{"product_id":"9781461747680","title":"Almanac of World Crime","description":"The Almanac of World Crime chronicles the exploits of the underworld—murder, robbery, arson, torture, rape, kidnapping, extortion, and blackmail, to name only a few—and takes the reader on an iniquitous tour of the world's gambling halls, dope parlors, cathouses, and clip joints. Everything from the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius and Mount Pelée to the looting during the Black Plague is featured in these pages.\u003cbr\u003eHere are the stories of some of history's outstanding killers and criminals: \"Black Jack\" Ketchum, Polly Adler, \"Scarface\" Al Capone, \"Trigger Mike\" Cappola, and George Metesky, as well as The Mad Bomber, Dutch Schultz, Belle Star, Lizzie Borden, Blue Near, Caligula, Jack the Ripper, and the Manson Gang.\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from thousands of sources and illustrated with over 200 photographs and drawings, Almanac of World Crime defines the darker side of human nature and conveniently presents it to the reader A to Z.","brand":"M. Evans \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129478529264,"sku":"9781461747680","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781461747680_p0.jpg?v=1769890503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781461747680","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}