Category Archives: True Accounts

Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols

From the chat codes “PAW” or “Code 9″ that teens use to let their friends know that parents are eavesdropping, to the high-powered, computer-driven encryptions used by governments to prevent foreign powers from stealing classified information, covert language is ubiquitous … Continue reading

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No One Would Listen: A True Financial Thriller

Harry Markopolos and his team of financial sleuths discuss first-hand how they cracked the Madoff Ponzi scheme No One Would Listen is the thrilling story of how the Harry Markopolos, a little-known number cruncher from a Boston equity derivatives firm, … Continue reading

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Familicidal Hearts: The Emotional Styles of 211 Killers (Interpersonal Violence)

Oscar, physically and sexually abusive, stabbed his partner and two stepdaughters to death, buried the bodies, and fled the state with his two younger children. Paul, a respected investment banker, donned a Halloween mask and shot his wife and two … Continue reading

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Intelligence (Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies)

Many experts on security intelligence distinguish ‘mysteries’ from ‘secrets’. Mysteries (e.g. can Pakistan survive the threat it faces from the presence of insurgents in its western provinces?) are worldly phenomena that governments may wish to understand, but which are difficult … Continue reading

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White Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective (Criminology and Justice Studies)

As an instructor teaching white collar crime, are you frustrated by texts which leave your students feeling outraged but helpless about the subject? Assigning this new text by Mike Benson and Sally Simpson can successfully address that problem, because it … Continue reading

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Historical Dictionary of Middle Eastern Intelligence (Historical Dictionaries of Intelligence and Counterintelligence)

The Historical Dictionary of Middle East Intelligence addresses intelligence issues in the region from ancient history and the Middle Ages through modern times, covering the decline of the Ottoman Empire, intelligence activity in the Middle East during and between the … Continue reading

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Silent Mystery and Detective Movies: A Comprehensive Filmography

The silent-film era was known in part for its cliffhanger serials and air of suspense that kept audiences returning to theaters week after week. Icons such as Douglas Fairbanks, Laurel and Hardy, Lon Chaney and Harry Houdini were among those … Continue reading

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White Collar Crime: An Opportunity Perspective (Criminology and Justice Studies)

As an instructor teaching white collar crime, are you frustrated by texts which leave your students feeling outraged but helpless about the subject? Assigning this new text by Mike Benson and Sally Simpson can successfully address that problem, because it … Continue reading

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Spymaster: My Thirty-two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West

Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals in KGB history. Even so, he grew increasingly disillusioned with the Soviet system. In 1990, he went public, exposing the … Continue reading

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The Devil’s Dozen: How Cutting-Edge Forensics Took Down 12 Notorious Serial Killers

A forensics expert follows the historic evolution of CSI through a century of serial killers. “Katherine Ramsland has brilliantly captured the insights and drama of some fascinating cases” (Dr. Henry Lee) in her previous bestselling books. Now she examines the … Continue reading

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