Soledad Romero

As one thief wrote on the armoured vault of a bank he’d just emptied: “Without weapons or violence and with no hate.” Stealing a world-famous piece of art from a museum or snatching diamonds under 24-hour surveillance: there is a certain fascination for impressive robberies. And the world has seen some truly legendary ones. Famous Robberies tells the real adventures...

Some criminals were not resigned to spend their life behind bars... Around the world, there have been many incredible jailbreaks and escapes which would even put the movies to shame. It’s amazing to see what prisoners go through and the endless creative plans they come up with to escape. But what about the ones who actually try their plans? Legendary...

The world's most incredible spy stories.From ancient Rome to Tudor England, all the way through to the 20th century, the art of espionage has come a long way. But one thing has never changed—humans have always found surprisingly cre- ative ways to gather top secret intelligence.This book presents eight of the most notorious spies in history, from the 16th-century spymaster...