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To continue our monthly series of book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following nonfiction books about crime that have inspired popular films.
May, 2008 -- True Crime from Page to Screen
Catch Me If You Can: The Amazing Story Of The Youngest And Most Daring Con Man In The History Of Fun And Profit by Frank W. Abagnale. Lighthearted autobiography of a high-school dropout from the Bronx who became a master counterfeiter and a millionaire by the age of 21. Cassette book RC 55517.
Papillon by Henri Charriere. Autobiography of a man sentenced to life imprisonment for a murder he did not commit and his repeated attempts to escape from prisons in French Guiana. Cassette book RC 25611. Spanish-language cassette book RC 40865. Large print book (abridged) LP 6384.
The Gangs of New York : An Informal History Of The Underworld by Herbert Asbury. Chronicles the crime permeating New York City in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes the history of such notorious neighborhoods as Hell's Kitchen, and Five Points. Cassette book RC 55088.
Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil: A Savannah Story by John Berendt. A travelogue of 1980s Savannah, Georgia, combined with the tale of an antiques dealer shooting his lover and being acquitted after his fourth trial. Cassette book RC 38077. Braille book BR 11463. Large print book LP 12421.
The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. The author describes traveling to Florida to meet accused orchid thief Johyn Laroche after she became intrigued by a news item on his arrest. Cassette book RC 48462. Large print book LP 16034.
Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey Of Rubin Carter by James S. Hirsch. In 1966, boxer Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was arrested for the murder of three white men in New Jersey . Hirsch recounts Carter's relentless efforts to prove his innocence. Cassette book RC 49829. Large print book LP 17211.
A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr. Two corporations are accused of killing children by polluting groundwater in Woburn, MA. The young lawyer representing the parents hopes to win millions of dollars and ends up nearly losing everything. Cassette book RC 41279. Large print book LP 14871.
Link to previous Recommended Reads.
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05/01/2008