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Author | : Lorenzo Carcaterra |
Publisher | : Ballantine Books |
Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 2014-06-24 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0804180776 |
In The Wolf, #1 New York Times bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra introduces readers to Vincent Marelli, his most stunning and captivating hero yet. But, in this eBook original prequel short story, before Marelli becomes the world’s most powerful mob boss, he must prove he has what it takes to lead the pack. Features a preview of Lorenzo Carcaterra’s riveting new novel, The Wolf! My name is Vincent Marelli, and when I was a young man life gave me a choice: play by the rules . . . or play to win. You might say I chose well, because today I am the don of all dons, commanding the biggest, most successful organized crime operation in the world. But all that I have—everything I won—I got by working harder, thinking smarter, and fighting better than the rest. This is the story of how I started. How my uncle gave me a job to do and turned me loose in the big, bad world he’d already conquered. And how I took on the man who tried to take on the wrong people—my people. I won’t say what happened. You can find out for yourself. Let’s just say that killing your enemy is easy, but there are better ways to get revenge. And the best revenge is a gift that keeps on giving. Advance praise for The Wolf “Lorenzo Carcaterra is one of the my favorite writers in the world, and The Wolf is his best book yet. In it you’ll meet the superbly crafted crime boss Vincent Marelli—and then you’ll spend this riveting read trying to decide whether Marelli, like Michael Corleone, is a hero or a villain. Pick up a copy of The Wolf and you won’t put it down until the surprise ending!”—Lisa Scottoline, New York Times bestselling author of Accused “The Wolf crackles with the geopolitical high stakes of Homeland, the intrigue and lore of The Godfather, and the clock-ticking final showdown of 24. No one combines such themes as Renaissance art, global terror, and all things Italian like Lorenzo Carcaterra.”—Andrew Gross, New York Times bestselling author of Everything to Lose Praise for Lorenzo Carcaterra “Terrifying and heartbreaking . . . a brilliant, troubling, important book.”—Jonathan Kellerman, on Sleepers “Crackles with action . . . a riveting and ingenious read that will keep you turning the pages.”—Douglas Preston, on Midnight Angels “A powerful read . . . with plenty of action and dialogue as authentic as the streets of New York.”—St. Petersburg Times, on Paradise City “A brilliant, multilayered novel that breathes and bleeds on every page. This book transcends the genre of crime fiction. It is a full-blooded novel and an epic read.”—Robert Crais, on Gangster
Author | : Michael Hartmann |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 1975 |
Genre | : Fiction in English |
ISBN | : 9780434313723 |
Author | : April Pulley Sayre |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2007-10-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780805075571 |
Introduces young readers to the world of the turkey vulture.
Author | : Roberta Carr |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 2016-08-03 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781533629357 |
Vanessa's Rotten Day is a whimsical tale that is based on a true animal rescue story. One hot August morning, Vanessa, a young turkey vulture, is hunting for food when she sports a half-buried dog in a field. She swoops down and enjoys a savory meal. As she flies home, she begins to feel sick. Before long, she falls from the sky and crashes into a stranger's backyard. She's scared, unable to move, and desperately wants her mother. She trembles with fear as a human shadow closes in on her. What made her sick? Will the human harm her? Will she ever see her family again?
Author | : Larry Coralli |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 461 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780972097208 |
Author | : Jonathan Hanson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2012-09-01 |
Genre | : Desert animals |
ISBN | : 9781886679450 |
Victor is horrified to discover he must eat carrion. He would rather be like the falcons and hawks. After much trial and error, though, he finds being a vulture is perfectly okay. Includes a section on information about vultures, hawks, and other desert animals, as well as a glossary.
Author | : Todd Downing |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2020-03-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1504061578 |
A customs agent must track down a killer on a train barreling across the Texas border into Mexico . . . When a train leaves Laredo en route to Mexico City, the trip turns terrifying as one passenger after another falls victim to murder. Will anyone make it to their destination alive? Fortunately, Hugh Rennert—US Customs agent and amateur detective—is on board, and his investigation will proceed full steam ahead . . . “You won’t go wrong in giving Todd Downing a try.” —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Author | : Greg Palast |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2011-11-14 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1101558628 |
The New York Times bestselling author of Armed Madhouse offers a globetrotting, Sam Spade-style investigation that blows the lid off the oil industry, the banking industry, and the governmental agencies that aren't regulating either. This is the story of the corporate vultures that feed on the weak and ruin our planet in the process-a story that spans the globe and decades. For Vultures' Picnic, investigative journalist Greg Palast has spent his career uncovering the connection between the world of energy (read: oil) and finance. He's built a team that reads like a casting call for a Hollywood thriller-a Swiss multilingual investigator, a punk journalist, and a gonzo cameraman-to reveal how environmental disasters like the Gulf oil spill, the Exxon Valdez, and lesser-known tragedies such as Tatitlek and Torrey Canyon are caused by corporate corruption, failed legislation, and, most interestingly, veiled connections between the billionaires of financial industry and energy titans. Palast shows how the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, World Trade Organization, and Central Banks act as puppets and bandits for Big Oil. With Palast at the center of an investigation that takes us from the Arctic to Africa to the Amazon, Vultures' Picnic shows how the big powers in the money and oil game slip the bonds of regulation over and over again, and simply destroy the rules that they themselves can't write-and take advantage of nations and everyday people in the process.
Author | : Mark Hannon |
Publisher | : Apprentice House |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2020-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781627203128 |
In 1970s rust belt Buffalo, jobs are disappearing, people are leaving--and the football franchise owner demands a new stadium or he'll move the beloved team. Developers make an incredible offer - a new development that will turn the city around, complete with a domed stadium for the team. Politicians flock onto the project, but their support comes with a price. Veteran detective Pat Brogan ("Every Man for Himself") is sent by the District Attorney to investigate, and he and wife Rita have trouble at home--one son in Vietnam and another in college where the anti-war protests are turning violent. In a society and a family that are coming apart, World War II veteran Brogan must handle the changes or lose everything that's precious to him.
Author | : Betsy Byars |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1480402680 |
An entertaining adventure in the Newbery Medal–winning author’s series starring “a lively, likable family” (School Library Journal). Junior Blossom has set out to test his brand-new invention, a coyote trap. How on earth does he end up lost in a cave with Mad Mary, a.k.a. “the Vulture Lady,” while his family attempts to find him in this suspenseful and sidesplitting Blossom Family sequel.