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East Side-West Side : Organizing Crime in New York, 1930-50
ISBN: 9780878559312 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930 to 1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective on racial and ethnic stereotypes in the study of organized crime. He also provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society. East Side-West Side is an important book for historians, criminologists, and sociologists.
Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic...
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234,09 zł |
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Deadly Blessings
ISBN: 9780879755805 / Angielski / Twarda / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A young couple watched their infant son die of meningitis even as their Christian Science "practitioner" promised that prayer was all the child needed. The parents were prosecuted, leading to a six-year legal battle.
A West Coast psychotherapist's practice involved a bewildering array of drugs, New Age metaphysics, and mind control. One of her patients died after a bizarre "hot tub" treatment. The psychotherapist was taken to court. A Filipino "psychic surgeon" claimed that he could remove tumors without breaking the skin. The husband of one patient complained to his local prosecutor.... A young couple watched their infant son die of meningitis even as their Christian Science "practitioner" promised that prayer was all the child needed...
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178,84 zł |
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False Security
ISBN: 9780879759285 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Insurance is affordable protection for ourselves, our loved ones, and our belongings. As most people maintain some kind of insurance, it is also an extremely lucrative industry, generating billions of dollars annually. Investigative reporter Kenneth D. Meyers thinks that the profits have turned the insurance industry into a bad business.
In False Security, Myers chronicles numerous untold abuses of the insurance industry-exposing the inside story of bad investments, naive executives, bilked clients, collapsed companies, and staggering financial losses. He paints a frightening picture of... Insurance is affordable protection for ourselves, our loved ones, and our belongings. As most people maintain some kind of insurance, it is also an ex...
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178,84 zł |
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Fleeced
ISBN: 9780879759636 / Angielski / Twarda / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Recognize the con artist before you get taken Schulte exposes dozens of telephone, mail, and computer-based scams, explaining how they work and how you can avoid becoming their next victim.
Recognize the con artist before you get taken Schulte exposes dozens of telephone, mail, and computer-based scams, explaining how they work and how y...
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134,46 zł |
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The FBI Files on Elvis Presley
ISBN: 9780930751036 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elvis Presley was never accused of a crime, but for years the FBI kept a file on Presley because of the crimes that went on in the background of his world: death threats made against him; a major extortion attempt while he was in the Army in Germany; complaints about his public performances, a mention of a paternity suit; the theft by larceny of an executive jet which he owned and the alleged fraud surrounding a 1955 Corvette which he owned. These formerly Top Secret Files show dramatically how the FBI and other law enforcement agencies had to react to crimes in Presley's world.
Elvis Presley was never accused of a crime, but for years the FBI kept a file on Presley because of the crimes that went on in the background of his w...
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178,89 zł |
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The FBI Files on Elvis Presley
ISBN: 9780930751043 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Elvis Presley was never accused of a crime, but for years the FBI kept a file on Presley because of the crimes that went on in the background of his world. These formerly top secret files show dramatically how the FBI and other law enforcement agencies had to react to crimes in Presley's world.
Elvis Presley was never accused of a crime, but for years the FBI kept a file on Presley because of the crimes that went on in the background of his w...
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86,08 zł |
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People and Folks : Gangs, Crime and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City
ISBN: 9780941702454 / Angielski / Twarda / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required reading for anyone seeking an understanding of gang activity in our large urban centers." It was also praised by Ron Huff as "a vicarious journey into the underbelly of a rustbelt city, the breeding ground of gangs--Underclass America." This gritty and poignant portrait of gang members has become a major contribution to the academic literature.
The first edition of People and Folks broke new ground, influencing a generation of researchers. This... When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required readin...
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121,89 zł |
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People and Folks : Gangs, Crime and the Underclass in a Rustbelt City
ISBN: 9780941702461 / Angielski / Miękka / 322 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required reading for anyone seeking an understanding of gang activity in our large urban centers." It was also praised by Ron Huff as "a vicarious journey into the underbelly of a rustbelt city, the breeding ground of gangs--Underclass America." This gritty and poignant portrait of gang members has become a major contribution to the academic literature.
The first edition of People and Folks broke new ground, influencing a generation of researchers. This... When People and Folks first appeared, William Julius Wilson called it "the most insightful book ever written on inner-city gangs" and "required readin...
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87,75 zł |
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Obsessions
ISBN: 9780976234708 / Angielski / Miękka / 276 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Delve into a world of intrigue, love, sex and manipulation as you enter the real life world of Theresa Gonsalves, known as the real Billie Jean in Michael Jackson's life Theresa Gonsalves grew up in a fantasy world of Michael Jackson. She wrote him numerous letters that intrigued him which led Michael to cultivate a relationship with her after they meet on her 16th birthday. As time goes on, the friendship between them is nurtured. But while trying to develop a relationship with another man, Theresa finds herself pregnant and turns to Michael. Her baby's father denies the kid as being his...
Delve into a world of intrigue, love, sex and manipulation as you enter the real life world of Theresa Gonsalves, known as the real Billie Jean in Mic...
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96,84 zł |
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Original Game
ISBN: 9780977085545 / Angielski / Miękka / 312 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An accurate, riveting account of urban street life that the writer promises is "everything you ever wanted to know about the' The Game' but was afraid to ask. . . Or didn't know who to ask."
An accurate, riveting account of urban street life that the writer promises is "everything you ever wanted to know about the' The Game' but was afraid...
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86,04 zł |
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SnitchCraft
ISBN: 9780978697402 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When he's arrested, convicted, and imprisoned based on the testimony of someone he trusted, JC struggles to clear his name and get back more than $2 million in assets seized by the government. As the pieces of the puzzle come together in a surprising courtroom drama, JC realizes he is caught up in a ruthless game.
When he's arrested, convicted, and imprisoned based on the testimony of someone he trusted, JC struggles to clear his name and get back more than $2 m...
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64,52 zł |
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Sandy Berger Should Be In Jail
ISBN: 9780978813857 / Angielski / Miękka / 84 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The key documents describing Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger's appalling theft of classified documents from the National Archives. Must reading for any concerned citizen.
The key documents describing Clinton National Security Adviser Sandy Berger's appalling theft of classified documents from the National Archives. Must...
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77,43 zł |
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Part of the Plot: 1963
ISBN: 9781401078782 / Angielski / Miękka / 152 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Is this the autobiography of a participant in the assassination plot of 1963? The life it describes is the strange, rather isolated existence of a person who never 'fit-in' at any point of his life. Although he readily and incisively comments on actions and the personalities he observed, he really is not open about himself.
Is this the autobiography of a participant in the assassination plot of 1963? The life it describes is the strange, rather isolated existence of a per...
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80,66 zł |
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Financing Terrorism
ISBN: 9781402011528 / Angielski / Twarda / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In declaring the war against terrorism President George W. Bush also declared war on the financing of terrorism. The call to arms has been complemented by a concerted effort world-wide to track down and freeze the assets of suspected terrorists and financial institutions have risen to these challenges over the last year contributing their expertise gathered mostly through techniques to combat money laundering. In this book bankers, regulators and academics pose a variety of questions from their individual perspectives: To what extent are new laws really new? What can financial institutions...
In declaring the war against terrorism President George W. Bush also declared war on the financing of terrorism. The call to arms has been complemente...
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403,47 zł |
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Mr. Integrity: 21 Months with a Catholic Con Man
ISBN: 9781403383129 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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66,31 zł |
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The Misericordia Hospital Incident
ISBN: 9781403393975 / Angielski / Miękka / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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91,23 zł |
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The Misericordia Hospital Incident
ISBN: 9781403394996 / Angielski / Twarda / 396 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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120,96 zł |
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Nazi Medicine and the Nuremberg Trials: From Medical Warcrimes to Informed Consent
ISBN: 9781403939111 / Angielski / Twarda / 482 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book offers a radically new and definitive reappraisal of Allied responses to Nazi human experiments and the origins of informed consent. It places the victims and Allied Medical Intelligence officers at centre stage, while providing a full reconstruction of policies on war crimes and trials related to Nazi medical atrocities and genocide.
This book offers a radically new and definitive reappraisal of Allied responses to Nazi human experiments and the origins of informed consent. It plac...
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403,47 zł |
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Famous Impostors
ISBN: 9781410103437 / Angielski / Miękka / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The subject of imposture is always an interesting one, and impostors in one shape or another are likely to flourish as long as human nature remains what it is, and society shows itself ready to be gulled. The histories of famous cases of imposture in this book have been grouped together to show that the art has been practiced in many forms - impersonators, pretenders, swindlers, and humbugs of all kinds; those who have masqueraded in order to acquire wealth, position, or fame, and those who have done so merely for the love of the art. Bram Abraham Stoker (1847-1912) was born in Dublin,...
The subject of imposture is always an interesting one, and impostors in one shape or another are likely to flourish as long as human nature remains wh...
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128,91 zł |
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Inspector Bucket's Job
ISBN: 9781410107701 / Angielski / Miękka / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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73,13 zł |
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