Mafialand Formerly Published As Shadowland
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Mafialand Formerly Published As Shadowland
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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-08-30
Mafialand Formerly Published As Shadowland written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-30 with Social Science categories.
Mafialand is a revelatory and dramatic true-life thriller spanning much of the twentieth century, a page-turning chronicle of an elaborate Mafia plan to 'invade' Europe using 1960s London as a bridgehead. The capital city of the Swinging Sixties was also a world of gambling, guns and gangsters. Several veterans of the era are astonished that they survived it and some feel protected enough - now that most of the killers are themselves dead - to reveal to bestselling author Douglas Thompson the details and secrets of one of history's greatest criminal conspiracies, and of how world-champion boxer Freddie Mills really died. Mafialand (previously published as Shadowland) recounts events from the viewpoint of the pawns as well as the kingmakers. Brutal, terrifying and intrigue-packed, it is an account of the Mob's Machiavellian global manipulation of governments and officials. All the big players of Mob history are here, controlled by the gangster genius Meyer Lansky, but so are the hit men, the fixers, the hoodlums and the wiseguys.
The Truth At Last
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Author : Christine Keeler
language : en
Publisher: Picador
Release Date : 2002
The Truth At Last written by Christine Keeler and has been published by Picador this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Great Britain categories.
In 1961, a beautiful 19-year-old girl had a short affair with the Minister for War, John Profumo. Within two years, this led to the downfall of Harold Macmillans government, as she had also been having an affair with a Russian diplomat, and Profumo had lied to Parliament. But the social impact was greater than any political legacy: sex was now on everyones lips, and the press had discovered that it could, and would, expose the private lives of public figures. This is the lifes journey of a woman whom history has refused to let go, of her enormous personal sacrifices, and of her unstinting resolve.
The Hustlers
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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-06-28
The Hustlers written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with True Crime categories.
Invitations to John Aspinall and John Burke's illegal gambling parties were the most sought after in 1950s London - only the wealthy and well-connected were allowed past their door. When the police finally arrested them, Aspinall and Burke challenged the law - and won. As a result gambling was legalised. Which interested crime boss Billy Hill and his lieutenant Bobby McKew, because suddenly clubs sprang up everywhere and Billy had a foolproof way of fixing the cards. He also had his eye on the ultimate prize, Aspinall's exclusive new club, The Clermont... Revealing for the first time how Aspinall and Hill plotted to steal a fortune, based on testimony from Burke and McKew, The Hustlers is a riotous journey back to 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters that ranges from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it vividly recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair. 'a fascinating glimpse into a bygone world . . . when chemmy parties took London by storm and toffs were often found to be rubbing shoulders with gangsters' Daily Express
Mafia Princess
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Author : Marisa Merico
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2010-05-20
Mafia Princess written by Marisa Merico and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-20 with True Crime categories.
Inspiration for the Amazon Prime series BANG BANG BABY Marisa Merico, the daughter of one of Italy's most notorious Mafia Godfathers, was dazzled by her father, Emilio DiGiovine. To her he was all powerful, sophisticated and loving; to the rest of the world he was staggeringly ruthless.
Shall We Dance
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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Metro Books
Release Date : 2015-05
Shall We Dance written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by Metro Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Vernon and Irene Castle were the world's first true celebrity couple. He was the son of a pub landlord from Norfolk, she, his wife and dance partner, a New York doctor's daughter. The Castles taught the world to dance to an altogether different tune, bringing social dancing out of stuffy ballrooms and into dance halls, night clubs and restaurants. This is the story of how they made dancing in public respectable - and fun.
Secrets And Lies
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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: John Blake
Release Date : 2014-03-03
Secrets And Lies written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by John Blake this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history. Following Christine Keeler's death in December 2017, it is now possible to update her book to include revelations that she did not wish to be published in her lifetime. The result is a revised and updated book containing material that has never been officially released, which really does lift the lid on just how far the Establishment will go to protect its own. Published to coincide with the BBC's major new six-part TV drama series, The Trial of Christine Keeler, starring Sophie Cookson as Keeler and James Norton as Stephen Ward
Food Security In South Asia
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Author : Pradeep Chaturvedi
language : en
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Release Date : 2002
Food Security In South Asia written by Pradeep Chaturvedi and has been published by Concept Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Business & Economics categories.
Contributed articles discussed at national consultations during 2001.
Spitfire Girl
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Author : Diana Mackintosh and Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Boldwood Books Ltd
Release Date : 2020-07-30
Spitfire Girl written by Diana Mackintosh and Douglas Thompson and has been published by Boldwood Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
An extraordinary life in the shadows of war and a Century in the making. Diana Mackintosh came of age to the drone of sirens alerting the people of Malta to the arrival of relentless flights of belligerent German and Italian menace – the bombers she first imagined as a swarm of black flies, pests that stung and cursed her Mediterranean homeland. The three-year onslaught never took a day off; it was endless, but supplies were not. The hope of a shipment of high protein became an ongoing dream. The only time Diana wasn’t hungry was when she slept. Her story of that time, and in 2020 she is one of the very few remaining who experienced it first-hand, makes it clear why Malta was collectively awarded the George Cross, the highest British civilian honour for heroism. Of course, as she argues, no one was trying to be heroic, but somehow they helped reverse the fortunes of the Second World War in the Mediterranean and North Africa. Now at the age of 101, Diana is also celebrated for her children’s achievements — she helped her eldest son, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, and worked as his unpaid secretary — and for a life in the wings of British cinema, Hollywood and theatreland. Spitfire Girl recounts Diana’s extraordinary life, more than a century in the making.
The Beatles Shadow
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Author : Pauline Sutcliffe
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-02-25
The Beatles Shadow written by Pauline Sutcliffe and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-25 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Stuart Sutcliffe is the most famous contender for the crown of 'fifth Beatle'. One of the founding members, a close friend of Lennon, he left the band after their Hamburg sojourn in order to pursue his promising career as an artist, dying shortly thereafter of a brain haemorrhage. For years his sister Pauline has tried to protect his memory against the Beatles' need to sanitise their early history and now she is ready to tell the real story. In so doing she sheds new light on their formative period - the rivalry with McCartney, how George Harrison tried to keep the peace, the truth about Stuart's intense relationship with Lennon and why Lennon was haunted by guilt over her brother's death. And she describes what it was like for those like herself and Cynthia Lennon who have had no choice but to live with the Beatles all their lives. 'Gripping . . . the story of Stuart Sutcliffe. . . holds the key to the birth of pop's greatest group' Daily Mail 'An odd, fascinating book' MOJO
The Dark Heart Of Hollywood
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Author : Douglas Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2012-09-06
The Dark Heart Of Hollywood written by Douglas Thompson and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-06 with Performing Arts categories.
This book reveals the sinister true story of the Mafia in Hollywood. Crammed with legends, myths, murders, madness, mayhem, superstar tantrums, super-sexed starlets, power brokers and politics, it is an ambitious account of Hollywood’s hidden history, from the rogue cops who took on the Mob on the streets of Los Angeles to the stars who became stars because Mafia Godfathers said they would. In The Dark Heart of Hollywood, seasoned crime and entertainment writer Douglas Thompson reveals how all is masterminded by the money-obsessed Mafia, for whom everything and everyone is simply a commodity. The intense saga charges across America: from Hollywood bedrooms to the Oval Office, from California’s twenty-first century computer capital to the cocaine-connection HQs stretching from the Sunset Strip to Marseilles, Milan, Moscow, Tokyo and Beijing. In this magnificent and highly compelling volume, Hollywood is unveiled as Tinseltown without the tinsel.