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Summary: Presents a portrait of the Irish-American gangster who worked as an informant on both sides of the law and describes the sixteen-year hunt for him and his final capture, arrest, and murder in prison.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.1092 SHEEnglish, T. J.
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of The Westies and Paddy Whacked offers a front-row seat at the trial of Whitey Bulger, and an intimate view of the world of organized crime--and law enforcement--that made him the defining Irish American gangster.For sixteen years, Whitey Bulger eluded the long reach of the law. For decades one of the most dangerous men in America, Bulger--the brother of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364 ENGPemberton, Steve
Summary: "Steve was only a toddler when his babysitter jotted down these fateful words: 'This little boy doesn't have a chance in the world.' But, despite years of being abandoned, neglected, and forgotten, Steve discovers an unexpected strength to endure and a fierce determination to find his real family and to create a new life for himself. A stirring account of courage, hope, and victory, A Chance in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2012
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Summary: "An inspiring, suspenseful memoir for kids and tweens, A Chance in the World (Young Readers Edition) is the astonishing true story of Steve Pemberton, a discarded boy who, while uncovering the secrets of his past, discovers his own inner strength, the power of kindness, and the freedom to build a better future for himself and others"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 PEMThrelfall, John Brooks.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books, Inc. 1992
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.374 THRNearing, Helen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 NEAMcGrath, Charles
Summary: "A wistful look back at family, youth, and the intoxicating magic of New England summers, as well as a rumination on friendship and loss, by an esteemed writer and essayist and the former editor of The New York Times Book Review. We all have vivid memories of summers past and the bright skin of youth: of those first days when school has ended; of long days of leisure and pleasure reading...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MCGRATH, CHARLES MCGSeton, Nora Janssen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 1993
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 630.92 SETFoster, David R.
Summary: In 1977 David Foster took to the woods of New England to build a cabin with his own hands. Along with a few tools he brought a copy of the journals of Henry David Thoreau. Foster was struck by how different the forested landscape around him was from the one Thoreau described more than a century earlier. The sights and sounds that Thoreau experienced on his daily walks through 19th-century...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.3 FOSLogevall, Fredrik
Summary: "By the time of his assassination in 1963, John F. Kennedy stood at the helm of the greatest power the world had ever seen, a booming American nation he had steered through some of the most perilous diplomatic standoffs of the Cold War era. Born in 1917 to a striving Irish American family that had ascended the ranks of Boston's labyrinthine political machine, Kennedy was bred for government,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KENNEDY, JOHN F. LOGBruschi, Tedy.
Summary: "You might be coming to this book as a fan of Tedy's football skills and, don't get me wrong, gaining the insights of one of the best defenders in Patriots history is worth the price of admission, but that's just part of the story. There are a lot of reasons to look up to him, and I promise you will finish this book with an admiration for him on a much deeper level."--Tom Brady (from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: John Wiley & Sons 2007