The Millionaire Rogue

Author : Jessica Peterson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698141612

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In an age of stately decorum, the Hope Diamond was a source of delicious intrigue—and a font of unimaginable adventure… Though not of noble birth, Thomas Hope has a skill in banking that’s made him one of the richest, most trusted men in London. Still, he keeps his dubious past hidden. So when an old acquaintance calls on Hope to help acquire the infamous French Blue Diamond, he’s desperate to be discreet. He never expects that his biggest concern shouldn’t be losing his reputation, but his heart… Sophia Blaise is determined to make a brilliant match with this season’s most eligible, most titled bachelor, but her true passion has been ignited by the incredible stories she hears while secretly transcribing the memoirs of a notorious Madam. After a night of clandestine writing ends with Sophia caught up in a scandalous adventure of her own—with an alluring banker—she begins to question whether she’s suited to the proper life she’s always known… Caught up in a thrilling exploit and unexpected romance, Sophia must make a choice between what her head knows is safe and what her heart desperately desires, before both slip from her grasp forever…

Author : Jessica Peterson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1322724512

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Millionaire Rogue by Jessica Peterson Pdf

Author : Cassio de Oliveira
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-01-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780228015062

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Writing Rogues by Cassio de Oliveira Pdf

Plot elements such as adventure, travel to far-flung regions, the criminal underworld, and embezzlement schemes are not usually associated with Soviet literature, yet an entire body of work produced between the October Revolution and the Stalinist Great Terror was constructed around them. In Writing RoguesCassio de Oliveira sheds light on the picaresque and its marginal characters – rogues and storytellers – who populated the Soviet Union on paper and in real life. The picaresque afforded authors the means to articulate and reflect on the Soviet collective identity, a class-based utopia that rejected imperial power and attempted to deemphasize national allegiances. Combining new readings of canonical works with in-depth analysis of neglected texts, Writing Rogues explores the proliferation of characters left on the sidelines of the communist transition, including gangsters, con men, and petty thieves, many of them portrayed as ethnic minorities. The book engages with scholarship on Soviet subjectivity as well as classical picaresque literature in order to explain how the subversive rogue – such as Ilf and Petrov’s wildly popular cynic and schemer Ostap Bender – in the process of becoming a fully fledged Soviet citizen, came to expose and embody the contradictions of Soviet life itself. Writing Rogues enriches our understanding of how literature was called upon to participate in the construction of Soviet identity. It demonstrates that the Soviet picaresque resonated with individual citizens’ fears and aspirations as it recorded the country’s transformation into the first communist state.

Author : Hugh McLeave
Publisher : Bitingduck Press LLC
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780917990823

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Rogues in the Gallery by Hugh McLeave Pdf

Rogues in the Gallery exposes it all: the cozy insurance ransom racket, the professional gangs of art thieves, the specialists, the connections with the international drug racket and the Mafia. Hugh McLeave has researched the whys and wherefores of the question for years, drawing on resources available to him through agencies such as Interpol, the FBI, the French Sret(r), and Scotland Yard. Rogues in the Gallery is a lively and informed account of the causesOCoand limited curesOCoof this epidemic. It charts the classic outbreaks, portrays the rich gallery of protagonists, and defines what means there are to combat the disease. But even with sophisticated computers and Interpol, the total elimination of art theft is unlikely. As long as auction prices continue to rise and inflation devalues savings, the theft of precious objects will flourish. The lure of easy money is at the root. This is a serious book on an urgent problem, especially for those who collect art. For an author bio, photo, and a sample read visit bosonbooks.com"

Author : Grant Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781616460143

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An African Millionaire by Grant Allen Pdf

Grant Allen's An African Millionaire, first published in 1897, is a classic in rogue fiction: a South African millionaire is hounded by a mischievous and larcenous conman, Colonel Clay. The tables may turn, but who is the greater rogue: the conman or the victim?

Author : Allison Montclair
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250750334

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A Rogue's Company by Allison Montclair Pdf

In Allison Montclair's A Rogue's Company, business becomes personal for the Right Sort Marriage Bureau when a new client, a brutal murder, two kidnappings, and the recently returned from Africa Lord Bainbridge threatens everything that one of the principals holds dear. In London, 1946, the Right Sort Marriage Bureau is getting on its feet and expanding. Miss Iris Sparks and Mrs. Gwendolyn Bainbridge are making a go of it. That is until Lord Bainbridge—the widowed Gwen's father-in-law and legal guardian—returns from a business trip to Africa and threatens to undo everything important to her, even sending her six-year-old son away to a boarding school. But there's more going on than that. A new client shows up at the agency, one whom Sparks and Bainbridge begin to suspect really has a secret agenda, somehow involving the Bainbridge family. A murder and a subsequent kidnapping sends Sparks to seek help from a dangerous quarter—and now their very survival is at stake.

Author : Laura E. Taylor,Patrick T. Hurley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319294629

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A Comparative Political Ecology of Exurbia by Laura E. Taylor,Patrick T. Hurley Pdf

This book is about politics and planning outside of cities, where urban political economy and planning theories do not account for the resilience of places that are no longer rural and where local communities work hard to keep from ever becoming urban. By examining exurbia as a type of place that is no longer simply rural or only tied to the economies of global resources (e.g., mining, forestry, and agriculture), we explore how changing landscapes are planned and designed not to be urban, that is, to look, function, and feel different from cities and suburbs in spite of new home development and real estate speculation. The book’s authors contend that exurbia is defined by the persistence of rural economies, the conservation of rural character, and protection of natural ecological systems, all of which are critical components of the contentious local politics that seek to limit growth. Comparative political ecology is used as an organizing concept throughout the book to describe the nature of exurban areas in the U.S. and Australia, although exurbs are common to many countries. The essays each describe distinctive case studies, with each chapter using the key concepts of competing rural capitalisms and uneven environmental management to describe the politics of exurban change. This systematic analysis makes the processes of exurban change easier to see and understand. Based on these case studies, seven characteristics of exurban places are identified: rural character, access, local economic change, ideologies of nature, changes in land management, coalition-building, and land-use planning. This book will be of interest to those who study planning, conservation, and land development issues, especially in areas of high natural amenity or environmental value. There is no political ecology book quite like this—neither one solely focused on cases from the developed world (in this case the United States and Australia), nor one that specifically harnesses different case studies from multiple areas to develop a central organizing perspective of landscape change.

Author : Angela G VanDenbark
Publisher : Angela G VanDenbark
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Millionaire's Last Girlfrie by Angela G VanDenbark Pdf

Want to be the last girlfriend of a millionaire with a million dollars? Because of the handsome rich guy worth hundreds of millions, the girls are all crazy. Playing mind muscle, playing all tricks, nothing is not done. Stunningly beautiful face, fiery figure, no tricks. Some people even kick their boyfriends just to rush into the arms of handsome men. A grand viewing congress, officially pulled back the curtain. However, at this time, there is only one male lead, and the female lead cannot be identified. After all, in this one-on-one battle, who will have the last smile? Everyone's eyes are tired of waiting. Author's note: I've been watching a lot of radio dramas lately, this series is the finished product after being hit by lightning countless times, so there may be errors in it, everyone should be careful.

Author : David Christie Murray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Gold mines and mining
ISBN : UIUC:30112052944615

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A Rogue's Conscience by David Christie Murray Pdf

Author : Jessica Peterson
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698141629

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The Undercover Scoundrel by Jessica Peterson Pdf

The author of The Millionaire Rogue returns to her dazzling series about a bygone era filled with romance, espionage, and one dangerously seductive diamond… Mr. Henry Lake spent the past twelve years uncovering the most scandalous secrets of Europe’s wealthy and powerful, serving as one of His Majesty’s most decorated spies. But when a mission to find the legendary French Blue diamond brings him back to London, and face to face with a beautiful noblewoman he once loved, it’s his own hidden passions that are uncovered… Lady Caroline, Countess of Berry, knows better than to lose her head over a man. After an embarrassing romantic entanglement forced her into a loveless marriage and early widowhood, she learned to never trust in desire, especially when it comes to the man who once broke her heart. Only, despite her good sense, she finds Henry impossible to resist—even when he once again places her in deathly danger…

Author : Grant Allen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1419206087

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An African Millionaire by Grant Allen Pdf

Allen's story follows the exploits of gentleman rogue and thief Colonel Clay, who stole repeatedly from a corrupt African millionaire, a man who was led astray by his own greed.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Christian literature, American
ISBN : UOM:39015024256458

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The Flaming Sword by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Marcinko
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0671009931

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The Rogue Warrior's Strategy for Success by Richard Marcinko Pdf

Marcinko's phenomenal #1 "New York Times" bestseller "Rogue Warrior" chronicled the astounding adventures of his 30-year career as a Navy commando. Now, the "Rogue Warrior" employs his trademark no-holds-barred style and hard-earned know-how to spell out a surefire system for winning in any arena.

Author : Ace Abbott
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Air pilots
ISBN : 9781440156649

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The Rogue Aviator by Ace Abbott Pdf

This improbable aviation adventure will take you on a thirty-six year journey from five-star hotels to back alleys and greasy cargo ramps. Join the author, Ace Abbott, on a roller coaster ride of an aviation career, as he transitions from hobnobbing with international icons, like Jimmy Buffett, to bartering in order to get some critical jet fuel. The author s primary source of motivation in writing his story is the desire to share a wonderful adventure with pilots of all backgrounds who have had similar careers and to inform aspiring pilots of the unique nuances of an aviation career. Twenty-five employers later, you will get to ride on Ace's final flight in a 727 while you gain insight into the potential catastrophe of a pilot s brief but potentially fatal inattention. This aviation exposé will introduce the reader to aspects of aviation never before seen from the previously unexplored dark side of commercial aviation. The secondary theme of this book is very relevant to the current front and center news topic of aviation safety. Included in The Rogue Aviator is an insider s look at commercial aviation and the FAA. With today s focus on aviation safety and the role of the FAA to insure our safety in the air, the author addresses his thoughts on these vital areas.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rogues Gallery by Anonim Pdf