Presents a factual account of the lives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who turned to a life of crime in the 1930s and formed the Barrow Gang, and also discusses the their lives before the gang, which includes Bonnie's first marriage and Clyde's first job after dropping out of high school.
the secret plot that captured America's most wanted gangster
Eig, Jonathan
2010
Traces the efforts by federal and local law enforcement agencies to bring down Chicago crime boss Al Capone during the 1920s, which led to his arrest and conviction in 1931 for tax evasion and conspiracy to violate Prohibition laws.
Contains five stories of some of history's most exciting captures, including the apprehension of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, and the arrest of Saddam Hussein, each with a time line, definitions of key words, and related facts.
Francis Osbaldistone is banished to Scotland, where he meets Robert Roy MacGregor, and when he joins Rob Roy in his attempt to overthrow the English, he learns how to fight for what he believes in.
A violent teen named Alex is "rehabilitated" by the government in this satirical view of the future of the industrialized world; also includes a glossary of the novel's Russian-based "nadsat" language.
Explores alternatives to imprisonment, discussing parole and probation, rehabilitation, boot camps, community service, day reporting, house arrest, and the future of such programs.
Explores prison rehabilitation programs, discussing different types of penitentiaries, transitions to life outside, and alternatives to imprisonment, and providing success and failure stories.
Young William Bonney is talked into committing his first train robbery, unaware that his cousin and best friend, Willie Monroe, is now sheriff of the nearest town, and that his fellow robbers are already wanted in four states.
Details the activities of Bonnie and Clyde, a couple who led a crime spree throughout the central U.S. during the Great Depression, and discusses the social, economic, and family backgrounds of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.