Ergebnis von "Tom Lee" in Alle Kategorien

From centres of antiquity like Athens or Rome to modern metropolises like New York or Shanghai, cities throughout history have been the engines of human progress and the epicentres of our greatest achievements. Now, for the first time, more than half of humanity lives in cities, a share that continues to rise. In the developing world, cities are growing at a rate never seen before. In this book, Professor Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin show why making our societies fairer, more cohesive and sustainable must start with our cities.

James Orr - husband, father, reliable employee and all-around model citizen - awakes one morning to find half his face paralyzed. Waiting for the affliction to pass, he stops going to work and wanders his idyllic estate, with its woodland, uniform streets and perfectly manicured lawns. But there are cracks in the veneer. And as his orderly existence begins to unravel, it appears that James himself may not be the man he thought he was.

This riveting inside story of the intense search for the Salt Lake City teenager who was kidnapped from her bed reveals never-before-told details of the largest investigation in Utah state history. Paced like a thriller, this true account moves between the parallel stories of the searchers and the abductor. Going beyond a mere eyewitness account, the book includes information culled from interviews with more than 150 people involved in the search and investigation, notes from family meetings, and memos from law enforcement officials.

Gunny (a retired Marine, now working for the CIA) is tasked by his bosses, to find out who and why covert operations are being leaked to The Washington Post. He needs someone outside the CIA, he needs a ghost—a person no one knows about, with the required skill set. His choice, his old boss, Ryan, from his Marine Corps days. Ryan starts down the path of discovery, and learns that Fation Gjoni is the key. Fation is a ruthless crime boss from Tirana, Albania who deals with terrorist and drug cartels.