Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Expenditures in the Executive DepartmentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Spy the Lie
Author: Philip HoustonPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250029627
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Three former CIA officers--the world's foremost authorities on recognizing deceptive behavior--share their techniques for spotting a lie with thrilling anecdotes from the authors' careers in counterintelligence.
The Accountant's Story
Author: Roberto EscobarPublisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0446543691
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
"I have many scars. Some of them are physical, but many more are scars on my soul. A bomb sent to kill me while I was in a maximum security prison has made me blind, yet now I see the world more clearly than I have ever seen it before. I have lived an incredible adventure. I watched as my brother, Pablo Escobar, became the most successful criminal in history, but also a hero to many of the people of Colombia. My brother was loved and he was feared. Hundreds of thousands of people marched in his funeral procession, and certainly as many people celebrated his death." These are the words of Roberto Escobar-the top accountant for the notorious and deadly Medellen Cartel, and brother of Pablo Escobar, the most famous drug lord in history. At the height of his reign, Pablo's multibillion-dollar operation smuggled tons of cocaine each week into countries all over the world. Roberto and his ten accountants kept track of all the money. Only Pablo and Roberto knew where it was stashed-and what it bought. And the amounts of money were simply staggering. According to Roberto, it cost $2,500 every month just to purchase the rubber bands needed to wrap the stacks of cash. The biggest problem was finding a place to store it: from secret compartments in walls and beneath swimming pools to banks and warehouses everywhere. There was so much money that Roberto would sometimes write off ten percent as "spoilage," meaning either rats had chewed up the bills or dampness had ruined the cash. Roberto writes about the incredible violence of the cartel, but he also writes of the humanitarian side of his brother. Pablo built entire towns, gave away thousands of houses, paid people's medical expenses, and built schools and hospitals. Yet he was responsible for the horrible deaths of thousands of people. In short, this is the story of a world of riches almost beyond mortal imagination, and in his own words, Roberto Escobar tells all: building a magnificent zoo at Pablo's opulent home, the brothers' many escapes into the jungles of Colombia, devising ingenious methods to smuggle tons of cocaine into the United States, bribing officials with literally millions of dollars-and building a personal army to protect the Escobar family against an array of enemies sworn to kill them. Few men in history have been more beloved-or despised-than Pablo Escobar. Now, for the first time, his story is told by the man who knew him best: his brother, Roberto.
To Improve Budgeting, Accounting and Auditing Methods of the Federal Government
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Expenditures in the Executive DepartmentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Budget
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Official Reports of the Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
Book Description
The Law Times
Author: Railway Times
Author: The Debates and Proceedings of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Michigan
Author: Michigan. Constitutional ConventionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constitutional law
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental AffairsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Official Report of Debates, House of Commons
Author: Canada. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 1322
Book Description
Letters to Gabriella
Author: Leon KukkukPublisher: FLF Press
ISBN: 1891855670
Category : Angola
Languages : en
Pages : 562
Book Description
"War in Angola lasted intermittently for more than forty years. After a failed attempt at peace from 1994 to 1998 a full scale conventional war broke out again at the end of 1998. This marked the end of a United Nations attempt, lasting more than twelve years, to make peace in this country. It was one of the first big UN missions after the Cold War and turned into a spectacular and expensive failure. Throughout this last "War for Peace" from 1998-2002 the author lived and worked in Huambo, at the epicentre of the war, implementing a United Nations project. This project, poorly planned initially, was restructured locally and achieved considerable successes before finally succumbing to UN incompetence that saw two thirds of its funding disappear and degenerated into a web of lies, excuses and accusations as the UN refused to provide an explanation to donors, the Angolan government and people, project staff and the press of what went wrong and why."--Back cover.