Blaggers
Blaggers

Author: Barry Ley

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-12-21

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 1780577834

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In 1988 a fresh-faced 18-year-old, Barry Ley, made his first tentative foray into the cut-throat world of timeshare sales. This book chronicles his adventures around the world, from side-splitting anecdotes of sales tactics to hair-raising tales of extortion and organised crime. It follows Barry's story from his first days as a rep in 1988 to his time in Mexico, detailing all his adventures, relationships and losses along the way. Ninety per cent of those who enter the timeshare business give it up within a fortnight, such are the pressures they face. But for those who stick it out the rewards can be sky high: the chance to earn big money, and have a bloody good time doing it. Blaggers is an insider's exposé of timeshare salesmen - the people we all love to hate - as they fast-talk and freewheel their way around one of the most ruthless marketplaces on earth.

Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil
Hellboy: Double Feature of Evil

Author: Mike Mignola

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)

Published: 2011-07-06

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13:

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Eisner Award-winning horror masters Mike Mignola and Richard Corben present this bloodcurdling double-feature comic with Hellboy entering two very different, but very deadly, housesa carnivorous home and a pagan temple, both hungry for human sacrifices. 2011 Eisner Award winner for Best Single Issue (or One-Shot).

Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking

Author: Kate McClymont

Publisher: Random House Australia

Published: 2019-09-17

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0143795252

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Employing her insider status and trademark wit, pace and intelligence, Kate McClymont unravels the complex business relationships between Michael McGurk and Ron Medich. Rumour has it that Sydney is full of corruption and crime, but no one expected to read about a Sydney businessman being shot, in the back of his head, in his driveway, in Cremorne. Nor that, ultimately, a Point Piper millionaire would be convicted for ordering the hit. But this is not just a Sydney story. Its strands traverse Moscow, Brunei, Indonesia and Hawaii and involve property deals, fraud, conspiracy, false identities, kidnapping and a miniature Koran. There are bumbling criminals, turncoats, snitches, wealthy people brought down, and devastated families. Just prior to his murder, Michael McGurk – who had a history of violence, threats, arson charges, intimidation and failed businesses – had informed Kate McClymont, Australia’s best-known investigative journalist, that he believed there was a hit out on him. They agreed they would meet, and then he was shot. This is an extraordinary story of ten years of events that you simply could not make up.

Global Intelligence
Global Intelligence

Author: Paul Todd

Publisher: Zed Books

Published: 2003-07

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9781842771136

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This fascinating exploration of secret service and intelligence agencies throughout the world details the new roles they have found for themselves as they target rogue states, terrorism, and the drug war. It shows how ultramodern technologies have increased their power to spy abroad and eavesdrop at home. It also exposes the unsolved contradiction between the world of these secretive, unaccountable agencies and the requirements of a free, democratic society.

Murky World
Murky World

Author: Richard Corben

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1506734758

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Collects the entire Murky World series in print for the first time—first in a series of deluxe graphic novels from renowned creator Richard Corben’s library! “Mr. Richard Corben... a genuine giant of his chosen medium.”–Alan Moore The first-ever volume collecting Richard Corben's entire Murky World series, it features never-before-seen sketch material, the Dark Horse Presents one-shot, and an introduction by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola, all presented in a gorgeous hardcover with a dust jacket. In Murky World, Tugat the warrior wakes from a strange dream only to find himself in a bizarre land populated by hungry deadlings, cruel necromancers, buxom cyclopes, evil cults, and more as he sets off on a dangerous journey with his beloved horse Frix. Corben is known for his legendary fantasy underground masterpieces published by Fantagor Press as well as Heavy Metal. His work has been recognized internationally, winning one of the most prestigious recognitions in comics literature, the Grand Prix at Angoulême International Comics Festival. In 2012, Corben was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. For mature audiences. “The artist I most want to aspire to is Richard Corben. His style is visual and it tells the story just as you see it... ...my favorite is Corben. I love everything he does, I love his stuff ...he’s an amazing artist.”–Guillermo del Toro "Richard Corben stands among us like an extraterrestrial peak. He has sat in his throne a long time, above the moving and multi-colored field of world comics, like an effigy of the leader, a strange monolith, a sublime visitor, a solitary enigma"–Moebius

The Deep Blue
The Deep Blue

Author: Charlotte Guillain

Publisher: World of Wonder

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0711250103

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Magnificent blue oceans cover most of our precious planet, and within these vast waters live unexpected treasures. Journey around the world to find the incredible creatures, plants and marine habitats hidden beneath the waves.

Dark Horse Presents #2
Dark Horse Presents #2

Author: Carla Speed McNeil

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)

Published: 2012-11-21

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13:

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As Dark Horse's twenty-fifth year rolls on in grand fashion, so does _Dark Horse Presents_! Issue number two of Dark Horse's landmark anthology features not only the continuations of stories by the likes of Howard Chaykin, Richard Corben, Paul Chadwick, and Carla Speed McNeil, but also the premieres of all-new stories by Patrick Alexander, Sanford Greene, and Robert Love! Don't miss this milestone showcase of the comics industry's hottest talents and most esteemed legends! Exclusive, premier content from established creators as well as exciting new talents.

Brian Honyouti
Brian Honyouti

Author: Zena Pearlstone

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 1532038011

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Although Hopi carver Brian Honyouti (1947-2016) was deeply embedded in his culture and produced ritual artworks throughout his life, he nevertheless also created unique commercial artworks. The latter, the focus of this volume, increasingly diverged from the world view embodied in Hopi art, ceremony, and philosophy to become a new form of storytelling. While it is unlikely that anyone familiar with Hopi carvings (dolls) would look to Honyoutis artworks expecting to unearth political, social, or environmental truths and circumstances, these are, nonetheless, the messages he determined to convey. In Brian Honyouti: Hopi Carver, art historian Zena Pearlstone explores the ideas Honyouti sought to communicate through his work. She examines as well how he transmitted them by turning a traditional art form, the carved representations of katsinas, into a modernistic critique of local Native American and global concerns. It is as a result of these universal implications that Honyoutis art will endure. Because Honyoutis attachment to Hopi culture was so profound, he veiled his critical reflections with humor and imagination to avoid exposing too much to public scrutiny. Feeling that there should be a public record of his intentions, however, he set aside many of his self-imposed limitations when he agreed to collaborate with Pearlstone. It was his hope that having made his intentions public for the first time, his work would be seen as a window into Hopi life as well as a reflection of contemporary mainstream American society.