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For Blood and Money tells the little-known story of how an upstart biotechnology company created a one-in-a-million cancer drug and how the core team—denied their share of the profits—went and did it again. In this epic saga of money and science, veteran financial journalist Nathan Vardi explains how the invention of two of the biggest cancer drugs in history became (for their backers) two of the greatest Wall Street bets of all time.

NYPD Detective Gray Yates has major trust issues. Protecting a serenely beautiful woman hiding enough secrets to take down an entire city wasn't something he bargained for. She's a loving single mother, and hot as hell, and protecting her will test every ounce of his resolve. Alex Romano is being blackmailed by the Pyramid - an elusive international organization of assassins every cop in the world is after. When Alex tries severing ties with them, they refuse to let her go. The darkly dangerous detective she's irresistibly drawn to is her only hope of staying out of jail.

I was drowning in debt and my sister needed help, so I made a terrible choice. I borrowed money from the infamous Marchesi family, knowing I had no way to pay them back. Did I think I could evade them? Did I think I’d win the lottery? No, I didn’t think at all. I just acted. Now, a killer is at my door, a man known for his ruthlessness, his persistence, and the way he can bring a man to his knees–for business or pleasure. I’ve got to find a way to pay him back, and the only thing I own free and clear is my body.

Mehr als 10 Jahre sind seit seiner letzten Veröffentlichung in Deutschland vergangen, jetzt meldet sich Anthony Robbins zurück. Als Personal Trainer beriet er Persönlichkeiten wie Bill Clinton und Serena Williams sowie ein weltweites Millionenpublikum, nun widmet er seine Aufmerksamkeit den Finanzen.

When the anti-corruption unit of the UK's intelligence agencies is attacked by gunmen, its director Rebecca Fox turns to the only people she can trust her life with: fearless journalists from The Republic, Tom Novak and Stella Mitchell. But their pursuit of the truth is about to thrust them into an alliance with a disgraced former colleague of Novak's, who believes the attack is somehow connected to a conspiracy that began years earlier with the death of Novak's father.

Olivia Parker wakes up every morning, choosing not to drink. Every night, she feels the baby fighting. Alive despite the vodka and despite being conceived in violence. Then Detective Smith calls with the DNA results. The man who raped her isn't nameless anymore. Tyler Carrington. Billionaire's son. Her worst nightmare with a name. Olivia could stay quiet. Keep her head down. Raise the baby in safety. But she failed to save Leo. She won't fail again.

In most accounts of the origins of money, we are offered pleasant tales in which it arises to the mutual benefit of all parties as a result of barter. In this groundbreaking study David McNally reveals the true story of money's origins and development as one of violence and human bondage. Money's emergence and its transformation are shown to be intimately connected to the buying and selling of slaves and the waging of war.

A businessman found hanged. A tortured and mutilated loaner. High finance has never been so deadly.... DI Nathaniel Caslin is spiralling toward a professional crisis. His biggest case in years has collapsed amid accusations of police intimidation. A rebuilt reputation is now facing ruin.... As the extremes of nationalist hate descend upon York, a refugee is tortured to death while a straightforward case of a bankrupt’s suicide proves to be anything but simple. How does an enigmatic campaigner with a secret to keep link these two disparate worlds?

DI Jade Tanner has been plunged into managing the Complex Crimes Unit, Police Scotland's newest investigating team. She's recruited Dr Petra McBride, fresh from losing her job at Dundee University, and DS Mo Uddin, who's reluctantly transferred from Birmingham. When America's newest internet billionaire is shot on the shores of Loch Lomond, the team is brought in. Jade suspects a connection with the shooting of a local millionaire, an unsolved case which has been haunting her.

In the sixth volume of the best-selling Joe Dillard series, Dillard does something he has never done before—he hires a young associate. Her name is Charleston Story, she is bright and beautiful, and in her very first case, she winds up inheriting an item so valuable that it threatens to destroy her and everything she cares about. As Dillard tries to help and advise his young protege, he finds himself dragged into a web of danger and intrigue, a web so thick that he may never be able to extract himself.

Become a Magnet to Money Through the Sea of Unlimited Consciousness is for seekers who wish to learn how to manifest success and prosperity through spiritual principles and for those who also wish to study and delve more deeply into their spiritual nature in order to discover the true potential of their souls' journey and purpose. Going beyond The Secret, Become a Magnet to Money covers the basics right through to the highest levels of consciousness - a must for anyone's personal success library.

New York Times bestselling author James Grippando delivers a powerful, nonstop thrill ride ripped from the headlines. Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck is back in his most frightening case yet, and this time the price of victory is measured in blood. It is the most sensational murder...

Guns from America reach more than 130 countries, and inundate Mexico, with over 200,000 guns every year crossing the border and arming the drug cartels. In this groundbreaking new work of investigative journalism, master of reportage Ioan Grillo delves into the enormous black market for firearms in the Americas. Along the way, Grillo lays bare the many ways that guns slip through the legal cracks and into the hands of criminals, fuelling violence among Mexico’s powerful cartels and beyond.

Einst war Cassiel ein Engel, bis Verrat ihn in die Finsternis stürzte und seine Flügel raubte. Heute lebt er als Alec, ein Vampir, der seine Wunden mit Blut, Rache und Vergessen zu stillen versucht. Jedoch kann nichts den Schmerz vertreiben – bis er auf Sienna trifft. Ihre Unschuld weckt in ihm das Licht, das er verloren glaubte. Aber Alec erkennt bald, dass Sienna mehr ist als nur eine Zufallsbekanntschaft. In ihr wohnt ein Geheimnis, das tief in seiner Vergangenheit verwurzelt ist – und mit jedem Schritt in ihre Nähe erwacht sein alter Schmerz.

Twenty-one-year-old Joey Vitalli has one job: provide backup for a mob hit team. A week ago, Joey was soft—anxious, hesitant, the family disappointment. Then his uncle Salvatore—the family boss—handed him a gun and sent him along on a hit. Joey’s role? Stay in the car. Watch. Learn. Don’t interfere. The target: ‘Cadillac’ Tony DeVille, a rival enforcer sent to kill a family associate. But Joey gets involved and shoots the wrong man. The victim? Dino Marmarella—son of Louie Marmarella, boss of New York’s most ruthless crime family.

Joan Robinson Hill was a world-class equestrian, a glamorous member of Houston high society, and the wife of Dr. John Hill, a handsome and successful plastic surgeon. Her father, Ash Robinson, was a charismatic oil tycoon obsessed with making his daughter's every dream come true. Rich, attractive, and reckless, Joan was one of the most celebrated women in a town infatuated with money, power, and fame. Then one morning in 1969, she fell mysteriously ill. The sordid events that followed comprise "what may be the most compelling and complex case in crime annals" (Ann Rule, best-selling author of The Stranger Beside Me).

Blood, Money, & Power exposes the secret, high-level conspiracy in Texas that led to President John F. Kennedy’s death and the succession of Lyndon B. Johnson as president in 1963. Attorney Barr McClellan, a former member of L.B.J.’s legal team, uses hundreds of newly released documents, including insider interviews, court papers, and the Warren Commission, to illuminate the maneuvers, payoffs, and power plays that revolved around the assassination of Kennedy and to expose L.B.J.’s involvement in the murder plot.

When deputy Lucky Dey discovers his little brother has been murdered, he’ll stop at nothing until he takes down the cop-killer. Hell-bent on getting answers, he disobeys his superiors and follows the trail of a killer, who’s driving a hijacked truck full of illegal contraband. Lucky finds himself in L.A., trapped in a storm of media and political indifference. The entire city is whirling in the wake of a major star’s fatal accident and people want a story - a story that might be more tangled than anyone ever imagined.

Of course, if there were only one thing under Liscor, there would be far less to fear. However, the dungeon continues to be a threat. At the same time, Goblins continue to roam northern Izril, but not all of them are as hostile to people as Tremborag or the Goblin Lord. Will the Unseen Emperor of Riverfarm make that distinction, however? A reckoning is coming as old faces and new reemerge. And all the while, The Wandering Inn is still serving food and respite and even plays to adventurers and Antinium alike. But something is coming from the dungeons. And it—they—are hungry.

Sora finds this to be doubly true after meeting the struggling Burkhard Clan and the mischievous Ravi. The wind dragon has stolen his breath, and heart, away. Sora suspects he might have found his mate. But his inability to be truthful with Ravi eats at Sora. When the Jaeggi attack, Sora can’t keep his secrets any longer. Not when Ravi is in the center of the war raging around them. He has to reveal who he really is. It’s the only way to be with Ravi and give the Burkhards the help they need.