97 Results for : masterminded
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The Man Who Robbed the Pierre: The Story of Bobby Comfort , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 616min
Bobby Comfort wanted to be a good something. He turned out to be a great criminal. January 2, 1972: Men in tuxedos rob the Pierre, a New York hotel. They get away with $11 million worth of cash and jewelry. The police are baffled by how large-scale a heist could go off so smoothly. The answer was in the leader of the thieves, a man by the name of Bobby Comfort. Comfort took to crime from a young age, card sharping, petty theft, and eventually robbery. Taking money from the rich, though, was where he excelled. Like Robin Hood (only keeping the loot himself), Comfort masterminded what was, at the time, the most lucrative heist in history. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ira Berkow chronicles the crime, using first-hand accounts to weave together a ripping cops-and-robbers yarn, and a portrait of a truly American rogue. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Stephen Hoye. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/021528/bk_adbl_021528_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Poppy Broker , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 707min
From the pink cliffs of Brittany to the painted wagons of Sicily, from the slums of Paris to the medieval estates of Europe, this romantic adventure moves at breakneck speed through a land of crime, love and deception. The kidnapping of beautiful French actress, Chantal Armand, forms the hub of a wheel around which art and science, sacrifice and arrogance, love and hate spin at a dizzying pace. The Poppy Broker leads us into the world of Tommaso Scalzone, a man as brilliant as he is glacial; a man who has masterminded a plot to associate Al Qaeda with the Mafia. His hunger for Chantal spawns an unforgettable cast of characters? Nadja, a sexy teenage runaway; Don Greco, a Mafia boss with a neck like a stack of tires; and Jean-Francois, an art collector whose love for Chantal leads him on a relentless but seemingly doomed quest to rescue her. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Edoardo Camponeschi. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/011883/bk_acx0_011883_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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New Evangelicalism: The New World Order: How the New World Order Is Taking Over Your Church (And Why Your Pastor Will Let Them Do It to You) , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 540min
Like cascading dominoes, the intentional departure from believing the Bible is inerrant has plunged the church of the 21st century down the treacherous slippery slope of accommodation and compromise. Are there clear historical markers that identify this dreadful paradigm shift? Why have so many evangelicals identified themselves as new evangelicals? Who was the existentialist person absorbed in mysticism that humanistically masterminded The Purpose Driven Church and PEACE plan? What is the relationship between Fuller Seminary, The Purpose Driven Church, and the emergent church movement? How is the emergent church's push for globalization harmonizing with the new world order in these prophetic last days? Can the Calvary chapel movement, independent churches, and independent denominations learn any lessons from others' errors and mistakes? Addressing these questions with riveting case studies, coupled with staggering and sobering documentation, the author unfolds the shocking progression of ideas that were birthed in a nest of aberrant church beliefs. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Paul R. Smith. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/036400/bk_acx0_036400_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Knit Wear Love (eBook, ePUB)
Discover how to knit sweaters that flatter your size, shape, and style in this guide by the author of Knit to Flatter. In this follow-up to Knit to Flatter, author Amy Herzog is back with more real-talk for knitters. In Knit Wear Love, she guides us through picking a base pattern that not only works for our inherent shape, but also suits our size and style-all with the skill of a top-notch teacher and designer and the honesty and humor of a BFF. Known for her uncanny ability to simplify what might initially seem complex, Herzog masterminded for Knit Wear Love an easy mix-and-match pattern system that allows us to choose among the eight key sweater forms (pullover, cardigan, vest, cowl, tunic, wrap, tank, and bolero/shrug); eight fashion styles (modern, classic, romantic, sporty, bohemian, avant-garde, vintage, and casual); a trove of customization details; ten sizes; and three gauges of yarn. The result? Sweaters we can knit with confidence, wear with pride, and love for many years to come.- Shop: buecher
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Act of Treason: The Role of J. Edgar Hoover in the Assassination of President Kennedy , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1396min
In this meticulously researched classic of the JFK conspiracy genre that Library Journal calls "sensational", Mark North argues convincingly that President John F. Kennedy died as the result of a plot masterminded by Louisiana Mafia chieftain Carlos Marcello - and, more importantly, that FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover learned early on about the plan but did nothing to stop it. Hoover warned no one - not the Dallas police, not the Secret Service. His motives, North suggests, stemmed from a fervent hatred of Kennedy and fear that the President would eventually fire him. He is documented as longing to succeed Vice President Lyndon Johnson - a man Hoover "controlled" due to blackmail and scandals. Hoover’s day-to-day running of the FBI, his strange personality, and his backroom dealings are brought to life using an extensive collection of press clippings, government documents, and other original sources. Act of Treason is a must-listen for any citizen who believes the Warren Commission failed miserably in its attempt to solve one of modern America’s most pressing mysteries: Who killed JFK? ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: William Hughes. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/008551/bk_adbl_008551_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Rodchenkov Affair (eBook, ePUB)
***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade' 'The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as 'Duchesse cocktail', tampering and switching of urine samples, and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov.The Rodchenkov Affair tells the full, unadulterated story that was first glimpsed in Bryan Fogel's award-winning documentary and still continues to captivate and shock the world. Charting the author's childhood growing up under the Iron Curtain, his first encounter with doping as a 22-year-old student athlete at Moscow State University, and his subsequent career working for the Soviet Olympic Committee, this breathtakingly candid journey reveals a rigged system of flawed individuals, brazen deceit and impossible moral choices.- Shop: buecher
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The Rodchenkov Affair
***Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, 2020 - the inside story of the Russian doping programme by the man behind it all***One of the Financial Times's 'Fifty people who shaped the decade''The biggest sports scandal the world has ever seen'In 2015, Russia's Anti-Doping Centre was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) following revelations of an elaborate state-sponsored doping programme at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Involving a nearly undetectable steroid delivery system known as 'Duchesse cocktail', tampering and switching of urine samples, and a complex state-sanctioned cover-up, the programme was masterminded by Grigory Rodchenkov.The Rodchenkov Affair tells the full, unadulterated story that was first glimpsed in Bryan Fogel's award-winning documentary and still continues to captivate and shock the world. Charting the author's childhood growing up under the Iron Curtain, his first encounter with doping as a 22-year-old student athlete at Moscow State University, and his subsequent career working for the Soviet Olympic Committee, this breathtakingly candid journey reveals a rigged system of flawed individuals, brazen deceit and impossible moral choices.- Shop: buecher
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Justified Vengeance Twisted: The Sequel , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 385min
Like Phoenixes, who have risen from the flames, a special team of acclaimed Archangels, have been born. This capable squad of four - skillfully masterminded a brilliant plan that will help those, who have not been able to help themselves.Imagine yourself as a victim. You have suffered unspeakable acts of abuse. You have stood on trial and endured, reliving your nightmare in front of the world. You have exposed yourself and the humiliating events that surrounded your affliction. You were promised justice and felt reliance in the court system. You shared your misfortune, because of that trust. But with lack of proof, your assailant walked away from the charges or may have received a reduced sentence. Many of us live, with the circumstances we have been handed in life. Some of us have been offered protective custody. While others simply live in constant fear, of their predator, possibly returning in the dark of the night.Experience the emotional stories of people, who once suffered. Then enjoy watching the victim rise up. As this stealth, underground team, offer a select few, the opportunity to have their day in the Court. The Court of Justified Vengeance Twisted. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Natsumi Bailey. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/160553/bk_acx0_160553_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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The Terror , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 570min
The sensational novel which launched Collins’ Detective Story Club in 1929 was by Edgar Wallace, who wrote more crime stories in the 1920s, and more films, than any other author. This new edition of The Terror, with its original jacket artwork, also includes another classic Wallace text, White Face. A dangerous gang of criminals is imprisoned after a daring robbery, although the ringleader who masterminded the crime disappears with the loot. Finally released after 10 years behind bars, they are out for vengeance on the man who betrayed them, and the trail leads to a lonely house haunted by organ music and the spectre of a hooded figure who prowls its dark corridors. The Terror began life as a stage play, then a film, and finally the book that began Collins’ Detective Story Club in July 1929. This new edition also includes White Face, the other crime novel Wallace adapted from one of his own plays. A doctor finds a man murdered in a seedy part of London. The police suspect a notorious master of disguise known as ‘White Face’, and the doctor enlists a reporter to help him track down and unmask the elusive killer. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Hugh Kermode. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002310/bk_hcuk_002310_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Bernie Ecclestone: King of Sport , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 1342min
For nearly forty years he has ruthlessly exploited and dominated Formula One motor racing, and now he is setting his sights further afield.... This is the true story of Bernie Ecclestone, the street-smart, working-class kid who masterminded the transformation of Formula One from an amateur sport of the fifties into a global billion dollar industry of the 21st century. Now, with his GBP2.5bn fortune, influence and power, Bernie has moved into the world of football with Renault F1 boss Flavio Briatore to turn Queen's Park Rangers, a struggling west London club, into a serious rival to the capital's glamour club, Chelsea. To many he was the saviour of Formula One, but there are also those who came into conflict with his methods. They have a different story to tell. Bernie Ecclesone, King of Sport reveals the unbridled avarice, callousness and corruption behind the hype of Formula One - and the warts-and-all character of the man who is now making his mark on the beautiful game. This is the true, astonishing story of the single most powerful man in thew world of sport today. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Norman Gilligan. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/pros/000043/bk_pros_000043_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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