The Last Job: "The Bad Grandpas" and the Hatton Garden Heist


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“[Bilefsky] is a brisk, enthusiastic storyteller.… [A] meticulously researched procedural.” —Laura Lippman, New York Times Over Easter weekend 2015, a motley crew of six aging English thieves couldn’t resist coming out of retirement for one last career-topping heist. Though not the smoothest of blokes, these analog crooks in a digital age managed to disable the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit’s high-security alarm system and drill through twenty inches of reinforced concrete, walking away with a stunning haul of at least $21 million in jewels, gold, diamonds, family heirlooms, and cash. Dan Bilefsky draws on unrivaled access to the leading officers on the case at Scotland Yard, as well as notorious figures from London’s shadowy underworld, to offer a gripping account of how these unassuming masterminds nearly pulled off one of the greatest heists of the century.




One Last Job


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Michael has been getting into trouble lately. As a consequence, his mom is making him look after his grandfather for the summer. The thing is, Gramps isn’t your average senior citizen: he’s a retired burglar with a lifetime of criminal knowledge. When a thief breaks into Gramps' apartment and steals a necklace with great sentimental value, the unlikely pair team up, combining old-school planning and modern tech to track down the necklace—and try to steal it back. This high-interest Orca Anchor title is written specifically for teens reading below a grade 2.0 level. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.




One Last Job


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TRUE STORIES. The extraordinary life of Brian Reader, Britain's most prolific thief, from the Kray era to Brink's-Mat and the Hatton Garden Heist. Branded The Master - and a Gentleman Thief - Brian is a true character from the old school of British crime. With exclusive access to those closest to him, this book follows his jailing earlier this year.




One Last Job


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Billy Jensen thought he'd finished his last job for Petrovski, but the Russian mobster knows there's always one more debt to be paid... "One Bad Job," the prequel novella to "One Last Job," is now available. 3059 word short story Adult language / content




Work Won't Love You Back


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A deeply-reported examination of why "doing what you love" is a recipe for exploitation, creating a new tyranny of work in which we cheerily acquiesce to doing jobs that take over our lives. You're told that if you "do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life." Whether it's working for "exposure" and "experience," or enduring poor treatment in the name of "being part of the family," all employees are pushed to make sacrifices for the privilege of being able to do what we love. In Work Won't Love You Back, Sarah Jaffe, a preeminent voice on labor, inequality, and social movements, examines this "labor of love" myth—the idea that certain work is not really work, and therefore should be done out of passion instead of pay. Told through the lives and experiences of workers in various industries—from the unpaid intern, to the overworked teacher, to the nonprofit worker and even the professional athlete—Jaffe reveals how all of us have been tricked into buying into a new tyranny of work. As Jaffe argues, understanding the trap of the labor of love will empower us to work less and demand what our work is worth. And once freed from those binds, we can finally figure out what actually gives us joy, pleasure, and satisfaction.




Steve Jobs


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Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than 100 family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.




Grave Message


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Key Selling Points In this paranormal thriller, a teenager tries to solve the mystery of her friend’s death, with the help of a ghost. The main character is dyslexic but that is incidental to the storyline. The author is a special education teacher who teaches students with dyslexia. One of the first titles in the new Orca Anchor line of hi-lo books with reading levels of 1.0 to 2.0. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic and other striving readers.




The New Geography of Jobs


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Makes correlations between success and geography, explaining how such rising centers of innovation as San Francisco and Austin are likely to offer influential opportunities and shape the national and global economies in positive or detrimental ways.




The Ooze


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Key Selling Points After being trapped in an elevator, a young teen emerges to discover that everyone is acting very strangely; an alien infestation has taken over the city. Examines themes such as teamwork and self-confidence. The main character is trans but that is incidental to the storyline. By the same author as the highly successful Blood Sport in Orca Soundings, which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. One of the first titles in the new Orca Anchor line of hi-lo books with reading levels from 1.0 to 2.0. Enhanced features (dyslexia-friendly font, cream paper, larger trim size) to increase reading accessibility for dyslexic or other striving readers.




One Last Secret


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"I’ll drop anything for a new Adele Parks: she nails it every time"—Lucy Foley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Apartment "Absolutely gripping"—Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Remains "Whip-smart protagonist, immensely satisfying"—Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author of Girl, Forgotten "Parks gets better and better"—Gillian McAllister, New York Times bestselling author of Wrong Place Wrong Time Everyone has secrets, don’t they? One last client A week at a beautiful chateau in the south of France—it should be a straightforward final job for Dora. She’s a smart, stunning and discreet escort, and Daniel has paid for her services before. This time, all she has to do is to convince the assembled guests that she is his girlfriend. Dora is used to playing roles and being whatever men want her to be. It’s all about putting on a front. One last chance It will be a last, luxurious look at how the other half lives before Dora turns her back on the escort world and all its dangers. She has found someone she loves and trusts. With him, she can escape the life she’s trapped in. But when Dora arrives at the chateau, it quickly becomes obvious that nothing is what it seems… One last secret Dora finds herself face-to-face with a man she has never forgotten, the one man who really knows her. And as old secrets surface, it becomes terrifyingly apparent that one last secret could cost Dora her life… From the Sunday Times number one bestseller Adele Parks comes a blisteringly provocative novel about power, sex, money and revenge.