This is a unique, eye-witness account of everyday life right at the heart of the Nazi extermination machine. Slomo Venezia was born into a poor Jewish-Italian community living in Thessaloniki, Greece. At first, the occupying Italians protected his family; but when the Germans invaded, the Venezias were deported to Auschwitz. ...

Christopher Berry-Dee is a world-renowned investigative criminologist. He has gained the trust of murderers across the world &

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Enter the mind of John Wayne Gacy, the real-life ' Killer Clown', often said to be the inspiration for Stephen King's evil Pennywise in It. Gacy lured victims to his home with the promise of work or a warm bed & then duped them into putting on handcuffs, claiming he wanted to show them a magic trick. He would then rape & torture his victims before killing them by suffocating or strangling them. Twenty-six were buried in the crawl space beneath his home; others were buried elsewhere on his property, while a handful were dumped in the Des Plaines River. Gacy was executed for his crimes in 1994, but many questions remain unanswered. How many victims were there? Did Gacy act alone? & what drove John Wayne Gacy to murder? What caused the seemingly normal Gacy to sexually assault, torture & murder at least thirty-three young men & boys? Drawing on his many years' experience investigating & interviewing perpetrators of terrible crimes, Hunter seeks to understand what drove Gacy... ...

Discover the fullest possible account of the crimes of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, including those he was not charged with & has never previously been connected to… The police believed Sutcliffe was operating only in the Greater Manchester Police, South Yorkshire Police & West Yorkshire Metropolitan Police force areas, using his car. In fact, Sutcliffe was operating nationally & internationally, using his employer’s lorry to commit attacks. Authors Chris Clark & Tim Hicks have meticulously researched Sutcliffe’s crimes & reveal many of his previously unknown victims for the first time.  The police failed to deliver justice for the victims’ families, & the media has failed to hold the police to account for this failure – both in the original investigation & in subsequent cold-case investigations.    By bringing more of the facts of the case into the public domain & by telling the victims’ stories, this book helps to bring closure for friends & relatives o... ...

Discover the terrifying truth behind one of the most sinister yet effective organisations of the past century, as we take an in-depth look inside the Nazi War Machine. Examine the technology that enabled Hitlers Nazi regime to spread death & destruction across Europe & far beyond, from the airborne Luftwaffe, agressors in the infamous Blitz bombing campaign, to the Panzer tanks that dominated Europes battlefields & the Wolf Packs of U-Boats that terrorised international waters. Explore the rigorous training, tactics & equipment available to Hitlers elite fighting forces through unique footage of these highly accomplished units in action. Learn how the Nazi plan to develop an atomic bomb could have drastically altered the course of the war, & all human history, before witnessing perhaps the most chilling artefact of all: the blueprints & diagrams for the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Recently discovered by a German family whilst cleaning out their attic, these documents reveal that the final solution, one of the most shameful & inhumane chapters in the history of mankind, was as elaborate a machine as any other of mans inventions. ...

Nicolas Roche has a famous surname to all fans of cycling. The son of legendary Irish & World Champion Stephen Roche, Nicolas had to fight to make it as a professional & even harder to make his mark as his own man in this toughest of competitive sports. His rise up the ranks has been meteoric, with top 15 finishes in both the Tour de France & the Vuelta a Espa?a, but his attitude to his chosen profession has remained undimmed. Honest, eloquent & passionate about the cycling world, Nicolas gained acclaim & a devoted fan following for his Tour diaries serialised in the Irish Independent. Now a major contender for a podium finish in a grand tour, in the award-winning Inside the Peloton Nicolas tells in full the story of life as a professional cyclist & of the remarkable events that have brought him this far. From furious spats with teammates & exhilarating races against the worlds best, this is a gripping cycling adventure & tale of a fiercely competitive sportsman. Show More Show Less ...

To accompany the BBC television series, this book is a fascinating & wide-ranging account of the modern Royal Navy in the two-hundredth-year anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Christopher Terrill spent a year inside the Royal Navy & here reveals in intimate detail the daily life of Her Majesty's Naval Base Devonport ï ½ the largest in Western Europe. He also reveals astonishing insights into life on board some of the Navy's most modern warships both as they prepare for deployment & as they embark on active service around the world. Terrill explores the proud tradition of the Royal Navy, which has been the first line of defence of this island race since the reign of King Alfred, focusing on the Navy's heritage (through the Trafalgar celebrations) & its current & ever-changing role in the modern world. Whether engaging in 'runs ashore' at Dubai or confronting the awful devestation caused by the tsunami in Sri Lanka, a Royal Navy warship is always a 'little piece of Britain' floating on the seas of the world. The shipmates are the beating heart of the Royal Navy. Their hopes & fears make the big questions come to life in intimate, humorous & often surprising ways. Whether it be the young recruit leaving home to join the mob', the charismatic chaplain on board the ship, or the seasoned matelot hooked on life at sea, these individuals each have stories & experiences that are not only unique to the Navy, but that also help to explain the very particular mindset of the men & women who choose to join the Senior Service. ...

This story takes you to ancient kingdom of Egypt. Kings had ruled there since before 3000 BC. In 1333 BC a boy aged about nine became Pharaoh, but he did not rule for long. Today, however, he is the most famous of all pharaohs. So how did a Pharaoh who was unimportant in his own lifetime become so famous? The answer is because of a great archaeological discovery. ...

Concerned with the complex & sophisticated relationship between economics, social context, & aesthetics as represented in the contested space of the art gallery, this book raises the question of how artists must construe their work in relation to the gallery space & system. ...

A quiet night on a country road. The stillness shattered by a car engulfed in flames, & a burned body discovered in the driver's

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