This book unfolds in a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and passionate football fandom. But in the summer of 1989, when fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson--free spirit, track star, and belle of the block--experiences a horrible crime late one evening near her home, it becomes apparent that this idyllic stretch of Southern suburbia has a dark side, too.

"Back in the days before Vegas was big, when the Mob was at its peak and neon lights were but a glimmer on the horizon, a little Southern town styled itself as a premier destination for the American leisure class. Hot Springs, Arkansas was home to healing waters, Art Deco splendor, and America's original national park--as well as horse racing, nearly a dozen illegal casinos, countless backrooms and brothels, and some of the country's most bald-faced...

In this film, it shows how Sid assembled a team of comedy writers for his shows. The story is told by Rob Reiner, and profiles Sid Caesar and the effects success had on him. It tells the amazing story of what it was like to write, produce, direct and perform in a live show every Saturday night, for seven years. It features digitally restored kinescopes, rare photos, personal memorabilia and recent interviews with the writers, Sid Caesar, Nanette Fabray,...

"From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. It doesn't seem to matter that she's worked hard to build a good life for herself. So she isn't surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill's wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they're instant adversaries. Piper has nothing in common with the town golden-boy-turned lawman...

"In 1998, Dominique Mielle joined Canyon Partners, then a small, little-known hedge fund. The job was trading distressed securities and high yield bonds, known back then, respectively, as vulture investing and junk bonds. Over the span of two decades, she rose to the top of the firm as the only female partner and senior portfolio manager--in what became one of the largest hedge funds in the U.S. Damsel in distressed explores the inner workings of...

Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. Consumers have been treated to a vast array of new products, while the prices of standard goods and services have declined. Companies have also become far more efficient and the stock market has surged. In short, American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world.At the same time, argues former secretary of labor Robert B. Reich, the effectiveness...

"Greetings card copywriter Phoebe Chapman knows a good romantic line or two--and it makes her a fantastic Cupid. So when she lands in the Hollywood Hills--a place that proves film stars, golden beaches and secret waterfalls don't just exist in the movies--she can't resist playing matchmaker for her handsome neighbor, carpenter Ren. But you can't hide from love in La La Land. And isn't there something a little bit hot about Ren, her own leading...

"Spanning the time from before the Europeans come to the New World until the time that each state helped create and rectify the constitution, thirteen colours, as new 13-volume set from facts on file, conveys the enablement of these stories to young people. New York covers the history of this colony's growth from the time Samuel de Champlain and Henry Hudson each explored portions of what would later become New York State. Includes black-and-white...