The Wall Street Journal's award-winning business reporter unveils the bizarre and sinister story of how a math genius named Tom Hayes, a handful of outrageous confederates, and a deeply corrupt banking system ignited one of the greatest financial scandals in history. The paperback edition includes a[...]
Benny Kaminsky and Thunderbolt Dobney lead a rag-tag gang of neighborhood rowdies. Their territory is the New Cut on London's South Bank--a place bristling with swindlers, bookies, pickpockets, and the occasional policeman. And their aim is to solve crimes.
When counterfeit coins start showing [...]
A veteran ATF agent describes his remarkably successful two-and-a-half-year stint as an undercover agent with the Mongols, a violent outlaw motorcycle gang, a time during he which he not only became a full member of the gang but also rose to the position of treasurer, documenting their violent crime[...]
Revised and updated to cover the Clash's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the band members' post-Clash careers, The Clash: Return of the Last Gang in Town now includes the first full account of Joe Strummer's "Wilderness Years," his triumphant comeback with the Mescaleros, and his s[...]
Jeff Buck thought he'd seen it all. Twenty years working undercover in the netherworld of drugs had left him burned out and grateful to assume the quiet job of police chief in the small town of Reminderville, Ohio. That is, until a simple domestic assault case turns out to have links to the murder o[...]
Describes how a group of young "nerds," led by underdog hero Jon Finkel, a.k.a. Jonny Magic, used the techniques they learned from fantasy games to conquer underground poker clubs, online casinos, card counting, blackjack, and the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Reprint.[...]
Thunderbolt, Benny, Bridie and Sharky Bob are a mixed bunch of vagabonds and urchins who come together to form the New Cut Gang in two comic tales of stolen silver, skulduggery and desperadoes. Fake coins are turning up all over Lambeth and the finger of suspicion is pointing at Thunderbolt's dad - [...]
Like any American teenager, Brenda Paz spent much of her time with her friends. They would go to parties, listen to music, and show off their cars late into the night. But Brenda and her friends belonged to the Mara Salvatrucha--the MS-13--the most violent gang in America, and in addition to enjoyin[...]
Now beginning readers can learn all about Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strips, beloved characters, and the cartoons and movies in this nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read about the history of the Peanuts Gang Did you know that many of the characters in A Charlie Brown Christmas were voiced by regu[...]
Look for hidden members of the Grossery Gang all throughout the Yucky Mart in this brand-new gross-scented seek and find book Make your way through the vile aisles of the Yucky Mart until you find all the Grossery Gang characters in this seek and find book. Look for your favorite characters from se[...]
Join the Grossery Gang as Putrid Pizza saves the day in this brand-new comic adventure starring the Grossery Gang characters This paperback edition comes with a sheet of gross-scented stickers When the Yucky Mart's fountain starts spewing water everywhere, Putrid Pizza devises the perfect plan to [...]
A washed-up middle-aged British philosopher teams up with an incompetent, one-armed bank robber to plan the ultimate bank job in a novel filled with ideas and surprises from the author of Under the Frog.[...]
(Music Minus One). From the 1920s to the 1950s, Eddie Condon and his band created a unique style of traditional jazz, characterized by a succession of instrumental solos and abrupt transitions of dynamics; the result reverberates to this day in the world of jazz. Now you can participate in this incr[...]
The book explores the impact of professional gangsters in Richmond in the wake of a daylight robbery and brutal murder on a Richmond street in 1934. The city at the time was still a very Southern place, dozing in the threadbare stagnation of the Great Depression. Richmond was completely unprepared f[...]
Forget ugly afghans and dainty doilies and think luxurious throws and sumptuous sweaters. You can crochet cool stuff that will make everyone envious--things to spice up your wardrobe and your pad, or gifts to amaze your ""I could never do that"" friends. Choose from nearly thirty projects ranging fr[...]
Three hard hitting, brutally honest books from the author's personal experiences and yet,whilst explicit they are often humorous and equally unbelievable. The Biggest Gang in Britain and Fifty Shades of Black 'n' Blue illustrates the existing culture of dishonesty, lies and fabrication within the Po[...]
The first of two hard hitting, brutally honest accounts of police work during the late 1960s and 1970s. Whilst explicit, they are often humorous, refreshing and equally unbelievable. In this ?rst book of a trilogy the author takes the reader through his early police service and in the second book Fi[...]
Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars--now the longest wars in American history--the US military has struggled to recruit troops. It has responded, as Matt Kennard's explosive investigative report makes clear, by opening its doors to neo-Nazis, white supremacists, gang members, criminals[...]