True Accounts Archives - The Bookish Elf https://www.bookishelf.com/category/non-fiction/true-accounts/ Everything about Books and Reading Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:25:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.bookishelf.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/logo-7549440.jpg True Accounts Archives - The Bookish Elf https://www.bookishelf.com/category/non-fiction/true-accounts/ 32 32 144235496 The Velvet Hammer by Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. and Amy Mitchell https://www.bookishelf.com/the-velvet-hammer-by-chief-judge-belvin-perry-jr-and-amy-mitchell/ https://www.bookishelf.com/the-velvet-hammer-by-chief-judge-belvin-perry-jr-and-amy-mitchell/?noamp=mobile#respond Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:25:55 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=15222 Explore the gripping true crime memoir, "The Velvet Hammer" by Chief Judge Belvin Perry, Jr. and Amy Mitchell. This book offers a rare insider look into Florida's most notorious capital murder cases, the moral weight of sentencing, and Perry's remarkable career.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/the-velvet-hammer-by-chief-judge-belvin-perry-jr-and-amy-mitchell/feed/ 0 15222 Knife – Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie https://www.bookishelf.com/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-by-salman-rushdie/ https://www.bookishelf.com/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-by-salman-rushdie/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 13 Sep 2024 12:21:17 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=14869 Explore Salman Rushdie's powerful memoir "Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder," where he delves into survival, resilience, and the enduring fight for free speech. Discover the profound impact of violence on a literary giant and his unyielding spirit.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/knife-meditations-after-an-attempted-murder-by-salman-rushdie/feed/ 0 14869 Framed by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey https://www.bookishelf.com/framed-by-john-grisham-and-jim-mccloskey/ https://www.bookishelf.com/framed-by-john-grisham-and-jim-mccloskey/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 02 Sep 2024 04:40:07 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=14803 Explore the harrowing tales of wrongful convictions in "Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions" by John Grisham and Jim McCloskey. This book delves into the flaws of the American justice system, revealing the human cost of injustice and the tireless fight to exonerate the innocent.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/framed-by-john-grisham-and-jim-mccloskey/feed/ 0 14803 Blood Runs Coal by Mark A Bradley https://www.bookishelf.com/blood-runs-coal-by-mark-a-bradley/ https://www.bookishelf.com/blood-runs-coal-by-mark-a-bradley/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:16:54 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=14083 Mark A. Bradley's "Blood Runs Coal" is a riveting true crime story about the 1969 murders of union reformer Jock Yablonski and his family.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/blood-runs-coal-by-mark-a-bradley/feed/ 0 14083 In Cold Blood by Truman Capote https://www.bookishelf.com/in-cold-blood-by-truman-capote/ https://www.bookishelf.com/in-cold-blood-by-truman-capote/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 22 May 2024 06:12:30 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=13306 If you’re looking for a book that’ll burrow under your skin and stay there, haunting you long after those final pages, then Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” is an absolute must-read. This pioneering work of literary true crime has cemented its status as a classic for good reason – Capote’s unflinching chronicle of the 1959 […]

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/in-cold-blood-by-truman-capote/feed/ 0 13306 The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman https://www.bookishelf.com/the-billion-dollar-spy-by-david-e-hoffman/ https://www.bookishelf.com/the-billion-dollar-spy-by-david-e-hoffman/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:26:07 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=11120 David E. Hoffman has produced a nonfiction spy thriller that will enthrall intelligence aficionados and casual readers alike with its brilliant reconstruction of an espionage Cold War epic. Bringing to light secrets kept hidden for decades, The Billion Dollar Spy shines a revealing light on sacrifice, loyalty and geopolitical upheaval through the lens of one man's courageous betrayal.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/the-billion-dollar-spy-by-david-e-hoffman/feed/ 0 11120 Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann https://www.bookishelf.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-by-david-grann/ https://www.bookishelf.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-by-david-grann/?noamp=mobile#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:23:02 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=10706 Title: Killers of the Flower Moon Author: David Grann Publisher: Doubleday Genre: True Crime, Non-fiction Characters: Mollie Burkhart, Ernest Burkhart, William Hale, Tom White, Lizzie Q, W.S. Hamilton Setting: Oklahoma (United States) First Publication: 2017 Language: English Plot Summary: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann Killers of the Flower Moon tells the true story of a series of murders that […]

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/killers-of-the-flower-moon-by-david-grann/feed/ 0 10706 The Trial of the Maharaja by Debleena Majumdar https://www.bookishelf.com/the-trial-of-the-maharaja-by-debleena-majumdar/ https://www.bookishelf.com/the-trial-of-the-maharaja-by-debleena-majumdar/?noamp=mobile#respond Fri, 02 Dec 2022 05:32:42 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=9403 This was a very thoroughly researched and educational account, as well as an interesting one, of the first judicial murder that took place in British India in the late 18th century.

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/the-trial-of-the-maharaja-by-debleena-majumdar/feed/ 0 9403 UBUNTU by Shilpa Aroskar | I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: Parables of the United Human Spirit https://www.bookishelf.com/ubuntu-by-shilpa-aroskar-i-am-because-we-are-parables-of-the-united-human-spirit/ https://www.bookishelf.com/ubuntu-by-shilpa-aroskar-i-am-because-we-are-parables-of-the-united-human-spirit/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 16 Feb 2022 03:23:17 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=8306 Title: UBUNTU – I AM BECAUSE WE ARE: Parables of the United Human Spirit Author: Shilpa Aroskar Publisher: Leadstart publishing Genre: Personal Transformation, True Account First Publication: 2021 Language: English   Book Summary: UBUNTU by Shilpa Aroskar Dr Shilpa Aroskar, bestselling author of YOLO, returns with a nuanced, bitter-sweet take on daily life in the pandemic. A frontline […]

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]]> https://www.bookishelf.com/ubuntu-by-shilpa-aroskar-i-am-because-we-are-parables-of-the-united-human-spirit/feed/ 0 8306 A Story of Karma by Michael Schauch https://www.bookishelf.com/a-story-of-karma-by-michael-schauch/ https://www.bookishelf.com/a-story-of-karma-by-michael-schauch/?noamp=mobile#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 11:35:37 +0000 https://www.bookishelf.com/?p=8127 In his memoir 'A Story of Karma', Michael Schauch reflects upon the personal experiences he faced during his journey to Himalaya.

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