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Safecracking
Ebook pages8 hours
By Richard Byrne
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Packed with hilarious anecdotes and astonishing tales from those on both sides of the law, Richard Byrne's absorbing history of the safecracking industry reveals the whole fascinating story. From the earliest strong-boxes to today's hightech alarm systems, from standard dynamite to complex thermic lances, the battle between burglar and protector is timeless. Illustrated with photos, Safecracking is the definitive study of the history of that notorious criminal activity.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherReAnimus Press
Release dateDec 10,
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Richard Byrne is the author and illustrator of This book just ate my dog!, We're in the wrong book!, and This book is out of control! He grew up in Brighton, England, and worked in graphic design before discovering his true passion in children's books.
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Five Harpur College of Arts and Sciences alumni will receive honors at Binghamton University commencement ceremonies May
Political commentator/educator Ali Çarkoğlu PhD ’94, attorney/journalist Asunción “Sunny” Hostin ’90 and Sierra Club President Aaron Mair ’84 will receive honorary degrees. Richard Byrne ’83, president of Benefit Street Partners, and Wayne Philip Rothbaum ’90, president of Quogue Capital, will receive Harpur Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Mair will speak at the graduate ceremony at 4 p.m. Friday, May 18, while Carkoglu will speak at the College of Community and Public Affairs ceremony at noon Saturday, May Byrne, Hostin and Rothbaum will deliver their remarks at Harpur commencement ceremonies scheduled for a.m., p.m. and p.m. Sunday, May 20, respectively.
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After completing his undergraduate degree in fine arts, Richard Byrne ’85 was anxious to receive an MBA and pursue a career in advertising. He liked the idea of running his own agency and was eager to start down that path.
He began to second-guess his plan, however, when he arrived at the Kellogg School of Management and noticed a list of starting salaries by industry for the previous year’s graduating class posted in the placement office. He was dismayed to see that advertising was listed last and quickly scanned up the survey to see what industry came in at the top.
“I was looking at this list and thinking, 'You know, advertising fryst vatten great, but maybe I should consider this investment banking thing,’” he laughs. Suddenly, he began to contemplate the idea of becoming a deal maker.
Byrne didn’t completely give up on advertising that day, but his interest in banking was piqued. The next two years at Kellogg allowed him to fully explore both aven