The Mole People

From Julie Rosslee author: Toth, Jennifer The Mole People The informational content of this book is fantastic. There is a comfortable balance between statistics and personal vignettes regarding the houseless population who live in underground in NYC. This book was incredibly intriguing and difficult to put down.

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Stealing the wave : the epic struggle between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo

From Jackie Cantwell author: Martin, Andrew Stealing the wave : the epic struggle between Ken Bradshaw and Mark Foo Ken Bradshaw’s picture is hanging in my living room, and I’ll tell you why. He surfed the biggest, or one of the biggest, waves of all time (estimated at 85 feet) on January 28, 1998 on [...]

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A Visit from the Goon Squad

From Rosemarie Jerome author: Egan, Jennifer A Visit from the Goon Squad This is the story of Bennie Salazar a record executive/former punk rocker and his neurotic young assistant Sasha.  It recaps their lives and the lives that have crossed their paths throughout  the years.  This kaleidoscope of dreams, successes, failures, despair and disillusionment captures [...]

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