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Using a remarkable cache of scrapbooks kept by Albert Haskell, Jr. through his lifetime, Martin A. Sweeny narrates a fascinating story of unwavering dedication to the public good. As a lawyer, politician, civic organizer, and economic developer, Haskell never turned away from an opportunity to do something beneficial for others.

"A biography of Lydia Hamilton Smith (1813-1884), a prominent African American businesswoman in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the longtime housekeeper and life companion of the state's abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens"--

Adrian er kun syv år, da hun bliver overfaldet af sin egen far. Trods barndommens traume blomstrer Adrian som ung, møder kærligheden og skaber et lovende forretningsimperium. Men fortiden kaster lange skygger ind i voksenlivet, og da Adrian modtager et trusselsbrev, ripper det op i gamle sår. Derefter kommer der endnu et og endnu et ...Datterens arv er en fængslende, romantisk spændingsroman om familie, kærlighed og karriere af bestsellerdronningen Nora Roberts.Pressen skriver:“Roberts ved, hvordan man underholder.”– Publishers Weekly“Endnu et pageturner-hit fra den suveræne historiefortæller Nora Roberts.”– Booklist“En nervepirrende pageturner.”– Women’s World“Datterens arv vil holde dig fuldstændig tryllebundet!”– Fresh Fiction“En subtil thriller med ondskab lurende i kulissen.”– Mystery & Suspense Magazine“Amerikas yndlingsforfatter.”– The New Yorker

Hopes have been crushed. Fortunes gained. Lives celebrated while others were snuffed out too soon. In the shadows, where corners are cut, and ambition unchecked - that is where the notorious stories live. Step into the dark alleyways, back rooms and even board rooms with me, as I recount Pittsburgh's seedier past. Notorious Pittsburgh features more than 20 stories, including Pittsburgh's first bank robbery, a famous jailbreak, as well as several stories from our former red-light district and the prohibition era.

This book is a tapestry of unbroken historical threads stretching from 1868 to the present day. Stitched together by newspaper, local museums and universities, uncovered photographs, ancestry research and narrative histories that have unspooled throughout the annals of Shadyside's history. In the center 5522 Walnut St. A building that was constructed in the 1890s and has been a card shop since the 1970s. What is the deeper story if we take a core sample of this one location? This one building?We find that 5522 Walnut St. was, at first, a home. A home, I would come to learn, with a front and rear address complete with a backyard. Families lived and loved between its walls as early as the 1890s and as recent as the 1940s. Furthermore, from 1893 to the present day no fewer than 9 businesses have operated out of its address. Not the least of which was during the 1950s when an after-hours speakeasy called the Hollywood Social Club was located on the second floor and, at some point, the mob was involved with ownership.There was mystery here. There was magic here. There was love. There was death. But most importantly, there was, and is, a community spanning generations that stretches the entire reach of Walnut St. and beyond into Shadyside proper. A community whose records allowed me to stitch this history into what you see before you: a tapestry woven into a book. A book that is a gift to my wife, Amanda Blair. Owner of Kards Unlimited at 5522 Walnut St.

“Sweeney's forensic research shines through an entertaining book that is athoroughly delicious slice of Irish-Americana.”—Irish Times "What makes the story of Murphy’s professional wrestling career so fascinating is the way Sweeney sets the scene for many of his matches...From the booming voice of “Whitey” Kaunfer welcoming cold patrons to the Old Mechanics Building to the sweaty, bloody, and crowded confines of the Boston Arena dressing room, Sweeney does an exceptional job... If you are considering this book for its wrestling content, you will certainly enjoy what you find."—Slam WrestlingNewspaperscalled him the “the man with the cast-iron toes,” “the best drop-kicker inwrestling,” and “one of the mat game's biggest box office attractions.” But Dr.John “Dropkick” Murphy's legacy extends far beyond the wrestling ring. Decadesbefore the Betty Ford Center became a household name — and long before the bandthe Dropkick Murphys named themselves in his honor — the phrase going toDropkick’s meant a person struggling with addiction needed help and would soonget some.This book chronicles for the first time the unbelievable life of Dropkick Murphy, a professionalwrestler who put himself through medical school during the Great Depression andthen opened Bellows Farm, a one-of-a-kind institution that served as both a facilitywhere elite athletes could train as well as a secluded place wheredown-on-their-luck alcoholics could go to sober up discreetly.Thecelebrities who frequented Dropkick Murphy’s farm were many, and numerous professionalathletes would go there to focus on their training and work out in hisstate-of-the-art gymnasium. As a result, Bellows Farm featured an unrivaled andrevolving cast of colorful characters who brought it to life. Drawing on yearsof research and interviews, author Emily Sweeney goes behind the scenes toreveal the untold story of Murphy’s life, his farm, and the legendary eventsthat unfolded there.

Let Marco Polo New York guide you around the Big Apple with this handy, pocket sized guide complete with pull out map. Insider Tips reveal where you can discover the secrets of Grand Central Station and why you might visit the Polish National Home.

A beautiful photographic stroll around the bookshops, restaurants, literary locations and authors' neighbourhoods in the Big Apple.

Rhode Island Freshwater Fishes is a portable reference guide to 80 native species of freshwater fish that inhabit Rhode Island's lakes and rivers. The illustrated, waterproof 12-panel folding guide features a watershed map to which each species is keyed, and provides descriptions of anatomy and distinguishing features. Made in the USA.

Color your way around New York City with this coloring-book-meets-travel-journal featuring 30 expertly curated sites to learn about, color, and record so you can experience the city whether you’re already there, planning a trip, or dreaming about your next adventure.

In 1938 gymnastics instructor Carola Spitz escaped from Nazi Germany. In New York she turned into Carola Speads, revered teacher of mindfulness. She breathed with clients in her Central Park West studio until she was 97 years old. Now Christoph Ribbat combines her gripping biography with the histories of modern bodywork and breathing experiments. He illuminates the tension between self-help fads and 20th century catastrophes. Accessible and quirky, Breathing in Manhattan speaks to experts and non-experts alike: to readers of Jewish history, students of New York City, and to anyone attracted by - or skeptical of - the promises of mindfulness.

The New York City treasure, newly photographed, is revealed as garden in the city, repository for memory, and a place for repose, inspiration, and delight.Green-Wood is a living cemetery that brings people closer to the world by memorializing the dead even as it embraces the art, history, and natural beauty of New York. Founded in 1838 and now a National Historic Landmark, Green-Wood was one of the first rural cemeteries in America. By the early 1860s, it had earned an international reputation for its beauty, attracting 500,000 visitors a year, second only to Niagara Falls as the nation’s greatest tourist attraction. Crowds flocked here to enjoy family outings in the finest of first-generation American landscapes. Green-Wood’s popularity helped inspire the creation of public parks, including New York City’s Central and Prospect parks. Green-Wood is 478 spectacular acres of hills, valleys, glacial ponds, and paths, throughout which exists one of the largest outdoor collections of nineteenth- and twentieth-century statuary and mausoleums. Four seasons of beauty offer a peaceful oasis to visitors, as well as its 570,000 permanent residents, including Leonard Bernstein, Boss Tweed, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Louis Comfort Tiffany.At once a celebration and an invitation, the book ranges from a consideration of the natural landscape in which it is set to a close look at its architecture, statuary, symbols, typography, birds and fauna, trees, and typography.

From the renowned Beat writer, Kerouac’s colorful and meandering search for his family history, now reissued following his centenary celebrationSatori in Paris is the semi-autobiographical tale of Jack Kerouac’s trip to France in search of his heritage. Beginning in Paris and moving west to Brittany, Kerouac traces the paths of his ancestors and explores his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs. From his familiar milieu of strangers and all-night conversations in seedy bars, to a pivotal cab ride in which he experiences Buddhism’s satori—a feeling of sudden understanding—Kerouac’s affecting and revolutionary writing transports the reader. Published at the height of his fame and showcasing his mature talent, Satori in Paris is a lyrical, rollicking tale of philosophy, identity, and the power and strangeness of travel.

Barbara McMartin narrates the history of Adirondack environmental policy in depth, beginning with the 1970 formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, set up to regulate private development and to oversee the planning of public terrain. Although hailed as the most innovative land-use legislation of its time, it ignited a wildfire of controversy, creating a landscape of conflict. Park residents protested. Government stood firm. Over the decades, disparate groups have sought to shape an effective program to protect Adirondack wildland but cannot seem to work together. This is the first comprehensive account of that ongoing drama: a stirring story of the environmental movement, public action, and government failure and success.

A personal and heartwarming story of two families who left their Quebec, Canada homes and made the long difficult journey through New England to find work in the textile mills, finally settling in the city of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. The Telliers and Fontaines joined many French Canadians who had transplanted their culture and language virtually intact to this American city. The author Rene Tellier recorded the stories passed down to him by his mother Leopoldine and father Alphonse in their French patois language, a dialect of the common people. For readers who don't speak French, all have been translated into English.Like many teens of their time, Alphonse and Leopoldine were required to cut short their formal education to help support their families, but both were intelligent, well-read and highly informed individuals who passed on their love of learning to their five children: Robert, Suzanne, Rene, Bernard and Rachel.In telling his family's story beginning in 1904, Tellier also delves into the history of Woonsocket and the many friends and relatives who influenced his life, surviving the Great Depression, serving the World War II effort and adjusting to the post-war changes in the city. As a family of deep faith they attended St. Ann's Church, visible from their Gaulin Avenue apartment, which was the center of their lives where they worshiped and received the sacraments. The author attended Mount Saint Charles Academy and returned as a Brother of the Sacred Heart to serve as Guidance Counselor. Guided by a love of family, a strong Roman Catholic faith, a sense of humor, and an eagerness to learn, this family of seven endured, persevered and triumphed, achieving the American dream.

A thoroughly researched guide by long-distance hikers for long-distance hikers

Indispensable handbook of mileages between features and facilities on the A.T.

"In The Franchise: New York Rangers, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed moments, decisions, people, and settings that fostered the team's iconic identity. Through wheeling and dealing, mythmaking and community building, explore where the organization has been, how it got to prominence in the modern NHL landscape, and how it'll continue to evolve and stay in contention for generations to come.Rangers fans in the know will enjoy this personal, local, in-depth look at hockey history"--

Famously selected as the 199th pick, in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft, Tom Brady's career trajectory is nothing short of legendary. By the time he hung up his cleats in 2023, Brady held nearly every major quarterback record, including career passing yards, career touchdown passes, and quarterback wins. He won seven Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was named Super Bowl MVP five times. These moments and memories are collected in Sports Illustrated Tom Brady, a fully illustrated gift book commemorating the career of the NFL's greatest player of all time. Featuring more than 100 photographs and unparalleled written coverage from the pages of Sports Illustrated(TM), this new volume provides readers a complete portrait of the player whose impact on football history cannot be overstated--from his earliest days in New England to Super Bowl euphoria and beyond.

Celebrate the Boston Bruins' centennial with this essential coffee table book In celebration of the Original Six franchise's 100th season, the Boston Bruins present a visually stunning retrospective featuring hundreds of archival images and vivid, in-depth writing. This official illustrated history tells the stories behind all the iconic moments, the legendary players and people, and so much more. Fans will treasure this commemorative book as a definitive portrait of Boston's rich hockey heritage.

Troy Polamalu was the guiding spirit behind a Pittsburgh Steelers dynasty that won two Super Bowls and led the NFL in total defense five times during his 12-year career. His explosiveness and instinct shone on the field, yet is is Polamalu's grace and character, his humility and dignity that have made the greatest impression on those closest to him. This biography, the first written on the Steelers' Hall of Famer, was over a decade in the making. Author Jim Wexell covered every step of Polamalu's career and interviewed countless family members, friends, coaches, team officials, front office executives, and teammates to produce a moving portrait of a remarkable athlete. Polamalu's days as a child in Santa Ana, California; his formative years in Tenmile, Oregon; his college days at the University of Southern California; and his glory days with the Steelers are all covered in this essential chronicle of a Pittsburgh great.

"A behind-the-scenes perspective on Buffalo Bills history from longtime broadcaster John Murphy As the longtime play-by-play voice of the Buffalo Bills, John Murphy knows what it means to live and breathe Bills football. In If These Walls Could Talk: Buffalo Bills, Murphy opens up about his life and career in Buffalo and provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can, from Jim Kelly to Josh Allen and beyond. Featuring conversations with players and coaches past and present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes only Murphy can tell, this indispensable volume is your ticket to Bills history"--

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This chronicle of Fruitlands, an agrarian community established in Harvard, Massachusetts, details the philosophy, creation and failure of the settlement.Founded by Bronson Alcott in 1843, Fruitlands was intended to be a utopian commune sustained by its own agriculture. The philosophical concepts of Transcendentalism, and its assertions regarding human morality and the potential of self-reliance, formed a cerebral bedrock. Yet the practical considerations of living were less accounted for: many residents preferred to philosophize than work the fields and animal labor was forbidden; the result being a shortage of food available to feed residents over winter. The strict living standards also caused discontent, and the project failed when unhappy occupants departed the site in January 1844.In the modern day, the Fruitlands project is considered a historical curiosity in Massachusetts. A museum was established on the original location, which details both Fruitlands and other attempts at achieving utopia in North America. Bronson Alcott was deeply disappointed that his commune failed, but continued working as a local teacher for many years afterward. His daughter Louisa May - who resided in Fruitlands as a girl - wrote a journal of the events, and later a treatment entitled Transcendental Wild Oats, which form part of this collection compiled by Clara Sears.

This volume tells the fascinating history of a century of Broadway Theatre, exemplified by Pulitzer Prize-winning stage productions of plays from leading American playwrights like Eugene O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller and many others. In addition, facsimile reproductions of theatre programs and posters give an impression of the casts on stage including movie stars like Deborah Kerr, Jessica Tandy, Anthony Perkins, Marlon Brando, Karl Malden or Morgan Freeman. Heinz-Dietrich Fischer, EdD, PhD, is Professor Emeritus at the Ruhr-University of Bochum, Germany.