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1) TORTURE IN THE EIGHTIES. An Amnesty International Report
Amnesty International

Amnesty paperback, 1984, 263p. Comprehensive account of torture in various countries with many actual examples. Some grubbiness on white back, otherwise good copy. ISBN 0909382352. more information

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2) MEXICO. TORTURE WITH IMPUNITY
Amnesty International

Amnesty, paperback, 1991, 54p, illsts. Some marks on front but generally good. ISBN 0862102006. more information

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3) SOBER TRUTH. A Collection of Nineteenth Century Episodes, Fantastic, Grotesque and Mysterious
Barton, Margaret, and Sitwell, Osbert (compilers)

Lon, Macdonald, octavo hardcover, 1944 reprint, 235p, illsts. A curious collection of stories, all apparently true, e.g. Joanna Southcott & the Birth of the Messiah!, D.D. Home the Medium, Hoof-Marks in the Snow, and many more. Cloth heavily stained and there is a tendency for cracking at spine. No dust-jacket. Poor copy but intact. more information

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4) THE WORLD'S MOST EVIL MEN
Blandford, Neil and Jones, Bruce

Hamlyn Paperback, 1997 reprint, 192p, illsts. One page has slight edge damage, otherwise the book is very good. more information

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5) CURSES! BROILED AGAIN! The hottest urban legends going
Brunvand, Jan Harold

Norton paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1989, 335 pages. Below-average copy - grubby on edges and worn at edges and corners but intact and still quite readable. ISBN 0393307115. more information

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6) ANOTHER WEIRD YEAR 3: Bizarre News Stories From Around the World
Davies, Huw

Ebury Press paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2004, 290 pages, illustrated. Very good clean copy. ISBN 0091898366. more information

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7) THE BOAT. Cannibalism at Sea
Gibson, Walter

Star paperback, 1974, 96 pages. A true story of terrible events at sea. The lifeboat was packed with 135 people all standing and all nearly naked. For 28 days they drifted and in end only four survived, one of whom wrote this account. Very good. more information

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8) THERE ARE GIANTS IN THE EARTH
Grumley, Michael

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, octavo hardcover, 1975, 154 pages, illustrated. A study of the history of various bizarre creatures. Name in front, some edge staining, but otherwise solid copy with good black cloth and excellent spine gilt lettering. Dust-jacket has some minor edge wear but is fairly good. more information

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9) STRANGE BUT TRUE. The WorldÕs Weirdest Newspaper Stories
Healey, Tim (editor)

Octopus Books, Paperback, 1984, 192p, illst. with photos. A little wear and some marks but generally good. ISBN 0706421477. more information

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10) HEAVEN'S GATE CULT SUICIDE IN SAN DIEGO
Hoffman, Bill, and Burke, Cathy

Harper paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1997, 333 pages, illustrated. Material supplied by the Staff of The New York Post newspaper. The story of Marshall Applewhite and his nutty UFO cult. Paper bit brownish and some light edge stains, otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0061012726. more information

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11) THE GIANT BOOK OF WEREWOLVES
Jones, Stephen (editor)

The Book Company paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1995, 496 pages, illustrated. Good condition. ISBN 1854876090. more information

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12) BEYOND BELIEF!! All That is Strange About the World and the Human Race
Lyon, Ron, and Paschall, Jenny

Stanley Paul small quarto paperback (card), 1993, 96p, illsts. The natural and unnatural and the plain weird. Well illustrated. Good copy. ISBN 0091779839. more information

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13) SLAVE. The True Story of a Girl's Lost Childhood and her Fight for Survival
Nazer, Mende, with Damien Lewis

Virago large paperback (stiff card), 2004, 325 pages. This story is but one of many. A 12-year-old girl abducted by Mujahidin who hacked down the villagers. She was told to an Arabn woman in Khartoum and for the next seven years lived the miseable life of a slave - fed with food scraps from the family plates, receiving no pay, sleeping on the floor, and locked up each night. And more. This is the graphic story. Some corner bending and general edge wear but fair and solid within. ISBN 1844081141. more information

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14) WORLD'S GREATEST CRANKS AND CRACKPOTS
Nicholas, Margaret

Octopus paperback, 192p, illsts. Interesting collection of weirdos. Naturalist serves stewed moles, huntsman rides stark naked, Wall St tycoon wears underclothes of old newspapers, and so on. Name in front, otherwise good condition. ISBN 0706421493. more information

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15) WORLD'S GREATEST CRANKS AND CRACKPOTS
Nicholas, Margaret

Octopus paperback, 192p, illsts. Interesting collection of weirdos. Naturalist serves stewed moles, huntsman rides stark naked, Wall St tycoon wears underclothes of old newspapers, and so on. Paper stained and browned but book intact. ISBN 0706421493. more information

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16) THE DRUG TRAFFIC
O'Callaghan, Sean

NEL paperback, 1969, 189p. The author also write: The White Slave Traffic'. Stained at bottom edge of book and somewhat damaged on spine. Rather poor copy but all there! more information

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17) CD-ROM: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN CRUELTY
Owen, Mark

Felicity Press (Australia), 1995. Thousands of entries. Over one million words and 400 illustrations. An extensive detailed history of human cruelty, torture, punishment, human rights abuses, imprisonment, and more. Uses Acrobat software, plays on any platform. Brand new in jewel case. more information

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18) THE WORLD'S MOST FANTASTIC FREAKS
Parker, Mike

Octopus Books, octavo hardcover, pictorial hardcover, 1983, 192 pages, illustrated. The three-legged man, the four-legged woman, bearded ladies, midgets, giants and giantesses, feral children, luminous people, and more. A great collection of the bizarre and freakish. Has numerous illustrations but the printing quality is not great. The book is otherwise fairly good. ISBN 0706419391. more information

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19) THE END OF THE SPANISH INQUISITION
Plaidy, Jean

Star paperback, 1961, 207 pages. The third and final volume of three books by this author on the topic of the Inquisition. Minor wear, good. ISBN 0352302488. more information

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20) SECRET POLICE. The terrifying inside story of an international network
Plate, Thomas, and Darvi, Andrea

Abacus Paperback, 1983, 448p. The numerous bodies around the world dissected. Fairly good copy. more information

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21) THE HISTORY OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Scott, George Ryley

London, Torchstream Books, octavo hardcover, 1948, 261p, illsts. Classic book on this endlessly titillating subject. The original was published in a more restrictive era (1938) & bore a statement that it could only be sold to lawyers, sociologists, psychologists & suchlike pure-minded folk. The rest of us were apt to indulge in that terrible vice, prurient interest. At least some of us arenÕt hypocrites disguising our interest under the cloak of a desire for the abolition of this strange human activity. Little skewed sideways but fg-g. No dj. more information

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22) HISTORY OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, The
Scott, George Ryley

Senate paperback, 1996, 192p., illsts. Classic book on this endlessly titillating subject. The original was published in a more restrictive era and bore a statement that it could only be sold to lawyers, sociologists, psychologists & suchlike pure-minded folk. The rest of us were apt to indulge in that terrible vice, prurient interest! Good copy. ISBN 1859584934. more information

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23) GESTAPO PRISONER
Slater, John

Horwitz paperback, 1966, 162 pages. Another woman-in-danger story from the pen of Mr Slater. This is a very poor but intact copy of a scarce book. Damaged cover, browned paper, skewed, etc, but all there. more information

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24) WORLD FAMOUS CULTS & FANATICS
Wilson, Colin & Damon

Magpie paperback (stiff pictorial card), 1992, 122 pages, illustrated. Rather worn and marked, with blotted-out name in front, but fair and intact. ISBN 854871242. more information

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25) WORLD FAMOUS WEIRD NEWS STORIES. From strange animal tales to freak accidents
Wilson, Colin, Damon and Rowan

Magpie Books, paperback (stiff pictorial card), 2005, 184 pages, illustrated. Read about the gourmet magazine that accidentally published a recipe for poisonous cookies and many such bizarre tales from real life. This is not a work of fiction! Believe it! Light wear, fairly good. ISBN 1845290240. more information

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