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The internationally renowned design agency Turner Duckworth presents stories and advice gathered from working with the world's biggest brands No other design company has worked with as many significant brands as Turner Duckworth, the company behind the visual identities of Amazon, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and even Metallica. I love it. What is it? showcases Turner Duckworth's philosophies, learnings, and adventures from more than three decades of working with major brands and presents the firm's unique and optimistic outlook, along with hints, tips, and the inside scoop on what makes successful brands tick. The book, a fascinating anthology of essays, think pieces, and 150 color illustrations that explore the power of instinct in brand design, includes a selection of their familiar but captivating work alongside 20 contributions from leading voices of the design, business, and marketing worlds that explore creativity, instinct, failure, and more. Features texts from leaders in the fascinating but often-hidden worlds of design and branding, including: Moira Cullen (Former Design Director, Coca-Cola North America); Morgan Flatley (Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer and New Business Ventures, McDonald's); Linda Lee (Chief Marketing Officer, Campbell Meals & Beverages); Stefan Sagmeister (Designer, Sagmeister Inc.); Jessica Spence (President of North America, Beam Suntory); and more.

Mark Shaw provides an in-depth analysis of organized crime in South Africa, drawing on his expertise to explore its complexities and impacts. Through meticulous research and insightful commentary, he examines the key players, networks, and socio-political factors that contribute to the criminal landscape in the region, making it a significant resource for understanding the dynamics of organized crime.

Packed with shocking new evidence, Fighting for Justice exposes the cover-ups of the JFK assassination and the murders of Dorothy Kilgallen and Marilyn Monroe, while revealing for the first time the corrupt inner workings of the Warren Commission based on the firsthand “whistleblower” account of an actual Commission member never quoted before. Why did FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover have an obsession with revered journalist and media icon Dorothy Kilgallen for nearly twenty-five years? Who was the never-before-identified “whistleblower” within the Warren Commission who passed Jack Ruby’s testimony to Kilgallen before its release date? How did Hoover and President Lyndon Johnson conceal the truth and thus release the Commission’s bogus “Oswald Alone” conclusion? What proof is there that “neurosis” affected Joseph, John, and Robert Kennedy—causing them to be sexual predators? Based on fifteen years of research, answers to these questions and more are uncovered in Fighting for Justice, bestselling author Mark Shaw’s improbable journey to exposing cover-ups of the JFK assassination and the murders of Dorothy Kilgallen and Marilyn Monroe while revealing for the first time the corrupt inner workings of the Warren Commission based on a credible eyewitness account.

An inspiring and essential book for everyone interested in improving the way they write. - Brian Minards, School of Advertising, Academy of Art University, San Francisco

"In a breakthrough book that is sure to be relevant for years to come, historian Mark Shaw investigates the connection between the mysterious deaths of motion picture screen siren Marilyn Monroe, President John F. Kennedy, and What's My Line? TV star and crack investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen. A former noted criminal defense attorney and network legal analyst, Shaw provides an illuminating perspective as to how Robert Kennedy's abuse of power during the early 1960s resulted in the murders of Marilyn, JFK, and Dorothy." -- Provided by publisher

'It will terrify you but it's a story you must know.' - Mandy WienerIt was one of the most brutal criminal acts of the post-apartheid era, and its consequences were devastating.

Why is Pulitzer-Prize-nominated investigative reporter Dorothy Kilgallen one of the most feared journalists in history?

Set against the harrowing backdrop of Ravensbrück Concentration Camp, the story follows Vera Konig, a Christian German nurse, who faces a perilous choice. She must decide whether to trust a Nazi prison guard in a desperate bid to save Andrea, an orphaned Russian girl she is hiding. This gripping narrative explores themes of courage, sacrifice, and the moral complexities of war, as Vera navigates the treacherous landscape of loyalty and survival in a time of unimaginable danger.

Was journalist Dorothy Kilgallen murdered for writing a tell-all book about the JFK assassination? Or was her death from an overdose of barbiturates combined with alcohol, as reported? Shaw believes Kilgallen's death has always been suspect, and unfolds a list of suspects ranging from Frank Sinatra to a Mafia don, while speculating on the possibilities of reopening the case.

When you next sit down at your local coffee shop, look around there may just be a professional hitman sitting at the next table. As author Mark Shaw reveals in this highly original and informative book, the 'upper world' sails perilously close to the underworld. HITMEN FOR HIRE takes the reader on a journey like no other, navigating a world of hammermen (hitmen), informers, rogue policemen, taxi bosses, gang leaders and crooked businessmen. The book examines a system in which contract killings have become the norm, looking at who arranges hits, where to find a hitman, and even what it is like to be a hitman - or woman. Since 1994, South Africa has witnessed some spectacular underworld killings associated with various industries and sectors. Drawing on over a thousand cases, from 2000 to 2016, Shaw reveals how these murders have an outsized impact on the evolution of both legal and illegal economic activity.