Download or read book Blue Collar Boston Cool written by Michael A. Connelly and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-10-26 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lately, the lively, often unruly, and occasionally dangerous Schraft Street in Boston has become Jim Herlihys entire world. As he struggles to eke a meager existence from the small assets he ownsa neighborhood gym, local sports bar, and a renovated old three-decker his challenges are compounded because the love of his life is in love with someone else, and his troubled young tenant, stripper Amy Jordan, for whom he has developed a powerful brotherly affection, is in love with him. After a few contentious run-ins with notorious local gangster Hoary Harry Annunziowho seriously worries Jim when he drunkenly threatens to rape little Amyhis friend and local cop Carlton Carrollton jokingly suggests Jim consider a preemptive strike against Harry. And then when Harry is unexpectedly found brutally beaten to death, the cops and especially two rival gangsters very seriously want to know who did it. Wild rumors are circulating in this suddenly dangerous, self-contained little world, and Jim finds himself a suspect, despite his reputation as a sane, hardworking, and normally very good-natured businessman. Somethings gotta giveand the inside neighborhood dope does include that Jim Herlihy can be a very tough customer when absolutely necessary. In this entertaining murder mystery, a gritty Boston neighborhood and its hardcore boss are thrust in the midst of madness as a killer waits to strike again.
Download or read book The Schraft Street Historical Preservation Society written by Michael A. Connelly and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dust has settled after the murders of two local gangstersneither officially solved, but both settled as far as the street is concerned. Nonetheless, Schraft Street remains as lively, unruly, and occasionally dangerous as ever. Boss Jim Herlihy still owns his marginally successful gym and sports bar; unusually, he even has some financial cushion, thanks to publication of a couple of gritty detective stories. His girlfriend of nine months, rising young M&A attorney Janice Cochrane, would be much happier if Jim would sell his Schraft Street properties and move into her luxury downtown high rise. But Jim has good friends and serious responsibilities on the gritty street hes lived in for all of his thirty-six years. When an increasing number of reckless drug dealers and their customersseemingly backed by sinister unseen forcesagain make Schraft notably uncomfortable for citizens and businesses alike, and then two of Jims friends are brutally mugged in separate incidents, Herlihy and some of his gym membersincluding several competent MMA enthusiastsuse NYCs Guardian Angels as a model for forming The Schraft Street Historical Preservation Society. In this sequel to Blue Collar Boston Cool, Boss Jim walks a tricky tightrope of balancing his love for the classy, high-powered new woman in his life, with his nearly overpowering sense of responsibility for the struggling people hes lived with all his life.
Download or read book A Compensatory Gift of Unyielding Sturdiness written by Michael A. Connelly and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ronnie Leigh is born with a disfigured face and a questionable "gift" of unusual intuition inherited from his mother. He gets off to a rocky start in life, with behavioral and personality problems compounded in that he knows, from an early age, that most people are immediately "put off" by his appearance...and that some even dislike him on sight. With the help of his understanding and loving parents and a caring child psychologist, Ronnie learns to appreciate what he does have, and not dwell on what he does not. What he has innately are intelligence and athletic ability, and what he learns through early adversity are persistence, perspective, the value of hard work in the classroom and on the baseball field...and, for him especially, the healing, calming, and strengthening power of vigorous exercise, beyond what most people are capable of. Ronnie struggles to make close friends, even as strives to advance as a pitcher in the Boston Red Sox minor-league system. Meanwhile, he has a good heart, extraordinary fighting skills, and that gift/curse of special intuition...the combination of which forces him to make some difficult decisions, and eventually to undertake some dangerous and extreme but ultimately necessary actions.
Download or read book White Militancy in Boston written by Daniel J. Friedman and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Limbo written by Alfred Lubrano and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-12-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.
Download or read book CMJ New Music Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-08-02 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.
Download or read book Massachusetts Social Ecology 1960 written by Frank Loel Sweetser and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Blue Parade written by Thomas A. Reppetto and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This social history extends from 18th century London to 20th century California and explains why police forces have developed differently in the major cities of America. Police personality profiles highlight the book. The three major models of policing in Great Britain from 1748-1890 are examined. The manner in which police forces of the period coped with problems of vice, crime, and social unrest are outlined. Police methods and attitudes are discussed for New York City from 1845-1914; for Boston from 1854-1943; for the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey from 1905-1940; and for the state of California from 1901-1942. When a law enforcement comparison was made of American and British cities, it was found that levels of safety and law and order have always been higher in Britain. Two of the broadest problems that faced the American police were vice crimes and gangs of predatory males. On a higher level, the gangs became organized racketeers and professional criminals. The American police have been more concerned with antisubversive activities over the years. Models of law enforcement are illustrated, including the patrol type, the constabulary, and the detective model. The three mechanisms for control of the police -- law, administration, and politics -- are detailed. The practical differences among the three mechanisms are discussed. In dealing with group images, the existence of five major interest groups are noted: the social elite, the business elite, the progressive, the blue-collar class, and the radicals. The effects of these groups on police development are outlined. A discussion of the secret agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Secret Service from 1850-1945 is presented. Photographs, a bibliography, and extensive notes are provided.
Download or read book The Social Ecology of Metropolitan Boston 1950 written by Frank Loel Sweetser and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fraud The extent and causes of white collar crime written by Michael Levi and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus written by Tex Sample and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To be faithful to the gospel, all ministry must be indigenous; it must participate in the distinctive practices and perspectives of the people among whom ministry is taking place. Because our society tends to ignore or deny the reality of class divisions and prejudice, too many congregational leaders know too little about the world of working class whites. Continuing his groundbreaking work on class and American religion, Sample opens up the lives and lifestyles of working class whites in order to engage with them in authentic and transformational ministry. From the Circuit Rider review: "Tex Sample has written one of the most fun books to read on ministry that you will ever come across. Weaving philosophy, theology, country western lyrics, and stories throughout the book Sample at once delights and provokes us to think about the way in which we live out church in this day and age." (Click here to read the whole review.)
Download or read book Psychiatry in the Age of Reform written by Elizabeth Lunbeck and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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