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The Pharmaceutical State: How Governments and Corporations Turned Human Beings into Raw Material When a military veteran walked into the VA seeking help, he was offered a prescription instead of a conversation. That moment sparked a year-long investigation into a question most people never think to ask: How did we get here? The Pharmaceutical State traces a documented, unbroken line of medical exploitation from the plantation laboratories of the antebellum South to the strip-mall plasma centers of modern America. Drawing on declassified government records, congressional testimony, Nuremberg...

Manolo Vargas is a Mexican citizen recruited to work as an undercover DEA agent within the Lazcano cartel. When a hit man within the organization discovers that Manolo works for the DEA, Manolo believes he is going to be killed. He is surprised to discover that the hit man has a far different plan in mind: to work together. The hit man proposes a plan to work together with the DEA to capture the leader of the Lazcano cartel and a politician that is working with him by taking a small team to infiltrate a secret meeting that no one else knows about.

Who was Frank Peter Balistrieri, the last and most power godfather of the Milwaukee Mafia? Based on hundreds of FBI documents obtained by a Freedom of Information request (as well as substantiating research), Wayne Clingman and Zack Long lay out a timeline of Frank "The Mad Bomber" Balistrieri's rise through the ranks of the Italian-American criminal underground and through his time controlling Milwaukee. From car bombs to the fabled Las Vegas casino skim, Balistrieri's little-known story is sure to prove a captivating one.

This first volume of an investigative series into the Buffalo mob includes: an introduction into the history of crime in Buffalo, the beginnings of Mafia activity in the Queen City, past and present alleged leaders, soldiers, and associates of The Arm and its affiliated operations, government sources and witnesses imperative to understanding mob activities, and an introduction to recent criminal activity indicating the Mafia in Buffalo is anything but dormant

Before the chemical companies told us we couldn't grow a tomato without their help, folks grew food just fine. They worked with the land, not against it. They watched the seasons, built their soil with compost and worms, and kept pests in check with common sense and a few good companions planted in the next row over. The Pagan Guide to Vegetable Gardening takes you back to those roots. This is a practical, hands-on guide to growing your own food using the simple, pre-chemical methods that fed families for centuries. From choosing your site and building raised beds to soil preparation, ...

An Illustrated Work Introduction and Afterword by Wayne Clingman In 1947, a mysterious craft crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. In the years that followed, social consciousness became attuned to the skies, watching alertly for strange craft—and seeing them. In 1950, Donald Keyhoe released "The Flying Saucers Are Real" after conducting numerous interviews with United States Air Force personnel involved in their investigation known as "Project: Saucer." Dr. Clingman Books' special presentation of Keyhoe's findings includes an introduction and afterword by Dr. Clingman himself, shedding light...

A simple beginners guide to the hobby of Beekeeping , In this guide you will learn the basics of Beekeeping , for those interested also have added information on the basics of Mead brewing . Bees as you may know have been domesticated since early days of Greece. With the Honey came Mead , both the production of Honey and making of Mead along of other products have given hobbyists hours of enjoyment.from then to now. Hope you enjoy learning more about the hobby of Beekeeping

"Studio Man: Paid Silence" pays homage to 1950s pulp crime fiction, following a Hollywood studio fixer navigating the industry's dark underbelly. When a young aspiring actress threatens to destroy an established actor's reputation, our protagonist must find a solution before time runs out. As he delves deeper into the case, he wrestles with his conscience: can he resolve the situation without causing greater harm or sacrificing what remains of his self-worth, or will he be forced to cross a line he can never uncross?

Michael Rutherford has always been different. An orphan who never knew his family, he was mocked as a child for his odd looks. But after Michael sees a wealthy philanthropist on television who has the same strange features he does, Michael volunteers at the man’s charity organization to get close to him. The volunteer job takes him to the deepest recesses of the Brazilian rainforest, where Michael makes a shocking discovery about a secret laboratory that may hold the truth of Michael’s mysterious past and his odd appearance.

Known mafia writer Wayne Clingman and lifelong Las Vegas historian and resident Roger Gallizzi come together to bring a bit of light to this subject. Here, they peel a layer off the onion called the Vegas Skim.

What do you get when you put these two minds together? How about an erotic crime drama? When Luther was honorably discharged from Army Special Forces he followed in his father's footsteps as a DEA Agent. He quickly developed a reputation as a hard but impeccably honest man. His honesty would ultimately lead to his downfall. While running an investigation into the darkest corners of the porn industry, he witnessed a senator watching while a snuff film while it was being shot.

Dark Minds, Bloody Hands is Wayne Clingman's follow up to The Life and Times of Frank Balistrieri. Moving from the mafia to the realm of serial murder, Dark Minds, Bloody Hands explores the phenomenon of serial sexual killers through case studies on Jack Unterweger, the Vampire of Barcelona, Luis Garavito, and America's first sexual serial killer: Earle Nelson.

Wayne Clingman and Douglas Hess explore the seedy relationship between the Mafia and Hollywood, beginning with the Pre-code era up through the filming of Deep Throat and beyond. Clingman and Hess unearth stories about notorious personages like Abner Zwillman, Gus Greenbaum, and Al Capone, and reveal the effect they had on movie-making, both by reputation and by direct interactions.

In one volume, we have all of the Mr. Big Talks: series with books on Blackjack, Craps, Slots, and Texas Hold 'Em Poker! Knowing the basic rules and a few pointers will make the world of table games more enjoyable and, perhaps, help luck be a lady! In Vegas, you need not only luck but to know the rules.

Noted mafia writers Wayne Clingman and Doug Hess, with such titles as The Buffalo Mob and The Mafia in Hollywood, write a self-help book that many wannnabe members of the mob in New York or fans of The Sopranos could listen to in order to get a leg up on rivals.

From the twisted mind that brought you The Case Of The Mad Doctor Clingman The London Years comes the chilling continuation of a tale that defies science and sanity alike... Deep in the windswept wilds of Cornwall, behind crumbling stone walls of an abandoned mine that locals now dare not name, Dr. Clingman and his notorious band of deranged misfits have found a new sanctuary for their unspeakable work. Forced to flee the smog-filled alleys of London, the Mad Doctor has not abandoned his grotesque vision—he has expanded it. Accompanied by his faithful companions—each more disturbed than...

THE CASE OF THE MAD DR. EDWIN CLINGMAN From the fog-shrouded corridors of Bedlam emerges a tale of scientific horror and madness... LONDON, 1889 As winter descends upon Victorian London, a series of disappearances from the city's poorest quarters raises little concern among authorities. At the center of this web of terror stands the brilliant but increasingly unstable Dr. Edwin Clingman, a respected physician at Bethlem Royal Hospital—known to Londoners simply as "Bedlam." What his prestigious colleagues don't know is that Clingman's medical career began at the mysterious Miskatonic ...

Hot sex in 1923? You got it. Alias Mr. Big in an erotic novella unlike any other, combining a historically accurate look at the early 1920s with the raunchiest sex put to paper. As you’re led from one provocative scene to the next, you’ll be fully immersed in the era of mobsters, flappers, and Prohibition.PLOT: Mr. Big, a veteran of The Great War whose turned mob boss in the Prohibition era, is running an illegal alcohol business by night, operating a playhouse by day, and seducing Belle City’s sexiest broads on the side. The plot is loose, but the dames are looser. This book is for ...

In the shadowy underbelly of 1940s Hollywood, a studio fixer finds himself protecting men he'd rather see behind bars. As he navigates through a world where desperate starlets trade their souls for a shot at fame and ruthless power brokers pull the strings, our hero struggles to preserve what remains of his moral compass. Each case chips away at his already fragile sense of justice, but this one – this case might be the one that finally breaks him. Step into a noir world where dreams turn to darkness and even the angels have fallen from grace. Will this be the investigation that pushes ...