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  The Last Jewish Gangster: The...

  David Larson

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  The second installment of this saga of gangland lore follows gregarious gangster, Michael Hardy, further down his twisted criminal path. The Last Jewish Gangster, The Middle Years, starts in 1968 with Hardy sentenced to twelve years in the world’s most dangerous prison in Mexico after taking the rap for his mother’s counterfeiting scheme, hoping to have finally earned her love and respect. Once he’s released from prison, Hardy returns to Brooklyn and tries to go straight, but drifts back into a world of crime. He gets Sammy “the Bull” Gravano to join his crew to pull major heists like kidnapping drug lords for million-dollar ransoms, and robbing cop bag men. To evade the law, he goes to Europe and ends up in Israel where he works on a Kibbutz, touching the hem of his Jewish heritage. Hardy devolves further into a gangster’s life when he returns to Brooklyn, running a finger of the Mob’s Five-Fingers International Car Theft Ring, participating in a stolen airline ticket scam, and doing fourteen hits for the Mob, still hoping his mother will take notice. When she gets busted for the car theft ring, she turns him in to reduce her time. Crushed by his mother’s callous self-interest, Hardy ends up cutting a deal with Rudy Giuliani to nab a dirty cop to reduce his time and negotiate his place in the witness protection program. Relocating to LA under an alias, it doesn’t take long for Hardy to land a gig as muscle for a Hollywood studio and meet his future wife, a sex worker who stole from his mother. The lines between love and revenge begin to blur.

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  The Happy Writer - Get More...

  Marissa Meyer

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  This program is read by the author.From #1 New York Times bestselling author and the creator and host of the popular podcast, The Happy Writer, comes the ultimate guide to writing with less stress and more JOY.If you aren’t suffering, you aren’t creating. Right? Wrong! Writing can and should be joyful, fulfilling… even fun! Applicable to writers in all genres and disciplines—from screenwriters to novelists, journalists to picture book authors, aspiring to many-times published—The Happy Writer is a heartfelt and optimistic guide that will show you the way to a happier writing journey.Part craft guide, part writing coach, and part cheerleader, this book offers useful advice on a slew of common writing and publishing ailments, such as how to end procrastination, how to build a social media platform that reflects your personality, how to get your imagination to overflow with new ideas, how to listen to your intuition when receiving a critique on your work, how to overcome impostor syndrome, what to do when you’re stuck in the query trenches, and so much more.No matter where a writer might be on their creative journey, Meyer encourages them to tap into their own personal sources of joy and to celebrate every milestone, all while confronting challenges (writer’s block! rejection! burnout!) with a reservoir of resources for every temperament, budget, and career.Known in writers’ circles as a generous mentor, Meyer shares stories from her own writing path to help every writer discover the ultimate joys of living their best writing life.A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends.

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  ACT Secrets: Elevate Scores with...

  Cyrus Wrenfield

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  ACT Secrets: Unlock Your Potential, Boost Your Confidence, Conquer the ACT Effectively 
  Are you ready to advance your academic journey and solidify your skills by triumphing on the ACT? 
  Searching for an all-encompassing guide that covers everything you need to succeed on the ACT? 
  Your quest ends here! 
  This guide is your ultimate resource for enhancing your knowledge, applying your skills, and engaging in hands-on practice. With this preparation, you're set for success. 
  Updated for the 2024-2025 ACT Exam. 
  Key features of this expanded guide: 
  - In-depth insights into the ACT Certification process. 
  - Comprehensive explanations of test components and strategies. 
  - Effective techniques for exam preparation and problem-solving. 
  Our guide stands out with its thorough content, which is vital for your exam success. We delve deep into the concepts, ensuring you truly understand the material. 
  Please note that this guide is an independent resource and is not affiliated with any official ACT organization. 
  Crafted with a straightforward structure and accessible language, our ACT Exam Guide ensures seamless navigation through topics. Say goodbye to confusing jargon and embrace clear, accurate, and engaging content. 
  So, why hesitate? Click the BUY NOW button, secure your guide, and embark on your journey to success on the ACT! 
  Transform your approach to the ACT and achieve your academic goals today!

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  The Opium Queen

  Gabrielle Paluch

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  Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous that novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive’s real life and identity remained a mystery to many. Opium Queen is a journey to uncover the true story behind the propaganda and legends. Declassified intelligence documents portray Olive as a critical operator in one of the most important fronts of the clandestine Cold War against China. Through extensive interviews with the Yang family, Olive emerges as a complex anti-hero, searching for a way to live as an open homosexual in an era when such a lifestyle was considered deeply shameful in Burma. The great military alliances that facilitate narcotics traffic in Myanmar today are Olive’s lasting legacy in the Golden Triangle, as is the disenfranchisement of the people of Kokang. Through the story of Olive’s formidable life, Opium Queen examines historic events that underpinned critical diplomatic relationships between the U.S., Myanmar, and China and were at the root of Myanmar’s current political crisis.

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  Narcissism - The Complete Guide...

  Isabella Males

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  Do you need to know how to disarm that narcissist in your life? 
  This audiobook is an expertly informed guide to help you understand, handle and heal from dealing with narcissistic people in your life 
  Falling victim to narcissistic abuse can leave you feeling confused, isolated, and in need of help finding a way forward. 
  You'll learn to identify and dissect all kinds of narcissistic reactions, coping mechanisms and narcissistic supply- both healthy and extreme- so that you can determine exactly what kind of narcissistic traits you're dealing with. and create a simple plan of action for moving forward into the future, for the betterment of yourself and those around you. 
  Through helping you grow the inherent forces of the Self, this Audiobook opens you to an unimaginable state of power. This profound shift transforms the narcissist’s influence from a deadly storm into a harmless breeze, allowing you to finally come home and become who you were born to be.There are ways to make it work with a narcissist, and if you’ve got one in your life, start listening this audiobook today to figure out how best to handle your relationship!!Get your copy today!

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  Dragonslayers - Six Presidents...

  Larry Schweikart

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  The Swamp has been around for over 150 years, and six major presidents have tried to drain it with varying degrees of success. 
   
  Donald Trump promised to “Drain the Swamp,” by which he originally meant lobbyists. When he got in, he found an entirely different Swamp—a Deep State that had grown, layer upon layer, within the government. But he wasn’t the first to encounter entrenched Swamp opposition. Abraham Lincoln had to battle the  
  “Slave Power Conspiracy”; Grover Cleveland was the most successful of three presidents to fight the spoils Swamp. Theodore Roosevelt found a new iteration of the Swamp awaiting him: Trusts. After World War II, John F. Kennedy discovered that he had little control over the Central Intelligence Agency, and even found he  
  needed the CIA for his own purposes. Despite promising to shrink the bureaucracy Swamp, Ronald Reagan found himself helpless to even make a dent in it. And Trump soon learned that the Deep State could ensure no one ever brought any of its own to justice. Dragonslayers explains why these Swamps exist, and why they were—and remain—so hard to defeat.

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