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Author: Pasquale Palmieri Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1040119190 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
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In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own religious order on charges of financial fraud, heresy, and sexual immorality. He responded by accusing the heads of the convent of subjecting him to a series of inhuman cruelties, claiming to have been "buried alive". While waiting for a final judgment (it was pronounced seven years later, in 1764), the trial of Leopoldo di San Pasquale became a cultural phenomenon unlike any witnessed before in Naples. Cumulatively, reactions to the trial, both during and after it, broke the boundaries separating chronicle and literary fiction, engaged people’s faculties of reason and emotion, and ultimately transformed Leopoldo into a public spectacle—or what we might call today a “celebrity.” Focusing on the scandalous affair of the "buried alive", this book shows how the governing authorities in Naples managed the development of news and stories around current events through their systems of courts and bureaucracies. It also aims to demonstrate how, just as importantly, consumers played an increasing in the spread of information, as means to political empowerment. The sources analyzed call for a microhistorical analysis, as well as for an interdisciplinary discussion with media studies at its conceptual core. A Criminal Hero will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in microhistory, cultural history, media history, history of literature, social and political history, with a focus on the eighteenth century.
Author: Pasquale Palmieri Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1040119190 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 193
Book Description
In the spring of 1757, the Augustinian friar Leopoldo di San Pasquale was tried in Naples by the hierarchies of his own religious order on charges of financial fraud, heresy, and sexual immorality. He responded by accusing the heads of the convent of subjecting him to a series of inhuman cruelties, claiming to have been "buried alive". While waiting for a final judgment (it was pronounced seven years later, in 1764), the trial of Leopoldo di San Pasquale became a cultural phenomenon unlike any witnessed before in Naples. Cumulatively, reactions to the trial, both during and after it, broke the boundaries separating chronicle and literary fiction, engaged people’s faculties of reason and emotion, and ultimately transformed Leopoldo into a public spectacle—or what we might call today a “celebrity.” Focusing on the scandalous affair of the "buried alive", this book shows how the governing authorities in Naples managed the development of news and stories around current events through their systems of courts and bureaucracies. It also aims to demonstrate how, just as importantly, consumers played an increasing in the spread of information, as means to political empowerment. The sources analyzed call for a microhistorical analysis, as well as for an interdisciplinary discussion with media studies at its conceptual core. A Criminal Hero will appeal to students and scholars alike interested in microhistory, cultural history, media history, history of literature, social and political history, with a focus on the eighteenth century.
Author: Howard Swindle Publisher: Dell Publishing Company ISBN: 9780440207818 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 432
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Chronicles the life of Jim Little, a decorated Vietnam veteran and distinguished police officer, who used his helicopter piloting skills to mastermind a series of bank robberies
Author: Logan Fox Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 164
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Kick-ass assassin. Deadly drug lord. It's a match made in hell. Nyx Gray Bryan Domingo wasn't the first person I've been paid to assassinate. But he was my first failure. I'd been staking out the Dom of the Colombian cartel for weeks.Everything was lined up perfectly...until the heir to his empire walked in.Deadly, fierce, and hot as hell, Caesar 'Savage' Domingo ruined everything with one look. Now I'm his captive until he decides what he wants to do with me.For now, it seems tormenting me and treating me like his toy is his only interest.There's no way he'll let me escape now that I'm his.But even if I could...would I want to? He's as vicious and brutal as his namesake. But I'm drawn to him, like a moth to a flame. Lines are blurring. Rules are being broken. If we're not careful, we'll both get burned.Savage Hero is the first book in the Crime Family Affair Series, a dark cartel romance series. This book ends on a cliffhanger, and contains scenes of graphic violence, murder, and other mature content. Reader discretion is advised.
Author: Chris Mooney Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0593197658 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 450
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Everything changed when scientists discovered the drug. It looked like the cure for aging, but all progress comes with a price tag. Now, eternal youthfulness will be paid for by the blood of the innocent. The blood of “carriers” is the most valuable commodity on earth. When treated with a new wonder drug, it cures disease, increases power, and makes the recipient a virtual superman. It also makes the carriers targets. Young people with the right genes are ripped from their families and stashed in “blood farms.” Ellie Batista became an LAPD officer specifically to fight this evil as a member of the Blood Squad, but her ambitions are thwarted—until the day she and her partner are ambushed during a routine stop. The resulting events plunge her into an undercover world more dangerous than she could have ever imagined. Because a madman has found a way to increase the potency of the blood to levels previously unimagined. As he cuts a bloody swath through the already deadly world of blood cartels, Ellie is the only hope to stop him before the body count explodes.
Author: L.H. Cosway Publisher: L.H. Cosway ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 323
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Karla Sheehan follows the rule of the law. As a police constable in London she knows a criminal when she sees one. Lee Cross fits the description with his tattoos and bad boy attitude. He’s everything she should avoid, yet his flirtatious charm manages to break past her defenses. Lee’s entire family have a reputation with the police and Karla knows she should stop what’s between them before it goes too far. The trouble is, she’s starting to develop feelings for Lee, feelings that make her reckless enough to risk her job. The closer she gets to him, the more she sees the true extent of his illegal activities. Before long Karla has to make a big decision, but should she follow her head or her heart?
Author: Jim Thompson Publisher: Hachette+ORM ISBN: 0316195928 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 152
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Everyone in Kenton Hills knows that short-tempered, tongue-tied Bob Talbert wasn't the one responsible for the brutal crime that ended Josie Eddleman's life. Nevermind that he was the last one to see her alive. But in a town filled with the likes of an amoral tabloid reporter known only as The Captain, a district attorney who'll do anything for a confession, and Bob's parents, who care as little for Bob as they do for each other, guilt and innocence are little more than a matter of perspective. In a masterfully woven tapestry of multiple points of view, The Criminal explores the nature of guilt and responsibility in a psychological thriller of an entire town under the spell of an act of brutal violence. Jim Thompson unlike you're ever read him before.
Author: Steven J. Phillips Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 030743446X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 257
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On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his hands up. Richardson had a gun, and the two exchanged shots. In the melee that followed, Skagen was fatally wounded by a cop who rushed to the scene. In the ensuing trial, William Kunstler handled Richardson's defense and the author of this book, then assistant district attorney, prosecuted the case. Here is a first-hand, behind-the-scenes account of every step of the proceedings.
Author: Jeff Lindsay Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 1409186644 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 328
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From the international bestselling author of Dexter come a brilliant new thriller starring Riley Wolfe: a master thief, expert at disguise, and not averse to violence when it's needed. ******** 'Another blockbuster from a can't-miss master. Enjoy the ride." - David Baldacci 'The Dexter creator's new hero-thief is a blast...Far-fetched, foulmouthed and very funny.' - Mark Sanderson, The Times 'Vastly entertaining, and written with verve and charm, it ushers in a character that is impossible to forget.' - Geoffrey Wansell, Daily Mail ******** It's no accident, though, that Riley targets the wealthiest 0.1 percent and is willing to kill them when they're in his way: he despises the degenerate and immoral rich and loves stealing their undeserved and unearned valuables. In this series launch, Riley aims for an extraordinary target in a heist that will make history. Riley will try to steal the Crown Jewels of Iran. Yes, these jewels are worth billions, but the true attraction for grabbing them comes down to one simple fact: it can't be done. Stealing these jewels is absolutely impossible. The collection is guarded by space-age electronics and two teams of heavily armed mercenaries. No one could even think of getting past the airtight security and hope to get away alive, let alone with even a single diamond from the Imperial Collection. No one but Riley Wolfe. He's always liked a challenge. But this challenge may be more than even he can handle. Aside from the impenetrable security, Riley is also pursued by a brilliant and relentless cop who is barely a step behind him. With the aid of his sometime ally, a beautiful woman who is a master art forger, Riley Wolfe goes for the prize that will either make him a legend-or, more likely, leave him dead.
Author: Jessica Page Morrell Publisher: Writer's Digest Books ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 308
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"Bullies, Bastards & Bitches shows you how to create nuanced bad guys who are indispensible to the stories in which they appear."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Pasquale Palmieri
Author: Pasquale Palmieri
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Author: Logan Fox
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