Reggie and Ronald Kray ruled London's gangland during the 1960s with a ruthlessness and viciousness that shocks even now. This book has been expanded to include further material on such matters as Lord Boothby's close relationship with the killer twins.

Profession of Violence : Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins

Biographies & Memoirs

John, Pearson

True Crime

Harpercollins

John Pearson's "The Profession of Violence" created the myth of the Kray twins and remains a classic of "True Crime", the best book ever written on East London villians and a book that started a mini publishing industry. Pearson knows the London crime scene as well as anyone, which is why he was surprised while attending Ronnie Kray's funeral to see a man to whom all the other villians deferred, but whom he didn't recognise. Investigation revealed that this man, the Englishman, never mentioned in any of the previous books on villiany because everyone was scared to mention his name was as legendary a figure on the streets of New York as on the streets of London. When the Englishman learned that someone was asking about him, he introduced himself to Pearson, who persuaded him to write his story - a story even more extraordinary than that of the Krays. Because the Englishman is the only man of non-Italian blood to be admitted to the heart of the Mafia. He became the adopted son of Joey Pagano, the head of one of the major New York families and his adventure included gun battles fighting shoulder to shoulder with John Gotti, capo du tutti capi. Here the Englishman tells the story that no-one else dared to tell.

One of the Family

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Random House]

The story of the man behind the myth, the most famous spy of all time — James Bond. It was a strong face, certainly — the eyes pale grey and very cold, the mouth was hard, and the dark hair — grey-streaked now — still fell in the authentic comma over the forehead. This is how John Pearson reacted to his first encounter with the real James Bond. At the time, like most of the world, he assumed that James Bond was nothing more than a character in Fleming’s highly charged imagination. Then he began to have his doubts, doubts of such a pitch that the British secret service was trying to warn him off the scene. Despite this, he finally became convinced that James Bond was not only real, but actually alive. Pearson went on to write the bestselling authorized biography of Ian Fleming. Then, thanks to a change in policy within the secret service he was invited to embark upon a companion volume to his life of Fleming. This resulting book is bound to become one of the most extraordinary biographies of our times — the authorized life of a myth — the official biography of James Bond. The biography reveals situations and incidents only hinted at in Ian Fleming’s books; and it promises to reveal a side of Bond never seen before: the story of his life, the Bonds of Glencoe; the night he lost his wallet and his virginity in Paris; his first assignment; his duel with the S.S.; his women, scandals and tastes — it’s all here, for the first time ever. From the Hardcover edition.

james-bond--the-authorised-biography

Arrow

Listed as LIKE NEW b/c although packed away for many years, this book was once gently looked at but you wouldn't know that and it shows no wear and absolutely NO publisher overstock or black remainder mark on page edges!! LIKE NEW soft cover -- NO blemishes -- A+ MINT!! Looks just like photo. From a dry/smoke free environment --Tight, crisp, and clean - Published by Doubleday, 1973, stated FIRST EDITION. Book has NO names, highlights, underlines, dog ears, loose pages, or wrinkles. Soft cover is in excellent condition!! GIFT QUALITY!! NOT ex-library book with markings. I ship daily. Carefully packaged with bubble wrap for the journey and I provide email verification at time of shipment. Delivered in 3-6 days (Expedited) or 6 -14 days (Standard) -- additional delivery time required for AK, HI and APO. Expedited shipping recommended for speedy delivery. Book will ship same or next day! Customer service and satisfaction is a priority. Know EXACTLY what you are buying with our detailed description -- Full disclosure on all books all the time! Read our feedback and buy with confidence from an Amazon Pro-Merchant. Double click on our name -RED BICYCLE BOOKS-- and find our STOREFRONT where you can see our complete and current inventory.

The Sun's Birthday

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

DOUBLEDAY

Fictional biography of James Bond a.k.a. 007

James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

Arts & Literature

Pyramid

An Exposition of the Creed. With an Analysis by Edward Walford

History

Wentworth Press

This biography of the oil tycoon who created the greatest fortune in America -- & came close to destroying his own family in the process -- is a fascinating saga of an extraordinary dynasty. Of Getty s 4 sons who reached manhood, only one survived relatively unscathed. The unhappiness continued into the next generation, with the name Getty, as one journalist put it, becoming synonymous for family dysfunction . Pearson traces much of the family trouble to the bizarre character of the avaricious, sex-obsessed billionaire, J. Paul Getty himself -- & demonstrates how much of his behavior has been repeated in succeeding generations. Includes B&W photos.

Painfully Rich: J. Paul Getty and His Heirs

MACMILLAN/LONDON

The black earth churns as the dead crawl from their graves. They stumble among the headstones of the cemetery filled with an insatiable hunger. Only one thing will satisfy their pallete - warm human flesh! The dawn of the dead is upon us. Conformity will turn to chaos in a sea of undead as madness engulfs the world and hell on earth is unleashed. What you hold in your hands is the biggest collection of zombie art ever assembled. Let your hostess Misty Graves, show you the many faces of the living dead as she brings you eight tales of zombie mayhem and a crypt full of undead art.

Fleshrot: Tales From the Dead Volume 1

Frightworld Studios

An Exposition of the Creed. with an Analysis by Edward Walford

BiblioLife

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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Profession of Violence : Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins

One of the Family

james-bond--the-authorised-biography

The Sun's Birthday

James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007

An Exposition of the Creed. With an Analysis by Edward Walford

Painfully Rich: J. Paul Getty and His Heirs

Fleshrot: Tales From the Dead Volume 1

An Exposition of the Creed. with an Analysis by Edward Walford

An Exposition of the Creed. With an Analysis by Edward Walford