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The Skies Belong to Us

(Available June 18, 2013)
The Skies Belong to Us
Written by Brendan I. Koerner
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307886101
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The Skies Belong to Us
Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
Written by Brendan I. Koerner


Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $26.00

In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of sixties idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to... Read more >
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The Skies Belong to Us
Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking
Written by Brendan I. Koerner


Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: June 18, 2013
Price: $12.99

In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of sixties idealism, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to... Read more >
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A Disposition to Be Rich
A Disposition to Be Rich
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345804693
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A Disposition to Be Rich
Ferdinand Ward, the Greatest Swindler of the Gilded Age
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward


Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $16.00

A New York Times Notable Book

The compelling behind-the-scenes story of the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age, whose villainy bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and stunned the world of finance—told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward.
 
Ferdinand Ward, the son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor, moved to New York...

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The Iceman
The Iceman
Written by Anthony Bruno
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345540119
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The Iceman
The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
Written by Anthony Bruno


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $16.00

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, with Ray Liotta and Chris Evans
 
He was smart, merciless, and deadly. And it took someone just as tough to bring him down.
 
A mob contract killer known as “The Iceman” for hiding a body in an... Read more >
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The Iceman
The Iceman
Written by Anthony Bruno
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345540096
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The Iceman
The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
Written by Anthony Bruno


Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: March 26, 2013
Price: $11.99

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, with Ray Liotta and Chris Evans
 
He was smart, merciless, and deadly. And it took someone just as tough to bring him down.
 
A mob contract killer known as “The Iceman” for hiding a body in an... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Whitey
Whitey
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307986535
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Whitey
The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill


Format: Hardcover, 448 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $27.00

From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone.
 
Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime boss and... Read more >
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Whitey
Whitey
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307986542
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Whitey
The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill


Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $13.99

From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone.
 
Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime boss and... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a hardcover.
Whitey
Whitey
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill, Read by John Rubinstein
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780385366571
Our Price: $20.00

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Whitey
The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss
Written by Dick Lehr and Gerard O'Neill
Read by John Rubinstein


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $20.00

From the bestselling authors of Black Mass comes the definitive biography of Whitey Bulger, the most brutal and sadistic crime boss since Al Capone.
 
Drawing on a trove of sealed files and previously classified material, Whitey digs deep into the mind of James J. “Whitey” Bulger, the crime boss and... Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.
American Desperado
American Desperado
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307450432
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American Desperado
My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright


Format: Trade Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2012
Price: $15.00

In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times bestselling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys.  Those conversations would last three years, during which time... Read more >
El sicario
El sicario
Edited by Molly Malloy and Charles Bowden
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307951441
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El sicario
Autobiografia de un asesino a sueldo
Edited by Molly Malloy and Charles Bowden


Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $15.00

“Todavía tengo problemas para recordar su rostro. Pero no me siento capaz de olvidar su historia”. —Charles Bowden.
 
Editado por dos de los más respetados escritores sobre el crimen y la violencia en México, El sicario es el testimonio de un asesino a sueldo que, afincado en el sangriento teatro del narcotráfico... Read more >
Sex on the Moon
Sex on the Moon
Written by Ben Mezrich
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307741349
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Sex on the Moon
The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
Written by Ben Mezrich


Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2012
Price: $15.95

From the bestselling author of The Accidental Billionaires and Bringing Down the House, this is the incredible true story of how a college student and two female accomplices stole some of the rarest objects on the planet—moon rocks—from an "impregnable" high-tech vault. 

But breaking into a highly secure laboratory wasn't easy. Thad Roberts, an intern in a prestigious...

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A Disposition to Be Rich
A Disposition to Be Rich
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307959447
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A Disposition to Be Rich
How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward


Format: eBook, 432 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $11.99

Ferdinand Ward was the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age. Through his unapologetic villainy, he bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and ran roughshod over the entire world of finance. Now, his compelling, behind-the-scenes story is told—told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward.
Ward was the Bernie Madoff of his day, a...

Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.
A Disposition to Be Rich
A Disposition to Be Rich
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780679445302
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A Disposition to Be Rich
How a Small-Town Pastor's Son Ruined an American President, Brought on a Wall Street Crash, and Made Himself the Best-Hated Man in the United States
Written by Geoffrey C. Ward


Format: Hardcover, 432 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2012
Price: $28.95

Ferdinand Ward was the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age. Through his unapologetic villainy, he bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and ran roughshod over the entire world of finance. Now, his compelling, behind-the-scenes story is told—told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward.
Ward was the Bernie Madoff of his day, a...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.
Black Sun
The Brief Transit and Violent Eclipse of Harry Crosby
Written by Geoffrey Wolff
Afterword by Geoffrey Wolff


Format: eBook
On Sale: April 18, 2012
Price: $19.95

Includes an afterword by the author.

Harry Crosby was the godson of J. P. Morgan and a friend of Ernest Hemingway. Living in Paris in the twenties and directing the Black Sun Press, which published James Joyce among others, Crosby was at the center of the wild life of the lost... Read more >
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Operation Family Secrets
Operation Family Secrets
Written by Frank Calabrese, Jr., Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman and Paul Pompian
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307717733
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Operation Family Secrets
How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family
Written by Frank Calabrese, Jr., Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman and Paul Pompian


Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: March 6, 2012
Price: $15.00

Operation Family Secrets is the chilling true story of how the son of the most violent mobster in Chicago made the unprecedented decision to work with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to incriminate his own father and to help bring down the last great American crime syndicate—the one-hundred-year-old Chicago... Read more >
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Breaking Blue
Breaking Blue
Written by Timothy Egan
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307800404
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Breaking Blue

Written by Timothy Egan


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 16, 2011
Price: $14.99

“No one who enjoys mystery can fail to savor this study of a classic case of detection.” 
—TONY HILLERMAN
 
On the night of September 14, 1935, George Conniff, a town marshal in Pend Oreille County in the state of Washington, was shot to death.  A lawman had been killed, yet there... Read more >
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American Desperado
American Desperado
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307450425
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American Desperado
My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright


Format: Hardcover, 560 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $28.00

In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times bestselling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys.  Those conversations would last three years, during which time... Read more >
American Desperado
American Desperado
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307450449
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American Desperado
My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright


Format: eBook, 560 pages
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $11.99

In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times bestselling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys.  Those conversations would last three years, during which time... Read more >
American Desperado
American Desperado
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright, Read by Mark Bramhall and Various
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780307704641
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American Desperado
My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
Read by Mark Bramhall and Various


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $45.00

In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times bestselling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys.  Those conversations would last three years, during which time... Read more >
American Desperado
American Desperado
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright, Read by Mark Bramhall and Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307704658
Our Price: $25.00

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American Desperado
My Life--From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset
Written by Jon Roberts and Evan Wright
Read by Mark Bramhall and Various


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 1, 2011
Price: $25.00

In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times bestselling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys.  Those conversations would last three years, during which time... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
Sex on the Moon
Sex on the Moon
Written by Ben Mezrich
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385533935
Our Price: $11.99
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Sex on the Moon
The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in Histroy
Written by Ben Mezrich


Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $11.99

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.
 
Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA—past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with... Read more >
Sex on the Moon
Sex on the Moon
Written by Ben Mezrich, Read by Casey Affleck
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780307750761
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Sex on the Moon
The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
Written by Ben Mezrich
Read by Casey Affleck


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $35.00

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.
 
Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA—past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a trade paperback.
Sex on the Moon
Sex on the Moon
Written by Ben Mezrich, Read by Casey Affleck
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307750778
Our Price: $17.50

For more information about downloading this audiobook
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Sex on the Moon
The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History
Written by Ben Mezrich
Read by Casey Affleck


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 12, 2011
Price: $17.50

Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an idea—a romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.
 
Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASA—past security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook and a trade paperback.
In the Place of Justice
In the Place of Justice
Written by Wilbert Rideau
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307277305
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In the Place of Justice
A Story of Punishment and Redemption
Written by Wilbert Rideau


Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2011
Price: $16.00

Wilbert Rideau, an award-winning journalist who spent forty-four years in prison, delivers a remarkable memoir of crime, punishment, and ultimate triumph.
 
After killing a bank teller in a moment of panic during a botched robbery, Wilbert Rideau was sentenced to death at the age of nineteen. He spent several... Read more >
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Operation Family Secrets
Operation Family Secrets
Written by Frank Calabrese, Jr., Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman and Paul Pompian
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307717740
Our Price: $11.99
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Operation Family Secrets
How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family
Written by Frank Calabrese, Jr., Keith Zimmerman, Kent Zimmerman and Paul Pompian


Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $11.99

Operation Family Secrets is the chilling true story of how the son of the most violent mobster in Chicago made the unprecedented decision to work with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to incriminate his own father and to help bring down the last great American crime syndicate—the one-hundred-year-old Chicago... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.
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