Author: Jack Heath
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781760276829
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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You are standing inside a busy city bank, wary of three suspicious people you just saw come in. Suddenly an EAR-SPLITTING SCREAM makes you jump. The alarm starts ringing. One of the suspicious trio, a man, has pulled a grenade out of his bag. The woman has just melted the security camera with her laser shooter. Do you get down on the floor like they tell you? Or try to escape when they turn their backs? 30 minutes. 30 paths. You choose if you live or die.
Author: Jack Heath
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
ISBN: 1443163074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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30 dangerous paths. 30 minutes to escape. YOU choose the path to survive! You are hanging out with your friend Kyle who makes a quick stop at the bank . . .only to find yourselves plunged into the middle of a high-stakes heist. But is it money that the robbers -- Miss Scarlet, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Signet and Silver Tooth -- are after? Or is there a larger, more sinister plot behind their takeover of the bank? And what do nanotechnology and a silver ninja have to do with anything? The latest installment of this choose-your-own-adventure series cranks up the adrenaline as you make split-second decisions and try to save the world! Choose wrong and risk being nibbled by nanobots, chopped by a helicopter or stomped by an artificial rhino. Or do you swing to freedom Tarzan-style, escape through a festering sewer, or partner with a clone of yourself and live to choose another day? YOU DECIDE!
Author: John P. Sullivan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984543938
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
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This book is our sixth Small Wars Journal—El Centro anthology, covering writings published between 2016 and 2017. The theme of this anthology pertains to the rise of the narcostate (mafia states) as a result of the collusion between criminal organizations and political elites—essentially authoritarian regime members, corrupted plutocrats, and other powerful societal elements. The cover image of the mass demonstration concerning the disappearance of the forty-three Ayotzinapa Teachers’ College students held at Mexico City’s Zócalo Plaza in November 2014 provides an archetype of this anthology’s theme. This anthology includes the following special essays—Preface: “New Wars” and State Transformation by Robert Muggah, Igarapé Institute; Foreword: Crime and State-Making by Vanda Felbab-Brown, The Brookings Institution; Postscript: Crime, Drugs, Terror, and Money: Time for Hybrids by Alain Bauer, CNAM Paris; and Afterword: The Rise of the Oligarchs by Col. Robert Killebrew, US Army (Ret.). Dave Dilegge (SWJ, Editor-in-Chief)
Author: Nate Hendley
Publisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 1459748115
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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In 1964, bank robber Matt Smith’s getaway was interrupted by Jack Blanc, an army veteran brandishing a revolver. A wild shootout left Blanc dead and Smith the object of a massive manhunt.
Author: John P. Sullivan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1796095605
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Strategic Notes on Third Generation Gangs builds upon the third generation street gang (3Gen Gang) theory first articulated in a series of papers by John P. Sullivan in 1997. From that foundation, Dr. Sullivan and Dr. Robert J. Bunker, editors of this volume, and others have expanded that core to articulate the threat that sophisticated gangs with transnational reach and political dimensions pose to community, national, and global security. This Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology provides empirical depth to their theoretical perspective, bringing together strategic notes and essays on third generation gangs and military-trained gang members with new content assessing the theoretical and policy ramifications of both theory and reality on the ground. – Dave Dilegge, SWJ Editor-in-Chief
Author: John P. Sullivan
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1669809536
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
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Competition in Order and Progress examines the competition in statemaking between criminal enterprises (gangs, militias, and criminal armed groups) and the state. The title builds from Brazil’s motto Ordem e Progresso to capture the dynamics of state transition in Brazil’s favelas, prisons, and beyond.
Author: Dion Gooden-El
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1468572334
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
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A drifter, published writer, and chronic womanizer: What do these three men have in common? Absolutely nothingon the surface. But just beneath the surface, one begins to see horrendously striking similarities. Hence, ask oneself the question again. The unnerving answer this time: Absolutely everything. This suspense drama is a dramatic tale of how despite their differences, this threesome find their lives converging as they struggle to get it together, deciding that some chances are worth taking. Meet financially secure drifter Jimmie Lee White, highly-educated published author Dr. Dee Powell, and womanizing ex-con Andy Smith. From Georgia and Virginia to Arkansas and Florida, this threesome discover the harsh realities of pure coincidence orbetter yetthe painful truth that what goes on in the dark will always come to lighteventually. Unlike Gooden-Els intensely-driven debut novel, criminal justice thriller A Question of Intent, this novel takes a slower pace with a striking and emotional story that keeps you wondering all the way, almost to the point of perplexity. But when you realize the true plot, youll find yourself reliving the chapters, pondering how you missed the signs. If you enjoy stories of intrigue and secrecy, The Threesome awaits you!
Author: Various
Publisher: Pioneer Book Co. Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 164
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India’s leading women’s English monthly magazine printed and published by Pioneer Book Co. Pvt. Ltd. New Woman covers a vast and eclectic range of issues that are close to every woman’s heart. Be it women’s changing roles in society, social issues, health and fitness, food, relationships, fashion, beauty, parenting, travel and entertainment, New Woman has all this and more. Filled with quick reads, analytic features, wholesome content, and vibrant pictures, reading New Woman is a hearty and enjoyable experience. Always reinventing itself and staying committed to maintaining its high standard, quality and consistency of magazine content, New Woman reflects the contemporary Indian woman’s dreams just the way she wants it. A practical guide for women on-the-go, New Woman seeks to inform, entertain and enrich its readers’ lives.
Author: A.B. Michaels
Publisher: Red Trumpet Press
ISBN: 1732236100
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 380
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A Fortune in Stolen Jewels, a Centuries-old Vendetta: Let the Shell Game Begin. Award-winning jewelry designer Regina Firestone is proud to exhibit her famous grandmother’s multi-million dollar “bauble” collection at the grand re-opening of The Grove Center for American Art, known among the locals as “Sinner’s Grove.” The fact that she’s considering modeling the jewels in the nude like her grandmother did infuriates photographer Walker Banks, a co-owner of The Grove who’s in charge of the exhibit. Neither is willing to admit the real reason for the sparks between them. Their spat takes a back seat when Reggie discovers that one of the most compelling pieces in the collection is not at all what it seems. Tracking down the truth will take the couple into the dark heart of a quest that’s lasted more than a century, one in which destroying human lives—including Reggie’s and Walker’s—means nothing in the pursuit of a twisted sense of justice. The Jade Hunters is Book Three of Michaels’ contemporary series, “Sinner’s Grove Suspense.” The series follows the descendants of characters introduced in Michaels’ historical fiction series, “The Golden City.” The Golden City Saga: The Art of Love, The Depth of Beauty, The Promise, The Price of Compassion,Josephine's Daughter and The Madness of Mrs. Whittaker. Sinner’s Grove Suspense: Sinner’s Grove, The Lair, and The Jade Hunters. All of A.B. Michaels’ titles are stand-alone reads. For more information, please visit abmichaels.com.
Author: Ned Gardner
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595387357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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Meet Darby Tillman. An amiable-even likeable love starved thirty-six year old screwball who has some rather bizarre views on almost everything, including what it takes to woo, bemuse and finally conquer the fairer sex. Believing he's finally found true love at last, Darby can't quite understand why his frustrating, often lopsided relationship suddenly goes sour with Gretchen, the lovely but mysterious lady upstairs who has been concealing a chilling, unspeakable horror most of her life. Ultimately rejected by Gretchen, Darby shifts his amorous, somewhat vengeful feelings toward Amber-Gretchen's precocious niece-after learning the beautiful tennis playing coed is visiting her wealthy great aunt on Hawaii's Big Island for the summer. From the very beginning of Darby's moronically contrived "Amber Introduction Plan"-if one can accept kidnapping as a perfectly normal approach to meeting someone new-everything goes wrong. And things just get a lot worse as Amber and her loopy, nitwit abductor, Darby, suddenly find themselves battling for their lives-and each other-as they struggle to survive one of the worst cataclysms to ravage the Hilo coastline in years! "Disturbingly odd and well crafted. I loved every nutty, neurotic word!" R. Hoelterhoff, J&B Media - Chicago "Hilarious! Eerie! Spooky! Cage this lunatic (the author)! Just make sure he has something dull and non-sharp to keep writing with!" J. Nelson, Gannet Publications - NY
