When veteran Detective Sergeant Tony Spinella is asked to investigate his own departments Internal Affairs Division, he considers saying no. As a former Marine, he never envisioned turning on his owninvestigating, in particular, a man whos like a brother to him. The need for justice, however, wins out, and Spinella takes the case. Theyre called The Rat Squad: A team of rogue Internal Affairs Detectives who use their position to murder, deal in stolen drugs, and intimidate honest officers. ...

Tony Spinella, commander of the Robbery Squad, has been picking up the pieces of his career since the betrayal of a trusted employee two years earlier. Anita’s criminal actions resulted in the deaths of several police officers, including Tony’s partner and almost Tony himself, plus the theft of millions in confiscated narcotics from the police property room. Out of nowhere, Tony receives a tip from the DEA that Anita has somehow escaped prison in Italy and now sends a team of professional ...

The labor movement in the United States is a bulwark of democracy and a driving force for social and economic equality. Yet its stories remain largely unknown to Americans. Robert Forrant and Mary Anne Trasciatti edit a collection of essays focused on nationwide efforts to propel the history of labor and working people into mainstream narratives of US history. In Part One, the contributors concentrate on ways to collect and interpret worker-oriented history for public consumption. Part Two...

Do you believe in miracles?Many, many years ago, some Camba Camels took three men on a long journey to see a special newborn Baby. Every year since then, at Christmas time, a bright Star appears in the East and shines down on all of the camels in the small desert town of Camsphoompy.Many camels believe that when the Star shines down special things, that are always nice, may happen and surprise them. The ancient camels called these amazing things miracles. Young Campi Camel ...

His name is Joe. He's in third grade and uses a wheelchair. Joe wishes people wouldn't stare at him. On the first day of school, Joe meets another third-grader. His name is Jimmy and he stares at Joe. What happens after that is part of the magic of Joe's story. Not the kind of magic that needs an enchanted wand, but a special type of magic everyone has inside of them that can make someone's wish come true.

Après son best-seller Humus, Gaspard Koenig poursuit son exploration romanesque des élémentsQuand Martin Jobard, un enfant du pays devenu haut fonctionnaire à Paris, décide de revenir briguer la mairie de son village normand et de moderniser le réseau d'eau potable, il trouve sur son chemin Maria, la joyeuse et idéaliste tenancière de l'épicerie, qui défend la source des anciens. La lutte qui s'engage va éveiller, chez les habitants, le pire comme le meill...

A collection of 67 original recordings of speeches significant in United States and world history. Hear presidents, politicians, activists, sports figures and more in their own words as they talk about some of the most important events in the 20th century.

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the twentieth century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable and Mullings, introduce the reader to the character and important controversies of each period of black history. The selections represent a broad spectrum of ideology. Conservative, radical...

Lou, jeune femme enfermée dans une relation toxique, trouve refuge dans un hameau isolé d’Ardèche. Là, elle rencontre Adèle, féministe assumée, et Didi, guérisseuse héritière d’un savoir ancestral. Ces deux femmes vont l’accompagner dans une épreuve bouleversante : un déni de grossesse suivi d’un rejet maternel. Lorsque l’enfant naît, c’est le mythe ancien du « changelin » qui ressurgit, offrant une réponse radicale à l’impensable. L’enfant indésirable et indésiré, ce « Petit Poucet » des ...

This volume considers corruption as a multidimensional, complex phenomenon in which various forms of corruption may overlap at any given time. Extending the seemingly paradoxical notion of “legal corruption” to such settings as the USA, Spain, and the Czech Republic, the book seeks to augment our understanding of corruption in democracies by focusing on conduct that is considered by large segments of the population to be corrupt even though they are not explicitly defined as such by the la...

Die zeitlosen Geschichten von psychologischen Verwirrungen, sozialer Ungerechtigkeit und die besten Darstellungen der Komplexität der menschlichen Psyche – in dieser Sammlung finden Sie die wahren Meisterwerke der deutschen Literatur, die jeder Mensch einmal in seinem Leben erleben sollte: Die Leiden des jungen Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung, Lehrjahre & Wanderjahre (Johann Wolfgang Goethe) Geschichte des Agathon (Christoph Martin Wieland) Gesch...

E-artnow präsentiert Ihnen die größten Romane der deutschen Literatur - Meisterwerke, die man kennen und erleben sollte: Die Leiden des jungen Werther (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung, Lehrjahre & Wanderjahre (Johann Wolfgang Goethe) Geschichte des Agathon (Christoph Martin Wieland) Geschichte der Abderiten (Christoph Martin Wieland) Hyperion (Friedrich Hölderlin) Dr. Katzenbergers Badereise (Jean Paul) Flegeljahre (Jean Paul) Siebenkäs (Jean Paul) Die El...