There was nothing simple about Bruce Kellner. He wasnt an artist, but he was a man of paintingsan art sleuth and a finder of missing treasures. Having just closed the file on a stolen Picasso art caper that had taken him to France, England, Mexico, and the Sabine Hills of Italy at Rocca Sinibalda, he is celebrating with an evening out on the town. While enjoying an aged Chateuneuf du pape at a restaurant in Nice, Kellner is approached by Comtesse Marie-Claude de Hautefort, a French countess who wishes to hire him to locate a missing work of art. Its a drawing said to have been penned by Leonardo da Vinci in the late fifteenth-century and now its missing from the countesss thirteenth-century chateau. Intrigued, Kellner takes on the case and interviews friends, family, and police about the robbery during a tour that takes him to some of Europes greatest treasures. Though Kellner has always been most successful at his job, this case leads him to more than he bargained fora discovery he couldnt have imagined in his wildest dreams.
This is a group of short stories and a novella. Some of the stories are from life experiences, some from history, some from travels or fables, some for young readers and others for adults. Many of these have been on my mind for years and Im pleased to finally offer them to strangers. The novella was written years ago, and altered many times. It was designed as a film for young people with an imagination. The story about the holocaust is based on fact as is the story about Alfred Dreyfus.
is a work of fiction, set in The Cayman Islands. It concerns a diabolical plot by the government of Guatemala to steal the lists of people from around the world who deposited money (often illicitly) in Cayman banks, as a shield against payment of taxes. Tom Shaw, a private investigator from Detroit, goes to Grand Cayman to transfer money, on behalf of Lisa Brewster, whose wealthy husband had been kidnapped in Guatemala. Tom and Robin, a local lady, and her friends, become involved in stopping a bizarre plot by an unusual group of very sadistic people. They are gangsters, robbers, thieves, liars, pirates, or PICAROONS. You will learn something of a beautiful group of islands and, in the end, be surprised as never before
In the late summer of 1970, it's hot in Montreal, Canada and getting hotter. Between the high temperatures and the political unrest in the city, the heat is on for private investigator Joey Fine. Short on work and long on bills, Fine needs a case and fast. It arrives in the form of a knock-out dame named Martha Dawes. She wants Fine to investigate the missing funds from her father's will, believing her younger half-brother has left town and taken the cash with him. Fine agrees to help and plunges into a crime that takes several twists and turns, involving some of Montreal's politicians. When Martha's brother turns up dead and there's no sign of the money, however, Fine realizes there's more to this case then mere embezzlement. He uncovers a slew of illegal dealings with some of the seediest underworld characters he's ever imagined. Worse, Martha's husband, Jerry, is somehow involved. This isn't exactly what Fine signed up for. Even so, he keeps digging but what he finds just might make him wish Martha Dawes had never walked through his office door.
This book is a reminder of the frightening days in Montreal, Canada, when a group of French Quebecers tried to overthrow the government by violence and fear. The October crises did involve bombings in a wealthy mountainside community in Montreal. Mailboxes, armories and homes were destroyed by separatists who were ready to die for their cause. It is the story of Professor Paul Rusk, of Local, Jewish heritage and Esme Jonas, a student from Newfoundland, who are poles apart politically, but very much in love. Anyone who lived through these times or anyone interested in history will be drawn into the two- sided argument about the horrific days of the FLQ, or Front Liberation de Quebec. There are two sides to every story. This one is a story of love and hate.
Here are three stories and some humour. The FLASH is fiction about a girl from Ottawa, known as the Davenport Flash, who was considered the greatest female baseball player of all time. My Son the Doctor, details the story of a man who hires a Philippine maid. The woman and her daughter become a family when the mans son marries the womans daughter. The third is a true story about a couple from Dortmund Germany who I met in The Cayman Islands. Then one about a man in France and the Artist, Pablo Picasso.
In the late 1930s, the German–American Bund, led by its popinjay dictator Fritz Kuhn, was a small but powerful national movement in pre-World War II America, determined to conquer the United States government with a fascist dictatorship. They met in private social halls and beer garden backrooms, gathered at private resorts and public rallies, developed their own version of the SS and Hitler Youth, published a national newspaper and—for a brief moment of their own imagined glory—seemed poised to make an impact on American politics. But while the American Nazi leadership dreamed of their Swastika Nation, an amalgamation of politicians, a rising legal star, an ego-charged newspaper columnist, and denizens of the criminal underworld utilized their respective means and muscle to bring down the movement and its dreams of a United Reich States. Swastika Nation by Arnie Bernstein is a story of bad guys, good guys, and a few guys who fell somewhere in-between. The rise and fall of Fritz Kuhn and his German-American Bund at the hands of these disparate fighters is a sometimes funny, sometimes harrowing, and always compelling story from start to finish.
Living through a solid share of significant, historical events, I must admit it has been a hell of an exciting, history-filled life. The Great Depression, World WW II, my combat in the Korean War, Vietnam, the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, the amazing technological breakthroughs, McCarthy times, the Kennedys, Nixon, the Clintons, the Bushes, 9/11, Trump, the turmoil with Russia and the Ukraine, the pandemic and “January 6” all contributed to the drama of living. My personal impressions and memories of people I knew of those times are included in this collection. For those too young to have experienced the times, I hope the stories bring some enlightenment. For those who were “there” during those events, I hope to restore some cherished memories
Wealth, happiness, and the valuable lessons of life envelop a varied collection of characters in Dickens' Great Expectations. Told from an orphaned boy's take on the world around him, this first-person perspective gives readers a detailed look at Victorian England - with its view of virtues and economic change. Travel back with CliffsNotes on Great Expectations to those times as you freshen up your understanding of Charles Dickens' best work with insights into themes of good and evil, plots that twist and turn, and people who want for means to make sense of their lives. Get into English literature - and the good graces of your teachers - with a classroom companion that can meet all your expectations!
Why Jews Don't Camp, Plus 24 Other Hilarious Stories About EveryDay Life" is a collection of 25 hysterical stories about the world around you. For both Jews and non-Jews who LOVE to laugh, you will find yourself laughing out loud as you relate to similar situations you have been in. Besides the stories that happen in the U.S., there are some great stories about adventures in Japan and Europe that are so bizarre you would think they were fiction instead of true happenings. People have said that this is one of the funniest books they ever read!
is a work of fiction, set in The Cayman Islands. It concerns a diabolical plot by the government of Guatemala to steal the lists of people from around the world who deposited money (often illicitly) in Cayman banks, as a shield against payment of taxes. Tom Shaw, a private investigator from Detroit, goes to Grand Cayman to transfer money, on behalf of Lisa Brewster, whose wealthy husband had been kidnapped in Guatemala. Tom and Robin, a local lady, and her friends, become involved in stopping a bizarre plot by an unusual group of very sadistic people. They are gangsters, robbers, thieves, liars, pirates, or PICAROONS. You will learn something of a beautiful group of islands and, in the end, be surprised as never before
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