In this timely and alarming account of the corruption and decadence that characterize the world of back-alley stockbrokers, a former broker exposes an ethically twisted, brutal, and cutthroat culture rife with fraud and deception.

The first two books in this series ???Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box??? and ???Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent??? have become classics in the Hacker and Infosec communities because of their chillingly realistic depictions of criminal... [More...]

This book offers a compelling narrative history of 21 tragic episodes in American history—all involving firearms, heroes, and the ongoing public fascination with guns and gunfighters.

Stories about hacking, stolen credit card numbers, computer viruses, and identity theft are all around us, but what do they really mean to us? The goal of this book, quite simply, is to help educate people on the issues with high-tech crimes.
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Tillman and Indergaard discuss the recent corporate scandals that have gripped the U.S. public's interest, and argue that they represent the symptoms of a corporate governance problem that began back in the 1990s.

On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. This rousing story of con men, federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens underscores that... [More...]

While J. Edgar Hoover was denying that there was such a thing as organized crime, in the forties, fifties, and sixties the mob was busy forming powerful syndicates in most of our large industrial cities. This book tells the fascinating, first-hand story of... [More...]

Klein, a well-known criminologist and police consultant, reveals the point of view of the gang cop who is deeply engaged in battling his street gang opponents. He points to the dangers in police elite units when a tough cop begins to rationalize the use of... [More...]

For the first time in paperback, Wiltz chronicles the life and times of Normal Wallace, who went from New Orleans streetwalker to madam in 1920. At her legendary house of prostitution, she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars... [More...]