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By: James Morton

ISBN: 9780522858594
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2011
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
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In their highly entertaining and often shocking new book James Morton and Susanna Lobez follow up their bestselling Gangland Australia by delving into the world of Australian con artists. Read about the scams and think twice about that offer that seems almost too good to be true.


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By: Bronwyn Sell

ISBN: 9781877505034
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2010
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
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Kiwi Heroes brings together the tales of 50 of New Zealand's bravest people. Some of the people featured are household names - some are barely known outside their own households. Many have forfeited their lives or their livelihoods for the sake of others. All have great stories to tell.


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By: Nigel Pickford

ISBN: 9781399614962
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2023
UK Publication Date: 3rd August 2023
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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The true story of a sensational marriage and murder in 17th-century London. For fans of WEDLOCK, THE SUSPICIONS OF MR WHICHER and GEORGIANA: DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE.


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By: Candace Sutton

ISBN: 9781741751635
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2009
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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The amazing inside story of the decade's worth of detective work that finally brought down conman and murderer, Bruce Burrell.


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By: Ann Rule

ISBN: 9780751531633
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2004
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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* America's best true-crime writer and her new collection of crime stories drawn from her private file


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By: Michael Punke

ISBN: 9780008189341
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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From the #1 international bestselling author of THE REVENANT the book that inspired the award-winning movie comes the fascinating story of Americas first battle over the environment.


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By: Ricky Megee

ISBN: 9781742372778
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2010
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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Gripping and inspiring story of how one man endured almost three months alone in the desert living on nothing but insects and frogs. An extraordinary story of survival in the outback.


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By: Eric Blehm

ISBN: 9780804139533
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2016
UK Publication Date: 9th May 2016
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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(Hardback)

By: Larry Weisman

ISBN: 9780446525596
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2000
Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
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Wolf, heard by millions on the radio show "Imus In the Morning, " shares over three decades worth of humorous and unusual anecdotes from his career as a sports broadcaster. 8-page photo insert.


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By: Nancy Mullane

ISBN: 9781610390293
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.
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An award-winning journalist tells the personal stories of five convicted murderers, offering a new perspective on guilt, forgiveness, and second chances in America


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By: Shane Dunphy

ISBN: 9781844882120
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Nov 2009
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Dominic is a sixteen year-old man-child: while he has the body of a prize-fighter, as a result of a terrible seizure when he was a small child he has been left with the mind of a child. This title tells the story of Dominic's brave battle to face up to betrayal and show - one more time - that he is a survivor.


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By: Kathleen OShea

ISBN: 9780007532285
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2014
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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The harrowing true story of a travelling Irish family bonded by love, broken apart by life, and then betrayed by their carers in a cruel convent in Ireland.


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By: M. Dylan Raskin

ISBN: 9781568582740
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2003
Publisher: Four Walls Eight Windows
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In the tradition of cult classics like YOUTH IN REVOLT and THE FUCK UP, comes a defiant, freewheeling first book that's a hilarious-and heart-breaking-blend of outrage and autobiography.


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By: G Tippet

ISBN: 9780732286095
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2008
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Over twenty-five tales of grisly murders and suspicious killings are laid out for inspection, including the story of the Police Killers and tales of the seedy Melbourne underworld


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By: Hammond Eve

ISBN: 9781543965797
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2019
Publisher: BookBaby
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By: Sandy Thorne

ISBN: 9781921901379
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2014
Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
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Meet fourteen remarkable Australian (and one Kiwi!) jacks and jills of all trades with a wealth of experiences from the good old days to modern times. Hailing from all walks of life, they share their memories with renowned yarn spinner Sandy Thorne in a collection of stories full of wisdom and wit


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By: Mitchell Zuckoff

ISBN: 9780007410958
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jan 2013
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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An utterly gripping nonfiction adventure narrative, Lost in Shangri-La is an untold true story of war, survival, discovery, heroism, and a near-impossible rescue mission.


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By: Amy Willesee

ISBN: 9781844135585
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2004
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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On 1 June 2001, the heir to the Nepalese throne, Crown Prince Dipendra, donned military fatigues, armed himself with four guns and walked in on a quiet family gathering.


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By: Sue Williams

ISBN: 9780733325564
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2009
Publisher: ABC Books
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When the Merry Makers dance, it's hard to find a dry eye in the audience. All the Merry Makers have intellectual or physical disabilities - sometimes both - and face huge challenges in their lives, yet to see them dance is one of the most uplifting celebrations of the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music. This is their story.


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By: Frank Robson

ISBN: 9780732285050
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
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At 18 months of age, Lucky, a cream coloured terrier, was dropped off at a vet's clinic in Queensland, abandoned by his owners. Just a week away from being put down, he was adopted by Frank Robson. This is a story of mateship and the joys of an independent spirit.


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By: Ann Rule

ISBN: 9781982138271
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2019
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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With her ability to translate the most complex cases into storytelling "as dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at night" (The New York Times), Rule expertly analyzes the thoughts and deeds of sociopaths, in this 17th essential Crime Files volume.


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By: Frank Fraser

ISBN: 9780753508367
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2007
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
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In Mad Frank's London - his fourth book - Frank continues the shocking stories of his life of crime.
Frankie Fraser recalls the good and the bad times, brings the criminals of his acquaintance to life, and guides us through the darker streets of London - as only a born Londoner, and true gangster could.


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By: Al Lester

ISBN: 9780143568940
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2013
Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)
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By: Megyn Cain

ISBN: 9781543922233
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2018
Publisher: BookBaby
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Her status as a beauty pageant winner and singer in a popular band concealed a tragic history of childhood abuse. When a violent encounter with a young Mafioso resulted in pregnancy, she was forced to raise the child alone. What followed was an emotional journey that allowed her to overcome insurmountable odds and survive--but would she find love, or just more heartbreak

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