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Torture - Persuasion at its Most Gruesome

Name: Torture
Price: 5.49 EUR
Author: Geoffrey Abbott
ISBN: 9781783728954

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Geoffrey Abbott

Summersdale
Paru le : 13/07/2016

How did it feel to be faced with the prospect of being branded, pressed to death or boiled alive in oil? In this classic account of the history of torture,... > Lire la suite

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How did it feel to be faced with the prospect of being branded, pressed to death or boiled alive in oil? In this classic account of the history of torture, Geoffrey Abbott guides us through some of the worst torture methods known to man, from chilli powder punishment to needles under nails, with a style both chilling and full of dark humour. Prepare to be shocked to the core with this gruesome collection of tormenting tales that span from the early days of the Normans right up to the late nineteenth century.

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Date de parution : 13/07/2016
Editeur : Summersdale
ISBN : 978-1-78372-895-4
EAN : 9781783728954
Format : ePub

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Biographie de Geoffrey Abbott

Geoffrey Abbott served in the RAF for 35 years before becoming a 'Beefeater' at the Tower of London. He wrote more than 24 books on torture and execution, appeared in numerous TV documentaries as consultant or executioner and, by invitation, wrote entries on torture and execution for the Encyclopedia Britannica. He once stood on the 'drop' trapdoors in the execution chamber of Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow (as a fact-finding author, not a convicted criminal!) and also experienced having a noose placed around his neck by a professional hangman - the late Sydney Dernley, a man endowed with a great, if macabre, sense of humour!