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Sci-fi - Fantasy - Horror.

A Young American Framed for Murder in Nicaragua.... In the spirit of Midnight Express and Not Without My Daughter comes the harrowing true story of an American held in a Nicaraguan prison for a murder he didn't commit. Eric Volz was in his late twenties in 2005 when he moved from California to Nicaragua. He and a friend cofounded a bilingual magazine, El Puente, and it proved more successful than they ever expected. Then Volz met Doris Jimnez, an incomparable beauty from a small Nicaraguan beach town, and they began a passionate and meaningful relationship. Though the relationship ended amicably less than a year later and Volz moved his business to the capital city of Managua, a close bond between the two endured. Nothing prepared him for the phone call he received on November 21, 2006, when he learned that Doris had been found dead - murdered - in her seaside clothing boutique. He rushed from Managua to be with her friends and family, and before he knew it, he found himself accused of her murder, arrested, and imprisoned. Decried in the press and vilified by his onetime friends, Volz suffered horrific conditions, illness, deadly inmates, an angry lynch mob, sadistic guards, and the merciless treatment of government officials. It was only through his dogged persistence, the tireless support of his friends and family, and the assistance of a former intelligence operative that Eric was released, in December 2007, after more than a year in prison. A story that made national and international headlines, this is the first and only book to tell Eric's absorbing, moving account in his own words.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court: The True Story Behind 'The King and I' by Anna Harriette Leonowens.. Anna Leonownes' memoir of her six year as a governess in the Royal Palace of Bangkok was the inspiration for the beloved Broadway musical The king and I, as well as two award-winning films. First published in 1870. Leonowens' memoir is the true story of a proper English governess who is hired by the King of Siam to tutor his many children. A delightful portrait of an unlikely friendship between two headstrong personalities, it is also a revealing peak at two very different cultures.

Det heter klong prem men kallas ' Bangkok Hilton', det beryktade fangelset i Bangkok, dar 12000 fangar, bland dem 600 utlanningar, ruttnar bort i fortvivlan och glomska. Det heter Klong Prem men kallas 'Bangkok Hilton', det beryktade fängelset i Bangkok, där 12,000 fångar, bland dem 600 utlänningar, ruttnar bort i förtvivlan och glömska. En enda av dem har lyckats fly, drogsmugglaren David McMillan från Australien. Detta är den sanna berättelsen om hans flykt från ett fängelse som alla ansåg omöjligt att fly från. Här berättar han om hur det gick till och hur livet i ett thailändskt fängelse gestaltar sig för västländska fångar. Det är ett liv så nära helvetet på jorden man kan komma och där många hälsar döden som en befrielse. Två veckor före en nästan säker dödsdom lyckades McMillan fly för att aldrig mer återvända till..