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Evidence showed that the Peruvian Amazon Company had committed virtual genocide in attempting to pacify and enslave the native population: it castrated and beheaded Indians, poured gasoline on them and lit them afire, crucified them upside down, beat them, mutilated them, starved them, drowned them, and fed them to dogs. The company’s henchmen also
... See moreDavid Grann • The Lost City of Z
During much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, private detective agencies had filled the vacuum left by decentralized, underfunded, incompetent, and corrupt sheriff and police departments.
David Grann • Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Within a few years as U.S. Attorney, Giuliani was probably the nation’s best-known crime-fighter since J. Edgar Hoover. That was due both to how many important convictions he secured and to his genius for promoting them. Though Giuliani expanded the U.S. Attorney’s office to 132 assistants, he presented himself as the iconic figurehead of that
... See moreWilliam Poundstone • Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street
Triste, porque o prematuro desaparecimento de David em setembro de 2020 deixou um enorme vazio. “Antropólogo anarquista”, David era sobretudo um daqueles pesquisadores em ciências sociais que transcendem as disciplinas e os públicos.
