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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
The Innocent Man
+ The scapegoats
+ Great Book!
+ Grisham can write nonfiction too!
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Did Lizzie Borden Axe for It?
David Rehak
Angel Dust Publishing / Lulu.com, 2008
No axe for this book!
+ "Key ingredients for a great crime story"
+ An enlightening book for both pro and con LIZZIE followers!
Well written, great research and good photos. Anybody who appreciates
good documentation and entertainment will love this book.
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Good Book
+ Thoroughly Human
+ lonely [and unfair] search for innerself
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2004
Parsing Mormon/American faith
+ Scary and enlightening
+ morbid and fascinating
+ Absolutely brutal, but very informative.
+ Saints March on in America
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Time machine
+ Murder and History weave this mystery.
+ It's Non-Fiction. Really.
+ Creepy-cool slasher history
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Willful Blindness: Memoir of the Jihad
Andrew C. McCarthy
Encounter Books, 2008
It didn't have to end like this.
+ Book review for Willful Blindness: Memoir of the Jihad
+ Willfull Blindness
+ 'Willful Blindness' - Smart, Provocative and Timely
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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
Kate Summerscale
Walker & Company, 2008
A Fabulous Read!
+ Thoroughly researched True Crime
+ The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
+ An Elegant Overview
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21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for ...
Ben Mezrich
Free Press, 2008
Great price for a great book!
+ Liked the book, but not the crude language.
+ Quick and Entertaining Read
+ Great Behind-the-Scenes Look at Card Counting
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McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
Misha Glenny
Knopf, 2008
Organized crime nowadays
+ McDUMMIES
+ Shocking...
+ A Trip Around the World
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Shantaram: A Novel
Gregory David Roberts
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
The best book I've ever read
+ See, smell, taste, explore Bombay
+ Holy Cow!
+ Good 'whiteman among the natives' story.
+ My favorite read for the past five years
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
I went to the woods ..
+ Good Book
+ Thoroughly Human
+ lonely [and unfair] search for innerself
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McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld
Misha Glenny
Knopf, 2008
Organized crime nowadays
+ McDUMMIES
+ Shocking...
+ A Trip Around the World
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The Innocent Man
John Grisham
Dell, 2007
The Innocent Man
+ The scapegoats
+ Great Book!
+ Grisham can write nonfiction too!
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Did Lizzie Borden Axe for It?
David Rehak
Angel Dust Publishing / Lulu.com, 2008
No axe for this book!
+ "Key ingredients for a great crime story"
+ An enlightening book for both pro and con LIZZIE followers!
Well written, great research and good photos. Anybody who appreciates
good documentation and entertainment will love this book.
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21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for ...
Ben Mezrich
Free Press, 2008
Great price for a great book!
+ Liked the book, but not the crude language.
+ Quick and Entertaining Read
+ Great Behind-the-Scenes Look at Card Counting
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