Three big-city hustlers arrive in the small southern hamlet of Diggstown with a scheme to help themselves to some of wealthy Boss Gillon's money by pitting middle-aged boxer Honey Roy Palmer against ten of the boss's fighters

Diggstown

WISE, LEONARD

Literature & Fiction

St Martins Pr

The Big Biazarro

Richardson & Steirman & Black

Terrific novel that inspired the entertaining movie, Diggstown, with James Woods heading up a con whereby Lou Gosset, Jr has to fight 10 men in 24 hours.

The Diggstown ringers

Genre Fiction

DOUBLEDAY

Eagle Publishing Corporation

A fictional story based on a true incident about a group of teenagers who take on the mob in Hudson, New York. Brooklyn gangsters infiltrate the small, historic, and idyllic river city and set up illegal gambling and prostitution. The teens' carefully planned assaults etch away at the Godfather's ability to keep control, and ultimately force the mob to talk a truce. One of the teenagers wants an immediate war with the mob and sets out to start it - causing a deadly and terminate confrontation.

Center Street

Bastion Pr

Street names provide a highly visible record of a city's past, commemorating the people and events that have shaped the place. Now comes a book for everyone who has walked along or driven by a Toronto street and wondered, "Where do you suppose that name comes from?" 
 Toronto's street names hold the city's past: the trails and portages of the First Nations inhabitants; the arrival of the early explorers; the founding of the town of York at the end of the 18th century; the growth and political turmoil of the 19th century; and the expansion and modernization in the 20th. 
 The street names in Toronto collectively tell the story of a city that is steeped in history and is surprisingly rich in colorful characters. Chicora Avenue recalls a steamship that sailed the Great Lakes for 60 years. Harrison Road was named after William Harrison, a Reformer who died from wounds inflicted in the Rebellion of 1837. Viscount Julian Byng, who led Canadian troops to victory at Vimy in the First World War and served as Governor General in the 1920s, left his name on Byng Avenue. The Ojibway word for little hill, 'espadinong,' became Spadina (Avenue and Road). Edith Boulton, the beloved wife of piano magnate Samuel Nordheimer, was her husband's inspiration for naming their beautiful house and estate Glen Edyth, now recalled in Glen Edyth Drive. The eloquent Thomas D'Arcy Magee, a Father of Confederaton who was assassinated in a Fenian plot, is honored by D'Arcy Magee Crescent. 
 In all, the stories behind the naming of 350 streets - familiar, and not so familiar - are presented here. The lives of brewers, politicians, architects, royalty, explorers and farmers can be traced in the city's street names. So can the villages and homes that immigrants left behind in Great Britain, and the grand estates of Toronto's early upper class. 
 Reading this charming book is like taking a trip through time, along the way meeting many of the people who shaped the city. The mini-stories open little windows on the past, presenting fascinating glimpses into not only where people lived, but how. Easy to read and yet intriguing enough to send you off to the library to find out even more, this book is illustrated with period photographs and is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins

Gould, Allan

Reference

Firefly Books

Everywhere you go you see vanity plates. The best of them are those that make you think and then reward you with a good laugh. Now there is a book that captures all the fun and excitement of vanity plates from across North America. 
 Inside The Way Cool License Plate Book you'll find plates that show how their owners feel about the cars they drive (or wish they drove!), the work they do, the sports they play and the dreams they have. 
 This book is the perfect companion for any vacation or road trip. Parents will be happy knowing that the games in this book strengthen math and reading skills as well as provide hours of fun. Kids will enjoy spotting plates from across the country and reading the hundreds of vanity plates inside. Categories of vanity plates include: 
<ul>Cars The work we do Sports Animals Places Music PL8 fun</ul> and there are 8 pages of games for car trips.

The Way Cool License Plate Book

Children's Books

Everywhere you go you see vanity plates. The best of them are those that make you think and then reward you with a good laugh. Now there is a book that captures all the fun and excitement of vanity plates from across North America.  Inside The Way Cool License Plate Book you'll find plates that show how their owners feel about the cars they drive (or wish they drove!), the work they do, the sports they play and the dreams they have.  This book is the perfect companion for any vacation or road trip. Parents will be happy knowing that the games in this book strengthen math and reading skills as well as provide hours of fun. Kids will enjoy spotting plates from across the country and reading the hundreds of vanity plates inside. Categories of vanity plates include:  Cars The work we do Sports Animals Places Music PL8 fun and there are 8 pages of games for car trips.

Deserves a place on every Toronto history buff's bookshelf. -- Canadian Book Review Annual Toronto Street Names provides a highly visible record of the past of Canada's largest city. It commemorates the people and events that have shaped the place and tells the fascinating and curious stories of how more than 340 Toronto streets got their names. This edition has been thoroughly updated and revised, and it now includes four walking-tour maps and a historical index. A new essay by Charis Cotter (author of Toronto Between the Wars: Life in the City 1919--1929, winner of the 2005 Heritage Toronto Award of Excellence) explores the history of the iconic Toronto streetcar and how the development of streetcar routes along certain streets helped mold the city we know today. 
 The names of Toronto's streets map the trails and portages of the First Nations inhabitants, the arrival of the early explorers and the founding of York at the end of the 18th century. They trace the growth and political turmoil of the 19th century, the modernization of the 20th century and beyond, and the emergence of one of the world's most culturally diverse cities. The lives of brewers, politicians, architects, royalty, explorers and farmers can be traced in the city's street names. From the grand estates of Toronto's early upper class to the villages and homes that immigrants left behind, Toronto's street names tell many stories. 
 Toronto Street Names is easy to read, intriguing and ideal for the traveler who prefers exploring off the beaten track. It is also a fascinating source of information for readers interested in the history of North America's great cities. The book is illustrated with period photographs and is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

History

Americas

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Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins

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The Way Cool License Plate Book

Toronto Street Names: An Illustrated Guide to Their Origins