A beloved member of the country music community, David "Stringbean" Akeman found nationwide fame as a cast member of Hee Haw. The 1973 murder of Stringbean and his wife forever changed Nashville's sense of itself. Millions of others mourned not only the slain couple but the passing of the way of life that country music had long represented. Taylor ......
Utilizing overlooked resources, Arrested Adolescence offers insight and nuance into the mind of Nathan Leopold, a man who committed cold-blooded murder as a teenager and then convinced the world to believe in rehabilitation that he never experienced.
"This edited collection analyzes trends of corruption in countries throughout the Americas. The contributors examine the main actors involved in corruption as well as the linkages between organized crime and state institutions"--
The first book to fully explore the extraordinary covert actions NFL teams are willing to take in order to win.
Spies disguised as priests. Secret surveillance of targets’ movements. Radio frequency jamming. Tapped telephones. These might sound like acts of espionage right out of the Cold War or a spy movie—but in fact came straight ......
"The Arctic trails do indeed have their secret tales, and one of the best is that of The Mad Trapper of Rat River, equal to the legends of Bonnie and Clyde or John Dillinger. Now author Dick North (of course) may have solved the mystery of the Mad Trappers true identity, thereby enhancing the saga."--Thomas McIntyre, author ......
A Cop's Tale focuses on New York City's most violent and corrupt years, the 1960s to early 1980s. Jim O'Neil, a former NYPD cop, delivers a rare look at the brand of law enforcement that ended Frank Lucas grip on the Harlem drug trade, his cracking open of the Black Liberation Army case, and his experience as the first copy on the scene ......
Based on his years of experience as a consultant for the FBI, the author produces published evidence of the Church's morally questionable financial dealings with sinister organizations over seven decades.
One Man's Journey to Heal the Streets and Redeem Himself
For over a decade, Cobe Williams has been a Violence Interrupter, a highly-trained conflict resolution expert working to stop the killing. Alongside thousands of workers across the country, many of whom he trained, Cobe intervenes in street conflicts before they result in murder. Interrupting Violence follows his evolution from a gang leader to ......