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Where is Peter?

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Menyelusuri kembali kisah jenayah misteri pada awal milenium 16 tahun yang lampau memberi banyak pengetahuan dari segi penyiasatan, maruah dan perundangan. Saya tidak akan detailkan kisahnya dan harap readers akan memiliki buku ini supaya dapat pengetahuan dan maklumat yang lebih tepat. Jangan mudah percaya pada penulisan dan rumours online kerana kadang2 ceritanya hanya mengikut pandangan peribadi dan fantasi. Penulis buku ini ialah seorang bekas wartawan veteran Britain yang mengambil masa menjelajah ke seluruh Australia dan United Kingdom bagi mencari bukti untuk kes yang luar biasa ini dan menulisnya untuk tatapan pembaca, supaya dapat menilai keseluruhan kes ini untuk membuktikan kebenaran. Walau keputusan mahkamah harus diakui namun percanggahan dari segi pernyataan saksi dan pihak penyiasatan serta penolakan pengakuan bersalah defendan menguatkan lagi kekeliruan dalam keputusan akhir mahkamah ini. Kisah ini bermula apabila sepasang anak muda daripada Britain memulak...

Book Review : How to Survive The Titanic or The Sinking Of J.Bruce Ismay

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Format : Paperback/328 pages Publication Date : 2012 Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Publication Country : London, United Kingdom Language : English Author : Frances Wilson Type : Non-fiction/True Story Book Review : When the Titanic hit the iceberg on 14 April 1912 and a thousand men prepared to die, J. Bruce Ismay jumped into a lifeboat and was rowed away to safety. Had he been an ordinary passenger, little would have been said, but J.Bruce Ismay was the chairman of the White Star Line, the company that had built the Titanic. Accused of cowardice and dictating the ship's excessive speed, Ismay became,  as one newspaper called him, 'The Most Talked-of Man in the World'. Using never-before-seen letters written by Ismay, Frances Wilson explores his desperate need to tell his story, to make sense of the horror of it all, and to find a way of living with the consciousness of lost honour.  Who is the Author Frances Wilson is a critic, journalism and...

The Most Dangerous Animal Of All

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Format : Paperback/361 pages Publication Date : 2014 Publisher : Harper Collins Publication Country : London, United Kingdom Language : English Author : Gary L. Stewart and Susan Mustafa ISBN PB :9780007579808 ISBN EB : 9780007579815 Type : Non-fiction/True Story Price : USD 43.00/normal price              USD 17.90/on sale Book Review by Publisher (English) The Zodiac Killer has captivated America's imagination for decades. His ability to evade capture while taunting the authorities made him infamous. The vicious specificity of his crimes terrified Californians before the Manson murders and after, and shocked a culture enamoured with the ideals of the drawning Age of Aquarius. His ciphers have baffled detectives and amateur sleuths to this day, his identity remaining one of the great unsolved mysteries of the 20th century. Until now. The Most Dangerous Animal of All reveals the name of the Zodiac for the very first time. Stewart an...