A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke ...

Thirty years after her death in March 1982, Ayn Rand's ideas have never been more important. Unfettered capitalism, unregulated business, bare-bones government providing no social services, glorification of selfishness, disdain for Judeo-Christian morality—these are the tenets of Rand's harsh philosophy.In Ayn Rand Nation , Gary Weiss explores the people and institutions that remain under the spell of the Russian-born novelist. He provides new insights into Rand's ...

A shocking appraisal that shows how Wall Street is intrinsically corrupt—and what individual investors can do to protect themselvesFor several years high-profile corporate wrongdoers have been vilified by the media. Yet the problem, according to Gary Weiss, is not just a few isolated instances of malfeasance. The problem is in the very fabric of Wall Street and its practices that enable and even encourage corruption—practices that are so pervasive and so difficult ...

The true story of Staten Island badboy Louis Pasciuto's meteoric rise to the top of Wall Street's notorious chop houses-by the award-winning journalist who broke it.Hood brokers. Monthly million dollar paychecks. Thirtysix hour cocaine binges. "Rocky" themed pep rallies. Run-ins with Mafia thugs toting Mac 10 machine pistols. This was the life of LouisPasciuto, a fast-talking Staten Island kid who, from the age of19 to 25, moved stocks for 17 differ...

A biography of the spectacular rise and fall of Eddie Antar, better known as "Crazy Eddie," whose home electronics empire changed the world even as it turned out to be one of the biggest business scams of all timeBack in the fall of 2016 we heard the news about the passing of Eddie Antar, "Crazy Eddie" as he was known to millions of people, the man behind the successful chain of electronic stores and one of the most iconic ad campaigns in history. Few things evoke ...

Shares the inside story of Wall Street's notorious ``chop houses,'' the crooked Mob-run brokerages where rampant thievery netted several billion dollars from gullible investors.

Lina always thought she was the only one who could see the magic in the world—until the day she found a glowing jar on her doorstep. A jar that held more than just light. It held possibility.At home, Lina feels invisible. Surrounded by a busy world, she spends her days looking out the window, daydreaming of places where she doesn’t feel so alone. But everything changes when she meets Mira, a wild fox with a secret, and discovers a magical "window in the woods." With Mira's guidance...

Lina siempre pensó que era la única que podía ver la magia del mundo,Hasta el día en que encontró un frasco brillante en su puerta.Un frasco que tenía más que solo luz.Tenía posibilidad.en casa,Lina se siente invisible.Rodeado por un mundo ocupado,Ella pasa sus días mirando por la ventana,Suez soñando con lugares donde no se siente tan sola.Pero todo cambia cuando conoce a Mira,un zorro salvaje con un secreto,y descubre una ventana mágica "en el bosque."Con la guía de Mira,Lina se ...

Welcome to the End of the World...and more importantly, what comes after.Disasters have occurred around the country and the world, but we're "getting through it", as Kiwi are apt to do. She'll be right. Life moves on, in some form.Things were bad here in Aotearoa, but in our isolation down under, we've escaped most of the chaos around the world. In fact, we might be the last bastion of humanity on the planet - anybody else home out there? R...

Jim Weiss retells these classic, charming stories about Uncle Wiggily Longears, the kindhearted, resourceful rabbit gentleman who ingeniously helps his animal and human friends. Wiggily Longears is a rabbit and a gentleman who has brought joy to generations of readers. Better known as Uncle Wiggily, he is both kindhearted and resourceful. Howard R. Garris's charming modern classics offer gentle lessons amid laughter as the clever, courteous rabbit ingeniously helps his animal and human fri...

The book presents the proceedings of two conferences: the 16th International Conference on Data Science (ICDATA 2020) and the 19th International Conference on Information & Knowledge Engineering (IKE 2020), which took place in Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 27-30, 2020. The conferences are part of the larger 2020 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Applied Computing (CSCE'20), which features 20 major tracks. Papers cover all aspects of Data Science, Data Mining, Machine L...

Data mining applications range from commercial to social domains, with novel applications appearing swiftly; for example, within the context of social networks. The expanding application sphere and social reach of advanced data mining raise pertinent issues of privacy and security. Present-day data mining is a progressive multidisciplinary endeavor. This inter- and multidisciplinary approach is well reflected within the field of information systems. The information systems research address...