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A vain man of good looks but no family ties to the Mob, Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano worked his way up to acting boss of the Bonanno crime family, becoming its leader when official boss Joseph Massino went to prison in 2003. When the Mafia was crawling with secret operatives and informants caving to government pressure to flip, Basciano steadfastly obeyed the code of La Cosa Nostra. "I got faith in one guy," he said during a secretly taped meeting. That man was Massino, head of the Bonanno borgata. But for all his loyalty, Basciano was still a hot-headed, cold-blooded killer, which ultimately led to his arrest and downfall.Then in a remarkable betrayal that rocked the Five Families to their foundations, Massino secretly cooperated with the FBI—the first head boss ever to roll over. As a result, Basciano faced the death penalty, but a federal jury, disturbed by the prosecution's use of deadly criminal informants, reached a surprising verdict. Here from veteran crime author Anthony M. DeStefano comes the riveting story of the last true believer in the Mob's cult of brotherhood and his betrayal at the hands of the only man he ever trusted.
Vinny the Armadillo Makes a Friend
Maggie Hogarth
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Vinny the Armadillo's Not Afraid of the Dark
Maggie Hogarth
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2014
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Vinny's day is done, it's time for bed. What adventures lie ahead?
Vinny the Action Verb & Lucy the Linking Verb may disagree on some things, but they both love teaching about verbs. It’s book two of the Meet the Parts of Speech series, in which the eight parts of speech are personified based on the roles they play in the sentence. Vinny and Lucy approach life differently. He’s all action, while she’s content to sit back and be. With their friend Jake the adjective in trouble, however, the two verbs must put aside their differences and work together to save the day. Clear and informative back matter includes textbook-style definitions and usage examples of transitive action verbs, intransitive action verbs, and linking verbs. In Grammaropolis, adverbs don't just modify verbs; adverbs are bossy. They tell the verbs where to go, when to leave, and how to get there. A pronoun doesn't just replace a noun; Roger the pronoun is a shady character who's always trying to trick Nelson the noun into giving up his spot. The Meet the Parts of Speech series uses the mechanics of character and story (plot, motivation, setting, etc.) to breathe life into what has traditionally been unengaging subject matter. Our story-based approach combines traditional instruction with original narrative content, which appeals to different learning styles, increases both engagement and retention, and encourages students to make a deeper connection with the parts of speech and punctuation marks.
The voles in the valley village do not believe that Vinny is actually a vegetarian. Violet Vole videos Vinny to vet his claim to be a vegetarian. Number 22 in a series of ABC alliterative stories, "Vinny The Vegetarian Vulture" emphasizes each letter "v" or "V" with a bold font. Children will enjoy the fun story while learning the many uses of the letter "V" and finding the hidden letter in each picture.
Vinny and Chip, a beautifully illustrated children's adventure story about a cat and a mouse who meet along a riverside and become friends. They run into trouble with a hungry alligator, a big snake, and a scary fox. They use friendship, courage, and creative thinking to outwit the alligator, the snake, and the fox.
Vinny and Chip, a beautifully illustrated children's adventure story about a cat and a mouse who meet along a riverside and become friends. They run into trouble with a hungry alligator, a big snake, and a scary fox. They use friendship, courage, and creative thinking to outwit the alligator, the snake, and the fox.
Vinny's Wilderness opens with a divorced teacher returning to her home in south Belfast, where she discovers that her dearly loved, overgrown garden has been bulldozed and unceremoniously dumped in a skip outside her house. What follows are her vivid memories of the previous four months, when she tutored Denzil, a lively, personable young boy. More interested in the outdoors than engaging in the learning essential to successfully pass the 'eleven-plus' exams required to get him into second-level education, Denzil struggles against the constraints and expectations within his rigid family home. As he begins to emerge from his shell, playing with Vinny's daughter in their chaotic garden, Vinny and Denzil's mother discover a shared past, and tentatively pick up their friendship after a split during their own time working towards the eleven-plus exams. Vinny's Wilderness is a sensitive rendering of childhood friendship, tinged with nostalgia viewed through the emotional intensity of studying for your first major exam. Reminiscent of the Neapolitan Novels by Elena Ferrante, it illustrates how friendship can survive adolescence and in adulthood evolve into the support needed to change your life and become your true self.
