Smuggler's Blues, 1: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia (Cannabis Americana: Remembrance of the War on Plants, Book 1) (Stratton Richard)(Paperback)

Smuggler's Blues, 1: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia (Cannabis Americana: Remembrance of the War on Plants, Book 1) (Stratton Richard)(Paperback)

Goodfellas meets Savages meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Richard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut kid from an old New England family who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph

Granta Book Of The American Short Story - V. 1 (Ford Richard)(Paperback / softback)

An anthology of American short fiction written in the last half of the twentieth century with stories by writers such as Eudora Welty, John Cheever and Raymond Carver (and forty others) demonstrating how much memorable power can lie in the briefest

Facing the Mountain: A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II (Brown Daniel James)(Paperback)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat, a gripping World War II saga of patriotism, highlighting the contributions and sacrifices that Japanese immigrants and their American-born children made for the sake of the nation the courageous Japanese-American Army unit that

Smugglers' Banker - The Story of Zephaniah Job of Polperro (Johns Jeremy Rowett)(Paperback / softback)

This text reveals the true story of Zephaniah Job, the Cornishman who masterminded the flourishing contraband trade in Polperro during the Napoleonic wars, as well as the privateers whose adventures led to the capture of handsome

Facing the Mountain - A True Story of Japanese American Heroes in World War II

Jungle Soldier - The true story of Freddy Spencer Chapman (Moynahan Brian)(Paperback / softback)

The thrilling true story of a forgotten British hero of World War

Wall Street and the Rise of Hitler: The Astonishing True Story of the American Financiers Who Bankrolled the Nazis (Sutton Antony C.)(Paperback)

'The contribution made by American capitalism to German war preparations can only be described as phenomenal. It was certainly crucial to German military capabilities.... Not only was an influential sector of American business aware of the nature of Nazism, but for its own purposes aided Nazism

Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band (Staebler Christian)(Paperback)

Experience the riveting, powerful story of the Native American civil rights movement and the resulting struggle for identity told through the high-flying career of West Coast rock 'n' roll pioneers Redbone. You've heard the hit song 'Come and Get Your Love' in the movie Guardians of the Galaxy, but

Yankee Leviathan: The Origins of Central State Authority in America, 1859 1877 (Bensel Richard Franklin)(Paperback)

This book describes the impact of the American Civil War on the development of central state authority in the late nineteenth century. The author contends that intense competition for control of the national political economy between the free North and slave South produced secession, which in turn

Avenue of Spies: A True Story of Terror, Espionage, and One American Family's Heroic Resistance in Nazi-Occupied Paris (Kershaw Alex)(Paperback)

The best-selling author of The Liberator brings to life the incredible true story of an American doctor in Paris, and his heroic espionage efforts during World War II The leafy Avenue Foch, one of the most exclusive residential streets in Nazi-occupied France, was Paris's hotbed of daring spies,

On the Trail of the Serpent - The True Story of the Killer who inspired a hit TV drama (Neville Richard)(Paperback / softback)

***NOW THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR TV SERIES ***DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CRIME STORY OF SERIAL KILLER, CHARLES SOBHRAJ, AND THE RACE TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICECharles Sobhraj remains one of the world's great con men, and as a serial killer, the story of his life and capture endures as

American Mafia: Chicago: True Stories Of Families Who Made Windy City History, First Edition (Griffith William)(Paperback)

Everyone knows stories about the American Mafia and its varied forms of crime, from racketeering to stock manipulation to murder. American Mafia: Chicago explores the Windy City, strolling through its neighborhoods and imagining scenes from the past--telling the stories of the men, women, and

The Battle for Singapore: The True Story of the Greatest Catastrophe of World War II (Thompson Peter)(Paperback)

The true story of the 'the greatest defeat and largest capitulation' in British military history. The Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 is a military disaster of enduring fascination. For the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the island, Peter Thompson tells the explosive story of the

The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas (Giridharadas Anand)(Paperback)

The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed 'American terrorist' named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found

Liberation - Inspired by the incredible true story of World War II's greatest heroine Nancy Wake (Kealey Imogen)(Paperback / softback)

Inspired by the incredible true story of the most decorated servicewoman of the second world war. Nancy Wake was an Australian girl who, aged, 16 ran away from her abusive mother to the other side of the world. Nancy Wake was a wife who, when her husband was snatched by the Gestapo, fought to be

Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II (Rose Darlene Deibler)(Paperback)

The True Story of One Woman's Triumph of FaithNewlywed American missionary Darlene Deibler Rose survived four years in a notorious Japanese prison camp set deep in the jungles of New Guinea. Thinking she was never to see her husband again, Darlene Rose was forced to sign a false confession and face

Hell's Angels: The True Story of the 303rd Bomb Group in World War II (Stout Jay A.)(Paperback)

The true story of World War 2's legendary Hell's Angels--the 8th Air Force's 303rd Bomb Group. Although the United States declared war against Germany in December 1941, a successful assault on Nazi-occupied Europe could not happen until Germany's industrial and military might were crippled. The

Higher Call - The Incredible True Story of Heroism and Chivalry during the Second World War (Makos Adam)(Paperback / softback)

This instant Sunday Times bestseller tells the story of two fighter pilots, an American and a German, whose remarkable encounter during the Second World War became the stuff of

Cut Out Girl - A Story of War and Family, Lost and Found: The Costa Book of the Year 2018 (Es Bart van)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish girl in Holland during World War II, who hides from the Nazis in the homes of an underground network of foster families, one of them the author's grandparents Bart van Es left Holland for England many years ago, but one story from his Dutch childhood

Operation Mincemeat - The True Spy Story that Changed the Course of World War II (Macintyre Ben)(Paperback / softback)

From the bestselling author of Agent Zigzag. The thrilling true story of the greatest and most successful wartime deception ever attemptedA Richard & Judy Book Club

Helter Skelter - The True Story of the Manson Murders (Bugliosi Vincent)(Paperback / softback)

THE BEST-SELLING TRUE CRIME BOOK IN HISTORY______________________The shocking true story of the Manson murders, revealed in this harrowing, often terrifying

Franci's War - The incredible true story of one woman's survival of the Holocaust (Epstein Franci Rabinek)(Paperback / softback)

Code-Breaker - The untold story of Richard Hayes, the Dublin librarian who helped turn the tide of WWII (McMenamin Marc)(Paperback / softback)

The incredible true story of how unassuming librarian and secret code-breaker Richard Hayes outwitted a Nazi spy and turned the tide of the World War

Mud, Blood and Poppycock: Britain and the Great War (Corrigan Gordon)(Paperback)

The true story of how Britain won the First World War. The popular view of the First World War remains that of BLACKADDER: incompetent generals sending brave soldiers to their deaths. Alan Clark quoted a German general's remark that the British soldiers were 'lions led by donkeys'. But he made it