Download or read book Shitamachi Scam written by Michael Pronko and published by Raked Gravel Press. This book was released on 2023-12-15 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Tokyo, there isn't always respect for older people. Sometimes, it's the opposite. After the suspicious deaths of a seventy-something woman and a student recluse, Detective Hiroshi tracks down a gang of scammers who target retirees, robbing them of their pensions, life savings, and even the deeds to their homes. Hiroshi teams up with Detective Ishii, who’s been running a women’s crime task force. Together, they find out who has been ripping off the pensions, life savings, and deeds to homes in shitamachi, the older, eastern side of the city. With his personal life on hold (almost), Hiroshi finds out how complex the traditional life of Tokyo still is. With old-school Detective Takamatsu and ex-sumo wrestler Chief Sakaguchi watching his back, he finds out who’s behind the scams, and who’s behind the scammers.
Download or read book Tokyo s Mystery Deepens written by Michael Pronko and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when large bugs get trapped on crowded Tokyo trains? How does allergy season affect Tokyo's millions? Ever wonder why Japanese love to take photos together or how everyone feels during rainy season? How is Tokyo made so compact and made as much from imagination as from concrete and steel? Longtime resident, writer and professor Michael Pronko shows just why Tokyo life is equal parts trial and joy. This collection offers up essential skills for living in the vastest, most crowded city in the world-sweating politely, suffering noise and glancing in mirrors--and muses over the minutest of daily details-window flowers, eye contact and small gestures of thanks. If you're traveling to Tokyo, these essays point you toward the undercurrents of life and if you've ever considered visiting Tokyo, these essays will give you more reasons to go. Tokyo's Mystery Deepens brings together essays from Pronko's monthly column in Newsweek Japan, which has remained highly popular with Japanese readers for the last ten years. Originally published in Japanese, these concise, pointed essays are available in English for the first time. As with the first collection, Beauty and Chaos, Pronko examines Tokyo as a city, a culture and an overpowering experience. Tokyo's Mystery Deepens taps into the enigmatic sides of Tokyo with humor, delicacy and a large dose of healthy confusion. Praise for Beauty and Chaos:"e;Japanese who are used to Tokyo are caught off guard by his conclusions derived from careful observation, and are struck dumb...Tokyo, the city we are so careless of, suddenly starts to become glorious. It is a wonder!"e; Chunichi Shimbun (Newspaper) (translated from Japanese version) "e;Giving up the bias and seeing the city with completely different standards, you will see the unexpected, attractive face of Tokyo. This book is a guide for rediscovering Tokyo that lets us see the city with unique new features."e; Nikkan Gendai (translated from Japanese version) Japanese version available from KADOKAWA Publishers as: a E a aa a aeZaaSae-aae*aa a zaaa a a -a -a ae'-)
Download or read book Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed written by Clive Cussler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1998-10 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes photographs, summaries of each Dirk Pitt novel, an interview with Cussler, and Dirk Pitt trivia questions.
Download or read book Principles of Infrastructure written by Hideo Nakamura and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Infrastructure is a priority around the world for all stakeholders. Infrastructure projects can continue for several years, from planning and construction to the provision of services. As development in Asia and the Pacific accelerates, governments must invest more in infrastructure to ensure continued economic growth. This book draws on lessons and case studies from Japan and worldwide, covering broad and long-term infrastructure projects. It describes the principles of developing quality infrastructure and focuses on the various steps of a project--from design, planning, and construction to operation and management. It also discusses overseas development assistance, taking examples from Asian Development Bank and World Bank projects. This book is an important reference tool for policy makers in Asia who are planning and implementing large-scale public infrastructure.
Download or read book Was Michael Jackson Murdered You be the Judge written by Everett Watson and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-19 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge By: Everett Watson Was Michael Jackson Murdered? You Be the Judge was inspired the late pop star’s untimely death and the controversy surrounding it. Looking into his death drove the author to produce a movie called The Murder of Michael Jackson: The Perfect Murder. In this book, Everett Watson provides all the evidence he found that shows incontrovertible evidence that Michael Jackson’s death wasn’t an accident or suicide, but premeditated murder.
Download or read book The Buzz Boys written by Edward Izzi and published by Edward Izzi. This book was released on 2023 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago Attorney Robert Mazzara has just been informed of the suicide death of his childhood friend, Marco Pezza. The two of them grew up together in a small suburb in Chicago during the turbulent sixties and seventies, when the issues of household violence were seldom ever addressed. Along with their best friends, Petey Rodriguez, Billy Kozar and Johnny Orozco, they all experienced the coming-of-age events that all young boys go through during grade school and high school, with one exception: They were all survivors of severe physical and sexual child abuse. As they all grow up into young adults, the demons of their past, along with their abusive fathers, play a significant part on each and every one of their young lives. They all grow up coping with their horrific childhoods, their violent fathers, and the long-term impact it has taken throughout their adulthood. Mazzara reflects on all of the tragic encounters and events that occurred during the last fifty years, culminating with his best friend's suicide. He realizes that he is now...the only one left. Once upon a time, a long time ago, Robby and Marco, along with Petey, Billy and Johnny...were once called 'The Buzz Boys'.
Download or read book Precinct 69 written by Carlos Jimenez and published by Eurotica. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's another shift for the cops at Precinct 69. These policemen and women aren't just hot under the collar- they are ready to bust out of their uniforms and have an insatiable hunger for action. One lady-cop gets her pulsating action as she dishes her own brand of punishment to a burglar who is caught with his pants down. And what do cops do while they are waiting for the right moment to issue an arrest warrant? Well, first a quickie. You will be begging to get arrested by these detectives.
Download or read book Spectacle and the City written by Jeroen de Kloet and published by Cities and Cultures. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays written by an interdisciplinarty team of experts on Chinese cities and leading cultural critics. Aiming to steer away from an exclusive focus on mainland China, the adjective "Chinese" is given cultural meaning and includes places such as Singapore and Hong Kong.
Download or read book A Mirror Above the Abyss written by Oleg Lurye and published by Oleg Lurye. This book was released on 2021-07-15 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mirror Above the Abyss by Oleg Lurye. From the Kennedy assassination to September 11 attacks... The novel A Mirror Above the Abyss is a political thriller based on real and well-known tragic events and refuting the official versions. The intelligent action filled with facts and evidence appears to You. It proves that global events did not happen at all like it is generally understood. So, Kennedy wasn't killed by Oswald, who had been framed in advance, but by a woman - a professional sniper who worked on an unusual order. The man who planned and carried out the September 11 attacks in New York was just one kilometer from crumbling skyscrapers. The assassination attempt on Pope John Paul was being prepared to hide billion bank scams, and the pontiff knew about it. These and other significant events of the last 60 years turn out to be interconnected, leaving the trail to a criminal syndicate ... from one person, and from him to the highest establishment and intelligence services of the United States and other countries. In these times already, the "disappeared" archives belonging to those who died because of paying too much attention to the tragic events of September 11 end up with the American journalist Max Malin. Exciting events and mysterious coincidences, which many choose to forget about forever, lead the hero to dark shadows from the past. As a result of a complex and risky investigation, Malin discovers the perpetrators and mandators in the most remembered political assassination of the 20th century, the September 11 terrorist attack in New York, the assassination attempt on John Paul II, and the murder of a world-known banker. The novel is set in our time, and in parallel, it takes place in the days of the above horrific events - in 1963, 1981, 1999, and 2001. The book's ending is entirely unpredictable and shocking. The characters and protagonists of the novel are real and recognizable persons - from great politicians, billionaires, ministers of the Vatican to leaders of national and world crime syndicates. Most are acting under their real names. Of course, there are fantasy characters, but they are the connecting links in the chain of events. Some of the names are encrypted and easy to guess.
Download or read book The Dance Towards Death written by Tejas Desai and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume of Tejas Desai's riveting and acclaimed international crime series The Brotherhood Chronicle continues the stories of several survivors of a complex international criminal world. With blood on his hands and Manu by his side, Niral continues to balance divided loyalties. In New York City, Lance, Carty and others scheme over the The Long Island City Project, while in North Carolina, Ashok and Hemraj concoct other plans. In Thailand, Duncan and Mr. Hong hunker down while Nat searches for his missing son. In India, Talim salivates for revenge and Bhai prepares for Shri Diwali, culminating in a powerful climax.
Download or read book What Should We Do Instead of Killing Ourselves written by Elizabeth Gordon and published by Jarvis Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's New York City, in the first half of 2018, and Liz, a professional reader in a midsize publishing house has just received a disturbing submission-sender unkown. It's a handwritten journal detailing its author's struggle to find a reason to keep living. Shocked and enthralled by the dark philosophies of the journal, Liz knows what she must do: Find its author. But where to start?Liz struggles to balance her growing obsession with the journal's author with her ever increasing work load, and fails to keep her new mission hidden from Marcus, her boss. Worse than being upset, Marcus actually wants to publish the journal, and he thinks he's figured out the author. Only, Marcus's theory is one Liz absolutely despises. Desperate to prove him wrong, she leaves for Pittsburgh on her own dark journey in search of the truth.In this profound and timely novel, Liz finds more than she is looking for; she finds a purpose.
Download or read book Of Starlight and Plague written by Beth Hersant and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-08-28 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It began, as big events often do, with small things — a little girl, a little dog, a microscopic virus that leads to a tragedy no one should ever have to face. Having lost his daughter to rabies, Dr. Aaron Pickman tries to derive some meaning from her death. In his search for a cure, he unleashes a virus that will bring the world to its knees. However, just as great tragedies often have small beginnings, great individuals can have humble origins... Tammany, an injured woman running with a baby in her arms, has one slim, heart-stopping chance to save him. Fletch, an infected man, tries desperately to protect his oldest friend. And Louella, an old woman on her Pennsylvanian farm, offers shelter to survivors and becomes the unlikely leader of Camp North Star – one of the last outposts of uninfected humanity. They are all frail, flawed, ordinary people who rise to meet the challenge of this deadly new threat. Yes, it is a time of plague; but in that darkness, they are the starlight.
Download or read book Girls Crimes and the Ruling Body written by Barry R. Ziman and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A legislative intern with secrets that could unravel the governing elite vanishes into the night in Albany, New York. Seven years later, another young woman disappears in a suburb of the nation’s Capital. The only connection between both missing women is Ryan McNeil, the chief of staff to a rising congressman. Under suspicion, Ryan must now prove his innocence in these women’s abductions, but in the ruthless world of politics—where the line between crime and lawful authority blurs—there is no one he can trust. With his life at stake, Ryan confronts the elaborate lies of his lover, his wife, and his political mentor to uncover the identities of a murderer and manipulator. While Ryan tries desperately to maintain his relationship with his wife and stepdaughter, the desires and deceits of those around him undermine his family and also the integrity of government. Innocent of murder, but implicated in this political world of deception, Ryan discovers the only truth is power. “... the pace of the story is consistently propulsive throughout, which is sure to maintain readers’ interest.” —Kirkus Reviews
Download or read book Derailed Clayton Falls written by Alyssa Rose Ivy and published by Alyssa Rose Ivy. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you're lost, sometimes the only place you can go is home. Broken over the death of her fiancé, Molly leaves law school to return to her childhood home in North Carolina. Expecting to lay low until she can figure out what else to do with her life, she finds herself in the arms of her high school sweetheart, the boy who represents everything from the past she tried to leave behind. Looking for an escape, she instead finds a way back to the girl she almost forgot existed and a future she never dreamed possible. *New Adult Romance*
Download or read book Japanese Cinema written by Alastair Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese Cinema includes twenty-four chapters on key films of Japanese cinema, from the silent era to the present day, providing a comprehensive introduction to Japanese cinema history and Japanese culture and society. Studying a range of important films, from Late Spring, Seven Samurai and In the Realm of the Senses to Godzilla, Hana-Bi and Ring, the collection includes discussion of all the major directors of Japanese cinema including Ozu, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Oshima, Suzuki, Kitano and Miyazaki. Each chapter discusses the film in relation to aesthetic, industrial or critical issues and ends with a complete filmography for each director. The book also includes a full glossary of terms and a comprehensive bibliography of readings on Japanese cinema. Bringing together leading international scholars and showcasing pioneering new research, this book is essential reading for all students and general readers interested in one of the world’s most important film industries.
Download or read book A Throne of Bones written by Vox Day and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-04 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Epic high fantasy at its deepest and most gripping, combining adventure, political intrigue, and war. Roman-style legions, elven kingdoms, orc clans, dwarves, dragons, and wizards all clash in a massive fantasy world of bigger scale and scope than A Game of Thrones. A THRONE OF BONES is Book I in the ARTS OF DARK AND LIGHT series.
Download or read book Cop Town written by Karin Slaughter and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Karin Slaughter is simply one of the best thriller writers working today, and Cop Town shows the author at the top of her game... I would follow her anywhere!' Gillian Flynn _________________________________________ Atlanta, 1974 As a brutal killing and a furious manhunt rock the city, Kate Murphy wonders if her first day on the police force will also be her last. But Kate is not the only woman on the force who is finding things tough. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into the ranks to prove her worth in their cynical eyes. When Maggie and Kate become partners, and are sidelined in the search for the city's cop killer, their fury, pain, and pride finally reach boiling point. But are they prepared to risk everything as they venture into the city's darkest heart? _________________________________________ Praise for Karin Slaughter: 'Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivalled' MICHAEL CONNELLY 'Passion, intensity, and humanity' LEE CHILD 'A writer of extraordinary talents' KATHY REICHS 'Fiction doesn't get any better than this!!' JEFFERY DEAVER
