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  Jack the Ripper - Victims &...

  Liam Dale

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  Today, bustling East London seems a world away from its dark past just a century ago, when terror reigned - the infamous Whitechapel Murders by Jack the Ripper. 
   
  Tourists are drawn to this chilling tale, a mix of fascination and dread that began in 1888 and still haunts us today. 
   
  Transport yourself to the 1880s, a maze of fog-draped alleyways and dimly lit cobbled streets. Commercial Street, once a bustling market, was now a place of panic in Whitechapel. 
   
  One name struck fear into the hearts of the residents: Jack the Ripper. What happened back then still intrigues modern historians and amateur sleuths, urging them to unravel the mystery of this shadowy figure. 
   
  You'll explore: 
  - Victim profiles and discovery sites 
  - Suspects that emerged 
  - Jack the Ripper's chilling letters to the police 
   
  Discover the haunting secrets of Jack the Ripper's reign of terror, a chilling saga that continues to captivate minds today.

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  Too Big to Jail - Inside HSBC...

  Chris Blackhurst

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  From journalist Chris Blackhurst, Too Big to Jail unveils how HSBC facilitated mass money laundering schemes for brutal drug kingpins and rogue nations – and thereby helped to grow one of the deadliest drugs empires the world has ever seen.'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you' - Oliver Bullough, author of Butler to the WorldWhile HSBC likes to sell itself as ‘the world’s local bank’ – the friendly face of corporate and personal finance – it was hit with a record US fine of $1.9 billion. In pursuit of their goal of becoming the biggest bank in the world, between 2003 and 2010, HSBC allowed El Chapo and the Sinaloa cartel, one of the most notorious and murderous criminal organizations in the world, to turn its ill-gotten money into clean dollars.How did a bank which boasts transparency, come to facilitate Mexico’s richest drug baron? And how did a bank that had been named ‘one of the best-run organizations in the world’ become so entwined with one of the most barbaric groups of gangsters on the planet?Too Big to Jail is an extraordinary story, brilliantly told by writer, commentator and former editor of The Independent, Chris Blackhurst, that starts in Hong Kong and ranges across London, Washington, the Cayman Islands and Mexico.It brings together an extraordinary cast of politicians, bankers, drug dealers, FBI officers and whistle-blowers, and asks what price does greed have? Whose job is it to police global finance? And why did not a single person go to prison for facilitating the murderous expansion of a global drug empire?

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  Police-Brutality?!? Some People...

  Dr. Ezekiel Fierce Zeke

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  My Juris Doctorate Degree and expertise is in the study of criminal law and criminal procedure.This book is an Absolute “Must Read” if you want to understand the concept of “police-encounters,” “police brutality,” “police systems,” “police-misconduct,” “police authority” and “the role of the police officer.”  ”Many people are getting themselves harmed or killed by the Police because they do not understand these concepts and what a "Police-Encounter" should entail.  This book is an Informative, Educational and In-depth look at what people need to know about "Police-Encounters" and these other concepts that stem from police-encounters."  If you do not understand the concept of a “police-encounter,” you are most certainly putting yourself at risk for Physical Harm or Death!  Every Person in America should read and internalize this very short straight-to-the-point book!  You must know what your responsibilities are during a Police-Encounter to be able to safely get through it!  Also, properly educate your children, your young-adults, and your loved-ones about police-encounters to keep them safe and out of harm’s way.  Do not be foolish and ignore these potential life, death, and/or limb-threatening matters that can happen at any given time.  It is very important to “know” what rights and authority the Police Officer has during a police-encounter, as well as your rights.   If you care about your well-being and want to be in the know you will absolutely take advantage of this book; because sooner or later, you will, more-than-likely, have to deal with Police on some level.  So, why not already be prepared and know what is expected of you and them?  This is serious business!  If you think people are being mistreated during the majority of Police-Encounters, you will probably be very surprised of what this book entails.  What Is A Police-Encounter?  Basically, a police-encounter is a situation when you have been stopped, detained, or have come into contact or face-to-face

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  The Gunman And His Mother - Lee...

  Steven Beschloss

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  The narrative of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been told from many points of view, most significantly in the wave of books exploring the Warren Commission's findings and the conspiracy theories that followed. But for journalist Steven Beschloss, the story of Lee Harvey Oswald began with the troubled bond with his mother. 
   
   
   
  Drawing on public records, key interviews with Marguerite Oswald and other family members, and Lee's own writing and statements, Beschloss traces the origins of an American tragedy back to the lonely boy who couldn't find a way to belong and the unstable mother. Often left to his own devices, young Oswald read heavily, skipped school, and hatched plans to make his mark on the world. The Gunman and His Mother reveals the complex parental relationship that turned a boy into a killer responsible for a crime that changed American history. 
   
   
   
  This updated edition includes material from never-before-seen files containing Marguerite Oswald's personal writings, as well as a series of lawsuits Marguerite brought against various people. Not only do these documents complete the portrait of Lee's mother, but given her attacks on the media, conspiratorial mindset, and her sense of grievance, their inclusion sheds new light on our current political climate.

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  Busted - A Tale of Corruption...

  Anónimo

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  In the vein of Erin Brockovich, The Departed, and T. J. English's Savage City comes Busted, the shocking true story of the biggest police corruption scandal in Philadelphia history, a tale of drugs, power, and abuse involving a rogue narcotics squad, a confidential informant, and two veteran journalists whose reporting drove a full-scale FBI probe, rocked the City of Brotherly Love, and earned a Pulitzer Prize . 
  In 2003, Benny Martinez became a Confidential Informant for a member of the Philadelphia Police Department's narcotics squad, helping arrest nearly 200 drug and gun dealers over seven years. But that success masked a dark and dangerous reality: the cops were as corrupt as the criminals they targeted. 
  In addition to fabricating busts, the squad systematically looted mom-and-pop stores, terrorizing hardworking immigrant owners. One squad member also sexually assaulted three women during raids. Frightened for his life, Martinez turned to Philadelphia Daily News reporters Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. 
  Busted chronicles how these two journalists—both middle-class working mothers—formed an unlikely bond with a convicted street dealer to uncover the secrets of ruthless kingpins and dirty cops. Professionals in an industry shrinking from severe financial cutbacks, Ruderman and Laker had few resources—besides their own grit and tenacity—to break a dangerous, complex story that would expose the rotten underbelly of a modern American city and earn them a Pulitzer Prize. A page-turning thriller based on superb reportage, illustrated with eight pages of photos, Busted is modern true crime at its finest. 

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  Lighting Candles - A...

  David Leslie

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  When Manny McDonnell was twelve, he awoke to discover British troops surrounding his home in the toughest area of trouble-torn Belfast. Internment had begun and, encouraged by a fiercely Republican mother, he took to the streets with other school kids, throwing bricks, bottles and petrol bombs at soldiers. Jailed at fifteen for having IRA links, he became a unit commander leading deadly missions for the INLA before joining the IPLO, a group so vicious even the IRA ordered it to disband. But his decades of commitment to a free united Ireland turned to disillusion when bombs indiscriminately killed two little boys in mainland Britain. It was a wake-up call and, sickened by the way events were unfolding, McDonnell distanced himself from the Troubles and began to spend more time in Scotland with major gangland players Paul Ferris and Tam 'The Licensee' McGraw. Friendly with both, he then faced difficult choices when the two fell out and became bitter rivals and sworn enemies. Lighting Candles is an astonishing and horrifying exposé of one man's journey through the blood, bombs and bullets of the paramilitaries to the criminal activities of drug-smuggling gangsters. It is also a story of how, no matter what has gone before, it's possible to put the past behind you and begin again.

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