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The Little Flower Goes to the Fair is a look at the life of Fiorello LaGuardia, the 99th mayor of New York City, including his rise up the political ladder and his destruction of the corrupt Tammany Hall and its cronies. Although small in stature, barely standing 5'2", Fiorello was a large presence with even larger ambitions. He wore large hats to increase his height and was not beyond leaping on desks to be seen and heard, even as a child i...

The Little Flower Goes to the Fair is a look at the life of Fiorello LaGuardia, the 99th mayor of New York City, including his rise up the political ladder and his destruction of the corrupt Tammany Hall and its cronies. Although small in stature, barely standing 5'2", Fiorello was a large presence with even larger ambitions. He wore large hats to increase his height and was not beyond leaping on desks to be seen and heard, even as a child i...

One Man's Family tells the story of a typical Italian-American family, the Digiornos, who live in Brooklyn, New York. Shared through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Tommy Digiorno, the story begins on Sunday, December 7, 1941, just as word spreads around their neighborhood that the Japanese had just bombed the United States. In the ensuing shock and panic, Tommy shares his reactions and those of each of his family members in vivid detail. The ...

One Man's Family tells the story of a typical Italian-American family, the Digiornos, who live in Brooklyn, New York. Shared through the eyes of fifteen-year-old Tommy Digiorno, the story begins on Sunday, December 7, 1941, just as word spreads around their neighborhood that the Japanese had just bombed the United States. In the ensuing shock and panic, Tommy shares his reactions and those of each of his family members in vivid detail. The tu...

The Inspector chronicles the life, including the personal tragedies and struggles on the job, of Daniel Ross, an irascible, mean-spirited inspector in the New York City Police Department. But he wasn't always that way. With vivid, descriptive language, this poignant story captures the power of love as well as the ravages of rejection and deep loss. Daniel's life illustrates that love can take a person to unimaginable heights, making them a ...

The Inspector chronicles the life, including the personal tragedies and struggles on the job, of Daniel Ross, an irascible, mean-spirited inspector in the New York City Police Department. But he wasn't always that way. With vivid, descriptive language, this poignant story captures the power of love as well as the ravages of rejection and deep loss. Daniel's life illustrates that love can take a person to unimaginable heights, making them a b...