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Gomorrah Roberto Saviano
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
What happens in Naples happens everywhere... I was stationed in Naples from '91-'94. I roamed all over as military police. I saw corners of Naples that many Americans living there never even dream of visiting. My knowledge was based in hear-say though and I have now many years later begun to study the city and ...
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The Organized Teacher Steve Springer, Brandy Alexander, ...
McGraw-Hill, 2005
LOVE IT!! This is such a useful tool for teachers. It is simple to use, visually stimulating, and fun!! Really great book!
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The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Philip Carlo
St. Martin's Griffin, 2007
Had to put it down to exhale, many times It's completely believable. (did someone say it isn't totally believable?) It was the first experience I'd had reading any first-hand telling by someone as he in his teens kills his worst bully. His cold disposing of that body and getting away with it. Horrific. But ...
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The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond Donna Goldberg
Fireside, 2005
You need this book! I have never read another book about getting a student organized because I have never needed another book! I have read the book once each summer and skimmed it often. It is easy to understand, supplies are readily available and everything is flexible. No off the ...
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One Year to an Organized Life: From Your Closets to Your Finances, the Week-by-Week Guide to Getting ... Regina Leeds
Da Capo Press, 2007
Just what i needed! This is a great book when you need a bit of help with the mess you are in... It breaks up the disorder into orderly projects, which are fun to do and easy to follow. And it gives you the very positive feeling about the house and the chores you have to do to make it ...
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McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (Borzoi Books) Misha Glenny
Knopf, 2008
Vicious, Lucrative, Corrupt, and Global You sponsor organized crime. There isn't a thing you can do to stop. These are among the dismaying messages of _McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld_ (Knopf) by Misha Glenny. A big book with an extremely broad, world-wide vision of the latest in ...
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Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ... Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer
William Morrow, 2008
Stolen Innocence I've recently read three books on life in the polygamous sect, the FDLS, and this is by far the most readable of the three. Elissa Wall's story is contemporary. She recounts the mental and physical pain of living under the leadership of Warren Jeffs and the ...
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The Weight Loss Cure They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau
Alliance Publishing, 2007
Physician recommended I am a Physician and I decided to do this diet after having had two pregnancies back to back. Since my HCG levels had been so high for 2 years, I felt it would be safe for me. It is very rigid, but it is for only 6 weeks and you really do lose about a pound a day. The ...
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Gaspipe: Confessions of a Mafia Boss Philip Carlo
William Morrow, 2008
Gaspipe Rocks Both my husband and me thoroughly enjoyed Gaspipe. Both of us come from Dyker Heights and thought Carlo's portrayal of the Mafia culture was eerie and uncanny. We note with dismay the posting here of R.J. Rios. I can only say that this fellow's sources of ...
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Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution T. J. English
William Morrow, 2008
Great Book! The book "Havana Nocturne" is a great book. It is well-written and well-documented and well worth the read.
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Open City: True Story of the KC Crime Family 1900-1950 William Ouseley
Leathers Publishing, 2008
open city I am anxious to read this book! I grew up in the north-end "Little Italy" section of Kansas City (3rd and Gillis). I later became a Police
Offier,where I worked with the Metro Squad, including Mob incidents, as I was familiar with the "family" and knew many of them ...
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How The World Really Works Alan B. Jones
ABJ Press, 1997
HOW THE WORLD REALLY WORKS This book is a must read for those who operate "in the spirit of trust." Before reading this book, I wrote a book published in late 2001 called "Blacks In The Spider's Web" which substantially views the world as the subject book, but from a black American perspective. ...
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Where's My Stuff?: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide Samantha Moss, Lesley Schwartz
Orange Avenue Publishing, 2007
Organized? This book has really helped me stay organized. Tells me where to keep my papers how to have folders and keep on track. It's also a great way to learn tactics you never heard of before. definitely get this book to keep on on the right track and not suffer another F.
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Judge & Jury James Patterson, Andrew Gross, 2006
another winner..... Again, another literary winner from James Patterson. Judge and Jury will keep you riveted to the edge of your seats. Patterson is so fabulous, that I always pre-order his books before publication and as far as i am concerned he can't write fast enough.
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The Soprano State: New Jersey's Culture of Corruption Bob Ingle, Sandy McClure
St. Martin's Press, 2008
The Soprano State As a former kid from New Jersey I purchased the book as
somewhat of a lark. After devouring the material it was
no longer a lark. The pathetic corruption is so clearly
detailed and documented it makes your head spin.The New Jersey I left in 1974 had an outstanding ...
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