“carl sifakis”

From bootlegger Al Capone to “ Teflon Don” John Gotti, mobsters have long frightened and fascinated the public. Their sometime flamboyant but almost always violent lifestyles have inspired popular movies such as The Godfather and hit television shows like The Sopranos, but these romanticized dep... More

Sifakis provides a fascinating survey of the mob's most influential perpetrators and personalities, including their hangouts and hideaways, their plays for power, their schemes and crimes, and their unique culture and jargon.Organized crime is the greatest criminal phenomenon of our time. From Al Ca... More

The definitive guideto the language of the criminal world, explaining the words and phrases thatcrooks and felons use to describe themselves, their associates, their victims,and crimes. Some of the terms are in general use by the public, while others areexclusive to specific criminal settings and pe... More

Author Carl Sifakis details the most fascinating, shocking, and despicable crimes perpetrated by celebrities or committed against them. From the scandal surrounding Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle to the mysterious case of Lizzie Borden, more than eighty detailed entries push celebrities out of the limeligh... More

The United States currently holds the highest incarceration rate per capita of allWestern nations. There are more than 2 million men and women incarcerated in the U.S.... More

/Carl Sifakis In 1980, Rosie Ruiz ran one of the top times in the New York City Marathon by secretly taking the subway! In 1844, a balloon crossed the Atlantic in an unprecedented three days, an invention of a sales hungry newspaperman. And in 1915, Fritz Kreisler became one of America'sbest known v... More

/Carl Sifakis In 1980, Rosie Ruiz ran one of the top times in the New York City Marathon by secretly taking the subway! In 1844, a balloon crossed the Atlantic in an unprecedented three days, an invention of a sales hungry newspaperman. And in 1915, Fritz Kreisler became one of America'sbest known v... More

Table of contents PART ONE: FINANCING CURRENT OPERATIONS ? Introductory Exercises ? Estimating Funds Requirements ? Short-Term Sources of Funds PART TWO: CAPITAL STRUCTURE, LONG-TERM FINANCING, AND RISK MANAGEMENT ? Debt Policy and Long-Term Financing ? Derivative Instruments and Risk... More