Chasing the Dime

Chasing the Dime
Author: Michael Connelly
Publsiher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 448
Release: 2002-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0759527407

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The phone messages waiting for Henry Pierce clearly aren't for him: "Where is Lilly? This is her number. It's on the site." Pierce has just moved into a new apartment, and he's been "chasing the dime"--doing all it takes so his company comes out first with a scientific breakthrough worth millions. But he can't get the messages for Lilly out of his head. As Pierce tries to help a woman he has never met, he steps into a world of escorts, websites, sex, and secret passions. A world where his success and expertise mean nothing...and where he becomes the chief suspect in a murder case, trapped in the fight of his life.

US Navy Escort Carriers 1942 45

US Navy Escort Carriers 1942   45
Author: Mark Stille
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2017-10-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781472818126

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While not as famous as their larger and faster sister ships such as the Essex- and Yorktown-class carriers, escort carriers made an enormous contribution towards Allied victory both in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres. Rather than relying on size or speed, it was their sheer numbers that made them so effective. Indeed, the Casablanca-class escort carrier was the most-produced aircraft carrier in history. In partnership with the Royal Navy, they provided the backbone of Allied anti-submarine efforts in the Atlantic, finally and irrevocably turning the tide of the war against the U-boats in 1943. In the Pacific, they provided the air cover for the series of landings which led to the doorstep of Japan by 1945. These robust ships faced submarine, air, and even surface threats from the Japanese, but proved able to contend with everything thrown their way. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs and unique specially commissioned artwork, this book shines a new light on these unjustly overlooked workhorses of the US Navy – ships that helped usher in the Allied victory over the Axis powers in the Atlantic and Pacific.

USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort

USN Submarine vs IJN Antisubmarine Escort
Author: Mark Stille
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2022-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781472843067

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This fully illustrated study examines and compares the roles of the US Navy submarines and the Imperial Japanese Navy's anti-submarine warfare capabilities during World War II. In 1941 and 1942, US Navy submarine operations in the Pacific were largely ineffective, hampered by faulty torpedo design, conservative tactics, and insufficiently aggressive submarine captains. Eventually, though, a new generation of wartime submarine commanders, combined with reliable torpedoes, new generation boats, improved intelligence, and advanced radar, inflicted devastating losses on Japanese shipping. Antisubmarine warfare was initially accorded a low priority by the Imperial Japanese Navy; the lack of ASW escorts and modern weaponry, and an inability to develop tactics, resulted in devastation to vital convoys, and hampered its ability to deter and destroy enemy submarines. This book explores all these factors, and the role that US submarines played in supporting the major fleet operations in the Pacific Theater, notching up almost 500 patrols by war's end for the loss of 52 submarines to the Japanese. The technical and tactical developments implemented by the opposing sides are documented in detail, including US improvements to submarine design and weaponry and more aggressive tactics, and the Japanese development of destroyer escorts, changes to depth charge design, and improved submarine detection capacity.

British Escort Carriers 1941 45

British Escort Carriers 1941   45
Author: Angus Konstam
Publsiher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2019-09-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781472836267

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In 1941, as the Battle of the Atlantic raged and ship losses mounted, the British Admiralty desperately tried to find ways to defeat the U-Boat threat to Britain's maritime lifeline. Facing a shortage of traditional aircraft carriers and shore-based aircraft, the Royal Navy, as a stopgap measure, converted merchant ships into small 'escort carriers'. These were later joined by a growing number of American-built escort carriers, sent as part of the Lend-Lease agreement. The typical Escort Carrier was small, slow and vulnerable, but it could carry about 18 aircraft, which gave the convoys a real chance to detect and sink dangerous U-Boats. Collectively, their contribution to an Allied victory was immense, particularly in the long and gruelling campaigns fought in the Atlantic and Arctic. Illustrated throughout with detailed full-colour artwork and contemporary photographs, this fascinating study explores in detail how these adaptable ships had such an enormous impact on the outcome of World War II's European Theatre.

Akron s Infamous Escort Case

Akron s Infamous Escort Case
Author: Jane Bond
Publsiher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2023-02-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781467153454

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In the late 1990s, the Akron Vice Squad began Operation Red Light to investigate two local escort services. Little did they expect the political and legal storm their actions would unleash. Soon everyone wanted to know who was on the list of clients. Were the defense lawyers on the list of false names given by men hiding their identities? Was a prostitute's murder covered up to protect a judge who had taken her into the courthouse for sex and drugs, and did an undercover police officer use public money to fund an abortion for an escort who claimed he was the father? Were bogus racketeering charges used to seize money for cars and expenses for the police? Progressing step by step through the evidence, presiding judge Jane Bond goes behind the scenes and into her courtroom to see if justice can be done.

Ford Escort RS1800

Ford Escort RS1800
Author: Graham Robson
Publsiher: Veloce Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2008-06-15
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 9781845841409

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The Ford Escort MkII was a worthy successor to the original MkI. It became Ford's most successful rally car and the cars are still winning historic events today. It brought new standards to the sport, inspiring many others to copy it. Contains full details of every 'works' Escort MkII that went rallying, plus driver and personality profiles, and detailed car evolution.

Escort Enquiry

Escort Enquiry
Author: A Gentleman
Publsiher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2020-01-24
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 9781796058291

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CALLING ALL SEXY FEMALE ESCORTS ! (AND other young ladies considering the possibility) Hello! Incall? Outcall? Actually, you are being called to experience and enjoy a book-reading probably unlike any you ever have! Escort Enquiry sparks curiosity and delivers content that is most interesting, remarkably educational, quite surprising, very romantic, occasionally humorous, often suspenseful, extremely helpful, and even inspiring. The author A Gentleman tells of some historical snippets, modern trends/figures, legal information, his unique methods, various encounters, spiritual considerations, individual confession, and more. This writing is enthusiastically endorsed. Read away! And share with others who could also benefit. We think you’ll be especially glad you did!

The Internet Escort s Handbook Book 1 The Foundation

The Internet Escort s Handbook Book 1  The Foundation
Author: Amanda Brooks
Publsiher: Golden Girl Press, LLC
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2006-10-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780978094430

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Considered the bible of escorts, sex workers and sugar babies alike, Book 1: The Foundation is exactly that. It's an escorting 101 that starts with you to build a safe, sane, successful business. You are the foundation of your success. Book 1: The Foundation is a sex work reference written to create a realistic awareness of the pitfalls and rewards of becoming an independent escort (and it works to answer questions for the curious public as well). Start with the most fundamental consideration of all: --Decide whether escort work suits your personality --Maximize your personal appearance for commercial appeal --Discover personal boundaries and how to maintain them --Escort health and hygiene --Get to know and love condoms --How do you have sex on your period? --Understand the limits of your personal energy --and more! Common newbie questions are addressed; the ones that get asked, repeatedly, on public sex work or escort forums. While sugar babies generally don't want to think of themselves as professional escorts, they interact with their sugar daddies in much the same way and the safety concerns (and questions) are very similar. Ultimately, safe and sane escort work leads to happier, healthier escorts. (And happy escorts make for happy clients.) Written by an escort for escorts.