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The Great Buddha Heist
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Author : Robert Allison Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-21
The Great Buddha Heist written by Robert Allison Johnson and has been published by Dorrance Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-21 with Fiction categories.
The Great Buddha Heist By: Robert Allison Johnson It was nearly two decades ago when my wife Suzanne and I enjoyed a post-retirement trip to the Far East as tourists. Hong Kong and Singapore proved to be very interesting and definitely worth a visit. Our final stop however, was Thailand, whose charming people and culture proved to be the high point. On our final day in Bangkok we happened to visit a Buddhist Temple whose feature attraction for us was a five ton solid gold statue of a seated Buddha. I had never seen that much gold in one place before. A quick mental calculation of the value of its gold content produced a figure in excess of 150 million dollars. With that in mind, I could not resist the temptation to imagine how it could be stolen by an irreverent and unscrupulous gang of thieves. This work of fiction is the result. One of our daughters who reviewed an early draft of this book quipped that it revealed that her father possessed a latent criminal mind! Fortunately, (if this is so) the tendency has continued to be latent and has found its sole expression in the pages of The Great Buddha Heist. This criminal plot to steal the Buddha is, to my mind, so plausible and feasible that I plan to send the first copy of this book to the Chief of Police in Bangkok so that he or she may take appropriate measures to protect this national religious treasure from people whose criminal intent is more forceful than mine.
The Greatest Heist Stories Ever Told
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Author : Tom McCarthy
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-08-30
The Greatest Heist Stories Ever Told written by Tom McCarthy and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-30 with True Crime categories.
The Greatest Heist Stories Ever Told is a captivating collection of true stories celebrating the best heists ever pulled off—many still unsolved. It allows readers to appreciate the efforts that go into a truly magnificent heist. It is a celebration of stunning, well-planned, and audacious capers that left police and armies of investigators scratching their heads and looking for answers.
History S Greatest Heist
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Author : Sean McMeekin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-12-17
History S Greatest Heist written by Sean McMeekin and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-12-17 with Business & Economics categories.
How Lenin’s regime turned Russia’s priceless cultural patrimony into armored cars, trains, planes, and machine guns Historians have never resolved a central mystery of the Russian Revolution: How did the Bolsheviks, despite facing a world of enemies and leaving nothing but economic ruin in their path, manage to stay in power through five long years of civil war? In this penetrating book, Sean McMeekin draws on previously undiscovered materials from the Soviet Ministry of Finance and other European and American archives to expose some of the darkest secrets of Russia’s early days of communism. Building on one archival revelation after another, the author reveals how the Bolsheviks financed their aggression through astonishingly extensive thievery. Their looting included everything from the cash savings of private citizens to gold, silver, diamonds, jewelry, icons, antiques, and artwork. By tracking illicit Soviet financial transactions across Europe, McMeekin shows how Lenin’s regime accomplished history’s greatest heist between 1917 and 1922 and turned centuries of accumulated wealth into the sinews of class war. McMeekin also names names, introducing for the first time the compliant bankers, lawyers, and middlemen who, for a price, helped the Bolsheviks launder their loot, impoverish Russia, and impose their brutal will on millions.
The Big Heist
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Author : Anthony M. DeStefano
language : en
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Release Date : 2018-06-01
The Big Heist written by Anthony M. DeStefano and has been published by Pinnacle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with True Crime categories.
“A comprehensive account of the legendary 1978 heist . . . impressive.” —Kirkus Reviews The crime that inspired the movie Goodfellas. The rest of the story that couldn’t be told—until now. One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of mafia legend—and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light on this legendary unsolved case using recent evidence from the 2015 trial of eighty-year-old mafioso Vincent Asaro, who for the first time speaks out on his role in the fateful Lufthansa heist. This blistering you-are-there account takes you behind the headlines and inside the ranks of America’s infamous Mafia families—with never-before-told stories, late-breaking news, and bombshell revelations. Praise for Anthony D. DeStefano’s TOP HOODLUM: Frank Costello, Prime Minister of the Underworld “An engrossing chronicle of the life of notorious Mafia boss . . . DeStefano’s canny insight into the don’s mind and motivations set this biography apart from others on Frank Costello.” —Publishers Weekly “DeStefano tells Costello's story well.” —Kirkus Reviews
Great Buddha
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Author : Swanepoel Anton (author)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Great Buddha written by Swanepoel Anton (author) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
Mah Bodhi
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Author : Sir Alexander Cunningham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1961
Mah Bodhi written by Sir Alexander Cunningham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1961 with Architecture, Buddhist categories.
Encounters With Ancient Beijing
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Author : Virginia S. Anami
language : en
Publisher: 五洲传播出版社
Release Date : 2004
Encounters With Ancient Beijing written by Virginia S. Anami and has been published by 五洲传播出版社 this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Travel categories.
A beautifully-produced book in 330 pages of color, which examines Beijing through its trees, stone and water as a way of unlocking the city's past and appreciating its heritage in the relationship of man to nature. Author Virginia Stibbs Anami has been exploring Beijing for over 20 years, and has researched, written about and photographed the city for numerous publications and exhibitions.
The Great Buddhist Stories Omnibus
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Author : Shravasti Dhammika
language : en
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Release Date : 2010-07-01
The Great Buddhist Stories Omnibus written by Shravasti Dhammika and has been published by Cavendish Square Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-07-01 with Buddhism categories.
An all-in-one collection of a series of engaging comic books Stories retell the life and teachings of Siddhartha Guatama, better known as the Buddha, the Enlightened One.
Heist
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Author : Howard Sounes
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-03-18
Heist written by Howard Sounes and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-18 with True Crime categories.
On 22 February 2006, £53 million was stolen from a cash warehouse belonging to the Securitas company in Tonbridge, Kent. In terms of value, the robbery puts previous British capers, such as the Great Train Robbery, in the shade. This was a crime notable for its audacity, carried out by an unlikely crew of players that included a used car salesman, two Albanian casual workers and a roofer. Five men were convicted at the Old Bailey in January 2008, which attracted nationwide media coverage. A sixth man, Paul Allen, was sentenced in October 2009 for his part. Having become close to the Tonbridge gang and the police during three years of research, Sounes relates a classic crime caper in irresistible, almost forensic detail. After the robbery comes the exciting, sometimes comical story of the getaway. Money is found and arrests are made but key characters slip out of the country, and millions of pounds are still missing. Heist, the definitive account of these compelling events, is wildly entertaining, and a must for all fans of well-written true crime.
True Crime And Punishment Heists
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Author : Joseph Cummins
language : en
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Release Date : 2011
True Crime And Punishment Heists written by Joseph Cummins and has been published by ReadHowYouWant.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with True Crime categories.
A collection of eighteen of the world's most audacious robberies - tales of ransom, revenge and old fashioned stick-ups.