A selection of characters and scenes from the comic, strange and sinister world of Charles Dickens.

The World According to Dickens: Matters of Life and Death

Education & Teaching

Russell, Mike

Schools & Teaching

HarperCollins, Publishers

HOW TO BUILD ALMOST ANYTHING includes down-to-earth discussion of setting up a workshop, a list of must-have tools and how to use them, a thorough outline of wood products, fasteners and finishes and plans for 25 simple, adaptable projects.

How To Build Almost Anything: Starting With Practically Nothing

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Russell, Carolyn

Crafts & Hobbies

Camden House

One moment, New Jersey state trooper Mike Russell was working undercover, playing the role of an up-and-coming mobster hoping to infiltrate a Mafia family crew. The next, he was lying facedown in an alley after being ambushed and shot in the back of the head by a mobster over a dispute.
Russell miraculously healed, and rather than press charges, he maintained his cover. Soon he had a stroke of good luck when he saved a man from an attack by two street thugs. The man he saved turned out to be Andy Gerardo, one of the ranking captains of the Genovese crime family. Quickly earning the trust of his new friend, Russell would orchestrate one of the biggest Mafia takedowns of all time.
Urged by his police handlers, Russell used his cover story---an ex-cop fired for excessive force who now made his living from an oil-delivery business---and street skills to assimilate into the Genovese crime family in New Jersey, ultimately leading to more than fifty arrests of mobsters, corrupt prison officials, and even a state senator. Straddling the thin line between collecting evidence and participating in the very crimes he was leaking to the cops, Russell consistently placed himself at risk―especially when his police handlers disregarded his wishes and his well-being, conducting premature raids on the gangsters. With his marriage suffering and his family in danger, Russell took extraordinary steps to ensure his financial security and safety, demanding better terms from the police and allowing a film crew to document the final moments of the epic bust for a documentary that was later sold to HBO.
A real-life version of The Sopranos, Undercover Cop immerses readers in the colorful yet harrowing trials of a standout cop who faced the mob on his own terms, crippled organized crime in New Jersey, and forever redefined undercover law enforcement.

Undercover Cop: How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos

Biographies & Memoirs

Picciarelli, Patrick

Professionals & Academics

Thomas Dunne Books

Traces the story of a New Jersey State Trooper's infiltration of the Genovese crime family, describing how after surviving a hit attempt he used his connections and street skills while outmaneuvering sabotaging police handlers to enable more than 50 arrests of mobsters and corrupt officials. (true crime).

Picciarelli, Patrick W.

Thorndike Press

20 mind-expanding short stories. Inspiring, liberating, otherworldly, magical, surreal, bizarre, funny, disturbing, unique... all of these words have been used to describe the stories of Mike Russell so put on your top hat, open your third eye and enjoy: Nothing Is Strange

Nothing Is Strange

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

We recommend the following prescription: Strange Medicine - weird and wonderful stories for all that ails you.Strange Medicine is a fantastic collection of extraordinary tales of transformation by UK weird-fiction author Mike Russell. If you love the strange, surreal and unusual or if you are just looking for something different, Strange Medicine is for you.

Strange Medicine

Strungballs is an extraordinary novella from Strange Books author Mike Russell. What are Strungballs? Ten-year-old Sydney is about to find out... but first he must have a cube of his flesh removed. Sydney will transgress everything he was taught to believe in when he embarks upon a journey that will reveal the astonishing secrets hidden by the red balls on white strings known only as... Strungballs. Inspiring, liberating, otherworldly, magical, surreal, bizarre, funny, disturbing, unique... all of these words have been used to describe the stories of Mike Russell. Remember: Once a Strungball is inserted it must never be removed.

Strungballs

Does magic exist? Charlie Watson thinks it does and he wants to tell you all about it. Before he was famous, Charlie Watson decided to write a book to share with the world everything he knew about magic. This is that book. You will discover why Charlie always wears a top hat, why his house is full of rabbits, how magic wands are made, how the universe began, and much, much more. Plus, for the first time, Charlie tells of the strange events that led him from England to the Arctic, to perform the extraordinary feat that made him famous, and he finally reveals whether that extraordinary feat was magic or whether it was just a trick. Magic is a magic novel by Mike Russell. (Suitable for adults of all ages.)

Magic: a novel

Contemporary

Independently published

Hungary is one of the 15 most popular tourist destinations in the world, with a capital regarded as one of the most beautiful in the world. Despite its relatively small size, Hungary is home to numerous World Heritage Sites, UNESCO Biosphere reserves, the second largest thermal lake in the world (Lake Hévíz), the largest lake in Central Europe (Lake Balaton), and the largest natural grassland in Europe (Hortobágy). In terms of buildings, Hungary is home to the largest synagogue in Europe, the largest medicinal bath in Europe, the third largest church in Europe, the second largest territorial abbey in the world, the second largest Baroque castle in the world, and the largest Early Christian Necropolis outside Italy.You can expect to find safe food and water, good safety and a generally stable political climate.

Hungary Travel Guide

Travel

Europe

Review\n"Strange, surreal, odd, but absolutely immersive, Mike Russell has created his own area of fiction." Advocate Of Books\n"Russell's stories are humorous, engaging and poetically direct." Beautiful Bizarre Magazine\n"Mike Russell seems to have mastered the art of throwing absurdities onto paper, while keeping his writing bright and interesting at the same time." Cultured Vultures\n"A great deal of thought has gone into crafting this strange piece of literary art. By the end of the story I was laughing in amazement at what the author decided to do with this text." NS Ford Reviews\n"A novel that expands to the outer reaches of the outlandish to flabbergast with each flip of the page." Glenn, Goodreads\nThere is a book with the power to destroy any book different from itself. Do not fear. This is not that book. This is the story of that book. An explosion occurs in a library, destroying all the books except one: an untitled book whose author is unknown. Unless someone can prevent it, the untitled book will soon become the only book in existence. Mike Russell’s The Exploding Book is a unique, surreal novel. Filled with bizarre characters and fantastic imagery, The Exploding Book will take you on an extraordinary journey of cosmic proportions.\nFrom the Back Cover\nThere is a book with the power to destroy any book different from itself. Do not fear. This is not that book. This is the story of that book.An explosion occurs in a library, destroying all the books except one: an untitled book whose author is unknown. Unless someone can prevent it, the untitled book will soon become the only book in existence.Mike Russell's The Exploding Book is a unique, surreal novel. Filled with bizarre characters and fantastic imagery, The Exploding Book will take you on an extraordinary journey of cosmic proportions.

The Exploding Book: a novel

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Books by Russell, Mike

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The World According to Dickens: Matters of Life and Death

How To Build Almost Anything: Starting With Practically Nothing

Undercover Cop: How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos

Undercover Cop: How I Brought Down the Real-Life Sopranos

Nothing Is Strange

Strange Medicine

Strungballs

Magic: a novel

Hungary Travel Guide

The Exploding Book: a novel