Wicked Pittsburgh, Hardcover - Richard Gazarik

Reducere. DescriptionMuckraking journalist Walter Liggett dubbed Pittsburgh the "Metropolis of Corruption" in 1930 when he reported the city had more vice pe...

Reducere. Pittsburgh's contributions to the uniquely American art form of jazz are essential to its national narrative. Fleeing the Jim Crow South in the twe...

Reducere. Thank Your Wicked Parents has at its core a shocking but undeniable truth: Some parents are wicked and repeatedly lash their helpless children with...

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Reducere. Elmore Leonard meets Denis Johnson in this explosive first novel set on the seedy side of Southern California. Ex-marine Jimmy Boone-former bodygua...

Reducere. Founded amidst the bloodshed of the French and Indian War, Pittsburgh is haunted by the ghosts of its gritty and sometimes violent past. Many belie...

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Reducere. When Mark Twain visited in 1884, he claimed to spy a little bit of hell in Pittsburgh s smoky appearance. Twain s observations are among the many r...

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Reducere. Enjoy fun and challenging puzzles all with interesting Pittsburgh Themes! Test your knowledge of Pittsburgh's history, culture and contributions (e...

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Reducere. The Pittsburgh Pirates have thrilled their fans for more than 120 years. Beginning as the Allegheny's, the Pirates boast 35 hall of famers, five wo...

Reducere. "This is storytelling at its best." - WENDY HIGGINS, NYTimes bestselling author of Sweet EvilNO REST FOR THE WICKED . . . OR THE CURSED.SLATEI didn...

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A young witch tries to unravel the mystery of who is framing her for dark magic in Georgia Bowers' creepy YA debut fantasy, Mark of the Wicked. Mag...

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Reducere. A tightly rendered, beautifully illustrated coloring book highlighting the many charms of one of America's best kept secret - Pittsburgh, PA

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A collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that illustrate the unique nature of English humour. Tibballs is the author of The Grumpy Old ...

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Elegant and learned, personal and universal, literary, philosophical, and historical--Hillel Halkin's finely wrought essays on themes of Jewish cul...

Reducere. 25 years ago Lemniscaat published the first collection of stories about the Wicked Witch by Hanna Kraan. The cranky witch of the forest, illustrate...

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Reducere. Take a journey through crime and vice in twentieth-century Wilmington, from a Tatnall Street bawdy house to the corporate boardrooms of the DuPont ...

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Reducere. In 1930, one out of every six Pittsburgh residents was an immigrant. More came from Italy than from any other country in the world. Drawn by chain ...

Reducere. Join Father Grim and his shady cast of characters on an exploration of the dark underbelly of childhood. Darker adaptations of familiar nursery rhy...

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE has been at the forefront of British public life since he married Princess Elizabeth in 1...

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