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Young Al Capone - William Balsamo - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Young Al Capone - William Balsamo - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Many people are familiar with the story of Al Capone, the "untouchable" Chicago gangster best known for orchestrating the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. But few are aware that Capone's remarkable story began in the Navy Yard section of Brooklyn, New York. Tutored by the likes of infamous mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, young Capone's disquieting demeanor, combined with the "technical advice" he learned from these insidious pedagogues, contributed to the molding of a brutal criminal whose pseudonym, "Scarface," evoked fascination throughout the world. Despite the best efforts of previous biographers lacking true insider's access, details about Capone's early years have, until now, mostly been shrouded in mystery. With access gained through invaluable familial connections, the authors were able to open the previously sealed mouths of Capone's known living associates. Collecting information through these interviews and never-before-published documents, the life of young Al Capone at last comes into focus. Among the many revelations in Young Al Capone are new details about the brutal Halloween Night murder of rival gangster "Wild Bill" Lovett, grisly details on how Capone and his Black Hand crew cleverly planned the shootout and barbaric hatchet slaying of White Hand boss, Richard "Peg Leg" Lonergan, insight into the dramatic incident that forced Capone to leave New York, and much more.

DKK 180.00
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The Blasphemer - Waleed Al Husseini - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Blasphemer - Waleed Al Husseini - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The infuriating tale of a young Palestinian punished for exercising his freedom of speech. Like many of his generation, Waleed Al-Husseini began a blog in his twenties. However, unlike many, Waleed also had the misfortune of having been a blogger in Palestine; worse yet, he often criticized Islam and its adherents?and declared himself an apostate?in his writings. The Palestinian Authority did not take well to this and eventually put Waleed in jail without a trial or even a wisp of legal justification. As if this was not bad enough, they placed Waleed in solitary confinement. This state of affairs continued for 11 months. Over the course of this time, Waleed was tortured and suffered innumerable indignities and deprivations simply for having the audacity to speak his mind. Eventually his unjust imprisonment began to draw international attention from foreign governments and human rights organizations, which pressured the Palestinian Authority and finally forced it to provide him a trial and parole. After being paroled, Waleed fled Palestine, first to Jordan and then to France, where he has become an outspoken advocate for freedom of speech and a critic of the state of contemporary Islam. The Blasphemer is a sobering, impassioned recounting of this Kafkaesque experience as well as a searing polemic against the corruption and hypocrisy that define contemporary Palestine.

DKK 180.00
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Hirschfeld - Ellen Stern - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Hirschfeld - Ellen Stern - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The definitive biography of Al Hirschfeld, renowned caricaturist and artist. Al Hirschfeld knew everybody and drew everybody. He occupied the twentieth century, and illustrated it. Hirschfeld: The Biography is the first portrait of the renowned artist's life—as spirited and unique as his pen-and-ink drawings. Beginning in the 1920s, he caricatured Hollywood actors, Washington politicians, and—his favorite—celebrities of the stage. Broadway belonged to Hirschfeld. His work appeared in the New York Times and other publications, as well as on book jackets, album covers, posters, and postage stamps, for more than seventy-five years. He lived in Paris, Moscow, and Bali, and in a pink New York townhouse on a star-studded block where his closest friends—Carol Channing, S. J. Perelman, Gloria Vanderbilt, Brooks Atkinson, Elia Kazan, Marlene Dietrich, and William Saroyan—flocked in and out. He played the piano, went to jazz joints with Eugene O'Neill, and wrote a musical that bombed. He drove until he was ninety-eight years old and always found a parking space. He worked every day, threw dinner parties twice a week, and hosted New Year's Eve soirees that were legendary. He had three wives, a formidable agent, and a daughter, Nina, the most famous little girl that no one knows. Hirschfeld died in 2003, at the age of ninety-nine. "If you live long enough," he liked to say, "everything happens." For him, it did. And good and bad—it's all here. Through interviews with Hirschfeld himself, his friends and family (including the mysterious Nina), and his famous subjects, as well as through letters, scrapbooks, and home movies, Ellen Stern has crafted a delightful, detailed, and definitive portrait of Al Hirschfeld, one of our most beloved, and most influential, artists.

DKK 190.00
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Swedish Fika - Milo Kalen - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Swedish Fika - Milo Kalen - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Elevate your coffee break to a true Swedish fika with these delightful recipes for cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, buns, breads, soups, and more! The Swedish tradition of Fika is a bit like British tea time, except that it features a great cup of coffee rather than tea and evokes feelings of a cozy cafe with a good book, a slice of moist almond cake, perhaps a cinnamon bun fresh out of the oven. Fika is a chance to take a break in the midst of a busy day to savor the sweet things in life. Milo Kalén shares the delights from her own Kaka på Kaka café in Sweden, offering a delightful collection of recipes for sweet and savory treats. Fika may be famous for its traditional baked goods, but Kalén also includes comforting lunch dishes such as Vegetable Gratin featuring roasted carrots, parsnips, and leeks smothered in grated cheddar and Tomato Soup with homemade dumplings. Find recipes including: - Jam Thumbprints, filled with a dollop of raspberry jam - Oat lace cookies, which are gorgeous stacked in a glass jar - Mazarin Cake with layers of grated almonds, raspberry jam, and short crust pastry - Butter Wreath made of cinnamon rolls shaped into a wreath and baked to a golden brown - Rye rings, which are a bit like bagels and delicious served with smoked salmon - Cauliflower soup, a smooth and creamy soup with a kick - Salad with chèvre and pan-fried plums - And more! Pour a cup of coffee and flip through the sumptuous pages of Swedish Fika . The beautiful photographs and easy-to-follow recipes will inspire you to take more breaks to enjoy a homemade cookie, a slice of pie, or a bowl of comforting soup.

DKK 155.00
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Beating the Odds - Brandon Lang - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Beating the Odds - Brandon Lang - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The incredible rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches true life story of acclaimed sports tout Brandon Lang, subject of the motion picture Two for the Money (Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey). Beating the Odds describes in vivid, colorful detail Lang’s rise from small time sports-phone tout to big time national exposure, his dramatic fall, and his subsequent rebirth in the internet age. Also describes the series of improbable events, while working as a golf caddie in Los Angeles, that eventually led Lang to the optioning of his story to Hollywood and the making of Two for the Money .

DKK 182.00
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The Convenient Terrorist - Joseph Hickman - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Convenient Terrorist - Joseph Hickman - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A startling spotlight on the darkest corners of America's "War on Terror," where nothing is quite what it seems. The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first "high-value target" captured by the CIA after 9/11. But was Abu Zubaydah, who is still being indefinitely held by the United States under shadowy circumstances, the blue-ribbon capture that the Bush White House claimed he was? Authors John Kiriakou, who led the capture of Zubaydah, and Joseph Hickman, who took custody of him at Guantanamo, draw a far more complex and intriguing portrait of the al-Qaeda "mastermind" who became a symbol of torture and the "dark side" of US security. From a one-time American collaborator to a poster boy for waterboarding, Abu Zubaydah became a "convenient terrorist" a way for US authorities to sell their "War on Terror" to the American people.

DKK 162.00
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Belly Laugh Riddles and Puns for Kids - Sky Pony Editors - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Belly Laugh Riddles and Puns for Kids - Sky Pony Editors - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A pun book that certainly will inspire boys and girls to laugh out loud. Full of corny and clean jokes for kids Test your wits and your patience with this collection of unbelievably hilarious riddles. This clean joke book for adults and kids is full of delightful fun! Designed to meet the needs of millions of children constantly hungry for joke books, and for parents who look for pun jokes and riddle books for kids, this collection has 350 hilarious puns and riddles for kids. It is complemented by clever and witty line drawings made by the talented illustrator Bethany Straker. Which month has 28 days? They al do!What has two hands but can’t clap? A clock!Can a frog jump higher than the Empire State Building? Of course, the Empire State Building Can’t JumpWhat goes up but never goes down? Your age. What’s a snake’s favorite subject in school? Hisssstory. Belly Laugh Riddles and Puns for Kids is ideal for long car rides and rainy days with kids ages five and up. This delightful book will certainly bring laughter and fun into your home! Remember to press the “Duh!” button on the front cover for extra laughs!

DKK 91.00
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The Gipper - Jack Cavanaugh - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Gipper - Jack Cavanaugh - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Win one for The Gipper. Has there ever been a better-known and widely-used exhortative phrase in sports? Not likely. But who was the “Gipper,” this mythical-like sports figure whose nickname has aroused, in turn, awe, wonderment, curiosity, and amusement since the second decade of the twentieth century, and why is his story important? Answering those questions is the formidable task taken on here by veteran sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh, whose Pulitzer Prize-nominated biography of boxing legend Gene Tunney was referred to as “impressively researched and richly detailed” by Sports Illustrated . More than eight decades after his death, George Gipp is still regarded by football historians as Notre Dame’s best all-around player. And it was Gipp and his legendary coach, Knute Rockne, who were largely responsible for putting the small Midwestern all-male school on the map. Like Cavanaugh’s other critically acclaimed books, The Gipper is also a period piece, with a considerable focus on the era before, during, and immediately after WWI. It details the changes that the country underwent during that time, including the onset of Prohibition and the gangs that it spawned in the Midwest such as those active in the South Bend area and in nearby Chicago, headed by the notorious Al Capone.

DKK 182.00
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Meet the Regulars - Joshua D. Fischer - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Meet the Regulars - Joshua D. Fischer - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Based on the column The Regulars on the New York magazine partner Bedford + Bowery, the celebrities and everyday people who love the local joints of the world's coolest borough. Meet the Regulars captures a previously unseen and entertaining portrait of the people of Brooklyn and the places they love. In talking with the regulars at bars, restaurants, and shops in the world-famous borough, author Joshua Fischer delivers deep and delightful stories presented alongside stunning snapshots from accomplished photographers including Nina Westervelt (Vogue.com, New York Times), Phil Provencio (Variety, Saturday Night Live, and CBS), and Nicole Disser (Bedford + Bowery and Brooklyn Magazine online). Meet the Regulars reveals the great power in the connections we make with the people and places where we live. Originally an interview series on the New York magazine partner Bedford + Bowery, Meet the Regulars introduces us to a diverse and changing Brooklyn through its regulars: the first-generation American Latino cafe owner who drinks Coors out of a can and loves a good debate with the lawyer and plumber at his corner bar, the blogger who fixes her hair and heart at her cherished salon, the lady so loyal to her local bar she has its logo tattooed on her arm, the Asian hipster couple who drink and dance for "exercise" at their new-school Brooklyn hangout, and the burgeoning filmmaker who walks twenty blocks for sage advice from a legendary bartender inside a bowling alley. Familiar faces include party rocker Andrew W. K. spicing things up at the Thai joint from his early days, Saturday Night Live performer Sasheer Zamata reliving a break-up at her go-to brunch spot, Radiolab host Jad Abumrad sippin' whiskey to Black Sabbath, beloved NY1 news anchor Pat Kiernan chowing down on meatballs, actor Jessica Pimentel (Orange Is the New Black) championing her local metal bar, actor Kevin Corrigan (Goodfellas, Pineapple Express) contemplating a Guinness at his favorite Irish pub, and more. From Meet the Regulars:"These are stories about people finding a home in an ephemeral world of bars, restaurants, shops, and clubs that open, explode, and burn out like so many stars hidden in that bright and sleepless New York night sky." Joshua D. Fischer, from his introductionMeet the regulars of Meet the Regulars:"It's a sense of continuity. You thread your history through a place. . . . That's what makes me a regular." Jad Abumrad, host of public radio's Radiolab, regular at Splitty"Once you have the cell phone number of the bar owner, then you're a regular." Twin comics the Lucas Brothers, regulars at Tutu's"I can tell if a person is cool if their vibe mixes with this place." Sasheer Zamata, Saturday Night Live cast member, regular at Enid's"Brooklyn is this unattractive, could-never-go-to-the-prom borough. And now, not only does everyone want to take you to the prom, but everyone wants you on their arm." Eric Adams, Brooklyn borough president, regular at Woodland"Read the book. Talk to everyone about it. . . . Move to Brooklyn with nothing but the contents of a suitcase. Be in the world's most annoying band. Get a bunch of hideous tattoos. Whatever." Meredith Graves of punk band Perfect Pussy, regular at Roman's"This bar saved my life." Ariel Pellman, costume designer, regular at the Way Station

DKK 149.00
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Forever at the Finish Line - Daniel S. Mitrovich - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Forever at the Finish Line - Daniel S. Mitrovich - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Forever at the Finish Line tells the remarkable and inspiring story of Daniel Mitrovich, a runner from San Diego who had a goal of putting a life-size statue of New York Marathon founder Fred Lebow in Central Park. New York’s parks commissioner Henry Stern said “It will be easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than to put a statue in Central Park.” It would not be easy for someone who lacked financial backing and who wasn’t even a New Yorker to make this happen. But with the faith and blessing of Fred Lebow, the support of his family, and his own personal determination, he knew it would happen. His journey involved crossing the continent many times, securing the support of some of the most famous runners of our time, including Joan Benoit Samuelson, Grete Waitz, Alberto Salazar, Bill Rodgers, and Carl Lewis. He would ultimately gain the endorsements of some of the most powerful political people of our time: presidents George Herbert Walker Bush and William Jefferson Clinton, Governor Andrew Cuomo, US senators Alan K. Simpson and Al D’Amato, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and thirteen members of Congress. Daniel Mitrovich’s personal story will show you that if you pursue a dream with the right intent you will be “Forever at the Finish Line.”

DKK 149.00
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The Mackinac Incident - Len Mcdougall - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The Mackinac Incident - Len Mcdougall - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Fifteen miles off the coast of New Brunswick, Canada, a Soviet-era diesel submarine off-loads four men before being intercepted by a U.S. Navy vessel patrolling the area. The men make up a team of al-Qaeda-trained specialists skilled in the black arts of terrorist warfare and are headed by a man who has billions of dollars in oil money with which to indulge his murderous fantasies. What they do next will determine the fates of thousands of Americans. Rod Eliot, an aging ex-con turned survival expert, stands between them and one of the most devastating plots ever hatched by the deviated mind of a killer: to blow up the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge and detonate enough plutonium to contaminate the area for decades. When an encounter with the bomb-toting terrorists occurs deep in the woods of the Upper Peninsula, Eliot finds himself in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with no alternative but to go head-to-head with these murderers. Rod may be the only person who can stop them. But he’s in over his head. Due to Eliot’s checkered past, law enforcement officials have him pegged for the crimes that unfold over the next few days. Only one, a seasoned FBI agent who is on his trail, thinks Eliot is innocent and is willing to prove it.

DKK 182.00
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Defeating ISIS - Malcolm Nance - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Defeating ISIS - Malcolm Nance - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A New York Times bestseller!This reference shows how to understand the history and tactics of the global terror group ISIS and how to use that knowledge to defeat it. ISIS the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has taken on the mantle of being the single most dangerous terrorist threat to global security since al-Qaeda. In Defeating ISIS, internationally renowned intelligence veteran and counter-terrorism expert Malcolm Nance, author of The Plot to Hack America and the forthcoming Hacking ISIS, gives an insider's view to explain the origins of this occult group, its violent propaganda, and how it spreads its ideology throughout the Middle East and to disaffected youth deep in the heart of the Western world. Most importantly, Defeating ISIS gives an amply illustrated, step-by-step analysis of the street-level tactics the group has employed in assaults against fortified targets, in urban combat, and during terrorist operations such as those in Paris during the November 13 attacks. As much as ISIS is a threat to Western targets and regional stability in the Middle East, Nance describes not only its true danger as a heretical death cult that seeks to wrest control of Islam through young ideologues and redefine Islam as a fight to the death against all comers, but also how to defeat it. Defeating ISIS is the first highly detailed and fully illustrated look into the organization by one of the world's foremost authorities in counter-terrorism.

DKK 190.00
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Snarky as F*ck - Lawrence Dorfman - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Snarky as F*ck - Lawrence Dorfman - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Learn how to become the most glorious a**shole the world has ever seen. Are you tired of everyone’s bullsh*t? Responding to their dumba** questions? Making boring small talk and offering robotic replies? Can’t take one more monotonous, people-pleasing conversation with a distant family member or a friend’s friend? If you have no f*cks left to give and want to dish out some serious snark, grab a copy Snarky as F*ck , the premiere guide to all things sarcastic and sardonic. Explore topics such as: - Sex and Romance (Responses to D*ck Pics, Mansplaining, and More) - Geography (Snarkiest States in the US!) - 21st Century Snark (Curse Word Definitions, Inspirational Bullsh*t, etc.) - In the Workplace (Snarky Replies, Sotto Voce Things to Say to Your Boss) - Family, Friends, and other Influencers (Greeting Cards for Bastards, and Insults for Around the Dinner Table!) - Movies, Television, and Music (“I’m clapping because it’s finished, not because I like it.”) - Politics and Government (Presidential Insults and Your New Favorite Game: Match the Scandal!) - In the News (Florida Man, Karen and Brad, Idiots on Wheels, et al) Hear wit, sarcasm, and offhanded comments from masters like Dorothy Parker, Groucho Marx, H. L. Mencken, Oscar Wilde, Robert Benchley, George Bernard Shaw, Jules Feiffer, Bill Hicks, Bill Maher, Phyllis Diller, Édith Piaf, W. C. Fields, Mark Twain, Voltaire, Charles Bukowski, to name a few. This lofty tome promises to fulfill the need to chuckle, guffaw, titter, groan, and belly laugh as readers dip in and out of the great minds in literature, comedy, movies, music, and more. Proceed with caution, but know you’ll come out the other side one snarky motherf*cker, ready to take on the world, one idiot at a time.

DKK 155.00
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Pashtun - Ron Lealos - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Pashtun - Ron Lealos - Bog - Skyhorse Publishing - Plusbog.dk

An adrenaline-filled war story that depicts the challenges of military special operations in a dangerous, boulder-filled landscapeThe Company has a special secret operation planned for one of their top agents: the leaders of the Taliban and al-Qaeda terrorist groups are hiding out in Pashtun country, and they must be eliminated. The job falls to a man they have named Frank Morgan?an agent who stood out as a recruit at Quantico and whose skills resemble those of the legendary Vietnam assassin. The other soldiers claim Frank’s abilities as a sniper and a tracker border on the supernatural and are more than willing to complete this mission with him. Frank begins his adventure in Afghanistan with another Company-appointed soldier: an indestructible lyrical Irishman with a cutting sense of humor and a bottle of Jameson never far from hand. After the men rescue a burqa-clad young woman, they soon discover that the Company has not been honest with them and decide to take a second mate under their wing?a giant who quotes poetry and rap songs while he both enacts torture and lives through his own agonizing trials. They know now that oil, drugs, and greed have led to this quest; assassinating the terrorists is not their main objective. However, this still must be done. After becoming dangerously acquainted with the heroin business in the frontier provinces, Frank and his comrades continue their mission. But the lines have now blurred, and the assignment is more complicated than they expected. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fiction?novels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

DKK 180.00
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