LA PRIMA INCHIESTA DI D.G.M. STONE REPORTER NELLA BAIA DI SAN FRANCISCO Glamour, cristiani fondamentalisti, liberal: Frank Rizzo ritrae splendidamente San Francisco in questo romanzo che mette in scena la storia di un complotto ai danni della massima autorità politica americana e internazionale. In anteprima mondiale l’opera prima di un autore italo-americano che, con una scrittura brillante e piena di humour, narra una storia mozzafiato dell’America contemporanea, il grande e contraddittorio paese che ha eletto il primo Presidente nero della sua storia.
Two boyhood friends take different paths in life, Tony becomes a priest and Charlie a gangster; in time, Linda, Tonys first love and Charlies wife, saves the priests life and Charlies soul.Frank, Tonys brother, botches a job for the mob leaving a trail to Frank, and Tony, who also knows all. This leaves the mob no choice but to execute them both. Linda suspects the mobs evil plan and intervenes to save Tony. This is just another in a long list of ways she continues to show her love of Tony even though he walked out on her to go to the seminary years ago.Charlie, then, begins his soul-searching. Too much is at stake for him to play along with the mob, so he decides to put his own plan into play.
Handy resource for jazz listeners and hardcore fans. Spanning players from eighty years of history, this bold book steps forward and claims who are the greatest. Compiled from an extensive survey conducted with the best jazz minds in the education, publishing and entertainment worlds, noted jazz journalist Gene Rizzo summarized the chosen and presents a concise bio on the essence of these jazz giants. Choices were made on the basis of chops, originality, creativity, and degree of influence. This book will either confirm some readers' opinions or open debate with others, but ultimately the book provides an impressive summary of the greatest jazz piano players of all time. A photo accompanies each listing * Landmark recordings are listed * Extra lists include the next twenty to be selected, the top women players and an alphabetical list of all the other players considered
Take a tour of Buffalo, NY's mobster and mafia history. Local mob expert reveals gangsters' stories, hangouts and more. Buffalo has housed its fair share of thugs and mobsters. Besides common criminals and bank robbers, a powerful crime family headed by local boss Stefano Magaddino emerged in the 1920s. Close to Canada, Niagara Falls and Buffalo were perfect avenues through which to transport booze, and Magaddino and his Mafiosi maintained a stranglehold on the city until his death in 1974. Local mob expert Michael Rizzo takes a tour of Buffalo's mafia exploits everything from these brutal gangsters' favorite hangouts to secret underground tunnels to murder.
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