Jr Jr : 7350 books

The supposedly democratic nations of the world may have declared a new war against "terrorism," but as it may turn out; no one is sure just what "terrorism" is or how to universally best define it. This includes the governments of the world put together; they are unable to declare...

“An extraordinary achievement . . . a vision of hell so stern it cannot be chuckled or raged aside.”—The New York Times Book Review A classic of postwar American literature, Last Exit to Brooklyn created shockwaves upon its release in 1964 with its raw, vibrant language and startling...

Stories are the fabric of our lives. They make us laugh. They make us cry. And they bind us together through shared experiences and adventures. But stories can have a higher purpose if we look at them through the lens of what God wants to teach us. Just as Jesus taught great spiritual truths...

Joseph Feola was a prominent figure in the Westchester County, New York waste disposal industry. Beginning in March 1965 FBI surveillance revealed that this Gambino family soldier's life was endangered. Secret tapes disclose furtive conversations among DeCavalcante family members. These, sometimes...

Natale Evola became boss of the Bonanno crime family in 1970 and held this position until his death in August 1973. Evola had been a Genovese family operative in the late 1950s, attending the notorious Apalachin convention in upstate New York in November 1957. He was also a lynch pin of narcotics...

In the summer of 1866, racial tensions ran high in Louisiana as a constitutional convention considered disenfranchising former Confederates and enfranchising blacks. On July 30, a procession of black suffrage supporters pushed through an angry throng of hostile whites. Words were exchanged, shots...

The Admiral Graf Spee was one of three pocket battleships built by Nazi Germany in the years before the outbreak of World War II. It came into Montevideo harbor in Uruguay seeking repairs in December 1939. The ship was assaulted by a trio of British cruisers and the Nazi government opted to scuttle...

This in-depth look at the civil rights movement goes to the places where pioneers of the movement marched, sat-in at lunch counters, gathered in churches; where they spoke, taught, and organized; where they were arrested, where they lost their lives, and where they triumphed. Award-winning...

Getting Out of the Dark gives sound advice on how to achieve true success, wealth and happiness. This book reveals one of the most essential elements that most books miss when speaking about obtaining success and wealth. This book's advice and principles are worthy of reflection

Robert Alfred Taylor Jr. is a hard working African American male who noticed that there is a serious problem with relationships and the African American male. Robert was born in Kansas City, Mo. And has traveled throughout the United States. Along his travels he has learned that the problem with relationships...

Throughout many years I've used writing as a form of expression whether it's about a true event or something completely made up. Everyone in life has their personal mountains to get passed. During challenging moments of facing my mountains in life, I have picked up a pen and made the choice...

Scarlet fever has afflicted mankind since the 1500s. In the United States it appeared in epidemic proportion in New England in the early 18th century. In Boston and New Hampshire whole families became sickened, and sometimes most of their members died. Scarlet fever affects the kidneys and ear membranes...

In this second edition, Robert T. Robinson Jr. describes not only his childhood in Lafayette Colorado during the days of the miners' strikes, but also his experience in World War II in England as a member of the 127th Air Transport Squadron.

Giuseppe Masseria was a Mafia strongman in New York City, an associate of Chicago's famed gang chieftain, Al Capone. Masseria's April 1931 murder was an especially brutal one, but one that Masseria knew was likely in the offing. My book details the factions of the Italian Mafia in New York City in...