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Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away With Murder
Stewart, James B.
1999 55760 With features on "20/20" on August 18 and "Good Morning America," on August 19, the buzz is building for this terrifying true tale. The bestselling author of Den of Thieves and Blood Sport returns with another revealing, shocking, era-defining story of deception and misdeeds. This time around, Pulitzer Prize-winner James B. Stewart follows the path of one Michael Swango, a serial killer in a doctor's coat. Stewart slips inside America's cloistered medical establishment to find out how a convicted criminal could keep finding employment with prestigious hospitals and medical schools across the country. Boston Globe - Michael Kenney When Michael Swango arrived for his morning shift with the Adams County, Ill., Ambulance Corps in September 1984, the other paramedics thought he must be feeling particularly generous. He had a box of Honey Maid doughnuts for the crew. As they ate, however, Swango's colleagues became violently ill and rushed from the room. ''What did you do, Mike, poison us?'' one joked later. Swango looked incredulous and issued a vehement denial. But, as James B. Stewart documents in ''Blind Eye: How the Medical Establishment Let a Doctor Get Away With Murder,'' that was the moment when Swango's double life began to unravel. In a meticulously researched book, Stewart makes the case that Swango was a serial killer in a white coat - a doctor who does plenty of harm. A former editor of The Wall Street Journal, Stewart won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988 for his reporting on the stock market crash and insider trading. In ''Blind Eye,'' he follows Swango's progress through medical school at Southern Illinois University, to a residency at Ohio State University, to a job as a missionary doctor in Zimbabwe. Through interviews with doctors, patients, relatives of victims, and nurses, Stewart penetrates the hermetically sealed world of medicine. In the process, he exposes the arrogance and the fraudulent professional courtesies that allowed Swango to move ahead unchallenged. In other words, Stewart does the work that hospital administrators and supervising physicians in Ohio, South Dakota, and New York should have done. The tally is grim. Stewart writes: ''My own investigation has found circumstantial evidence that links him to the deaths of five patients at SIU, five at Ohio State, and five at the VA hospital in Northport, Long Island, for a total of 15 in the United States. In Africa, he became either more prolific or more reckless or both.'' By some law enforcement accounts, Swango may have dispatched as many as 60 patients. It's hard to pinpoint the making of a monster in Swango's small-town Midwestern upbringing, but Stewart amasses telling evidence. His father was a Vietnam veteran who was rarely home and who apparently passed on a fascination with violent death to his son. (Both kept clippings about car accidents.) Swango's mother was a rigid woman who did her best to keep a family of four boys together. Her special focus on Michael, Stewart suggests, might have contributed to his narcissism. This kind of diagnosis at a distance is always risky, however, and Stewart would have done well to avoid it. At SIU, Swango's medical career got off to a rocky start. He flunked his OB/GYN rotation in medical school and couldn't graduate with his class. In fact, serious concerns were raised about his fitness to practice. Fearing a lawsuit, the school pulled its punches in its written evaluation, and Swango snagged a prestigious residency in neurosurgery at Ohio State University in Columbus. Trouble seemed to follow the blond, clean-cut resident, and nurses began to take notice. Patients died suddenly after his visits, and one woman was mysteriously paralyzed. Academic politics trumped sound medical practice, however, and OSU made only a cursory investigation. Despite suspicions, Swango was licensed as a physician in Ohio. Stewart finds dangerous gaps in the use of the National Practitioner Data Bank, a monitoring system that took effect in 1990. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0-684-85484-8 / 9780684854847
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BLOOD SPORT : THE TRUTH BEHIND THE SCANDALS IN THE CLINTON WHITE HOUSE
Stewart, James B.
1996 400423 Stewart has written a vivid portrait of political power, political and personal intrigue, and how information, controlled and manipulated at the right time, can change the course of lives, careers, and ultimately, history. This is the story of the Clintons, from their days in Little Rock to their behavior under duress in the White House; their business partners, who swept the Clintons into their real estate empire, then faced financial ruin; and their many political and business allies who have been tarnished by association, including the tragic Vincent Foster. For anyone interested in American democracy, the revelations of Blood Sport will reverberate through this and future presidencies. Product Description: Blood Sport is the explosive national bestseller that became front-page news by exposing the truth about the Clinton White House. With new revelations in this edition, Blood Sport is the definitive account of independent counsel Kenneth Starr's potentially historic investigation of a president and first lady. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Den of Thieves turns his discerning eye an incomparable investigative and storytelling skills to the scandals that have plagued the Clintons. Informative and shocking, Blood Sport reveals the facts about Whitewater, Travelgate, Vince Foster's suicide, the independent counsel investigation, and the rumors of conspiracy and cover-up at the White House. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Stewart provides an unprecedented close-up view of the Clintons as well as a telling portrait of how political combat is waged today.- Simon & Schuster 0-684-80230-9 / 9780684802305
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DEN OF THIEVES
Stewart, James B.
1991 45411 A number-one bestseller from coast to coast, Den of Thieves tells, in masterfully reported detail, the full story of the insider-trading scandal that nearly destroyed Wall Street, the men who pulled it off, and the chase that finally brought them to justice. Pulitzer Prize winner James B. Stewart shows for the first time how four of the biggest names on Wall Street - Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine - created the greatest insider-trading ring in financial history and almost walked away with billions, until a team of downtrodden detectives triumphed over some of America's most expensive lawyers to bring this powerful quartet to justice. Based on secret grand jury transcripts, interviews, and actual trading records, and containing explosive new revelations about Michael Milken and Ivan Boesky written especially for this paperback edition, Den of Thieves weaves all the facts into an unforgettable narrative- a portrait of human nature, big business, and crime of unparalleled proportions. Publishers Weekly This 29-week PW bestseller, a QPB main selection, tells of the rise and fall during the 1980s of the biggest insider trading ring in Wall Street history. Updated in paperback. Photos. (Sept.) Library Journal Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine will long be remembered for the Wall Street insider trading scandals of the 1980s. Stewart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Jour nal reporter who covered the various scandals, has used his reportage as well as an exhaustive culling of court documents, testimony, and interviews with all of the participants to fashion an authoritative account of what happened. Stewart has done a thorough job in assembling the facts and has made connections that may surprise some readers. For example, Milken, the Drexel Burnham Lambert junk bond king who convinced many savings institutions and insurance companies to buy these bonds in large quantities, may have indirectly contributed not only to the bailout of various thrifts but also to the insolvency of some insurance companies. While this is a well-researched and highly readable work, there is such an abundance of financial details that a glossary of terms and related Wall Street jargon would have been helpful. This minor caveat aside, Stewart's contemporary morality tale is recommended for all business collections in public, special, and academic libraries. (Index not seen.) Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/91.-- Richard Drezen, Merrill Lynch Lib. , New York Kirkus Reviews A damningly detailed rundown on the predatory conspirators whose willful violations of securities law and ethical standards gave Wall Street a deservedly bad name during the takeover frenzy of the 1980's. Wall Street Journal editor Stewart (The Partners, The Prosecutors) was a beat reporter for much of the dirty decade. As one result, he has firsthand knowledge of the carriage-trade criminals who made a mockery of free enterprise during one of the century's greatest bull markets. Focusing on four major culprits-Ivan Boesky, Dennis Levine, Michael Milken, and Martin Siegel-the Pulitzer-winning reporter offers unsparing accounts of the havoc they wreaked on their own as well as in concert with wide-ranging rings of accomplices. Nor, it seems, was the performance of the SEC and US Justice Department particularly praiseworthy. Indeed, the author leaves little doubt that regulatory authorities and enforcement officials were usually overmatched and outmaneuvered. Stewart nonetheless devotes most of his attention to the villains of the piece, who participated in and organized the era's antisocial daisy chains. Levine, for example, latched on to Boesky, who, in need of inside information to reduce the risk of his high- stakes arbitrage trading, had lured investment banker Siegel into the game. In turn, Boesky became a pawn of Milken's, a control freak whose financial acumen was exceeded only by his talent for plotting and organizing illicit buy/sell networks. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0-671-63802-5 / 9780671638023
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DEN OF THIEVES: UNTOLD STORY OF MEN WHO PLUNDERED WALL ST & CHASE BROUGHT DOWN
Stewart, James B.
1991 50202 This 29-week PW bestseller, a QPB main selection, tells of the rise and fall during the 1980s of the biggest insider trading ring in Wall Street history. Updated in paperback. Photos. From Library Journal Michael Milken, Ivan Boesky, Martin Siegel, and Dennis Levine will long be remembered for the Wall Street insider trading scandals of the 1980s. Stewart, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Wall Street Jour nal reporter who covered the various scandals, has used his reportage as well as an exhaustive culling of court documents, testimony, and interviews with all of the participants to fashion an authoritative account of what happened. Stewart has done a thorough job in assembling the facts and has made connections that may surprise some readers. For example, Milken, the Drexel Burnham Lambert junk bond king who convinced many savings institutions and insurance companies to buy these bonds in large quantities, may have indirectly contributed not only to the bailout of various thrifts but also to the insolvency of some insurance companies. While this is a well-researched and highly readable work, there is such an abundance of financial details that a glossary of terms and related Wall Street jargon would have been helpful. This minor caveat aside, Stewart's contemporary morality tale is recommended for all business collections in public, special, and academic libraries. Simon & Schuster 0-671-63802-5 / 9780671638023
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Heart of a Soldier: A Story of Love, Heroism, and September 11th
Stewart, James B.
02873235 Hard Cover. As New/New book Jacket. Small Remainder Mark Outside PP. 6 x 9". Sometimes from the ashes of tragedy comes an extraordinary, even magical story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds. Heart of a Soldier is such a story, one of love and friendship, danger and courage, redemption and heroism, thrillingly told by one of America's finest writers. Susan Greer, middle-aged and divorced, had just about given up on love and romance when she met a stranger who, oddly, was jogging in his bare feet. Born in Britain on the eve of World War II, Rick Rescorla became an American citizen and a much-decorated soldier. His extraordinary life is woven into the military conflicts of his time, from the battlefields of colonial Africa, where he and his best friend, U.S. Army officer Dan Hill, led lives of adventure worthy of Kipling and Conrad, to some of the deadliest battles of Vietnam to the epicenter of modern-day terrorism. Surviving them all with great courage and style, Rescorla seemed invincible. Rescorla tried to put combat and death behind him, and for a time it seemed as though he had succeeded. With Susan, he found the peace and domesticity he craved. But it turned out that everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for one last act of selflessness that would transcend all that had come before. Then, on September 11, 2001, he faced the ultimate test. "Heart of a Soldier" shows us bravery under fire, loyalty to one's comrades, and the miracle of finding happiness late in life. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick Rescorla successfully got 2,700 of its employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11. Then, thinking perhaps of the soldiers who had died in his arms and of Susan, the woman who had "made his life," he went back and began climbing the tower stairs, looking for stragglers. "Heart of a Soldier is an inspiring and unforgettable story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Den of Thieves and Blind Eye". Published at twenty four dollars. Riverside, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 2002
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HEART OF A SOLDIER: A STORY OF LOVE, HEROISM, AND SEPTEMBER 11TH
Stewart, James B.
2002 7292 In February, when author and Pulitzer Prize wiinning reporter James B. Stewart wrote about the life and death of World Trade Center hero Rick Rescorla in The New Yorker, his brief article evoked an international outpouring of interest. In this book, Stewart unfolds the full story of Rescorla's astonishing career, from his British military service to his valor during the Vietnam War to his battle with prostate cancer to his lifesaving role on September 11th. A biography that disarms and inspires. Sometimes from the ashes of tragedy comes an extraordinary, even magical story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds. Heart of a Soldier is such a story, one of love and friendship, danger and courage, redemption and heroism, thrillingly told by one of America's finest writers. Susan Greer, middle-aged and divorced, had just about given up on love and romance when she met a stranger who, oddly, was jogging in his bare feet. Born in Britain on the eve of World War II, Rick Rescorla became an American citizen and a much-decorated soldier. His extraordinary life is woven into the military conflicts of his time, from the battlefields of colonial Africa, where he and his best friend, U.S. Army officer Dan Hill, led lives of adventure worthy of Kipling and Conrad, to some of the deadliest battles of Vietnam to the epicenter of modern-day terrorism. Surviving them all with great courage and style, Rescorla seemed invincible. Rescorla tried to put combat and death behind him, and for a time it seemed as though he had succeeded. With Susan, he found the peace and domesticity he craved. But it turned out that everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for one last act of selflessness that would transcend all that had come before. Then, on September 11, 2001, he faced the ultimate test. Heart of a Soldier shows us bravery under fire, loyalty to one's comrades, and the miracle of finding happiness late in life. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick Rescorla successfully got 2,700 of its employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11. Then, thinking perhaps of the soldiers who had died in his arms and of Susan, the woman who had "made his life," he went back and began climbing the tower stairs, looking for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is an inspiring and unforget-table story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Den of Thieve and Blind Eye. SYNOPSIS When Rick Rescorla returned from Vietnam, he tried to put war and death behind him. From the day he joined the British Army to fight a colonial war in Rhodesia nd met special Forces soldier Dan Hill, an American warrior who became his life-long best friend...to the day-late in life-when he met and fell in love with Susan, everything in Rick's life was preparing him for one historic day. On September 11t, Rick's unforgettable acts of heroism saved thousands of lives, but could not save his own. this is his compelling story. FROM THE CRITICS Publishers Weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Stewart (Den of Thieves) aims to capture the enormity of the World Trade Center attack by retracing one of the lives lost in the disaster: that of Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley. From the late 1980s on, Rescorla tried to warn Port Authority officials that the World Trade Center was an easy target for terrorists. On September 11, after safely evacuating the Morgan Stanley offices in the south tower (he kept people calm by singing into his megaphone), Rescorla went back into the building minutes before it collapsed to search for stragglers. This wasn't his first selfless act of bravery: a Vietnam veteran, Rescorla won a Silver Star and other medals for his role in the Ia Drang valley an important American victory, but one whose devastating losses turned Rescorla against the war. Piecing together the recollections of, among others, Rescorla's widow, Susan, his best friend... published at twenty four dollars. Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0-7432-4098-7 / 9780743240987
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PRECALCULUS: MATHEMATICS FOR CALCULUS - Student Solutions Manual 3rd Edition - 1998
Stewart, James B.
1998 170003511 In this best selling Precalculus text, the authors explain concepts simply and clearly, without glossing over difficult points. This comprehensive, evenly-paced book provides complete coverage of the function concept and integrates substantial graphing calculator materials that help students develop insight into mathematical ideas. This author team invests the same attention to detail and clarity as Jim Stewart does in his market-leading Calculus text. SYNOPSIS Preparing students for a course in calculus, this textbook covers topics that include: polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, trigonometric functions of real numbers, trigonometric functions of angles, analytic trigonometry, systems of equations and inequalities, analytic geometry, sequences and series, counting and probability, and limits. A companion CD-ROM contains interactive video exercises. The authors teach mathematics at Canadian and American universities. Brooks/Cole 0534345069 / 9780534345068
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THE HEART OF A SOLDIER
Stewart, James B.
2002 53576 In February, when author and Pulitzer Prize?winning reporter James B. Stewart wrote about the life and death of World Trade Center hero Rick Rescorla in The New Yorker, his brief article evoked an international outpouring of interest. In this book, Stewart unfolds the full story of Rescorla's astonishing career, from his British military service to his valor during the Vietnam War to his battle with prostate cancer to his lifesaving role on September 11th. A biography that disarms and inspires. From the Publisher Sometimes from the ashes of tragedy comes an extraordinary, even magical story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds. Heart of a Soldier is such a story, one of love and friendship, danger and courage, redemption and heroism, thrillingly told by one of America's finest writers. Susan Greer, middle-aged and divorced, had just about given up on love and romance when she met a stranger who, oddly, was jogging in his bare feet. Born in Britain on the eve of World War II, Rick Rescorla became an American citizen and a much-decorated soldier. His extraordinary life is woven into the military conflicts of his time, from the battlefields of colonial Africa, where he and his best friend, U.S. Army officer Dan Hill, led lives of adventure worthy of Kipling and Conrad, to some of the deadliest battles of Vietnam to the epicenter of modern-day terrorism. Surviving them all with great courage and style, Rescorla seemed invincible. Rescorla tried to put combat and death behind him, and for a time it seemed as though he had succeeded. With Susan, he found the peace and domesticity he craved. But it turned out that everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for one last act of selflessness that would transcend all that had come before. Then, on September 11, 2001, he faced the ultimate test. Heart of a Soldier shows us bravery under fire, loyalty to one's comrades, and the miracle of finding happiness late in life. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick Rescorla successfully got 2,700 of its employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11. Then, thinking perhaps of the soldiers who had died in his arms and of Susan, the woman who had "made his life," he went back and began climbing the tower stairs, looking for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is an inspiring and unforget-table story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Den of Thieve and Blind Eye. Publishers Weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Stewart (Den of Thieves) aims to capture the enormity of the World Trade Center attack by retracing one of the lives lost in the disaster: that of Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley. From the late 1980s on, Rescorla tried to warn Port Authority officials that the World Trade Center was an easy target for terrorists. On September 11, after safely evacuating the Morgan Stanley offices in the south tower (he kept people calm by singing into his megaphone), Rescorla went back into the building minutes before it collapsed to search for stragglers. This wasn't his first selfless act of bravery: a Vietnam veteran, Rescorla won a Silver Star and other medals for his role in the Ia Drang valley an important American victory, but one whose devastating losses turned Rescorla against the war. Piecing together the recollections of, among others, Rescorla's widow, Susan, his best friend and fellow soldier, Daniel Hill, to narrate Rescorla's life story, Stewart also weaves in Susan's, and describes the Rescorlas' blissful mid-life relationship, a second marriage for both. Stewart's narrative is fast-paced, fluid and impressively detailed, though not without clich s. It's an absorbing and at times inspiring profile in courage, yet the book has the feel of an extended magazine piece. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Library Journal Skilled storyteller Stewart and precise reader George DiCenzo bring life to this tale of two soldiers, American Dan Hill and British-born Nick Rescorla, whose lives display g Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0-7432-4098-7 / 9780743240987
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THE HEART OF A SOLDIER
Stewart, James B.
2002 55217 In February, when author and Pulitzer Prize?winning reporter James B. Stewart wrote about the life and death of World Trade Center hero Rick Rescorla in The New Yorker, his brief article evoked an international outpouring of interest. In this book, Stewart unfolds the full story of Rescorla's astonishing career, from his British military service to his valor during the Vietnam War to his battle with prostate cancer to his lifesaving role on September 11th. A biography that disarms and inspires. From the Publisher Sometimes from the ashes of tragedy comes an extraordinary, even magical story that inspires, offers hope, and helps heal even the deepest wounds. Heart of a Soldier is such a story, one of love and friendship, danger and courage, redemption and heroism, thrillingly told by one of America's finest writers. Susan Greer, middle-aged and divorced, had just about given up on love and romance when she met a stranger who, oddly, was jogging in his bare feet. Born in Britain on the eve of World War II, Rick Rescorla became an American citizen and a much-decorated soldier. His extraordinary life is woven into the military conflicts of his time, from the battlefields of colonial Africa, where he and his best friend, U.S. Army officer Dan Hill, led lives of adventure worthy of Kipling and Conrad, to some of the deadliest battles of Vietnam to the epicenter of modern-day terrorism. Surviving them all with great courage and style, Rescorla seemed invincible. Rescorla tried to put combat and death behind him, and for a time it seemed as though he had succeeded. With Susan, he found the peace and domesticity he craved. But it turned out that everything in his remarkable life was preparing him for one last act of selflessness that would transcend all that had come before. Then, on September 11, 2001, he faced the ultimate test. Heart of a Soldier shows us bravery under fire, loyalty to one's comrades, and the miracle of finding happiness late in life. In charge of security for Morgan Stanley, Rick Rescorla successfully got 2,700 of its employees out of the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11. Then, thinking perhaps of the soldiers who had died in his arms and of Susan, the woman who had "made his life," he went back and began climbing the tower stairs, looking for stragglers. Heart of a Soldier is an inspiring and unforget-table story from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Den of Thieve and Blind Eye. Publishers Weekly Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author Stewart (Den of Thieves) aims to capture the enormity of the World Trade Center attack by retracing one of the lives lost in the disaster: that of Rick Rescorla, head of security for Morgan Stanley. From the late 1980s on, Rescorla tried to warn Port Authority officials that the World Trade Center was an easy target for terrorists. On September 11, after safely evacuating the Morgan Stanley offices in the south tower (he kept people calm by singing into his megaphone), Rescorla went back into the building minutes before it collapsed to search for stragglers. This wasn't his first selfless act of bravery: a Vietnam veteran, Rescorla won a Silver Star and other medals for his role in the Ia Drang valley an important American victory, but one whose devastating losses turned Rescorla against the war. Piecing together the recollections of, among others, Rescorla's widow, Susan, his best friend and fellow soldier, Daniel Hill, to narrate Rescorla's life story, Stewart also weaves in Susan's, and describes the Rescorlas' blissful mid-life relationship, a second marriage for both. Stewart's narrative is fast-paced, fluid and impressively detailed, though not without clich s. It's an absorbing and at times inspiring profile in courage, yet the book has the feel of an extended magazine piece. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. Library Journal Skilled storyteller Stewart and precise reader George DiCenzo bring life to this tale of two soldiers, American Dan Hill and British-born Nick Rescorla, whose lives display g Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group 0-7432-4098-7 / 9780743240987
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