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This 1992 Edgar Award winner for best fact crime is nothing short of a classic. David Simon, a police reporter for the Baltimore Sun, spent the year 1988 with three homicide squads, accompanying them through all the grim and grisly moments of their work--from first telephone call to final piece of paperwork. The picture that emerges through a masterful accumulation of details is that homicide detectives are a rare breed who seem to thrive on coffee, cigarettes, and persistence, through an endlessly exhausting parade of murder scenes. As the Washington Post writes, "We seem to have an insatiable appetite for police stories.... David Simon's entry is far and away the best, the most readable, the most reliable and relentless of them all.... An eye for the scenes of slaughter and pursuit and an ear for the cadences of cop talk, both business and banter, lend Simon's account the fascination that truth often has."

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Like its subject, The Smartest Guys in the Room is ambitious, grand in scope, and ruthless in its dealings. Unlike Enron, the Texas-based energy giant that has come to represent the post-millennium collapse of 1990s go-go corporate culture, it's also ultimately successful. Penned by Fortune scribes Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, the 400-page-plus chronicle of the scandal digs deep inside the numbers while, wisely, maintaining focus on the "smart guys" deep-frying the books. The likes of paternal but disengaged CEO Ken Lay (dubbed "Kenny Boy" by George W. Bush, one of many prominent public figures with whom he rubbed shoulders), cutthroat man-behind-the-curtain Jeff Skilling, and ethically blind numbers whiz Andy Fastow vividly come to life as they make a mockery of conventional accounting practices and grow increasingly arrogant and bind to their collective hubris. They're not a likable lot, and the writers find it difficult to suppress their astonishment and revulsion with the crew who rapidly went from golden boys and girls of the financial world to pariahs when the bill finally came due. The authors' unrepressed sarcasms are more than often unnecessarily given the scope of the outrage. Enron's leading lights were or a time celebrated for their ability to concoct nearly unfathomable business schemes to hide mounting shortfalls and keeping track on their machinations can be a chore, but, by sticking hard to the story behind the fall, McLean and Elkind have reported and written the definitive account of the Enron debacle. --Steven Stolder

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The Incredible Story of Eight Years of Abuse and Humiliation... and the Fighting Spirit that Allowed Her to Escape Unbroken
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Einsteiger/Laien
With Heike Gronemeier and Corinna Milborn
Gewicht: 168 gr / Abmessung: 20 cm
Von Kampusch, Natascha / Von Gronemeier, Heike; Milborn, Corinna / Übersetzt v. Kreuer, Jill

On 2 March 1998 ten-year-old Natascha Kampusch was snatched off the street by a stranger and bundled into a white van. Hours later she found herself in a dark cellar, wrapped in a blanket. When she emerged eight years later, her childhood had gone. In "3,096 Days" Natascha tells her incredible story for the first time: her difficult childhood, what exactly happened on the day of her abduction, her imprisonment in a five-square-metre dungeon, and the mental and physical abuse she suffered from her abductor, Wolfgang Priklopil. "3,096 Days" is ultimately a story about the triumph of the human spirit. It describes how, in a situation of almost unbearable hopelessness, she slowly learned how to manipulate her captor. And how, against inconceivable odds, she managed to escape unbroken.

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Kurzbeschreibung

One of the most fascinating Law Enforcement Agencies in the world is the FBI. From the J. Edgar Hoover days to present, the Bureau has investigated the most famous cases, including, mobsters, gangs, bank robbers, and terrorism. They have also received a few black eyes including, Waco Siege, and Ruby Ridge.

In Top Cases of The FBI, I captured twelve of those cases and prepared backgrounds on the criminals up to and including their sentencing or demise. These cases include John Gotti, the Unabomber and many more.

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR:

~ Women Who Kill - The Bitches From Hell
~ Unsolved Serial Killings
~ Case Closed: Serial Killers Captured
~ Spree Killers
~ No Killing In The Hallways (School Shootings)
~ Top Cases of The FBI
~ Doctors Who Killed Their Patients
Many thanks to the fine people of the United Kingdom, Germany and the U.S. for making Top Cases of The FBI  #1 in its genre.


Professionally edited by Ocean's Edge Editing Inc. (REVISED JANUARY 1, 2012)

(The author will give any of his books FREE in any format to Canadian, U.S. UK (Including Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland etc.) or any Allied Soldiers, Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT's, Correctional Officers, etc., who are actively serving or retired. Please send a message telling who you are, the book(s) you want, and the digital format. It is a privilege to give back in kindness to the brave men and women who help keep us safe. Blessings to you all.)

Kurzbeschreibung

One of the most fascinating Law Enforcement Agencies in the world is the FBI. From the J. Edgar Hoover days to present, the Bureau has investigated the most famous cases, including, mobsters, gangs, bank robbers, and terrorism. They have also received a few black eyes including, Waco Siege, and Ruby Ridge.

In Top Cases of The FBI, I captured twelve of those cases and prepared backgrounds on the criminals up to and including their sentencing or demise. These cases include John Gotti, the Unabomber and many more.

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR:

~ Women Who Kill - The Bitches From Hell
~ Unsolved Serial Killings
~ Case Closed: Serial Killers Captured
~ Spree Killers
~ No Killing In The Hallways (School Shootings)
~ Top Cases of The FBI
~ Doctors Who Killed Their Patients
Many thanks to the fine people of the United Kingdom, Germany and the U.S. for making Top Cases of The FBI  #1 in its genre.


Professionally edited by Ocean's Edge Editing Inc. (REVISED JANUARY 1, 2012)

(The author will give any of his books FREE in any format to Canadian, U.S. UK (Including Isle of Man, Ireland, Scotland etc.) or any Allied Soldiers, Police Officers, Firefighters, EMT's, Correctional Officers, etc., who are actively serving or retired. Please send a message telling who you are, the book(s) you want, and the digital format. It is a privilege to give back in kindness to the brave men and women who help keep us safe. Blessings to you all.)