Author: Norman Parker
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1857825926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Norman Parker spent 25 years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. He encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers, and met cannibals, IRA bombers, and cold-hearted killers. The Complete Parkhurst Tales is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.
The Complete Parkhurst Tales
Author: Norman Parker
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1857825926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Norman Parker spent 25 years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. He encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers, and met cannibals, IRA bombers, and cold-hearted killers. The Complete Parkhurst Tales is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1857825926
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Norman Parker spent 25 years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. He encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers, and met cannibals, IRA bombers, and cold-hearted killers. The Complete Parkhurst Tales is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.
The Complete Parkhurst Tales
Author: Norman Parker
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1857828291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Norman Parker spent twenty-five years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. An institution filled with the most sinister and violent criminals, Parkhurst is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. During his gruelling years on the inside, he encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers. With so many dangerous characters, and their deep and dark pasts, there are plenty of stories to tell. From a real-life Hannibal Lector and his murderous cannibal past to a petty thief whose experiences in prison turned him into a brutal and cold-hearted killer. The IRA bomber who deems theft as morally wrong and Vic, a loose cannon who proved that prison was no safer than the outside world as inmates feared for their lives. "The Complete Parkhurst Tales" is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system is filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.
Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
ISBN: 1857828291
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
Norman Parker spent twenty-five years of his life in a high security Category A prison. Convicted of murder and manslaughter in the 1970s, he was sentenced to life at the notorious Parkhurst Prison. An institution filled with the most sinister and violent criminals, Parkhurst is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Norman Parker has certainly seen a lot during his time on the inside, and this is his complete collection of tales from behind the bars. During his gruelling years on the inside, he encountered some of the highest-profile criminals in Britain, from the Kray twins to the Great Train Robbers. With so many dangerous characters, and their deep and dark pasts, there are plenty of stories to tell. From a real-life Hannibal Lector and his murderous cannibal past to a petty thief whose experiences in prison turned him into a brutal and cold-hearted killer. The IRA bomber who deems theft as morally wrong and Vic, a loose cannon who proved that prison was no safer than the outside world as inmates feared for their lives. "The Complete Parkhurst Tales" is a shockingly powerful and intimate portrayal of the prison system is filled with Norman Parker's sharp intelligence and witty observations on every aspect of the secret world in one of Britain's toughest jails.
Parkhurst Tales 2
Author: Norman Parker
Publisher: Blake Publishing
ISBN: 9781857823172
Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this second volume recounting tales of true crime, Norman Parker delves deeper into the murky, shocking world that exists behind the locked doors of Britain's most notorious jail.
Publisher: Blake Publishing
ISBN: 9781857823172
Category : Prisoners
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this second volume recounting tales of true crime, Norman Parker delves deeper into the murky, shocking world that exists behind the locked doors of Britain's most notorious jail.
The August House Book of Scary Stories
Author: August House
Publisher: August House Publishers
ISBN: 9781941460412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Selected especially for appeal to upper-elementary and middle-school students, each story in this collection has been crafted through multiple performances in school and library settings. All are sure to engage the most reluctant reader.
Publisher: August House Publishers
ISBN: 9781941460412
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Selected especially for appeal to upper-elementary and middle-school students, each story in this collection has been crafted through multiple performances in school and library settings. All are sure to engage the most reluctant reader.
The Dogs of Babel
Author: Carolyn Parkhurst
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759528063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness -- their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0759528063
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
A poignant and beautiful debut novel explores a man's quest to unravel the mystery of his wife's death with the help of the only witness -- their Rhodesian ridgeback, Lorelei.
Urban Smuggler
Author: Andrew Pritchard
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1845968638
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Urban Smuggler chronicles the rollicking life story of one of the most prolific smugglers of our time. After leaving school at 14, Andrew Pritchard started out selling weed at house parties before moving on to run some of the biggest warehouse raves of the acid-house era. The money began to roll in, but with it came trouble, and when someone was murdered at one of his parties he was forced to go on the run to Jamaica. It was there that Pritchard learned the tricks of the smuggling trade, and with corrupt UK Customs officers in his pocket it seemed that nothing could go wrong. But then someone in his network used his supply chain to start shifting industrial amounts of cocaine. When he went to meet a shipment of counterfeit cigars, he was seized by a Customs task force and arrested when the goods turned out to be half a ton of premium-grade cocaine. Following two controversial trials, Pritchard was acquitted after eighteen months on remand. In Urban Smuggler, he reveals just how easy it can be to import shiploads of contraband into the UK and exposes the corruption within the law-enforcement agencies tasked to tackle this kind of crime. Here, then, is the inside story of how to become an 'urban smuggler'.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1845968638
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Urban Smuggler chronicles the rollicking life story of one of the most prolific smugglers of our time. After leaving school at 14, Andrew Pritchard started out selling weed at house parties before moving on to run some of the biggest warehouse raves of the acid-house era. The money began to roll in, but with it came trouble, and when someone was murdered at one of his parties he was forced to go on the run to Jamaica. It was there that Pritchard learned the tricks of the smuggling trade, and with corrupt UK Customs officers in his pocket it seemed that nothing could go wrong. But then someone in his network used his supply chain to start shifting industrial amounts of cocaine. When he went to meet a shipment of counterfeit cigars, he was seized by a Customs task force and arrested when the goods turned out to be half a ton of premium-grade cocaine. Following two controversial trials, Pritchard was acquitted after eighteen months on remand. In Urban Smuggler, he reveals just how easy it can be to import shiploads of contraband into the UK and exposes the corruption within the law-enforcement agencies tasked to tackle this kind of crime. Here, then, is the inside story of how to become an 'urban smuggler'.
Harmony
Author: Carolyn Parkhurst
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399562621
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"[A] provocative page-turner." —People “In Parkhurst’s deft treatment, Harmony becomes a story of our time. . . Parkhurst cements herself as a writer capable of astonishing humanity and exquisite prose.” —Washington Post “Gorgeously written and patently original.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly "normal" family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a "family camp" in New Hampshire--a life-changing experience that alters them forever. How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine, until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally--a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly--whose condition is deemed undiagnosable--is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother Alexandra is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a unputdownable story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399562621
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
"[A] provocative page-turner." —People “In Parkhurst’s deft treatment, Harmony becomes a story of our time. . . Parkhurst cements herself as a writer capable of astonishing humanity and exquisite prose.” —Washington Post “Gorgeously written and patently original.” —Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of Leaving Time From the New York Times bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel, a taut, emotionally wrenching story of how a seemingly "normal" family could become desperate enough to leave everything behind and move to a "family camp" in New Hampshire--a life-changing experience that alters them forever. How far will a mother go to save her family? The Hammond family is living in DC, where everything seems to be going just fine, until it becomes clear that the oldest daughter, Tilly, is developing abnormally--a mix of off-the-charts genius and social incompetence. Once Tilly--whose condition is deemed undiagnosable--is kicked out of the last school in the area, her mother Alexandra is out of ideas. The family turns to Camp Harmony and the wisdom of child behavior guru Scott Bean for a solution. But what they discover in the woods of New Hampshire will push them to the very limit. Told from the alternating perspectives of both Alexandra and her younger daughter Iris (the book's Nick Carraway), this is a unputdownable story about the strength of love, the bonds of family, and how you survive the unthinkable.
Riding Freedom
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545360293
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545360293
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment.In this fast-paced, courageous, and inspiring story, readers adventure with Charlotte Parkhurst as she first finds work as a stable hand, becomes a famous stage-coach driver (performing brave feats and outwitting bandits), finds love as a woman but later resumes her identity as a man after the loss of a baby and the tragic death of her husband, and ultimately settles out west on the farm she'd dreamed of having since childhood. It wasn't until after her death that anyone discovered she was a woman.
Hot Wind, Boiling Rain
Author: Lynette Ford
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624910579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hot Wind Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts is a collection of original creepy tales, contemporary folktale variants with source notes and creative writing ideas.
Publisher: Parkhurst Brothers Publishers Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624910579
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hot Wind Boiling Rain: Scary Stories for Strong Hearts is a collection of original creepy tales, contemporary folktale variants with source notes and creative writing ideas.
Beyond Brick and Bone
Author: Antoinette M. Schippers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781624911484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781624911484
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description