Download or read book The Billionaire Boondoggle written by Pat Garofalo and published by Thomas Dunne Books. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do our politicians let the entertainment industry and individuals like Donald Trump bilk taxpayers, hijack public policy and hurt economic investment? It is widely believed, that a city in possession of a fortune must be in want of a partner who will drive economic development and thus be worth a substantial dowry of tax abatements, subsidies, and grants. These partners always prove faithless, though, especially when it comes to the entertainment industry. Never date an actor, as they say. From stadiums and movie productions to casinos and mega-malls to convention centers and hotels, cities and states have paid out billions of dollars to the world's corporate titans in an attempt to boost their economies, create new and better jobs, and lure well-known events such as the Olympics and the Super Bowl to within their borders, not to mention give officials a chance to have their pictures taken with celebrities. That Big Entertainment drives bigger economies is a myth, however, one that has nonetheless permeated every facet of policy making despite the overwhelming evidence that it results in a raw deal for the taxpaying public. In The Billionaire Boondoggle, Garofalo takes readers on a tour of publically-subsidized corporate America to explain how that myth came to be, how much money America's elected officials throw away, and why courting Big Entertainment just courts disaster.
Download or read book Stealing the Billionaire written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2023-03-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Broody billionaire Walker Drummond is way out of my league, but that’s easily forgotten when I literally fall at his feet—on my behind, my dress hiked to my hips—staring up at his irritatingly handsome face. I’m a reluctant thief, and he should be off-limits, but underneath his hard exterior lies an adoring father and caring man. And the real jaw-dropper? He’s interested in me. None of this should matter since he has no use for relationships. And despite the magnetism of his unwavering confidence and arresting blue eyes, I don’t do flings. We’re at a stalemate. Which is for the best. Until surprisingly, he abandons his hard line on casual for me. Blame it on lust or maybe it’s something more when I cast caution aside to be with him. Still, I don’t belong in his world. Nor do I know how to play the game. The thing with games? Only one person wins. While Walker keeps his heart safely guarded, convinced I’ll steal it, I’m the one who stands to lose it all.
Download or read book Billionaires Ballot Bandits written by Greg Palast and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2012-09-25 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close presidential election in November could well come down to contested states or even districts--an election decided by vote theft? It could happen this year. Based on Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s investigative reporting for Rolling Stone and BBC television, Billionaires & Ballot Bandits: How to Steal an Election in 9 Easy Steps might be the most important book published this year--one that could save the election. Billionaires & Ballot Bandits names the filthy-rich sugar-daddies who are super-funding the Super-PACs of both parties--billionaires with nicknames like "The Ice Man," "The Vulture" and, of course, The Brothers Koch. Told with Palast's no-holds-barred, reporter-on-the-beat style, the facts as he lays them out are staggering. What emerges in Billionaires & Ballot Bandits is the never-before-told-story of the epic battle being fought behind the scenes between the old money banking sector that still supports Obama, and the new hedge fund billionaires like Paul Singer who not only support Romney but also are among his key economic advisors. Although it has not been reported, Obama has shown some backbone in standing up to the financial excesses of the men behind Romney. Billionaires & Ballot Bandits exposes the previously unreported details on how operatives plan to use the hundreds of millions in Super-PAC money pouring into this election. We know the money is pouring in, but Palast shows us the convoluted ways the money will be used to suppress your vote. The story of the billionaires and why they want to buy an election is matched with the nine ways they can steal the election. His story of the sophisticated new trickery will pick up on Palast's giant New York Times bestseller, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.
Download or read book Stealing from Mr Rich written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2021-05-21 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save my brother, all I have to do is steal from a billionaire. My brother is in trouble. Again. But this time he's in debt to some really bad people, and I'll do anything to save him. Even be blackmailed into cracking an unbreakable safe belonging to the most gorgeous man in New York. And one of the richest. Steal from Zane Roth-King of Wall Street and one of the famous billionaire bachelors of New York-sure thing, piece of cake. You see, some people can play the piano, but I can play safes. My father is a thief, safecracker extraordinaire, and a criminal. He also taught me everything he knows. I've spent my entire life trying not to be him. I own my own business, pay my taxes, and I don't break the law. Ever. Now I have to smash every one of my rules, break into a billionaire's penthouse, and steal a million-dollar necklace. What I never expected was to find myself face to face with Zane. Tall, dark, handsome, and oh-so-rich Zane. He's also smart, and he knows I'm up to something. And he's vowed to find out. Each book in the Billionaire Heists Trilogy can be read as a stand-alone, action-packed romance.
Download or read book Stealing the Bride written by Nadia Lee and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the hottest woman I ever slept with leaves me fifty bucks and sneaks out of my bed, I'm completely stunned and left feeling a little...dirty. Most men might let it go. But I'm not most men. This woman has left her mark and I have to track her down. Imagine my surprise when I discover that she's getting married... So I do what's most logical: steal the bride. Except...am I even at the right wedding? Stealing the Bride is a standalone full-length romance novel with a sexy AF billionaire, smart geeky heroine, identical twins and mistaken identity. No cheating, no cliffhanger. Just lots of heat, heart and humor. Grab it today!
Download or read book Stealing Infinity written by Alyson Noël and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paste Magazine Pick for Best New YA Books of June 2022 An Amazon Best Book of the Month “An unputdownable, clever, modern fantasy!” —#1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff "Alyson Noel is the queen of the supernatural romance thriller, and her latest is a can’t-miss read—it’s a Da Vinci Code meets Riverdale page-turner!" —#1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz “Addictive, dangerous, sexy, and magical, I couldn’t turn the page fast enough! Alyson Noël is a mad genius.” —Mary Pearson, New York Times bestselling author of The Remnant Chronicles “A sizzling story of opulent adventure, forbidden love, and impossible choices, Stealing Infinity is unputdownable.” —New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel “Stealing Infinity is a brilliantly conceived time-travel adventure full of twists and turns, with a romance that had me hooked. A must-read!” —Alexandra Monir, international bestselling author of The Final Six These days, I’ve been killing it when it comes to letting people down. Now I’ve been kicked out of high school, arrested, and accepted into a remote, off-the-grid school owned and operated by an inscrutable billionaire tech guru. Gray Wolf Academy is looking for a certain kind of student. Ones that no one will miss. Like me. Then there’s Braxton. The beautiful, oddly anachronistic guy who showed up right when the trouble started. And he’s a total enigma—which means that I definitely can’t trust him, even if there’s something about him that makes me want to. They all tell me I have a gift. A very rare gift. And Gray Wolf Academy wants me to learn it. To use it. Because if what they say is true, I have all the time in the world. And that makes me the most dangerous high school student you’ll never know... The Stealing Infinity series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Stealing Infinity Book #2 Ruling Destiny
Download or read book The Book of Stolen Dreams written by David Farr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Usborne Publishing Ltd, 2021.
Download or read book Pushing His Luck written by Kira Archer and published by Entangled: Indulgence. This book was released on 2019-09-23 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when a girl with the worst luck ever meets a guy with all the luck in the world? Risk assessor Charley Claybourne has always known her luck pretty much... well, sucks. Getting soaked in lactose-free chocolate milk thanks to a hunkylicious, blue-eyed stranger is bad enough. But discovering that he’s her new billionaire client, and could make or break her career? Oh hi, it’s me, the icing on top of the world’s most craptastic cake. Now Charley has to decide if Chris Lachlan, Disney prince made flesh, is a good risk to be CEO of his family’s billion-dollar corporation. You know, if a reckless adrenaline junkie—who eats the unhealthiest food known to man and has dated cartel princesses, thieves, and actual spies—could ever qualify as the “good” kind of risk. But Charley isn’t immune to the charms of this hot, trouble-seeking billionaire. And as luck would have it, she’ll have to choose between trashing her career... or falling head-over-broken-heels for the biggest risk of her life. Each book in the Winning the Billionaire series is STANDALONE: * 69 Million Things I Hate About You * The Billionaire's Unexpected Baby * Scotland or Bust * Pushing His Luck
Download or read book Billionaire Wilderness written by Justin Farrell and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Billionaire Wilderness offers an unprecedented look inside the world of the ultra-wealthy and their relationship to the natural world, showing how the ultra-rich use nature to resolve key predicaments in their lives. Justin Farrell immerses himself in Teton County, Wyoming--both the richest county in the United States and the county with the nation's highest level of income inequality--to investigate interconnected questions about money, nature, and community in the twenty-first century. Farrell draws on three years of in-depth interviews with "ordinary" millionaires and the world's wealthiest billionaires, four years of in-person observation in the community, and original quantitative data to provide comprehensive and unique analytical insight on the ultra-wealthy. He also interviewed low-income workers who could speak to their experiences as employees for and members of the community with these wealthy people. He finds that the wealthy leverage nature to climb even higher on the socioeconomic ladder, and they use their engagement with nature and rural people as a way of creating more virtuous and deserving versions of themselves. Billionaire Wilderness demonstrates that our contemporary understanding of the relationship between the ultra-wealthy and the environment is empirically shallow, and our reliance on reports of national economic trends distances us from the real experiences of these people and their local communities"--
Download or read book Blame It on the Billionaire written by Naima Simone and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One night in a blackout leads to a fake engagement between an assistant and her boss in this Blackout Billionaires novel by USA TODAY bestselling author Naima Simone. Executive assistant Nadia Jordan has long had a secret crush on CEO Grayson Chandler, but the start-up billionaire doesn’t even know she exists. When she falls into his arms at the Du Sable Gala, and the lights go out in a citywide blackout, one kiss leads to a night of soul-stealing passion. And what happens in the dark never stays in the dark... Because Grayson sees his chance to evade his matchmaking mother by making a proposal Nadia can’t refuse—she’ll be his fake fiancée! As she steps into Grayson’s privileged Chicago world, will his mother and vengeful ex destroy her dreams? Or will her fake fiancé make those dreams a reality? From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite. Don’t miss a single Blackout Billionaires novel! Book 1 — The Billionaire’s Bargain Book 2 — Black Tie Billionaire Book 3 — Blame It on the Billionaire
Download or read book Steal the Show written by Michael Port and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful way to master every performance in your career and life, from presentations and sales pitches to interviews and tough conversations, drawing on the methods the author applied as a working actor and has honed over a decade of coaching salespeople, marketers, managers, and business owners.
Download or read book Hacking Mr CEO written by Anna Hackett and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save the only mother I've ever known, all I have to do is hack a tech billionaire. My foster mother is sick. The woman who gave me a home, love, a life. I'll do anything to find the money for her surgery, including using my skills as a hacker. My name's Remi, also known as Rogue Angel, and usually I work for a security company testing clients' systems. But now a shadowy bad guy has tracked me down and given me an ultimatum. I have to hack Rivera Tech-the biggest technology company in the world, owned by billionaire CEO, Maverick Rivera. If I do, I get paid and I can help my foster mother. If I don't, my family is in danger. Hacking Rivera is no walk in the park, and soon I find myself in a tantalizing game of cat and mouse with big, grumpy, and way-too-sexy Maverick. What I never, ever expected was for him to make me feel safe, or to threaten my closely-guarded heart, or to ignite every single part of me. I can't drag him into my mess. But Maverick has other ideas, and he isn't a man who takes no for an answer.
Download or read book Blackmailing Mr Bossman written by Anna Hackett and published by Anna Hackett. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To save my best friend's husband, all I have to do is blackmail a billionaire. My friend's husband was abducted by a gang of white-collar criminals. These guys are bad, and they want her to spy on her boss-a man who owns half of New York. She's falling apart and she needs my help. My name's Aspen. I'm a private investigator, and I'm usually doing surveillance on cheating spouses or insurance scammers, but now I'm going undercover. I'm trading my jeans for skirts, and playing assistant at Kensington Group so I can get up close and personal with Liam Kensington-the owner of a multibillion-dollar construction and property empire. Not to mention a tall, lean, golden-haired god with a sexy British accent. The white-collar thieves have Liam in their sights and in return for my friend's husband, they want me to blackmail a billionaire. Aw, hell. But I didn't count on how Liam would make me feel, or my crazy need to keep him safe, or our incendiary attraction. Now I have to save a man's life, catch some bad guys, and stop myself from falling in love with a billionaire who's way out of my league.
Download or read book Trusting the Ex written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m screwed. Drew Hayes just showed up on my doorstep. My brother’s best friend. The love of my life. My ex. He gave me the only thing I’ve ever wanted, his heart. Only to dump me six months later. Five years have passed and I’m married now. But when I tell him to leave, he does the opposite. He storms into my life, tears down my walls, and demands the one thing I won’t ever give him again. My love. He’s my past. I can never trust him, not after he destroyed me. Yet every time I look into his eyes, I see my future. Note: previously published as Love Lock. *Contains sensitive topics that may upset or offend readers, especially those who have previously experienced domestic abuse.*
Download or read book Steal a King written by Stella Andrews and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm in danger and not just from my extremely handsome, cocky, billionaire captor. It's surprising how quickly a normal life can unravel. Kidnapped on my way home from the airport, I was taken to him. Lucas Emiliano--the Casino King. Tall, dark and handsome doesn't even begin to describe a man of extremes. A paradox, cruel and detached one minute and full of emotion the next. Strong.Possessive. Dominant. He wants answers and I'm going nowhere until he has them. It turns out something was stolen from him. Something that earned me not just money but so much heat they sent a devil to guide me through the flames. At times like this running is the only answer, but it appears he has other ideas. A King takes what he wants, and he wants me and I'm now his prisoner, locked in a gilded cage. I don't want to be attracted to him, but I am and I don't want my heart to race and my body to shiver with desire when it sees him, but it does. Then something happens that changes everything. Now it's not just about my survival, it's about much more than that. Will earning my freedom be a price I'm unwilling to pay? Note to readers: If you like your books with a dark & delicious, obsessive alpha male hiding a demanding, sweet, domineering protective side. Meeting his match with an innocent, sweet yet strong and independent female character who blows like a breath of fresh air through the pages, then this is the book for you. A deliciously dark and captivating romance with so much steam and chemistry it burns. The series is Five Kings, but each book can be read as a standalone and there are no cliffhangers. Books in the series: Catch a King Slade Steal a King Break a King Destroy a King
Download or read book Promising the Billionaire written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s a simple business deal until things get personal. Zachary Rothwell is one of Toronto’s most eligible bachelors and CEO of Rothwell Enterprises. He wears success like a well-tailored suit and confidence oozes from his every move. And he’s my last hope for dealing with my creepy landlord problem. It turns out Zach has a problem of his own and sees a golden opportunity for each of us to get what we want. To access his heavily guarded trust fund, he needs to be in a relationship. His proposition? I pretend to be his love interest and he’ll make my legal problem go away. It’s a simple win-win situation. If we promise to keep this strictly business, nothing can go wrong… At least, that’s what I thought. But when we’re forced to live together, my mind and body ache for things I’ve no business wanting. Namely, Zach. And each day it gets harder to not break my promise because I’m no longer pretending. Note: previously published as Real Liars.
Download or read book The Billionaire s Secret Heart written by Ivy Layne and published by Ginger Quill Press, LLC. This book was released on with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josephine: It was the worst blind date in the history of the universe, until Holden Winters swept in and rescued me. Are you kidding? Holden Winters?A scion of the notorious Winters family, Holden is gorgeous, wealthy, and brilliant. He dates socialites and pop stars, not computer science grad students more comfortable in a hoodie than couture. Our night together was a fantasy…and a huge mistake. Holden: I don't usually steal other guy's dates. I don't have to. A look is all it takes, and the women fall over themselves to get to me. Then I saw Josephine, sitting with her dweeb of a date, just waiting for a man who could appreciate her lush curves and sharp brain. When she ghosted on me, I shouldn't have been so shocked, but women never walk away from me. Josephine thought she could call the shots - she didn't realize that a Winters man always gets what he wants. And I wanted her. The Billionaire’s Secret Heart is a standalone romance with a happy ending. It’s the first in the Scandals of the Bad Boy Billionaire’s series, and introduces the notorious men of the Winters family. You can read it on its own, but you might want to read the others once you get a taste of the Winters men ;}
