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In 1999, Jeremy Mercer fled Canada for Paris with nothing but his meagre savings. Nearly homeless, he met George Whitman, owner of Shakespeare & Co. In exchange for work in the legendary bookstore, Whitman allows struggling writers to live in and around the shelves. He offered Jeremy a cot. Here begins a charming story of Paris, passion, and, of course, books.

The title is Time Was Soft There in North America, Books, Baguettes & Bedbugs in England.]]> 31019 3.80 205 49 2005 240022 1894020634 9781894020633 0 <![CDATA[Money for Nothing: The Ten Best Ways to Make Money Illegally in North America]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173031858m/240022.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173031858s/240022.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240022.Money_for_Nothing_The_Ten_Best_Ways_to_Make_Money_Illegally_in_North_America 0.0 0 * marijuana growing * drug dealing * auto theft * bet-taking * credit card fraud * shoplifting * alcohol and cigarette smuggling * commercial breaking and entering * ticket scalping * counterfeiting

These are perpetrated by real individuals involved in these 'businesses,' most of whom have done little or no jail time for their activities.

Why do they do it? How do they get away with it? Why do the police frequently turn a blind eye to their operations? What effect do they have on society? Are they committing victimless crimes as they claim? What happens when they try to go "legit?" Answers to these questions provide an intriguing inside view of the seamier side of North America's massive underground economy.

Jeremy Mercer is a reporter with the "Ottawa Citizen" and author of "The Champagne Gang," also published by Warwick Publishing.

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