Howard Weiner
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Two physicists are in a race with federal authorities and three former CIA agents to detonate a dirty bomb in Las Vegas. The physicists deploy several explosive devices, hidden in plain sight, that can be detonated at any time. Federal authorities realize too late that their best technologies, people, and staff cannot detect the existence and movement of small bombs. The safety of Las Vegas depends on three former CIA agents brought together by an...
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Having an enemy in high places is never a good idea. Even worse when your enemy is the president of an unfriendly foreign government and a former officer in that country's national intelligence service. An individual whose power and wealth is beyond comprehension. A person never to be denied. The Carrullo Family has worked for the major families in America's Mafia for generations. Each generation providing a service the other families cannot be seen...
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Foreign intelligence services seek to influence events and outcomes when opportunities arise in other countries. In a bitterly divided U.S. political spectrum, Russia's intelligence services make use of social media to create the illusion of an extensive, powerful left-wing movement known as Antifa. In this installment, the Russian Federation funds rightwing militia groups to kidnap three Republican governors from midwestern swing states. This kidnapping...
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The three former CIA agents track, and then lose, Charles Lowandowski on the island of Vanuatu where he starts the process of creating yet another identity. Temporarily relocating to the Philippines, he finishes the transformation to Anthony Charles. With the help of a retired professor, the new Anthony Charles applies and is accepted to the University of Zurich. While a student, Charles falls in love and ultimately pays the price for doing so.
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Series: Few challenges prove more nettlesome than a change in family business leadership, especially, when the family business is murder-for-hire.
The Carrullo Family is in transition: Father-in-law, family patriarch, lead assassin, is giving way to his new son-in-law. Dad has carried forward the artistry he learned from his father. His new son-in-law was a former special forces operator and sniper in the armed forces trained in speed, stealth, and...
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Europe '72 is to the Grateful Dead as baseball is to America. The quintessential American band made their grandest stand during their twenty-two-show tour of Europe in the spring of 1972. Deadologist and music historian Howard Weiner explores this legendary tour with detailed show reviews, topical essays, and statistical analysis. The Grateful Dead's music took a quantum leap forward as their Bolo and Bozo busses rolled across Continental Europe....
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What are the definitive versions of "Morning Dew," "Dark Star," "The Other One," and Scarlet Begonias Fire on the Mountain? In Deadology Volume II, music historian Howard Weiner traces the evolution of thirty-three iconic Grateful Dead jam anthems and explores the finest renditions of each tune. These noteworthy performances shape the unique histories of these beloved anthems. Since evaluating music is subjective, Weiner's latest critical study will...
9) COVID Blues
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YOU'RE MAKING IT COME ALIVE!
Jolted from deep sleep by fireworks, Eli Koufax looks out the window and believes he sees this phrase on the Beacon Theatre marquee, across the street from his apartment where he recovered from a bout with COVID-19. This is the confirmation Eli needs as he's about to put together a supergroup of almost famous musicians for a tour in the thick of a global pandemic.
After months of New York City confinement, Eli enthusiastically...
11) Deadly Walkabout
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Series: Few challenges prove more nettlesome than a change in family business leadership, especially when the family business is murder-for-hire. The Carrullo Family is in transition: Father-in-law, family patriarch, lead assassin, is giving way to his new son-in-law. Dad has carried forward the artistry he learned from his father. His new son-in-law was a former special forces operator and sniper in the armed forces trained in speed, stealth, and...
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Multiple Sclerosis. Parkinson's Disease. Alzheimer's. ALS. Chances are that you know someone with a neurologic disease. Because the brain controls so much and is integral to our identity, the diseases that affect it are uniquely devastating both to patients and families. And because it remains the most mysterious of our vital organs, treating the brain is an ongoing puzzle. In The Brain Under Siege, Howard Weiner likens the brain to a crime scene,...
13) Taxing Matters
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Relocated to a resort community in North Carolina, the Carrullo family is existing--but not much more. An attempt to boost the spirits of the family matriarch results in a widely successful independent business and an out-of-control partner who brings the family unwanted press coverage and notoriety. Unfortunately, the notoriety attracts the attention of a foreign head of state with an axe to grind. Before the worst can come to pass, the family is...