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001 2008295920
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020 $a9781585677634
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050 00 $aHV6017$b.C96 2006
100 1 $aCyriax, Oliver.
245 14 $aThe encyclopedia of crime /$cOliver Cyriax, Colin Wilson & Damon Wilson.
260 $aWoodstock :$bOverlook Press,$c2006.
300 $axv, 524 p. :$bill. ;$c26 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aA wide-ranging history of the world's most famous crimes and criminals. Includes: portraits of true crime's most extraordinary characters, from serial rapists to glamorous gangsters, from ruthless killers to train robbers; criminal activities and techniques--from safecracking to blackmail, from bodysnatching to cannibalism--and a range of weapons: lawnmowers, champagne, snakes, and even rolling pins; the science of crime, from footprints to genetic fingerprinting; methods to bring justice to convicted criminals, including prison, the guillotine, lethal injection, and the electric chair. And, throughout history, a lucky few make the break, leaving as their legacy tales of famous escapes, from Alcatraz or Dartmoor, San Quentin, or Aspen.--From publisher description.
650 0 $aCrime$vEncyclopedias.
650 0 $aCriminals$vBiography$vEncyclopedias.
700 1 $aWilson, Colin,$d1931-2013.
700 1 $aWilson, Damon.