Racketeer for Life

Racketeer for Life
Author: Joseph M. Scheidler
Publisher: Tan Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781618908506

Racketeer for Life explains how a former Benedictine monk and journalism professor was drawn into pro-life activism and describes his part in the history of the pro-life movement in the United States. Conversations, protests, and battles with clinic directors, doctors, politicians, judges, media personalities, and even other pro-lifers are woven together in this engaging account of the efforts of Scheidler and other activists to publicize the horrors of abortion, influence legislation, and, ultimately, to save lives.

War Is a Racket

War Is a Racket
Author: Smedley D. Butler
Publisher: Wyatt North Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2018-02-18
Genre: History
ISBN:

War Is a Racket is a famous anti-war book written by retired Major General Smedley Buter. In the book, Butler discusses how businesses profit from conflict.

The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter

The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter
Author: Paul R. Kavieff
Publisher: Barricade Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781569805176

The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter is the first biography of the only organized crime boss to be executed in the United States. At the height of his power, Louis"Lepke" Buchalter had a stronghold on the garment, banking and flour tracking industries. As the overseer of the killing-on-assignment machine known as "Murder Inc.," his penchant for murder was notorious. This impeccably researched book traces his story from childhood, through his incredibly sophisticated rackets, to his ultimate conviction and execution."

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Author: Joseph M. Scheidler
Publisher: Tan Books & Pub
Total Pages: 377
Release: 1993
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780895554932

Shadow of the Racketeer

Shadow of the Racketeer
Author: David Scott Witwer
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2009
Genre: Journalists
ISBN: 0252076664

A detailed account of labor corruption in the 1930s and the zealous journalist who railed against it

The Racketeer

The Racketeer
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2012-10-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0385536887

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Racketeer is guilty of only one thing: keeping us engaged until the very last page.”—USA Today • In the history of the United States, only four active federal judges have been murdered. Judge Raymond Fawcett has just become number five. His body is found in his remote lakeside cabin. There is no sign of forced entry or struggle. Just two dead bodies: Judge Fawcett and his young secretary. And one large, state-of-the-art, extremely secure safe, opened and emptied. One man, a former attorney, knows who killed Judge Fawcett, and why. But that man, Malcolm Bannister, is currently residing in the Federal Prison Camp near Frostburg, Maryland. Though serving time, Malcolm has an ace up his sleeve. He has information the FBI would love to know. Malcolm would love to tell them. But everything has a price—and the man known as the Racketeer wasn’t born yesterday. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

True Blue

True Blue
Author: David Baldacci
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2009-10-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 044655832X

As former D.C cop Mace Perry investigates a mysterious high-profile homicide in a last-ditch attempt to get her badge back, she finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of national security in this New York Times bestseller. Mason "Mace" Perry was a firebrand cop on the D.C. police force until she was kidnapped and framed for a crime -- and then spent two years in prison. Now she's back on the outside and focused on one mission: to be a cop once more. Her only shot to be a true blue again is to solve a major case on her own. But even with her police chief sister on her side, she'll have to work in the shadows: A vindictive U.S. attorney will stop at nothing to send Mace back to jail. Enter Roy Kingman . . . A young D.C. lawyer, Roy meets Mace after the murder of one of the firm's female partners. Soon Roy and Mace are investigating together -- and uncovering surprising secrets from both the private and public sectors of the nation's capital.

Superthief

Superthief
Author: Rick Porrello
Publisher: Next Hat Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0966250850

Superthief is a captivating first-hand look at the life of Phil Christopher, a career criminal, Mafia associate, and one of the most successful bank burglars in the United States. In a raw and candid accounting, Rick Porrello takes his readers inside Phil's brutal street world and prison life and exposes the details behind the planning and execution of the daring and record-setting 1972 United California Bank burglary in Orange County, California.

Bleachers

Bleachers
Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2011-12-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345532031

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • High school all-American Neely Crenshaw was probably the best quarterback ever to play for the legendary Messina Spartans. Fifteen years have gone by since those glory days, and Neely has come home to Messina to bury Coach Eddie Rake, the man who molded the Spartans into an unbeatable football dynasty. Now, as Coach Rake’s “boys” sit in the bleachers waiting for the dimming field lights to signal his passing, they replay the old games, relive the old glories, and try to decide once and for all whether they love Eddie Rake – or hate him. For Neely Crenshaw, a man who must finally forgive his coach – and himself – before he can get on with his life, the stakes are especially high. Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!