Download or read book Priceless written by Robert K. Wittman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wall Street Journal called him “a living legend.” The London Times dubbed him “the most famous art detective in the world.” In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first time, offering a real-life international thriller to rival The Thomas Crown Affair. Rising from humble roots as the son of an antique dealer, Wittman built a twenty-year career that was nothing short of extraordinary. He went undercover, usually unarmed, to catch art thieves, scammers, and black market traders in Paris and Philadelphia, Rio and Santa Fe, Miami and Madrid. In this page-turning memoir, Wittman fascinates with the stories behind his recoveries of priceless art and antiquities: The golden armor of an ancient Peruvian warrior king. The Rodin sculpture that inspired the Impressionist movement. The headdress Geronimo wore at his final Pow-Wow. The rare Civil War battle flag carried into battle by one of the nation’s first African-American regiments. The breadth of Wittman’s exploits is unmatched: He traveled the world to rescue paintings by Rockwell and Rembrandt, Pissarro, Monet and Picasso, often working undercover overseas at the whim of foreign governments. Closer to home, he recovered an original copy of the Bill of Rights and cracked the scam that rocked the PBS series Antiques Roadshow. By the FBI’s accounting, Wittman saved hundreds of millions of dollars worth of art and antiquities. He says the statistic isn’t important. After all, who’s to say what is worth more --a Rembrandt self-portrait or an American flag carried into battle? They're both priceless. The art thieves and scammers Wittman caught run the gamut from rich to poor, smart to foolish, organized criminals to desperate loners. The smuggler who brought him a looted 6th-century treasure turned out to be a high-ranking diplomat. The appraiser who stole countless heirlooms from war heroes’ descendants was a slick, aristocratic con man. The museum janitor who made off with locks of George Washington's hair just wanted to make a few extra bucks, figuring no one would miss what he’d filched. In his final case, Wittman called on every bit of knowledge and experience in his arsenal to take on his greatest challenge: working undercover to track the vicious criminals behind what might be the most audacious art theft of all.
Download or read book Priceless written by Joel Smallbone and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-08-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerfully compelling novelization of the major motion picture by Joel and Luke Smallbone of the band for King & Country. James Stevens was, at one time, a good man with a great life. After the tragic death of his wife and losing custody of his little girl, James is at the darkest crossroad of his life. Angry, desperate, and unable to hold down a steady job, he agrees to drive a box truck on a shady, one-time trip cross country for cash-no questions asked. When he discovers what he is delivering is actually a who, the questions in his mind begin haunting him mercilessly. James becomes an unlikely hero who must fight to save the lives of two young women and finds himself falling in love with one of them. Can love, strength, and faith redefine his past and change the course of his future?
Download or read book Priceless written by John C. Goodman and published by Independent Institute. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this long-awaited updated edition of his groundbreaking work Priceless: Curing the Healthcare Crisis, renowned healthcare economist John Goodman ("father" of Health Savings Accounts) analyzes America's ongoing healthcare fiasco—including, for this edition, the failed promises of Obamacare. Goodman then provides what many critics of our healthcare system neglect: solutions. And not a moment too soon. Americans are entangled in a system with perverse incentives that raise costs, reduce quality, and make care less accessible. It's not just patients that need liberation from this labyrinth of confusion—it's doctors, businessmen, and institutions as well. Read this new work and discover: why no one sees a real price for anything: no patient, no doctor, no employer, no employee; how Obamacare's perverse incentives cause insurance companies to seek to attract the healthy and avoid the sick; why having a preexisting condition is actually WORSE under Obamacare than it was before—despite rosy political promises to the contrary; why emergency-room traffic and long waits for care have actually increased under Obamacare; how Medicaid expansion spends new money insuring healthy, single adults, while doing nothing for the developmentally disabled who languish on waiting lists and children who aren't getting the pediatric care they need; how the market for medical care COULD be as efficient and consumer-friendly as the market for cell phone repair... and what it would take to make that happen; how to create centers of medical excellence, which compete to meet the needs of the chronically ill; and much, much more... Thoroughly researched, clearly written, and decidedly humane in its concern for the health of all Americans, John Goodman has written the healthcare book to read to understand today's healthcare crisis. His proposed solutions are bold, crucial, and most importantly, caring. Healthcare is complex. But this book isn't. It's clear, it's satisfying, and it's refreshingly human. If you read even one book about healthcare policy in America, this is the one to read.
Download or read book Pricing the Priceless written by H. Spencer Banzhaf and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-02 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells how economics shifted from developing resources to valuing and incentivizing the preservation of natural environments.
Download or read book Priceless written by Lloyd Constantine and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author provides an account of the antitrust lawsuit his small legal firm brought against Visa and MasterCard, resulting in a $3.4 billion settlement in 2003.
Download or read book Pricing the Priceless written by Joseph P. Newhouse and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2004-08-20 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The health care industry differs from most other industries in that medical pricing is primarily administered by the government and private insurers and in that it uses several types of contracts. Providers may receive a fixed sum for all necessary services within a given period of time, for the necessary services to treat a given condition, or for each specific service. The industry is changing dramatically, offering many natural experiments to aid understanding of the economics of pricing for health care. In Pricing the Priceless, Joseph Newhouse explains the different pricing systems and how they affect resource allocation and efficiency, focusing on the efficiency of pricing. He also discusses larger issues of equity, fair distribution of burden, and social justice. Although most of the examples are American-based, the same issues arise in all medical care financing and delivery systems, and the theories and models are general enough to apply to many institutional contexts. The topics include Medicare, managed care, the contemporary integration of health insurance and medical care, the management of moral hazard and stinting, uncertainty and risk aversion, the demand for health insurance, agency relationships, information disparities, regulation, and supply-side and demand-side selection.
Download or read book Pricing the Priceless Child written by Viviana A. Zelizer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1994-08-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study traces the emergence of changing attitudes about the child, at once economically "useless" and emotionally "priceless", from the late 1800s to the 1930s. It describes how turn-of-the-century America discovered new, sentimental ways to determine a child's monetary worth.
Download or read book Pricing the Priceless written by Paula DiPerna and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting exploration of the new frontier of finance, to value the planet and protect what has too long been treated as free and taken for granted--the natural assets we need and love most In Pricing the Priceless: The Financial Transformation to Value the Planet, Solve the Climate Crisis, and Protect Our Most Precious Assets, renowned environmental strategist, speaker, world traveler and author Paula DiPerna brings a unique voice and optic to de-mystify and unveil today’s most fascinating financial disruption—pricing the priceless to flip conventional ideas of how we value natural assets and why. She asks the provocative question long ignored: Why do we value the indispensable atmosphere at zero, but dispensable production in the trillions? She digs into alternatives, with real-life examples from around the globe of fascinating and pioneering financial innovations—controversial and paradoxical, but essential. In the book, you’ll travel from rainforests to Wall Street, Board Rooms to the Vatican, coral reefs to mangroves to China’s carbon markets. Timely, adventurous, eclectic, and accessible, Pricing the Priceless brings alive the critical financial transformation that will determine future planetary health and social stability. With power, clarity and real-world experience, the author also examines: Fascinating new financial inventions and experiments—insurance, bonds, markets, investment funds—all aimed at pricing what is precious and vital to human well-being How the great current intergenerational shift in wealth and attitudes is redefining investment trends and the idea of what constitutes wealth and return How climate change and other urgent environmental problems now require entirely new financial thinking to trigger solutions How once-radical ideas about measuring economic progress are now re-imagining the very purpose of capitalism Why finance needs critical re-invention to remain credible in the face of increasing public skepticism of business-as-usual economic practice A can’t-miss read for thought leaders, business executives, investors, activists, and entrepreneurs, Pricing the Priceless is a landmark that will shape the world and future, bridging the tangible and intangible to answer a critical question of rising economic and social inspiration: What is money for?
Download or read book 1 2 Price Living written by Ellie Kay and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2008-09-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ellie Kay, America’s Family Financial Expert ®, will show you how to cut your stress in half – and that’s just a side benefit! With the wit and wisdom of someone who has lived the half-price lifestyle, Ellie empowers you to cut the cord to a second income. This easy-to-read guide gives practical steps, creative suggestions, and valuable resources to help you and your family: Cut your food bill in half! Cut your vacation expense in half! Cut your clothing costs in half! Cut your debt in half – and out! Cut your housing expenses in half! AND double your giving!
Download or read book The Priceless Collection written by Davis Bunn and published by Priceless Collection. This book was released on 2015-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a one-book edition of the Priceless Collection: Florian's Gate, The Amber Room, and Winter Palace. Florian's Gate is a family epic blending mystery and romance set in the luxurious trappings of contemporary London and the turbulent economies of Eastern Europe. In The Amber Room Jeffrey Sinclair has made deep contacts into former Eastern Bloc nations, and he and Katya are pulled into a trail of dangerous intrigue and cover-ups as they search for the truth. In Winter Palace a seemingly straightforward assignment--to reclaim the winter palace of a Russian nobleman whose family lost everything during the 1917 Russian Revolution--turns into something much more sinister.
Download or read book Briefcase Wisdom for a Backpack Culture written by Jerry Gano and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2019-10-14 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over five years ago, God directed author Jerry Gano to pen daily posts on social media. Over a thousand posts later, Gano’s bite-sized Biblically inspired observations are collected in one place as Briefcase Wisdom for a Backpack Culture. For each day of the year, Gano has constructed a short, relatable devotional, accompanied by a corresponding Bible verse. He intends to enlighten the curious reader with scripture and his own observations based on years of study and prayer, in turn bringing them closer to Christ. Gano has experienced trials, heartache, sickness, and pain. The enemy of his soul has attacked heartily, but he is sure of one thing: if God goes before him, who can stand against him? We are nothing, in and of ourselves, but with God leading and directing our paths, everything will turn out okay.
Download or read book Priceless written by Paul Aertker and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This middle grade series reads like the Bourne Identity - but for kids." - Mark Robichaux, Editor, New Yorker #1 Best selling series in chldren's travel - THE UNBELIEVABLE CONCLUSION TO THE CRIME TRAVELERS MYSTERY SERIES - Age Level: 8 - 14 - US Grade Level: 2nd - 8th - NOW WITH ILLUSTRATIVE MAPS
Download or read book Priceless Dream written by M. S. Carolyn M. Price and published by Bke Books. This book was released on 2017-03-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ms. Carolyn Price has become synonymous with her hometown's NFL football team: The Dallas Cowboys. She's a friend of the owner and his family, a mother figure to the players, a cheerleader on game day and so much more. Major television shows profile her, radio programs interview her, and other fans request pictures with her. She handles it all with a unique combination of grace, humility and unbridled boisterousness that has to be seen to be believed. A Cowboys' game telecast would not be complete without a shot of her on the sideline, immaculately adorned in the team's regalia, raising the decibel level with her vociferous voice. Ms. Price is a devout Christian, family matriarch, healthcare professional, and a pillar of the community. She has consistently relied on her faith while enduring a series of unimaginable personal tragedies, and has emerged victorious with an inspirational testimony to share. This is her story, from coming of age in Dallas' Roseland Homes to becoming the universally-recognized Dallas Cowboys #1 Fan.
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Download or read book Sri Guru Granth Sahib Vol 2 written by and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Priceless Jewel written by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13 essays in this volume address topics including: world peace and nuclear war; the issue of blasphemy; the possibilities for dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity; and a painting by El Greco.
