Über uns

À propos de nous

Open Access

Karriere

Carrière

Aboverträge Kündigen

Résiliation d’abonnement

Vertrag widerrufen

Résiliation de contrat 

Datenschutz

Protection des données

Impressum

Mentions légales

Barrierefreiheit

Accessibilité

Zahlung und Lieferung

Paiement et livraison

Libra

Was ist Libra?

C'est quoi Libra ?

Kostenlos testen

Tester gratuitement

LEXIA

LEXIA Arbeitsrecht

Was ist LEXIA?

C'est quoi LEXIA ?

LEXIA Familienrecht

Zeitschriften

Revues

recht

Pflegerecht

ZBJV

forumpoenale

ZStrR

Anwaltsrevue

Revue de l'avocat

RSAS

FamPra.ch

ASYL

Life Science Recht

BlAR

Sachbuch

Livres spécialisés

LOKI

Semaphor

Fokusthemen

Focus

Thema

Recht studieren

Arbeitsrecht

Droit du travail

Studium

Études

Familienrecht

Droit de la famille

Sozialversicherungsrecht

Droit des assurances sociales

Strafrecht

Droit pénal

Aktienrecht

Droit des sociétés anonymes

Persönlichkeitsrecht

Droit de la personnalité

Publikationen

Publications

Literatur

Digitales Angebot

Bücher

Livres

Buchreihen

Collections

Onlinemodule LEXIA

Modules en ligne LEXIA

recht.ch

Studienliteratur

Littérature pour les études

Swisslex

Dienstleistungen

Services

Dienstleistungen für

Corporate Books

Publishing Lösungen

Aktuelles

Geschäftskunden

Professionnels

Corporate Publishing

Content solutions

Buchhandlungen

Librairies

Veranstaltungen

Événements

Presse

Dozierende

Enseignants

Studierende

Étudiants

Inserierende

Annonceurs

Newsletter

Blog

Autorinnen/Autoren

Auteurs

Unsere Schreibenden

Hilfe

Unsere Autorinnen und Autoren

Liste

Autorenlounge

Espace des auteurs

Bei uns publizieren

Publier chez nous

Open Access Policy

Verlag

Éditions

Themen

Mehr wissen

Mitarbeitende

Collaborateurs

Geschichte

Histoire

Unser Magazin

Notre magazine

Vision und Mission

Vision et mission

Partner

Partenaires

Unternehmenskultur

Culture d'entreprise

Kontakt

Contact

Shop

Schweizer Recht

Ausländisches Recht

Über unseren Shop

Neuerscheinungen

Nouveautés

Sortiment & Suche

Catalogue & Recherche

Vorankündigungen

À paraître

Nach Rechtsgebiet

Par domaine juridique

Kommentare

Commentaires

Gesamtkatalog

Catalogue complet

Fachkatalog Recht

Catalogue de droit

Wooding D: Sixty, Not Out

Sixty, Not Out

Surviving Jay Peak

A Utah con I never saw coming

Edge of Belief

Grounded in riveting real-life stories, In Pursuit of Truth pulls back the curtain on the hidden world of art, antiques and antiquities. With candor, wit and decades of first-hand experience, the author exposes the deceit, dishonesty and fabrications that have shaped the market for centuries. From Manhattan's glittering auction houses to the shadowy networks of looted antiquities, readers are taken inside the intrigues of collecting: why some works of conceptual art command obscene prices, how illicit money flows distort the market and why the museums and critics we trust are not always as reliable as they appear. Along the way you'll encounter sovereign wealth heists, grave-robbed treasures and the blind eyes of even the world's most prestigious institutions.Intended for collectors, scholars, art lovers, journalists and the freshly curious who want to understand not just the beauty of art, but the power, money and deception behind it. Readers will learn how to navigate a world where provenance is often paper-thin, why markets rise and fall on ego as much as talent and what it truly means to seek authenticity in a culture built on illusion.Unlike other books that romanticize collecting or simply recount scandals, this one is part memoir, part exposé and part cultural history. Written with both seriousness and humor, it invites you to see the art world through the eyes of a seasoned collector, money manager, part-time artist and lifelong seeker of truth.

Exposing Deceit, Scandal and Integrity in the Global Art Market

In Pursuit of Truth in Art, Antiques and Antiquities

Herrschaft, Maxime und Konsequenz

Die Erfindung der Oligarchie

Obtain an inside look at a real-life Ponzi scheme from the vantage point of one of its victims.
We've all heard of Ponzi schemes, but what happens when you're the victim of one?
After a 30-year career with the 3M Company, Pat Dougherty retired on December 1, 2022. Prior to retiring, he invested in a clean energy company called Rhino Onward International (ROI) that claimed to be seeking investors to fund a clean energy hydrogen plant in Arizona. Having friends in management positions with ROI, Dougherty considered it to be a secure investment, but that trust was soon to be shattered! 
In the fall of 2023, ROI shut its doors, and it was revealed that the two founders had been skimming money from ROI to pay off other business ventures, other investments, and to fund their lavish lifestyles. And as more information came to light, it was revealed that their scam involved roughly 250 investors to the tune of close to $50M. Having personally lost a good chunk of his retirement savings, Dougherty decided to tell his story and expose these two for the Con Artists they are!
In Wolves in Sheep's Clothing, Dougherty chronicles his ordeal from the time of his initial investment to the revelation of the scam. Relating his experiences and utilizing his digital communication with the company's two founders, Dougherty exposes the depth of their lies and deception. Offering readers a unique look at the inner workings of a Ponzi scheme, Dougherty's firsthand account is a stark reminder that if an investment opportunity looks too good to be true, then it probably is.

A Ponzi Scheme Victim's Story

Wolves in Sheep's Clothing

Die Advent- und Weihnachtszeit entfaltet einen Zauber, der beinahe jede und jeden erfasst. Dieser Faszination spürt der Ethnologe Heimo Schinnerl anhand von Bräuchen in Kärnten nach - wobei er vielfache Bezüge zu benachbarten oder auch entfernteren Regionen aufzeigt, entstehen doch lokale Traditionen immer im Austausch mit anderen Kulturen. 

Wieso war der Advent eine Fastenzeit? Was unterscheidet Krampusse von Perchten? Woher kommen Weihnachtsmann und Christkind? Was hat es mit Keksen, Punsch oder Christbaumkugeln auf sich? Diese und viele andere Fragen beantwortet das Buch.

Von Lichterfesten, Raunächten und allerlei Bräuchen

Zauber der Weihnacht

Vieles von dem, was heute Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz, zustande bringen, bewirkte seit zweitausend Jahren der unsichtbare Christliche GOTT, Vater, Sohn und Heiliger Geist. In der Antike glaubten Menschen, GÖTTER und GÖTTINNEN verfügten über ihr Schicksal. 
Der Autor wollte genauer wissen, wie und warum Menschen sich verhalten. An Gott glauben oder nicht. Machte die Zehn Gebote Gottes zum Maßstab der Bewertung. Registrierte, dass immer schon das Böse siegte. Heute auf Social Media millionenfach verbreitet. Gegen alle zehn Gebote Gottes verstoßen. Abermilliarden müssten am Jüngsten Tag in der Hölle schmoren. Wenn stimmte, was Christen glauben.

In drei Sekunden bis auf 100 km/h

What significance do the ancient myths of our ancestors have today, and what do they have to do with the challenges of the present? Far more than many believe. In times when social and political uncertainty increases or technological developments rapidly transform our world, these ancient stories are once again gaining attention. This book impressively demonstrates that myths are far more than romantic tales from past centuries. They are coded instructions for action in times of crisis-and those who read them correctly will discover strategies for courage, responsibility, and change.

The author combines sound cultural-historical knowledge with modern analysis and makes it clear: The ancient stories of Valhalla, Siegfried, and the gods of the Edda are not just cultural heritage, but practical guidance in turbulent times. They remind us that it is the individual who makes decisions when the community begins to hesitate. They show how to create order out of chaos and why forgetting these stories is a danger to every society.

This book is aimed at readers interested in myths, history, and cultural memory-and at all those seeking guidance in the present. Anyone who wants to learn why our ancient stories should not only be passed on, but also understood and utilized, will find inspiration, food for thought, and concrete impulses for action here.

An indispensable work for all who see in ancient myths not only the past, but also the guideposts for a self-determined future.
Hermann Selchow

German myths in the mirror of present

The heirs of legends

Unheimlich, im Nebel zu wandern - an vielen Orten im Landkreis Kelheim ist Geschichte, sind Geschichten gänsehautnah zu erleben. Die Kelheimer Autorin Eva Honold hat sich auf eine Rundtour von Bad Abbach über Kelheim bis Mainburg, von Riedenburg bis Abensberg begeben und nimmt die Leserschaft mit auf eine schauerliche Reise: Schreckliche Hexenverfolgungen in Abensberg, spukende Templerbrüder bei Riedenburg, ein kopfloser Königsmörder in Oberndorf, Druiden in der Tropfsteinhöhle, ein Attentat in Kelheim und eine Mordserie in der Hallertau - das ist wahrlich Lesestoff mit Gruselfaktor! Und mit persönlicher Note: Bei ihren Recherchen hat Honold oftmals Ortskundige getroffen, die von sonderbaren Erlebnissen zu berichten wussten ...Begleitet werden die Geschichten von schaurig-schönen Bildern des Fotografen Ralf Stein.

Die unheimlichsten Orte in Straubing im Landkreis Kelheim

Von Hexen, Geistern und Verbrechern

LARGE PRINT EDITION
36 Disturbing True Crime Stories of Murder and Mayhem
Three Book Collection: Volumes 19, 20, and 21 of the True Crime Case Histories Series
***** This series can be read in any order *****

The true crime genre tends to revolve around the same notorious names, retold and reexamined until every detail becomes familiar. But for every killer who achieved infamy, dozens more committed equally heinous acts that barely made it past the local news. Their victims' stories remain untold, their families' grief unacknowledged by the wider world.
This collection digs deeper, unearthing cases that prove not all monsters are famous. Through careful research and compelling storytelling, these accounts reveal that the most disturbing crimes often happen far from the spotlight-in quiet suburbs, rural communities, and forgotten corners where evil thought no one was watching.
A sampling of the stories includes:

The Perfect Murder - She was 26 and planning her dream wedding. Her fiancé seemed perfect-a psychiatric nurse studying to become a doctor. But while she picked out flowers and finalized seating charts, he was Googling "chemicals to dissolve bodies."

The Body in the Garden - For eighteen years, an eccentric elderly woman hosted neighborhood barbecues. But her guests had no idea she was keeping an unthinkable secret wrapped in plastic in the garden shed, just feet from where children played.

The Bargain Basement - Patients came to him for cosmetic surgery at bargain-basement prices. But when emergency responders arrived at his basement operating room, they found the surgeon trying to save a dying patient with a wire coat hanger.

The Wrong Car - A college senior celebrating her final weeks before law school made the same decision millions make every weekend--she opened an app and requested a ride home. But the car that pulled up wasn't the rideshare she thought it was.

The Crown Hill Murder - A sixteen-year-old girl disappeared from her own home. Her family never suspected that someone they trusted completely had been planning her death for weeks.

The Social Media Killer - When a controlling husband's threats finally escalated to murder, he made a chilling decision: to document his crime in a way that would shock the world.

Plus thirty more chilling true crime cases.

These aren't stories ripped from headlines you've already read. They're deep dives into lesser-known cases, reconstructed from court transcripts, police files, and witness testimony. These aren't padded with speculation or cheap thrills-they're thoroughly researched investigations into humanity's capacity for evil when it believes it's invisible.

36 Disturbing Stories True Crime Stories

True Crime Case Histories - (Books 19, 20, & 21) LARGE PRINT EDITION

Peter Grimes - charismatic con man, or misguided, thrill-seeking adventurer?
The incredible exploits of American Peter Grimes, the most audacious con artist of the twentieth century, reads like a wildly far-fetched Jazz Age novel, but it is all true. Given life's gifts in abundance, he used those gifts in all the wrong ways. Grimes grew up in the Pennsylvanian coal mining town of Scranton. However, ordinary life was never going to be an option. He had surrendered to an irresistible urge, a microbe he called the Wanderlust. Grimes certainly kept the authorities busy as he plied his trade across the globe. But would the piper eventually have to be paid?Hoodwinked is the first biography to meet the challenge of untangling Peter Grimes' life story. What really compelled him to carry out his breathtaking scams? What part did family background and opportunity play? And why do victims fall for swindlers such as Grimes?Cathy Koning's curiosity was initially piqued by the discovery of two love letters written by Grimes from Borneo. She was astounded to discover deception, and creativity, on a grand scale. Peter Grimes was the ultimate chameleon who took his cue for his next adventure from current events, new technologies, and even other con artists, with prison no deterrent whatsoever.Grimes connected with everyone from dare-devil aviators Phil Parmelee and Cliff Turpin, boxer and film actor Frank Moran, shady players in President Harding's administration, Hearst journalist Basil Woon, British aristocrat Baronet Hartwell, Buster Keaton, Tigran Sarkies, the owner of Singapore's Raffles Hotel, to the notorious religious cult leader William Riker, and Canadian shipping magnate Robert Dollar. He clearly knew how to work the room.Grimes also drugged and substituted a Norwegian sailor for himself in Japan in order to escape a second prison term in San Quentin. A top-level US government cover-up followed, kept hidden until now, as was Grimes' highly secretive, and highly profitable, bootlegging ventures with racketeers Waxey Gordon and Frank Costello during Prohibition.Lavishly illustrated, Hoodwinked is riveting reading for anyone searching for thought-provoking true crime and narrative non-fiction. 
Hoodwinked Testimonials

"Koning masterfully combines a biographical history of Peter Grimes, whilst keeping her reader on the edge of the seat. How on earth does he get away with it? You can't but help compromise your moral compass with sneaky admiration as he weaves his way to become one of the world's most creative and notorious con men." Sandi Keane-former Editor-in-Chief, Michael West Media and Editor, Independent Australia

"In Hoodwinked, Koning has created a spellbinding tale from the real life story of Peter Grimes, the charming and intriguing con man who grifted and lied his way across the world. His wild ride of a life will make you doubt that it could be real, but it was, and Koning's research is impeccable. A must read!" Alex de Fircks-Family Historian and Writer

"The extraordinary story of Peter Grimes and his daring escapades is so remarkable, it could easily be the plot of a movie. Through meticulous research and heartfelt dedication, Cathy Koning brings his incredible journey vividly to life." Fran Yeoh-Author of Christmas Island Archives website

The Extraordinary Life and Times of American Con Artist Peter Grimes

Hoodwinked

Peter Grimes - charismatic con man, or misguided, thrill-seeking adventurer?The incredible exploits of American Peter Grimes, the most audacious con artist of the twentieth century, reads like a wildly far-fetched Jazz Age novel, but it is all true. Given life's gifts in abundance, he used those gifts in all the wrong ways. Grimes grew up in the Pennsylvanian coal mining town of Scranton. However, ordinary life was never going to be an option. He had surrendered to an irresistible urge, a microbe he called the Wanderlust. Grimes certainly kept the authorities busy as he plied his trade across the globe. But would the piper eventually have to be paid?Hoodwinked is the first biography to meet the challenge of untangling Peter Grimes' life story. What really compelled him to carry out his breathtaking scams? What part did family background and opportunity play? And why do victims fall for swindlers such as Grimes?Cathy Koning's curiosity was initially piqued by the discovery of two love letters written by Grimes from Borneo. She was astounded to discover deception, and creativity, on a grand scale. Peter Grimes was the ultimate chameleon who took his cue for his next adventure from current events, new technologies, and even other con artists, with prison no deterrent whatsoever.Grimes connected with everyone from dare-devil aviators Phil Parmelee and Cliff Turpin, boxer and film actor Frank Moran, shady players in President Harding's administration, Hearst journalist Basil Woon, British aristocrat Baronet Hartwell, Buster Keaton, Tigran Sarkies, the owner of Singapore's Raffles Hotel, to the notorious religious cult leader William Riker, and Canadian shipping magnate Robert Dollar. He clearly knew how to work the room.Grimes also drugged and substituted a Norwegian sailor for himself in Japan in order to escape a second prison term in San Quentin. A top-level US government cover-up followed, kept hidden until now, as was Grimes' highly secretive, and highly profitable, bootlegging ventures with racketeers Waxey Gordon and Frank Costello during Prohibition.Lavishly illustrated, Hoodwinked is riveting reading for anyone searching for thought-provoking true crime and narrative non-fiction books.
Hoodwinked Testimonials
"Koning masterfully combines a biographical history of Peter Grimes, whilst keeping her reader on the edge of the seat. How on earth does he get away with it? You can't but help compromise your moral compass with sneaky admiration as he weaves his way to become one of the world's most creative and notorious con men." Sandi Keane-former Editor-in-Chief, Michael West Media and Editor, Independent Australia

"In Hoodwinked, Koning has created a spellbinding tale from the real life story of Peter Grimes, the charming and intriguing con man who grifted and lied his way across the world. His wild ride of a life will make you doubt that it could be real, but it was, and Koning's research is impeccable. A must read!" Alex de Fircks-Family Historian and Writer

"The extraordinary story of Peter Grimes and his daring escapades is so remarkable, it could easily be the plot of a movie. Through meticulous research and heartfelt dedication, Cathy Koning brings his incredible journey vividly to life." Fran Yeoh-Author of Christmas Island Archives website

Serial Killer Autopsy

Serial Killer Autopsy: Charles Cullen, America's Deadliest Nurse
The Most Prolific Serial Killer in American History Wore Scrubs and Worked the Night Shift
Between 1987 and 2003, registered nurse Charles Cullen moved quietly through hospitals and nursing homes across New Jersey and Pennsylvania, murdering patients with lethal injections of medications like digoxin, insulin, and epinephrine. While officially convicted of killing 29 patients, forensic experts estimate he may have murdered as many as 400, making him potentially the most prolific serial killer in recorded history.
But Charles Cullen's sixteen-year killing spree raises questions far more disturbing than the psychology of one damaged man: How did he get away with it for so long? Why did seven different healthcare facilities allow him to resign quietly when suspicions arose, rather than reporting him to authorities? What systemic failures enabled him to move from hospital to hospital, leaving a trail of bodies at each, while background checks and regulatory systems failed to detect the danger?
This book goes beyond true crime sensationalism to explore profound questions about trust, vulnerability, and institutional accountability. It examines the "Angel of Death" phenomenon, healthcare workers who kill their patients through historical comparison with other cases worldwide. It evaluates the legal and medical reforms enacted after Cullen's conviction, asking whether patients are truly safer today or whether another predator could still exploit the same vulnerabilities.
Drawing on court documents, psychiatric evaluations, investigative records, victim impact statements, and interviews with those who knew Charles, Serial Killer Autopsy: Charles Cullen presents a complete portrait of a killer who looked like anyone, who seemed like an ordinary colleague, and who exploited the most fundamental trust in society, the trust we place in those who care for us when we are most vulnerable.
Charles Cullen's crimes demand examination not just for their horror but for what they reveal about the systems meant to protect us. When those systems fail, when hospitals pass dangerous employees from one facility to another, when regulatory agencies move too slowly to stop harm, when professional courtesy protects killers more than patients, the result is body counts that approach the scale of mass disasters.
This is not just the story of one killer. It is an autopsy of the institutional, regulatory, and cultural failures that enabled one of America's worst serial murderers to operate for sixteen years while countless opportunities to stop him were squandered.
For readers of true crime, medical thrillers, and institutional accountability, a chilling examination of how evil hides behind ordinary faces and how systems designed to protect us can fail so completely that monsters work among us, unseen and unstopped, for years.

Charles Cullen

Sixty, Not Out

Weitere Titel zum Thema