Is it true that the apple never falls far from the tree? 
Throughout history, you see examples where criminality seems to run in the family. From the Ptolemaic dynasty that terrorized Greek Egypt to the modern mafia, familial ties often dictate your relationship to violence, cruelty and the law.
Evil Families examines just this, using case studies from across history. These include the Qing Dynasty of Ancient China, the cannibalistic Beane family in 15th century Scotland, the Stafflebacks of Kansas and the Messina brothers of London's West End. This book is about murder, madness, lust and ruthless ambition, as well as those devastating cases where family members gang up and cause harm other relatives.
Everyone strives to protect their own family, but what cruelties are concealed by these bonds of blood?

Evil Families: A History of Bad Blood (Arcturus True Crime Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Knight, Martin

Social Sciences

Arcturus

This is the story of Martin King and his 30 years of involvement with football hooliganism, particularly as a member of the notorious Chelsea Headhunters. He describes the leading characters, famous fights, and planned ambushes, and sets hooliganism in its social context.

Hoolifan - 30 Years Of Hurt

King, Martin

Mainstream Publishing

Martin King, author of Hoolifan, his account of 30 years of being in and around the notorious Chelsea gangs of the 1960s, 70s and 80s, brings his story up-to-date in this book. Ironically, he finds that although football hooligans are now a minority, their maturity, experience, and dedication are higher than ever. The firms are smaller but far more dangerous. The style and character of the mobs have changed as has the author, who finds himself evolving from participant to observer as the decade wears on. Despite the picture painted by the media of soccer violence in previous decades, only in the 1990s is it truly highly organized. Most of the confrontations occur away from stadiums, sometimes on days when no matches are being played, so King questions whether "football hooliganism" is in fact the correct description for such activity.

The Naughty Nineties: Football's Coming Home? (Mainstream Sport)

Sports & Outdoors

Miscellaneous

Common People

Literature & Fiction

Mainstream

This is the story of a gypsy man, Jimmy Stockin, born into a world where fighting is first nature. While football may be the chosen sport for most Britisn males, bare-knuckle fighting is a passion among gypsies both as participants and spectators. Jimmy was born into a fighting family. His father and grandfather before him both "trod the cobbles," and young Jimmy was being put up against other boys on gypsy camps from the age of five. He took on bare-knuckle challenges from wherever they came, and before long Jimmy was widely recognized as the champion of the bare-knuckle fighters. On the Cobbles is a rare insight into a community under threat, a community that treasures tradition, and a man who had little choice in becoming a fighter but was nevertheless determined to be the best.

On the Cobbles

Stockin, Jimmy

Biographies & Memoirs

This is the story of a gypsy man, Jimmy Stockin, born into a world where fighting is first nature. While football may be the chosen sport for most Britisn males, bare-knuckle fighting is a passion among gypsies both as participants and spectators. Jimmy was born into a fighting family. His father and grandfather before him both "trod the cobbles," and young Jimmy was being put up against other boys on gypsy camps from the age of five. He took on bare-knuckle challenges from wherever they came, and before long Jimmy was widely recognized as the champion of the bare-knuckle fighters. On the Cobbles is a rare insight into a community under threat, a community that treasures tradition, and a man who had little choice in becoming a fighter but was nevertheless determined to be the best.

On the Cobbles: The Life of a Bare-Knuckle Gypsy Warrior

In a 16-year career spent with Chelsea and Southampton, Peter Osgood made 560 appearances, scoring 220 goals and winning two FA Cup winners medals. Ossie tells the story of the career and the extraordinary rollercoaster life of the man who spearheaded a team that made as many headlines off the field as on. It looks at the hard-drinking and hard-living antics of these Kings Road dandies—Hudson, Cooke, Baldwin, and company. Osgood also tells of his strained relationship with manager Dave Sexton which resulted in him and other stars leaving, triggering a decline in Chelsea FC's fortunes that took some 20 years to reverse. He tells all about his dalliance with Raquel Welch and other female icons of the 1970s, and is brutally honest about the challenges and problems faced by ex-footballers as they attempt to adjust to life in mainstream society.

Ossie: King of Stamford Bridge

Osgood, Peter

Ossie: King of Stamford Bridge (Mainstream Sport)

The Real Mackay tells the life story of one of soccer's genuine legends, a man whose presence in any team spurred them on to championship-winning form: Dave Mackay. It is the refreshing, honest, and action-packed autobiography of a man who was at the center of many of the biggest stories of British soccer for almost three decades.

The Real Mackay: The Dave Mackay Story

Mackay, Dave

The Real Mackay tells the life story of one of soccer's genuine legends, a man whose presence in any team spurred them on to championship-winning form: Dave Mackay. It is the refreshing, honest, and action-packed autobiography of a man who was at the center of many of the biggest stories of British soccer for almost three decades.

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Evil Families: A History of Bad Blood (Arcturus True Crime Series)

Hoolifan - 30 Years Of Hurt

The Naughty Nineties: Football's Coming Home? (Mainstream Sport)

Common People

On the Cobbles

On the Cobbles: The Life of a Bare-Knuckle Gypsy Warrior

Ossie: King of Stamford Bridge

Ossie: King of Stamford Bridge (Mainstream Sport)

The Real Mackay: The Dave Mackay Story

The Real Mackay: The Dave Mackay Story