Author: D. B. Cooper
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780961203405
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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Author: Pat & Ron Forman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557026164
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185

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D. B. Cooper, the infamous sky jacker, has been called "a Northwest folk hero", "Jesse James" and "Billy the Kid". But until now, he hasn't been called a she. This devoted exploration by close friends with the help of family is a story that will leave you wondering. Was Bobby/Barbara Dayton D. B. Cooper?

Author: Geoffrey Gray
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307451305
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 330

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The true, unsolved story of D. B. Cooper’s 1971 airplane hijacking, one of the greatest cold cases of the twentieth century, by an author featured in D.B. Cooper: Where Are You?!, now streaming on Netflix “Here is writing and storytelling that is vivid and fresh—a delectable adventure.”—Gay Talese “I have a bomb here and I would like you to sit by me.” That was the note handed to flight attendant Florence Schaffner by a mild-mannered passenger now known as D. B. Cooper on a Northwest Orient flight in 1971. It was also the start of one of the most astonishing aviation whodunits in the history of American true crime: how one man extorted $200,000 from an airline before parachuting into the wilds of the Pacific Northwest, never to be seen again. The case of D. B. Cooper is a modern legend that has obsessed and cursed his pursuers for generations with everything from bankruptcy to suicidal despair. Now, with Skyjack, Geoffrey Gray obtains a first-ever look at the FBI’s confidential Cooper file, uncovering new leads in the infamous case. Starting with a crack tip from a private investigator, Gray plunges into the murky depths of the decades-old mystery to chase down new clues and explore secrets of the case’s most prominent suspects, including Ralph Himmelsbach, the most dogged of FBI agents, who watched with horror as a criminal became a counter-culture folk hero; Karl Fleming, a respected reporter whose career was destroyed by a D. B. Cooper scoop that was a scam; and Barbara Dayton, a transgender pilot who insisted she was Cooper herself. With explosive new information, Skyjack reopens one of the great cold cases of the twentieth century.

Author: Bruce a Smith
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952439384
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 506

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The 3rd Edition of DB Cooper and the FBI - A Case Study of America's Only Unsolved Skyjacking

Author: D.B. Cooper
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136

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In "The Blue Eyed Devil" movie maker Harvey finds himself entangled in a web of blackmail when he is lured to Carpo, Nevada to listen to a movie pitch. The story revolves around Deval, a young man who grew up in a harsh and unforgiving environment. He was from the wrong side of where the tracks used to be, Ithaca Island. With a mother involved in the world's oldest profession and a fierce protectiveness towards his siblings, Deval's life is marked by struggle and violence. Despite his small stature, Deval possesses a relentless fighting spirit that both intimidates and attracts those around him. As he embarks on a journey, Deval's friends and acquaintances attempt to exploit his violent tendencies for their own gain. His path takes him to Vietnam, where he finds himself imprisoned in a military facility. In a daring escape, he encounters drug smugglers, battles South China Sea pirates, and even faces the unimaginable horror of cannibals. Deval faced all these struggles and battles while navigating the delicate issues of racism. It is during a life-threatening encounter with the cannibals that Deval sustains grave injuries while heroically saving the life of his friend, a man of black descent. The story concludes with a gripping cliffhanger, leaving readers wondering if Deval survives his ordeal. "The Blue Eyed Devil" draws inspiration from Homer's epic tale, weaving a thrilling narrative of survival, redemption, and the indomitable human spirit. With its gritty portrayal of a troubled protagonist and a series of perilous adventures, this book takes readers on an unforgettable journey through the darkest corners of humanity.

Author: Thomas J. Colbert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780997740424
Category : Cold cases (Criminal investigation)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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In 1971, a skyjacker with a briefcase bomb demanded a $200,000 ransom and a parachute. Then he vanished out the jet's back door and became an instant legend. Now a determined citizen sleuth has assembled a forty-member cold case team, spearheaded by former FBI agents, to solve the mystery of D.B. Cooper. And after a five-year quest, they believe they have succeeded with a fugitive at trail's end.

Author: David Byrne
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0804188947
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 386

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

Author: VARIOS AUTORES
Publisher: Bounty Books
ISBN: 9780753706954
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 192

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This book reveals the astonishing, known facts about real acts of villainy...and it probes the fascinating, missing facts that confound the law and are kept in a file marked 'unsolved'.

Author: Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452954496
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 734

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Living on a damaged planet challenges who we are and where we live. This timely anthology calls on twenty eminent humanists and scientists to revitalize curiosity, observation, and transdisciplinary conversation about life on earth. As human-induced environmental change threatens multispecies livability, Arts of Living on a Damaged Planet puts forward a bold proposal: entangled histories, situated narratives, and thick descriptions offer urgent “arts of living.” Included are essays by scholars in anthropology, ecology, science studies, art, literature, and bioinformatics who posit critical and creative tools for collaborative survival in a more-than-human Anthropocene. The essays are organized around two key figures that also serve as the publication’s two openings: Ghosts, or landscapes haunted by the violences of modernity; and Monsters, or interspecies and intraspecies sociality. Ghosts and Monsters are tentacular, windy, and arboreal arts that invite readers to encounter ants, lichen, rocks, electrons, flying foxes, salmon, chestnut trees, mud volcanoes, border zones, graves, radioactive waste—in short, the wonders and terrors of an unintended epoch. Contributors: Karen Barad, U of California, Santa Cruz; Kate Brown, U of Maryland, Baltimore; Carla Freccero, U of California, Santa Cruz; Peter Funch, Aarhus U; Scott F. Gilbert, Swarthmore College; Deborah M. Gordon, Stanford U; Donna J. Haraway, U of California, Santa Cruz; Andreas Hejnol, U of Bergen, Norway; Ursula K. Le Guin; Marianne Elisabeth Lien, U of Oslo; Andrew Mathews, U of California, Santa Cruz; Margaret McFall-Ngai, U of Hawaii, Manoa; Ingrid M. Parker, U of California, Santa Cruz; Mary Louise Pratt, NYU; Anne Pringle, U of Wisconsin, Madison; Deborah Bird Rose, U of New South Wales, Sydney; Dorion Sagan; Lesley Stern, U of California, San Diego; Jens-Christian Svenning, Aarhus U.

Author: Genzaburo Yoshino
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
ISBN: 1643751611
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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The first English translation of the classic Japanese novel that has sold over 2 million copies—a childhood favorite of anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle), with an introduction by Neil Gaiman. First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in Japan as a crossover classic for young readers. Academy Award–winning animator Hayao Miyazaki has called it his favorite childhood book and announced plans to emerge from retirement to make it the basis of his final film. How Do You Live? is narrated in two voices. The first belongs to Copper, fifteen, who after the death of his father must confront inevitable and enormous change, including his own betrayal of his best friend. In between episodes of Copper’s emerging story, his uncle writes to him in a journal, sharing knowledge and offering advice on life’s big questions as Copper begins to encounter them. Over the course of the story, Copper, like his namesake Copernicus, looks to the stars, and uses his discoveries about the heavens, earth, and human nature to answer the question of how he will live. This first-ever English-language translation of a Japanese classic about finding one’s place in a world both infinitely large and unimaginably small is perfect for readers of philosophical fiction like The Alchemist and The Little Prince, as well as Miyazaki fans eager to understand one of his most important influences.