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The Winter Fortress

The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb

by Neal Bascomb ...

From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the saboteurs.In 1942, the Nazis were racing to complete the first atomic bomb. All they needed was a single, incredibly rare ingredient: heavy water, which was produced solely at Norway’s Vemork plant. Under ... Read more

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From the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of Hunting Eichmann and The Perfect Mile, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the saboteurs.In 1942, the Nazis were racing to complete the first atomic bomb. All they needed was a single, incredibly rare ingredient: heavy water, which was produced solely at Norway’s Vemork plant. Under
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The Panama Papers

Breaking the Story of How the Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money

by Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer ...

The thrilling inside story from the journalists who set the investigation into the Panama Papers in motionFrom the winners of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting‘A tale of fearless and careful reporting… The most ambitious investigative journalism project of all time.’ Financial Times11.5 million documents sent through encrypted channels. The secret records of 214,000 offshore ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

The thrilling inside story from the journalists who set the investigation into the Panama Papers in motionFrom the winners of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting‘A tale of fearless and careful reporting… The most ambitious investigative journalism project of all time.’ Financial Times11.5 million documents sent through encrypted channels. The secret records of 214,000 offshore
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Introduction à la criminologie et problématiques canadiennes - Édition revue et augmentée

Édition revue et augmentée

by Line Beauchesne ...

La première partie traite du développement historique de la criminologie. Partant des réflexions philosophiques et politiques qui ont préparé le terrain à l’arrivée du droit pénal au XVIIIe siècle, particulièrement en ce qui a trait aux premières théories de la peine qui en ont articulé une logique punitive, l’auteur présente son développement au XIXe siècle et la rupture des années 1960-1970 où ... Read more

$42.99 CAD

La première partie traite du développement historique de la criminologie. Partant des réflexions philosophiques et politiques qui ont préparé le terrain à l’arrivée du droit pénal au XVIIIe siècle, particulièrement en ce qui a trait aux premières théories de la peine qui en ont articulé une logique punitive, l’auteur présente son développement au XIXe siècle et la rupture des années 1960-1970 où
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Just Mercy

A Story of Justice and Redemption

by Bryan Stevenson ...

Series series One World Essentials
**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time.“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and
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Hide And Seek

The number one bestselling series that inspired BBC One’s REBUS

by Ian Rankin ...

Series Book 2 - A Rebus Novel
The second Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee ChildA junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above.Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The second Inspector Rebus novel from the No.1 bestselling author of A SONG FOR THE DARK TIMES.'Ian Rankin is a genius' Lee ChildA junkie lies dead in an Edinburgh squat, spreadeagled, cross-like on the floor, between two burned-down candles, a five-pointed star daubed on the wall above.Just another dead addict - until John Rebus begins to chip away at the indifference, treachery, deceit and
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I Am Wrath

by Ethan Cross ...

Series Book 4 - The Ackerman Thrillers
'A fast paced, all-too-real thriller with a villain right out of James Patterson and Criminal Minds' ANDREW GROSS.My wrath knows no bounds. Your torment knows no end.An Arizona prison officer climbs his watchtower and opens fire on the inmates and guards below. Federal investigator Marcus Williams needs to know why. What he unearths is that the prison has become the hunting ground of a psychopath ... Read more

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'A fast paced, all-too-real thriller with a villain right out of James Patterson and Criminal Minds' ANDREW GROSS.My wrath knows no bounds. Your torment knows no end.An Arizona prison officer climbs his watchtower and opens fire on the inmates and guards below. Federal investigator Marcus Williams needs to know why. What he unearths is that the prison has become the hunting ground of a psychopath
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Dangerous Rhythms

Jazz and the Underworld

by T. J. English ...

From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20****th century America."[A] brilliant and courageous book." —Dr. Cornel WestDangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorious ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20****th century America."[A] brilliant and courageous book." —Dr. Cornel WestDangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic story of jazz and the underworld: a relationship fostered in some of 20th century America’s most notorious
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La légalisation du cannabis au Canada

Entre commercialisation et prohibition 2.0

by Line Beauchesne ...

Maintenant que le cannabis a été légalisé au Canada et qu’a été mis en place le cadre réglementaire nécessaire pour sa production, sa vente et sa consommation, l’heure est au bilan. Avec précision et rigueur, Line Beauchesne analyse les différentes manières de problématiser la consommation du cannabis qui se sont entrechoquées tout au long des débats, leur origine, les silences sur certains ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

Maintenant que le cannabis a été légalisé au Canada et qu’a été mis en place le cadre réglementaire nécessaire pour sa production, sa vente et sa consommation, l’heure est au bilan. Avec précision et rigueur, Line Beauchesne analyse les différentes manières de problématiser la consommation du cannabis qui se sont entrechoquées tout au long des débats, leur origine, les silences sur certains
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Breaking Free

How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and My Father, Warren Jeffs

by Rachel Jeffs ...

In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it.Born into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rachel Jeffs was raised in a strict patriarchal culture defined ... Read more

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In this searing memoir of survival in the spirit of Stolen Innocence, the daughter of Warren Jeffs, the self-proclaimed Prophet of the FLDS Church, takes you deep inside the secretive polygamist Mormon fundamentalist cult run by her family and how she escaped it.Born into the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Rachel Jeffs was raised in a strict patriarchal culture defined
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The Innocent Man

Murder and Injustice in a Small Town

by John Grisham ...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES • “Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment WeeklyJohn Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime masterpiece that tells the story of small town justice gone terribly awry.In the Major League draft of 1971, the first ... Read more

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOOK FOR THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES • “Both an American tragedy and [Grisham’s] strongest legal thriller yet, all the more gripping because it happens to be true.”—Entertainment WeeklyJohn Grisham’s first work of nonfiction: a true crime masterpiece that tells the story of small town justice gone terribly awry.In the Major League draft of 1971, the first
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Abolition Democracy

Beyond Empire, Prisons, and Torture

by Angela Y. Davis ...

Series series Open Media Series
Revelations about U.S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world’s leading democracy. It is within this context that Angela Davis, one of America’s most remarkable political figures, gave a series of ... Read more

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Revelations about U.S policies and practices of torture and abuse have captured headlines ever since the breaking of the Abu Ghraib prison story in April 2004. Since then, a debate has raged regarding what is and what is not acceptable behavior for the world’s leading democracy. It is within this context that Angela Davis, one of America’s most remarkable political figures, gave a series of
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Whipping Boy

The Forty-Year Search for My Twelve-Year-Old Bully

by Allen Kurzweil ...

Winner of the Edgar® Award for Best Fact CrimeThe true account of one boy’s lifelong search for his boarding-school bully.Equal parts childhood memoir and literary thriller, Whipping Boy chronicles prize-winning author Allen Kurzweil’s search for his twelve-year-old nemesis, a bully named Cesar Augustus. The obsessive inquiry, which spans some forty years, takes Kurzweil all over the world, from a ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Winner of the Edgar® Award for Best Fact CrimeThe true account of one boy’s lifelong search for his boarding-school bully.Equal parts childhood memoir and literary thriller, Whipping Boy chronicles prize-winning author Allen Kurzweil’s search for his twelve-year-old nemesis, a bully named Cesar Augustus. The obsessive inquiry, which spans some forty years, takes Kurzweil all over the world, from a
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Deadly Dose

The Untold Story of a Homicide Investigator's Crusade for Truth and Justice

by Amanda Lamb ...

The crime was unforgivable.The suspected murderer—unbelievable.One man’s pursuit of justice—unstoppable.The death of promising young pediatric AIDS researcher Eric Miller stunned the Raleigh, North Carolina, community, largely because of the horrific way he was killed. For months, Eric was slowly tortured as arsenic consumed his body.No one thought that Eric Miller’s wife, Ann—an attractive, ... Read more

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The crime was unforgivable.The suspected murderer—unbelievable.One man’s pursuit of justice—unstoppable.The death of promising young pediatric AIDS researcher Eric Miller stunned the Raleigh, North Carolina, community, largely because of the horrific way he was killed. For months, Eric was slowly tortured as arsenic consumed his body.No one thought that Eric Miller’s wife, Ann—an attractive,
... Read more
The Lady Vanishes

Based on the popular podcast series. A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again

by Alison Sandy, Bryan Seymour, Sally Eeles, Marc Wright ...

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

A much-loved mother, teacher and friend steps on a plane for an overseas adventure and is never seen again.When Marion Barter disappeared in 1997, police initially dismissed it as the actions of a divorced mother abandoning her family. In this book, the creators of the addictive global hit podcast The Lady Vanishes detail the winding investigation into Marion's disappearance, from tentative early
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The Mammoth Book of Undercover Cops

by Paul Copperwaite ...

Series Book 225 - Mammoth Books
Edgy revelations and revealing first-hand accounts, including the inspirations for popular TV dramas as diverse as The Wire, The Sopranos and Life on Mars. Terrorists, criminal gangs, drug-dealing lawyers, solitary psychos and suspected serial killers all feature as the intended targets in these cops' tales.Using fake identities and complex back-stories, dependent on teamwork to keep one step away ... Read more

$6.99 CAD

Edgy revelations and revealing first-hand accounts, including the inspirations for popular TV dramas as diverse as The Wire, The Sopranos and Life on Mars. Terrorists, criminal gangs, drug-dealing lawyers, solitary psychos and suspected serial killers all feature as the intended targets in these cops' tales.Using fake identities and complex back-stories, dependent on teamwork to keep one step away
... Read more
The Early Cases of Hercule Poirot

by Agatha Christie ...

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a ... Read more

$1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures by Agatha Christie are compiled from short stories written for The Sketch magazine from March to December 1923. Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a
... Read more
Molly's Game

The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World

by Molly Bloom ...

Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood’s poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world for the Hollywood elite and Wall Street titans—an ... Read more

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Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera—the true story of "Hollywood’s poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all.Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world for the Hollywood elite and Wall Street titans—an
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Murder on the Verandah

Love and Betrayal in British Malaya (Text Only)

by Eric Lawlor ...

A Malayan White Mischief.‘On Sunday, 23 April 1911, Ethel Proudlock attended Mass at St Mary’s Church in Kuala Lumpur. She was well-liked at St Mary’s. She helped with jumble sales and had recently joined the choir. After Mass, the vicar’s wife invited her to lunch. But Mrs Proudlock declined. She had sewing to do. Then, taking her leave, she drove home and killed her lover.’In the sensational ... Read more

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A Malayan White Mischief.‘On Sunday, 23 April 1911, Ethel Proudlock attended Mass at St Mary’s Church in Kuala Lumpur. She was well-liked at St Mary’s. She helped with jumble sales and had recently joined the choir. After Mass, the vicar’s wife invited her to lunch. But Mrs Proudlock declined. She had sewing to do. Then, taking her leave, she drove home and killed her lover.’In the sensational
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Chokehold

Policing Black Men

by Paul Butler ...

Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency's Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017"Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his earl... ... Read more

$12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Finalist for the 2018 National Council on Crime & Delinquency's Media for a Just Society AwardsNominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017"Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his earl...
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Beyond Cold Blood

The KBI from Ma Barker to BTK

by Larry Welch ...

A Kansas Notable BookMa Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd once shot their way across the state, and Bonnie and Clyde were known to travel within its borders. Between 1933 and 1938, thirty bank robberies occurred in Kansas, while livestock thefts also grew at an alarming rate. Little wonder, then, that pressure was brought to bear on the state legislature to create a Kansas counterpart to the Texas ... Read more

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A Kansas Notable BookMa Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd once shot their way across the state, and Bonnie and Clyde were known to travel within its borders. Between 1933 and 1938, thirty bank robberies occurred in Kansas, while livestock thefts also grew at an alarming rate. Little wonder, then, that pressure was brought to bear on the state legislature to create a Kansas counterpart to the Texas
... Read more
The Secret

The shocking true crime story, now a major BBC documentary, Confessions of a Killer

by Deric Henderson ...

The killer dentist, his mistress, how they murdered their spouses - and how they almost got away with it.Now a major four-part ITV drama starring James Nesbitt:- 'Unswitchoffable' Guardian- 'James Nesbitt is at his magnetic best' The Times- 'The most grown up drama of the week and it's brilliant' Observer- 'Terrific, intensely gripping' Daily TelegraphMay 1991... ... Read more

$9.99 CAD

The killer dentist, his mistress, how they murdered their spouses - and how they almost got away with it.Now a major four-part ITV drama starring James Nesbitt:- 'Unswitchoffable' Guardian- 'James Nesbitt is at his magnetic best' The Times- 'The most grown up drama of the week and it's brilliant' Observer- 'Terrific, intensely gripping' Daily TelegraphMay 1991...
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Fire on the Levee

The Murder of Henry Glover and the Search for Justice after Hurricane Katrina

by Jared Fishman ...

**“A riveting tale told with care and expertise.” —David Simon, creator of The WireThe former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans.**In 2009, Jared Fishman was a young prosecutor working on low-level civil rights ... Read more

$19.99 CAD

**“A riveting tale told with care and expertise.” —David Simon, creator of The WireThe former federal prosecutor and founder of Justice Innovation Lab tells the story of his struggle to unravel the cover-up of a police shooting, and subsequent incineration of the shooting victim, in Hurricane Katrina–era New Orleans.**In 2009, Jared Fishman was a young prosecutor working on low-level civil rights
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The Little Book of Youth Engagement in Restorative Justice

Intergenerational Partnerships for Just and Equitable Schools

by Evelín Aquino, Anita Wadhwa, Heather Bligh Manchester ...

Series series Justice and Peacebuilding
The purpose of this book is to illuminate a theory of youth engagement in restorative justice that seeks to create systems change for more equitable schools. The authors define youth engagement in restorative justice as partnering with young people most impacted by structural injustice as changemakers in all aspects of restorative practices including community building, healing, and the ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

The purpose of this book is to illuminate a theory of youth engagement in restorative justice that seeks to create systems change for more equitable schools. The authors define youth engagement in restorative justice as partnering with young people most impacted by structural injustice as changemakers in all aspects of restorative practices including community building, healing, and the
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The Killer's Shadow

The FBI's Hunt for a White Supremacist Serial Killer

by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker ...

Series Book 1 - Cases of the FBI’s Original Mindhunter
The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Killer Across the Table returns with this timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer and one of the most disturbing psychopaths ... Read more

$11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The legendary FBI criminal profiler and international bestselling author of Mindhunter and The Killer Across the Table returns with this timely, relevant book that goes to the heart of extremism and domestic terrorism, examining in-depth his chilling pursuit of, and eventual prison confrontation with Joseph Paul Franklin, a White Nationalist serial killer and one of the most disturbing psychopaths
... Read more

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