American Mafia (Reppetto Thomas)(Paperback)

American Mafia (Reppetto Thomas)(Paperback)

Reppetto's book earns its place among the best . . . he brings fresh context to a familiar story worth retelling. --The New York Times Book Review Organized crime--the Italian American kind--has long been a source of popular entertainment and legend. Now Thomas Reppetto provides a balanced

Kiss Terror Goodbye (Twine Martha)(Paperback)

Martha, a British pensioner, is targeted by the North American Mafia, who have teamed up with Al-Qaide to plan a covert war on Western countries, using secret electromagnetic technologies. Martha learns how to turn the tables on the perpetrators, and later discovers how the secret technologies can

Paine: Political Writings (Paine Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Paine was arguably the single most influential political writer during the American and French Revolutions. For this revised and updated edition the distinguished intellectual historian Bruce Kuklick brings together an expanded collection of the classic Paine texts--Common Sense, Rights of

Inside American Education (Sowell Thomas)(Paperback)

An indictment of the American educational system criticizes the fact that the system has discarded the traditional goals of transmitting knowledge and fostering cognitive skills in favor of building self-esteem and promoting social

Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (Gordon-Reed Annette)(Paperback)

When Annette Gordon-Reed's groundbreaking study was first published, rumors of Thomas Jefferson's sexual involvement with his slave Sally Hemings had circulated for two centuries. Among all aspects of Jefferson's renowned life, it was perhaps the most hotly contested topic. The publication of

33 Poems (Lax Robert)(Paperback)

The American poet Robert Lax belongs to the generation of Thomas Merton, Beat poetry, Abstract Expressionism, and the compositions of John Cage. Yet he stands out as this era's most intriguing minimalist poet, gaining this reputation through a constant questioning of the universe and our idea about

Gun Seller (Laurie Hugh)(Paperback / softback)

When Thomas Lang, a hired gunman with a soft heart, is contracted to assassinate an American industrialist, he opts instead to warn the intended victim - a good deed that doesn't go unpunished. Within hours Lang is butting heads with a Buddha statue, matching wits with evil billionaires, and

The Mafia Manager: A Guide to the Corporate Machiavelli (V.)(Paperback)

Expanded from Playboy magazine's 'Axioms of the Mafia Manager' The world's oldest and best-organized conglomerate now reveals management techniques everyone can use. Unlike other guides to business, The Mafia Manager shuns theoretical verbiage to present the philosophy of leadership that founded

Think Tanks in America (Medvetz Thomas)(Paperback)

Over the past half-century, think tanks have become fixtures of American politics, supplying advice to presidents and policy makers, expert testimony on Capitol Hill, and convenient facts and figures to journalists and media specialists. But what are think tanks? Who funds them? What kind of

Comics as Culture (Inge M. Thomas)(Paperback)

Comics and cartoons are ingrained in American life.One critic has called comic books 'crude, unimaginative, banal, vulgar, ultimately corrupting.' They have been regarded with considerable suspicion by parents, educators, psychiatrists, and moral reformers. They have been investigated by

The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia (Galeotti Mark)(Paperback)

The notorious Russian mafia, the Vory, sprung from the gulags early in the twentieth century. Based on two decades of on-the-ground research, this first English-language study details their journey to power, from their early days through Stalinism and the Soviet experiment to their adaptation to

Mafia Murders - 100 Kills that Changed the Mob (Frasca M. A.)(Paperback / softback)

Mafia - The Inside Story of Organised Crime (Carpozi Jr. George)(Paperback / softback)

The Art of Mafia Trilogy CZ

Nádherná obrazová kniha The Art of Mafia Trilogy | | První díl série Mafia z roku 2002 patří v České republice mezi nesmrtelné videoherní legendy. Jedná se o jeden z prvních velkých titulů, který dobyl i zahraniční trhy a zasadil SR do videoherní mapy světa. Spolu s dvojicí

V tieni mafie 2 - Jozef Karika - audiokniha

Audiokniha: Chápadlá slovenskej mafie siahajú do najvyššej politiky! Šokujúci príbeh V tieni mafie pokračuje! Čas dravcov odkrýva ďalšie šokujúce skutočnosti o praktikách mafie, politickej korupcii, rozkrádaní eurofondov, o biznise s prostitúciou, ale aj o vzťahoch vplyvných

Ruská mafie - Jaroslav Kmenta

První ze série publicistických knih o vývoji mafie v Česku. Knihy v této sérii budou opatřeny podtitulem Polosvět. Mapují vznik a vývoj organizovaného zločinu na území Československa a České republiky po roce 1989. Celý projekt, který autor chystá už několik let, bude mít

Thomas Pynchon: Demon in the Text (Rolls Albert)(Paperback)

This is a significant new and accessible work on the leading modern American novelist whose works - notably Gravity's Rainbow, which won the 1974 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction - remain mysterious to many, just as his life remains

The Odd-Job Man (Thomas Neil)(Paperback)

In 1989, deep in the South American jungles of Suriname, a former commando and Falklands War veteran discharged from the SAS found himself with a group of contract soldiers training a rebel army against a violent dictator regime.Things were not so clear cut in this war-torn country and as cracks

Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power (Mails Thomas)(Paperback)

Fools Crow: Wisdom and Power is a classic in Native American literature. It is fully illustrated with drawings by Thomas E Mails and photographs of Frank Fools Crow. Fools Crow, the great Sioux spiritual leader believed Wakan-Tanka gave humans minds and natural powers that they should learn to use

History of the Mafia (Lupo Salvatore)(Paperback)

When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones--iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset

Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss (Carlo Philip)(Paperback)

The boss of New York's infamous Lucchese crime family, Anthony 'Gaspipe' Casso's life in the Mafia was preordained from birth. His rare talent for 'earning'--concocting ingenious schemes to hijack trucks, rob banks, and bring vast quantities of drugs into New York--fueled his unstoppable rise up

The Mafia Cookbook: Revised and Expanded (Iannuzzi Joseph)(Paperback)

In The Mafia Cookbook, Joe Dogs took the quintessential Mob formula -- murder, betrayal, food -- and turned it into a bestseller, not surprisingly, since Joe Dogs's mixture of authentic Italian recipes and colorful Mafia anecdotes is as much fun

A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories (Collier-Thomas Bettye)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century through the Depression era. Back in print for the first time in over a decade, this landmark collection features writings from well-known writers and activists such as

Světská mafie - Jaroslav Kmenta

Kniha Světská mafie, která nás zavede do mrazivých devadesátek, je sedmnáctou knihou novináře a spisovatele Jaroslava Kmenty. Autor mapuje vývoj organizovaného zločinu v Česku od devadesátých let. Zatímco v předcházející publikaci Ruská mafie to bylo o organizovaném zločinu,