Organised crime is now the countrys third biggest industry. The number of gangland murders shootings & kidnappings along with the levels of drug trafficking people smuggling & money laundering have all experienced phenomenal growth. Multi million pound drug deals & vicious turf wars have spread out from the inner cities & now affect even the most rural communities. The day-to-day impact of organised crime on our lives has never been greater. In GANGS award-winning author Tony Thompson takes us on a gripping journey into the underworld. From Triad human traffickers in Dover & ecstasy factory owners in Liverpool to Albanian vice barons in London & gun-toting teenage crack dealers in Birmingham GANGS reveals the inside story of contemporary organised crime. ...

Growing up involves making decisions & taking responsibility over your life. Each book in this series explores an issue that may affect young peoples lives. The books are aimed directly at children & provide support to them & also to parents & teachers. Talk About conveys information about issues in a way that children may experience them first or second h&. ...

Hard man Ross Kemp journeys into dark heart of some of the most notorious gangs on earth in Gangs II". Ross Kemp once again squares up to the worlds deadliest gangsters in this breathtaking follow up to the bestselling " Gangs". This time his travels take him as close to home as Liverpool & as far away as Colombia & East Timor. & the gangs he meets just get meaner: Ross is tear-gassed investigating Polish Neo-Nazi football thugs; in Columbia he meets the Sicarios wholl kill for a few pesos; a gun is shoved in his face in Los Angeles; & hes shown how to make a crossbow in East Timor. Risking his life Ross Kemp goes deep into the realms of gangland culture & in the nail-biting & jaw-dropping Gangs II he meets some of the most frightening men in the world. " Frightening disturbing". (" Irish Examiner"). Ross Kemp was born in Essex in 1964 to a father who was a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police & had served in the army for four years. He is a BAFTA award-winning actor journalist & author who is best known for his role of Grant Mitchell in " Eastenders". His award-winning documentary series " Ross Kemp on Gangs" led to his international recognition as an investigative journalist." ...

Today's gangsters are streets apart from the old-style gang lords of the Fifties & Sixties. The godfathers of old were seen by many as a stabilising influence. Their power inspired respect & they well & truly kept the underworld in check. The 21st century gangs of Britain are far more shady. Their brutality has spread far & wide & they live & thrive in our midst on the streets & in suburbs where ordinary folk live. The creeping tentacles of crime have never stretched further. Organised crime is now worth more than GBP 10 billion in Britain every year. The old crimes of prostitution & extortion are being dropped in favour of multi-million pound drug deals bringing gangsters more money & power than they've ever known. It is a cut-throat industry that is conducted in the shadows & driven solely by profit. Acclaimed true crime author Wensley Clarkson has met many of Britain's richest & most powerful gangs. In this fascinating & gripping account he provides an extraordinary insight into these feared characters & takes us on a journey into the dark & glamorous underworld that seems to prove that for many gangs crime really does pay. This book reveals the activities of these gangs to the world exposing such underworld legends as Kenneth Noye & the Adams family who hold continuing fascination with lovers of true crime. Wensley Clarkson has a die-hard fan base that buys literally everything that he writes. His investigation leads to the shocking conclusion that crime is the third biggest industry in the UK subsidising even legitimate businesses. ...

In the twenty-first century Glasgow is still a city living down a fearsome reputation for crime. & for some citizens of the Dear Green Place brawling is in the blood & gang warfare is a way of life. The stinking deprivation of the Gorbals & the East End deprivation that helped spawn pre-war gangs like the Billy Boys the Norman Conks & the Redskins is largely gone but in each era new gangs have risen to take their place. Battles over turf & control of the drugs trade still make regularly lurid headlines. Gangs of Glasgow" takes an in-depth look at the evolution of the city's gangs from organised mobs of the Thirties to the smart-suited men of violence of the modern day." ...

Another hilarious & moving novel from bestselling critically acclaimed author David Walliams the natural successor to Roald Dahl. A story of prejudice & acceptance funny lists & silly words this new book has all the hallmarks of Davids previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandmas house. Shes the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble & eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesnt know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life she has been plotting to steal the crown jewels & now she needs Bens help! ...

READ BY DAVID WALLIAMS!! Another hilarious & moving novel from David Walliams number one bestseller & fastest growing children's author in the country. READ BY DAVID WALLIAMS!! A story of prejudice & acceptance funny lists & silly words this new book has all the hallmarks of David's previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma's house. She's the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble & eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn't know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels & now she needs Ben's help... ...

Another hilarious & moving novel from David Walliams number one bestseller & fastest growing childrens author in the country. A story of prejudice & acceptance funny lists & silly words this new book has all the hallmarks of Davids previous bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandmas house. Shes the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble & eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesnt know about his grandma. 1) She was once an international jewel thief. 2) All her life she has been plotting to steal the Crown Jewels & now she needs Bens help... ...

Ray has given up school. He sees no point in education & despises authority. & then he has no choice about school as he is excluded. But Ray also has troubles at home which means he has nowhere to stay & ends up sleeping in the local record shop owned by his friend Marga Man. Ray & his friends attend a Social Exclusion Project which means they can develop their music skills. Marga Man gets a record deal for them & they become local heroes. But another rap band takes a dislike to Ray's music & gang warfare is the result... Based on Benjamin's own troubled experience of school & the music business his passionate immediate voice will appeal to all his fans. ...

Ever since his best-selling SLEEPERS Lorenzo Carcaterra has told tales of Italian-Americans. Now in this huge story he travels from the days of godfathers & goodfellas to our own world of suburban Sopranos. GANGSTER is an epic compassionate portrait of one mans fight against his fate
- & the narrative of a family a city & a century. Born in violence & raised in the shadow of a shocking secret young Angelo Vestieri chose to flee both his Italian past & his father & build a new life in early 20th century New York. Through his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss he deals in further betrayals
- in his brutal business in friendship & in love
- while coming to understand loyalty & the virtues of relationships. As he grows older Angelo takes Gabe an abandoned boy under his wing & teaches him everything he knows. Finally he will learn which is stronger
- the love he has for the boy he cherishes or the need to be a gangster & live by the savage rules he helped to create.



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