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2012
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Racketeer is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page.”—USA Today • In the history of the United States, only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five.
His body is found in his remote lakeside cabin. There is no sign of forced entry or struggle. Just...
His body is found in his remote lakeside cabin. There is no sign of forced entry or struggle. Just...
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Gobseck, an 1830 novella by French author Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), appears in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Gobseck first appeared in outline form in La Mode in March 1830 under the title l'Usurier (The Usurer), and then in August 1830 in the periodical Le Voleur. The actual novella appeared in a volume published by Mame-Delaunay under the title Les Dangers de l'inconduite. This novella would...
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A captivating debut about wealth, envy, and secrets: the story of five women whose lives are dramatically changed by the downfall of a financial titan.
On September 15, 2008, the world of Greenwich, Connecticut, is shaken. When the investment bank Weiss & Partners is shuttered, CEO Bob D'Amico must fend off allegations of malfeasance, as well as the judgment and resentment of his community. As panic builds, five women in his life must
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Pip Carey just wants a peaceful holiday in Vava`u, but her chosen hotel is filled with noisy New Zealanders wheeling and dealing with the local Tongans over squash exports. Despite her wish for solitude, Pip is drawn into detailed conversations with Brian Urquart, his rival Ian Burke and his wife Raewen, and local tour boat operator Carroll Spicer. Even a quiet catch-up with Pip's friend Selina `Akau at the store where Selina sells her own pendants...
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Mac loves uncovering stories, but ever since the arrival of new student Roe Danner, there's one story he just can't figure out. The introverted tennis prodigy may make herself known on the court, but off the court, she's a total mystery. And before long, Roe's playing starts sparking rumors too. Even though she's right-handed, she plays with her left. And instead of sticking to the baseline, she charges the net. She even replaces her state-of-the-art...
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Wartime Racketeers, first published in 1945 by newspaper reporters Harry Lever and Joseph Young, is a fascinating look at the multitude of schemes, scams, frauds, and rackets used in World War II to swindle the government, soldiers, and private citizens. The authors, using records from the FBI, U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, the Better Business Bureau, and other sources, have complied a highly readable account of the many...
7) The Rackets
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Fired from the mayor's office, a political flack ends up in his old neighborhood, with a newly dangerous mission Jimmy Dolan should have known better than to shove Frankie Keefe. Keefe may be scum-a corrupt teamster president who's looking forward to crushing Jimmy's father in the next union election-but Jimmy is the mayor's right hand man, and kowtowing to scum is his job. After hearing one too many cracks about his father, Jimmy shoves the union...
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War Is a Racket is a speech and a 1935 short book, by Smedley D. Butler, a retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two-time Medal of Honor recipient. Based on his career military experience, Butler frankly discusses how business interests commercially benefit (including war profiteering) from warfare. He had been appointed commanding officer of the Gendarmerie during the United States occupation of Haiti, which lasted from 1915 to 1934....
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Is this nosy trash panda a sleuth or a suspect?
Lately my life has seemed pretty perfect-great house, great gig as my own boss, great new boyfriend, and the world's most awesome talking cat. Turns out I shouldn't have let my guard down…
Even though my private investigation firm is brand new, I've already got some not-so-friendly competition, and it's coming from the sticky-fingered raccoon who lives under my front porch. I have no doubt he's robbing...
10) American Rackets
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American Rackets uncovers the incredible true story Rocco "Rocky" Napoli and his father James "Jimmy Nap" Napoli, who ran the largest numbers operations in the United States for over 30 years as members of the Genovese crime family. Both men were arrested for the alleged 1988 murder plot of infamous mobster, Jon Gotti.
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Reference book listing all of the racket sports played around the world. Providing descriptive summary information on every racket or paddle sport ever played, including a short video of the more obscure sports. Each section describes the origin, basic rules, playing field, as well as similarities and differences with other racket sports.
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It was a normal summer for one small fishing village in Newfoundland . . . until the dogfish arrived! Tom Dawe has taken a unique piece of history and crafted it into an entertaining tall tale. His whimsical text is perfectly complemented by C. Anne MacLeod`s distinctive folk art. This charming book is fun to read . . . and even more fun to read out loud!
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What makes a champion? Ambition, determination, ability and a generous portion of some personal, often indefinable, quality that enables the individual to become outstanding in his field. Richard (Pancho) Gonzales has all the attributes of a champion, but it is his own special mixture of drive, single-minded concentration and sheer boyish delight in his sport which makes him victorious on the court just about every time.
As a public figure, Pancho...
16) War Is a Racket
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War Is a Racket is Marine General Smedley Butler's classic treatise on why wars are conducted, who profits from them, and who pays the price. Few people are as qualified as General Butler to advance the argument encapsulated in his book's sensational title. When War Is a Racket was first published in 1935, Butler was the most decorated American soldier of his time. He had led several successful military operations in the Caribbean and in Central America,...
17) Love is a Racket
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Jeffty Kittredge is a small-time Hollywood con in deep debt to a shark with a need to collect. If he can just come up with a plan, or maybe even only a partner, Jefty is sure he'll be on his way to salvation. What he comes up with instead is Mona.
The best-selling author of Everybody Smokes in Hell leads you to a place where desire has a body count, trust can take you down from point-blank range, and love is the biggest racket in town.
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This is a wonderful fairy tale whose main character Simona, the blue-eyed blonde girl, travels with her friends, Big Moustache and Iliuta the bunny, along the Cuties' Kingdom, struggles against all the Nasties and, of course, wins on the tennis field and saves the whole world as such.
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In this fun-filled fiction book, readers will join Parrot and his animal friends as they go on a rowdy romp through the jungle. Stomp, roar, and squawk along as the jungle animals try to scare Anteater, Monkey, and Hippo. Anteater and Monkey are frightened, but Hippo is not afraid. What will the animal friends do? The age-appropriate text is perfect for early readers. Bright, colorful illustrations on each page will keep readers and listeners of all...
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Confessions of a Small Press Racketeer is equal parts literary memoir, advice for the emerging writer, and reckless tirade. Ross has been active in the Canadian literary underground for a quarter of a century: he's sold thousands of his books in the streets, published and edited magazines, trained insurgents in his Poetry Boot Camps, and started Canada's first Small Press Book Fair. Where the media focusses only on the glamorous literary lives of...