Deze auteur duikt diep in de schimmige hoeken van de geschiedenis en verkent het turbulente tijdperk van de New Yorkse onderwereld. Zijn werk biedt een fascinerende kijk op de levens en daden van de figuren die het criminele landschap van het begin van de 20e eeuw vormden. Met meesterlijk vertelplezier brengt hij deze vergeten verhalen tot leven en biedt hij lezers een boeiende inkijk in de wereld van misdaad en de gevolgen daarvan.
OIL 101 is a straightforward guide to oil and an essential read for anyone coming to grips with where oil prices, the economy and society are headed. In OIL 101, Downey provides the facts one needs to understand oil, from its history and chemistry, to refining, finished products, storage, transportation, alternatives, and how prices are determined every day in global wholesale oil markets and how those markets are connected to prices at the pump.
The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935
The most comprehensive book written on New York City's underworld from 1900 - 1935. Its pages chronicle virtually every widely known (and lesser known) Mafioso, bootlegger, racketeer and thug who terrorised the City in the early 20th century. The murders of some 700 gangsters are profiled in detail. This veritable encyclopedia of the New York underworld explores the origins of Mafia initiation rites and uncovers the most important gang wars, many still unknown to average readers.
Brilliant science-fiction set in the ancient City of Skala between a harsh, hot, barren desert called Hellinar and the dark, icy tundra of Ayon...