True Crime

Bean Fate

A shocking Prohibition-era murder in a dusty Saskatchewan border town inflames the public’s suspicions about links between the politicians and Al Capone and the Chicago Mob. When rookie cop Jack Ross’s investigation gets too close to the truth, he’s pulled off the case. Then he goes rogue.

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About the Author

Emerson James “Jim” Arnett was born and raised in Winnipeg and graduated in Arts and Law from the University of Manitoba and Harvard Law School, which he attended on scholarship. After practicing law briefly in the Department of Justice in Ottawa, and in private practice in Winnipeg, and after a brief stint in the advertising business in Toronto, he settled down to practice corporate law. He became a partner in Davies, Ward & Beck (a forerunner of Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg) in Toronto and then a senior partner in the Toronto and Washington, DC, offices of Stikeman, Elliott, a major Canadian law firm. He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel , served on the Council of the Section of Business Law of the International Bar Association, as a Governor of the Washington Foreign Law Society, and as Ontario editor of the Canadian Bar Review. He subsequently served as CEO of The Molson Companies Limited (now merged into Molson Coors), Chairman of Club de Hockey Canadien Inc., and as Chair of Hydro One Inc., an Ontario utility. He has acted as an adviser to the governments of Canada and the Province of Ontario. He was Chair of Toronto East General Hospital (now Michael Garron Hospital) and Chair of Canada’s National History Society. He is a member of the Council of the International Commission of Jurists (Canada). He and his wife, Alix, have four adult children and live in Toronto.

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Book Chapters

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Chapter 1: Win back your time

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Chapter 2: Work less, do more

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Chapter 3: Improve your habits

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Chapter 4: Building a system

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Chapter 5: Delegate

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Chapter 6: Next Steps

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