Peter Maas - Böcker

The First Inside Account of the Mafia In the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to spill his guts. His name was Joseph Valachi. Daring to break the Mob's code of silence for the first time, Valachi detailed the...

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The 1960s was a time of social and generational upheaval felt with particular intensity in the melting pot of New York City. A culture of corruption pervaded the New York Police Department, where payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling rac...

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The story of "Sammy the Bull" Gravano, second in command to John Gotti in the nation's most powerful crime family and the highest ranking member of "la Cosa Nostra" ever to defect. Illustrations.

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On the eve of World War II, the "Squalus", America's prized submarine, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Thirty-three members survived, largely because of the efforts of U.S. Navy officer Charles "Swede" Momsen. In t...

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This is the first and only book to detail the history of the century-long relationship between education and psychoanalysis. Relying on primary and secondary sources, it provides not only a historical context but also a psychoanalytically informed...

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This is the first and only book to detail the history of the century-long relationship between education and psychoanalysis. Relying on primary and secondary sources, it provides not only a historical context but also a psychoanalytically informed...

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Over the last decade the transformation in the field of education that is occurring under the twin banners of "standards" and "accountability" has materially affected every aspect of schooling, teaching, and teacher education i...

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Over the last decade the transformation in the field of education that is occurring under the twin banners of "standards" and "accountability" has materially affected every aspect of schooling, teaching, and teacher education i...

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In the waning days of the Cold War, Aldrich Ames systematically and cold bloodedly sent a dozen of the US's best agents to their death, betraying them to the Soviets for more than two million dollars. This is the story of how he was finally caught.

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Over the last decade the transformation in the field of education that is occurring under the twin banners of "e;standards"e; and "e;accountability"e; has materially affected every aspect of schooling, teaching, and teacher educati...

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Over the last decade the transformation in the field of education that is occurring under the twin banners of "e;standards"e; and "e;accountability"e; has materially affected every aspect of schooling, teaching, and teacher educati...

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This is the first and only book to detail the history of the century-long relationship between education and psychoanalysis. Relying on primary and secondary sources, it provides not only a historical context but also a psychoanalytically informed...

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This is the first and only book to detail the history of the century-long relationship between education and psychoanalysis. Relying on primary and secondary sources, it provides not only a historical context but also a psychoanalytically informed...

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Drawn by the anger and loyalties learned at a grandfather's knee, second generation Irish-American Jamie McGuire has vanished into a world of explosive secrets and brutal betrayals. Jamie's father, Michael -- an advertising executive with no alleg...

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In a tragic and shocking story of true crime, Peter Maas gives insight into how the brutal murder of a young wife by her husband sparked a nasty and threatening custody battle between the couple's families. In 1984, the infant son of Kenneth and T...

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Y.K. Deng, Chinese mastermind of a global heroin ring, risks his life in order to eliminate his competition by transferring all of the assets his crime syndicate to the United States in one shipment of pure heroin in this international thriller fr...

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Written by leading practitioners in the field, Taxpayer Rights and Revenue Powers looks at the statutory provisions on which the Revenue's approach to investigations, to tax collection and to penalties, is based. This book provides a detailed expl...

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This open access book contains the research report of the Collaborative Research Center "e;Micro Cold Forming"e; (SFB 747) of the University of Bremen, Germany. The topical research focus lies on new methods and processes for a mastered ma...

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Hot-dip galvanization is a method for coating steel workpieces with a protective zinc film to enhance the corrosion resistance and to improve the mechanical material properties. Hot-dip galvanized steel is the material of choice underlying many mo...

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Hot-dip galvanization is a method for coating steel workpieces with a protective zinc film to enhance the corrosion resistance and to improve the mechanical material properties. Hot-dip galvanized steel is the material of choice underlying many mo...

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Ausgehend von einer aktuellen Bestandsaufnahme der Franchising- Literatur und -Praxis werden Defizite der gegenwartigen Diskussion um Franchise-Systeme herusgearbeitet, die vor allem in der Beschrankung auf juristische und betriebswirtschaftlich-n...

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For decades now, Silicon Valley has been the home of the future. It's the birthplace of the world's most successful high-tech companies-including Apple, Yahoo!, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. So what's the secret? What is it about Silic...

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For decades now, Silicon Valley has been the home of the future. It's the birthplace of the world's most successful high-tech companies-including Apple, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, Twitter, and many more. So what's the secret? What is it about Silico...

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