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Debió haber sido un día de gloria suprema para uno de los futbolistas más impresionantes del mundo. En cambio, aquel día literalmente puso de rodillas a la talentosa estrella joven. Su peor pesadilla se hizo realidad y no logró cumplir en el juego más importante de su vida. El periodista de investigación Wensley Clarkson traza la carrera de Ronaldo, desde sus humildes comienzos en los barrios marginales de Río hasta su ascenso al estrellato internacional. También revela los hechos que llevaron a su actuación en París el 12 de julio de 1998.

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Quentin Tarantino is the most exciting and fascinating film director of recent years. Since he exploded onto the scene with the release of «Reservoir Dogs», he is one of the few movie makers to combine critical success with box office clout. With more than a hundred interviews with colleagues, close friends and family, author Wensley Clarkson explores the enigmatic cinematic legend in depth.Born in 1963, Tarantino was a film buff from an early age and, determined to join the industry, he studied, wrote scripts and polished his already geekily vast knowledge of all things cinematic by working in a video store. True Romance's screenplay was sold early on, but it was the dazzling «Reservoir Dogs» that was to be his debut and a movie which stunned the world. The hits kept on coming with «Pulp Fiction», «Jackie Brown» and «Kill Bill».The whole of Tarantino's dazzling career, his motor mouth reputation and his latest chiller, Grind House, are revealed in a book which draws on sources close to the director, including Connie, Tarantino's mother. Bold, pioneering and always unpredictable, Quentin Tarantino is the ultimate movie director with a fascinating story. Discover it all with this gripping account of his life and times.

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For more than a decade, an intense gang war has been raging between British and foreign criminals in Spain's sunny coastal regions. The warring factions have left more than a hundred people dead and scores injured, making headlines around the world. These vicious conflicts for control of drugs turf, protection rackets, people smuggling and sex slavery have blighted the reputation of what was once Europe's number one holiday destination and given it a sinister epithet: Costa del Crime.Gang Wars on the Costa reveals the inside story of the crime mobs, their deadly feuds and how this chilling criminal gang culture has evolved at a rate and intensity unlike anything seen before in Europe. With unprecedented access to senior gang members and police officers, Wensley Clarkson traces the roots of these criminals – from Britain, southern Europe, South America and the former Soviet block – and focuses on the emergence of the main gangs, whose rise to power has sparked gun battles and even professional hits.

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In the bestselling Deadlier Than The Male and Female of the Species, Wensley Clarkson revealed the terrifying truth of the horror that women can inflict upon their men. Now he brings you a new volume that is more compelling than ever before. The horrifying truth of the world's most dangerous women is revealed in these pages. They come from every cross section of society, and whether young or old, rich or poor, they are united by one thing – murder. This is a collection of darkly readable tales, and if they make you feel uncomfortable then remember that they are made all the more sinister by the fact that each one is completely true…

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