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Basic Management Skills for managers, supervisors and team leaders is powerful and guaranteed method to become an effective modern leader and it gives you all the tools to get started and to stay on top of the pile.
They call him El Condor de Muerte-the Condor of Death-but few know the true identity of Mexico's most powerful cartel leader nor the extent of his power and influence. Fewer still are privy to his plans for the future of Mexico, and the destructive drug trade. Undercover DEA agent Ray Cruz has spent months in a maximum-security federal prison, slowly earning the trust of a drug kingpin known as Carlo. When the DEA arranges an "escape" for Ray and Carlo, the young agent discovers that Carlo holds a high rank in the Condor's well-organized and powerful cartel-an organization unknown to both Mexican and US authorities.To hide so powerful an organization from the authorities in both nations requires exceptional influence in Mexican politics, and Ray quickly realizes the Condor's talons dig deep into the highest echelons of power. At the same time, he discovers the Condor's vision for the future of the cartels and Mexico-a vision the DEA agent finds unsettlingly appealing. A tale of evil arising from the best of intentions, Until Philosophers Become Kings explores the gray and blurred lines of morality. No one knows what they're capable of until their hand is forced.
The Kingdom Shall Fall: Until Philosophers Become Kings Book Two
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
2017
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Ray Cruz is a young undercover DEA agent whose mission is to infiltrate one of Mexico's most powerful and secretive cartels. His talents fuel his rise through the ranks, and it's not long before he's face-to-face with the dangerous and enigmatic cartel leader known as the Condor.The scope of the cartel's power becomes startlingly clear when it's revealed that a tragic plane crash involving Mexico's president wasn't an accident but an assassination. The dangers grow as Ray Cruz climbs higher within the cartel, getting closer and closer to the Condor, and the level of corruption he sees becomes more shocking with each passing day.Ray must right himself through various twists and turns to ensure that his moral compass reads true. But the more time he spends within the cartel, the more confused he becomes. And when revelations surface regarding the former president, Ray asks himself whether the bad guys might be the good guys-and whom he should really be working for.Filled with high stakes and intrigue, The Kingdom Shall Fall is the compelling second installment of the chilling Until Philosophers Become Kings series. Writing with extraordinary attention to detail, author Chris Thomas offers a fictional peek into Mexico's shadow government that will leave you breathless.
An unexpected windfall of found, unreportable cash, can it truly bring happiness? Jack Williams, a good and decent man down on his luck is about to find out. An Ex-Marine sniper, CID investigator, turned Denver Police detective, wrongfully dismissed from the force, is driving over a deserted mountain pass late one night when he witnesses a speeding van missing a hairpin curve and launching out into the darkness beyond. Ever the good and willing Samaritan, Jack stops and races down the steep rocky forested slopes of the pass to try and find the wreck and render help. What he finds changes his life forever. The two occupants, obviously cartel related soldiers to his experienced detective's eye, are transporting neatly packed one hundred and twenty million dollars in dirty drug money, back to a cartel leader in Matamoros Mexico. With his life already so badly altered by recent events and sadness, Jack realizes that he is the only man on earth that knows exactly where this huge sum of unreportable cash is. Can he just keep it? Can he launder it somehow just as the cartels do? Relocated to the Bahamas with the cash, Jack sets out to execute the laundering scheme a lawyer friend has set up for him. Little does Jack know that the cartel leader he has stolen from as intelligence resources Jack could never imagine and is gets closer each day in discovering who Jack is and where he is.
In the final six months of World War 2 the Tempest V was pitted against some of the Luftwaffe's most advanced fighter types. Focusing on these epic clashes, this title is ideal for aviation enthusiasts, modellers and anyone interested in the aerial combat of World War 2.Hawker's charismatic Tempest V entered RAF service just in time to be the most successful counter to the V1 flying bomb assault on southern England in the summer of 1944. With more than 800 of the robot missiles to its credit, Tempest V units then crossed the Channel to lock horns with the best the Luftwaffe had to offer – Fw 190D-9s, Ta 152s, Me 262s and Bf 109G/Ks – achieving an impressive kill/loss ratio in aerial combat.With incredibly detailed aircraft profiles and exciting combat reports this title covers the full history of Tempest squadrons, from their initial design and combat experience in World War 2 through to their post-war role and the eventual decline of this iconic British fighter.
THE ROCKEFELLER FRAUD - BACK COVER TEXT Who could ever imagine the "chance of a lifetime" turning into a nightmare and personal hell? It happened to Chris Thomas. He lost everything he had ever hoped for, including himself. It was supposed to be a positive career move. Thomas had every reason to believe his journey would be rewarding, and he embarked on it with great anticipation. But it was a scam, creatively orchestrated and meticulously detailed. This was an entire life-fleecing. Chris Thomas dreamed of becoming a vocalist. As a child, he sang for the sheer joy of expression. As a teenager, he sang to cover up his loneliness. Finally, as an adult, he became a skilful musician, with the confidence, vision, and purpose required of an accomplished performer. Nothing could get in his way. The need to express his love for music became his ultimate focus. But under the guidance of a trusted financial advisor, employer, mentor, and friend, Chris Thomas was gradually ushered into a world no one could have imagined. Chris Thomas writes of the devastation identity theft can bring. He provides excruciating details of how he was taken to the pinnacle of his dreams and thrown over. He was almost destroyed. All that was left was a thread of hope. It became his lifeline and his new beginning. CHRIS THOMAS was given an opportunity for advancement that required him to relocate to New York City. With direction and assistance from a substantial employer, he moved to the Big Apple and became a victim of a national scam ring known as the Little Rockefellers. He was victimized by identity theft and fraud and a host of related crimes. After years of legal battles he relocated to Plano, Texas to begin a new life. He lives there now.
Short Term Rental Riches: Make a Fortune in Real Estate, Without Owning Any Property
Chris Thomas
Independently Published
2019
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The conventional path of life is no longer viable, nor is it desirable in and of itself. Should we all get a good education, work our butts off, save money and wait for retirement to enjoy the fruits of our labor? Chris Thomas believes there's another way. Short Term Rental Riches suggests that with the right mindset and a new way to think about wealth, you can end up rich and young. No need to become grey-haired in order to ride your Lamborghini, live in your dream house and have the freedom to do everything you ever wanted. You can do all while young and free.Learn the best way to invest in rental properties in this 30+ plus page book written by real estate investor Chris Thomas (rents more than 100+ rentals and owns none). This book gives you the exact details on how to finance, find, analyze, manage, and even get rich quick with rental properties. Where other books lack the details on how to actually make money in real estate, this book is all about the details. Discover How to: - Get rich in 1-2 years or less, with a lot of smart work (Compounding) and finally have the ability to live life with no restrictions and complete freedom.- Create systems that build them wealth. This doesn't mean avoiding work. It just means having the resourcefulness to think upfront of a system, build it, optimize it and automate it as much as possible.- Why rental properties will help you retire faster than other investments- The risks of investing in rentals- How to determine what a good rental property is- How to get a great deal on properties- How to invest in rentals with less cashThe moral of the story is, if we are not getting wealthy then we should stop doing whatever we're doing and do something else instead. Even if you get rich through the Get Rich Slowly Path, will you be young enough or healthy enough to enjoy it?
Detailing the sinking of the HMS Vanguard outside of Dun Laoghaire port in 1875, this book provides an insight into naval and military history of the late nineteenth century. It also deals with the backdrop of naval life, the social and economic situation for sailors and officers alike, the subsequent court-martial and the furore it caused.
The Typhoon was the RAF's heavyweight fighter-bomber of choice to support the British and Canadian armies during the invasion of northwest Europe. In this book Chris Thomas extols the great importance of the Typhoon wings in the ultimate Allied victory in Europe. He describes their destruction of German radar in the lead-up to D-Day, the use of large-scale rocket projectiles in land battles and pinpoint attacks on German command and control centres, which crippled the Wehrmacht's ability to respond quickly to Allied troop movements. But not everything went smoothly for the Typhoon wings. Their epic battle with highly effective German flak installations prompted Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst to remark 'I suppose that flying one of these aircraft was the most dangerous task the Air Force has ever asked anybody to do'.
Hawker Typhoon and Tempest two aircraft types with widely differing reputations. The former was a technical nightmare redeemed as a ground attack machine, whilst the latter proved to be the most superlative low and medium level fighter to see service with the RAF, and arguably any air force, during the latter stages of World War 2. With 246 enemy aircraft destroyed by the Typhoon and 239 by the Tempest, over 40 aces flew one or both types in combat, and men like 'Foob' Fairbanks and Johnny Baldwin attained double-figure scores with the Hawker fighters.
West Sussex has a long and interesting history. This fascinating new book presents for the first time a collection of the most dramatic 'events' in that long history, all, since the invention of the camera, captured by enterprising photographers. A picture speaks a thousand words - and never more so than when it records a moment in history that can never be repeated. Well within living memory, happenings such as the great freeze of 1962-3, or the great hurricane of 1987 will stir recollections for many readers, as will many stories and pictures from the Second World War. But, whatever the period or part of the county, there is a great deal to intrigue and inform everyone in West Sussex in this splendid addition to its published history... the stories and the pictures of the events that made the headlines!
A chilling Dark Web thriller An anonymous website, a few clicks, and Joe Henderson’s life is changed forever. The Red Room is the only place where the failings of a weak justice system are righted and where the line between good and evil becomes blurred. When the lights go up, viewers bid, criminals are punished, and the Brotherhood of the Righteous broadcasts a show like no other. The room has remained hidden until now, when a video arrives in the inbox of the Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit. But outclassed, outplayed, and torn apart by corruption, is there anything Detective Pete Harris and his team can do except watch? Their only lead may be the room’s latest bidder, Joe Henderson. Because when Joe found the Red Room, it found him too, and now the Brotherhood are watching through the wires, willing to do wrong for a righteous cause. As they pull Joe deeper into the dark web, will he find any mercy or a way out? And could he be the Red Room’s next volunteer?
The Edge of Sanity leaves you on the edge of your seat . . ." —Jessica Letizia, reviewer "A terrific read with so many twists and turns and OMG moments . . ." —Patrice Leonard, reviewer In a derelict squat, the Smart Man watches as the new narcotic developed by his shadowy organisation wreaks havoc on it, unsuspecting victims. The drug is now ready for sale on their exclusive darknet marketplace. Elsewhere, DCI Robert Smith, the retired head of the Cyber Crimes Unit, seeks out crime boss Curtis Slater at his remote farm. He offers to provide Slater with information in exchange for money. But what information is he offering? Meanwhile, former detective Pete Harris had started a new life, away from the Cyber Crimes Unit, with his daughter and begins to rekindle his relationship with old colleague Grace Brooks. With his life seemingly complete, Pete’s world comes crashing down as he is drawn into Slater’s game with fatal consequences. He must join forces with his old enemies in a race against time. But can Pete save his daughter and Grace from the clutches of Slater, the Smart Man, and the sinister ringmaster, the Professor? The Edge of Sanity is a dark and twisty psychological thriller. It can be read as the sequel to the critically acclaimed Enter The Dark or as a thrilling stand-alone. It will appeal to fans of authors like JP Delaney, Mark Edwards and James Swallow.
Revision with unchanged content. Poster propaganda is one of the most enduring legacies of the Second World War. Dictatorships and democracies used posters to influence public opinion, but was there anything unique about German, American, British and Soviet posters? Conversely, did these countries share any propaganda techniques, despite their vast differences in governemnt, social structure and economic systems? This study analyzes and compares home front poster propaganda of these four nations, looking for broad, significant themes and trends, and arguing that while each nation held to certain propaganda fundamentals, their were indeed peculiar aspects of each society that gave its respective propaganda a unique flavor. Additionally, the analysis reveals a clear link between propa-gan-da posters and the fortunes of war. In other words, what was said was not always as important as how it was said. Posters may have disappeared as a major propaganda tool, but nations still fight wars and carry out propagan-da campaigns to support the war effort, therefore, the relationship between propaganda and war is equally applicable today.
