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Author: Michael Harvey Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 030759310X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
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A woman is shot as she waits for her train to work. An hour later, a second woman is killed as she rides an elevated train through the Loop. Then, a church becomes the target of a chemical weapons attack. The city of Chicago is under siege, and Michael Kelly, former cop turned private investigator, happens to be on the scene when all hell breaks loose. Kelly’s brassy investigating and razor-sharp instincts lead him into an intricate plot involving a retired cop, a shady train company, and a quietly ticking weapon nestled deep in the city’s underbelly. But when his girlfriend—the gorgeous judge Rachel Swenson—is abducted, Kelly realizes that the only way he’s going to find the killer is to excavate his own stormy past.
Author: Michael Harvey Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 030759310X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 305
Book Description
A woman is shot as she waits for her train to work. An hour later, a second woman is killed as she rides an elevated train through the Loop. Then, a church becomes the target of a chemical weapons attack. The city of Chicago is under siege, and Michael Kelly, former cop turned private investigator, happens to be on the scene when all hell breaks loose. Kelly’s brassy investigating and razor-sharp instincts lead him into an intricate plot involving a retired cop, a shady train company, and a quietly ticking weapon nestled deep in the city’s underbelly. But when his girlfriend—the gorgeous judge Rachel Swenson—is abducted, Kelly realizes that the only way he’s going to find the killer is to excavate his own stormy past.
Author: Central Electric Railfans' Association Publisher: Chicago : [Central Electric Railfans' Association] ISBN: Category : Street-railroads Languages : en Pages : 168
Author: Rory Flynn Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544226275 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 229
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A Boston narcotic detective's search for his lost gun reveals a network of corruption and cover-up that reaches the highest levels of the city in this propulsive debut, first in an exciting new series in the tradition of Dennis Lehane and Robert Parker.
Author: William Fleming Publisher: ISBN: 9781365490538 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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In this third installment of the series, veteran transit cop Morris Fitzgerald must sort through the politics and prejudices of the city to unravel the mysterious disappearnance of antique books and artificats from the city's libraries. Like its predecessors, Troubled Waters and Code Black, The Third Raill delves into the complex racial divides of Boston while providing a distinct and entertaining glimpse into the city's character.
Author: Jim Edwards Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 9780738563749 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 132
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The history of Aurora, Illinois is one of diversity. This is the first book to trace the city's early days of its first white settlement through World War I and the early 1920s, as seen through the eyes of its diverse ethnic groups. Immigrants from northern, southern, and eastern Europe, southern Blacks, and Mexicans all came to provide their talents to the massive railroad industry and the dozens of factories in the city, which were producing various products to be used by the entire nation and as well as in the construction of the Panama Canal.
Author: Jim Leech Publisher: Signal ISBN: 0771047355 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 194
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"Essential reading for decision-makers.... When Leech talks, politicians listen. When he writes a book, it's worth buying."--Toronto Star Over the next 20 years more than 7 million Canadian workers will retire. Baby boomers, the 45- to 65-year-olds who account for 42% of the country's workforce, will join the largest job exodus in Canadian history, moving to the promised land of retirement. Unless our crumbling pension system is reformed, many of these retirees will find this dreamland a bewildering and disappointing mirage. In the early 1980s, consumers were setting aside 20% of their disposable incomes to their retirement plans; today the savings rate is a threadbare 2.5%. Retirement savings plans meant to build Canadians' personal war chests for their final years have failed to live up to their cheery promises of early retirement "freedom"--market returns are low, and financial fees are climbing. Moreover, retirement plans are now being compromised by high pension obligations and a shrinking workforce. Canada has the capacity to diffuse this ticking pension time bomb with some hard choices, posits Leech. It's time for businesses, governments, unions, and employees to face these options and fix--and ultimately save--our pensions system.
Author: Joe Peters Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1329712080 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 452
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Winner of the 2016 Indie Excellence Award for Crime Fiction When terrorists apparently strike one of Boston's MBTA transit stations during the famed St. Patrick's Day parade, the onslaught of federal and state officials turn the city into a chaotic police state. Only a veteran transit cop, jaded by his memories of growing up in the shadows of Boston's forced busing and desegregation, knows the truth: The enemy is not some international terrorist cell but the politics and hubris that continually pit the haves and have_-nots against each other in one of the country's oldest and most _congested cities. Code Black delves into the many contradictions that shape Boston: wealth and poverty, liberal and conservative, academia and working-class, and even black and white. Recipient of third place in the 2015 Public Safety Writer's Association contest, Code Black is an historical fiction thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Author: Kevin Hines Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 266
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"To be bipolar is like a hurricane always present. Like a weatherman, you must try to become an expert on hurricanes to be able to forecast movement, speed, and intensity." - Jesse Cohen.The 3dr Rail is a 58,000-word manuscript written by Jesse Cohen with Best Selling Author of Cracked Not Broken, Surviving & Thriving After A Suicide Attempt, Kevin Hines. The Third Rail is based on Jesse Cohen's true story of adventure as a struggling twenty-two-year-old Tulane Law School student living in New Orleans, Louisiana. Cohen is represented as the character "Jake Hunter" in the book. The story takes place in 1994 when the city is named "The Murder Capital of the United States." Gun violence, racism, and widespread police corruption have reached unprecedented levels. Jake's personality, genetics, the stress over his first year of law school, and his strong moral convictions create an extremely powerful and dangerous madness. As Jake's mind continues to unravel he finds himself in trouble at school, in jail, and in a mental hospital. Written in the first person, The 3rd Rail is an unprecedented opportunity to experience an epic adventure from inside the manic bipolar mind of a young man with no fear, limitless confidence, infinite powers of persuasion and seduction, exceptional cognitive abilities, and extraordinary motivation to accomplish anything he desires. "Those who've gone through mental trauma, and those that love them will find this book powerful and meaningful beyond belief." - Kevin Hines Jesse Cohen graduated Magna Cum Laude from Brandeis University and received a Juris Doctor from Tulane University in 1998. Over 15 years Cohen practiced in Framingham, Massachusetts, focusing on criminal law and civil litigation before moving south, where he started writing. Writing was not only the most challenging endeavor of Jesse's life, but also, the most rewarding because he truly believed his story may save lives. Kevin Hines is a best-selling author, global public speaker, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. Kevin now travels the world sharing his story of hope, healing, and recovery while teaching people of all ages the art of wellness & the ability to survive pain with true resilience.
Author: Christian Wolmar Publisher: PublicAffairs ISBN: 1610391802 Category : Transportation Languages : en Pages : 450
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America was made by the railroads. The opening of the Baltimore & Ohio line -- the first American railroad -- in the 1830s sparked a national revolution in the way that people lived thanks to the speed and convenience of train travel. Promoted by visionaries and built through heroic effort, the American railroad network was bigger in every sense than Europe's, and facilitated everything from long-distance travel to commuting and transporting goods to waging war. It united far-flung parts of the country, boosted economic development, and was the catalyst for America's rise to world-power status. Every American town, great or small, aspired to be connected to a railroad and by the turn of the century, almost every American lived within easy access of a station. By the early 1900s, the United States was covered in a latticework of more than 200,000 miles of railroad track and a series of magisterial termini, all built and controlled by the biggest corporations in the land. The railroads dominated the American landscape for more than a hundred years but by the middle of the twentieth century, the automobile, the truck, and the airplane had eclipsed the railroads and the nation started to forget them. In The Great Railroad Revolution, renowned railroad expert Christian Wolmar tells the extraordinary story of the rise and the fall of the greatest of all American endeavors, and argues that the time has come for America to reclaim and celebrate its often-overlooked rail heritage.
Author: Edward Banfield Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351498878 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 288
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In government, influence denotes one's ability to get others to act, think, or feel as one intends. A mayor who persuades voters to approve a bond issue exercises influence. A businessman whose promises of support induce a mayor to take action exercises influence. In Political Influence, Edward C. Banfield examines the structures and dynamics of influence in determining who actually makes the decisions on vital issues in a large metropolitan area. This edition includes an introduction by James Q. Wilson, who provides an intellectual profile of Banfield and a review of his life and work. Banfield locates his analysis in Chicago, focusing on a broad range of representative urban issues. An introductory chapter defines Banfield's method through four leading questions: Who has influence and who is subject to it? How does influence work? What are the terms upon which influence is expended? How is action concerted by influence? Banfield's conceptual scheme is applied at three levels. He offers six case studies of political influence, showing in considerable detail how influence was used in certain civic controversies. Then Banfield interprets these case studies, drawing from them a set of low-level empirical generalizations. At the third and highest level of generality, he explores the logical structure of significant aspects of influence and recasts the empirical findings in analytical terms, developing theories that apply generally to situations involving political influence. He also defines the key roles played by officeholders, the newspapers, business interests, the city council and minority groups. Political Influence is notable for its depth and sophistication. This rare combination of good reporting and insightful analysis is essential reading for political scientists, urban affairs specialists, policymakers, and sociologists.
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