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"Once upon a time, Black Republicans were revolutionaries. Today, many see them as traitors, selling their souls for power. In 2021, Black conservatives are the greatest grift. Journalist and radio host Clay Cane examines how the Republican party evolved into a safe space for racists and how Black Republicans attempt to gain power by aligning themselves with white supremacy. Black Republicans consistently make viral news, whether it's Senator Tim...
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Shaye Areheart Books
Pub. Date:
2008
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English
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4 stars
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Using her talents as a fake psychic to gain the trust of her wealthy clients, Marina Marks suddenly discovers that she has gained the ability to truly see into the future, but after predicting the murder of her lover, she becomes the prime suspect in thecrime.
4. The grifters
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Jim Thompson's classic The Grifters is one of the best novels ever written about the art of the con, an ingeniously crafted story of deception and betrayal that was the basis for the critically acclaimed film by Stephen Frears and Martin Scorcese. To his friends, to his coworkers, and even to his mistress Moira, Roy Dillon is an honest hardworking salesman. He lives in a cheap hotel just within his pay bracket. He goes to work every day. He has...
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Globe Pequot
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2019
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English
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For over 20 years, Geoffrey Douglas has written feature-length pieces for Yankee magazine that chronicle extraordinary stories that have taken place in New England. Some have been about public events, widely reported--a Maine town turning against itself under the weight of an influx of Somalis, a fatal fire in Worcester MA, a Vermont reporter's defense of marriage equality. Others, have been more private, the stories of men and women surviving, facing...
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Ally Carter
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2018
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English
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Katarina Bishop is a thief. To many it wouldn't matter that she now uses her considerable skills to resteal valuable works of art and return them to their rightful homes. She's still a thief.So that's why Kat's surprised when an Interpol agent comes to her one snowy evening, asking for her help.The Magi Miracle Network was set to auction off a very rare, very valuable Fabergé egg two days before Christmas, but the egg has been stolen and now the...
8. The Grifter
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Knotted Road Press
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2024
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English
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Harper Morita wants to play in the big leagues. To be invited to the biggest, richest cons against the wealthiest marks. She has the brains and the smile for it. Best of all? The girl has luck. Time and again, she falls into the crap, and somehow it never sticks. Come enjoy three Harper grifts. Three elegant cons. Watch them go wrong, because they always do at some point. The key is getting away. And hauling off a suitcase full of money when you run....
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Public Affairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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"Donald Trump's opulent Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago has thrummed with scandal since the earliest days of his presidency. Long known for its famous and wealthy clientele, the resort's guest list soon started filling with political operatives and power-seekers. Meanwhile, as Trump re-branded Mar-a-Lago "the Winter White House" and began spending weekends there, state business spilled out into full view of the club's members, and vast sums of taxpayer...
11. The Grifters
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Miramax Films, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
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2014
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English
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Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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Evolve as a school leader and agent of change with the guidance of Five Ways of Being. In this must-read guide, the authors challenge and reinvent the mindset of leadership. Each chapter outlines one of five ways of being--from forming trusting relationships to being purposeful in thought and action--that will empower you to genuinely lead learning for school staff, colleagues, and students. Use this resource to become a leader who is excited to see...
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Solution Tree Press
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2021
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English
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Every school strives to better itself so that it can better its students. In Transformative Collaboration, the authors dive deep into one of the strongest strategies for school improvement, the PLC process. You will explore five collaboration-based commitments, from gaining clarity to building trust, that will ultimately help you build and sustain a PLC that provides the best possible avenues of learning to students. Use this resource to provide students...
14. The Dynamiter
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Otbebookpublishing
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2023
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English
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Excerpt: "Gentlemen,-In the volume now in your hands, the authors have touched upon that ugly devil of crime, with which it is your glory to have contended. It were a waste of ink to do so in a serious spirit. Let us dedicate our horror to acts of a more mingled strain, where crime preserves some features of nobility, and where reason and humanity can still relish the temptation. Horror, in this case, is due to Mr. Parnell: he sits before posterity...
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Wonderland Press
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2017
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English
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Secrets: Everybody's got one or two... Even before the stock market crash of 1929, Eliza lives in a world of secrets as a legal secretary to a wizened old lawyer in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. If she admits that she's practically engaged to be married, she'll lose her job. Then one day she notices that Foshay Tower's shadow has turned into impenetrable ink. She's pulled off the street by a grafter, who claims that the tower is cursed and that...
16. Escape From Java
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Barajima Books
Pub. Date:
2020
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English
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Escape from Java, first published in 1943, recounts the Japanese invasion and occupation of Java (a Dutch colony at the time and now part of Indonesia) during World War Two. The authors describe their experiences under Japanese rule, then decide to escape the island in a small fishing boat. They take to the sea and travel across west across the vast Indian Ocean until they eventually reach a British outpost on the island of Rodrigues in the Indian...
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Barnes & Noble
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2011
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English
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With "The Dynamiter," a series of linked stories written in collaboration with his wife, Fanny Vandergrift, Stevenson returns to the character of Prince Florizel, first introduced in New Arabian Nights. Florizel (now going by the name Theophilus Godall) and his associates are led on a wild adventure in search of the evil terrorist Zero and his henchmen-including the exotic dynamiter Clara Luxmore. In "The Story of a Lie," a young man lies to his beloved...