California Bloodstock

California Bloodstock
Author: Terry McDonell
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-08-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 052543304X

The brilliant debut novel by the acclaimed author of The Accidental Life “The twisted truth about where California came from . . . A rare, original piece of work.” —Hunter S. Thompson California Bloodstock is a novel of exploding imagination, an epic comic saga of nineteenth-century California. A fifteen-year-old heroine seeks revenge and comes of age in the tradition of True Grit. Like a female Huckleberry Finn, her heart reflects the ironies of history—Manifest Destiny, indeed. Gold is discovered in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and a rag-tag republic is born out of a free-for-all landscape of blustering and doomed historical players—from John C. Freemont and Brigham Young to the Donner Party. The mythic “Animal People” gobble peyote, while boom-town San Francisco rollicks with the unhinged entrepreneurs selling fairy tale schemes to buckskin drifters and New York publishing scions. Even the legendary swordsman Zoro is here and at large, robbing stagecoaches in the idyllic grasslands that will all too soon become Silicon Valley. Read it and weep—with laughter as the so-called Golden State invents its future.

New Zealand Income Tax Act 2007 (2013 edition)

New Zealand Income Tax Act 2007 (2013 edition)
Author: CCH New Zealand Ltd
Publisher: CCH New Zealand Limited
Total Pages: 3149
Release: 2013-07-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1775470059

The Income Tax Act 2007 is consolidated to 1 January 2013 and includes a comprehensive summary of amendments, detailed history notes and indexes.

The Handbook of Personal Wealth Management

The Handbook of Personal Wealth Management
Author: Jonathan Reuvid
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2006
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780749447434

This important guide, now fully updated for a second edition and once again endorsed by the Institute of Directors, has been written for high earners and wealthy individuals who are looking to maximise returns on their capital and protect their accumulated wealth. It offers authoritative and jargon-free advice to how to structure personal and business-related finances, as well as providing an accessible overview of current financial products. It includes details on strategies for sound wealth management, as well as offering a full examination of the available securities and financial products, including alternative investments and self-managed investments. It also reviews the more proactive alternatives of starting a business or becoming a business angel.

Thoroughbred Record

Thoroughbred Record
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 682
Release: 1914
Genre: Horse racing
ISBN:

Includes a statistical issue (title varies slightly) 1947-

No Reserve

No Reserve
Author: Felix Francis
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2023-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1804183237

THE HIGHER THE STAKES, THE DEADLIER THE RISK . . . THE BRAND NEW 2023 THRILLER FROM THE MASTER OF THE RACING THRILLER - NOW AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER IN HARDBACK, EBOOK & AUDIOBOOK. ______________________ Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions: millions of Guineas paid for horses that are as yet unnamed, untested, and have never taken a step on the track. It's the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin. Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life, when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders - can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate, even against the wishes of his boss. But the more he uncovers, the less he can trust the people around him. The higher the stakes, the greater the risk. And in the bloodstock game, the ultimate price can be murder . . . PRAISE FOR FELIX FRANCIS: 'From winning post to top of the bestseller lists' - SUNDAY TIMES 'The Francis flair is clear for all to see' - DAILY MAIL 'The master of suspense and intrigue' - COUNTRY LIFE 'A story of skulduggery, conspiracy and dodgy dealings' - YORKSHIRE TIMES 'Felix Francis' novels gallop along splendidly' - JILLY COOPER 'A gripping tale' - DAILY EXPRESS 'The pages fly by' - HORSE & HOUND

The Sport of Kings

The Sport of Kings
Author: Rebecca Cassidy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2002-08-29
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9780521004879

'Behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on Cassidy's experiences working in Newmarket.

Justify

Justify
Author: Lenny Shulman
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1641252502

With a trademark powerful stride amid a blaze of red and yellow silks, Justify emphatically crossed the finish line at the 2018 Belmont Stakes and became just the 13th winner of horse racing's elusive Triple Crown. One of the most charismatic and talented runners in the history of the sport, Justify was also one of its most unlikely champions; the late-blooming chestnut colt made his competitive debut only 111 days prior to that legendary victory. In Justify: 111 Days to Triple Crown Glory, veteran scribe Lenny Shulman (BloodHorse magazine) provides an insider account of this Thoroughbred's rise to greatness. Through extensive interviews and first-hand accounts, readers will discover the fascinatingly disparate cast of characters who were crucial to Justify's success, including trainer Bob Baffert, whose innate ability to identify equine talent also produced American Pharoah; Mike Smith, the 52-year-old jockey asserting himself in the miraculous third act of his career; and breeders John and Tanya Gunther, who believed in Justify's ability despite the developmental imperfections that drove buyers away. Packed with riveting action, keen insight, and behind-the-scenes perspectives on quieter figures like silent investors, international stakeholders, and unheralded training staff, Justify is an illuminating look at the modern Thoroughbred industry and an essential story for the ages.