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Outrageous conduct: art, ego, and the Twilight zone case
By Stephen Farber, Marc Green. 1988
An account of events surrounding the infamous 1982 accident that killed actor Vic Morrow and two children on the movie…
set of "Twilight zone". Discusses the spectacular helicopter accident, the cover-up, the mishandling of the trial and the ethical considerations involved. Some strong language. c1988.Paper Fan: the hunt for triad gangster Steven Wong
By Terry Gould. 2004
Gould, an investigative journalist, secretly recorded an interview with gang leader Wong; the tape provided law enforcement with information leading…
to his arrest and indictment for large-scale heroin trafficking. When Wong, on a 'family trip', was conveniently reported dead in an accident in the Philippines, Gould travelled to Macau, the Philippines, and elsewhere on a decade-long chase for proof that Wong was alive. Gould's story also helps illuminate the little-known world of the Triads, a byzantine, diasporic Asian mafia. Some strong language and violence and some descriptions of sex. 2004.Out of the blue: a pilot with the Chindits
By Terence O'Brien. 1984
Anyone who survived a full tour of bombing missions with Costal Command had won life against long odds. The RAF…
wisely and justly did its best to keep such people off operations for a year or so. This text forms the author's account of the war in Burma. 1984.L'alouette affolée ((Collection "Mémoire des Amériques").)
By Gilbert Boulanger. 2010
" Gilbert Boulanger est un homme hors du commun. Membre du Panthéon de l'aviation du Canada, il construit à 84…
ans un biplace avec son ami Denis et publie à 87 ans le récit de son expérience comme mitrailleur dans l'aviation canadienne pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale : Lalouette affolée. " -- 4e de couv.Karla: a pact with the devil
By Stephen Williams. 2003
Author Williams picks up Karla Homolka's story where his previous book about her, "Invisible darkness" (RC13671) left off. He examines…
the legal and political deal-making behind the plea bargains that will allow her to go free after a dozen years. Part memoir, part woman-in-prison story, part political exposé, Williams lets Karla, through her letters, as well as other characters, speak for themselves. Strong language, descriptions of sex and violence. 2003.Mafiaboy
By Guy Rivest, Michael Calce, Craig Silverman. 2008
Michel Calce, connu mondialement sous le nom de Mafiaboy, raconte, avec l'aide du journaliste Craig Silverman, comment il est devenu…
à l'âge de quinze ans un des pirates informatiques les plus recherchés, son arrestation par la GRC et son histoire personnelle. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2008. Titre uniforme: Mafiaboy : how I cracked the Internet and why it's still broken.L'infiltrateur: [l'histoire d'Éric Nadeau qui a piégé les Hells et les Bandidos]
By Martin Bisaillon. 2005
Contrairement au "délateur" qui trahit ses amis pour sauver sa peau, l'"infiltrateur" est un spécialiste ayant pour tâche de pénétrer…
les organisations criminelles afin d'alimenter les services policiers en renseignements. C'est à ce titre qu'Éric Nadeau s'est illustré durant la célèbre guerre des motards des années 90, où il est parvenu à infiltrer tour à tour les Hell's Angels et le clan ennemi de ceux-ci, les Bandidos, partageant pendant plus de 10 ans la vie et les activités des gangsters. 2005.L'affaire Gerald Bull: les canons de l'Apocalypse
By Normand Lester, Yvon Simard. 1991
L'auteur a été le premier à révéler, après la mort de Gerard Bull, que ce dernier travaillait à un projet…
de canon géant d'une technologie révolutionnaire et que sa participation au programme irakien de missiles avait sans doute provoqué son assassinat. 1991.Le crime organisé à Montréal, 1940-1980
By Pierre De Champlain. 1986
Ce sont quatre décennies dans la vie mouvementée du crime organisé montréalais que raconte Pierre de Champlain. Depuis l'enquête Coderre…
jusqu'au meurtre de Paolo Violi, en passant par le règne de Vincenzo Cotroni, les événements sont nombreux et parfois spectaculaires. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1986.Le régiment de Maisonneuve vers la victoire, 1944-1945
By Gérard Marchand. 1980
Voici le récit des péripéties vécues par les soldats du Régiment de Maisonneuve durant la phase la plus meurtrière de…
la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Vous revivrez de l'intérieur les drames et les joies de ces combattants dont la vie ne tenait qu'à un fil. 1980.Justice pour une femme
By Pauline Cadieux. 1990
Tout a-t-il été dit et fait pour que le souvenir de Cordélia Viau s'apaise? Il semble bien que non puisque…
Pauline Cadieux revient à la charge. Dans Justice pour une femme, elle réécrit l'histoire de Cordélia et y ajoute les faits nouveaux qui ont été portés à son attention depuis 1976. 1990.One soldier: a Canadian soldier's fight against the Islamic State
By Dillon Hillier, Russell Hillier. 2016
Dillon Hillier, a corporal with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, returned home from a tour in Afghanistan and started…
up a normal life. But when ISIS insurgents began attacking local populations in Iraq and elsewhere, Hillier, a long-time soldier, felt he had to join in the action, so he sold his truck, lied to his parents about where he was going and became the first Canadian to volunteer to fight ISIS in Iraq. For three months, Dillon accompanied the Kurdish army as they fought a series of battles against the Islamic State throughout northern Iraq. During his mission, Dillon saw combat, experienced life in the trenches, partnered with a former US Marine, had a bounty placed on his head and learned an important truth: that in the chaos of war, the difference between life and death is measured in inches, and some things can never be forgotten. 2016.Open road to faraway: escapes from Nazi POW camps, 1941-1945
By Andrew Winton. 2001
The story of an Edinburgh art teacher who was shot down at night over Frankfurt in September 1941. There began…
four years of captivity in Nazi POW camps, escapes and constant danger in Germany, Czechoslovakia and Poland. Longing for freedom, with courage and determination, he survived hunger, cold and beatings - even a spell in Buchenwald - to give evidence at Nuremberg. 2001.One soldier's story: a memoir
By Robert J Dole. 2005
Former senator from Kansas describes his enlistment into the elite U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division as a lieutenant during World…
War II. Chronicles the April 14, 1945, battle in Italy that paralyzed him, his long recovery, first marriage, and entry into civilian life and the political sphere. Bestseller. 2005.Cordélia: ou, La lampe dans la fenêtre
By Pauline Cadieux. 1979
Le 22 novembre 1897, Cordelia revient de chez son père où elle a passé la nuit. Affreuse découverte; son mari…
gît dans son lit; assassiné. Elle ne se doute pas que bientôt, à Sainte-Scholastique, la rumeur publique l'accusera du meurtre. 1979.Le boiteux
By Robert Cessieux. 1979
L'auteur a recueilli les confidences de celui que la maffia a surnommé le boiteux. Il s'agit d'un ancien trafiquant devenu…
agent double et auquel nous devons le démantèlement de plusieurs filières et réseaux de drogue Nord-Américains. Descriptions régulières de violence. 1979.One bullet for me: A Woman's Journey Through The Horror Of Ww Ii
By Magdalene Krüger Klinksiek, Janet M Hixon. 1996
Nowhere to run: the killing of Constable Dennis Strongquill
By Mike McIntyre. 2003
Dennis Strongquill was an Aboriginal RCMP officer who had spent his life protecting society, but was helpless to fend off…
three ruthless killers who ambushed him on a dark Prairie highway. Robert and Danny Sand were two young brothers who had grown to hate authority, and Laurie Bell was a struggling junkie with a fatal attraction to Robert. Together, the trio embarked on a ruthless cross-country crime spree, leaving behind a trail of victims. Descriptions of sex and violence, strong language. 2003.On the farm: Robert William Pickton and the tragic story of Vancouver's missing women
By Stevie Cameron. 2010
Stevie Cameron first began following the story of missing women in 1998, when the odd newspaper piece appeared chronicling the…
disappearances of drug-addicted sex trade workers from Vancouver's notorious Downtown Eastside. Covering the case of one of North America's most prolific serial killers gave Cameron access not only to the story as it unfolded over many years, but also to information unknown to the police, and from several women who survived terrifying encounters with him. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex, and explicit descriptions of violence. Bestseller. c2010.Obstruction of justice: the search for truth on Canada's Highway of Tears
By Ray Michalko. 2016
"The Highway of Tears" is a lonely seven hundred kilometer stretch of road that winds through the Coast Mountains wilderness…
of British Columbia. Over the last four decades nine young women have been murdered or gone missing from this remote highway. All but one were Aboriginal. To date not one case has been solved. Fueled by frustration with the police's inability to solve any of these crimes, inspired by the belief that someone somewhere knew something, ex-RCMP turned private eye Ray Michalko embarked on a life altering journey to unlock the secrets of these cases and, in the process, discovered as much about the crimes as he did the reasons they've gone unsolved. 2016.