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Oath & Honour
Rules. Every aspect of society is governed by rules, even the Mafia. But when a member breaks one the sacred rules and kills the boss of his family, how can he survive? How does one convince the high commission that his intentions are honourable? This is Robbie DAngelos dilemma as he battles to keep the peace and avoid all-out war. He uses his cunning and political mind to negotiate his own and his familys survival in the treacherous world of a sinister organisation. A tale that takes the reader into all aspects of Mafia life, from the heads of the commission to the low-level street soldiers. A tale of brutal umcompromising redemption.
The Inheritance
Through the prism of three working-class families, Samuel Freedman illuminates the political history of 20th-century America, commencing with the immigrant foundation that laid the foundation for FDR's New Deal, taking readers through the 1960's era of political activism and ending with today's conservatism.
Opera Production
Opera Production was first published in 1961. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. Designed particularly as a reference work for opera producers, students, performers, and writers, this book provides basic production information about more than 500 operas. Anyone planning to produce an opera will find here the essential information he needs in order to judge whether a given opera is appropriate to his resources for production. Information for individual operas is given concerning the number and importance of settings; size of orchestra, cho...
The Ganja Godfather
Genovese mob-scion Silvio Eboli lived within the shadows of history, and now for the first time, the untold story of a mafia legend is revealed. The Ganja Godfather is the story about an ongoing organized criminal operation, in real time with firsthand accounts and experiences by award-winning author and investigative journalist, Toby Rogers. Shadowing the Ganja Godfather, Rogers witnesses it all standing next to the Boss himself: violence, drugs, celebrities, girls, construction hustles, crime-family business meetings and social gatherings. From strip clubs in Atlantic City to Sunday night dinner with the wife and kids, Rogers experiences whatever the Ganja Godfather does on any given day. ...
I've Already Met the Devil
A horde of battle hardened Nazi panzers charge over the frozen landscape of Bastogne in a last, desperate act to fulfill Hitler's maniacal dream. Calmly waiting in his machine gun nest is the teenager from Colorado. His eyes are focused on the tree line, and his frostbitten fingers touch the trigger. Archangelo, known as Johnny, is about to meet the devil, and hes about to spit in his eye. Johnny, the last of Nick and Angelinas seven children, stands his ground that Christmas night as he has throughout his service in the elite corps of the 101st Airborne Division. He returns home a humble, reluctant hero searching not for acclaim, but for peace, to shed his nightmares of death, to find comfort with his family, and make his way with Carlo, the brother he adores. But the devil returns, defiant and dangerous as ever. Johnnys own kind, people of his Sicilian heritage, present the ultimatum: Join us in our corrupt, diabolical world, or you will be destroyed and everything you fought for in your first war will be lost. In this second war against his neighbors, does he defy the devil once again?
Arias, Ensembles, & Choruses
Conductors John Yaffé and David Daniels have created a one-stop sourcebook for orchestras, opera companies, conductors, and librarians who research and/or prepare programs of vocal excerpts—such as solos, ensembles, and choruses—for concert performance. In this book, readers will find detailed information on a vast repertoire of vocal pieces commonly extracted from operas, operettas, musicals, and oratorios—more than 1,750 excerpts from 450 parent works. Modeled on Daniels’ Orchestral Music, Arias, Ensembles, & Choruses includes basic historical details about each parent work as well as extract titles, subtitles, voice types, keys, durations, locations in the original work (with pag...
The Goa Caper
Silvio Kovac, a Croat; Sethu Jeysingham, a Sri Lankan; and Sivan Barz, an Iraqi Kurd – all victims of ethnic wars in their countries and now in Germany under political asylum – make an odd combo. The common draw between them is their past woes and burning desire for revenge. Silvio, during his stint in Goa, a tourist haven on the western coast of India, while employed with Luftaer of Germany, meets the ravishingly beautiful Nada Simic, a Croat now settled in Paris, visiting India with her paramour who happens to be a high-level dignitary with the Indian Government. Through her, Silvio learns of a plan for the conference of heads of commonwealth countries to be held in Goa and, with the help of his buddies, plots to kidnap these heads for a fabulous ransom. They succeed in kidnapping the whole lot of VIPs in their hired yacht but would they be able to execute the ransom demand totaling one hundred million dollars?
The Girl's Guide to Travelling Solo
Finally, a clever and unforgettable true story about a single woman's trip to Italy. Engaging, enlightening and often comical, The Girl's Guide To Traveling Solo will delight your senses and make you feel like you're there whether you're an experienced traveler or you've only dreamed of traveling. Deanna Wolff's zest for adventure is sure to entertain you as she explores Italy's culture, language, history and men. In a spirit that is both light-hearted and practical, she will teach you the dos and don'ts of traveling and will undoubtedly inspire all women to hit the road for the adventure of her life. Packed with a wealth of resources, The Girl's Guide To Traveling Solo is a must have for any traveler.
Her Tuscan Summer
Lose yourself in Italian blue skies and sun-kissed streets with this gorgeous, heart-wrenching story about love and second chances. Fans of That Month in Tuscany, T.A. Williams and Lucy Coleman will fall head over heels for Mia and Luca’s incredible romance. Mia Moretti is looking for a place to heal. A devastating illness has taken her talent for painting, and her dreams of being an artist have been broken. Clutching a one-way ticket to Florence, Mia hopes that in Tuscany’s rich green vineyards she can find herself again. It doesn’t take long for Mia to fall in love with the crumbling walls and endless views of Villa Belladonna. But what Mia doesn't count on is handsome local Luca Bon...
Giuliana’S Way
A girl. A dream. A new beginning. At its core, Giulianas Way is the story of a precocious Italian girl who, at 11 years of age in 1941, leaves hearth, home and war-torn Europe and comes to the United States to get an education, become an architect, and realize the American dream. But an outsize talent for cooking intrudes on her well-laid plans, forcing our heroine to make a conflicted, gut-wrenching decision: barely out of high school, she abandons the classroom for a restaurant kitchen. In making this life-altering choice, she gets to live even bigger and better dreams. The way Giuliana uses her ingenuity to achieve culinary celebrity is replete with surprising twists and unexpected turns. By the time shes 29, she has become by turns an iconic chef, cooking instructor, televisions first culinary star and the creative force behind the premier household products company catering to the total lifestyle needs of the American homemaker. The colorful characters, places and eventsmany drawn from real lifethat populate the pages of the book make Giulianas Way a timely and uplifting story.
