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Confidential source ninety-six: the making of America's preeminent confidential informant
By Robert Cea, Roman Caribe. 2017
A onetime mastermind narcotics distributor, C.S. 96 first saw the tragedies of the drug trade with his own eyes. By…
the time C.S. 96 was arrested in a drug bust, he had made up his mind to get out of the business for good. Rather than fight the charges, as his lawyer advised him to, he instead confessed, flipped sides, and worked for the federal government. 2017.Ghost in the wires: my adventures as the world's most wanted hacker
By Steve Wozniak, Kevin D Mitnick, William L Simon. 2011
Kevin Mitnick, the most elusive computer hacker in history, was always three steps ahead of the authorities. Labeled unstoppable, he…
spent years skipping through cyberspace. But his hacking wasn't just about technological feats--it was a confidence game that required guile and deception to trick the unwitting out of valuable information. Driven by the urge to accomplish the impossible, Mitnick bypassed security systems and blazed into the world's biggest companies. But as the FBI's net tightened, Kevin went on the run, engaging in an increasingly sophisticated cat-and-mouse game that led through false identities, a host of cities, and to an ultimate showdown with the Feds. 2011.Gaddafi's harem: the story of a young woman and the abuses of power in Libya
By Annick Cojean. 2013
Soraya was just fifteen, a schoolgirl in the coastal town of Sirte, when she was given the honour of presenting…
a bouquet of flowers to Colonel Gaddafi on a visit he was making to her school. This one meeting changed Soraya's life forever. Soon afterwards, she was summoned to Bab al-Azizia, Gaddafi's palatial compound near Tripoli, where she joined a number of young women who were violently abused, raped and degraded by Gaddafi. Sex and rape remain the highest taboos in Libya, and women like Soraya risk being disowned or even killed by their dishonoured family members. Tragic but ultimately redemptive, Soraya's story is the first of many that are just now beginning to be heard. 2013.Hurricane: the miraculous journey of Rubin Carter
By James S Hirsch. 2000
In 1966, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was arrested for the murder of three white men in Paterson, New Jersey. Hirsch…
recounts Carter's rage over his imprisonment, his refusal to conform to prison rules, and his relentless efforts to prove his innocence. Strong language, and some descriptions of sex and violence. Bestseller 2000.Greenspan: the case for the defence
By George Jonas, Edward L Greenspan. 1987
Greenspan, a leading Toronto criminal lawyer, examines twenty of his cases as well as some important issues relating to the…
criminal justice system. Co-author Jonas reveals the enigmatic personality and life of Greenspan. Bestseller 1987.Halt!: I'm a Federal game warden : the amazing career of "the toughest game warden of them all"
By Willie J Parker, Conway Robinson. 1977
Willie Parker reveals the inner world of the dedicated game warden in the 1970's. In a comical yet poignant account,…
he describes adventures to rival those of western sheriffs in the days of Billy the Kid. 1977.High: confessions of a pot smuggler
By Brian O'Dea. 2006
The O'Dea family is well known in Newfoundland, but they could not protect their middle son from sexual abuse at…
the hands of priests, nor from turning to selling and using drugs as a teenager. Twenty-five years later, when the police knocked on his door at the end of a massive DEA investigation, he had given up the trade and was working as a drug addiction counselor in Santa Barbara. O'Dea interweaves extracts of his prison diary with the recounting of his outlaw years and the dawning recognition of those things in his life that were worth living for. 2006.Gross misconduct: the life of Spinner Spencer
By Martin O'Malley. 1988
Brian "Spinner" Spencer had a 10-year career with the National Hockey League before he retired into obscurity. In January 1987,…
his name made headlines when he was arrested for a murder that occurred five years before. Some violence and some descriptions of sex. 1988.Hole in my life
By Jack Gantos. 2002
An autobiographical account of the author's youthful struggles to support himself, and the effects of a prison sentence for drug…
smuggling. Describes his constant fear of fellow prisoners and his determination to become a writer and obtain a college degree. Strong language and some descriptions of violence. For senior high readers. 2002.Go-boy!: memoirs of a life behind bars
By Roger Caron. 1978
Fille à papa
By Charlotte Vale Allen, Jean Chapdelaine Gagnon. 1982
Every secret thing
By Patricia Hearst, Alvin Moscow. 1982
Hearst describes her kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974, her imprisonment in a closet for 57 days, her…
forced decision to join her captors, and her participation in the Hibernia Bank Robbery. Some strong language. 1982.Descent into madness (Op Ser.)
By Vernon Frolick. 1993
In March of 1985 the R.C.M.P. tracked down and killed a crazed murderer in a remote snowy region of northern…
B.C. The dead killer was Michael Oros, who had eluded police for years, and had kept diaries which chronicled the chase. Based on these accounts, the story of the manhunt and the killer is told. 1993.Down inside: thirty years in Canada's prison service
By Robert Clark. 2017
In his thirty years in the Canadian prison system, Robert Clark rose from student volunteer to deputy warden. He worked…
with some of Canada's most dangerous and notorious prisoners, including Paul Bernardo and Tyrone Conn. He dealt with escapes, lockdowns, prisoner murders, prisoner suicides, and a riot. But he also arranged ice-hockey games in a maximum-security institution, sat in a darkened gym watching movies with three hundred inmates, took parolees sightseeing, and consoled victims of violent crimes. He has managed cellblocks, been a parole officer, and investigated staff corruption. He challenges head-on the popular belief that a "tough-on-crime" approach makes prisons and communities safer, arguing instead for humane treatment and rehabilitation, and wades into the controversy about long-term solitary confinement. 2017.Don't: a woman's word
By Elly Danica. 1988
The author graphically describes the humiliation and terrible pain she suffered as a victim of incest. She endured verbal abuse,…
beatings and degradation as her father sold her services to strange men, and forced her to pose and perform in his pornographic photo studio. Strong language and extreme descriptions of sex and violence. 1990, c1988.Diabetes (Perspectives on disease and illness)
By Judith Peacock. 2000
Introductory overview of different types of diabetes, covering symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, control, and complications of the disease. Assesses some of…
the serious effects of the body's inability to use glucose properly because of a lack of insulin. Grades 5-8. 2000.Diabetes: the biography (Biographies of disease)
By Robert Tattersall. 2009
Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna…
to the recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century and the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889. With the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century, optimism ensued, which eventually waned due to the increasing complexity of the disease, and the increasing number of young patients. c2009.Crime seen: from patrol cop to profiler, my stories from behind the yellow tape
By Kate Lines. 2015
A criminal profiler, former Chief Superintendent of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), recounts her remarkable story using pivotal cases she…
worked on during the course of her career. Always taking care not to aggrandize in any way the notorious criminals whose names we know all too well, Kate knows that it is much more important to focus on the courage of the victims and their families. Bestseller. 2015.Six M.I.T. students figured out how to beat the casinos and managed to get away with more than three million…
dollars in less than two years' time by playing the blackjack tables. Includes an explanation of how card counting is done. 2002.