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The Cooperstown Chronicles

Baseball's Colorful Characters, Unusual Lives, and Strange Demises

By: Frank Russo

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The Cooperstown Chronicles

Baseball's Colorful Characters, Unusual Lives, and Strange Demises

By: Frank Russo

Professional baseball has always consisted of a variety of characters, from likeable youngsters to notorious rebels. From 1871 to the present, the sport has witnessed the likes of Germany Schaeffer, an infielder with a penchant for “stealing” first base; Joe Medwick, the only player ever removed from a game for his own safety; and first baseman Hal Chase, noted for being one of the most corrupt players in baseball history. The Cooperstown Chronicles takes an entertaining look at the unusual lives, strange demises, and downright rowdy habits of some of the most colorful personalities in the history of baseball. Chapters profile the game’s well-known tough-guys, the hard-drinking revelers, head-hunting pitchers, players who took their own lives, and those who died far too young from accidents or diseases. Frank Russo goes beyond the stats and delves into each player’s personality, his life outside of baseball, and even his final resting place. The stories of little-known players like Terry Enyart, who pitched just one and two-thirds innings in the major leagues, are told next to those of superstars such as Mike Flanagan, who played professional ball for 18 years. However brief or long a career he may have had, every major league player has a story to tell. The Cooperstown Chronicles gives a voice to many of those players who are no longer able to tell their stories themselves. Compelling, fun, and often surprising, this book will entertain baseball fans and historians alike.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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144223640X

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Mafia Hit Man

Carmine DiBiase, The Wiseguy Who Really Killed Joey Gallo

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

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Mafia Hit Man

Carmine DiBiase, The Wiseguy Who Really Killed Joey Gallo

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

WHO REALLY KILLED “CRAZY JOE” GALLO? AT LAST, THE TRUTH CAN BE TOLD. AND IT WASN’T FRANK “THE IRISHMAN” SHEERAN AS HE CLAIMED. This is the shocking and brutal story of Carmine DiBiase—aka Sonny Pinto—the elusive Mafia killer who went from small-time street punk to FBI’s Most Wanted list to Death Row—only to be released on the streets to kill and kill again . . . among those who died by his gun was Joey Gallo. “Sober, he was nothing, but drunk he would blow your head off.” That’s how Pete the Greek described Carmine “Sonny” DiBiase, the Colombo crime family hitman who’d been terrorizing Manhattan’s Little Italy since he was a kid. After beating and robbing a local tailor and doing time in reformatory, Sonny set up operations at The Mayfair Boys Civic and Social Club, an illegal poolroom where he shot and killed his best friend on Christmas day . . . A prime suspect of this and other crimes, Sonny went on the lam and off the grid for seven years. He then surrendered himself to police, was tried for murder and sentenced to death. But after a second trial, he walked away a free man—free to kill again. Joey “Crazy Joe” Gallo and his President Street mob waged a deadly Mafia civil war with the Colombo crime family, and in particular, Carmine “the Snake” Persico. A contract was put out for Gallo and his gang. And on that fateful night of April 7, 1972, in a Little Italy restaurant, Gallo was assassinated . . . by Carmine “Sonny” DiBiasi.. This is the true story of who really whacked Crazy Joey Gallo on that fateful night of April 7, 1972.

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Citadel Press

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0806541091

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9780806541099

About Face

A Johnny Liddell Mystery

By: Frank Kane

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About Face

A Johnny Liddell Mystery

By: Frank Kane

It started out as a dog of a case—with Johnny Liddell keeping tabs on a drunken movie star for a fat producer. But things picked up when the actor was found dead in a phony auto accident. “Murder and mayhem in abundant measure.” – The New York Times

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Wildside Press LLC

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1479443719

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The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789

By: Nicholas Atkin,Michael Biddiss,Frank Tallett

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The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789

By: Nicholas Atkin,Michael Biddiss,Frank Tallett

The Wiley-Blackwell Dictionary of Modern European History Since 1789 is an authoritative and accessible reference guide to the major people, events, and issues that have shaped the development of Europe from the French Revolution to the present day. Features almost a thousand alphabetical entries on modern European history Offers extensive cross-references to enhance clarity and reveal historical links and connections, and a series of maps charting the evolution of modern European states Covers the whole of continental Europe, as well as relevant aspects of the British experience Written by a trio of distinguished historians of the period

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John Wiley & Sons

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1444390724

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9781444390728

Japan and Korea

An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations in Western Languages 1877-1969

By: Frank Joseph Shulman

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Japan and Korea

An Annotated Bibliography of Doctoral Dissertations in Western Languages 1877-1969

By: Frank Joseph Shulman

First Published in 1971. This annotated bibliography of doctoral dissertations on Japan and Korea grew out of a decision to expand and bring up to date an earlier list entitled Unpublished Doctoral Dissertations Relating to Japan, Accepted in the Universities of Australia, Canada, Great Britain, and the United States, 1946-1963, compiled by Peter Cornwall and issued by the Center for Japanese Studies in 1965.

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Routledge

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1135158096

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Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army, 1939-1945

By: Allen J. Frank

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Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army, 1939-1945

By: Allen J. Frank

Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army is the first study of the wartime experience of Soviet Kazakhs. Based on indigenous-language sources, it focuses on the wartime experiences of Kazakh conscripts and the home front as expressed in correspondence.

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BRILL

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9004515380

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The Camorra

Eros Unbound in Naples

By: Frank Palescandolo

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The Camorra

Eros Unbound in Naples

By: Frank Palescandolo

Ferdinando Russo, the premier dialect poet of Naples, invites Roger Morris, an American jounralist with Pulitzer, to the annual song festival at Piedigrotta. Morris arrives from Capri where he has researched a feature on the 1885 scandal on that island that almost overturned the Wilhemine government, forced the suicide of Alred Krupp, and led to the ruin of renowned artsist and poets who were accused of homo and lesbian illicit love in grott os. Morris lands at Naples beset by mobs of "popolani" heading in two directions, one to the the festa, and the other to a "Zumpata" or knife duel between two "Cammoriste." The knife duel is impromtu and bizarre, the antagonists, both Dons of the Camorra have expressed themselves as a homo and a lesbian and the prize in the case of the lesbian quappo Don Mafalda, is the possession of the two adorable twins, Nennella and Nennino. Don Teresina, the "guappo" homosexual desires only Nennino. The winner takes two, or one of the twins. Russo misses Morris at the landing where Morris is mobbed by the locals heading for the Zumpata. Despite the fact that Russo asks his friends the "scugnizzi or street boys" of the city to find him, Morris is swept away by thousands. He is pummeled, suspected of being a police agent, has his pockets picked, his shoes trampled and relentlessly the fans of the "Zumpata" move him to the brink of a make shift arena. . .

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iUniverse

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1440193401

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Prey to the Lord

A Detective John Bello Novel

By: Frank Catanzano

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Prey to the Lord

A Detective John Bello Novel

By: Frank Catanzano

The honorable organization Empowering Children is committed to mentoring kids from broken homes. At least, thats ostensibly their pupose. In reality, EC is a clandestine organization comprised of men who trade child pornography and molest children. Now, theyre being hunted by a religious fanatic who is murdering them one by one in increasingly violent ways. Detective John Bello and his partner, Barry Schmidt, lead a skilled team in charge of identifying and stopping this zealous serial killer, despite their moral qualms over protecting the monsters of the ECwhose membes include priests, judges, and powerful businessmen. The killer has somehow obtained the secret EC membership list and uses it to his advantage. The murderer is a master of disguise who believes he has been ordered by God to remove these perverts from society. Cunning and ruthless, he eliminates the organizations members while harboring a dark secret that drives his actions, in the name of the Lord. Due to a head wound sustained in Vietnam, Bello developed a special ability that enables him to see events from a different point of view. It is this skill that will lead him to his killer, but can he do so before the dangerous psychopath achieves his apparently divine goal?

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1532035829

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Valentine Baker's Heroic Stand at Tashkessen 1877

A Tarnished British Soldier's Glorious Victory

By: Frank Jastrzembski

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Valentine Baker's Heroic Stand at Tashkessen 1877

A Tarnished British Soldier's Glorious Victory

By: Frank Jastrzembski

There are moments in the past of many a man's career that stand out clear and defined after the lapse of even many years: life pictures, the very memory of which brings back a glorious thrill of pride and pleasure. This is the feeling which vibrates through me still, when I recall that last and closing scene that crowned the hard-fought fight at Tashkessen.History has best remembered Valentine Baker for his embarrassments. In 1875, he was accused of sexual assault and dismissed from the British Army. In 1884, he suffered an embarrassing defeat at the Battle of El Teb. But what about Baker's positive achievements?The most underappreciated event that took place in his controversial life came during the Russo-Turkish War in 1877. The exiled Baker, in command of 3,000 Ottoman soldiers, was dispatched to the village of Tashkessen to stall 25,000 advancing Russian soldiers. Through his superb leadership and brilliant disposition of his troops, Baker was able to score a victory.The Spartan stand of Baker and his command has gained little recognition. Despite this modern obscurity, Baker's performance at Tashkessen was applauded by his contemporaries as a model of tactical leadership and heroism. This is the exhilarating tale of how Valentine Baker was able to find redemption at Tashkessen.

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Casemate Publishers

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1473866820

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Dead Reckoning

By: Frank Kane

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Dead Reckoning

By: Frank Kane

Tough guy Tony Russo has been getting threatening letters saying he's going to take a hit. Of course, he turns to his pal Johnny Liddell to sort out the problem.

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1479444650

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Black Cat Weekly #59

By: Steve Liskow ,Justin Gustainis ,Darrell Schweitzer,A.R. Morlan ,Hal Charles ,Nicholas Carter,Frank Kane ,Murray Leinster ,George O. Smith,Marie Corelli

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Black Cat Weekly #59

By: Steve Liskow ,Justin Gustainis ,Darrell Schweitzer,A.R. Morlan ,Hal Charles ,Nicholas Carter,Frank Kane ,Murray Leinster ,George O. Smith,Marie Corelli

Our 59th issue puts us firmly into one of the happiest seasons of the year, Halloween! So fun and frights abound, with extra spooky content—starting with “Ghost Writers in the Sky,” an original tale by Steve Liskow, courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken. (It does double-duty as mystery and fantasy, as does Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman’s pick, “Deal Breaker,” by Justin Gustainis.) Alas, we have no selection from Cynthia Ward this time, but hopefully she will be back in short order. I picked up one of my favorite dark fantasies by another Acquiring Editor to fill the hole: “Peeling It Off,” by Darrell Schweitzer. Plus an uncanny tale by A.R. Morlan that would have been at home in Weird Tales, then a Victorian-era occult novel by Marie Corelli round things out. For fans of traditional mysteries, we have a pair of great private detective novels: About Face, by Frank Kane, and a vintage Nick Carter novel from 1903. On the science fiction side, we have contributions by Murray Leinster and a novel by George O. Smith. Overall, this is one of our most eclectic issues, but there is bound to be more than a few tales to suit everyone’s taste. Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Ghost Writers in the Sky,” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Point, Set, Match,” Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Deal Breaker,” by Justin Gustainis [Barb Goffman Presents short story] Toying with Fate, by Nicholas Carter About Face, by Frank Kane [novel] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “Ghost Writers in the Sky,” by Steve Liskow [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “Deal Breaker,” by Justin Gustainis [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Peeling It Off,” by Darrell Schweitzer [novelet] “The Cat Tracker Lady of Asad Alley,” by A.R. Morlan [short story] “The Nameless Something,” by Murray Leinster [novelet] The Hellflower, by George O. Smith [novel] The Sorrows of Satan, by Marie Corelli [novel]

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166764016X

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Deliver Us from Evil

A brand new mind-blowing historical mystery thriller

By: Frank Francis

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Deliver Us from Evil

A brand new mind-blowing historical mystery thriller

By: Frank Francis

A woman searches desperately for the truth about the JFK assassination—and about her father’s possible role in it . . . Maureen Finn is at a White House ceremony honoring the memory of her father, Sean. Robert Novak is in New York, watching the event on TV—his gaze fixed on Maureen. Soon afterward, Novak approaches Maureen and hands her a photo of her dad in the company of Lee Harvey Oswald. When he tells her that her father was involved in the Kennedy assassination—and asks her to lend her professional skills to his investigation—she’s horrified and angry. But when she questions her mother, her suspicions only increase, and after further research she learns that her dad did some work for the CIA. Now she and Novak are being tracked—and as they travel from country to country looking for answers, will shocking truth they uncover ever see the light of day?

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Open Road Media

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150408957X

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Johnny Liddell's Morgue

By: Frank Kane

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Johnny Liddell's Morgue

By: Frank Kane

A gorgeous gal with an insatiable appetite for love . . . A gossip columnist who scooped the world with his own obituary . . . An innocent young girl forced into a degrading racket . . . Plus other assorted chacters involved in mayhem and murder, in a collection of sizzling stories featuring Johnny Liddell, the wise-cracking, free-wheeling, quick-fisted private detective with the nasty habit the mobsters hate - he keeps on breathing!

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Simon and Schuster

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1440540322

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Sicily to New Orleans and Beyond

By: Frank J. III Palisi,Frank Joseph Palisi

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Sicily to New Orleans and Beyond

By: Frank J. III Palisi,Frank Joseph Palisi

The incidents described in this book include the 1890 assassination of the New Orleans Chief of Police David Hennessey, the resulting Italian lynchings, and the 1906 murder of the seven-year-old child Walter Lamana. The first two incidents were the impetus for the 1999 HBO movie "Vendetta" and the book The Crescent City Lynchings by Tom Smith. The third incident had the most impact on many of the families documented in this book. The Walter Lamana child-killing story has not resurfaced for over a hundred years, until now.The high profile crimes of the late 1800s and early 1900s typically do not mention the places of origin of the families involved. The majority of those involved came from a small town in Sicily named Chiusa Sclafani, which is near Corleone, situated in the province of Palermo. Chiusa Sclafani is not mentioned in the movie Vendetta, nor the books covering the incidents and families involved.Fifteen years and roughly 60,000 hours of research are included in this book. This is one of most uniquely written books seen in centuries, and embodies a far-reaching and massive amount of documentation.For the most part this book is a reference material. Included are details of ancestor voyages, accounts of major incidents, the impacts those incidents had on these families, and more. There are steamer ship voyages documented for 27 families and for 795 individuals. There are 32 family trees presented. The Index includes 731 unique surnames and 2948 individuals documented in the family trees presented.The early chapters of this book describe the experience of the voyage and American citizenship process for our Sicilian immigrant ancestors, the "incidents" which occurred in New Orleans which caused the massive family dispersions, as well as a short description of Chiusa Sclafani and New Orleans.The middle chapters contain the steamer ship voyages for many of those who left the island of Sicily and entered America. This is the main artery of this book, which connects the present to the past and vice-versa. This chapter will help many people in their research by "jumping the ocean", a peculiar and meaningful genealogy term.The latter chapters of this book include the family descendant trees, which span from the earliest ancestors researched in Sicily, to the present. The first page (sometimes more than one page) of most of the family chapters includes a short dialogue explaining the familys entrance to America, detailing who migrated from Sicily to America, migrations from New Orleans to other places, many surname spelling changes, and more.Because the original research focused on the authors own family, the Palisi family documentation includes 400 years and 12 complete generations. Further, the Palisi chapter contains a heraldry entry found in a document dated from the 1500s, placenames around the globe where the name Palisi is used, and genetic DNA testing results of the Palisi line. Frank Palisi chose to include his own familys genetic DNA testing and results in this book since he was inspired by National Geographics (and their partner IBM) efforts to genetically test the DNA of a sampling of the worlds population to determine how the earth was repopulated after the last Ice Age.As a result of this book, first, second, and third cousins can now find out who and where their relatives are, after being separated over a hundred years ago.This book has attracted and will continue to attract historians, genealogists, mafia enthusiasts, university professors & students, and more!

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Frank Palisi

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1432744534

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Stacked Deck

By: Frank Kane

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Stacked Deck

By: Frank Kane

Trouble is a redhead Lydia had a problem, and she dumped it right in Johnny Liddell's lap, along with her own million dollar body. She was very luscious - but somebody had something on her that was very ugly, and even more expensive. Johnny told her not to pay off the blackmailers. Dollars to doomsday, she would just be buying her own corpse on the installment plan. And after one good look at all of Lydia, Johnny definitely wanted her alive and warm...

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Simon and Schuster

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1440539081

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The Collected Short Stories Frank Acri

By: Frank Acri

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The Collected Short Stories Frank Acri

By: Frank Acri

These stories are works of fiction though they are loosely based on the events of my life so far. I will let the reader decide which are true and which are not. I sincerely hope that my life will last long enough for a second volume. While many of the characters are fictional, they are also based on the people who have touched my life many times over the years. And there are certain of them that are very real. I remember, vaguely, my time in college. We had to “study” books, we could not just read them. Looking back, I have to think that eighteen-to twenty-one-year-old children are too young to appreciate what they are studying. Rereading some of what I had to read in college, I can now, at my advanced age, come away with an understanding of what I am reading. This collection holds no hidden meaning or symbolism. If you see any of that, then you made it up. Mine is an open book, if you will. There are no vague literary references either. I do not have to be pedantic. I do brag a little about my life though. This may seem pretentious also, but this is my book! I just want anyone who reads this book to enjoy.

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Writers Republic LLC

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9798885361101

The Fatal Foursome

By: Frank Kane

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The Fatal Foursome

By: Frank Kane

The pretty-boy movie star. The fat producer. The buxom blackmailer. The grubby undertaker. These four people never would have associated with one another runder ordinary circumstances. But they were drawn together in a shady swindle that promised to net a handsome profit. It was a neat little deal and everything worked out exactly as planned—until private eye Johnny Liddell showed up on the scene. That was the day the movie star was murdered. He made a pretty corpse. The first of four.

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Simon and Schuster

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1440541205

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Operation Family Secrets

How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family

By: Frank Calabrese, Jr.,Keith Zimmerman,Kent Zimmerman,Paul Pompian

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Operation Family Secrets

How a Mobster's Son and the FBI Brought Down Chicago's Murderous Crime Family

By: Frank Calabrese, Jr.,Keith Zimmerman,Kent Zimmerman,Paul Pompian

The chilling true story of how the son of the most violent mobster in Chicago helped bring down the last great American crime syndicate: the one-hundred-year-old Chicago Outfit. In Operation Family Secrets, Frank Calabrese, Jr. reveals for the first time the outfit’s “made” ceremony and describes being put to work alongside his father and uncle in loan sharking, gambling, labor racketeering, and extortion. As members of the outfit, they plotted the slaying of a fellow gangster, committed the bombing murder of a trucking executive, the gangland execution of two mobsters—whose burial in an Indiana cornfield was reenacted in Martin Scorsese’s blockbuster film Casino—and numerous other hits. The Calabrese Crew’s colossal earnings and extreme ruthlessness made them both a dreaded criminal gang and the object of an intense FBi inquiry. When Frank Jr., his father, and Uncle Nick are convicted on racketeering violations, “Junior” and “Senior” are sent to the same federal penitentiary in Michigan. It's there that Frank Jr. makes the life-changing decision to go straight. But he needs to keep his father behind bars in order to regain control of his life and save his family. So Frank Jr. makes a secret deal with prosecutors, and for six months—unmonitored and unprotected—he wears a wire as his father recounts decades of hideous crimes. Frank Jr.’s cooperation with the FBI for virtually no monetary gain or special privileges helped create the government’s “Operation Family Secrets” campaign against the Chicago outfit, which reopened eighteen unsolved murders, implicated twelve La Cosa Nostra soldiers and two outfit bosses, and became one of the largest organized crime cases in U.S. history. Operation Family Secrets intimately portrays how organized crime rots a family from the inside out while detailing Frank Jr.’s deadly prison-yard mission, the FBI’s landmark investigation, and the U.S. attorney’s office’s daring prosecution of America’s most dangerous criminal organization.

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Crown

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0307717739

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The Weimar Years

Rise and Fall 1918–1933

By: Frank McDonough

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The Weimar Years

Rise and Fall 1918–1933

By: Frank McDonough

A DAILY MAIL BOOK OF THE WEEK A SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 ASPECTS OF HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 Established in 1918–19, in the wake of Germany's catastrophic defeat in the First World War and the revolution that followed swiftly on its heels, the Weimar Republic ushered in widespread social reform, a radical cultural flowering and the most democratic conditions the German people had ever known. At its beginning, Weimar held out the hope that democracy, stability and prosperity would take root in Germany, but it was beset by frequent changes of government, waves of economic upheaval and spasms of violence of increasing intensity between the forces of left and right. Agitation and assassination by rightwing nationalists – enraged by the severity of the Treaty of Versailles and the acceptance of its terms by liberal German politicians – formed a threatening descant to the conciliatory efforts of successive coalition governments. Ultimately, the instabilities of Weimar would lead to the appointment as German Chancellor of the Nazi Fu ̈hrer Adolf Hitler, who created a one-party dictatorship that abandoned the rule of law, democracy and civil rights. In the words of Gustav Stresemann, Germany's Nobel Peace Prize-winning Foreign Minister from 1923 to 1929, Weimar democracy was 'dancing on a volcano'. The Weimar Years is a vivid and compelling narrative of a dramatic period in German history. Year by year, from 1918 to 1933, Frank McDonough covers the major events in both domestic and foreign policy and the personalities who shaped them, together with developments in music, art, theatre and literature. McDonough places particular focus on the parliamentary history of Weimar, arguing that it was the failure of parliamentary democracy to bring stability that eroded public confidence and allowed the power of the elected Reichstag to gradually diminish, culminating in Hitler's accession to power in January 1933. The Weimar Years is the tragic story of a rise and fall, as well as a warning of how, under poor leadership, economic pressure and unrelenting political volatility, a democracy can drift towards a form of authoritarian rule that eventually destroys it.

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1803284765

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The Cigar

Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

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The Cigar

Carmine Galante, Mafia Terror

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

From real-life "Mafia Survivor" Frank Dimatteo, the gripping account of the life and crimes of the most feared mafia boss of all time: Carmine “Lilo” Galante, the prime mover behind the legendary French Connection. HIS WAR CRY: “I RULE EVERYTHING.” FOR HALF A CENTURY HE ALMOST DID. The brutal and blood-stained true story of one of the most feared bosses in American Mafia history, who rose from tenement street thug to notorious hit man to a prime mover behind the legendary French Connection. And the bodies piled up. The son of Sicilian immigrants, Camillo Carmine Galante was raised in Manhattan’s Little Italy and by all accounts born bad. At age ten his home away from home was juvenile detention. By fifteen he was terrorizing the streets of New York’s Lower East Side, scoring high marks for the “errands” he was running for his La Cosa Nostra elders. When he turned twenty, Galante was already one of the mob’s top enforcers–a sadistic thrill killer and clinically diagnosed psychopath with big dreams: whack his way into controlling organized crime the world over, vowing to kill Mafia chieftans Tommy Lucchese and Carlo Gambino and take control of their mob families. Carmine “Lilo” Galante’s rise to Mafia star was infamous: hit man for the Luciano and Genovese crime families; named consigliere by Joseph Bonnano; he wiped out eight members of the Gambinos; on behalf of Mussolini he assassinated the publisher of an anti-Fascist newspaper. “The biggest dope peddler in the country” according to law enforcement, Galante helped orchestrate one of the largest heroin trafficking operations on record—a power move too dangerous for his rivals in the narcotics trade. The heads of the five New York families decided that the psychotic Galante had to be stopped. On July 12, 1979, finishing his lunch in a Brooklyn restaurant, Galante got what he’d dished out his whole life: a shotgun blast to the face, his trademark cigar still clenched in his teeth . . . Frank Dimatteo is a lifelong Brooklynite, Mafia “survivor,” and publisher of Mob Candy magazine. He is the author of the acclaimed memoir, The President Street Boys: Growing Up Mafia, as well as Mob Candy’s Brooklyn Gangsters and Manhattan Gangsters. Michael Benson is the author of more than sixty books, including the true crime titles Betrayal in Blood, Killer Twins, and Mommy Deadliest. He also wrote Who’s Who in the JFK Assassination, and most recently, The Devil at Genesee Junction. He regularly appears on ID: Investigation Discovery channel, including On the Case with Paula Zahn, and Deadly Sins. He is the recipient of the Academy of American Poets award.

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080654239X

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Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

By: Frank Lees

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Lees' Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Hazard Identification, Assessment and Control

By: Frank Lees

Safety in the process industries is critical for those who work with chemicals and hazardous substances or processes. The field of loss prevention is, and continues to be, of supreme importance to countless companies, municipalities and governments around the world, and Lees' is a detailed reference to defending against hazards. Recognized as the standard work for chemical and process engineering safety professionals, it provides the most complete collection of information on the theory, practice, design elements, equipment, regulations and laws covering the field of process safety. An entire library of alternative books (and cross-referencing systems) would be needed to replace or improve upon it, but everything of importance to safety professionals, engineers and managers can be found in this all-encompassing three volume reference instead. - The process safety encyclopedia, trusted worldwide for over 30 years - Now available in print and online, to aid searchability and portability - Over 3,600 print pages cover the full scope of process safety and loss prevention, compiling theory, practice, standards, legislation, case studies and lessons learned in one resource as opposed to multiple sources

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0123977827

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Atomic Days

The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America

By: Joshua Frank

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Atomic Days

The Untold Story of the Most Toxic Place in America

By: Joshua Frank

Once home to the United States's largest plutonium production site, the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington state is laced with 56 million gallons of radioactive waste. The threat of an explosive accident at Hanford is all too real—an event that could be more catastrophic than Chernobyl. The EPA designated Hanford the most toxic place in America; it is also the most expensive environmental clean-up job the world has ever seen, with a $677 billion price tag that keeps growing. Huge underground tanks, well past their life expectancy and full of boiling radioactive gunk, are leaking, infecting groundwater supplies and threatening the Columbia River. Whistleblowers, worried that the worst is ahead, are now speaking out, begging to be heard and hoping their pleas help bring attention to the dire situation at Hanford. Aside from a few feisty community groups and handful of Indigenous activists, there is very little public scrutiny of the clean-up process, which is managed by the Department of Energy and carried out by contractors with shoddy track records, like Bechtel. In the context of renewed support for atomic power as a means of combating climate change, Atomic Days provides a much-needed refutation of the myths of nuclear technology—from weapons to electricity—and shines a spotlight on the ravages of Hanford and its threat to communities, workers and the global environment.

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Haymarket Books

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1642598631

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Great War Of 1890 Ssf V1

By: Philip Colomb,John F. Maurice,Frederic N. Maude,Archibald Forbes,Charles Lowe,David C. Murray,Frank Scudamore

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Great War Of 1890 Ssf V1

By: Philip Colomb,John F. Maurice,Frederic N. Maude,Archibald Forbes,Charles Lowe,David C. Murray,Frank Scudamore

First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Routledge

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1134895119

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The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster

The Tony Spilotro Story Through a Hitman's Eyes

By: Frank Cullottta,Dennis N. Griffin

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The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster

The Tony Spilotro Story Through a Hitman's Eyes

By: Frank Cullottta,Dennis N. Griffin

The true crime story behind the film Casino from the mob enforcer who lived it and the author of The Accidental Gangster. Tony Spilotro was the Mob’s man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The “Little Guy” built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta helped him do it. But Tony’s quest for power and lack of self-control with women cost the Mob its control of Vegas, and Tony paid for it with his life. From Dennis N. Griffin: “I was a little nervous before my first meeting with former mobster Frank Cullotta. It turned out we had a pleasant conversation that ended with an agreement for me to write his book. As I drove home, I realized I had made a deal with a career thief and killer on a handshake. What was I thinking?” “Extraordinary insights.”—Nick Pileggi, #1 New York Times–bestselling author and screenwriter of Casino

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WildBlue Press

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1942266944

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9781942266945

International Place Branding Yearbook 2010

Place Branding in the New Age of Innovation

By: Frank Go,Robert Govers

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International Place Branding Yearbook 2010

Place Branding in the New Age of Innovation

By: Frank Go,Robert Govers

Surveys the world of place branding and marketing and offers readers an illuminating overview of the state-of-the-art of place branding principles, practices and processes

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Palgrave Macmillan

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0230279546

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Naples in the Time of Cholera, 1884-1911

By: Frank M. Snowden

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Naples in the Time of Cholera, 1884-1911

By: Frank M. Snowden

This is the first extended study of cholera in modern Italy, setting Naples in a comparative international framework.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521483107

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Carmine the Snake

Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

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Carmine the Snake

Carmine Persico and His Murderous Mafia Family

By: Frank Dimatteo,Michael Benson

This true crime biography by a Mafia insider chronicles the hair-raising life of the notorious Colombo crime family boss. In the golden age of organized crime, Carmine “The Snake” Persico was the King of the Streets. The defacto boss of the Colombo Mafia family since the 1970s, he oversaw major rackets and legendary gang wars. Suspected of committing scores of murders and ordering hundreds more, he was sentenced to 139 years in federal prison. Yet even behind bars he continued to exert power over a vast criminal empire with the help of his brother, Alphonse "Allie Boy" Persico. In this blistering street-level account, “Mafia survivor” Frank Dimatteo teams up with veteran true-crime author Michael Benson to reveal the inside story of Carmine’s criminal career. Growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn, Carmine got an early start as the leader of the fearsome Garfield Boys. He was recruited into the Profaci and Colombo crime families before his bloody betrayal of the Gallo brothers. This volume captures all the drama of Carmine’s infamous exploits—including his role in the ambush-slaying of Albert Anastasia—and the many courtroom trials where witnesses against him came down with sudden cases of amnesia.

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Citadel Press

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080653883X

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The New Division of Labor

How Computers are Creating the Next Job Market

By: Frank Levy,Richard J. Murnane

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The New Division of Labor

How Computers are Creating the Next Job Market

By: Frank Levy,Richard J. Murnane

Levy and Murnane show how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market.

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Princeton University Press

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0691124027

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9780691124025

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