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The Best American Nonrequired Reading was a yearly anthology of fiction and nonfiction selected annually by high school students in California and Michigan through 826 Valencia and 826michigan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The volume was part of The Best American Series and was initially edited by Dave Eggers . [ 4 ]
From 1960 to 1966, he joined the New York World-Telegram and Sun.He was originally assigned as an education reporter. [10] On the education beat he covered declining reading and mathematics test scores, attempts to unionize teachers and racial integration disputes until he discovered that mob-connected contractors were behind a major scandal concerning improper construction and renovation ...
The Best American Short Stories has been published since 1915, making it the oldest continuous series of its type. Starting in 1986, additional titles were added for essays, sports writing, nature writing and more, at which time the broader The Best American Series moniker was introduced.
Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob is a 2021 memoir by Russell Shorto that examines his family's involvement in organized crime.The book centers on Shorto's grandfather, Russ, son of an Italian immigrant to the United States who once served as second in command for the mob in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
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The Executioner (a.k.a. Mack Bolan) is a monthly men's action-adventure paperback book series (published from 1969 - 2020) following the exploits of the character Mack Bolan and his wars against organized crime and international terrorism. The series has sold more than 200 million copies since its 1969 debut installment, War Against the Mafia. [1]
The Best American Short Stories 1988 ; Editor: Shannon Ravenel and Raymond Carver: Language: English: Series: The Best American Short Stories: Published: 1986: Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Media type: Print (hardback & paperback) Pages: 325: ISBN: 0395383986: Preceded by: The Best American Short Stories 1985 Followed by: The Best ...
Breakshot: A Life in the 21st Century American Mafia is an American memoir by Kenny "Kenji" Gallo, a former member of the Colombo Crime Family and The Milano Brothers who became an informant in the federal witness protection program. The book, which was titled after the undercover code name the FBI gave him, was released by Phoenix Books in ...