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Young Al Capone
Draws on interviews and never-before-published documents to explore the life of Al Capone in New York from 1899 to 1925, discussing his relationships with mobsters Johnny Torrio and Frankie Yale, events that shaped his criminal career, why he left the city, and other topics.
Fourteen Doors and a Mattress
Who d have thought that a vivacious, esteemed and enthusiastic Middle School teacher, in her prime, would have her career almost in ruins due to a lurking, mysterious disease whose symptoms and cures clearly baffled many traditional and alternative doctors? What began in 1991 as a one and a half year disastrous journey for author Gail Wench as she struggled along a path filled with fear, doubts and disappointments, searching for medical answers, is a true story of how her circumstances revealed her courage, determination and perseverance. Readers will identify, sympathize and cheer as well as cringe at the various, complicated and utter wrongful diagnoses and treatments, bordering on, or if ...
General Register
Announcements for the following year included in some vols.
Catalogue of the University of Michigan
Announcements for the following year included in some vols.
Informer: The History of American Crime and Law Enforcement - October 2020
Issue focuses on Nicola "Nick" Gentile, Mafia leader in U.S. and Sicily, author of 1963 tell-all autobiography. Informer provides Gentile's entire life story, building on original research by Mafia history experts, balancing Gentile's self-serving and self-aggrandizing autobiographical work with verifiable history, correcting misinformation and filling in wide gaps left in his personal account. In addition to studying Gentile's life and career, Informer provides biographical information for dozens of individuals who contributed in interesting ways to his life story. Also in this issue: - 1900s Mafia feuds in Los Angeles, - Book excerpts, - Book announcements, - COVID-19's impact on Mafia, - Obituary. Contributors: Thomas Hunt, David Critchley, Steve Turner, Lennert van't Riet, Richard N. Warner, Justin Cascio, Sam Carlino, Michael O'Haire, Jon Black, Margaret Janco, Bill Feather, Christian Cipollini.
Special Operations in WWII
A brief history of secret British and American World War II organizations, their training, tools, successes, and their legacy. Winston Churchill famously instructed the head of the Special Operations Executive to “Set Europe ablaze!” Agents of both the British Special Operations Executive and the American Office of Strategic Services underwent rigorous training before making their way, undetected, into occupied Europe to do just that. Working alone or in small cells, often cooperating with local resistance groups, agents undertook missions behind enemy lines involving sabotage, subversion, organizing resistance groups and intelligence-gathering. SOE’s first notable success was the dest...
