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The Year of Fear

Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation

By: Joe Urschel

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The Year of Fear

Machine Gun Kelly and the Manhunt That Changed the Nation

By: Joe Urschel

“A compelling tale that looks at the turbulent year of 1933, and the narrative reads like the most nail-biting thriller imaginable—yet it’s all true.” —Salon It’s 1933 and Prohibition has given rise to the American gangster—now infamous names like Bonnie and Clyde and John Dillinger. Bank robberies at gunpoint are commonplace and kidnapping for ransom is the scourge of a lawless nation. With local cops unauthorized to cross state lines in pursuit and no national police force, safety for kidnappers is just a short trip on back roads they know well from their bootlegging days. Gangster George “Machine Gun” Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, are some of the most celebrated criminals of the Great Depression. With gin-running operations facing extinction and bank vaults with dwindling stores of cash, Kelly sets his sights on the easy-money racket of kidnapping. His target: rich oilman, Charles Urschel. Enter J. Edgar Hoover, a desperate Justice Department bureaucrat who badly needs a successful prosecution to save his job. Hoover’s agents are given the sole authority to chase kidnappers across state lines. What follows is a thrilling 20,000 mile chase over the back roads of Depression-era America, crossing 16 state lines. Joe Urschel’s The Year of Fear is a thrilling true crime story of gangsters and lawmen and how an obscure federal bureaucrat used this now legendary kidnapping case to launch the FBI. “A good, fast read. . . . The Year of Fear takes off—and shatters the lore.” —The Washington Post “A swift narrative and strong sense of place.” —USA Today “Many true-crime books claim to shine a light on their chosen eras. This one is the real deal.” —Booklist starred review

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Macmillan + ORM

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1250020808

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9781250020802

The Kosher Capones

A History of Chicago's Jewish Gangsters

By: Joe Kraus

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The Kosher Capones

A History of Chicago's Jewish Gangsters

By: Joe Kraus

The Kosher Capones tells the fascinating story of Chicago's Jewish gangsters from Prohibition into the 1980s. Author Joe Kraus traces these gangsters through the lives, criminal careers, and conflicts of Benjamin "Zuckie the Bookie" Zuckerman, last of the independent West Side Jewish bosses, and Lenny Patrick, eventual head of the Syndicate's "Jewish wing." These two men linked the early Jewish gangsters of the neighborhoods of Maxwell Street and Lawndale to the notorious Chicago Outfit that emerged from Al Capone's criminal confederation. Focusing on the murder of Zuckerman by Patrick, Kraus introduces us to the different models of organized crime they represented, a raft of largely forgotten Jewish gangsters, and the changing nature of Chicago's political corruption. Hard-to-believe anecdotes of corrupt politicians, seasoned killers, and in-over-their-heads criminal operators spotlight the magnitude and importance of Jewish gangsters to the story of Windy City mob rule. With an eye for the dramatic, The Kosher Capones takes us deep inside a hidden society and offers glimpses of the men who ran the Jewish criminal community in Chicago for more than sixty years.

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Northern Illinois University Press

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1501747339

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9781501747335

Batman: the Animated Series

By: Joe Sutliff Sanders

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Batman: the Animated Series

By: Joe Sutliff Sanders

A deep dive into the wildly successful 1990s animated series Batman. It's possible that no other version of Batman has been more influential than the one that debuted as a children's cartoon in 1992. For millions of fans around the world, the voices of Batman and the Joker introduced in Batman: The Animated Series (BTAS) remain the default. The characters, designs, and major themes of the show went on to shape other cartoons, films, and bestselling video games. In this study, Joe Sutliff Sanders argues that BTAS is not only a milestone of television but a milestone in the public persona of one of the most recognizable characters in the world. The series introduced a new generation to Batman and provided the foundation for a family of cartoons that expanded the superhero universe. It introduced or reinvented major characters including Mr. Freeze, Robin, the Joker, and Harley Quinn. In three chapters, Sanders pursues the intricate arguments that still energize BTAS. Chapter 1 explores the visuals of the show, the artistic histories and tensions that inform its revolutionary style, and what ideas—intentional and otherwise—its aesthetic implies. Chapter 2 turns to the task of defining a "good" wealthy person against a backdrop of "bad," getting to the heart of one of Batman's most problematic characteristics. Lastly, chapter 3 considers Harley Quinn, a character who emblemizes much of what made BTAS successful. From her first appearance, Harley has been both sexy and witty, victor and victim, and this chapter explains the duality that defines her. Since its debut in 1992, BTAS has garnered multiple awards, launched or developed the careers of countless important artists, and created aesthetic styles—in terms of both visuals and voice acting—that continue to resonate. Sanders's book follows an informative and exciting path through the material and is designed to be accessible to aficionados as well as relative newcomers. Batman fans, popular culture enthusiasts, and media studies scholars will find within these pages insights and ironies to provoke endless conversations.

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Wayne State University Press

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0814345417

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9780814345412

JOE FOSS, FLYING MARINE - The Story Of His Flying Circus As Told To Walter Simmons [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel Joseph "Joe" Foss U.S.M.C.

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JOE FOSS, FLYING MARINE - The Story Of His Flying Circus As Told To Walter Simmons [Illustrated Edition]

By: Colonel Joseph "Joe" Foss U.S.M.C.

Illustrated with 22 photos of the Author, his unit and his life. The top American Fighter Ace of World War Two recounts his experiences, combats and victories in the skies above the Pacific. His citation for the Congressional Medal of Honour gives the bare unadorned facts about the eagle-eyed flyer from Sioux Falls, South Dakota; “For outstanding heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Guadalcanal. Engaging in almost daily combat with the enemy from 9 October to 19 November 1942, Captain Foss personally shot down 23 Japanese planes and damaged others so severely that their destruction was extremely probable. In addition, during this period, he successfully led a large number of escort missions, skillfully covering reconnaissance, bombing, and photographic planes as well as surface craft. On 15 January 1943, he added 3 more enemy planes to his already brilliant successes for a record of aerial combat achievement unsurpassed in this war. Boldly searching out an approaching enemy force on 25 January, Captain Foss led his 8 F-4F Marine planes and 4 Army P-38’s into action and, undaunted by tremendously superior numbers, intercepted and struck with such force that 4 Japanese fighters were shot down and the bombers were turned back without releasing a single bomb. His remarkable flying skill, inspiring leadership, and indomitable fighting spirit were distinctive factors in the defense of strategic American positions on Guadalcanal.” One of the most thrilling combat memoirs written of World War Two. Highly recommended.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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178289294X

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9781782892946

Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery

By: Granvil Dean Treece,Joe M. Fox

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Design, Operation and Training Manual for an Intensive Culture Shrimp Hatchery

By: Granvil Dean Treece,Joe M. Fox

Covers two species Penaeus monodon and Penaeus vannamei. It is organized into three main parts (Design, Operation, and Training). The design part focuses on two hatcheries and gives detailed plans of their construction as well as other options. The operation portion of the manual details the procedures for most efficient operation of a specific hatchery. This manual consists of compiled, presently known information important for training new personnel. Contains enough detail to provide the newcomer with knowledge to run a hatchery and provides details to assist the experienced hatchery manager. Illustrated.

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DIANE Publishing

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0788180142

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9780788180149

Christian Reconstruction

The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861-1890

By: Joe M. Richardson

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Christian Reconstruction

The American Missionary Association and Southern Blacks, 1861-1890

By: Joe M. Richardson

Christian Reconstruction traces the history of the American Missionary Association, the most ambitious and successful of the many benevolent societies that worked with the former slaves during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

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University of Alabama Press

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0817355383

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9780817355388

Saving the Badlands Adventure

With Buffalo Biff and Farley's Raiders

By: Joe Loesch

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Saving the Badlands Adventure

With Buffalo Biff and Farley's Raiders

By: Joe Loesch

Some bad guys are planning to destroy the burial grounds of Little Big Dog's tribe and the beautiful forest that surrounds it. It's up to our friends to save the day!

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188772902X

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The Star of Bethlehem

By: Joe Loesch

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The Star of Bethlehem

By: Joe Loesch

The newest in the Parable Series looks at the birth of Jesus through the eyesof the animals in the manger. Four original songs reinforce the messages.

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1887729127

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9781887729123

The Longest Con

How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism

By: Joe Conason

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The Longest Con

How Grifters, Swindlers, and Frauds Hijacked American Conservatism

By: Joe Conason

A sardonic chronicle of how conservatism turned into a racketeering enterprise – and why Donald Trump became the living emblem of the American right’s moral decay. The Longest Con tells the fascinating story of the partisan con artists who have corrupted conservative politics in our time, creating a toxic phenomenon that culminated in the election of Donald Trump, a bumptious fraud whose checkered career and tawdry retinue, including his presidential cabinet, have featured almost every variety of scam. But long before he appeared, Trump’s path to power was blazed by the motley horde of swindlers and quacks who preceded him. From the “professional anti-communists” (whose tactics even J. Edgar Hoover despised) to the “populist” grifters of the Tea Party movement and the religious charlatans of the “prosperity gospel” (who provided a pious front for Trump), the right-wing ripoff has remained remarkably consistent, even as personalities change and new technologies emerge: Stir up anger and resentment, demonize political opponents, promise vengeance, and collect donations from the gullible. It’s a highly lucrative game that any unscrupulous charlatan can play, as many have – and they are named in these pages. In an unsparing and often comic narrative, Joe Conason explores the right’s long, steep descent into a movement whose principal aim is not to protect freedom or defend the Constitution, but merely to line the pockets of pretenders and blowhards whose malevolent tactics now endanger the nation.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250621178

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9781250621177

The Magnificent Recycling Machine Adventure

With Buffalo Biff and Farley's Raiders

By: Joe Loesch

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The Magnificent Recycling Machine Adventure

With Buffalo Biff and Farley's Raiders

By: Joe Loesch

A contest at school to raise money for planting trees leads Biff to use his secret time machine to recycle newspapers.

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1887729046

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Hansel and Gretel

By: Joe Loesch,Dalmatian Press

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Hansel and Gretel

By: Joe Loesch,Dalmatian Press

The story of Hansel & Gretel who wandered away from home into the great woods. They were lost and hungry. They came upon a cookie and candy house. The home of an old lady or witch. She fed them but also gave them chores around her house.

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1577592778

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Cereal Tycoon

Henry Parsons Crowell Founder of the Quaker Oats Co.

By: Joe Musser

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Cereal Tycoon

Henry Parsons Crowell Founder of the Quaker Oats Co.

By: Joe Musser

Do you ever think big things for God? Born into a wealthy family and endowed with a large inheritance after the death of his father, Henry Parsons Crowell had many opportunities to try his hand at business, a passion that suited him well. His shrewd business sense eventually brought him to the top of the oatmeal business, and to the potential for even greater wealth, if only he would compromise his values. But Crowell was a man of integrity and compassion. Read this compelling story of a man who, in his youth, struggled with a debilitating and life threatening illness. He was a man who survived the loss of two wives, a man who faced opposition in almost every venture he engaged upon, and a man who, through it all, thought big things for God. Whether it was in his home-based Bible studies, his business lunches with great leaders, his work to rid the city of Chicago of debauchery, or his contributions to the Moody Bible Institute, Henry Parsons Crowell was a man who above all sought to share Christ with those around him. See how the vows Crowell made as a young man to give glory to God through his stewardship came to fruition in this inspiring biography of one of the faithful men of God.

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Moody Publishers

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1575675064

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9781575675060

Managing Your School Counseling Program

K-12 Developmental Strategies

By: Joe Wittmer

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Managing Your School Counseling Program

K-12 Developmental Strategies

By: Joe Wittmer

Over forty professionals share effective strategies and current issues relating to a K-12 developmental school counseling program. Dozens of practical, easy-to-use forms, ideas, and management concepts are provided for duplication. Brief counseling, group strategies that work, and suggestions for working with special populations are followed by the counselor's role as a consultant and coordinator, family counseling, appraisal, career development, teacher-advisor programs, peer helping, parent involvement, public relations, accountability, ethical issues, and credentialing. Each chapter has been updated, including current program standards and credentialing requirements. This book is designed as a graduate text or as a resource for practicing counselors desiring to be more effective with the developmental approach and who want to better understand the current issues facing them.

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0932796982

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9780932796981

The Life of Joe Louis in His Own Words - With a Fight Report of Joe Louis Versus Tommy Farr

By: Joe Louis

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The Life of Joe Louis in His Own Words - With a Fight Report of Joe Louis Versus Tommy Farr

By: Joe Louis

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.

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Crawford Press

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1447437365

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9781447437369

A Doorway to Joe

The Art of Joe Coleman

By: Joe Coleman

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A Doorway to Joe

The Art of Joe Coleman

By: Joe Coleman

A complete monograph of the unique and subversive artist Joe Coleman, the "walking ghost of old America.

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1683968700

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Joe Louis

50 Years an American Hero

By: Joe Louis Barrow,Barbara Munder

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Joe Louis

50 Years an American Hero

By: Joe Louis Barrow,Barbara Munder

The son of the legendary "Brown Bomber" presents the private side of the fighter, weaving into the account reminiscences from siblings, former wives, trainers, opponents, and sportswriters

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0816148511

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9780816148516

Miles O'Smiles

By: Joe Homan

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Miles O'Smiles

By: Joe Homan

With forty eight Transistor radios in his suitcase, Joe, an Englishman, lands at Trichy Airport in the summer of 1965. The Custom's officer confronts him, but on hearing about Joe's mission, lets him go scot-free!

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Melrose Book Company

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1908645113

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9781908645111

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