Barbara Fuca was born in Brooklyn in 1942. Her Polish-Jewish mother, Rose, and her small-time gangster father were not married, &amp; she grew up on the streets. At 15, she quit Brooklyn for Manhattan where she worked as a barmaid in an after-hours club on the Lower East Side. Quick-talking, street-smart, and looking several years older than her age, she soon moved up to posher clubs, and began dating organized crime figures like Harry Bull, Joe Columbo, and Pasquale(Patsy) Fuca, nephew and designated heir of a powerful Mafioso. When she marries Patsy, her involvement in the dark world of the Mob grows deeper, and unforunately for her, Patsy Fuca was at the very center of the Pizza Connection. Here is a portrait of the Mafia rarely seen from an insider who lived and breathed this lifestyle every day and of its effects. Hardcover,190pp.

Mafia Wife

Politics & Social Sciences

MOORE, Robin

Social Sciences

Macmillan Pub. Co.

Stowaway... In the year 1718, Daniel Collins, a well-brougbt-up young Philadelphian, can only dream of exchanging his orderly existence as a shipyard apprentice for a life at sea. Daniel is certain he'll never find a way to make his dreams a reality, especially since there's a chance he'll inherit his uncle's successful shipping business one day. When the opportunity arises, Daniel is surprised to find that he has the courage to stow away on a ship bound for southern waters; a ship in search of the pirates who are terrorizing merchant vessels all up and down the Atlantic coast. The Sea Turtle may look docile, but hidden beneath her decks is an arsenal of weapons, and her crew's assignment is to bring down pirates by any means. As a Quaker, Daniel has sworn not to take up weapons against any man. But it's possible that the most dangerous enemy of the Sea Turtle may be someone Daniel knows all too well. Will he cast aside his Quaker principles in order to help defeat the most notorious pirate of his time?Robin Moore deftly weaves a tale of treachery on the high seas in this coming-of-age adventure that is as exciting as the era in which it is set.

The Man with the Silver Oar

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Harpercollins

Fourteen-year-old Maggie Callahan, who has a special talent for making bread, struggles to survive on the Pennsylvania frontier in the late 1700s.

The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek

Literature & Fiction

Harpercollins Childrens Books

** Music in the Hispanic Caribbean is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets the stage for an array of case-study volumes, each of which focuses on a single area of the world. Each case study uses the contemporary musical situation as a point of departure, covering historical information and traditions as they relate to the present. ** The Spanish-speaking islands of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic make up a relatively small region, but their musical and cultural traditions have had a dramatic, sweeping impact on the world. The first brief, stand-alone volume to explore the music of these three islands, Music in the Hispanic Caribbean provides a vibrant introduction to diverse musical styles including salsa, merengue, reggaeton, plena, Latin jazz, and the bolero. Ethnomusicologist Robin Moore employs three themes in his survey of Hispanic Caribbean music: the cultural legacy of the slave trade, the creolization of Caribbean musical styles, and diaspora, migration, and movement. Each theme lends itself to a discussion of the region's traditional musical genres as well as its more contemporary forms. The author draws on his extensive regional fieldwork, offering accounts of local performances, interviews with key performers, and vivid illustrations. A compelling, comprehensive review, Music in the Hispanic Caribbean is ideal for introductory undergraduate courses in world music or ethnomusicology and for upper-level courses on Caribbean and Latin American music and/or culture. Packaged with a 70-minute CD containing musical examples, the text features numerous listening activities that actively engage students with the music. The companion website includes supplementary materials for instructors.

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)

Arts & Photography

Music

Oxford University Press

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean explores the musical and cultural traditions of the Spanish-speaking countries of the Greater Antilles (Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico), a relatively small group of islands with a surprisingly wide-reaching influence on music. The birth place of enduring styles such as salsa and meringue and up-and-coming genres like reggaeton, the music of the region has yet be examined in a standalone volume. Moore uses three themes-the cultural legacy of the slave trade, the creolization of Caribbean musical styles, and the impact of colonialism and race relations-to survey the region and draw parallels and contrasts between its various traditions Designed to be used as one of several short and inexpensive case study volumes in the Global Music Series, this volume is appropriate for introductory undergraduate courses in world music or ethnomusicology and for upper-level courses on Caribbean and Latin American music and/or culture. Based on the author's own extensive fieldwork, the text features interviews with performers, eyewitness accounts of performances, and vivid illustrations. The book also features listening activities that enable students to engage critically and actively with the text. The included 70-minute CD contains examples of music discussed in the text, and supplementary material for instructors will be available on the companion web site.

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (GLOBAL MUSIC)

DUBAI.

Contemporary

DOUBLEDAY

Book is used and has been withdrawn from service from a Library. Book has a Library Binding and the usual Library Stamps, Stickers, Card Holder, Library Markings. May or May Not have a Dust Jacket.

Fiedler

Da Capo Press

John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man

A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican shares his insights into the pope, revealing how the current pontiff has reshaped his office, and the Church, over the last two decades. 35,000 first printing.

Biographies & Memoirs

Vrabel, Jim

Leaders & Notable People

St Martins Pr

The Accidental Pope: A Novel

The former US Ambassador to the Vatican and the bestselling author of The French Connection join forces to write an unforgettable, compelling novel about a humble fisherman who is elected as the next Pope. Locked in a stalemate after days of voting, the College of Cardinals struggles through the arduous process of electing a new pope after the death of Pope John Paul II. In an effort to break the impasse at the conclave, Brian Comiskey, Cardinal Primate of All Ireland, in a stunning surprise development, withdraws from the race. Explaining his decision, he offers an anecdote about being among a boat load of clerics who were caught in an unexpected storm, then miraculously rescued by his friend Bill Kelly, a former priest and now a Cape Cod fisherman. The next day at the Sistine Chapel, still undecided about who they should vote for, the Cardinals smile to themselves as they cast what they think are throw-away symbolic votes for Bill Kelly--but no one is laughing when he is elected Pope. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Bill Kelly is on his boat at sea when he has a very clear and disturbing revelation: God is once again calling him to serve his Church. Thus begins the reign of the first American Pope. Written with the style of bestselling novelist Robin Moore and the political brilliance and authority of former U. S. Ambassador Raymond Flynn, The Accidental Pope is not a religious book about politics, nor a political book about religion, but a story that gives insight into the Vatican and the role of the Holy See in world events. The Accidental Pope is a globetrotting tale full of suspense, drama, and humor.

FLYNN, Raymond

United States

St.Martin's Press

The former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican and the bestselling author of The French Connection join forces to write an unforgettable novel about a humble fisherman who is elected pope.

Flynn, Ray

St. Martin's: Griffin

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Mafia Wife

The Man with the Silver Oar

The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (Global Music Series)

Music in the Hispanic Caribbean: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture (GLOBAL MUSIC)

DUBAI.

Fiedler

John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man

The Accidental Pope: A Novel

The Accidental Pope: A Novel