Author: Tony Thompson
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444719866
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This is the story of an international group of drug smugglers, their criminal success and the hunt to bring them to justice. There were sixteen of them, from America, Britain, Australia and Thailand, and together they were called 'The Ring'. They first began exporting marijuana in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and over the years they smuggled vast shipments into the USA and Europe, becoming multi-millionaires in the process. In 1988, they decided to carry out one final heist that would ensure they could retire forever. However, they were intercepted by the police, and the key Ring members all had to flee to avoid being arrested. With unlimited money at their disposal and contacts in all parts of the globe, they were the ultimate fugitives. Tracking them down would call for a fifteen-year international manhunt. Tony Thompson, bestselling author of Gangland Britain and Gangs, describes their rise, fall and eventual capture in a thrilling, fast-paced true crime adventure.
Reefer Men: The Rise and Fall of a Billionaire Drug Ring
Author: Tony Thompson
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444719866
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This is the story of an international group of drug smugglers, their criminal success and the hunt to bring them to justice. There were sixteen of them, from America, Britain, Australia and Thailand, and together they were called 'The Ring'. They first began exporting marijuana in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and over the years they smuggled vast shipments into the USA and Europe, becoming multi-millionaires in the process. In 1988, they decided to carry out one final heist that would ensure they could retire forever. However, they were intercepted by the police, and the key Ring members all had to flee to avoid being arrested. With unlimited money at their disposal and contacts in all parts of the globe, they were the ultimate fugitives. Tracking them down would call for a fifteen-year international manhunt. Tony Thompson, bestselling author of Gangland Britain and Gangs, describes their rise, fall and eventual capture in a thrilling, fast-paced true crime adventure.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 1444719866
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
This is the story of an international group of drug smugglers, their criminal success and the hunt to bring them to justice. There were sixteen of them, from America, Britain, Australia and Thailand, and together they were called 'The Ring'. They first began exporting marijuana in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and over the years they smuggled vast shipments into the USA and Europe, becoming multi-millionaires in the process. In 1988, they decided to carry out one final heist that would ensure they could retire forever. However, they were intercepted by the police, and the key Ring members all had to flee to avoid being arrested. With unlimited money at their disposal and contacts in all parts of the globe, they were the ultimate fugitives. Tracking them down would call for a fifteen-year international manhunt. Tony Thompson, bestselling author of Gangland Britain and Gangs, describes their rise, fall and eventual capture in a thrilling, fast-paced true crime adventure.
Reefer Men
Author: Tony Thompson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340899335
Category : Drug dealers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of an international group of drug smugglers, their criminal success and the hunt to bring them to justice. There were sixteen of them, from America, Britain, Australia and Thailand, and together they were called 'The Ring'. They first began exporting marijuana in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and over the years they smuggled vast shipments into the USA and Europe, becoming multi-millionaires in the process. In 1988, they decided to carry out one final heist that would ensure they could retire forever. However, they were intercepted by the police, and the key Ring members all had to flee to avoid being arrested. With unlimited money at their disposal and contacts in all parts of the globe, they were the ultimate fugitives. Tracking them down would call for a fifteen-year international manhunt. Tony Thompson describes their rise, fall and eventual capture in a thrilling, fast-paced true crime adventure.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340899335
Category : Drug dealers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of an international group of drug smugglers, their criminal success and the hunt to bring them to justice. There were sixteen of them, from America, Britain, Australia and Thailand, and together they were called 'The Ring'. They first began exporting marijuana in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, and over the years they smuggled vast shipments into the USA and Europe, becoming multi-millionaires in the process. In 1988, they decided to carry out one final heist that would ensure they could retire forever. However, they were intercepted by the police, and the key Ring members all had to flee to avoid being arrested. With unlimited money at their disposal and contacts in all parts of the globe, they were the ultimate fugitives. Tracking them down would call for a fifteen-year international manhunt. Tony Thompson describes their rise, fall and eventual capture in a thrilling, fast-paced true crime adventure.
Reefer Madness
Author: Eric Schlosser
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054752675X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller: The shadowy world of “off the books” businesses—from marijuana to migrant workers—brought to life by the author of Fast Food Nation. America’s black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqué video, or pay our kids’ nannies in cash. In Reefer Madness, the award-winning investigative journalist Eric Schlosser turns his exacting eye to the underbelly of American capitalism and its far-reaching influence on our society. Exposing three American mainstays—pot, porn, and illegal immigrants—Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades. He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new technology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns—and profits—from the underground. “Captivating . . . Compelling tales of crime and punishment as well as an illuminating glimpse at the inner workings of the underground economy. The book revolves around two figures: Mark Young of Indiana, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his relatively minor role in a marijuana deal; and Reuben Sturman, an enigmatic Ohio man who built and controlled a formidable pornography distribution empire before finally being convicted of tax evasion. . . . Schlosser unravels an American society that has ‘become alienated and at odds with itself.’ Like Fast Food Nation, this is an eye-opening book, offering the same high level of reporting and research.” —Publishers Weekly
Publisher: HMH
ISBN: 054752675X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller: The shadowy world of “off the books” businesses—from marijuana to migrant workers—brought to life by the author of Fast Food Nation. America’s black market is much larger than we realize, and it affects us all deeply, whether or not we smoke pot, rent a risqué video, or pay our kids’ nannies in cash. In Reefer Madness, the award-winning investigative journalist Eric Schlosser turns his exacting eye to the underbelly of American capitalism and its far-reaching influence on our society. Exposing three American mainstays—pot, porn, and illegal immigrants—Schlosser shows how the black market has burgeoned over the past several decades. He also draws compelling parallels between underground and overground: how tycoons and gangsters rise and fall, how new technology shapes a market, how government intervention can reinvigorate black markets as well as mainstream ones, and how big business learns—and profits—from the underground. “Captivating . . . Compelling tales of crime and punishment as well as an illuminating glimpse at the inner workings of the underground economy. The book revolves around two figures: Mark Young of Indiana, who was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his relatively minor role in a marijuana deal; and Reuben Sturman, an enigmatic Ohio man who built and controlled a formidable pornography distribution empire before finally being convicted of tax evasion. . . . Schlosser unravels an American society that has ‘become alienated and at odds with itself.’ Like Fast Food Nation, this is an eye-opening book, offering the same high level of reporting and research.” —Publishers Weekly
Are Men From Mars? & Venus, How Could You?
Author: Candy Halliday
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460375068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Where the Morgan twins go, trouble is sure to follow! Are Men from Mars? by Candy Halliday When Dr. Madeline Morgan is whisked away in a mysterious craft near Roswell, she almost buys in to all those crazy UFO reports. But wait, these little green men are wearing army fatigues! And hunky Captain Brad Hawkins isn't all that little…. How is Maddie to know that she's stumbled upon a top secret military base and has innocently threatened national security? And how can she control herself under house arrest—with Brad? Venus, How Could You? by Candy Halliday Mary Beth Morgan has finally hit the big time—a gig on a hot new soap opera, a home on the beach and enough star power to show her face with confidence at her upcoming high school reunion. But Mary Beth can't believe her high school sweetheart, Zack, has the nerve to show his face—gorgeous as it is—after what he did to her, or that he's trying to win her back! How can she forgive the guy who left her at the altar?
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460375068
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Where the Morgan twins go, trouble is sure to follow! Are Men from Mars? by Candy Halliday When Dr. Madeline Morgan is whisked away in a mysterious craft near Roswell, she almost buys in to all those crazy UFO reports. But wait, these little green men are wearing army fatigues! And hunky Captain Brad Hawkins isn't all that little…. How is Maddie to know that she's stumbled upon a top secret military base and has innocently threatened national security? And how can she control herself under house arrest—with Brad? Venus, How Could You? by Candy Halliday Mary Beth Morgan has finally hit the big time—a gig on a hot new soap opera, a home on the beach and enough star power to show her face with confidence at her upcoming high school reunion. But Mary Beth can't believe her high school sweetheart, Zack, has the nerve to show his face—gorgeous as it is—after what he did to her, or that he's trying to win her back! How can she forgive the guy who left her at the altar?
Seafaring Wage Rates
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific districts.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sailors
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific districts.
Labor-management Relations
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Labor-Management Relations
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial relations
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial relations
Languages : en
Pages : 1306
Book Description
Reefer Moon
Author: Roger Pinckney
Publisher: EveningPostBooks
ISBN: 9780981873589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Yancey Yarboro is home from the war and growing tomatoes on his father's land. Susan Drake, married, beautiful and neglected, lives in a beach house not far away. They have never met, at least not yet. When real estate developers come looking for land to expand a golf course, Yancey wonders if he is about to lose everything. But Yancey has four hundred pounds of marijuana salvaged from a dope run gone awry. And he has Gator Brown, near-sighted hoodoo doctor, whose spiritual machinations sometimes fly wide of the mark. It's the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The jasmine is blooming and the moon and the magic are working overtime"--Dust jacket.
Publisher: EveningPostBooks
ISBN: 9780981873589
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"Yancey Yarboro is home from the war and growing tomatoes on his father's land. Susan Drake, married, beautiful and neglected, lives in a beach house not far away. They have never met, at least not yet. When real estate developers come looking for land to expand a golf course, Yancey wonders if he is about to lose everything. But Yancey has four hundred pounds of marijuana salvaged from a dope run gone awry. And he has Gator Brown, near-sighted hoodoo doctor, whose spiritual machinations sometimes fly wide of the mark. It's the Lowcountry of South Carolina. The jasmine is blooming and the moon and the magic are working overtime"--Dust jacket.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
Book Description
Reefer Madness
Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630087750
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a perceived gateway drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond. Adventure Comics, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more, reveal the social reaction to this era of "Reefer Madness". Like the anti-drug propaganda film, these stories range from comically misinformed to soberly concerned about the influence of Mary Jane on the youth of America. Eisner and Harvey Award winner Craig Yoe brings us his newest collection of wacky, wild, and culturally relevant comics. See how marijuana was perceived in the days of ignorance before it was legalized by the visionary people of Oregon, Washington, and Colorado! See marijuana demonized as a "Satan's cigarettes" in 1950's comics!
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630087750
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Degradation! Crime! Madness! Hysteria surrounded marijuana as a perceived gateway drug from the 1930's to the 1950's and beyond. Adventure Comics, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and works by Frank Frazetta, Jerry Robinson, Jack Kirby, and many more, reveal the social reaction to this era of "Reefer Madness". Like the anti-drug propaganda film, these stories range from comically misinformed to soberly concerned about the influence of Mary Jane on the youth of America. Eisner and Harvey Award winner Craig Yoe brings us his newest collection of wacky, wild, and culturally relevant comics. See how marijuana was perceived in the days of ignorance before it was legalized by the visionary people of Oregon, Washington, and Colorado! See marijuana demonized as a "Satan's cigarettes" in 1950's comics!
Labor-management Problems of the American Merchant Marine
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Merchant mariners
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description