Peacekeepers Not All Heroes Receive Medals

Ari Love

Houdini Publishing

Rogue Town, by Dennis N. Griffin and Vito Colucci, Jr., is the true story of Stamford, Connecticut, a city that from 1965 through 1985 was under the stranglehold of organized crime and run by corrupt officials, it was known as one of the most corrupt cities in the country. Disgusted by what was happening in his home town, Stamford police officer Vito Colucci vowed he would do whatever it took to bring the corruption to light. It was a decision that eventually placed him in an undercover role, wearing a wire to gather evidence against senior officers in the Stamford Police Department, and nearly cost him his life. 
 When the dust settled, serious wrongdoing in eight city departments was exposed, including the police department, where a rackets commander was taking $1,800 a week from the Gambino crime family, and a detective sergeant was running the largest drug ring in Southern Connecticut out of police headquarters. Fifteen city and state officials resigned or were fired; police officers, other officials and organized crime figures, were indicted and convicted. And a young reporter for the Stamford Advocate named Anthony Dolan won a Pulitzer Prize for his 75-part series on municipal corruption. 
 However, what happened in Stamford , Connecticut, reverberated far beyond that city and state. It served as the catalyst for President Ronald Reagan s initiative against the American Mafia and the establishment of the President s Commission on Organized Crime. 
 Morgan ST. James, who writes columns for both the Las Vegas and Los Angeles editions of Examiner.com and is a noted author herself, wrote the following in her review of the new book: A sneak peek at the review copy was fascinating and this book is sure to be a hit. Not a hit in the sense of killing someone, but a hit as in runaway success. In Rogue Town, Vito Colucci takes you back to those days and the years he worked undercover. It s the raw truth and that s what makes it so compelling.

Rogue Town

Biographies & Memoirs

Dennis N. Griffin

Vito Colucci Jr.

True Crime

This book, I Pledge Allegiance... and includes stories based on their individual feelings, knowledge and experiences as former military personnel, first responders or police officers. These true-life accounts of Heroism, Patriotism, belief in the American dream, of survival and sacrifice. These stories of heroism and patriotism, maybe not from the people themselves, but by the Wednesday Warrior Writers who remember what they did. This Las Vegas based writing group of civil servants-turned-writers, the Wednesday Warrior Writers, became inspired from a member’s personal story of her grandson’s death serving in Iraq and his final journey home in the arms of his father with members of her writing group. It made such an impact that they decided to compile an anthology of over fifty stories to celebrate American valor, heroism and patriotism - written by authors: Merle Savage (the grandmother who inspired the book), Charles McKee, Jack Miller, Marshal Taylor, Rena Winters, Robert Fregeau, Robert Cawley, Keith Bettinger, Dennis Griffin, Rob Corbin and Michael MacQuarrie. The Wednesday Warrior Writers Project brings together retirees and veterans and puts them into a creative environment where they can share their stories and perfect the writing craft to express themselves, W3 President Keith Bettinger said. When the concept of writing then selling a book came to fruition, the only organization we could think of, which serves active duty, retirees and veterans in a communal atmosphere was the USO Las Vegas Center. That's why we´re donating the proceeds from the sale of this book. <ul>For this, we at the Las Vegas USO are grateful and thank the Wednesday Warrior Writers. <li>Doug Bradford, Las Vegas USO Center Director</li>
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I Pledge Allegiance...

Jack Miller

Keith Bettinger

Dennis/Griffin

Robert M. Cawley

Ron Corbin Phd

Robert Fregeau

Michael W. MacQuarrie

Charlie McKee

Merle Savage

Marshal 'Tony' Taylor

What would you do if you received a phone call twenty eight years after your father s murder and a friend told you they finally knew who killed him? You would venture forward to bring the criminal to justice and clear the case. However, good guys aren't always the heroes and bad guys the villains. A career criminal turns government witness after a mobster places a murder contract on him. He tells investigators about crimes that happened. He has no reason to lie. If he lies, he will face life in prison and that life sentence will be a short one thanks to the contract. He tells federal agents of unsolved murders and the federal agents bring in the local authorities from McHenry County Illinois. Twenty eight years later, Paul Scharff receives a phone call that directs him to a biography of this government witness. This rekindles his desire to bring his father's murderer to justice. All the while he is doing this he uncovers the truth about the justice system in the corrupted town of McHenry.

Murder in McHenry

Paul Scharff

If you haven't met Arthur Buckley personally, you have missed knowing one of the finest performers in the field of Magic. Arthur Buckley is the logical man to write a book on Card Control", for not only does he present his methods and original sleights, but many practical sleights which he gathered from the top magicians of the world. His inventive knowledge has enabled him to develop and present practical card sleights and magical effects to an unusual degree of perfection, many of which have stood the test of the stage, club, and close-up. The book is truly a post graduate course on card handling and is amply illustrated with photographs of the author's hands in action.

Book-Card Control

Arthur H. Buckley

Treasure of La Dura,
Gold... the elusive prize so many men and women have dreamed of and for which many have died. Of all the great treasures none has been more coveted and sought after than the lost La Dura.
In the turbulent twenty-first century the long-lost Medallion of La Dura comes into possession of a beautiful young woman who is standing on the brink of financial disaster. That situation proves to be the catalyst for this incredible tale.
In a world where the clocks of time stopped centuries ago; a non-stop action story unwinds. Here is a fable of greed, gut wrenching courage, obsession and love.
This sizzling work of fiction was created by Robert Cawley, The other of the true crime story, "Components of Murder."

Treasure of La Dura

Education & Teaching

Robert Cawley

Schools & Teaching

The Shocking True Story of Bella Capo... Bella Capo, the sexually and physically abused daughter of a powerbroker, whose close associates included politicians and organized crime figures, and a drug addicted mother, spent much of her youth in foster homes and rehabilitation facilities. As a young adult she became a force on Hollywood's Sunset Strip, running clubs and after-hours clubs. After a failed marriage to an abusive husband, Bella became a boss in the Crips- the only white female to hold such a position of power in the gang at that time. She late fled Los Angeles in fear for her life when her ex-husband and his associates stalked her and threatened her with death. 
 Although she could have died many times, Bella survived and overcame the obstacles to co-found La Bella Mafia, an online group that provides assistance and counseling to abuse victims especially those in life-threatening situations. 
 This Courageous woman has now come out of hiding to share her story. It will serve as an inspiration to the hundreds of thousands of abuse victims in the United States who suffer in silence.

La Bella Mafia

Morgan St. James

The Hole in the Wall Gang. Frank Cullotta's story is a living legend to all that have a knowledge of the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas under the eagle eye of Tony Spilotro and Frank Cullotta. The infamous Hole in the Wall Gang was notorious in burglaries, murder, mayhem and more! This book is the real deal from the real culprits. Cullotta tells the stories that have never been told in his own words. These are the untold stories of the Hole in the Wall Gang.

Hole in the Wall Gang

Frank Cullotta

Does the FBI train their agents to deal with problems of modern times ? Could the tragedies at Waco and Ruby Ridge, the attacks on 9-11 and the Boston Marathon have been prevented? The award-winning author of this revealing and controversial book, a retired FBI Special Agent, believes they could have if only New Agents were properly trained. But they weren t. Weeks of their initial training at the vaunted FBI Academy were a complete waste of time. Several years ago, a Washington pundit wrote The FBI is training their agents to arrest Bonnie and Clyde, but trying to find Osama Bin Lauden. Laugh at this statement if you choose, but FBI Animal House will prove the statement is true. What new FBI agents DIDN T learn will shock the public. Highly Trained Federal Agents is a lie. Poorly Trained would be far more accurate. It s an embarrassment and a fraud which should have been corrected by the 1980 s and later, but wasn t. No book has ever taken the reader inside the FBI Academy. This one does, and exposes training which was more suited for the 1930 s than the 1980 s and 90 s. You will follow a class through the entire academy and be astounded at what they did to cope, and what they failed to learn.

FBI Animal House

Peter M. Klismet Jr. Writing as PJ Kline

When the CIA decided to assassinate Fidel Castro, they called upon a classy, well-spoken, and totally ruthless Mafioso named Johnny Rosselli. In response to the government's offer of several hundred thousand dollars for the hit, Rosselli stood up, saluted and declared he would perform the task for the love of America. Johnny Rosselli was a smooth Mafia man who moved with amazing ease between the worlds of Hollywood, Las Vegas, and Washington. He was the mob point man for several covert operations involving the Mafia and the U.S. Government. His career reveals the tangled links between Al Capone's Chicago, Harry Cohn's Hollywood, Howard Hughes, Las Vegas, and JFK's Washington. Johnny Rosselli was a Mafia powerhouse whose mob career spanned five decades, and whose friends included movie mogul Harry Cohn, Howard Hughes, Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe and John F, Kennedy.

All American Mafioso: The Johnny Rosselli Story by Charles Rappleye and Ed Becker (2014-01-01)

Charles Rappleye and Ed Becker

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