Product Description: This unique book is a concise but complete tax planning manual for high net worth individuals of the UK, US or any other nationality who have UK or US residence, assets or family members. It covers all the information and legislation you are likely to require when advising clients exposed to both UK and US taxation, providing you with: a quick reference summary of the UK and US rules applicable to your clients; a comprehensive summary of available unilateral and treaty planning techniques to avoid US estate tax or UK inheritance tax for clients who are non-domiciliaries of the UK or US; optimal income and gains tax planning for foreign trusts with UK or US beneficiaries; and integrated UK and US tax planning solutions for clients exposed to both UK and US tax...read more

Product Description: Named by Mystery Writers of America as the 2006 Edgar Award finalist for Best Critical/Biographical Book of the Year The Maltese Falcon has been widely lauded since its original publication in 1930. In its movie adaptation, it not only birthed American film noir but also ranks as one of the 100 greatest movies of all time, as selected by the American Film Institute...read more

Presents a collection of primary historical documents that cover the history of the United States in the twentieth century.

An illustrated guide to the mystery genre's hardest hitting writers focuses on the three men who created a uniquely American brand of detective fiction--Raymond Chandler, Dashiell HAmmett, and Ross Macdonald, the creators of such famed fictional private detectives as PHilip Marlowe, Sam Spade, and Lew Archer. Original.

A collection of letters--to friends, lovers, family, and colleagues--by the legendary crime writer reveals the man behind the author as he discusses the craft of writing, his personal life, and his literary creations, Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

The daughter of Dashiell Hammett, the Hollywood screenwriter and author of The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man, provides a compelling glimpse into his life, from their relationship to his rude flirtations, heavy drinking, and attraction to Communism, in an engaging and straight-forward memoir that contains never-before-published photos from family albums.

A collection of letters--to friends, lovers, family, and colleagues--by the legendary crime writer reveals the man behind the author as he discusses the craft of writing, his personal life, and his literary creations, Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles. 20,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Examines Hammett's life, discusses the historical context of his works, and examines his short stories and novels, including 'The Maltese Falcon.' (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Volume 195 of a complete resource for both biographical and analytical coverage on nearly 7,000 literary figures, presented in a familiar format to librarians and other researchers. The series arranges authors in volumes by genre and time period...read more

Covers the individuals and events related to such topics as world events, the arts, communication, education, goverment and politics, and science and medicine from the the colonial era onward

Covers the individuals and events related to such topics as world events, the arts, communication, education, goverment and politics, and science and medicine from the the colonial era onward (view table of contents)

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