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The Trial of Leopold & Loeb: Dickie & Babe

Trials of the Century, #1

by Ben Devlin ...

Series Book 1 - Trials of the Century
The murder trial of Leopold and Loeb has echoed far beyond the courtroom. It directly inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Donna Tartt's The Secret History, shaping how modern culture understands intellectual arrogance, moral detachment, and the death penalty.In 1924, two wealthy Chicago students set out to commit what they believed would be the perfect crime. What followed was one of the most fam ... Read more

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The murder trial of Leopold and Loeb has echoed far beyond the courtroom. It directly inspired Alfred Hitchcock's Rope and Donna Tartt's The Secret History, shaping how modern culture understands intellectual arrogance, moral detachment, and the death penalty.In 1924, two wealthy Chicago students set out to commit what they believed would be the perfect crime. What followed was one of the most fam
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The Trial of Leopold & Loeb: Dickie & Babe

A full-cast courtroom drama based on the original 1924 trial transcripts

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Series Audiobook 1 - Trials of the Century
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The true story that inspired Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.In a Chicago courtroom in 1924, two young men stand accused of a crime that shocked the nation. This production presents their trial as a full-cast audio drama based on the original courtroom transcripts.The Trial of Leopold & Loeb: Dickie & Babe reconstructs one of the most famous criminal cases of the twentieth century as a feature ... Read more

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The true story that inspired Donna Tartt’s The Secret History.In a Chicago courtroom in 1924, two young men stand accused of a crime that shocked the nation. This production presents their trial as a full-cast audio drama based on the original courtroom transcripts.The Trial of Leopold & Loeb: Dickie & Babe reconstructs one of the most famous criminal cases of the twentieth century as a feature
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Alfred Hitchcock

A Life in Darkness and Light

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Jimmy Stewart

A Wonderful Life

by Jonathan Coe ...

Over a career that spanned forty-three years and seventy-seven films, Jimmy Stewart went from leading man to national idol. Classics such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, and, of course, It’s A Wonderful Life are far more than mere movies; they are visions of America as it wanted to be seen. With his inimitable (though widely mimicked) down-home drawl, Jimmy Stewart ... Read more

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Over a career that spanned forty-three years and seventy-seven films, Jimmy Stewart went from leading man to national idol. Classics such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, The Philadelphia Story, Harvey, and, of course, It’s A Wonderful Life are far more than mere movies; they are visions of America as it wanted to be seen. With his inimitable (though widely mimicked) down-home drawl, Jimmy Stewart
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The Mammoth Book of Unsolved Crimes

by Roger Wilkes ...

Series Book 475 - Mammoth Books
The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated, this new edition includes the mystery of 'Jack the Stripper' who preyed on prostitutes in Hammersmith ... Read more

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The biggest and best collection of unsolved murder and mystery cases - updated and expanded. This compelling volume presents thirty-five of the most intriguing crime cases that still defy solution, as reported by leading authors and journalists in the field of crime writing. Expanded and updated, this new edition includes the mystery of 'Jack the Stripper' who preyed on prostitutes in Hammersmith
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Elizabeth Taylor

The Lady, The Lover, The Legend 1932-2011

by David Bret ...

From her fairytale childhood to her impressive array of movies and marriages, Elizabeth Taylor’s life, both on and off the screen, has enchanted, saddened, appalled, and entertained us for the past seven decades.Elizabeth Taylor: The Lady, The Lover, The Legend -- the first new biography to be published following her death -- strips away the Hollywood veneer to reveal the woman as she really was. ... Read more

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From her fairytale childhood to her impressive array of movies and marriages, Elizabeth Taylor’s life, both on and off the screen, has enchanted, saddened, appalled, and entertained us for the past seven decades.Elizabeth Taylor: The Lady, The Lover, The Legend -- the first new biography to be published following her death -- strips away the Hollywood veneer to reveal the woman as she really was.
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Hollywood's Dark History

Silver Screen Scandals

by Matt MacNabb ...

Thirteen sensational tales of sex, lies, violence, and murder from the early decades of Hollywood.The dawning of the nineteenth century brought with it a new era for entertainment. Vaudeville was the preferred form of entertainment, until the popularization of the silent film. This new medium proved to be a draw for many of the stars of the Vaudevillian stage and soon they migrated to the exciting ... Read more

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Thirteen sensational tales of sex, lies, violence, and murder from the early decades of Hollywood.The dawning of the nineteenth century brought with it a new era for entertainment. Vaudeville was the preferred form of entertainment, until the popularization of the silent film. This new medium proved to be a draw for many of the stars of the Vaudevillian stage and soon they migrated to the exciting
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Serial Killers: Murder Without Mercy

by Nigel Blundell ...

Series Book 3 - Serial Killers
Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, Burke & Hare, the Boston Strangler, the Zodiac Killer, and other remorseless serial murderers whose crimes made history.From Victorian era graveyards to a rented room in Paris to an isolated Indian farm and the California hills, the shocking murders collected in this true crime anthology span the century and the continents. The motivations are just as varied: sex, ... Read more

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Charles Manson, Aileen Wuornos, Burke & Hare, the Boston Strangler, the Zodiac Killer, and other remorseless serial murderers whose crimes made history.From Victorian era graveyards to a rented room in Paris to an isolated Indian farm and the California hills, the shocking murders collected in this true crime anthology span the century and the continents. The motivations are just as varied: sex,
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For the Thrill of It

Leopold, Loeb, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz Age Chicago

by Simon Baatz ...

A true crime account of the historic 1920s case from the killers' point of view, detailing their explosive relationship that culminated in murder.It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for ... Read more

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A true crime account of the historic 1920s case from the killers' point of view, detailing their explosive relationship that culminated in murder.It was a crime that shocked the nation: the brutal murder in Chicago in 1924 of a child by two wealthy college students who killed solely for the thrill of the experience. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were intellectuals—too smart, they believed, for
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Certain Admissions: A Beach, a Body and a Lifetime of Secrets

A Beach, a Body and a Lifetime of Secrets

by Gideon Haigh ...

Certain Admissions is Australian true crime at its best, and stranger than any crime fiction. It is real-life police procedural, courtroom drama, family saga, investigative journalism, social history, archival treasure hunt - a meditation, too, on how the past shapes the present, and the present the past.On a warm evening in December 1949, two young people met by chance under the clocks at ... Read more

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Certain Admissions is Australian true crime at its best, and stranger than any crime fiction. It is real-life police procedural, courtroom drama, family saga, investigative journalism, social history, archival treasure hunt - a meditation, too, on how the past shapes the present, and the present the past.On a warm evening in December 1949, two young people met by chance under the clocks at
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The Life of Crime

Detecting the History of Mysteries and their Creators

by Martin Edwards ...

Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards.‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The TimesIn the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the ... Read more

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Winner of four major prizes for the best critical/biographical book related to crime fiction: the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity and H.R.F. Keating Awards; and shortlisted for both the Agatha and Gold Dagger Awards.‘Martin Edwards is the closest thing there has been to a philosopher of crime writing.’ The TimesIn the first major history of crime fiction in fifty years, The Life of Crime: Detecting the
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Conan Doyle for the Defense

How Sherlock Holmes's Creator Turned Real-Life Detective and Freed a Man Wrongly Imprisoned for Murder

by Margalit Fox ...

“A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it’s about so much more than crime.”—Tana French, author of In the WoodsA sensational Edwardian murder. A scandalous wrongful conviction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the rescue—a true story.After a wealthy woman was brutally murdered in her Glasgow home in 1908, the police found a ... Read more

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“A wonderfully vivid portrait of the man behind Sherlock Holmes . . . Like all the best historical true crime books, it’s about so much more than crime.”—Tana French, author of In the WoodsA sensational Edwardian murder. A scandalous wrongful conviction. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to the rescue—a true story.After a wealthy woman was brutally murdered in her Glasgow home in 1908, the police found a
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