Tag: Rogues

Free Download Ian Klaus, "Forging Capitalism: Rogues, Swindlers, Frauds, and the Rise of Modern Finance "
English | ISBN: 0300181949 | 2014 | 287 pages | AZW3 | 726 KB
A riveting history of raw capitalism that exposes the unscrupulousness at its heart

Free Download Lionel Rose, "’Rogues and Vagabonds’: Vagrant Underworld in Britain 1815-1985"
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1138950904, 1138950890 | EPUB | pages: 254 | 3.7 mb
In this lively social history, first published in 1988, Lionel Rose explores in detail the plight of the street poor between 1815 and 1985. He describes the Victorian ‘Rogues and Vagabonds’ who made elicit peddling, begging frauds and other petty crime their profession. He considers the relevant legislation and systems for coping with the street poor, from the 1824 Vagrancy Act and accompanying improvements in policing, through the casual ward systems of the workhouses and the role of common lodging houses, to the development of Social Services in the 1940s and local authority provision of accommodation. This title will be of interest to students of history, criminology and sociology.

Free Download Radicals and Rogues: The Women Who Made New York Modern by Lottie Whalen
English | January 22nd, 2024 | ISBN: 1789147867 | 312 pages | True EPUB | 4.30 MB
From artists to activists, an explosive and eye-opening new history of the women who gave us New York.

Free Download Bob Kroll, "Rogues and Rascals: True Stories of Maritime Lives and Legends"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1551098644 | EPUB | pages: 214 | 0.3 mb
Open Rogues and Rascals to any page, and you’ll find yourself drawn into the fascinating lives of ordinary Maritimers. A natural storyteller, Bob Kroll relates more than 200 true tales of our very own ancestors, and introduces us to heroes, failures, murderers, and soul savers who bring the everyday history of the Maritimes to vivid life.

Free Download Philip Hook, "Rogues’ Gallery: The Rise (and Occasional Fall) of Art Dealers, the Hidden Players in the History of Art"
English | 2017 | pages: 320 | ISBN: 1615194169, 1615194967 | EPUB | 96,1 mb
Here for the first time is the history of art dealers, those extraordinary men and woman who, over centuries (and almost entirely out of the public eye), built their profession on a singular skill: identifying the intangible but infinitely desirable qualities that characterize the greatest works of art-and finding clients for whom those qualities are irresistible.

Free Download Graeme Hunt, "Hustlers, rogues & bubble boys: White-collar mischief in New Zealand"
English | 2012 | pages: 222 | ISBN: 0790008211 | EPUB | 10,3 mb
‘White-collar-crime’ is a term that only recently came into use in New Zealand. But as Graeme Hunt illustrates in this highly readable book, sharp practice and outright cons have been part of New Zealand’s society since the nation’s founding – starting with the first treasurer George Cooper.

Free Download Simon Kuper, "Soccer Men: Profiles of the Rogues, Geniuses, and Neurotics Who Dominate the World’s Most Popular Sport"
English | 2011 | pages: 400 | ISBN: 156858458X, 1568586876 | EPUB | 0,5 mb
Simon Kuper’s New York Times bestseller Soccernomics pioneered a new way of looking at soccer through meticulous empirical analysis and incisive – and witty – commentary. Kuper now leaves the numbers and data behind to explore the heart and soul of the world’s most popular sport in the new, extraordinarily revealing Soccer Men.