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JOHNNY'S GIRL A Daughter's Memoir of Growing Up in Alaksa's Underworld by Kim Rich

A scarce Alaskan true crime memoir. Book is in ok but not great condition: pages are clean but cover shows lots of wear. Looks a bit rough but perfectly readable, scarce and cheap. See photos for sample pages and condition ~ enjoy!

Price: AUD $5.00

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LAS VEGAS BABYLON Jeff Burbank - True Tales of Glitter, Glamour and Greed (USA)

What happens in Vegas doesn't necessarily stay in Vegas and the proof is in this lively and entertaining compilation of stories chronicling decades of decadence, celebrity shenanigans and political corruption, as well as the glitz and glamour of the casinos that pass for everyday life in Las Vegas.

Price: AUD $10.00

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MIDNIGHT IN SICILY by Peter Robb - isbn 187598920X

A hard to find and popular book on Italy and the mafia. This is a used travel book in good, read condition: has been read a few times; pages are clean and browning with age; cover is clean with wear around the edges and some spine creasing. A bit worn but a good cheap, clean reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $7.00

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ONCE A JOLLY HANGMAN Alan Shadrake - True Stories from Singapore's Death Row

ONCE A JOLLY HANGMAN: examines many death row cases and the Singapore justice system.

Price: AUD $10.00

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OPIUM LORDS Amy McGrath - China 1832 - 42 - The Turbulent Birth of Hong Kong

Opium Lords is a rare and fascinating looking novel (fiction) based on the early colonial history of Hong Kong & China.

Price: AUD $15.00

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ORCHID FEVER Eric Hansen - A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust and Lunacy (Worldwide)

ORCHID FEVER: In 1993 Eric Hansen led an expedition through the steaming jungles of Borneo to find the world's rarest orchid. Five years later he was still on the trail of the true story behind one of the world's strangest plants, from the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries of Europe to the peat bogs of northern Minnesota.

Price: AUD $5.00

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OUR MAN IN HEAVEN AND HELL Clive Anderson - Havana Goa The Maasai Mara Dominica Hawaii The Timberlands Beurit Calcutta Lagos The Bronx

A very hard to book from the tv series.

Price: AUD $9.00

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OVER THE EDGE A True Story of Kidnap and Escape in the Mountains of Central Asia by Greg Child

A true account of mountain climbers kidnapped in Kyrgyzstan. Book is in good condition, clean with light wear and age. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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OVERBOARD Gwyn Topham - The Stories the Cruise Lines Don't Want Told

OVERBOARD: A scarce book of shady stories from the cruise liner business including the death of Dianne Brimble.

Price: AUD $15.00

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PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS Richard Lloyd Parry - The Fate of Lucie Blackman (Japan)

PEOPLE WHO EAT DARKNESS: a true crime book covering the case of Lucie Blackman who disappeared in Tokyo in the summer of 2000, her remains were found the following winter.

Price: AUD $15.00

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PERFECTION SHE DANCES A True Story of Love, Drugs and Prison in Modern China by Robert Davies

A scarce memoir by a westerner who gets jailed for drugs in China. The author landed himself in Kashgar and fell in love with a Uighur woman then was busted for smuggling hashish. The book includes a forward by Mr Nice himself, Howard Marks. It looks like a great read for anybody into China and/or prison memoirs.

Price: AUD $12.00

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PITCAIRN PARADISE LOST Kathy Marks - Uncovering the Dark Secrets of a South Pacific Fantasy Island

Pitcairn island was until recently a rarely visited, British-run Polynesian outpost floating in the South Pacific. In 1999, alerted by unsettling reports of a rape, descended on the island. Their investigation revealed widespread and horrific sexual abuse. Sydney based reporter Kathy Marks lived on the island during the 2004 trial.

Price: AUD $15.00

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REBEL HEARTS Journey's within the IRA's soul by Kevin Toolis

A scarce book on the Troubles. This is a used book in good, ageing condition: cover is clean with light wear and general age; pages are tanning with age. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $5.00

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RECOLLECTIONS OF A RACKETEER Patrick Lane - Smuggling Hash and Cash Around The World

This true crime book looks like a cracker of a read and it's quite hard to find, the globe-trotting adventures of a drug smuggler.

Price: AUD $10.00

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SEIZED Max Hardberger - A Sea Captain's Adventures Battling Pirates & Recovering Stolen Ships in the World's Most Trouble Waters (Worldwide)

SEIZED looks like a cracker of a read. Outpirating the pirates with one of the most interesting men alive: Max Hardberger recounts his adventures repossessing ships and sneaking them out of lawless, third-world countries, often under threat of death or imprisonment. His journeys lead him from corrupt ports in the Caribbean to the ice-bound docks of Vladivostok.

Price: AUD $9.00

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SENOR NICE Straight life from Wales to South America by Howards Marks

A great travel book by the author of the the uber popular Mr Nice. This is a used travel book in very good condition: nice and clean with little wear, ageing lightly, a slight price sticker tear on the first page. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE BOLIVIAN TIMES Tim Elliot - A Very Funny True Story of Tear Gas, Heartbreak, Bad Spanish, Cocaine and Deadlines (Bolivia South America)

THE BOLIVIAN TIMES: A hard-to-find cult classic travel book.

Price: AUD $8.00

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THE BONE WOMAN Clea Koff - A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth In The Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia and Kosovo

The Bone Woman is a popular book, an account of Clea Koff's forensic work after the genocides of Rwanda, Bonsia, Croatia and Kosovo.

Price: AUD $9.00

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THE BURNING SEASON Andrew Rivkin - The Murder of Chico Mandes and the Fight For the Amazon Rain Forest (Brazil / South America)

THE BURNING SEASON: a biography of Chico Mendes, a Brazilian rubber tapper and homegrown environmentalist who was killed in December 1988 by ranchers intent on ravaging the jungle for short term gain. It is also a celebration of the beauty of the rain forest and a plea for its preservation.

Price: AUD $10.00

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THE CULT AT THE END OF THE WORLD The Incredible Story of Aum by David E Kaplan & Andrew Marshall

A hard-to-find book on the Aum cult responsible for the Tokyo subway sarin gas atttacks. This is an ex-library paperback: pages are clean and lightly, cover is a bit worn and creased. Has been read several times. See photos for condition, cover blurb and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

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