The Knockoff Trade
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Now the partitions were gone and a snug collection of tables formed a continuous row across the room with laptops so close they kissed one another like dominos preparing to topple. In its place was a broad whiteboard drawn over with numbered lists and doodles in every color of marker.
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Elsewhere on the soft gray walls were signs printed in cursive letters and matted in pretty juvenile colors: Who the hell thought they could remove my board? Something was different and whatever was different felt wrong. Imogen maintained her poker face and breathed an internal sigh of relief. Eve was only in charge of Internet content. Of course it was and of course the magazine had a website and sure all of that meant something.
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But the website was just a necessary appendage of the actual pages of the magazine, used mainly as a dumping ground for favors for advertisers and leftover stories. The girl was in charge of something relatively inconsequential. It was poor form.
The site has never been stronger. Perhaps cracking a joke would speed the process along. All at once, Imogen could feel her heart begin to beat faster again. She had been right the first time. Eve was not just working on the website. Imogen worried for a moment that Eve, who had once been so good at anticipating her every need, could read her mind right now. I should head up there now.
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Her face revealed nothing but a static smile as she pressed the elevator button for the lobby. In a building this large you had to go back down to go farther up. His sandy mustache bounced with each syllable. They must have missed you so, so much! Of course he knew why she had been gone. In February, half a year earlier, Imogen was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in her left breast, the same disease that had taken her grandmother and two aunts.
This was all too much before nine a. But at least Gus carried with him kindness and the promise of caffeine. He led her over to the coffee counter and, without having to say anything, busied himself making her drink, topping the foam off with an affectionate heart. He waved her away as she pulled four crisp dollar bills out of her wallet and pushed the cup into her hand. A very special day! If I known this was going to be your first day back I would have had the missus make you something special. You be here tomorrow? She make it tonight.
I bring it to you tomorrow. Workers streamed into the lobby now. On the ride up, her head still swimming, Imogen remembered clearly the moment Eve Morton walked into her life five years earlier. She had only just been promoted to be the editor in chief of Glossy and was exhausted from weeks of interviewing candidates to be her assistant.
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Human Resources sent her practically the entire senior class of Le Rosey that Swiss finishing school where rich Americans sent their spoiled children to meet other rich Americans , all of them bored and privileged. None of them had the kind of ineffable drive Imogen knew would make them hungry enough to excel at Glossy. Imogen understood better than anyone how important it was for someone to be hungry for a job like this one. She had once been an assistant herself, to her very first boss and mentor, Molly Watson, editor in chief of Moda magazine, the most inspiring person Imogen had known in her entire life.
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Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Traveling across the globe, Tim Phillips. The Knockoff. By Lucy Sykes and Jo Piazza. eBook. eBook; Hardcover; Paperback; Unabridged Audiobook Download; Unabridged Compact Disc; Trade .
Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Traveling across the globe, Tim Phillips shows that counterfeiting isn't a victimless crime; it is an illegal global industry undermining the world's economies.
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Based on interviews with victims, investigators, and the people who sell counterfeits, Knockoff re Knockoff exposes the truth behind the fakes and uncovers the shocking consequences of dealing in counterfeit goods. Based on interviews with victims, investigators, and the people who sell counterfeits, Knockoff reveals the link between what we see as "innocent" fakes and organized crime. Phillips describes in detail how the counterfeiters' criminal network costs jobs, cripples developing countries, breeds corruption and violence, and kills thousands of people every year.
He shows that by turning a blind eye to the problem, we become accomplices to theft, extortion, and murder. Paperback , pages. Published May 1st by Kogan Page first published October 3rd To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
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I would say this book is just good enough to keep reading. I started skimming and turning pages ahead a little more than halfway though. It just stresses over and over again that buying counterfeit stuff is bad and tells story after story about how bad things happy to people involved in counterfeiting. At Kobo, we try to ensure that published reviews do not contain rude or profane language, spoilers, or any of our reviewer's personal information. You submitted the following rating and review.
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If she were a male character, would your perspective be different? The bleak picture the book paints is of an already overwhelming problem that daily is growing more widespread and complex. Brad rated it really liked it Oct 17, How Beauty Is Defined by Ages. Ann rated it it was ok Mar 22, You'll never look at a fake handbag the same way again. Phil rated it liked it Mar 02,
Chi ama i libri sceglie Kobo e inMondadori. The Knockoff Trade by Nicholas Schmidle. Buy the eBook Price: Available in Russia Shop from Russia to buy this item. Or, get it for Kobo Super Points! But its not as easy as it seems, especially when they cant tell the real shoes from the fakes. Award-winning journalist Nicholas Schmidle investigates. Ratings and Reviews 0 0 star ratings 0 reviews. Overall rating No ratings yet 0. How to write a great review Do Say what you liked best and least Describe the author's style Explain the rating you gave Don't Use rude and profane language Include any personal information Mention spoilers or the book's price Recap the plot.
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