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Paul Roland

    September 6, 1959

    Paul Roland is a British author and journalist recognized for his contributions to the study of the occult, history, and mysteries. His writing frequently delves into dark and unusual subjects, focusing on the captivating and sometimes unsettling facets of the human psyche and historical events. Roland's style is marked by meticulous research and engaging narrative, drawing readers into realms of enigma and hidden lore. His works offer a compelling exploration of lesser-known aspects of history and the supernatural, providing a unique perspective on the world.

    Paul Roland
    Nazi Women of the Third Reich
    Hitler and His Inner Circle
    Crime Scenes. Revealing the Science Behind The Evidence
    Killer Psychopaths
    The Nazis
    The World's Most Evil Serial Killers
    • The World's Most Evil Serial Killers

      • 352 pages
      • 13 hours of reading

      There are few people alive who are so cruel, so heartless and so undeniably evil that they will kill again and again. Yet at any one time, there are between 25 and 50 active serial killers in the USA, and their chilling crimes have fascinated us since the days of Jack the Ripper. Here you will discover how these heartless killers committed their gruesome deeds, what motivated them to kill and how, eventually, they were caught.This collection features more than 50 compelling stories, • Ed Kemper, who dismembered the bodies of his victims once he had finished with them;• Ted Bundy, who abducted, raped and brutally killed more than 30 women;• Charles Manson, who led a cult of mayhem and murder;• Jeffrey Dahmer, who stored a human head in his freezer;• Randy Kraft, who was pulled over for drunk driving with a body in the trunk of his car;• Alexander Pichushkin, who aimed to kill a person for every square on the chessboard.

      The World's Most Evil Serial Killers
      4.6
    • The Nazis

      • 448 pages
      • 16 hours of reading

      A rogues' gallery of social misfits formed the Nazis' inner circle. They hated and conspired against each other but were held together by their admiration for the Fuhrer, and step by step they dragged the nation towards the abyss. Drawing on a wide range of sources, author Paul Roland unravels the web of diplomacy, deceit and double-dealing which Hitler spun to ensure the war he had always wanted. This is the extraordinary story of the little Austrian corporal with the twisted psyche who rose from obscurity to command the world's most formidable military machine, before destroying himself and the empire he claimed would last a thousand years

      The Nazis
      4.5
    • Killer Psychopaths

      • 256 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Discover the psychological motivations behind the world's most dangerous killers.In Killer Psychopaths , Paul Roland examines reveals the methods and insights behind criminal profiling that have helped bring some of the world's worst criminals to justice. Drawing on the harrowing real-life experiences of leading profilers and forensic psychologists, he examines a range of serial killers, sexual predators, extortionists and terrorists to help understand what makes criminals do what they do. In this book you will discover the depths of human evil.• Jack the Ripper• Ted Bundy• Ed Kemper• Charles Manson• John List• Aileen WuornosThis edition includes a unique interview with the former FBI profiler Roy Hazelwood.ABOUT THE The True Criminals series provides gripping exposés on some of the most twisted criminals the world has ever seen. Augmented by chilling photographs, this series provides snapshots into the minds of these villains and their deadly acts.

      Killer Psychopaths
      4.3
    • Providing a thorough look at crime scenes throughout the ages, highlighting those that have set a benchmark for police investigation, this title presents a detailed tour of the crime lab and a step-by-step guide to the world of detection, including DNA analysis, footprints, fingerprints and ballistics.

      Crime Scenes. Revealing the Science Behind The Evidence
      3.5
    • Hitler and His Inner Circle

      Chilling Profiles of the Evil Figures Behind the Third Reich

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Focusing on the psychological profiles of key figures in the Nazi regime, this exposé delves into the lives of infamous individuals like Goering, Goebbels, and Himmler. Author Paul Roland offers a unique perspective on World War II history by utilizing extensive files maintained by the Allies, revealing intriguing facts and unexpected details about these notorious personalities. This examination provides a deeper understanding of the motivations and behaviors that shaped the Third Reich and its leaders.

      Hitler and His Inner Circle
      3.5
    • Nazi Women of the Third Reich

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Hitler had declared: 'National Socialism will be an exclusively male revolution', while his cynical spin doctor Goebbels attempted to justify the exclusion of women from politics and public life by declaring that they were being denied an active role in the administration so that their 'essential dignity be restored'. Nevertheless, German women were active participants in the dictatorship, some proving to be as brutal and merciless as their male counterparts.

      Nazi Women of the Third Reich
      3.8
    • Hitler and His Inner Circle

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The Nazis kept extensive files on practically everybody in the Third Reich. Now author Paul Roland turns the tables with a psychological profile of the leading Nazis and their lesser-known associates

      Hitler and His Inner Circle
      3.0
    • Serial Killers

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Charles Manson was the illegitimate child of a teenage prostitute; in 1969, on his orders, eight people were hacked to death in an orgy of violence.Ted Bundy had the power to charm women. With his arm in a fake sling, he used to ask them to help him get his sailboat down off his car, but first they had to go to his house...Joanna Dennehy stabbed her lover Kevin Lee in the heart, dressed him in a black sequin dress, and dumped him in a ditch. To celebrate, she played Britney Spears' 'Oops!... I Did It Again' down her phone and then helped torch Lee's Ford Mondeo.Serial killers are the ultimate outlaws. They step outside not just the law but all human norms. They are fascinating because they are almost impossible to understand. It's comforting to know that all the serial killers featured here are now either dead or behind bars. Nevertheless, this book is not for people of a nervous disposition.

      Serial Killers
      3.8
    • Life in the Third Reich

      Daily Life in Nazi Germany, 1933-1945

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      Through personal recollections, the book explores life in Germany under Nazi rule from 1933 to 1945, highlighting the regime's impact on citizens. It addresses themes such as the indoctrination of youth, the disappearance of individuals, and the traditional roles imposed on women. The resistance of groups like the 'swing kids' is also examined, alongside the hardships caused by the regime's prioritization of military needs over civilian welfare. Accompanied by striking photography, it vividly portrays the experiences of ordinary Germans during this tumultuous period.

      Life in the Third Reich
      3.9
    • Reincarnation

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Reincarnation--the belief that we are all reborn many times--lies at the heart of many of the oldest religions, philosophies, and faiths. It is being recognized by more and more people today as the truth behind who we really are. If you want evidence of reincarnation, you may find it within these pages. Read about the children who identified long-dead family members from photographs they had never seen before, the sisters who could remember how they died, and the man who was a confederate colonel in the American Civil War and still has the scars to prove it. This book also includes a self-regression exercise to help you find out who you once were and instructions to identify the physical symptoms of past-life trauma. Also includes exclusive interviews with Carol Bowman, one of America's foremost past-life regression therapists, and celebrity regression specialist Lee Everett, who reveals some of the past lives of Elton John and Brian May

      Reincarnation
      3.3
    • The Nuremberg trials

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The Nuremberg Trials were the most important criminal proceedings ever held. They established the principle that individuals will always be held responsible for their actions under international law, and brought closure to World War II, allowing the reconstruction of Europe to begin.

      The Nuremberg trials
      3.8
    • Revelations

      The Wisdom of the Ages

      • 160 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      A message of hope for the end of the millennium from the guardians of the Cosmic Truth. Covers the spiritual and mystical traditions of East and West, ancient and modern, and includes such luminaries as Mother Meera, Dion Fortune, Madame Blavatsky, Krishnamurti, and Sai Baba.

      Revelations
      3.4
    • New Age Living

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      People today want to feed their spirit as well as their bodies. A lushly illustrated, lucid, practical, and thought provoking introduction to new age practices will help searchers find the beliefs that leave them fulfilled and happy. Sacred secrets, including Egyptian mysteries, the Kabbalah, and Shamanism, open up. Tune in to Mother Earth with standing stones, pendulum power, and channeling. Foresee the future, soul search with Buddhism and Zen, locate your inner child, and heal yourself holistically. It's the path to understanding!

      New Age Living
      3.2
    • The The Crimes of Jack the Ripper

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      More than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre fascination on the popular imagination. After scrupulously re-examining official documents on the time, Paul Roland strips away decades of myths and misconceptions to reveal shocking conclusions.

      The The Crimes of Jack the Ripper
      3.7
    • When the Nazis invaded, they did not intend to govern fairly. Instead they stripped defeated nations of their treasures, industry and natural resources, with the aim of asserting German supremacy and imposing Hitler's New Order in Europe. Paul Roland tells the story of daily life under Nazi rule - in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Denmark, Norway, Guernsey and the Channel Islands- to be brought to heel by bribery and brutality, rape and torture, inducement and intimidation as the Germans carried out their vile policies. We hear of quislings and collaborators who conspired with their captors, the 'enemies of the Reich' including Jewish citizens who were rounded up and exterminated, as well as stories of incredible courage by individuals who struck back against the F hrer. Featuring haunting photographs of the people and places under occupation, this shocking book confronts us with the reality of the Nazi rule - a regime which would have swept the entirety of Europe, had Germany won the war.

      Life Under Nazi Occupation: The Struggle to Survive During World War II
      3.6
    • Life in the Third Reich

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      For Germans in the late 1920s and early 1930s, the allure of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party's promises for a better, brighter future promised so much. The reality was vastly different...Germany was a deeply divided nation when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in 1933. As the shadow of the swastika lengthened, its citizens quickly came to realize that the Nazis' brutal programme was not optional. Everyone was expected to play their part in "national revival", especially those chosen as sacrificial victims. Much has been written about daily life during World War II from the perspective of the Allied nations, but little about life in Germany during the Third Reich. With the benefit of hindsight, questions have been raised as to why a civilized, cultured nation stood by and let the Nazi Party impose their rule in such inhumane fashion, and why so few individuals made any attempt to rebel. Life in the Third Reich draws on the recollections of those who actually experienced the rise and fall of this brutal and vicious regime: from the indoctrination of children to the disappearance of family, friends and neighbours and the effect of Kinder, Kuche und Kirche [Children, Kitchen and Church] on the female population, to the defiance of the 'swing kids' and the resulting deprivation of the Nazi policy of 'Guns, not butter'. These are the stories of ordinary Germans caught up in an extraordinary time

      Life in the Third Reich
      3.5
    • How to Meditate

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      A guide to combatting stress and harnessing the power of positive thought and increasing confidence and consciousness. It contains a variety of exercises and describes various techniques including: visualization, affirmations, activating chackras, body scanning for tension, and mantras.

      How to Meditate
      3.6
    • The Complete Book of Ghosts

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Re-examining a fascinating assortment of recorded sightings from as for back as Roman times, the author presents a serious look at ghosts, not as chain rattling spooks or cold clouds of vapor, but as actual entities with which we share a greater reality

      The Complete Book of Ghosts
      3.5
    • Hauntings

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      This is a fascinating investigation into the 21st-century spooks that roam our cities, suburbs and shopping malls.

      Hauntings
      3.2
    • Dark History of the Occult

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Black magic murders, Satanic sex cults and demonic possession - these are the diabolical practices that grab the tabloid headlines and reinforce the myth that evil and an unhealthy obsession with the occult are to blame for our increasingly violent society. But is the truth even darker and more disturbing?

      Dark History of the Occult
      3.4
    • Crimes of Jack the Ripper

      The Whitechapel Murders Re-Examined

      • 384 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      More than a century after he stalked the streets of London's East End, Jack the Ripper continues to exert a macabre power over the popular imagination. Author Paul Roland strips away decades of myth and misconceptions to reveal the identity of a brand new suspect who has never been seriously considered until now.

      Crimes of Jack the Ripper
      3.3
    • Steampunk

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      What began in the late 1980s as an underground community of science fantasy aficionados with a fetish for Victoriana now pervades almost every aspect of popular culture from music and movies to comics and computer games. Steampunk is much more than a retro-futuristic fashion statement or a subgenre of science fiction. Author and musician Paul Roland traces the history of Steampunk, drawing on exclusive quotes from leading writers, artists, musicians and filmmakers in the field.

      Steampunk
      3.4
    • Ghosts and the Spirit World

      True Cases of Hauntings and Visitations from the Earliest Records to the Present Day

      • 240 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Exploring the enduring fascination with ghostly visitations, this book presents contemporary accounts of poltergeists and restless spirits. It delves into how these phenomena continue to captivate the public imagination, revealing the persistent belief in the supernatural and the impact of such encounters on individuals and society. Through these narratives, readers are invited to consider the relevance of ghost stories in today's world.

      Ghosts and the Spirit World
      2.2
    • The Nazis and the Occult

      • 277 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      'No one can deny Paul Roland is a complete master of his subject.' Colin Wilson, author of The Occult and A Criminal History of Mankind Why did the country which produced Goethe, Beethoven, Bach, Schiller, Einstein, Kant and Hegel allow itself to be led to the precipice of self-destruction by a ragged collective of criminals, misfits, sadists and petty bureaucrats? The Nazis and the Occult reveals the true nature of the Third Reich's link with arcane influences and of evil itself, as well as explaining how an illeducated, psychologically unbalanced nonentity succeeded in mesmerizing an entire nation. Forget what you have read, seen and heard. This is the real secret history of Nazi Germany and its dark Messiah - Adolf Hitler.

      The Nazis and the Occult
      2.9
    • Reincarnation

      Remarkable Stories of People Who Recall Past Lives

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Exploring the concept of rebirth, this book presents intriguing accounts of individuals recalling their past lives. It features stories of children who recognize deceased relatives, sisters recalling their deaths, and a man who vividly remembers his existence as a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War. Through these captivating narratives, the author examines the mysteries of reincarnation, offering insights into how these memories can shape our understanding of identity and existence.

      Reincarnation
    • With these exercises, anyone can recognize and develop that special "sixth sense"-and gain increased self-knowledge, confidence, and control. A well-known teacher of psychic development and meditation explains exactly what these powers consist of, what proof there is of their existence, and what abilities you can actually acquire. Take a quiz with 20 key questions that test psychic potential, and chart your progress with questionnaires throughout. Explore the inner workings of the mind by doing consciousness-expanding exercises, meditations, visualizations, and pathworking-a method of heightening awareness and creating a symbolic map of the Tree of Life. Every basic question receives an enlightening answer, from concerns about dabbling with the occult to queries about whether certain ESP experiences are real or imaginary.

      How psychic are you? : understand and develop your natural ability
    • Naziści mieli jasno określone poglądy na rolę kobiet w Trzeciej Rzeszy. Hermann Goering otwarcie zachęcał je do „sięgnięcia po garnek, szufelkę i zmiotkę, a także wyjścia za mąż”. Mimo to wiele z nich powitało pojawienie się Hitlera z dziewczęcym entuzjazmem. Wierzyły, że silna władza pozwoli Niemcom odzyskać należną im pozycję w Europie. Dopiero wojna, która zabrała im synów, mężów, ojców i domy, zweryfikowała ich wiarę w Hitlera. Autor prezentuje olbrzymią różnorodność losów kobiet żyjących w Trzeciej Rzeszy – w jednym z najbardziej represyjnych i barbarzyńskich reżimów we współczesnej historii. Na podstawie mało dotychczas znanych materiałów źródłowych, takich jak rozmowa z siostrą Hitlera, Paulą, przeprowadzona przez amerykański wywiad zaledwie rok po wojnie, analizuje relacje Führera z najbliższymi mu kobietami. Opisuje także historie wielu kobiet reprezentujących różne postawy wobec reżimu: od pełnych zaangażowania członkiń nazistowskich organizacji i sadystycznych funkcjonariuszek obozów koncentracyjnych przez niebywale odważne pilotki, które walczyły w barwach Rzeszy, po kobiety, które ryzykowały życie w walce z faszyzmem.

      Hitler moja miłość Kobiety w służbie swastyki. Wyd. II
    • Když nacisté vtrhli do cizí země, neměli v úmyslu nastolit spravedlivou vládu. Ba naopak. Rozkrádali historické poklady, průmysl i přírodní zdroje poražených národů s cílem prosadit německou nadvládu a nastolit v Evropě Hitlerův nový řád. Historik Paul Roland v knize Život za nacistické okupace vypráví o každodenním životě pod německou nadvládou – ve Francii, Belgii, Nizozemsku, Polsku, Itálii, Československu, Rakousku, Dánsku, Norsku, Guernsey a na ostrovech v Lamanšském průlivu –, kterou Němci vykonávali pomocí úplatků i brutality, znásilňování a mučení, navádění a zastrašování. Dozvíme se zde o kverulantech i o kolaborantech, kteří se spolčili se svými vězniteli, o „nepřátelích říše“ včetně židovských občanů, kteří byli zatýkáni a vyhlazováni, ale uslyšíme i příběhy neuvěřitelné odvahy lidí, kteří se německému führerovi postavili. Tato strhující kniha, kterou provázejí mnohdy mrazivé fotografie zotročených lidí a okupovaných míst, nás přivádí do reality nacistické nadvlády – režimu, který by v případě vítězství Německa ve válce zachvátil celou Evropu.

      Život za nacistické okupace: zápas o přežití za druhé světové války
      4.8
    • Lidé obvykle nevěří ničemu, co překračuje jejich osobní poznání a nedá se racionálně zdůvodnit. "Lovec duchů" Paul Roland rozebírá svědectví těch, kteří přežili klinickou smrt, popisuje reinkarnaci či astrální putování. Výsledkem je fascinující, provokativní kniha, která staví před vaši víru či nevíru výzvu jako žádná jiná předtím.

      Tajemné úkazy - Strašidelná místa, zjevení, reinkarnace a spojení se světem živých
      4.7
    • Adolf Hitler a další nacističtí pohlaváři se spikli, aby spáchali jedny z nejohavnějších zločinů v historii, a zatímco požadovali, aby němečtí občané přinášeli oběti válečnému úsilí Říše, oni sami si žili život plný privilegií a moci. Z dobytých území rabovali ty nejcennější umělecké skvosty do svých soukromých sbírek, loupili židovský majetek, utráceli horentní částky za luxusní rezidence i zástupy milenek, užívali drogy… To vše pod vnější fasádou oddanosti Vůdci a Německu. Tato kniha přináší jedinečný vhled do soukromých životů lidí, jako byli Hitler, Göring, Himmler, Bormann, Goebbels, a dalších prominentních nacistů, ale nejen to. Zasazuje jejich životy do historických souvislostí i celého rámce tehdejšího nacistického režimu – zločinného, bizarního a skrz naskrz zkorumpovaného.

      Tajný život nacistů : Střežená tajemství pohlavárů třetí říše
      4.5
    • Ve druhé světové válce hrozilo židovskému obyvatelstvu vyhlazení. Mnoho Židů odmítlo kráčet pod dohledem nacistů vstříc jisté smrti s rukama nad hlavou, ale nadechlo se k heroickým činům. Vězni v Sobiboru a Treblince zorganizovali úspěšná povstání, zatímco v Auschwitzu vyhodili do vzduchu krematorium i za cenu obětování vlastních životů. Za ostnatými dráty v táborech se stovky Židů podílely na francouzském odboji a tisíce bojovaly po boku partyzánů v okupovaných zemích. Jeden a půl milionu dalších sloužil ve spojeneckých ozbrojených silách. Neuvěřitelně dlouho trvalo nacistům, než si podmanili podzemní složky varšavského ghetta. Tato kniha odhaluje málo známou kapitolu historie a přináší mnoho příběhů o odvaze lidí tváří v tvář děsivému nebezpečí.

      Židovský odboj: Povstání proti nacistům za druhé světové války
      4.4
    • Po konci výmarské republiky nacisté jasně hlásali snahu maskulinizovat život v Německu. Ženy se měly stát věrnými manželkami v domácnosti a rodit další árijské bojovníky. Přesto se mnohé z nich aktivně zapojily do politického života a dále šířily a propagovaly Hitlerovy myšlenky a zastávaly i další důležité posty. Do roku 1944 tvořily ženy podstatnou část zaměstnanců gestapa, v koncentračních táborech sloužilo mnoho dozorkyň, které krutostí často překonávaly i své mužské kolegy, a část zdravotních sester se zapojila do programu eutanázie těch občanů, kteří nevyhovovali požadavkům árijské dokonalosti. A jestliže zmíníme důležité postavy třetí říše, nesmíme zapomínat na manželky a milenky nacistických pohlavárů, jež často hrály významnější roli, než se na první pohled zdá.

      Ženy ve Třetí říši
      4.2
    • Byli přední muži Třetí říše psychicky narušení? Kniha je fascinující studií psychologických profilů Hitlera a dalších důležitých postav Třetí říše. Pokouší se odpovědět na to, do jaké míry byly tyto osobnosti nějak poznamenány a do jaké míry možné narušení jejich psychického zdraví vedlo k hrůzostrašným činům, které vykonali. Nacisté ukrývali kompromitující složky na každou osobnost Třetí říše. Je v nich obsažena i případná diagnóza? Kniha Paula Rolanda se na otázky, do jaké míry byli tito lidé odpovědní za svoje činy, pokouší nalézt odpověď. Byly Hitlerovy sexuální touhy natolik perverzní, že přinutily jeho neteř Geli Raubalovou spáchat sebevraždu? Co vedlo milující matku Magdu Goebbelsovou k tomu, že nechala zavraždit v Hitlerově bunkru těsně před pádem Berlína svých šest dětí? Jak dokázal oddaný katolík Franz Stangl být milujícím otcem rodiny, zatímco současně jako velitel koncentračního tábora Treblinka posílal každodenně na smrt v plynových komorách tisíce nevinných lidí?

      Akta nacistů : otřesná svědectví o osobnostech třetí říše
      3.8
    • Kniha Život ve Třetí říši ukazuje na základě rozhovorů s pamětníky a také soukromých dopisů a deníků, jak vypadal život v Německu od prvních dnů vlády nacistické strany až po závěrečné hodiny „tisícileté říše“. Autor názorně ukazuje, jak Hitlerův kult prostupoval veškerými rovinami fungování státu i života jeho obyvatel – vzděláním, prací, lékařskou péčí, soudním systémem, fungováním církví, sportem, uměním i rodinným životem. Před čtenářem tak vyvstává ostrý kontrast mezi oficiálním heslem nacistické propagandy „Jeden národ, jeden vůdce“ a drsnou realitou života v Třetí říši. Příběhy obyčejných lidí současně nutí k zamyšlení, nakolik odpovídá historické realitě častý pohled na nacistické Německo jako na stát, v němž stál sjednocený národ za svým despotickým vůdcem. Kniha jako celek tak klade závažnou otázku: „Co byste dělali vy, kdybyste se ocitli na místě lidí žijících v oné době?“ Text je doprovázen dobovými fotografiemi.

      Život v třetí říši. Každodenní život v nacistickém Německu mezi lety 1933-1945
      3.6
    • Nacisté a okultismus

      Třetí říše a síly temnoty

      Jak se mohlo stát, že se národ, v němž se zrodili velikáni jako Goethe, Beethoven, Bach, Schiller, Einstein, Kant a Hegel, nechal ovládnout skupinou kriminálníků, sadistů a úředníčků? Kniha Nacisté a okultismus odhaluje skutečnou povahu spojení mezi Třetí říší, nadpřirozenem a samotným zlem. Vysvětluje, jak se mohl nevzdělaný a duševně labilní pan Nikdo stát mužem, před nímž padal na kolena celý národ. Zapomeňte na všechno, co jste četli, viděli nebo slyšeli. Čeká vás skutečná historie Třetí říše a jejího temného mesiáše – Adolfa Hitlera.

      Nacisté a okultismus
      2.5