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1. The grifters
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English
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1 stars
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Three con artists walk on the razor's edge of life. Lilly has decided it's time to get out, and wants her son out, too. But Roy has fallen for sleek Myra, who wants him for her partner.
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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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Publisher:
Shaye Areheart Books
Pub. Date:
2008
Language:
English
Average Rating:
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.
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Publisher:
Ally Carter
Pub. Date:
2018
Language:
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...
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Public Affairs, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
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...
9. The Grifters
Publisher:
Miramax
Pub. Date:
1991
Language:
English
Description:
The Grifters are hard-playing, high-rolling con-artists out to make a fast buck the best way they know how - playing a taut game where winner takes all, and everybody has something to lose...including their lives.
10. The Grifters
Publisher:
Miramax Films, Under Exclusive License to Varese Sarabande Records
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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Publisher:
Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
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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Publisher:
Solution Tree Press
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
Description:
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...
13. The Dynamiter
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Publisher:
Otbebookpublishing
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
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...
14. Escape From Java
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Publisher:
Barajima Books
Pub. Date:
2020
Language:
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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Publisher:
Wonderland Press
Pub. Date:
2017
Language:
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...
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Publisher:
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date:
2011
Language:
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...