How The Rich Kill

Author : Gini Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781721155972
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Rich Kill written by Gini Scott and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-17 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When they rich kill, they really do it different from those who aren't wealthy. HOW THE RICH KILL features some of the ways, reflected in the cases of wealthy killers who were charged with a crime and sometimes convicted. Among other things: - It is rarer for them to kill - When someone wealthy gets arrested and convicted for murder, they get a lot of media attention. - They are better able to delay an investigation. - They are more likely to get away with murder because of their money. - They kill for many of the same basic reasons as other killers -- jealousy, revenge, power, and money, though much more money is involved. The book begins with a discussion about the differences between rich and poor killers and a historical overview of murder by the wealthy. Then, the book features a series of cases illustrating the different ways the rich kill, including chapters on the already famous and rich kids who kill their parents.

Author : Hervé Kempf
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How the Rich are Destroying the Earth written by Hervé Kempf and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A best seller in France, and already translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek, and Korean, Hervé Kempf'sHow the Rich Are Destroying the Earth now appears in its first English edition. Bringing to bear more than twenty years of experience as an environmental journalist, Kempf describes the invincibility that many of the world's wealthy feel in the face of global warming, and how their unchecked privilege is thwarting action on the single most vexing problem facing our world.In this important primer on the link between global ecology and the global economy, Kempf makes the following observations: First, that the planet's ecological situation is growing ever worse, despite the efforts of millions of engaged citizens around the world. And second, despite environmentalists' emphasis that "we're all in the same boat," the world's economic elites--who continue to benefit by plundering the environment--have access to "lifeboats" that insulate them from the resulting catastrophes.Societies have not been able to effectively combat the expanding ecological crisis because it is intimately linked to the social crisis in which the ruling form of capitalism has been organized to impede democratic initiatives. This link explains the failure to make progress against the greatest emergency of our time, because in this relationship the oligarchy plays an essential and destructive role. For this reason, solving the ecological crisis depends on disrupting the power of the world's elite.We cannot understand the entwined ecological and social crises, Kempf argues, if we don't see them as the two sides of the same disaster--a disaster that comes from a system piloted by a dominant social strata that has no drive other than greed, no ideal other than conservatism, no dream other than technology. But Kempf also calls for measured optimism: "Despite the scale of the challenges that await us, solutions are emerging and--faced with the sinister prospects the oligarchs promote--the desire to remake the world is being reborn."

Author : Mike Bogin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984911035
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I Kill Rich People 2 written by Mike Bogin and published by . This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling follow-up to the first book in the IKRP series tells the story of Spencer, the renegade sniper. Terrorist, psychopath, or patriot; what drives this elite US Army combat sniper to turn his sights on America's billionaires? Has he lost it? Can this shocking shift be a new patriotism? Owen Cullen, a decent cop by all accounts, is stuck. His closest friend is dead, nothing adds up, and he can't let it go. His obsession at getting to the truth threatens his fragile marriage and puts his career in jeopardy, too. Owen needs a second chance, a shot at redemption with his wife, his kids, and with the police department he loves. But he will never get to Spencer within the official system. When the lone wolf is killing billionaires, our hallowed constitution is reduced to a minor speed bump as powerful, angry men intent building their wealth and sovereignty fight back, writing off rules, laws and any innocent people who get in the way. Is it even possible to tell the good guys from the bad when their ends justify their means and regular people become acceptable collateral damage? There is one way for Owen to bring Spencer down, but at the cost of his honor and his values. He can chose to serve the brutally powerful forces acting behind the veil of purchased loyalties. If he makes that call, his search for redemption might well destroy him.

Author : Neil Humphreys
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789814868211
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rich Kill Poor Kill written by Neil Humphreys and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a foreign worker is found dead in a Singapore back street, few people care. But then another victim turns up, and then another, all killed with the same weapon. With its reputation as a safe, global city in ruins, Singapore struggles to come to grips with its first serial killer in decades. And when a famous woman disappears, terror takes hold. In desperation, the authorities turns to the one man they loathe almost as much as the serial killer - Detective Inspector Stanley Low. Belligerent and unrepentant, Low's insubordination has been punished with a menial desk job. He's angry and refu.

Author : Neil Humphreys
Publisher : Muswell Press
ISBN 13 : 1739879481
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rich Kill. Poor Kill written by Neil Humphreys and published by Muswell Press. This book was released on 2022-03-04 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detective Inspector Stanley Low - belligerent, bi-polar and brilliant. A Chinese-Singaporean, educated in London with a foot in both cities, his mission to eradicate violent crime wherever he finds it. When a foreign worker is found dead in a Singapore back street, few people care. Even the police dismiss the killing as another underclass slaying. Then more victims turn up, all killed with the same weapon and Singapore must come to grips with its first serial killer in decades. The murderer must be stopped.In desperation, the authorities turn to the one man they loathe almost as much as the killer himself – Detective Inspector Stanley Low. Angry, bipolar and unrepentant, his career is in tatters, but he is also the only man capable of understanding what drives the serial killer.Low must solve the case quickly, stop a serial killer, and save his sanity. The second in the popular Inspector Low series, Rich Kill Poor Kill is a dark, disturbing examination of the income divide that exists even in death.

Author : Gini Graham Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781612967677
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When the Rich Kill written by Gini Graham Scott and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the rich kill, they really do it differently from those who aren't wealthy. Among other things, it is rarer for them to kill, but when someone wealthy gets arrested and convicted for murder, there is a great deal of media attention. They are better able to delay any investigation or get away with murder because of their money, though they often kill for many of the same basic reasons as others - jealousy, revenge, power, and for money. But usually much more money is involved, often due to a divorce or when kids kill their parents. The book begins with a discussion about the differences between rich and poor killers and a historical overview of murder by the wealthy. Then, the book features a series of cases illustrating the different ways the rich kill, including chapters on the already famous and rich kids who kill their parents.

Author : Rose G. Mandelsberg
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Crimes of the Rich and Famous written by Rose G. Mandelsberg and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 1992 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taken from the files of True Detective magazine, here are 25 sensational true-crime accounts of sex, violence, and death among the rich and famous. A look at the dark side of the lives of the super wealthy, the "beautiful people", and celebrities--made even more gripping by eight pages of rare photographs.

Author : David Grann
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0307742482
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Killers of the Flower Moon written by David Grann and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE “A shocking whodunit…What more could fans of true-crime thrillers ask?”—USA Today “A masterful work of literary journalism crafted with the urgency of a mystery.” —The Boston Globe In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. One of her relatives was shot. Another was poisoned. And it was just the beginning, as more and more Osage were dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who dared to investigate the killings were themselves murdered. As the death toll rose, the newly created FBI took up the case, and the young director, J. Edgar Hoover, turned to a former Texas Ranger named Tom White to try to unravel the mystery. White put together an undercover team, including a Native American agent who infiltrated the region, and together with the Osage began to expose one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history. Look for David Grann’s latest bestselling book, The Wager!

Author : P. J. O'Rourke
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 1555847102
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eat the Rich written by P. J. O'Rourke and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller: “The funniest writer in America” takes on the global economy (The Wall Street Journal). In this book, renowned political humorist P. J. O’Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and How the Hell Did This Happen? leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the “good capitalism” of Wall Street to the “bad socialism” of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: “Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?” With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, O’Rourke takes a look at the complexities of economics with a big dose of the incomparable wit that has made him one of today’s most refreshing commentators. “O’Rourke has done the unthinkable: he’s made money funny.” —Forbes FYI “[O’Rourke is] witty, smart and—though he hides it under a tough coat of cynicism—a fine reporter . . . Delightful.” —The New York Times Book Review

Author : Rachel Sherman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691195161
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Uneasy Street written by Rachel Sherman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2019-05-14 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A surprising and revealing look at how today’s elite view their wealth and place in society From TV’s “real housewives” to The Wolf of Wall Street, our popular culture portrays the wealthy as materialistic and entitled. But what do we really know about those who live on “easy street”? In this penetrating book, Rachel Sherman draws on rare in-depth interviews that she conducted with fifty affluent New Yorkers—from hedge fund financiers and artists to stay-at-home mothers—to examine their lifestyle choices and understanding of privilege. Sherman upends images of wealthy people as invested only in accruing social advantages for themselves and their children. Instead, these liberal elites, who believe in diversity and meritocracy, feel conflicted about their position in a highly unequal society. As the distance between rich and poor widens, Uneasy Street not only explores the lives of those at the top but also sheds light on how extreme inequality comes to seem ordinary and acceptable to the rest of us.