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America’s first great organized-crime lord was a lady—a nice Jewish mother named Mrs. Mandelbaum. “A tour de force . . . With a pickpocket’s finesse, Margalit Fox lures us into the criminal underworld of Gilded Age New York.”—Liza Mundy, author of The Sisterhood A PARADE BEST BOOK OF...

Professors Cook and Herzman provide you with an illuminating introduction to one of the greatest works ever written. One of the most profound and satisfying of all poems, The Divine Comedy (or Commedia) of Dante Alighieri is a book for life. In a brilliantly constructed narrative of his imaginary guided pilgrimage through the three realms of the Christian afterlife, Dante accomplished a literary task of astonishing complexity. In these twenty-four lectures, as you follow Dante on his journey, you'll learn how medieval literature offers insights into fundamental questions.

The Mandelbaum Gate divides the conflict-torn realm of Jerusalem, separating Israel from Jordan. Barbara Vaughn, a stubborn young English woman and half-Jewish Catholic convert, insists upon crossing the divide in order to rendezvous with her fiancé, in spite of the very real danger. Her quest sets off a series of bizarre situations and adventures, set against the backdrop of the Eichmann trial of 1961.

Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.

Well, the movie has finally debuted to very mixed reviews. You might like it, you might hate it, but either way, if you want to learn how to think like the JB we all knew and loved, you are going to want to invest in this ebook. If you really want to learn how to think like James Bond, how you can absorb his wisdom, you have to hit the books. Actually, you don't, because I did it for you in this e-book. For ten years, I was a regular contributor to one of the world's best known James Bond lifestyle sites, and I am one of the few writers on Bond subjects, that actually played the ...

In The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy, Michael Mandelbaum offers a new framework for understanding the evolution of the foreign policy of the United States. He divides that evolution into four distinct periods, with each defined by the consistent increase in American power relative to other countries. His history of the four periods features engaging accounts of the major events and important personalities in the foreign policy of each era.

With Professor Esolen you will enter the terrible gates of Hell and progress level by infernal level to its diabolical depths. Professor Esolen places a special emphasis on the drama of the poem, leading you through each canto in succession. Professor Esolen will more than satisfy your curiosity about Hell and the fate of the damned. He will reveal in all its starkness the horror of sin and awaken in your heart a longing for divine love.

Definitive tips that can mean saving thousands of dollars in legal fees when you are involved in a divorce action. How to negotiate your retainer agreement, where to look for billing errors and bill padding in your statements, how to reduce attorney financial review time, how to reduce billable phone or email time with your attorney, and much more. From a New York attorney now with 37 years experience in matrimonial law. The tiny price you pay for this e-book can save you many thousands of dollars in your divorce action, so if you are even contemplating divorce or separation, get it.

Homer's masterpiece tells the story of Odysseus, the ideal Greek hero, as he travels home to Ithaca after the Trojan War, a journey of 10 years and countless thrilling adventures. Rich in Greek folklore and myth, featuring gods and goddesses, monsters and sorceresses, The Odyssey has enchanted listeners around the world for thousands of years.

A quick and easily understood guide to removing the garbage from the flowers of your life. Getting rid of unprofitable customers, toxic relationships, streamlining your education, and your waistline all at the same time by the same principles. Less really is more! Read and heed the advice in this e-book and watch the beneficial changes in your life. Many times, the difference between failure and success lies in knowing what not to do. Learn that and earn more, live better and be free of that which wastes time and effort. The Minus Touch is one thing you should add to your life.

In Mission Failure, Michael Mandelbaum, one of America's leading foreign policy thinkers, provides an original, provocative, and definitive account of the ambitious but deeply flawed post-Cold War efforts to promote American values and American institutions throughout the world.

Explains the law and strategies in dealing with debt collectors and reveals what the credit card companies don't want you to know about debt settlement. Written by a lawyer with 32 years experience.

Wherever two or three are gathered, there's a negotiation going on. SURVIVAL NEGOTIATION tells you how it's done, how to prepare, offering specific strategies and tactics which can get you to "YES." If you want to improve your life, you have to improve your negotiating skills. This e-book can help you do that. Written by a New York attorney with over 40 years experience negotiating everything from a plea bargain to a prenuptial agreement.

In the first third of the nineteenth century, in Scotland, Ireland and England, those in the medical profession in need of "subjects" for anatomical study and demonstration were forced to turn to the resurrectionists, or"sack 'em up" men. Bodies were stolen for profit, and sometimes bodies were "manufactured" by the sack 'em up men to sell. What better way to celebrate this bizarre history than in the form of limericks? Darken the room, light the candles and read these rhymes aloud to those you love.

Miranda Rites and Esprit De Corpse are combined in this Horror Bundle. Miranda Rites deals with a true crime story of an exorcism gone bad. Esprit De Corpse is a collection of horror stories. If purchased individually, it would cost $2.98, but you can have both in this bundle for only $1.99

Every day we read about drone killings in Somalia. This e-book, although a work of fiction is reality based, and reveals the inner workings of the world of terrorists and those who pursue them unto death. The dirt is on the hands of both sides. NOW... Once again, the Neo-Nazi industrialist Von Zauber is playing one country against the other for profit, this time in the blood stained desert sands of Somalia. It's not only the terrorists and the American drones doing the killing, this web of deceit is home to a multitude of spiders. If you like your spy stories spiced with the bizarre and the...

Through a blend of memoir and history, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Kai Bird recounts the Western experience in the Middle East and just why it has been so turbulent. Through Bird ’s Zelig-like presence, the reader experiences the Suez War of 1956, the June 1967 War, and the Black September hijackings of 1970 that led to the Jordanian Civil War. Bird ’s memoir also shows how all of these momentous events led to the rise and tragic downfall of a secular Arab nationalist ethos.

The updated and expanded edition of the e-book that pissed off all true believers in the world of ghoulies and ghosties and long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night, Are you tired of the phony baloney mediums without any real message from beyond? Any idiot can talk to the dead, so far there's been no substantial evidence that the dead talk back. Hucksters take advantage of those that have lost loved ones, don't you be a victim, buy this book and the psycho psychics won't stand a ghost of a chance of fleecing you.

The Titans of the Twentieth Century addresses an age-old question: what is the impact of individuals on history? The first half of the twentieth century offered political leaders enormous scope for changing the world. This book consists of essays about eight who, for better and for worse, did just that. Individually, each chapter offers fresh and often surprising portraits of the twentieth century's titans. Collectively, the essays present a vivid and revealing portrait of a turbulent half-century that shaped the world of today.

Detachment Echo is a novel based on historical fact. During the Cold War there was hard evidence that American POWs were being shipped from Vietnam to Eastern European "facilities" for medical experimentation. It was covered up. In Echo, a US Counterintelligence agent, sent to a border listening post to investigate drug abuse, bears witness to a chain of events that prove American POWs were being held in Eastern Europe. He risks his life to reveal a coverup that goes all the way to the White House. The screenplay version of Echo was nominated for a Humanitarian Award in a recent ...