Author: Owen Platt
Publisher: La Fontaine Media
ISBN: 0954888316
Category : Computer crimes
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Mr. and Mrs. Marsden who created Pips Inc., the People in Profit System, were not the first to operate a Ponzi scheme by courtesy of the Internet - and they are most certainly not going to be the last. But for sheer boldfaced audacity they may well be remembered. Theirs was as elaborate a fraud as is seldom seen in the shady world of scamsters. Upfront and personal would be a way to describe their public posturing. Creating an elaborate web of seemingly legitimate companies, they lied so convincingly that thousands worldwide were convinced and poured their money into something that was promising to make them unbelievably wealthy. Rarely has the phrase "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" had a greater resonance, for the Marsdens were offering a remarkable 2% per trading day interest on the money. And they were believed.
Just Numbers on a Screen
Author: Owen Platt
Publisher: La Fontaine Media
ISBN: 0954888316
Category : Computer crimes
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Mr. and Mrs. Marsden who created Pips Inc., the People in Profit System, were not the first to operate a Ponzi scheme by courtesy of the Internet - and they are most certainly not going to be the last. But for sheer boldfaced audacity they may well be remembered. Theirs was as elaborate a fraud as is seldom seen in the shady world of scamsters. Upfront and personal would be a way to describe their public posturing. Creating an elaborate web of seemingly legitimate companies, they lied so convincingly that thousands worldwide were convinced and poured their money into something that was promising to make them unbelievably wealthy. Rarely has the phrase "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" had a greater resonance, for the Marsdens were offering a remarkable 2% per trading day interest on the money. And they were believed.
Publisher: La Fontaine Media
ISBN: 0954888316
Category : Computer crimes
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Mr. and Mrs. Marsden who created Pips Inc., the People in Profit System, were not the first to operate a Ponzi scheme by courtesy of the Internet - and they are most certainly not going to be the last. But for sheer boldfaced audacity they may well be remembered. Theirs was as elaborate a fraud as is seldom seen in the shady world of scamsters. Upfront and personal would be a way to describe their public posturing. Creating an elaborate web of seemingly legitimate companies, they lied so convincingly that thousands worldwide were convinced and poured their money into something that was promising to make them unbelievably wealthy. Rarely has the phrase "if it seems too good to be true, it probably is" had a greater resonance, for the Marsdens were offering a remarkable 2% per trading day interest on the money. And they were believed.
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo
Author: Eric Carle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780582428409
Category : Counting
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Storytime Giants provides large-format versions of favourite picture stories by well-known authors. This is a counting book.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780582428409
Category : Counting
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Storytime Giants provides large-format versions of favourite picture stories by well-known authors. This is a counting book.
Screens and Shadows
Author: Conrad Riker
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Struggling with the constant pull of social media and its impact on your spiritual health? Are you questioning the reality behind those likes and shares? Are you tired of the digital façade and seeking authentic connection? "Screens and Shadows" is your wake up call. This book explores: - The paradox of social media: Feeling connected yet isolated. - The psychological mechanism behind your screen addiction. - The subtle effects of social media on your mental health. - The distortion of truth in the world of digital approval. - The inflation of self-importance in the online popularity contest. - The dangerous trap of confirmation bias in digital echo chambers. - The hidden control of big tech over our lives. - Strategies to reclaim your mind and balance in a digital world. If you want to reconnect with your spiritual self, free from the grip of screens and social media, then this book is your guide. Order your copy today!
Publisher: Conrad Riker
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 181
Book Description
Struggling with the constant pull of social media and its impact on your spiritual health? Are you questioning the reality behind those likes and shares? Are you tired of the digital façade and seeking authentic connection? "Screens and Shadows" is your wake up call. This book explores: - The paradox of social media: Feeling connected yet isolated. - The psychological mechanism behind your screen addiction. - The subtle effects of social media on your mental health. - The distortion of truth in the world of digital approval. - The inflation of self-importance in the online popularity contest. - The dangerous trap of confirmation bias in digital echo chambers. - The hidden control of big tech over our lives. - Strategies to reclaim your mind and balance in a digital world. If you want to reconnect with your spiritual self, free from the grip of screens and social media, then this book is your guide. Order your copy today!
The Numbers
Author: T. Bill McKnight
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book is about a young man named John who seems to always be down on his luck struggling to make ends meet, a young woman named Beth who wants to be a model, and her husband, Tom, who seems overqualified for any job he applies for.But on a rainy day in Los Angeles, John stops to help a young lady named Beth who was not familiar with the traffic woes in Los Angeles to reach her destination. Beth’s husband, Tom, was picking up a few things at the grocery store near their apartment. While he was paying for his groceries, he heard a reporter on the television at the market reporting on the lottery drawing that evening. The cashier asked him if he wanted to try his luck. Tom thought about it and then replied, “Yes, I think I’ll give it a try.” Tom walked out of the store feeling lucky and decided to have a beer at Hurley’s Bar and Grille. The television there was on full blast, and the reporter was calling out the numbers.Tom looked at his numbers in disbelief and yelled out, “I think I have the winning numbers!” Incredibly happy that he had somehow just won millions of dollars, he began running down the sidewalk and sprinted across the street to his old black classic Pontiac Trans Am. He looked again at his lottery ticket and called his wife. He listened to the phone as it began to ring. “Come on, Beth, answer your phone right now, honey.” Tom listened to her phone message, and at the sound of the beep, he spoke. “Beth, call me immediately when you hear this message!” Tom put his cell phone down and started up his Trans Am.A couple of minutes later, as Tom drove through the middle of the intersection with a green light, suddenly without any warning, there was a flash of light as his Trans Am was broadsided by a speeding car running through a red light at an incredibly high rate of speed, colliding with the Trans Am, trapping Tom inside and unconscious
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book is about a young man named John who seems to always be down on his luck struggling to make ends meet, a young woman named Beth who wants to be a model, and her husband, Tom, who seems overqualified for any job he applies for.But on a rainy day in Los Angeles, John stops to help a young lady named Beth who was not familiar with the traffic woes in Los Angeles to reach her destination. Beth’s husband, Tom, was picking up a few things at the grocery store near their apartment. While he was paying for his groceries, he heard a reporter on the television at the market reporting on the lottery drawing that evening. The cashier asked him if he wanted to try his luck. Tom thought about it and then replied, “Yes, I think I’ll give it a try.” Tom walked out of the store feeling lucky and decided to have a beer at Hurley’s Bar and Grille. The television there was on full blast, and the reporter was calling out the numbers.Tom looked at his numbers in disbelief and yelled out, “I think I have the winning numbers!” Incredibly happy that he had somehow just won millions of dollars, he began running down the sidewalk and sprinted across the street to his old black classic Pontiac Trans Am. He looked again at his lottery ticket and called his wife. He listened to the phone as it began to ring. “Come on, Beth, answer your phone right now, honey.” Tom listened to her phone message, and at the sound of the beep, he spoke. “Beth, call me immediately when you hear this message!” Tom put his cell phone down and started up his Trans Am.A couple of minutes later, as Tom drove through the middle of the intersection with a green light, suddenly without any warning, there was a flash of light as his Trans Am was broadsided by a speeding car running through a red light at an incredibly high rate of speed, colliding with the Trans Am, trapping Tom inside and unconscious
Rogue Trader
Author: Nick Leeson
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751563641
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
When Leeson was arrested in 1995 for bringing Barings Bank to its knees, it initially seemed as if he had single-handedly crushed the company. Indeed, it was he alone who found himself in the dark confines of a Singapore jail, from where he wrote Rogue Trader. Now updated for the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of Barings, this is his story of a broken system; of a cast of characters blind to anything but profits - whatever the cost. Leeson's tale of boom and bust is an important reminder of the immense power the banking system held and, worryingly, still holds.
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 0751563641
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
When Leeson was arrested in 1995 for bringing Barings Bank to its knees, it initially seemed as if he had single-handedly crushed the company. Indeed, it was he alone who found himself in the dark confines of a Singapore jail, from where he wrote Rogue Trader. Now updated for the twentieth anniversary of the collapse of Barings, this is his story of a broken system; of a cast of characters blind to anything but profits - whatever the cost. Leeson's tale of boom and bust is an important reminder of the immense power the banking system held and, worryingly, still holds.
Charting Corporate Corruption
Author: Peter Fleming
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1848447329
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
In the post-Enron era, corporate corruption has increasingly featured on the research agenda. This informative book provides a novel approach by charting the actual causes of corruption. This highly topical volume demonstrates how agency (the decisions and choices of individuals) and structure (the contextual pressures in the business environment) can interact to result in the rapid escalation of corporate crime and corruption. By analysing and describing the social psychological dimensions of this escalation, the book prescribes preventive measures that can be adapted and implemented by business organizations. Loaded with case studies and prospective solutions, Charting Corporate Corruption will be valuable to post-graduates studying business ethics, sociology and psychology, and to researchers seeking new theories and concepts in this field.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1848447329
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
In the post-Enron era, corporate corruption has increasingly featured on the research agenda. This informative book provides a novel approach by charting the actual causes of corruption. This highly topical volume demonstrates how agency (the decisions and choices of individuals) and structure (the contextual pressures in the business environment) can interact to result in the rapid escalation of corporate crime and corruption. By analysing and describing the social psychological dimensions of this escalation, the book prescribes preventive measures that can be adapted and implemented by business organizations. Loaded with case studies and prospective solutions, Charting Corporate Corruption will be valuable to post-graduates studying business ethics, sociology and psychology, and to researchers seeking new theories and concepts in this field.
Sports Betting to Win
Author: Steve Ward
Publisher: Harriman House Limited
ISBN: 0857191209
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Thinking, and betting, like the pros "Most people in sports betting are looking at things the wrong way." - Peter Webb, founder of Bet Angel "Some people only ever seem to want to hit the sexy six, and not take the singles" - Compton Hellyer, founder of Sporting Index This is a book that teaches you how to bet on sports with the same discipline and mindset as the professionals. Lots of books and websites give advice on profitable strategies - and tipsters and systems proliferate. But this is the only guide that helps you make your trades and bank your wins for the long term, avoiding the perennial dangers of overconfidence, irrationality and emotion. However successful your selections, you are never safe from crippling losses until you know how to bet with the clear head and calm approach of the masters. The simple fact is that most people betting on sports lose over the long term. Performance errors currently hamper the majority of bettors: they lose their bets because they first lose their heads.The only answer is to think differently. With chapters ranging across motivation, performance analysis, the betting process and going pro, this book is the definitive guide to achieving this: - Use dozens of exercises to sharpen your thinking and refine your betting processes. - Share in the exclusive insights of professional sports bettors, who reveal for the first time how they have built successful gambling careers. - Benefit in every chapter from one-to-one training from the author, a professional sports and trading performance coach. Sports Betting to Win is your own personal course for establishing a firm psychological foundation for long-term betting success.
Publisher: Harriman House Limited
ISBN: 0857191209
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Thinking, and betting, like the pros "Most people in sports betting are looking at things the wrong way." - Peter Webb, founder of Bet Angel "Some people only ever seem to want to hit the sexy six, and not take the singles" - Compton Hellyer, founder of Sporting Index This is a book that teaches you how to bet on sports with the same discipline and mindset as the professionals. Lots of books and websites give advice on profitable strategies - and tipsters and systems proliferate. But this is the only guide that helps you make your trades and bank your wins for the long term, avoiding the perennial dangers of overconfidence, irrationality and emotion. However successful your selections, you are never safe from crippling losses until you know how to bet with the clear head and calm approach of the masters. The simple fact is that most people betting on sports lose over the long term. Performance errors currently hamper the majority of bettors: they lose their bets because they first lose their heads.The only answer is to think differently. With chapters ranging across motivation, performance analysis, the betting process and going pro, this book is the definitive guide to achieving this: - Use dozens of exercises to sharpen your thinking and refine your betting processes. - Share in the exclusive insights of professional sports bettors, who reveal for the first time how they have built successful gambling careers. - Benefit in every chapter from one-to-one training from the author, a professional sports and trading performance coach. Sports Betting to Win is your own personal course for establishing a firm psychological foundation for long-term betting success.
Blatant Lies
Author: Paul Knox
Publisher: Opus 67 Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Suspense. Action. Mystery. This electric thriller keeps you page turning all the way to the heart-stopping ending. AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER Rookie Reece Cannon is driving down an old town road, wishing for some action on another uneventful patrol. You know what they say about being careful what you wish for. Suddenly, the rookie is forced to save a woman from her fiancé. Reece races to find the truth and bring the liars to justice. Caught in a web of deceit, she has to stay one step ahead of the double agents, the abductors, and the man who will stop at nothing to shut her down. There’s every reason to fail. Ill-equipped and unprepared, will Reece stay alive long enough to solve this twisted investigation and find a killer? Can she sort the unbelievable truth from . . . Blatant Lies? Praise for Blatant Lies: [Blatant Lies] drew me in and compelled me to read it immediately as fast as possible. It was worth every minute and makes me want to read more about these characters. I can’t compliment this author enough, as he obviously knows how to tell a story. There was no messing around with extraneous words or ideas. I really, really appreciate an author who knows how to use language so adroitly. —reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Opus 67 Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Suspense. Action. Mystery. This electric thriller keeps you page turning all the way to the heart-stopping ending. AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER Rookie Reece Cannon is driving down an old town road, wishing for some action on another uneventful patrol. You know what they say about being careful what you wish for. Suddenly, the rookie is forced to save a woman from her fiancé. Reece races to find the truth and bring the liars to justice. Caught in a web of deceit, she has to stay one step ahead of the double agents, the abductors, and the man who will stop at nothing to shut her down. There’s every reason to fail. Ill-equipped and unprepared, will Reece stay alive long enough to solve this twisted investigation and find a killer? Can she sort the unbelievable truth from . . . Blatant Lies? Praise for Blatant Lies: [Blatant Lies] drew me in and compelled me to read it immediately as fast as possible. It was worth every minute and makes me want to read more about these characters. I can’t compliment this author enough, as he obviously knows how to tell a story. There was no messing around with extraneous words or ideas. I really, really appreciate an author who knows how to use language so adroitly. —reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Philosophical Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physics
Languages : en
Pages : 702
Book Description
You Only Live Once
Author: Noor Hibbert
Publisher: John Murray One
ISBN: 1529376475
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
How long are you going to wait to live the life you truly want? Too many of us are existing on autopilot, sleepwalking through life with no purpose and neglecting our dreams. But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if it could be different? What if you could be different? What if you remembered that you have the power to make every single day count? How would it feel to design a life that you truly want, and know how to make it happen? This book is here to show you that positive thinking is just the beginning. From there you'll start to demand more of yourself and for yourself. You'll ask big questions and start attracting BIG successes. You'll learn how to take control, gain a new and healthier perspective and see that life is for the making and the taking! You only live once. So let's live on purpose.
Publisher: John Murray One
ISBN: 1529376475
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
How long are you going to wait to live the life you truly want? Too many of us are existing on autopilot, sleepwalking through life with no purpose and neglecting our dreams. But what if it didn't have to be that way? What if it could be different? What if you could be different? What if you remembered that you have the power to make every single day count? How would it feel to design a life that you truly want, and know how to make it happen? This book is here to show you that positive thinking is just the beginning. From there you'll start to demand more of yourself and for yourself. You'll ask big questions and start attracting BIG successes. You'll learn how to take control, gain a new and healthier perspective and see that life is for the making and the taking! You only live once. So let's live on purpose.