How to Kill: The Definitive History of the Assassin

图书标准信息

• 作者 Kris Hollington 著
• 出版社 Arrow Books
• 出版时间 2008-04
• ISBN 9780099502463
• 定价 67.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 448页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Explodingtelephones,pipe-gunsandbulletsmadeofteeth,aspirinexplosives,cobra-venomdarts,ariflethatshootsaroundcorners,a'pissbomb'(10cupsofboiledurinemixedwithnitricacid),explodingclams,samuraiswords,karatechops,poisonedumbrellasandafuel-ladenlightaircraft.Sometimesevenaregulargun.Thesearejustsomeofthemethodsthathavebeenusedoverthelastfiftyyearstospeed4,000VIPstoaprematureend.HowtoKillisnotanencyclopaediaofassassinationbutratheragrippinghistorythatchartsthedevelopmentofthemodernworldthroughtheeyesoftheassassinsthattriedtochangeit.Itisalsoaworkofinvestigation,surprisingconspiraciesandremarkableconnectionsareuncoveredthroughout.Thisbookisthefirsttostudyindetailnotonlythecausesandsurprisingconsequencesofassassination,butalsothecrucialsecondsoftheactitselfandthepsychologyoftheassassininanefforttounderstandwhysomeassassinationssucceedwhereothersfail-andwhatmightbedonetopreventthem.Itisalsothefirstbooktoexaminethefascinatingfactsandfiguresofassassination,revealingeverythingfromthesuccessratebytypeofweaponandtheescapeandsurvivalratesofassassinstothemostpopulartimeofyearandlocationforassassination.Thedefinitivebookonassassination,HowtoKillshowsthatsometimes,onemurdercanchangetheworld.

【作者简介】

KrisHollingtonisafreelanceinvestigativejournalistlivingandworkinginLondon.HecuthisteethwritingforaEuropeannewsagency(InternationalCityMagazines)basedinLuxembourg.KrisalsohostedadailylunchtimeradioshowonRadioLuxembourgforoneyear.SincereturningtoLondon,hehaswrittenforTheSundayTimes,TheGuardian,TheEveningStandard,TheVoice,BBCRadio4'sFileon4andBBC1'sPanorama.Heiscurrentlyco-producingacrimedrama-documentaryforChannel4.