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Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper reveals the fatal struggle between the ""oil kings"", both Middle-Eastern and American, as they jockeyed for power, playing games that led directly to the rise of Iran's radical anti-American theocracy, which still exists today. An intrepid investigative reporter, Andrew Scott Cooper is the first to access newly declassified papers, and to interview

After the death of Alexander, the Great in 323 BCE at Babylon, his generals, friends, family, and even secretaries would fight for decades to control the spoils of his newly forged empire. Eventually a series of Hellenistic kingdoms would carve up his empire stretching from Western Greece to Northern India. For nearly 300 years after his death Alexander's successors would fight a series of titanic and seemingly never-ending wars with each war simply leading into the next. The Seleucids and Ptolemies would fight six Syrian Wars and never manage to fully conquer one another, Pyrrhus of Epirus would go on a never-ending series of military expeditions each time failing until he was finally killed in skirmish in Argos. The question must be asked then what compelled the Hellenistic Kings to go to war so much? By looking at primary and secondary sources it becomes clear that Hellenistic Kings were motivate by a powerful fusion of economics, geography, military, ideological, and legitimacy needs that would propel them into war after war. This essay determines what these myriad reasons were specifically and how it affected the Hellenistic kingdoms rational for going to war.

Intro -- TITLE PAGE -- DEDICATION -- BAD LIEUTENANTS -- WHO'S TAKING IT UP THE ARSE, YOU OR ME? -- YOU CAN'T RAPE A WOMAN WHO'S A TOTAL SLUT -- SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY -- PORN WITCHES -- KING KONG GIRL -- SO LONG, GIRLS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- COPYRIGHT.

Three Crooked Kings is the shocking true story of Queensland and how a society was shaped by almost half a century of corruption. At its core is Terence Murray Lewis, deposed and jailed former police commissioner. From his entry into the force in 1949, Lewis rose through the ranks, becoming part of the so-called Rat Pack with detectives Glendon Patrick Hallahan and Tony Murphy under the guiding influence of Commissioner Frank Bischof. The next four decades make for a searing tale of cops and killings, bagmen and blackmail, and sin and sleaze that exposes a police underworld which operated from Queensland and into New South Wales. This gripping book exposes the final pieces of the puzzle, unearths new evidence on cold cases, and explores the pivotal role that whistleblower Shirley Brifman, prostitute and brothel owner, played until her sudden death. Based on extensive and unprecedented access to Terry Lewis and his personal papers, as well as hundreds of interviews with key players and conspirators, Three Crooked Kings is the first of two explosive books. Awarded journalist and novelist Matthew Condon has crafted the definitive account of an era that changed a state and is still reverberating to this day

AbstractTony King combined scholarship with a real‐world grasp that few could match. This was evident both in his public activities and in his published work. His studies of legislatures and of career politicians changed the way in which issues were viewed and he was skilled at identifying emerging trends before anyone else. He analysed the failings of government, but always as a practical improver. He was a natural communicator in the Bagehot tradition, as evidenced in his writings on the constitution, and he wanted a less adversarial political culture. He showed political scientists that it was possible to combine good scholarship with an ability to communicate.

Scholars of the Hindavi Nath sampraday have placed particular importance on the two largest and most comprehensive works attributed to Guru Gorakhnath: the Sabadi and the Pada. Engaging with Allison Busch's research, this essay investigates the significance of the lesser-known texts of the Gorakhbani, often called granths, and examines how they were composed to address specific audiences and topics. In particular, Marrewa-Karwoski considers the Narvai Bodh (Instructions to the King) and explore how the Nath sampraday negotiates power and sovereignty in a text that specifically addresses ruling elites.

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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- MAP -- FOREWORD -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- I. THE VISION -- II. WESTWARD, HO! -- III. THE NEW WORLD -- IV. HENRY MILLER -- V. CALIFORNIA -- VI. SMALL BEGINNINGS -- VII. THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AND THE "DOUBLE H" BRAND ( ) -- VIII. THE GREAT CANAL -- IX. THE SWAMP OF THE KERN -- X. NEVADA AND THE "SEVEN S" BRAND ( ) -- XI. THE MALHEUR AND THE "L. F." BRAND ( ) -- XII. HARNEY VALLEY AND THE "S WRENCH" BRAND ( ) -- XIII. PARTNERS -- XIV. HIGH FINANCE -- XV. POLITICS -- XVI. A DAY'S WORK -- XVII. BARBECUES -- XVIII. EPISTOLARY -- XIX. TRAGEDIES -- Sarah Alice Miller -- Henry Nickel -- George W. Nickel -- Bandits -- Cattle Rustlers -- Kidnapers -- XX. ABATTOIRS -- XXI. THE KING AND HIS COURT -- XXII. HOBOES -- XXIII. FLOODS -- XXIV. DROUGHTS -- XXV. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS -- XXVI. EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE -- XXVII. HIS LAST CANAL -- XXVIII. RETROSPECT.