27 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1 von 20.

Prohibition-era thrills: The Boardwalk Empire HBO series reignited public interest in the bootlegging underworld of the 1930s. Classic gangsters: Compelling mobster characters appeal to longtime fans of the mystery genre.

Four-time Edgar Award–winning author Lawrence Block’s definitive essay collection on the art of writing fictionFor ten years, crime novelist Lawrence Block funneled his wealth of writing expertise into a monthly column for Writer’s Digest. Collected here for the first time are those pieces illuminating the tricks of the authorial trade, from creating vibrant characters and generating seamless plots, to conquering writer’s block and experimenti...

It’s 1933, the world premiere of King Kong, and Fay Wray has come to Jimmy Quinn for help. She received an extortion threat with a set of sexually explicit photographs of a woman who resembles her, and if the studio doesn’t pay up, copies will be sent to all the gossip columnists. The pictures appear to have been made with costumes and sets from the film, so RKO executives, with the cooperation of a slightly corrupt NYPD detective, want the ma...

Keine Beschreibung.

Gain a strong understanding of the three primary aspects of finance -- financial institutions, investments and corporate finance - and how they relate to one another with the reader-friendly approach in BASIC FINANCE: AN INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INVESTMENTS, AND MANAGEMENT, 13E. Brief chapters in a modular format let you focus on areas of the most interest to you as you master core concepts, usually in a single class or lesson. ...

Prohibition has ended and his speakeasy is almost legal, but Jimmy Quinn has to unload a fabulous golden egg, possibly Fabergé. Simultaneously, somebody's trying to kill him, and millionaires plot to overthrow Franklin Roosevelt.

This book helps you cultivate your skills, sense the subtle energy around you, and promote healing in yourself and others through evidential mediumship. You will also discover the history of mediumship, learn about ethical considerations, and gain an understanding of grief"--

Keine Beschreibung.

In 1931 famous author Willie Seabrook agrees to help a desperate young actress who's the victim of voodoo. He hires Continental detective Theodore Opperman. With Jimmy's help, they discover a plot that threatens three other women and even Jimmy's speakeasy.Two years later, Willie has been hitting the booze much too hard and he asks Jimmy's help when the original threat reappears. Mrs. Opperman provides another gun when she, Willie, Jimmy and C...

After I rescued someone several years ago, the Source said that I needed to 'Save seventeen'. This became the name for this book. The Source didn't specify which or what seventeen I should save but just to "Save seventeen". I didn't discover which 'seventeen' or 'what 'seventeen' I needed to save until the book was complete. These recounts are of efforts I made to save seventeen others and myself in the process.

In March, 1933, Fay Wray is on hand for the world premiere of King Kong at Radio City Music Hall. She's upset because she's just received an extortion note from someone claiming to have dirty pictures of her. The studio hires Jimmy Quinn to deliver the cash and he finds himself caught up in a twisted tangle of sex, revenge, pornography and power.

Jimmy Quinn knows about bombs. He was there at the 1920 Wall St. bombing. But he doesn't know what to think when another one goes off behind his speakeasy. It's the latest in a series of suspicious goings-on. A moderately corrupt police detective offers to help. A silky American Nazi says that he wants to buy Jimmy out, but his thuggish partner is more interested in roughing Jimmy up. Then a woman from Jimmy's past shows up-the blonde who spen...

The Source gave me the gift of magic. He said I would have to figure out how to use the magic on my own. He took me to a place in the Sonoran desert where there was a large sign that read, "The Art of Magic". On the opposite side of that sign it said, "Carnival of Magic." The "Carnival of Magic" had one hundred and seven concessions. The Source told me to visit all of the concessions and find the magic that existed in each one of them before I...

In the wake of the 1932 Lindbergh kidnapping, gunman Jimmy Quinn leaves his midtown speakeasy to guard an ex-gangster's beautiful young wife and son. He has no idea what's really happening.

Many cultures incorporate the quest for visions as part of their right of passage from childhood into full adult status. Visions are believed to have profound spiritual, religious and prophetic significance. This was my quest. These are my visions. This is my story.

Fresh close readings and psychoanalytic theory demonstrate how Joyce turned practices he learned from the Jesuits into challenges for readers.

Dr. Mayo practices the ancient arts of Dream Walking and Shape Shifting. He combines these skill sets with Time Travel and the art of illusion for you in the "Wizardling". In this book you are given a glimpse of the power and magic that lies buried deep within the 'Realm of Infinite Possibilities' or what sorcerers otherwise call Wizard's Island. These stories were not fabricated. Dr. Mayo experienced all of these adventures that he is sharing...

Throughout Human History Oracles have provided us with wise and insightful advice and prophetic predictions about the future, inspired by the Gods. The bulk of this book was created in 1997 & 1998 via automatic writing in the dark with my eyes closed. When I would wake up in the middle of the night I would write down what was presented to me on paper on the floor beside my bed with a pen or pencil from my nightstand. It is hard to believe but ...

Keine Beschreibung.

A MysteriousPress.com original--Cover.