How to Start Your Own Business on a Shoestring and Make Up to $500,000 a Year: 4th Revised Edition

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Earning up to $500,000 a year with little or no overhead is the ultimate dream for many entrepreneurs. To show you how to turn your dream into reality, nationally known small-business expert Ty Hicks offers over 1,000 business ideas — many requiring little cash — to help you build a profitable business. Hicks champions the philosophy of working at home to maximize savings, and throughout this valuable, idea-rich book, he gives tips on successful day-to-day business operations as well as real-life examples of people just like you who took his advice and became successful business owners.

You'll learn how to:
• Earn big money in a home business
• Use seven powerful financing techniques
• Develop a daily action plan
• Choose the right business for you
• Minimize expenses and maximize profits
• Become prosperous through the magic of mail order
• Get free publicity for your products or services
• Choose the right product for maximum profits
• And so much more!

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A good beginner's book on starting your own business.......2002-07-24

I got my copy of this book in about 1970. So it is the first edition (with a slightly different title ["..up to $100,000..."] before the inflation of the '70's).

This book helped give me my first dream of being self-employed. It gave me my first education in how to run the "nuts and bolts" operation of a small business (especially mail-order).

Sure, it's got it's share of hype and "positive" talk, but that is what I needed at that stage in my development into a self-employed business owner. It also lacks details that you will need with your own business. But so what? If you are serious about starting your own business, you'll be wanting to read several other books, anyway, to gain the help you need. Some of it will be general information, like this book, and others will contain more specific information about your particular industry/trade.

32 years later, I'm self-employed and have been that way for the last 15 years, at least. I am grateful to Tyler Hicks for givng me a start and pointing me in the right direction.

--George Stancliffe, author, SPEED READING 4 KIDS

Wonderful!.......2002-03-01

I don't know why this book's reviews average 3 1/2 stars. Maybe the people who bought it thought they would open it up and find a million dollars stashed inside.

This book was full of incredible very easy to do ideas. I do beleive that by applying the techniques put forth in this book, anyone can make more money than they already have, and that's never a loss.

The only reason I withheld one star, was that the author used the book to advertise a bunch of other services.

This book is a wast of time.......1999-11-30

wall reading this book on thing jumped at me. This man makes his money on all the other things he sells. This book is one big add,For all he's other books. You can find other books with more info.

Great info, but could be better if Author wanted it to be!.......1999-07-30

This book is perfect for the average person trying to get money by working at home. I definitely feel that anyone interested in starting a home business NEEDS this book to quickly get profits.

My only minor suggestion to the author: Stop plugging your newsletter and your other books in the pages of this book! You can have an informational page in the back of the book for this purpose. It gets really annoying to see "and if you need information on such-and-such topic, subscribe to my newsletter!" or "You can find more info in my OTHER books, 14.95 each!"

Your confidence in your system is great and it supposedly has made you a lot of money! So WHY do you constantly refer us to your other books or kits when you could give it to us in this book? Most of these other books are $14.95, but are only 96 pages!

If you have so much money and are confident in your system, you should be able to afford giving us the info instead of having us give you another 15 bucks or more!

Yes, this book IS chock-full of useful information, but the information that ISN'T here is the problem.

PROSPECTIVE BUYERS: Buy this book, learn the ropes, and make the money. It is a good, well thought out book. But beware that the actual information that is needed to start many of the ideas in this book will cost you!

Mr. Hicks gives you a good push in the right direction, but if you want to reach the finish line, only your hard work can get you there, not an author. Dave

P.S - If you do decide to spend the money to buy the information at the back of the book, more power to you. D

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Since the 1994 edition of this classic text, the economy and the labor force have undergone enormous change, yet one thing has remained constant: change itself. The pace of change has accelerated in nearly every aspect of business life, due in no small measure to the connectivity revolution. As a result, the frequency of reorganizations, downsizings, and rightsizings has escalated. Yet neither managers nor employees seem any more prepared to deal with these changes than they did a decade ago. This new edition, like its predecessor, will help people understand and cope with organizational change. New material includes the "Focus On" sections of each chapter, which apply key theories to contemporary cases of stunning change in corporate America, such as those of Napster, Microsoft, Ford, and GE.

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Organizational Systems.......2005-08-26

Leadership in management depends on connection between people. "Change policy is the set of assumptions, diagnostic conclusions, and guidelines that serve as the basis for amanaging specific change." (p. 169) The center is diagnosis of what is wrong. Action is key. The book covers methods for change thoroughly, practically and in detail. There are many straight-forward charts and diagrams from getting started to final examination. There are specific activities for change managers including how to sell ideas and Total Quality Management. The book is an excellent read in a highly competitive market. Eric J. Lindblom PhD Harvard

Managing Organizational Change : Third Edition.......2005-07-19

The book was in excellent condition and I received it in less than 5 days.

Crisp: Managing Change at Work, Third Edition: Leading People Through Organizational Transitions (Crisp Fifty-Minute Series)

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Managing Change at Work Revised Edition

Crisp: Managing Change at Work, Third Edition: Leading People Through Organizational Transitions (Crisp Fifty-Minute Series)
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Managing Change at Work helps managers work through organizational change with strategies for providing positive leadership while dealing effectively with resistance and other trouble spots. The newly updated third edition includes competency assessments to help managers become adept change leaders who will inspire and motivate their employees.

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Okay, but..........2003-05-04

This book covers some of the basics, but you also need Beitler's "Strategic Organizational Change."

Managing Change at Work Revised Edition.......2000-05-15

This really was a fifty-minute book, but it was packed with well thought-out skills and strategies. It is a book that you will be able to turn to again and again for tips and tricks to use as different situations come up during organizational changes. The topics not only prepare you for change, they guide you through it and position you for the future. You will be able to identify your own style and recognize areas that need to be improved to facilitate change allowing you to create a one-minute advantage over your competitors. It covers not only how to deal with people and their attitudes but also topics as important as establishing an action plan. I recommend this book to anyone that needs a simple, concise guide to help move their company forward in today's and tomorrow's fast-paced competitive environment.

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Dr. David Frawley, the well known Vedic scholar, writes of Mr. Trivedi - "India's most insightful young astrologer offers what is probably the longest, most researched and most original book on the Lunar Nodes published in modern times. This book is worthy of serious examination by all students of Astrology and all those interested in the great mysteries of life, death, karma and transformation."

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Colorful, Enthralling, Panoramic View of the Nodes.......2004-10-12

This is a beautifully written and deeply evocative book on the subject of the lunar nodes in Vedic astrology. Prash Trivedi generously reveals some of the of the erstwhile secrets of the Brahman class of Indian astrologers by writing in a format which is lucid, extremely articulate, highly creative, and very well organized. In addition, (and so unlike most Vedic astrological texts by Indian authors), this book is actually FUN to read!! One is never forced to plow through page after page of basically unreadable verbiage in order to detect glimmers of decipherable wisdom about Vedic astrology, but rather it is all right there, up front, and presented in a highly straight forward manner. The case studies are richly and comprehensively developed, and there is no assumption of reader expertise or prerequisite understanding. The nodes come to life in this smoothly crafted work, and Mr. Trivedi's wealth of experiential wisdom and human compassion shine through on every page. Add to that the fact that new concepts and new information abound in this work, and it becomes one of the very best in the field. Do you know what your 'Karmic Distribution Control Planet' is? Find out in 'The Key of Life: Astrology of the Lunar Nodes,' a work which is brilliant in every conceivable aspect. ~ Alison Spalding, Ph.D.

All you need to know about Vedic astrology.......2003-04-06

What an incredibly insightful book !!!!
It really got me thinking and growing from all these informations. I learned a lot from it, and I am paying attention
to the sky much more than before... One of the best book on Indian Astrology

Comments from Readers.......2003-04-04

I would like to make a sincere comment about this book because it deserves a great deal of praise. It is the best book on the lunar nodes to be written in this century. It discusses the spiritual and collective importance of the nodes and how they work in our own personal destinies. The book contains analysis' of hundreds of notable and famous personalities. One can spend a year reading it because it is so jampacked with insights, knowledge and mind ripping stuff. David Frawley, the well known Vedic scholar puts it best when he writes in the forward -

"Prash Trivedi, India's most insightful young astrologer offers what is probably the longest, most researched and most original book on Rahu and Ketu published in modern times. This book is worthy of serious examination by all students of Astrology and all those interested in the great mysteries of life, death, karma and transformation."

In addition to my own personal comments I would like to enclose some of the comments of other readers who have approached my website.

"I recently purchased the book "The Key of Life" and wish to thank the author deeply. He has filled the book with many sparks of brilliance -- making it very illuminating. "

- Hank Friedman, Astrologer from USA

"The book "The Key of Life", arrived fast and promptly .....and I read in it every day !! I must say that it is a very clear and straightforward book ... very easy to read and with TONS of information..!! I am very pleased to have one in my care..!!! "

- Kerstin Jansson from Portugal

"I have gone through the book "The Key of Life" and I have found it very illuminating and excellent book. "

- Ashok Agrawal, India

"I am very impressed with the book so far and wanted to congratulate the author on a well thought out thesis on the nodes. I have read about a third of this book in the first day and it is unusual for a book to hold my interest. "

- Andrew Lynn , moderator of the Muruga Astrological Research Group, Western Australia

"I have read this book and it is one of the best books on Rahu & Ketu."

- Vineet Gupta, Astrologer from India

"I have just finished reading this book and must follow the impulse to congratulate the author and thank him for writing it. HIs theory in particular about the nodes being linked to ones grandparents and ones genetic inheritance is truly amazing. I have never read any account of the nodes which is so exhaustive and he ought to be congratulated over and over again for writing this. "

- Kumkum Jain, Writer-Publisher from India

The book, "The Key of Life" was one of the first books I ordered from India. I *so* enjoyed your book. Thank you.

- Robyn, Editor of Jyotish Discovery - Online Jyotish Magazine

David Frawley, the well known Vedic scholar writes.......2003-04-04

Prash Trivedi, India's most insightful young astrologer offers what is probably the longest, most researched and most original book on Rahu and Ketu published in modern times. This book is worthy of serious examination by all students of Astrology and all those interested in the great mysteries of life, death, karma and transformation.

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This second edition of the best seller, more than double the size of the previous edition describes manufacturing processes for approximately 1300 pharmaceuticals currently marketed as trade-name products around the world. Pertinent process information has been obtained from the patent literature, and references for other synthetic methods and pharmacology are cited. A 2000-entry Raw Materials Index will quickly tell you in which drugs the raw materials are utilized. A 12,000-entry Trade Name Index completes the book. It has been estimated that, in 1990, 40% of the drug market will be generic. With total sales volume over $100 billion, the pharmaceutical industry provides greater profit margins than other sectors of the chemical industry.

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia Volume 1 A-K Second Edition

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition

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This industry standard encyclopedia on pharmaceutical manufacturing processes has been completely updated in this 3rd Edition with FDA approved drugs up to the summer of 2004. This four volume set gives details for the manufacture of 2,226 pharmaceuticals that are being marketed as a trade-named product somewhere in the world. Each entry includes:

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This industry standard database on pharmaceutical manufacturing processes has been completely updated in this 3rd Edition with FDA approved drugs up to the summer of 2004. This database gives details for the manufacture of 2,226 pharmaceuticals that are being marketed as a trade-named product somewhere in the world. Each entry includes:

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Chemical and Common Name

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The partial skeleton of Homo erectus found in Kenya by Alan Walker, Richard Leakey, and others is truly one of the great discoveries in paleoanthropology, after the world's best paleoanthropologists have diligently searched for traces of Homo erectus in Africa and Asia for a century. In this book, the authors present descriptions and photographs of all parts of the skeleton and accompany these with a thorough analysis. It consists of three parts. The first part covers the geology, dating, paleoenvironments, and the taphonomy of the site. The second part is a description of the specimen and a review of other Homo erectus specimens from the Lake Turkana region. The last part is composed of analytical papers on certain aspects of the boy's biology as they apply to other Homo erectus specimens. "What impresses me most about the volume is that apart from the basic description of the fossil, which itself is of great importance, the editors have sought out leading experts to tackle problems relating to specific issues in the evolutionary biology of Homo erectus. Many of these chapters would stand alone as major contributions. Together, they make a remarkable volume that will become a standard reference." (Robert A. Foley, Professor of Biological Anthropology, University of Cambridge)

Customer Reviews:

Homo erectus - Ape? Man? Or Ape-Man?.......2000-06-28

This book on Homo erectus specimen KNM-WT 15000 is nicely done. Dozens of pictures make for easy comparison to other primates. The pictures are scaled at 90 percent, and are in black and white (which was a let down for [the price]. Some great info and pictures on the dentition of the Turkana specimen are included, including the unusually large roots. This book is not an easy read, but will appeal to those who are familiar with human and primate anatomy.

The Nariokotome Homo erectus Skeleton.: An article from: American Scientist

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Topological defects are the subject of intensive studies in many different branches of physics ranging from cosmology to liquid crystals and from elementary particles to colloids and biological systems. Liquid crystals are fascinating materials which present a great variety of these mathematical objects and can therefore be considered as an extremely useful laboratory for topological defects.
This book is the first attempt to present together complementary approaches to the investigations of topological defects in liquid crystals using theory, experiments and computer simulations.

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Superb continuation of the Hank Thompson series

Hard Core Noir

Excellent Read!

The Game Continues

A good follow-up to Caught Stealing

Six Bad Things: A Novel
Charlie Huston
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ASIN: 0345464796
Release Date: 2005-06-28

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Hank Thompson is living off the map in Mexico with a bagful of cash that the Russian mafia wants back and many, many secrets. So when a Russian backpacker shows up in town asking questions, Hank tries to play it cool. But he knows the jig is up when the backpacker mentions the money . . . and the family Hank left behind. Suddenly Hank’s in a desperate race to get to his parents in California before anyone can harm them. Along the way he’ll face Federales and Border Patrol, mafiosi and vigilantes, extortionists and drug dealers, and a couple of psychotic surf bums with an ax to grind. From the golden beaches of the Yucatán to the seedy strip clubs of Vegas, Charlie Huston opens a door to the squalid underworld of crime and corruption–and invites the reader to live it in the extreme.

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Part one

December 4–11, 2003
Four Regular Season Games Remaining

I’m sitting on the porch of a bungalow on the Yucatán Peninsula with lit cigarettes sticking out of both my ears.

I like to go swimming in the mornings. When I first came to Mexico I liked to go drinking in the mornings, but after I got over that I took up swimming and I discovered something. I have unusually narrow ear canals. Go figure. I discovered this while I was trying to sober up, paddling around in the lukewarm morning waters, and found that my ears were clogged. I tilted my head from side to side and banged on my skull, trying to dislodge the water, but no luck. I plugged my nose, clamped my mouth shut, and blew until it felt like my brain might pop out of my ass. No good. I crammed Q-tips up my ears, prodding at the blockage. That’s when things got really bad. For a few days I walked around half-deaf, feeling like my entire head was packed with waterlogged cotton. Then I went to a doctor. I have a habit of saving doctors for a last resort.

Dr. Sanchez looked in my ears and informed me of the tragic news: unusually narrow ear canals. The water was trapped deep inside and my irresponsible Q-tip use had sealed it in with earwax. He loaded a syringe the size of a beer can with warm mineral water and injected it into my ears until the pressure dislodged the massive clogs of wax and washed them into the small plastic basins I held just below my ears. He gave me drops. He told me never to stick anything in my ear other than my elbow, and laughed at his own joke. He nodded sagely and told me the solution to my problem was quite simple: When my ears became clogged, I must stick a cigarette into each one and light them. The cigarettes, that is. Then he handed me a pack of Benson & Hedges, told me they were his preferred brand for the task, and charged me a thousand pesos.

So. I am sitting on the porch of a bungalow on the Yucatán Peninsula with lit cigarettes sticking out of both my ears. The cigarettes burn and create a vacuum in my ears, sucking the moisture into the filters. I have a towel draped over each shoulder to catch the hot ash as it falls. I’ve been doing this a couple days a week for years and it always works. Of course, I do now smoke two packs of Benson & Hedges a day, but there’s a downside to everything in life.

The sun has dipped far in the sky behind my back and the reds of the sunset are reflected in the perfect blue sea before me. A soft breeze is caressing my skin and I adjust my sarong so that it can waft higher on my legs. The heat of the cigarettes has become intense. I reach up and pinch them out of my ears, careful not to squeeze so hard that the waxy fluid trapped in the filters leaks out. I dump them into an ashtray near my feet, slip the towels off my shoulders, stand up, and start walking toward the water. The beach is pretty much abandoned. A ways off to my right I can see a small group of local boys covered head to toe in sand, kicking a soccer ball around on their homemade field. In the opposite direction, the silhouette of a pair of lovers kissing. When my feet hit the wet strip of sand near the water’s edge I give my sarong a tug. It falls to the ground, leaving me naked, and I walk down into the gently lapping waves. The beach slopes away so shallowly that I can walk upright in the water for almost fifty yards before it will cover my head. I walk in the water with the sun sinking behind me, hearing the soft slap of the tiny waves quite clearly in my unclogged ears. I’ll probably have to do it all over again when I get out, twisting the cigarettes into my ears, lighting them, and waiting patiently while they burn down, but it will be worth it. I want to take one last swim today. I’m going home tomorrow and I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to come back here.

Machine guns wake me up in the morning,

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Superb continuation of the Hank Thompson series.......2007-09-27

When last we saw Hank In Caught Stealing: A Novel, he was on the run from the Russian gangsters chasing him in a desperate search for $4+ million. Hank ends up in Mexico, and that's where we start this book.

One thing I can definitely say about the entire Hank Thompson trilogy(which ends with A Dangerous Man: A Novel) is that is incredibly violent at the same time that it is humorous. The action here is much as it is in the first book. Hank began the trilogy as a guy who pretty much had a crappy life but who hadn't really actively set out to cause damage to anyone else (although he was involved in an accident where his best friend was killed pretty horrifically); he became a killer extraordinaire. Of course, he became that kind of man because of the loss of people he loved in the course of the first novel, but regardless--he's a killer.

In this novel, the killing continues. Boy, does it continue. Hank's whole life is defined by violence. Violence he does to others. Violence done to him. No one escapes unscathed. It's a miracle that Hank's still standing at the end of this one; by rights, he should be long dead. He's got enough people hunting him down to be on VERY borrowed time.

Strengths of this installment in the trilogy:
1) Hank himself. He's deluded, removed, always one step away from exploding in a frenzy of violence and grief. He loves people (his mom and dad, his partner in a Mexican enterprise) and his cat; he trusts few people and when he feels he's been betrayed, he does explode in lethal ways. It's amazing to me that I can actually like him at the same time that he disgusts me with his violence, with his approach to things.
2) Other characters are equally strong (his friends, his pursuers).
3) The dialogue is witty and very real. Huston has a way of meting out the words that his characters use. Some of those characters speak in fragments, clearly showing the reader the level of frustration/confusion/doubt the character is experiencing. Huston just has a gift for this. Once I got used to the way he crafted his dialogues, I really enjoyed it. It's not for everyone though; I imagine some readers will struggle the first time they get to a dialogue separated only with dashes and not with any immediately-clear indication of who's speaking.
4) The incredibly quick and almost startling action and violence.

For me, there aren't any real weaknesses that don't have to do with the protagonist himself. Hank is flawed, a bit nuts, homicidal (what made him this way isn't much of an excuse, in the end), funny, exasperating, and clearly in need of a few decades worth of therapy.

Read this series; I think you'll really enjoy it.

Hard Core Noir.......2007-09-05

The quotes splashed all over the outside of this novel were dead on. What was missing was any mention of it being the second in a series, so be warned and read "Caught Stealing" first. I wish I had.

Hank Thompson has the worst luck ever. His involvement in a bloodbath in New York has him hiding out in the Yucatan with the $4 ½ million he stole from the Russian mob. Life is good, except for the nightmares and the fact that the Miami Dolphins suck. He spends his days chatting with his new partner Pedro at their bar on the beach, otherwise whiling away the time in his bungalow, smoking cigarettes, and swimming in the Caribbean Sea at night. Then one day, a backpacker with a Russian accent shows up and hangs around, eventually mentioning the stolen millions and threatening Hank's parents. Hank's idyll on the beach is over, and it's time to go back to the States and save his parents, who have already been through enough because of him.

Of course, absolutely nothing goes right and a few new enemies come popping out of the woodwork. Not only is Hank famous with a cult following, everyone who recognizes him wants a chunk of the money. Hank is hanging around some very bad people, and he himself is no choirboy, not afraid to kill the people who get in his way, though it's not always so easily done. Readers who dislike violence should stay away, as the last portion of the book gets pretty bloody. There isn't a lot of joy to be found between its pages, either, but nobody reads noir for the happy endings.

Despite the things he's done, Hank is a likeable guy who tries to protect the innocent. It just so happens his associates, friend and foe, are a volatile lot so anyone who gets too close to Hank gets pulled right into the fray. There is some subtle humor woven in among the violence. Hank's football rants are hilarious, and I don't even like football. The story that unfolds twists and turns, and kept me gripped in its bloody fist. I had to read this powerful book slowly so as not to let it devour me in its blackness. For some real gritty, dark noir, Charlie Huston is a sure bet.

Excellent Read!.......2007-06-29

Picks up where "Caught Stealing" left off. Charlie is still trying to get out of the trouble caused by the load of cash he "happened in to." I could definitely see this made into a movie...it's that captivating. The story never leaves you bored, disinterested, or hurrying up to finish. I savored the book, beginning to end. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is because of the way it ends. The ending left me with a feeling of dread and hoping I'm wrong about the third and last installment about Charlie's life.

The Game Continues.......2007-05-24

This second novel in the saga of Hank Thompson is the best of the three. Of course, the entire book is about how some bad guys relentlessly pursue Thompson for his accidentally gotten millions, when all he wants to do is protect his parents. The author is incredibly adept at springing surprise after surprise and at developing his characters -- and what characters they are! Huston is one of the most clever and appealing popular authors out there today. Looking forward to his future books with great anticipation.

A good follow-up to Caught Stealing.......2007-04-11

A few weeks ago I read Charlie Huston's book Caught Stealing. It's a Hitchcockian romp through New York City, a cheerful little tale with a jumbo body count and loads of gory details, right down to a guy who tortures a house cat. At the end of that novel (plot spoiler ahead) the main character narrator, Hank Thompson, flees to Mexico with $4.5 million of the Russian mob's money. In Six Bad Things, Hank's living on a beach in Mexico, silent partner in a bar, whiling away the days swimming in the ocean, getting tattoos, and trying to forget everyone he killed in New York City. When a Russian tourist shows up, Hank finds out you can't run or hide forever, and the fun begins.

This is one of those roller-coaster novels that starts and never really stops. Dead people, shoot-outs, fights, killer dogs, drugged-out hookers, and locales from Mexico to upstate California to Las Vegas, all figure in the story line. If there's a flaw, it's that it's the second book in what apparently is a trilogy. You really should read Caught Stealing before you read this one. I would be in favor of them re-releasing this series in a single volume. The author's style, pacing, and narrative would probably work well in this format.

All of that being said, if you've read Caught Stealing, you want this book too. If you haven't read Caught Stealing yet, go and get it, and then afterwards read this. It's definitely worth it.

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