With only a few days left at the Police Academy Jake Newton thought the hard slog was all but over. He soon discovered that being a Copper in Australia's largest city was definitely no walk in the park. Not only was the work rugged, he had to contend with the partying and that was even harder! How was he expected to juggle that as well as put the moves on the little glamour he'd just met? Newton would soon cross paths with 'The Company' and the notorious Mr. Deep. Just what was it about Deep that frightened so many others? And how did the illegal Casino figure into all this? Was there a connection between Deep, the Casino and the Drug manufacturing warehouses? And why were there so many suicides at The Gap lately? Oh yes... for young Newton the worst was yet to come... The main Police character somehow finds the time to impress and hook up with a glamorous female singer. The singer innocently introduces him to the mysterious 'Mr. Deep' not knowing he is a major player in 'The Company'. Her companion, whilst rubbing shoulders with members of the so called 'high society' makes an interesting discovery when observing several of the organized crime figures he's already looking into are at the very same party. The book explores how the young police and syndicate members inevitably cross paths. 'The Boys' decide to take on some investigating in their own time. The players soon discover that they are being watched and subsequently take action by ensuring somebody disappears. This only heightens the eagerness of the other young Police to expose what is really going on in Sydney. Their surveillance operations escalate and culminate in a confrontation between 'The Good' and 'The Bad'. From organized murderous hits to alleged suicides... from major drug deals to Drag Queens and Bank accountants... corruption goes all the way to the top... there's blackmail... an Illegal Casino... and a variety of stand-over tactics... and all in a day's work. From top class restaurants to Hotel Counter meals... from alcohol binge sessions to late night strip clubs and wishful sexual confrontations... there's even a Gay Night Club... and the young police are exposed to the lot in their quest to identify those individuals responsible...

"The Sioux have reclaimed the Dakotas. California has fallen into the sea, leaving a "Great Maze" of towering sea-canyons in its wake. Abominations stalk the Deadland, and the dead walk among us. The Reckoning has begun. Into this dangerous world come a new breed of heroes. Deadly gunfighters prowl the High Plains, wise shaman talk to the spirits, hexslinging hucksters deal with demons and mad scientists create infernal devices of steam and steel with a new superfuel called ghost rock. This is the world of Deadlands. Welcome to the Weird West."--Back cover.

A guide for people who aspire to practice as venture capitalists and also for those interested in gaining in-depth knowledge of the rigid system of venture capital. It explores the various aspects of venture capital investing. Almost 25% of venture capital companies are successful, while one third of them go bankrupt. Around 40% of these companies face difficulties coping with the growing economy. the companies in these different categories are respectively termed the good, the bad and the living dead.

Sondra Locke tells the story of her childhood in Tennessee, her career as an actress and director, her relationship and breakup with actor Clint Eastwood, and her experience with breast cancer.

From its iconic imagery, stars, and score, MGM's The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is a masterpiece of cinema! Now, the legend comes to life once again as the next western epic from Dynamite! Starring the ultimate anti-hero, Chuck Dixon and Esteve Polls bring us gritty western adventures in the tradition of Sergio Leone.

When eleven-year-old Nelson's beloved older sister goes missing, he is devastated. She's his only friend and means the world to him. Then his parents join the search and leave Nelson in the care of his crazy uncle Pogo, a plumber who is working at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. There in a dusty crypt Nelson stumbles across an ancient machine that accidentally extracts the so-called seven deadly sins from his soul. The machine turns them into ugly, cantankerous, and embarrassing creatures who follow him everywhere. But there is more to these monsters than meets the eye, and in this off-the-wall debut novel about making friends and taking courage, Nelson finds that these strange newcomers are just the companions he needs for a quest across the globe to rescue his big sister.