The Taxman Cometh

The Taxman Cometh
Author: John Wayne Falbey
Publisher: The Falbey Group, LLC
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2020-12-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0998611786

A rogue IRS agent leads a raid on the wrong house and destroys Finn O’Casey’s world. A sympathetic neighbor, the leader of organized crime, is not what he seems to be. Both men thought O’Casey was a mild-mannered accountant. They thought wrong. O’Casey, a former member of an elite special operations unit, goes dark and rejoins his former colleagues and promises vengeance for those responsible. The moral: Be careful who you choose as a victim.

Gangland Killings Don't Count

Gangland Killings Don't Count
Author: Giles Ekins
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2024-09-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Captured and imprisoned by the Mannikin Killer, DCI Grace Swan faces death in the fiery blaze that is Tetney Hall as her partner, DS Terry Horton races to the blazing ruin, putting his own life in danger to save her. At the same time a sexual predator stalks the streets of West Garside, putting young girls at risk, whilst a young woman dreads the imminent release from prison of her violent drug dealing ex-husband, knowing that he will try to exact revenge on her. Meanwhile In Spain, Chloe Macbeth, reluctant assassin for a notorious drug dealing gang, fears for her own life as a vengeful killer tracks her down. She no longer knows who she can trust or who might betray her. All the strands of this complex and thrilling novel come together in GANGLAND KILLINGS DON’T COUNT, the fourth novel in the DCI Grace Swan series by Giles Ekins.

Luminescence, Volume 1

Luminescence, Volume 1
Author: C. K. Barrett
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 453
Release: 2017-04-25
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 149829958X

What is found in this series unveils an entirely different side of C. K. Barrett, a side one might never have known about if one had knowledge only of his famous commentaries and monographs. Herein lies a goodly selection of Kingsley's sermons preached largely in small- and medium-sized Methodist churches in the northeast of England, though often elsewhere in England and around the world. Fred Barrett was not the scholar his son was, but on close inspection, one can most definitely see the impact of the father on the son when it came to preaching. It seems right to include as many sermons from both of these men as we can in this series. One thing sorely lacking in much preaching these days is in-depth engagement with both the biblical text and one's tradition and theology. The sermons in these volumes demonstrate what such preaching can look like. This first volume presents 100 sermons on the Gospels and Acts.

DCI Grace Swan Thrillers - Books 1-3

DCI Grace Swan Thrillers - Books 1-3
Author: Giles Ekins
Publisher: Next Chapter
Total Pages: 1332
Release: 2023-06-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The first three books in Giles Ekins's 'DCI Grace Swan Thrillers', now available in one volume! Dead Girl Found: When 19-year-old Julia Jarrett accuses her father Donald of abuse, their relatives are outraged. The problem is, Julia died months ago from a heroin overdose. Her mother Janet is convinced that the accusing voice, heard during a spiritualist meeting, is her daughter's. When Donald and Janet are both found dead, DCI Grace Swan is called in to investigate. I Know It Was You: When Chloe Macbeth begins to receive threatening letters, she has no doubt who is behind them: David Jarrett, who's in jail for the murder of his adoptive parents. Jarrett is convinced that Chloe - out on parole following a conviction for GBH - is the real killer. When a local businessman is stabbed to death, DCI Grace Swan and DS Terry Horton find themselves pitted against the most dangerous criminal they have ever encountered: the Mannikin Killer. Killing The Taxman: Grace faces a new threat: a ruthless serial killer who has her in his sights. Meanwhile, Chloe finds herself enmeshed in the clutches of a vicious drug dealing gang in Spain, unable to find an escape before she is dragged further into their murderous schemes. With the body count rising, Grace and Chloe both find themselves in situations of increasing menace and danger, requiring all their mental and physical resources if they are to survive. This series contains adult content and is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

To Make a Killing

To Make a Killing
Author: Robert Stephens
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0228023491

One of the wildest, most spectacular decades in American history, the 1920s were a period of unprecedented growth and mass consumerism. In the New Era, people drank in speakeasies, danced to jazz, idolized gangsters, and bet their life savings on stocks. Born and raised in a small Canadian town, Arthur Cutten went to Chicago in 1890 with ninety dollars to his name. Through utter ruthlessness, he amassed a fortune trading in grain futures and stocks. Cutten was heralded as the modern Midas, and his every move was followed by the masses, who believed they could get rich quick. But everything changed after the crash of 1929. The heroes of prosperity became the villains of the Great Depression. Determined to crack down on the “banksters,” the Roosevelt administration launched an all-out attack on those it blamed for the collapse – and Cutten was at the top of the list. A US Senate committee probed how he manipulated stock prices. The Grain Futures Administration moved to bar him from trading. And the Bureau of Internal Revenue indicted him for income tax evasion. But the wily operator won on every count: he emerged from the Senate investigation unscathed, maintained his grain trading privileges after a victory in the Supreme Court, and left almost nothing for the tax collectors upon his death. To Make a Killing tells the tale of Cutten’s journey to fabulous wealth, the forces that propelled him, and the fascinating characters in his life.

5 People Who Died During Sex

5 People Who Died During Sex
Author: Karl Shaw
Publisher: Crown
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2007-02-13
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0767920597

All in perfectly bad taste Prepare to be amazed, appalled, disgusted, and hugely entertained by this compendium of indelicate oddities. Nothing is too inane, too insane, too bizarre, or too distasteful for this incredible, seemingly impossible, but absolutely true collection of facts from across the ages and around the world. Did you know… …that Pope Benedict XII was such a hardened boozer that he inspired the expression “drunk as a pope”? (From “10 Historic Drunks”) …that as a special honeymoon treat, Prince Charles read Princess Diana passages from the works of Carl Jung and Laurens van der Post? (From “History’s 10 Least Romantic Honeymoons”) …that the best-dressed gentlemen in medieval England exposed their genitals below a short-fitting tunic? (From “History’s 10 Greatest Fashion Mistakes”) …that Alfred Hitchcock suffered from ovophobia—fear of eggs? (From “10 Phobias of the Famous”) …that King Louis XIV only took three baths in his lifetime, each of them under protest? (From “10 Great Unwashed”) …that in 1930, Sears customers became enraged when the catalog was first printed on glossy, non-absorbent paper? (From “12 Magical Moments in Toilet Paper History”)

Words That Work

Words That Work
Author: Dr. Frank Luntz
Publisher: Hachette Books
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2007-01-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1401385745

The nation's premier communications expert shares his wisdom on how the words we choose can change the course of business, of politics, and of life in this country In Words That Work, Luntz offers a behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases affects what we buy, who we vote for, and even what we believe in. With chapters like "The Ten Rules of Successful Communication" and "The 21 Words and Phrases for the 21st Century," he examines how choosing the right words is essential. Nobody is in a better position to explain than Frank Luntz: He has used his knowledge of words to help more than two dozen Fortune 500 companies grow. Hell tell us why Rupert Murdoch's six-billion-dollar decision to buy DirectTV was smart because satellite was more cutting edge than "digital cable," and why pharmaceutical companies transitioned their message from "treatment" to "prevention" and "wellness." If you ever wanted to learn how to talk your way out of a traffic ticket or talk your way into a raise, this book's for you.

Killing Goldfinger

Killing Goldfinger
Author: Wensley Clarkson
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 339
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1786484870

KILLING GOLDFINGER charts the extraordinary rise and spectacular bullet-riddled fall of John Palmer, the richest, most powerful criminal ever to have emerged from the modern British underworld. During the late 1990s, Palmer was rated as rich as The Queen by the Sunday Times Rich List. Palmer earned his nickname Goldfinger after smelting (in his back garden) tens of millions of pounds worth of stolen gold bullion from the 20th century's most lucrative heist; the Brink's-Mat robbery. Palmer then used his share of the millions to become the vicious overlord of a vast illegal timeshare property empire in Tenerife. At the same time, Goldfinger financed huge international drugs shipments as well as some of the most notorious UK robberies of the past 30 years, including the £50m Securitas heist in Kent in 2006 and, many believe, the Hatton Garden heist in 2015. Palmer vowed to hunt down all his underworld enemies. But in the end it was those same criminals who decided to bring his life to an end. Murdered in June 2015, with charges of fraud, money laundering and worse pending, this book tells his murky story for the first time. As outrageous and bullet-riddled as the hit Netflix series Narcos, Killing Goldfinger tells the true story of Britain's underworld kingpin, who turned the sunshine holiday island of Tenerife into his very own Crime Incorporated and then paid the ultimate price.

The Life & Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler

The Life & Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler
Author: Stephen Basdeo
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2018-02-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526709813

In 1381, England was on the brink - the poor suffered the effects of war, the Black Death, and Poll Tax. At this time the brave Wat Tyler arose to lead the commoners, forming an army who set off to London to meet with King Richard II and present him with a list of grievances and demands for redress. Tyler was treacherously struck down by the Lord Mayor. His head hacked from his shoulders, pierced on a spike, and made a spectacle on London Bridge. Yet he lived on through the succeeding centuries as a radical figure, the hero of English Reformers, Revolutionaries, and Chartists.The Life and Legend of a Rebel Leader: Wat Tyler examines the eponymous hero's literary afterlives. Unlike other medieval heroes such as King Arthur or King Alfred, whose post medieval manifestations were supposed to inspire pride in the English past, if Wat Tyler's name was invoked by the people, the authorities had something to fear.

Please Don't Kill Yourself

Please Don't Kill Yourself
Author: Sandra de Sarigny
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2017-01-30
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1635253268

Please Don't Kill Yourself is about the indescribable pain that is experienced when first hearing about your beloved's suicide. A knifelike pain enters the heart and seems to turn with every unfolding of the circumstances that led to this untimely death. You know that life will never be the same yet you're compelled to know why? In this devastated state, no stone is left unturned to expose the causes until a picture emerges that implicates many circumstances. These include hijacking at knife and gunpoint, charges of embezzlement, adultery, social ineptitude, and sheer tragedy, hopefully interspersed with a dash of humor. A new entity of light replaces the darkness in the heart and truth gives way to hope until the survivor of suicide is able to "hug" the sorrow to themselves while cherishing their beloved's memory and their renewed life. While writing, the author observed families who can't understand why their child killed themselves. Veterans are killing themselves, as are drug addicts and many who can't cope with living. With the best will in the world, no human intervention can change those thoughts and minds. It is only with the "all-comprehensive gift" of God that there is hope for the future.