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From Graham Hancock, best-selling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization that's been hidden for thousands of years beneath the world's oceans. While Graham Hancock is no stranger to stirring up heated controversy among scientific experts, his books and television documentaries have intrigued millions of people around the world and influenced many to rethink their views about the origins of human civilization. 

Jim is a former Australian Commando Intelligence Operative that had once lost his way. He now works in Brisbane as an authour, speaker and fitness consultant. His autobiography, Underworld Commando, leaps out of a 1980s Kings Cross world of crime, corrupt police, commandos, and some of the most notorious, infamous mob identities in Australian crime history.

In 1942, a rational fear was mounting that New York Harbor was vulnerable to sabotage. If the waterfront was infested with German and Italian agents then the US Navy needed a recourse just as insidious to secure it. Naval intelligence officer Commander Charles Radcliffe Haffenden had the solution: recruit as his own spies, members of La Cosa Nostra. Pier to pier, no one terrified the longshoremen, stevedores, shopkeepers, and boat captains along the harbor better than the Mafia gangs of New York, who controlled the docks in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Robin Hood, Dick Turpin, Ronnie Biggs, the Krays.... All have become folk heroes, glamorised and romanticised, even when they killed. But where are their female equivalents? Where are the street robbers, gang leaders, diamond thieves, gold smugglers and bank robbers? Queens of the Underworld reveals the incredible story of female crooks from the 17th century to the present.

A darkly comic sequel to Tokyo Vice that is equal parts history lesson, true-crime expos, and memoir. Its 2008, and its been a while since Jake Adelstein was the only gaijin crime reporter for the Yomiuri Shimbun. The global economy is in shambles, Jake is off the police beat but still...

Peter Rachman dominated housing in post-war London - he owned vast swathes in the west of the city, accumulating huge wealth as his tenants lived in squalor and fear of his hard-nosed collectors and enforcers. He was also at the heart of the city's murky, post-war underworld. In Slumlord, Neil...

At least 200,000 people have died in Mexico's so-called drug war, and the worst suffering has been in Ciudad Juárez, across the border from El Paso, Texas. How did it get so bad? After three decades studying that question, Howard Campbell doesn't believe there is any one answer. A rigorous yet moving account, Downtown Juárez is informed by the sex workers, addicts, hustlers, bar owners, human smugglers, migrants, and down-and-out workers struggling to survive in an underworld where horrifying abuses have come to seem like the natural way of things.

Uncover the mysteries of ancient Egypt in Egyptian Mythology for Beginners: 5 Short Stories of Ancient Gods and Underworld Legends—a captivating, beginner-friendly journey into the sacred myths that shaped one of history’s most fascinating civilizations. Drawing directly from authentic sources like the Pyramid Texts, Book of the Dead, and temple inscriptions, this audiobook faithfully retells the core legends of Egypt's gods, goddesses, and the mystical realm beyond death.

1916: Norma Wallace, age 15, arrived in New Orleans. Sexy and shrewd, she quickly went from streetwalker to madam and by 1920 had opened what became a legendary house of prostitution. There she entertained a steady stream of governors, gangsters, and movie stars until she was arrested at last in 1962. Shortly before she died in 1974, she tape-recorded her memories. With those tapes and original research, Christine Wiltz chronicles Norma's rise and fall with the social history of New Orleans.

The collected memoirs of a 1913 San Francisco sex worker, their effect on society at the time, and where they fit in today’s world.

Beneath the polished surface of society, in the shadowy corners where law bends and power is taken by force, a different kind of history is written. It’s a history of empires built not on land or ideology, but on fear, ambition, and illicit enterprise. These are the stories of the architects of the underworld—the visionary criminals, ruthless syndicate heads, and charismatic outlaws who carved out kingdoms from chaos and left an indelible mark on the world from the inside out. Welcome to a journey into the heart of darkness, where ambition has no limits and legacy is paid for in blood. "...

Welcome to Underworlds with Mark Shaw. Organized Crime is everywhere, hidden in plain sight. The stories from this world have been mythologised by Hollywood. But the reality can be even stranger and more exciting than fiction. From the golden age of the American mafia (La Cosa Nostra), to the modern-day cocaine empires, and from the shadowy links between organized crime and terrorism, to the twilight of the Yakuza. In this series Mark Shaw, the Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime delves into non-fiction books about organized crime and the illicit economy ...

Underworld: Behind the Scenes of the NCA exposes the evil world of serious and organised crime.The National Crime Agency invites listeners to hear from its officers and key partners as they lift the lid on some of the most complex cases they have been involved in.It offers unrestricted access and never-heard-before details of operations tackling the most chronic and enduring organised crime threats including people smuggling, child sexual abuse, gun and drug trafficking, money laundering and modern slavery.Hear fascinating first-hand accounts from Senior Investigative Officers, NCA ...

A riveting account of the role of Americans in the evolution of the Tokyo underworld in the years since 1945. In the ashes of postwar Japan lay a gold mine for certain opportunistic, expatriate Americans. Addicted to the volatile energy of Tokyo's freewheeling underworld, they formed...

Plunge into the true crime history of underworld empires, where ruthless ambition and brutal betrayal forged the mafia. From cramped immigrant streets to global shadow networks, witness how local street thugs weaponized poverty into disciplined criminal syndicates. This immersive journey exposes...

Explore the gritty true crime history of organized syndicates, where street outlaws built global underworld empires. Perfect for a gripping daily commute, this immersive narrative reveals how poverty and corrupt institutions birthed the world's most dangerous power brokers. Forget the Hollywood...

Explore how street gangs evolved into global syndicates in this gripping true crime history of shadow empires. Whether you need a dark, thought-provoking deep dive for your daily commute or an analytical look at underworld economics, this narrative delivers. Witness the brutal transformation of...

Explore the gritty true crime history of global underworlds, where ruthless cartels and mob bosses built illicit empires. Perfect for a gripping commute, this sweeping narrative transports you from the neon-lit alleys of Hong Kong to the bloodstained streets of Naples. Uncover the shocking...

Unlock the haunting secrets of ancient mythology and navigate the perilous underworld in this historical audio journey. Whether you are unwinding late at night or upgrading a dull commute, this vivid exploration transports you to the mystical banks of the Nile. Experience a civilization that...

From T. J. English, the New York Times bestselling author of Havana Nocturne, comes the epic, scintillating narrative of the interconnected worlds of jazz and organized crime in 20th century America. ""[A] brilliant and courageous book."" —Dr. Cornel West Dangerous Rhythms tells the symbiotic...