"A captivating and different kind of story" about the life of Bugsy Siegel's godson, from the author "who captured his voice" (Nick Pileggi, author/screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino).In 1944 Brooklyn, newborn Michael J. Hardy is rejected by his mother so she can run with gangster Bugsy Siegel, Hardy's godfather. Shirley Rook rose to the top of the criminal ranks. As the Queen of New York City crime, she laundered Mob money, ran the city's large...

The second installment of this saga of gangland lore follows gregarious gangster, Michael Hardy, further down his twisted criminal path. The Last Jewish Gangster, The Middle Years, starts in 1968 with Hardy sentenced to twelve years in the world's most dangerous prison in Mexico after taking the rap for his mother's counterfeiting scheme, hoping to have finally earned her love and respect.Once he's released from prison, Hardy returns to Brooklyn and tries to go straight, but drifts ...

Babe Ruth and the New York Yankees won the 1932 World Series. Afterwards, Ruth and three others, went to Springfield Illinois to do some fishing. As they were returning, Ruth and friends, gave out souvenirs up and down the road know as, 'The Mother Road', Route 66. After 90 years, autographed baseballs from that trip start becoming targets with arson, theft, and murder. State Police detectives, Beth and Joe Clayton are tasked with finding out who is behind the crimes. The pair were put tog...

Do you wish you had more space in your home? Don't move! Don't expand your home! Try these fabulous furniture solutions to storage problems. With the help of the experts at Woodworking Journal, you can add space to every room of your house with these creative and beautiful solutions: *Heirloom Collector's Cabinet *Blanket Chest *Your Own Steamer Trunk *Angler's Cabinet *Early American Dresser *Scandinavian-Style Sideboard *Weekend Joy Box *Flat-Screen TV Cabinet *And more! Practical, versa...

If you're a woodworker who loves to create home furnishings that are both beautiful and sensible, then you'll truly value this collection of functional furniture projects. Discover 18 projects that deliver both beauty and practicality. From a classic ladder-back chair to a space saving trundle bed, these projects blend form and function while providing comfort and storage.

Over 20 Great Projects for the Home from Woodworking's Top Experts! This book is for any woodworker that loves to be in the shop, but doesn't always have the time or materials to tackle that large project. Selected from the pages of Woodworker's Journal, these 22 practical and beautiful projects are small in size, but big on design and will satisfy woodworkers of all skill levels. Among the projects featured are a walnut burl humidor, a bird's-eye maple lamp, jewelry boxes, picture frames,...

"The Pariahs" is an undercover thriller that sees two detectives forced into witness protection after breaking the blue code. Living now as husband and wife, the Pariahs assume their new identities and are set loose in central Illinois. Their investigation takes them to strip clubs, college campuses, diners, a casino, and a river boat. Will two protagonists, with different styles, learn to work and live together? The case has stumped local police for over a year. A young woman, strangled, ...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs to belligerent birds, the stories in this collection enter the rabbit hole to explore its hidden corners and winding ways. Through all the variety, what they have in common is originality, creativ...

This book was unknowingly written by Bradley Jesse “Beej” Larson, a twenty-two year old college student who died in a tragic van/truck accident on April 26, 2006, just three weeks shy of his graduation from Taylor University, Upland, Indiana and two months before matriculating to University of Wisconsin Law School. Over the months since his death, we discovered six years of diaries, starting from his junior year in high school and continuing to two days before his death, a prayer journal h...

• Does it seem like it's getting harder to find web marketing that works?• Do you struggle with getting new patients?• Are your competitors doing better than you in the search rankings?• Are you confused by all the new media choices?The good news is, it doesn't have to be that way. Your website should be your most valuable and most efficient marketing asset. If it isn't, it is time for a change.Dave Larson has been in the web development and marketing b...

'Rough' is the story of Samantha Alexander, an accomplished LPGA golfer trying to break away from her domineering father with the help of a new found love.

The Future of Work: The Ultimate Guide to Successful Freelancing, Discover the Proven Methods and Tips on How to Establish Yourself as a Professional Freelancer and Attract Massive ClientsWhen you think of freelancing, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? You probably think of a writer, novelist, or journalist right off hand. That is primarily because for centuries, the only real job you could have as a freelancer had to do with your mastery of the written word. But thi...