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King of Cons: Exposing the Dirty, Rotten Secrets of the Washington Elite and Hollywood Celebrities by Aaron Tonken Publisher Comments In a LAND of MORAL IMBECILES, I knew I could be KING. He was one of the most prominent producers of fundraising events in the country, throwing monumental charity bashes, securing millions of dollars in donations for the sick and needy. The trouble was... (read more) List Price $27.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Crimewarps: The Future of Crime in America by Georgette Bennett Book News Annotation Identified as a revised and updated edition of the 1987 book, though the areas of revision are not specified. The author attempts to put in perspective America's fear of crime and the political repercussions of that fear. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $6.48 Used - Trade Paper
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Drake's Fortune: The Fabulous True Story of the World's Greatest Confidence Artist by Richard Rayner Publisher Comments His scam was as simple as it was brazen. Before and during the Great Depression, Oscar Hartzell persuaded tens of thousands of Midwesterners to part with millions of dollars to start a legal fund that would see the mythical fortune of Sir Francis Drake... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $2.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Monster of Florence: A True Story by Douglas J. Preston and Mario Spezi Publisher Comments In the nonfiction tradition of John Berendt (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil) and Erik Larson (The Devil in the White City), New York Times bestselling author Douglas Preston presents a gripping account of crime and punishment in the lush hills... (read more) List Price $25.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Story of Chicago May by Nuala Ofaolain Publisher Comments A Radiant Life presents the unequivocal voice of Nuala O'Faolain tackling a vast range of subjects from Catholicism to feminism, from Sinatra to Africa, and from Irish American culture to Islam and the West. Curious and funny, tender and scathing, O... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.48 Used - Hardcover
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Entering Hades: The Double Life of a Serial Killer by John Leake Publisher Comments "I was a greedy, ravenous individual, determined to rise from the bottom to the top . . . It wasn't me!"--Jack Unterweger's final words to his jury Serial killers rarely travel internationally. So in the early 1990s, when detectives from the Los... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing True Story of the Most Extraordinary Liar in the History of Fun and Profit by Frank Abagnale and Stan Redding Publisher Comments Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $1.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery by Simon Worrall Publisher Comments In The Poet and the Murderer, acclaimed journalist Simon Worrall takes readers into the haunting mind of Mark Hofmann, one of the most daring literary forgers and remorseless murderers of the late twentieth century. He was a young Mormon boy who loathed... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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