Author: Douglas Thompson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330449519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
'The Hustlers' is a journey back into the heady days of 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters ranging from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.
The Hustlers
Author: Douglas Thompson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330449519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
'The Hustlers' is a journey back into the heady days of 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters ranging from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9780330449519
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
'The Hustlers' is a journey back into the heady days of 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters ranging from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.
The Hustlers Hand Book
Author: CreativSoulz
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479771775
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
T. Wilson a self taught graphic artist and designer.. starting his (t-shirt) business in his kicthen it quickly grew by word of mouth about the levels and creativity and limitlessness of his imaginative skills... after securing a corner spot in a friends computer store he begin to gain notoriety from his impresive graphic skills... after only 6 months T begin to grow and needed more space.. so he and the computer store owner decided that they would seperate. They moved out and he stayed at this current location of 675 clinton avenue newark nj... and after spending over 10 years in the same location creativsoulz continues to grow and excel in the business and is known through out the city of newark as the best in custom t-shirts and designs... the concept for the hustlers handbook a book basically about coming up with the right hustle for you... finding what works for you... the trial and errors and then the successes... the book was conceived one day after reminencing about all of the other business vetures he tried before settling on this one... so he decided to interview other hustlers to see how many others were out there who shared in his same passion motivation and drive... i hope you enjoy it!
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1479771775
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 95
Book Description
T. Wilson a self taught graphic artist and designer.. starting his (t-shirt) business in his kicthen it quickly grew by word of mouth about the levels and creativity and limitlessness of his imaginative skills... after securing a corner spot in a friends computer store he begin to gain notoriety from his impresive graphic skills... after only 6 months T begin to grow and needed more space.. so he and the computer store owner decided that they would seperate. They moved out and he stayed at this current location of 675 clinton avenue newark nj... and after spending over 10 years in the same location creativsoulz continues to grow and excel in the business and is known through out the city of newark as the best in custom t-shirts and designs... the concept for the hustlers handbook a book basically about coming up with the right hustle for you... finding what works for you... the trial and errors and then the successes... the book was conceived one day after reminencing about all of the other business vetures he tried before settling on this one... so he decided to interview other hustlers to see how many others were out there who shared in his same passion motivation and drive... i hope you enjoy it!
The Hustlers
Author: Douglas Thompson
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330538780
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London - only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the law - and won. As a result gambling was legalised. Which interested crime boss Billy Hill and his lieutenant Bobby McKew, because suddenly clubs sprang up everywhere and Billy had a foolproof way of fixing the cards. He also had his eye on the ultimate prize, Aspinall's exclusive new club, The Clermont... Revealing for the first time how Aspinall and Hill plotted to steal a fortune, based on testimony from Burke and McKew, The Hustlers is a riotous journey back to 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters that ranges from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it vividly recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair. 'a fascinating glimpse into a bygone world . . . when chemmy parties took London by storm and toffs were often found to be rubbing shoulders with gangsters' Daily Express
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 0330538780
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London - only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the law - and won. As a result gambling was legalised. Which interested crime boss Billy Hill and his lieutenant Bobby McKew, because suddenly clubs sprang up everywhere and Billy had a foolproof way of fixing the cards. He also had his eye on the ultimate prize, Aspinall's exclusive new club, The Clermont... Revealing for the first time how Aspinall and Hill plotted to steal a fortune, based on testimony from Burke and McKew, The Hustlers is a riotous journey back to 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters that ranges from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it vividly recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair. 'a fascinating glimpse into a bygone world . . . when chemmy parties took London by storm and toffs were often found to be rubbing shoulders with gangsters' Daily Express
The Hustler
Author: Walter Tevis
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795342985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
“If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson” (Time). The novel that inspired the classic film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, The Hustler tells the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a young pool player who hustles suckers in small towns, looking for stake money so he can reach his goal: a marathon match in Chicago against Minnesota Fats. An exploration of guts, stamina, and character, and of the difference between winners and losers, this tense, gritty tale is “a wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance” (Time Out).
Publisher: Rosetta Books
ISBN: 0795342985
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
“If Hemingway had the passion for pool that he had for bullfighting, his hero might have been Eddie Felson” (Time). The novel that inspired the classic film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason, The Hustler tells the story of Fast Eddie Felson, a young pool player who hustles suckers in small towns, looking for stake money so he can reach his goal: a marathon match in Chicago against Minnesota Fats. An exploration of guts, stamina, and character, and of the difference between winners and losers, this tense, gritty tale is “a wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance” (Time Out).
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Author: Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783865214065
Category : Instant photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the seminal artists of contemporary photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia produces work that exists on a wide spectrum of fictionalized documentary. Yet a thematic and conceptual unity, most often realized in serial form and particularly suited to monograph format marks each series in his oeuvre. With Thousand, diCorcia effectively inverts his own tendency: the monograph is now the work itself. The sheer volume of material, which spans over 20 years of personal and artistic creation, shifts notions of context, narrative, and individual perception. Flipping through the pages of Thousand is not so much a retrospective or summation of the artist s life as it is an exercise in the construction of memory. An unwashed pan soaking in the sink precedes an unknown woman resembling an odalisque; the familiar linoleum aisles of a generic supermarket give way to a verdant swatch of lawn. These images are bothalien and deeply familiar, and just as one moment in our lives may recall another, these photos echo among one another, within the book, within the canon of diCorcia's work, and within our personal experience. The Polaroid proves to be the perfect souvenir unique and subject to reinterpretation, like memory itself. Philip-Lorca diCorcia was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1951. He received his MFA in Photography from Yale University in 1979. Published volumes accompany his solo exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art (Philip-Lorca diCorcia, 1995) and PaceWildenstein Gallery, New York (Streetwork 1993-1997, 1997; Heads, 2001; A Storybook Life, 2003). His work is included in the collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. He has been named a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and has received multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. DiCorcia lives and works in New York City.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783865214065
Category : Instant photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
One of the seminal artists of contemporary photography, Philip-Lorca diCorcia produces work that exists on a wide spectrum of fictionalized documentary. Yet a thematic and conceptual unity, most often realized in serial form and particularly suited to monograph format marks each series in his oeuvre. With Thousand, diCorcia effectively inverts his own tendency: the monograph is now the work itself. The sheer volume of material, which spans over 20 years of personal and artistic creation, shifts notions of context, narrative, and individual perception. Flipping through the pages of Thousand is not so much a retrospective or summation of the artist s life as it is an exercise in the construction of memory. An unwashed pan soaking in the sink precedes an unknown woman resembling an odalisque; the familiar linoleum aisles of a generic supermarket give way to a verdant swatch of lawn. These images are bothalien and deeply familiar, and just as one moment in our lives may recall another, these photos echo among one another, within the book, within the canon of diCorcia's work, and within our personal experience. The Polaroid proves to be the perfect souvenir unique and subject to reinterpretation, like memory itself. Philip-Lorca diCorcia was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1951. He received his MFA in Photography from Yale University in 1979. Published volumes accompany his solo exhibits at the Museum of Modern Art (Philip-Lorca diCorcia, 1995) and PaceWildenstein Gallery, New York (Streetwork 1993-1997, 1997; Heads, 2001; A Storybook Life, 2003). His work is included in the collections of the Bibliotheque Nationale de France, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. He has been named a Guggenheim Foundation Fellow and has received multiple grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. DiCorcia lives and works in New York City.
Knocking the Hustle
Author: Lester Spence
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692540794
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Over the past several years scholars, activists, and analysts have begun to examine the growing divide between the wealthy and the rest of us, suggesting that the divide can be traced to the neoliberal turn. "I'm not a business man; I'm a business, man." Perhaps no better statement gets at the heart of this turn. Increasingly we're being forced to think of ourselves in entrepreneurial terms, forced to take more and more responsibility for developing our "human capital." Furthermore a range of institutions from churches to schools to entire cities have been remade, restructured to in order to perform like businesses. Finally, even political concepts like freedom, and democracy have been significantly altered. As a result we face higher levels of inequality than any other time over the last century. In Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics, Lester K. Spence writes the first book length effort to chart the effects of this transformation on African American communities, in an attempt to revitalize the black political imagination. Rather than asking black men and women to "hustle harder" Spence criticizes the act of hustling itself as a tactic used to demobilize and disempower the communities most in need of empowerment.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692540794
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
Over the past several years scholars, activists, and analysts have begun to examine the growing divide between the wealthy and the rest of us, suggesting that the divide can be traced to the neoliberal turn. "I'm not a business man; I'm a business, man." Perhaps no better statement gets at the heart of this turn. Increasingly we're being forced to think of ourselves in entrepreneurial terms, forced to take more and more responsibility for developing our "human capital." Furthermore a range of institutions from churches to schools to entire cities have been remade, restructured to in order to perform like businesses. Finally, even political concepts like freedom, and democracy have been significantly altered. As a result we face higher levels of inequality than any other time over the last century. In Knocking the Hustle: Against the Neoliberal Turn in Black Politics, Lester K. Spence writes the first book length effort to chart the effects of this transformation on African American communities, in an attempt to revitalize the black political imagination. Rather than asking black men and women to "hustle harder" Spence criticizes the act of hustling itself as a tactic used to demobilize and disempower the communities most in need of empowerment.
The Hustlers Series Complete Box Set
Author: Rowan Rossler
Publisher: Free Form Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Lovers. Players. Dreamers. Welcome to THE HUSTLERS. Hello readers! Looking for your next binge-worthy series? The Hustlers is an interconnected romance series starring three sexy M/F duos navigating dreams, desires, and all the beautiful complications of falling in love. What's Inside? Get swept away with three full-length stories of spicy drama and happily ever afters! The Cruiser: A maverick yacht designer and glamorous PR executive finds the choppy waters of desire are anything but smooth sailing in this steamy billionaire romance. The Challenger: When a volatile tennis prodigy hires a famous motivational coach to mount his career comeback, love meets its match in this fiery sports romance of strokes and seduction. The Closer: Two brilliant finance adversaries find more than their smouldering attraction and decade-long feud tested in this deliciously dark romance where matters of the heart are the hardest deals to close. Rowan Rossler is a hopeless romantic on a mission: to make the world a better place, one epic love story at a time. The Hustlers is her first series and if you crave vivid characters, adventurous plots, and sensual moments, these mid-steam romps are the perfect escape. These individual books have a combined average star rating of 4.4. Here are a few reviews from the individual books: ★★★★★ "It's rare that I read a book and at the end, I think "Perfect in every way!"" ★★★★★ "LOVED this read. The entire damn book. Phenomenal character development." ★★★★★ Wow! Totally hooked on this series! Couldn't put this one down. Steamy moments, drama, and twists you won't expect. ★★★★★ Seriously entertaining. An engaging page-turner with all the feels. Drama and steam. Combustible chemistry.
Publisher: Free Form Productions
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Lovers. Players. Dreamers. Welcome to THE HUSTLERS. Hello readers! Looking for your next binge-worthy series? The Hustlers is an interconnected romance series starring three sexy M/F duos navigating dreams, desires, and all the beautiful complications of falling in love. What's Inside? Get swept away with three full-length stories of spicy drama and happily ever afters! The Cruiser: A maverick yacht designer and glamorous PR executive finds the choppy waters of desire are anything but smooth sailing in this steamy billionaire romance. The Challenger: When a volatile tennis prodigy hires a famous motivational coach to mount his career comeback, love meets its match in this fiery sports romance of strokes and seduction. The Closer: Two brilliant finance adversaries find more than their smouldering attraction and decade-long feud tested in this deliciously dark romance where matters of the heart are the hardest deals to close. Rowan Rossler is a hopeless romantic on a mission: to make the world a better place, one epic love story at a time. The Hustlers is her first series and if you crave vivid characters, adventurous plots, and sensual moments, these mid-steam romps are the perfect escape. These individual books have a combined average star rating of 4.4. Here are a few reviews from the individual books: ★★★★★ "It's rare that I read a book and at the end, I think "Perfect in every way!"" ★★★★★ "LOVED this read. The entire damn book. Phenomenal character development." ★★★★★ Wow! Totally hooked on this series! Couldn't put this one down. Steamy moments, drama, and twists you won't expect. ★★★★★ Seriously entertaining. An engaging page-turner with all the feels. Drama and steam. Combustible chemistry.
The Hard Sell
Author: Evan Hughes
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 038554491X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. • SOON TO BE THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS "Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film…A tour de force."—Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. It was the early 2000s, a boom time for painkillers, and he developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market. Kapoor, a brilliant immigrant scientist with relentless business instincts, was eager to make the most of his innovation. He gathered around him an ambitious group of young lieutenants. His head of sales—an unstable and unmanageable leader, but a genius of persuasion—built a team willing to pull every lever to close a sale, going so far as to recruit an exotic dancer ready to scrape her way up. They zeroed in on the eccentric and suspect doctors receptive to their methods. Employees at headquarters did their part by deceiving insurance companies. The drug was a niche product, approved only for cancer patients in dire condition, but the company’s leadership pushed it more widely, and together they turned Insys into a Wall Street sensation. But several insiders reached their breaking point and blew the whistle. They sparked a sprawling investigation that would lead to a dramatic courtroom battle, breaking new ground in the government’s fight to hold the drug industry accountable in the spread of addictive opioids. In The Hard Sell, National Magazine Award–finalist Evan Hughes lays bare the pharma playbook. He draws on unprecedented access to insiders of the Insys saga, from top executives to foot soldiers, from the patients and staff of far-flung clinics to the Boston investigators who treated the case as a drug-trafficking conspiracy, flipping cooperators and closing in on the key players. With colorful characters and true suspense, The Hard Sell offers a bracing look not just at Insys, but at how opioids are sold at the point they first enter the national bloodstream—in the doctor’s office.
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 038554491X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
The inside story of a band of entrepreneurial upstarts who made millions selling painkillers—until their scheme unraveled, putting them at the center of a landmark criminal trial. • SOON TO BE THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE PAIN HUSTLERS STARRING EMILY BLUNT AND CHRIS EVANS "Unfolds with the velocity and verve of a Scorsese film…A tour de force."—Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing John Kapoor had already amassed a small fortune in pharmaceuticals when he founded Insys Therapeutics. It was the early 2000s, a boom time for painkillers, and he developed a novel formulation of fentanyl, the most potent opioid on the market. Kapoor, a brilliant immigrant scientist with relentless business instincts, was eager to make the most of his innovation. He gathered around him an ambitious group of young lieutenants. His head of sales—an unstable and unmanageable leader, but a genius of persuasion—built a team willing to pull every lever to close a sale, going so far as to recruit an exotic dancer ready to scrape her way up. They zeroed in on the eccentric and suspect doctors receptive to their methods. Employees at headquarters did their part by deceiving insurance companies. The drug was a niche product, approved only for cancer patients in dire condition, but the company’s leadership pushed it more widely, and together they turned Insys into a Wall Street sensation. But several insiders reached their breaking point and blew the whistle. They sparked a sprawling investigation that would lead to a dramatic courtroom battle, breaking new ground in the government’s fight to hold the drug industry accountable in the spread of addictive opioids. In The Hard Sell, National Magazine Award–finalist Evan Hughes lays bare the pharma playbook. He draws on unprecedented access to insiders of the Insys saga, from top executives to foot soldiers, from the patients and staff of far-flung clinics to the Boston investigators who treated the case as a drug-trafficking conspiracy, flipping cooperators and closing in on the key players. With colorful characters and true suspense, The Hard Sell offers a bracing look not just at Insys, but at how opioids are sold at the point they first enter the national bloodstream—in the doctor’s office.
Uptown Thief
Author: Aya de León
Publisher: Dafina
ISBN: 1496704711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
International Latino Book Award Winner In this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited--until one heist too many puts everything at stake. . . Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there's nothing she won't do to keep her Lower East Side women's health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York City's rich and powerful 1 percent is the perfect way to bankroll her business--not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinic's future--and her gorgeous crew's--for good. . . There's just one problem: Marisol didn't anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves. A seductive ex-cop who's too close for comfort, and a powerful thug with a score to settle, are turning Marisol's precise planning and seductive fail-safes into insidious traps. Now this beautiful modern-day Robin Hood will have to play some lethal wild cards without rules or limits to save those she loves--and live to steal another day. . .
Publisher: Dafina
ISBN: 1496704711
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
International Latino Book Award Winner In this sexy, heart-stopping tale, one smart, sizzling mami robs the rich and protects the exploited--until one heist too many puts everything at stake. . . Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So there's nothing she won't do to keep her Lower East Side women's health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York City's rich and powerful 1 percent is the perfect way to bankroll her business--not to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinic's future--and her gorgeous crew's--for good. . . There's just one problem: Marisol didn't anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves. A seductive ex-cop who's too close for comfort, and a powerful thug with a score to settle, are turning Marisol's precise planning and seductive fail-safes into insidious traps. Now this beautiful modern-day Robin Hood will have to play some lethal wild cards without rules or limits to save those she loves--and live to steal another day. . .
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter
Author: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062953826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback—from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable’s highest-paid executive—in this unique self-help guide, his first since his blockbuster New York Times bestseller The 50th Law. In his early twenties Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent rose to the heights of fame and power in the cutthroat music business. A decade ago the multi-platinum selling rap artist decided to pivot. His ability to adapt to change was demonstrated when he became the executive producer and star of Power, a high-octane, gripping crime drama centered around a drug kingpin’s family. The series quickly became “appointment” television, leading to Jackson inking a four-year, $150 million contract with the Starz network—the most lucrative deal in premium cable history. Now, in his most personal book, Jackson shakes up the self-help category with his unique, cutting-edge lessons and hard-earned advice on embracing change. Where The 50th Law tells readers “fear nothing and you shall succeed,” Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter builds on this message, combining it with Jackson’s street smarts and hard-learned corporate savvy to help readers successfully achieve their own comeback—and to learn to flow with the changes that disrupt their own lives.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062953826
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson opens up about his amazing comeback—from tragic personal loss to thriving businessman and cable’s highest-paid executive—in this unique self-help guide, his first since his blockbuster New York Times bestseller The 50th Law. In his early twenties Curtis Jackson, known as 50 Cent rose to the heights of fame and power in the cutthroat music business. A decade ago the multi-platinum selling rap artist decided to pivot. His ability to adapt to change was demonstrated when he became the executive producer and star of Power, a high-octane, gripping crime drama centered around a drug kingpin’s family. The series quickly became “appointment” television, leading to Jackson inking a four-year, $150 million contract with the Starz network—the most lucrative deal in premium cable history. Now, in his most personal book, Jackson shakes up the self-help category with his unique, cutting-edge lessons and hard-earned advice on embracing change. Where The 50th Law tells readers “fear nothing and you shall succeed,” Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter builds on this message, combining it with Jackson’s street smarts and hard-learned corporate savvy to help readers successfully achieve their own comeback—and to learn to flow with the changes that disrupt their own lives.