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Gomorra: dans l'empire de la camorra
By Roberto Saviano, Vincent Raynaud. 2007
Roberto Saviano a enquêté pendant plusieurs années sur les activités de la Camorra, l'organisation criminelle qui règne sur Naples et…
toute la Campanie. Une organisation moins connue que la mafia sicilienne mais bien plus dangereuse, car la mafia se pose comme un 'contre-État', a un code d'honneur et respecte certaines règles, alors que la Camorra est une forme 'd'entreprenariat' criminel dont le seul but est de maximiser ses profits, ses membres étant prêts à tout pour atteindre cet objectif. Elle constitue pour l'auteur l'avant-garde de l'économie mondialisée, dont elle pousse les mécanismes jusqu'à leurs conséquences les plus extrêmes. Les rapports avec la Chine et le rôle du port de Naples, l'importance du textile en Italie et au-delà, le trafic d'armes et de drogue, les activités de construction et l'immobilier. Passant en revue tous ces dossiers, Saviano présente des faits, des chiffres et des éléments concrets sur la portée de la criminalité au sein du 'Système', le véritable nom de la Camorra. 2007.Chroniques du crime: articles de presse, 1984-1992
By Michael Connelly, Robert Pépin. 2006
Avant que son personnage de Harry Bosch ne l'ait rendu célèbre, Michael Connelly a exercé la profession de chroniqueur judiciaire…
au "Los Angeles Times" de 1984 à 1992. Le volume réunit une vingtaine de ses reportages: meurtres et autres agressions que l'auteur rapporte en privilégiant déjà le point de vue humain, que ce soit celui de la victime et de ses proches, du détective ou du criminel. 2006. Titre uniforme: Crime beat.Finks: how the CIA tricked the world's best writers
By Joel Whitney. 2016
A tale of two CIAs, and how they blurred the line between propaganda and literature. One CIA created literary magazines…
that promoted American and European writers and cultural freedom, while the other toppled governments, using assassination and censorship as political tools. Defenders of the “cultural” CIA argue that it should have been lauded for boosting interest in the arts and freedom of thought, but the two CIAs had the same undercover goals, and shared many of the same methods: deception, subterfuge and intimidation. Demonstrates how the good-versus-bad CIA is a false divide, and that the cultural Cold Warriors used anti-Communism as a lever to spy relentlessly on leftists, and indeed writers of all political inclinations, and thereby pushed U.S. democracy a little closer to the Soviet model of the surveillance state. 2016.Healthy eating for diabetes
By Azmina Govindji, Antony Worrall Thompson. 2009
This is a collection of 100 recipes created by Antony Worrall Thompson, who has been diagnosed with Syndrome X, a…
condition that can lead to diabetes. Carefully monitored by diabetes dietitian Azmina Govindji, these recipes create taste, texture and flavour using the healthiest ingredients and cooking methods. There are rich soups, flavoursome vegetables, succulent meat dishes and of course, divine desserts. Antony and Azmina also explain how to adapt recipes so they use less sugar and fat. 2009.Blind man's bluff: the untold story of American submarine espionage
By Sherry Sontag, Christopher Drew, Annette Lawrence Drew. 1998
Accounts of the development of Cold War-era submarine spying on the Soviet Union by Americans. Tales about the people who…
made it happen, like the naval officer who figured out how to tap underwater communication cables. Includes new information on the mysterious sinking of the USS Scorpion in 1968. 1998.Diabetes: the essential guide (Need-2-Know)
By Sue Marshall. 2008
Diagnoses of diabetes are on the rise across the UK; it is considered to be a 'chronic condition' and living…
with it requires an understanding of what it is and how to treat it. This book, in practical terms, explains diabetes, its causes and effects, and offers strategies for living with the condition, whether you have diabetes yourself, or are a parent with a diabetic child. Expert advice and the latest information covers Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, the diabetic diet and lifestyle, and current diabetes management and equipment. 2008.Homicide: a year on the killing streets
By David Simon. 2009
The scene is Baltimore. Twice every three days another citizen is shot, stabbed, or bludgeoned to death. At the centre…
of this hurricane of crime is the city's homicide unit, a small brotherhood of men confronted by the darkest of American visions. David Simon was the first reporter ever to gain unlimited access to a homicide unit, and his book is both an account of casework and an investigation into our culture of violence. 2009.Justice miscarried: inside wrongful convictions in Canada
By Hélèna Katz. 2011
Justice denied: the law versus Donald Marshall
By Michael Harris. 1986
In 1971, Donald Marshall was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder. This book tells of his trial, the 11 years…
he spent in prison before being acquitted, and the reactions of the Canadian government when Marshall was found to be innocent. 1986.At a time when the hottest issue in US immigration law is the proposed action by President Obama to protect…
from deportation as many as 5 million illegals in the United States, the 1972 John Lennon deportation case takes on special relevance today, notwithstanding the passage of forty years since he was placed in deportation proceedings. New York immigration attorney Leon Wildes tells the story of this landmark case that set up a battle of wills between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and President Richard Nixon. Although Wildes did not even know who John Lennon and Yoko Ono were when he was originally retained by them, he developed a close relationship with them both during the eventual five-year period while he represented them and thereafter. 2016.I, monster: serial killers in their own chilling words
By Tom Philbin. 2010
What goes through the dark minds of notorious killers such as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz ('Son of Sam'),…
John Wayne Gacey, and Dennis Rader (the 'BTK Killer')? In this book, you'll read exactly what they were thinking as they committed their horrible crimes. Using court transcripts and police interviews, veteran crime writer Tom Philbin has compiled the testimony of twenty of the world's most infamous serial killers - nineteen men and one woman. In each case, Philbin provides readers with a background profile of the killer and their crimes, offering a macabre glimpse into the most awful side of human nature. Includes strong language, sex and violence. 2010.ISIS: a history
By Fawaz A Gerges. 2016
The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise…
of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Moving beyond journalistic accounts, Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling account of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS. 2016.The right to remain silent is one of the most easily recognized and oft-quoted constitutional rights in American culture, yet…
there is widespread misunderstanding about the right and the protections promised under the Fifth Amendment. Dershowitz reveals precisely why our Fifth Amendment rights matter and how they are being reshaped, limited, and in some cases revoked in the wake of 9/11. 2008.Intrepid's last case
By William Stevenson. 1983
Invisible darkness: The Strange Case Of Paul Bernardo And Karla Homolka
By Stephen Williams. 1996
The author chronicles the case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, from Bernardo's crimes as the Scarborough Rapist to their…
arrest for the murders of three young women, including Homolka's sister. Using court documents and interviews with people involved in the cases and others who knew the couple, Williams presents their backgrounds and character, the police hunt and the evidence, and Homolka's deal with the Crown. Warning: Contains graphic scenes of sexual violence. Strong language, descriptions of violence and explicit descriptions of sex. 1996.Howard Blum illuminates the lives of little-known individuals who played a significant role in America's history as he chronicles the…
true story of a critical, recently declassified counterintelligence mission and two remarkable agents whose story has been called "the greatest secret of the Cold War." 2018.I'll be gone in the dark: one woman's obsessive search for the Golden State Killer
By Gillian Flynn, Patton Oswalt, Michelle McNamara. 2018
For more than ten years, a mysterious and violent predator committed fifty sexual assaults in Northern California before moving south,…
where he perpetrated ten sadistic murders. Then in 1986 he disappeared, eluding capture by multiple police forces and some of the best detectives in the area. Three decades later, true crime journalist Michelle McNamara was determined to find the violent psychopath she called "the Golden State Killer." Michelle pored over police reports, interviewed victims, and embedded herself in the online communities that were as obsessed with the case as she was. This book that McNamara was writing at the time of her sudden death offers an atmospheric snapshot of a moment in American history and a chilling account of a criminal mastermind and the wreckage he left behind. Bestseller. 2018.In the still of the night: the strange death of Ronda Reynolds
By Ann Rule. 2010
Details Barb Thompson's eleven-year crusade to determine the true cause of her thirty-three-year-old daughter Ronda Reynolds's death in 1998, which…
had been ruled a suicide. Discusses the precedent-setting 2009 hearing to determine if the Lewis County, Washington, coroner's office mishandled the case. 2010.In the sleep room: the story of the CIA brainwashing experiments in Canada
By Anne Collins. 1988
In the 1950s and 1960s, an eminent Canadian psychiatrist was funded by the CIA to use his patients in brainwashing…
experiments. In 1977, when his work was exposed, nine Canadians sued the CIA. A story of misuse of medical power, unchecked ambition and undercover skulduggery. Winner of the 1988 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1988.In the name of love: And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's crime files. #4.)
By Ann Rule. 1998
After falling in love and marrying wealthy California businessman Jerry Harris, Susan is devastated when he doesn't return home one…
night in 1987. The title story of her lengthy search for him and four other true crime cases make up this sequel to "A Fever in the Heart." Some violence. 1998. (Ann Rule's crime files ; 4)