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Winning a new job can be a challenge. Jobs are changing worldwide. Technological change, globalization and economic disruptions like recessions all have an impact. Workforces are becoming increasingly mobile with frequent job changes.
This book will help you develop the skills and documents for successful job hunting. It provides expert advice, resources and support. It also helps you develop your resumé, social media bio and interview skills....
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This story is about an inner city youth fighting day to day for survival in the ghetto streets. Mentally scarred. Raised in his neighborhood to be a general. Since his birth he was taught to be willing to give his life to the neighborhood. To put his life on the line no matter what the circumstances. Rather it be jailed by way of death row, a sentence of life in the penitentiary, or death on the streets. Always be willing to risk it all no matter...
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A grizzly arson case leads an Indianapolis prosecutor to an infant's coldblooded killer in this chilling true crime by the author of Inconvenience Gone.
On the morning of March 6, 1993, an intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze. The room was burned so severely, that virtually nothing was recognizable... but they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered was almost too gruesome...
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Get the Summary of Gary Weiss's Retail Gangster in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Retail Gangster" by Gary Weiss delves into the tumultuous saga of the Crazy Eddie electronics store chain and its founder, Eddie Antar. The book chronicles the rise and fall of the retail giant, known for its aggressive sales tactics and iconic commercials proclaiming "Crazy Eddie, his prices are insane!" The narrative unfolds against...
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He had lived for centuries, but he never felt alive. He was a vampire, but not by choice. He was cursed by a witch who wanted to punish him for his arrogance and cruelty. She made him immortal, but with a terrible price: every 100 years, he had to kill seven people with seven different historical swords and drink a cup of their blood to survive. If he failed, he would suffer unimaginable pain and agony in hell for eternity. He had used many swords...
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The history of espionage accompanies humanity and all the empires that have needed to protect themselves and watch their enemies. From the Romans to the Cold War superpowers, adversary intelligence has been yet another weapon, often the instrument that has succeeded in disrupting the most elaborate military operations. At present, espionage continues alongside governments, unscrupulous businessmen, and anonymous hackers, capable of obtaining thousands...
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A detailed account of the sensational murder trial that shocked Victorian Scotland and ended in Glasgow's last public hanging.
In July of 1865, Dr. Edward William Pritchard was put on trial for the murder of his wife and mother-in-law. He slowly poisoned his wife, Mary Jane, while pretending to treat her for a mysterious illness. When her mother came to help care for her, Pritchard poisoned her, as well. He then falsified both women's death certificates....
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Cheating Death" is a captivating memoir written by Donna Flores, recounting her numerous near-death experiences and the divine interventions that she believes saved her life. Through a collection of true-life stories, Donna takes the readers on a journey filled with remarkable incidents where she narrowly escaped fatal accidents.
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Examine the evidence in this volume of notorious true crimes that remain unsolved, from mystifying heists to shocking murders and more.
Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection features case file facts, fascinating details, and chilling testimonies of the world's most famous cold cases. Written for true crime junkies and armchair detectives, this book delves into the investigations of JonBenét Ramsey, the Black Dahlia, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum...
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The Dark Side of the Web' is a comprehensive exploration of the hidden world of cybercrime, where malicious actors use the internet to engage in illegal activities such as hacking, data theft, fraud, and extortion. This book provides a detailed examination of the tactics, techniques, and technologies used by cybercriminals to carry out their nefarious activities, as well as the latest trends in cybercrime, including ransomware, social engineering,...
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Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old Canadian student at the University of Brish Columbia whose body was discovered in a water tank atop the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. She had been reported missing for over a month when maintenance workers finally discovered her body when the tenants began complaining bout the water supply. Her mysterious disappearance became an Internet phenomenon, which showcased elevator security footage of Lam talking and gesturing outside....
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Amidst the breathtaking natural beauty of Yosemite National Park, four terrifying killings took place. For months, law enforcement officials were stumped by the deaths of three tourists: Carole Sund, her teenaged daughter Juli, and a family friend, Silvina Pelosso. But when they found the decapitated body and head of 26-year-old naturalist Joie Ruth Armstrong,...
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WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A SERIAL KILLER?
You think you know ... but you have no idea. This is the story of Juan David Ortiz. This true crime exposé is drawn from EXCLUSIVE interviews-like you've never seen before-with Juan David Ortiz, the professed churchgoer, war veteran, and former Supervisory Border Patrol Agent whose grisly killing spree left four women dead in Laredo, Texas between September 3-15, 2018. Interest in Ortiz continues...
14) Deadly Seduction
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Young, Glamorous and Sexy, She Was Every Man's Fantasy...
And A Nightmare of Death For Her Husband.
She Hid Her Criminal Past...
Prominent Indiana attorney Jimmy Grund thought he'd found the woman of his dreams when he wed his second wife Susan. But beneath the silky blond society lady lurked a calculating, evil-tempered seductress whose murderous future...
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True stories of crime in Miami by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face. Set against the neon backdrop of the South Florida city where Miami Herald reporter Edna Buchanan covered the police beat for nearly two decades, this memoir collects true tales of both heroes and villains-from the heartbreaking to the heartwarming to the outright hilarious.
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He was the most wanted man in the world for decades. Carlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan-born terrorist, carried out a wave of attacks across Europe in the 1970s and 1980s. A ruthless self-proclaimed revolutionary and notorious womanizer, he claimed to fight for the Palestinian cause and communist ideology, but also worked as a mercenary for rogue regimes and organizations. After bursting onto the world stage with the 1975 OPEC siege in Vienna, where...
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In 1978, Rodney Alcala was a contestant on the "The Dating Game," one of America's most popular television shows at the time. Handsome, successful, and romantic, he was embraced by the audience-and chosen as the winner by the beautiful bachelorette. To viewers across the country, Rodney seemed like the answer to every woman's dreams. Until they learned the truth about his once and future crimes...
Ten years before his TV appearance, Rodney was charged...
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Deep within the annals of criminal history, there exist enigmatic cases of unsolved murders that have baffled detectives and enthralled the public for generations. Delve into a captivating exploration into these chilling and unresolved crimes, each story a testament to mysteries that continue to haunt.
The narratives reveal a series of victims lost to silence and culprits who seemingly disappeared without a trace. The intricate details of each...
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In Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Lawrence Schiller thoroughly recreates every aspect of the complex case of the death of JonBenét Ramsey. A brilliant portrait of an inscrutable family thrust under the spotlight of public suspicion and an affluent, tranquil city torn apart by a crime it couldn't handle, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town uncovers the mysteries that have bewildered the nation.
• Why were the Ramseys, the targets of the investigation,...
20) Shadows of Evil
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Claiming he'd been sent by God to confess, truck driver Wayne Adam Ford walked into the Humbolt County Sheriff's Office and admitted to them that he was a serial killer. After police found a gruesome piece of evidence in Ford's pocket, he told them that he had to be stopped before he killed again, before he murdered his ex-wife, and made his beloved three-year-old son an orphan. Authorities arrested the long-haul trucker and listened in horror to...
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