed by Bugsy Siegel in the annals of organized crime in America, Moe Sedway is now at last brought...  Read More >>

Many believe that discoveries arise by chance or serendipity. The Engine of Scientific Discovery illustrates, for...  Read More >>

Born in the shadow of the Holocaust, 12 writers show how creativity, love, and hope can emerge from a traumatic...  Read More >>

Raised on a Catskills chicken farm and now a Manhattan psychiatrist, Michelle Friedman confronts the legacy of Holocaust...  Read More >>

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

What if the heartland's darkest legends aren't just stories? The American Midwest is known for its quiet farm towns,...  Read More >>

One chill January night in 1867, a Virginia City prostitute was strangled to death in her bed. The murderer was...  Read More >>

Discover the rambunctious early history of Roanoke, a Wild West town in Virginia's Blue Ridge. During the 1880s,...  Read More >>