The Irish King of Winter Hill is the story of the rise and fall James J. “Buddy” McLean, from his humble beginnings as a hardworking truck driver in Boston, to leading the original and now infamous Winter Hill Gang, to his untimely murder in 1965.----He will best be remembered for eliminating the McLaughlin Gang from Charlestown during the 1960s McLean-McLaughlin Irish gang war.----Buddy, who worked on the Boston docks in the late 1950s and early 1960s with his fathers union card, was also...

Santa Claus has been kidnapped!Behind the plot are an evil queen, a wicked stepmother, a sorceress, a beanstalk giant, and, of course, the mischievous Rumpelstiltskin. They have a plan that will erase the term “Happily Ever After” from our storybooks forever.But it’s nearly Christmas Eve, and time is running out. Can Santa and the fairy-tale heroes save the day and bring Christmas to all the children of the world? Will anyone have a “Happily Ever After” again?Fa...

The Desert Keeps What Man Was Never Meant to FindIn the high desert of New Mexico, something unnatural has taken root beneath the vines.Geologist Mark Grayson’s newest contract should’ve been routine—evaluate mineral deposits near a family-owned vineyard. But nothing about Cat’s Claw feels routine. The land is guarded. The records are sealed. And Grayson’s instincts, honed from years of high-risk geological work in conflict zones, are screaming tha...

Carmen did everything she was supposed to do.She married a successful man.She moved into a pristine suburban home.She learned how to play the role of the perfect wife.But desire does not disappear just because it is inconvenient.When Carmen finds herself drawn to the pool man working in her backyard, what begins as quiet curiosity turns into confession—and then permission. Her marriage shifts from polite distance into something far more dangerous as fa...

The oddly shaped and versatile kettlebell has only recently gained attention in popular fitness. These objects serve as tremendous ballistic training tools that can quickly result in increases across all fitness domains. This How To e-book takes you step-by-step from the history of kettlebells, to basic biomechanics, and through an extensive repertoire of kettlebell movements. Each movement is carefully explained and demonstration photos are provided throughout. At the end of each major mo...

This issue of Them Days Magazine includes the eulogy of John A. Broomfield; stories about trapping and fishing; as well as a few unique articles such as an old Alphabet Song and excerpts from a trapper's diary. This is the final issue from Them Days' first year of publication.

Im Höhlenlabyrinth unter den Straßen Edinburghs wird die Leiche des vermissten Journalisten Ben Stevenson entdeckt – die Kehle durchgeschnitten, die Wände mit seinem Blut besudelt. Alles deutet auf einen Ritualmord hin, doch Inspector Tony McLean will sich nicht mit einfachen Antworten zufriedengeben. Schon gar nicht, als die Mächtigen der Stadt seine Ermittlungen massiv behindern. An welcher Story war Stevenson dran, die ihn das Leben kostete? McLean läuft die Zeit davon, denn der Killer ...

Winner of the 2022 Broadcast Education Association Book AwardOne of the first books to examine the status of broadcasting on its one hundredth anniversary, Radio’s Second Century investigates both vanguard and perennial topics relevant to radio’s past, present, and future. As the radio industry enters its second century of existence, it continues to be a dominant mass medium with almost total listenership saturation despite rapid technological advancements...

This friendly, lovable Bear is completely misunderstood and feared because he has an extremely gruff voice. Only when he saves the day, do all the other animals realize how kind and lovable he really is.

Komm mit in die elitäre und brutale Welt des Basgiath War Colleges der New York Times-Bestsellerautorin Rebecca Yarros!Die zwanzigjährige Violet Sorrengail sollte in den Schreiberquadranten eintreten und ein ruhiges Leben zwischen Büchern und Geschichte führen. Jetzt hat der kommandierende General – auch bekannt als ihre knallharte Mutter – Violet befohlen, sich den Hunderten von Kadetten anzuschließen, die danach streben, die Elite von Navarra zu werden: Drachenreiter.Aber...

This Brief is based on a research study of aging adults' perceptions and fear of crime in their community of Ferguson, Missouri. The study, which was conducted by coincidence just prior to the death of Michael Brown, presents unique insights into the community environment prior to those events, which sparked protests and turmoil in Ferguson and beyond.This qualitative study employs sampling and semi-structured interviews to survey older adults aging in place in Ferguson about their...

Many writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries emphasized the virtues of early rural pioneers and life on the land as a general criticism of what they perceived to be the negative, alienating influence of Ontario’s rapid urban and industrial expansion. Such work often highlighted the difficulties the recent emigrant faced: the clearing of forest and the breaking of new ground, the isolation and long Canadian winters; however they in turn celebrated the progress demonstra...