True stories books

Written in real time during his ambitious trek, this book from 1911 documents British journalist Edwin J. Dingle's...  Read More >>

Originally published in 1898, this book is a record of British army officer Francis Younghusband's adventures from...  Read More >>

This book details a three-year expedition to study ethnic minorities in Guizhou, Sichuan, and Tibet led by French...  Read More >>

In 1901, journalist Francis H. Nichols traveled from New York to China's Shaanxi province to report on the famine...  Read More >>

The 'if' of death is certain. The 'when' is unknown. It is the 'why' that really gets people's interest ... From...  Read More >>

In these inviting and engaging stories, readers will meet people who have had to confront a wide array of harsh...  Read More >>

Inside Out offers a solution when the souls of men, in this case, of incarcerated men, are at stake. As higher education...  Read More >>

'This is a unique juxtaposition of the shatteringly honest diaries of two Jewish girls fighting to survive -- Grandma...  Read More >>

'Part memoir, part beginner’s guide, part self-help, but wholly wonderful book … It's a real treat to read these...  Read More >>

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The powerful true story of Shinji Mikamo, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, his miraculous survival and the life...  Read More >>

Hunting Shadows is a gripping true crime memoir by Jane Hamilton, one of Scotland's most experienced and well-known...  Read More >>

This gripping memoir fuses true crime with personal transformation. At its heart is a chilling encounter with a...  Read More >>

No Exit from Vietnam is a subversive, issue-driven memoir of the US-Vietnam war and its aftermath. In 2021, the...  Read More >>

This book concentrates on the aftermath of Peter Sutcliffe's murderous campaign, including the trial, his 'hearing...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of Flowers for Algernon comes a stunning portrait of schizophrenia and crime that prompted...  Read More >>

A stunning story of obsession and lost glamour, fathers and daughters, for readers of The Hare with Amber Eyes,...  Read More >>

The Bureau is a hair raising story of kidnap, murder and fraud, set on the Irish borderlands.  Read More >>

‘Dominic Gregory hasn’t just delivered a survey of courage and determination – Lifeboat at the End of the World...  Read More >>

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

It is often thought that only men can be serial killers. But some women have been guilty of equally horrific crimes,...  Read More >>

A definitive exploration of Myra Hindley's motivations, the dark dynamics of the Moors Murders and the haunting...  Read More >>

The powerful story of a falsely imprisoned man and a sweeping indictment of a city and the criminal justice system...  Read More >>

The stunning blood-soaked saga of a real-life Godfather—Don Carlo Gambino—the quiet gangster with a whispery voice...  Read More >>