Bøger af Vincent T Ciaramella

"...and if we go to war with a religious enemy, what better way to drive home the point that God is on our side." These are the cryptic words uttered by a man known only as The Engineer. A man who exhibits the traits of gravitational lensing, a man that floats on the edge of reality, a man who may or may not be a living black hole. Out in the wastelands of the Nevada desert two men meet for the first and last time. One man is hunting for the truth; the other is being hunted by it. Remote military bases, biblical imagery, X-Plane technology, ghosts in the desert, and lost silent films find their home in this tale of conspiracy and paranoia. Agent 47 is on the threshold of unraveling the greatest cover-up in aerospace history, one that has remained top secret for half a century. Will he find what he's looking for or will truth really be stranger than fiction? The desert holds many secrets and lurking in the skies above is the identity of a mysterious entity known only as The Fifth Pilot.

Fumes, rubber, and rage, the hallmarks of a good traffic jam. The slow funeral like procession along the asphalt is enough to drive one to madness. You inch along, sometimes for hours, thinking about what terrible accident must lie ahead. Then you reach the epicenter of it all and there is nothing, no trace of any multi-car pileup, no disabled vehicle or vehicles, no shattered glass, nothing. What was the hold up? The answer lies with a company that works in conjunction with oil and gas called GRDLCK INC. Set against the backdrop of The Steel City, Gridlock follows the story of a man named Tyler that lands his dream job, or so he thinks. Filled with local landmarks and shadowy secret societies, Gridlock is a story about the choices we make and the consequences of our actions. The foundations of a good life come at a cost and when the cracks begin to form it might just be more than Tyler has bargained for

"...eating bees isn't a shortcut to finding honey." Life in the ancient world is rough. It was even rougher if you are a young, upstart rock & roll band on the streets of Rome. Rock & Roll Empire follows the rise and fall of Rome's greatest rock band. From their humble beginnings through their tour of the Empire (intentional or not), The Sons of Apollo find that fortune and fame doesn't come cheap. From the Circus Maximus to the sands of North Africa and everywhere else in between they meet up with rival acts, the Queen of Sheba, the great-grandson of Pontius Pilate, and other weirdos both good and evil. Learn how the Sphinx lost its nose, the real origin of spaghetti, and how music can transform people and change the world.

Jack McClelland: The Pride of Pittsburg is the first and only biography of Jack McClelland, the Smokey City's first boxing star. From 1895 to 1905, McClelland was one of the nation's most popular and talked-about boxers, appearing in the sports sections of newspapers across the country. He took on all-comers, and never drew the color line. At the 1904 Saint Louis World's Fair, McClelland fought and defeated world featherweight champion Abe Attell, only to have the championship ripped from his hands on a technicality. Legal troubles put Jack's career on hiatus, until he made a comeback in 1910. A man credited with bringing modern boxing to Pittsburgh, his name and story have vanished from the pages of history. That is, until now. Meticulously researched, using primary sources and interviews with the last surviving people that knew him, Vincent T. Ciaramella brings Jack McClelland back into the limelight for one last time. Filled with epic battles, shootouts with the police, race riots, broken families, and broken bones, Jack McClelland: The Pride of Pittsburg will make you question why you have never heard of him before. Vincent T. Ciaramella is a history teacher, a five-time published author, and the great-great grandson of Jack McClelland.