Jersey Boy

Author : Adeyinka Makinde
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-02
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1450206387

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Jersey Boy by Adeyinka Makinde Pdf

FINALLY, THE TRUE STORY of the Mafias execution of Jersey City legend Frankie DePaula can be told: -Was his world title bout with Bob Foster fixed by the Mob? -Did the Mob kill Pat Amato, his first manager, in order to pave the way for him to sign with their front man Gary Garafola? -How did he come to be involved in a notorious heist of $80,000 worth of electrolytic copper? -Was his dalliance with the step-daughter of a high-ranking mobster the reason for his shooting? -Or did the Mob kill him for giving up information on their involvement in the copper theft? Although Frankie appeared to some to be a true life exemplar of a character from Dead End; a wild and unreconstructed deviant headed for disaster, his life is set against the backdrop of the oftentimes dysfunctional environs of Jersey City, for long the seat of power of an administration dominated for decades by Mayoral potentate Frank Hague and maligned by the corruption of local politicians and the increasing influence of organized crime. PRAISE FOR JERSEY BOY The author tells it like it was...Anyone who was around boxing in those days or has any knowledge of what the sport was like in the 1960s and early 1970s should read this book. Its worth every penny. ---J. Russell Peltz, IBHOF inductee and noted Boxing Historian & Archivist "A brilliant biography...Makinde brings it all to life through meticulous research, painstaking chapter notes and a smooth, lyrical writing style." ---Murray Greig, The Edmonton Sun "It's a cracking read" ---Steve Bunce, BBC Radio London Boxing Hour Show "Makinde writes in elegant yet precise prose" ---eastsideboxing.com "A book worthy of a Hollywood encore" ---maxboxing.com

Author : Frankie Valli,The Four Seasons
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781480323254

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Jersey Boys (Songbook) by Frankie Valli,The Four Seasons Pdf

(Easy Piano Vocal Selections). Easy piano arrangements of 15 tracks from the hit Broadway musical, including: Big Girls Don't Cry * Can't Take My Eyes off of You * December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) * My Boyfriend's Back * Rag Doll * Sherry * Walk like a Man * Working My Way Back to You * and more.

Author : Jennifer Warner
Publisher : BookCaps Study Guides
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781629172705

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The True Story of the Jersey Boys by Jennifer Warner Pdf

Throughout the 1960s, there's was one band that ruled the charts and defined the sound of a generation: The Four Seasons. On stage, they were clean cut kids from New Jersey—off stage there was an entirely different story. You’ve heard the music, now find out the stories behind the music. This book takes you inside the life of Frankie Valli and the history of The Four Season. While the contents of this biography have been researched, this book is not endorsed or affiliated in anyway with Frankie Valli or The Four Seasons.

Author : Bob Gaudio
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Jukebox musicals
ISBN : PSU:000058997451

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Jersey Boys by Bob Gaudio Pdf

20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys became the biggest American pop sensations of all time, selling over 175 million records worldwide.

Author : Thomas Giacomaro
Publisher : BenBella Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781944648039

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The King of Con by Thomas Giacomaro Pdf

A Jersey boy with a knack for numbers, a gift for making people trust him, and an all-consuming hunger to rule the business world, Tom Giacomaro could convince anyone of anything. As a teenager, Tom Giacomaro began working in the mob-laden New Jersey trucking industry. A charming, brash-talking salesman with a genius-level IQ, he climbed the ranks and let his lust for money and relationships with New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Detroit, and Chicago crime families send him spiraling into a world of drugs and violence. And that's only the beginning. In The King of Con, Tom details how he hashes out a deal with the FBI, agreeing to become a crime informant in an effort to avoid jail time—only, he continues his high-finance, white-collar scheming, luring celebrities and other high-profile contacts to invest multimillions in his new business ventures. When it all comes crashing down, Tom is thrown in prison for over a decade, yet, even behind bars, he's able to get what he wants from anyone . . . and he eventually finds a way to get released early. Cowritten by journalist Natasha Stoynoff, The King of Con is the unforgettable true story about a man who became hooked on living life to thrilling and dangerous excess, until he was humbled by the FBI, by the US Attorney, and by life itself. Now, Tom is back in his old New Jersey neighborhood. His old business cronies and mob contacts are calling, his palms are itching to make billions again, and the US Attorney's office is watching. Will he stay on the straight and narrow, or will he steal back his crown of crime as the King of Con?

Author : David Coté
Publisher : Broadway
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Musicals
ISBN : 0767927583

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Jersey Boys by David Coté Pdf

The companion to the musical "Jersey Boys" presents the story of four high-school dropouts from New Jersey who became one of the biggest American pop music phenomena of all time, and describes the evolution of the musical based on their lives.

Author : Fred Berinato
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1943401780

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I'm Just a Jersey Boy by Fred Berinato Pdf

The memoir of a baby boomer who grew up in New Jersey

Author : Sally Mott Freeman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501104145

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The Jersey Brothers by Sally Mott Freeman Pdf

"They are three brothers, all navy men, who end up coincidentally and extraordinarily at the epicenter of three of World War II's most crucial moments. Bill is tapped by Franklin D. Roosevelt to run the first Map Room in Washington. Benny is the gunnery and antiaircraft officer on the USS Enterprise, one of the only ships to escape Pearl Harbor and, by the end of 1942, the last aircraft carrier left in the Pacific to defend against the Japanese. Barton, the youngest, gets a plum commission in the Navy Supply Corps because his mother wants him out of harm's way. But this protection plan backfires when Barton is sent to the Philippines and listed as missing-in-action after a Japanese attack. Now it is up to Bill and Benny to rescue him. Based on ten years of research drawn from archives around the world, interviews with fellow shipmates and POWs, and letters half-forgotten in basements, The Jersey Brothers whisks readers from America's front porches to Roosevelt's White House, from Pearl Harbor to Midway and Bataan, and from the Pacific battlefronts to the stately home of a fierce New Jersey mother. At its heart The Jersey Brothers is a family story, written by one of its own in intimate, novelistic detail. It is a remarkable tale of agony and triumph; of an ordinary young man who shows extraordinary courage as the enemy does everything short of killing him; and of brotherly love tested under the tortures of war."--Jacket.

Author : Thomas Fox
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786482405

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Drummer Boy Willie McGee, Civil War Hero and Fraud by Thomas Fox Pdf

On December 7, 1864, just one week after the bloody battle of Franklin, Tennessee, William McGee, a drummer boy from Newark, New Jersey, was credited with leading a Federal force to a decisive victory over the Confederates in a clash just thirty miles from the carnage at Franklin. This 15-year-old Irish-American, on convalescent duty and acting as an orderly to General Lovell Rousseau, was recognized for the capture of two guns, several hundred prisoners, and the saving of Fortress Rosecrans in Murfreesboro from the famed Nathan Bedford Forrest. For his actions, young McGee would soon be awarded a Medal of Honor, written up in newspapers and books as a glorious New Jersey legend, be commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States Army at age 18, and then, inexplicably at the height of his notoriety, virtually disappear from history for more than 100 years. This is the story of a lost war hero, a man-child with the world at his feet, whose fall from grace is accelerated by fame, lies, alcohol, bigamy, and murder.

Author : Johnny Wong
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781491712863

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A Castle for a Princess by Johnny Wong Pdf

The title of my book called "Castle for a Princess." About my niece Nicole Casey, poetry and short stories under her named. She's my favorite niece. The manuscripts explained how "Uncle Johnny" viewed the world around him, by writing imaginary, poetic, creativity things for Nicole. I had written stuffs, concerning injustices, human suffering, compassions, understanding, loving kindness, forgiveness. My message toward her audiences, a good writer doesn't write about him or herself, but a good writers writes about how people influences me from childhoods to adulthoods. Now what I said the truth, pleased whoever reading, not saying or using false humanities, condemning myself, so peoples could blessed, boosted about me. I myself did not lived a very good life, never desired my niece's, nephews, I wanted Nicki not to follow my footsteps. I give the best stuffs to her. Often told Nicki "my generosity, m writing, my music, never "Uncle Johnny", belongs to Nicki. This manuscript and to the audience when it comes to any form of art, such as writers, entertainers, sport athletics, never dream too big, do not have too high expectation. On the other hand, I told "others don't ever give up your dream." Many famous author kept a diary when they're young, started writing in their high school news letters, then editor, columnist for big new papers such as the New York Times, Dairy News, New York Post, News Days. Many hold full times jobs, and did free-lance writings for famous persons. One day an Afro-American woman said in front of PSCH class, said to everybody sitting down, "Johnny a good writer, I really enjoyed reading his writing." My response was "many people enjoyed reading my stuff, on the other hand, I might never get it published." "Being an author not considered an easy task, I 'll have to be able to received criticism for others." "Johnny never give up hope, never stop, always think the good in life, someday some publisher would be knocking on your door, sooner or later, your writing will be publisher." Those words were coming from Sonia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1863
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555010949

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The What-not; or Ladies' handy-book by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-18
Category : United States
ISBN : UCD:31175006859725

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Official Bulletin by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Committee on Public Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1086 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112060726533

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Official U.S. Bulletin by United States. Committee on Public Information Pdf

Author : Robert Rudolph
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Law
ISBN : 0813521548

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The Boys from New Jersey by Robert Rudolph Pdf

Presents a comprehensive examination of how the federal government failed to successfully prosecute the Lucchese crime family.

Author : Robert Coles
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781595586001

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Lives We Carry with Us by Robert Coles Pdf

Lives We Carry with Us gathers together for the first time a diverse cross section of Coles’s profiles, originally published in our premier magazines over the span of five decades but never before collected in book form. Depicting the famous, the lesser known, and the unknown, the profiles here include portraits of James Agee, Dorothy Day, Erik Erikson, Dorothea Lange, Walker Percy, Bruce Springsteen, Simone Weil, and William Carlos Williams among others. Coles has chosen figures whom he considers his guardian spirits—individuals who shaped, challenged, and inspired one of the great moral voices of our era. Profiles include: James Rufus Agee (1909 – 1955) was was one of the most influential film critics in the U.S. He was the author of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men (to which he contributed the text and Walker Evans contributed the photographs) which grew out of an assignment the two men accepted in 1936 to produce a magazine article on the conditions among white sharecropper families in the American South. His autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), won the author a posthumous Pulitzer Prize. Simone Weil (1909 – 1943) was a French philosopher, activist, and religious searcher, whose death in 1943 was hastened by starvation. Weil published during her lifetime only a few poems and articles. With her posthumous works --16 volumes in all -- Weil has earned a reputation as one of the most original thinkers of her era. T.S. Eliot described her as "a woman of genius, of a kind of genius akin to that of the saints." William Carlos Williams (1883 – 1963), was an American poet who was also a pediatrician and general practitioner of medicine. Williams "worked harder at being a writer than he did at being a physician," wrote biographer Linda Wagner-Martin; but during his long lifetime, Williams excelled at both. He considered himself a socialist and opponent of capitalism and is probably spinning in his grave at the current state of things, economically and socially. One of his best known poems is an "apology poem" taught to most American children in elementary school called "This Is Just to Say" : "I have eaten / the plums / that were in / the icebox / and which / you were probably /saving / for breakfast. / Forgive me / they were delicious / so sweet /and so cold." Dorothy Day (1897 – 1980) was an American journalist and social activist who became most famous for founding, with Peter Maurin, the Catholic Worker movement, a nonviolent, pacifist movement which combines direct aid for the poor and homeless with nonviolent direct action on their behalf. Dorothea Lange (1895 – 1965) was a hugely influential American documentary photographer and photojournalist, best know for her Depression-era work for the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Lange's photographs humanized the tragic consequences of the Great Depression and profoundly influenced the development of documentary photography, one of Robert Coles' great passions. Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994) was a Danish-German-American developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst known for his theories on social development of human beings. He may be most famous for coining the phrase "identity crisis." Erikson's greatest innovation was to postulate not five stages of development, as Freud has done with his psychosexual stages, but eight. Erik Erikson believed that every human being goes through a certain number of stages to reach his or her full development, theorizing eight stages, that a human being goes through from birth to death. Walker Percy (1916 – 1990) was an American southern author best known for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans, the first of which, The Moviegoer, won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1962. He devoted his literary life to the exploration of "the dislocation of man in th