Author: Susan Paula Barile
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780231084956
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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New York City, the publishing capital of the world, boasts over 380 bookstores in Manhattan alone. This new guide gives bibliophiles more details about these establishments than any other book available. Easy-to-use and elegantly illustrated, entries include general shop and stock descriptions, special services, hours, locations, and more. Includes a neighborhood map.
Author: Nikki McClure
Publisher: ABRAMS
ISBN: 1613126093
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Apple follows the life of an apple throughout the year, demonstrating the cyclical patterns in nature. The youngest readers will delight in following the journey of the bright red apple—the only splash of color in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations—as it travels from tree, to harvest, to snack, to compost, and finally to sprout. A single word complements each illustration, urging early readers to reflect on each stage in the apple’s life. Apple is acclaimed cut-paper artist Nikki McClure’s very first book, originally self-published and sold in a limited edition of just 200 copies. Now, 16 years later, it is available in wide release, and fans will relish the chance to own the book that launched McClure’s signature style.
Author: Jeffrey Sussman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538134055
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 237
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The great founding figures of organized crime in the 20th century were born and bred in New York City, and the city was the basis of their operations. Beginning with Prohibition and going on through many illegal activities the mob became a major force and its tentacles reached into virtually every enterprise, whether legal or illegal: gambling, boxing, labor racketeering, stock fraud, illegal unions, prostitution, food service, garment manufacturing, construction, loan sharking, hijacking, extortion, trucking, drug dealing – you name it the mob controlled it. The men who organized crime in America were the sons of poor immigrants. They were hungry for success and would use whatever means available to achieve their goals. They were not interested in religious identity and ethnic identity. Their syndicate of criminals was made up, primarily of Italians and Jews, but also Irish and black gangsters who could further their ambitions. Their sole objective was always the same – money. It began with Arnold Rothstein, who not only helped to fix the 1919 World Series, but who also mentored and financed the individuals who would control organized crime for decades. Individuals such as Frank Costello, Lucky Luciano, Bugsy Siegel, Joe Adonis, and Meyer Lansky, who would then follow suit setting up other criminal organizations. They established rules of governance, making millions of dollars for themselves and their cohorts. All the organized crime bosses and their cohorts had the same modus operandi: they were far-seeing opportunists who took advantage of every illegal opportunity that came their way for making money. Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York reveals just how influential the mob in New York City was during the 20th century. Jeffrey Sussman entertainingly digs into the origins of organized crime in the 20th century by looking at the corporate activity that dominated this one city and how these entrepreneurial bosses supported successful criminal enterprises in other cities. He also profiles many of the colorful gangsters who followed in the footsteps of gangland’s original founders. Throughout the book Sussman provides fascinating portraits of a who’s who of gangland. His narrative moves excitingly and entertainingly through the pivotal events and history of organized crime, explaining the birth, growth, maturation, and decline of various illegal enterprises in New York. He also profiles those who prosecuted the mob and won significant verdicts that ended many careers, responsible for bringing many organized crime figures to their knees and then delivering a series of coups de grace – such as Burton Turkus, Thomas Dewey, Robert Kennedy, and Rudolph Giuliani.
Author: Outlet
Publisher: Anything Books
ISBN: 9780517348772
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Brittany E. Brinegar
Publisher: Britt Lizz Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 294
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Enjoy this fish out of water murder mystery featuring a small-town girl in the bright lights of New York City... If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere. When amateur sleuth Becky Robinson lands a small part on a hit TV show filming in the Big Apple, she expects lights, camera, action—not murder. The notorious Unlucky 7, a group of expelled high school students with a grudge, are back in the headlines after twenty years. Between takes, Becky is tasked with unraveling the mystery from director Scary Kerri’s old neighborhood, which left a whistleblower dead and the wrong man behind bars. Juggling her detective duties with obligations on set, Becky digs deeper to uncover long-buried secrets and a trail of suspects with motives as murky as the Hudson River. But when the glitz and glamor of New York City conspire to maintain the coverup, Becky must act quickly before she becomes the next victim. Can Becky navigate the treacherous waters of showbiz and earn the trust of her director? Or will the truth remain hidden beneath the bright lights of the city that never sleeps? ----------------------------------- Big Apple Murder is the fourteenth installment in the Hollywood Whodunit cozy mystery series. If you love clumsy heroines, a New York City backdrop, quirky suspects, and an adorable rescue puppy this series is for you! Hollywood Whodunit Series Order Book 1: Prime Time Murder Book 2: Stand-In Murder Book 3: Music City Murder Book 4. Trap Door Murder Book 5: Fool's Gold Murder Book 6: Holly Jolly Murder Book 7: Blue Suede Murder Book 8: Family Reunion Murder Book 9: Summer Vacation Murder Book 10: Sunlight Swindler Murder Book 11: Castle Island Murder Book 12: Fixer-Upper Murder Book 13: Hometown Murder Book 14: Big Apple Murder Book 15: Devil Wears Murder
Author: Pat Hutchins
Publisher: Arrow/Children's (a Division of Random House Group)
ISBN: 9780099413868
Category : Counting
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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There are ten red apples hanging on the tree. Yippee, fiddle-dee-fee! But one by one, along come the farm animals and soon there is just one apple left. .. The internationally acclaimed illustrator, Pat Hutchins, brings her celebrated style to this lively counting book.
Author: Gail Gibbons
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0823447529
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Find out where your favorite crunchy, refreshing fruit comes from in this snack-sized book. Apples come in all shapes and sizes from all over the world. Take a bite and chew on months of planting, growing, picking, and selling that bring this tasty fruit into the home. With deliciously bright, detailed images and a simple text, Apples is the perfect board book for small curious hands who are still new to the crisp comfort of autumn. Gail Gibbons, a dedicated explorer of the world on behalf of curious young readers, uncovers and educates young audiences with board books on everything from Pumpkins to Bicycles to Boats. Readers ages 4-8 will also enjoy the newly-updated picture book version of Apples, which includes even more delectable details, diagrams, and vocabulary.
Author: Shauntay Grant
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing (CN)
ISBN: 9781771083607
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Apples and Butterfliesis a gentle, lyrical poem about a family's autumn vacation that shows Prince Edward Island in a light we don't often see--the "bright blue and orange light" of fall. Tamara Thiébaux-Heikalo's rich and wild illustrations build a narrative with the text, depicting the family beachcombing, flying kites and picking apples. Shauntay Grant's award-winning poetry makes readers long to go with her and conveys the wide-open space of the island. Now in paperback!
Author: Anne Rockwell
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144248103X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic with audio. "When red and yellow leaves are on the trees," a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all." Back home, she helps to carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern face on the big orange pumpkin, which guards their doorstep on halloween night while her mother hands out shiny red apples and she and her father go trick-or-treating with the neighborhood ghosts and goblins. Bold, autumn-colored paintings and a simple but lively story capture a little girl's joy and satisfaction as she shares in the excitement of the fall season.
Author: Frances Stickley
Publisher: Andersen Press USA
ISBN: 172843016X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Mouse is having a wonderful day: she's foraged four plump apples for her tea, the most she's ever found! But here comes Bear, and he's feeling especially greedy and mean. He wants every apple for himself. Mouse might have to think up a clever trick to teach Bear a lesson . . . Learn how selfishness can be replaced by sharing with this glorious, rhyming picture book.
