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A brief history of gangsters / by Robb, Brian J.,author.(CARDINAL)388692;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-314).
Subjects: Gangsters; Gangsters in popular culture.; Organized crime;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3
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Off the back of a truck : unofficial contraband for the Sopranos fan / by Braccia, Nick,author.(CARDINAL)846585;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-353)."Unleash your inner-Soprano and relive all your favorite moments with this gifty companion to the award- winning series-just in time for creator David Chase's prequel movie! Inside, you'll find an Italian potluck of fresh takes and irreverent humor that any true fan can get lost in for hours"--
Subjects: Sopranos (Television program); Gangsters in popular culture.; Italian Americans; Television programs;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Mobsters and gangsters : organized crime in America, from Al Capone to Tony Soprano. by Life Books (Firm);
Subjects: Illustrated works.; Gangster films.; Gangsters in popular culture; Organized crime; Organized crime;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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The Sopranos sessions / by Seitz, Matt Zoller,author.(CARDINAL)640302; Sepinwall, Alan,1973-author.(CARDINAL)465874; Lippman, Laura,1959-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)351644;
Includes bibliographical references.Foreword: You get what you pay for -- Introduction: It goes on and on and on and on -- Recaps -- The debate: Don't stop believin' you know exactly what happened at the end of The Sopranos -- The David Chase Sessions -- The morgue -- The eulogies.A mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office ... No, it wasn't the start of a joke: it was the start of a program that changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, The Sopranos launched our current age of prestige television. Television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz were among the first to write about the series before it became a cultural phenomenon. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the show's debut, they reunite to produce a collection of recaps, conversations, and critical essays covering every episode, as well as new interviews with series creator David Chase. They explore the shows artistry, themes, and legacy, examining its portrayal of Italian Americans, its graphic depictions of violence, and its deep connection to other cinematic and television classics.
Subjects: Chase, David, 1945 August 22-; Gandolfini, James.; Sopranos (Television program); Television programs; Gangsters in popular culture.; Italian Americans;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Her best shot : women and guns in America / by Browder, Laura,1963-(CARDINAL)276655;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-277) and index.Introduction: The news about women and guns -- Military heroines : narratives of female soldiers and spies in the Civil War -- Little Miss Sure Shot and friends, or, How armed women tamed the West -- Maid Marians and bad mothers : from the gungirls of the 1920s to the gangsters of the 1930s -- Radical women of the 1960s and 1970s -- Armed women of the far right : race mothers, warriors, and the surprising case of Carolyn Chute -- Armed feminism or family values? : women and guns today -- Conclusion.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Women; Firearms owners; Women outlaws; Women soldiers; Women radicals; Women in popular culture; Firearms; Women.; Womyn.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gambling / by Haley, James,1968-(CARDINAL)665135;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Gambling.; Gambling; Popular culture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The immediate experience : movies, comics, theatre & other aspects of popular culture / by Warshow, Robert,1917-1955.(CARDINAL)663225;
Subjects: Culture in motion pictures.; Motion pictures; Popular culture;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The entertainer : movies, magic, and my father's twentieth century / by Talbot, Margaret,1961-(CARDINAL)401118;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-418).Learning to cry -- The hypnotist's boy -- Footlights on the prairie -- Hooray for Hollywood -- Gangsters, grifters, and gold diggers -- Man about town -- Empty bottles -- Unionizing actors, uniting fans -- Broadway and B movies -- From Ed Wood to Ozzie and Harriet.Using the life and career of her father, writer Margaret Talbot tells the story of the rise of popular culture through a personal lens. The arc of Lyle Talbot's career is in fact the story of American entertainment. Born in 1902, Lyle left small-town Nebraska in 1918 to join a traveling carnival. From there he became a magician's assistant, an actor in a traveling theater troupe, a romantic lead in early talkies, then an actor in major Warner Bros. pictures, then an actor in cult B movies, and finally a part of the advent of television, with regular roles on The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and Leave It to Beaver. In her impeccably researched narrative--a combination of Hollywood history, social history, and family memoir--Margaret Talbot conjures warmth and nostalgia for those earlier eras of '10s and '20s small-town America, '30s and '40s Hollywood.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Biographies.; Talbot, Lyle; Actors;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Rockin' the Kremlin : my incredible true story of gangsters, oligarchs, and pop stars in Putin's Russia / by Junk, David,1965-author.(CARDINAL)894963; Bronson, Fred,author.(CARDINAL)178663;
Includes bibliographical references and index.My strange path to Russia -- My music career begins -- Pop stars and oligarchs -- The most dangerous band -- The building project -- The golden years -- Dark days -- Ukraine and Russia."Rockin' the Kremlin is the wild true story of the first CEO of Universal Music Russia and his quest to bring Western popular music to post-Soviet Russia. With many twists--from political chaos and gang violence to the launch of Russian's most successful pop act of all time--it shows how an American built cultural bridges with long-lasting impacts."--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Junk, David, 1965-; Sound recording executives and producers; Music trade; Popular music;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Prohibition gangsters : the rise and fall of a bad generation / by Mappen, Marc.(CARDINAL)717778;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The big fellow in the Windy City -- Big battles in the big apple -- Smaller cities -- Gangsters in the surf -- Guys & Dolls and a gangster moll -- Capone's long trip home & Lucky's island adventure -- The twilight of the gangster? -- Pay your taxes -- Lucky v. Dewey -- Shot to death -- Lepke on the hot seat -- For them, crime did pay."Master story teller Marc Mappen applies a generational perspective to the gangsters of the Prohibition era--men born in the quarter century span from 1880 to 1905--who came to power with the Eighteenth Amendment. On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect in the United States, "outlawing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors." A group of young criminals from immigrant backgrounds in cities around the nation stepped forward to disobey the law of the land in order to provide alcohol to thirsty Americans. Today the names of these young men--Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Dutch Schultz, Legs Diamond, Nucky Johnson--are more familiar than ever, thanks in part to such cable programs as Boardwalk Empire. Here, Mappen strips way the many myths and legends from television and movies to describe the lives these gangsters lived and the battles they fought. Placing their criminal activities within the context of the issues facing the nation, from the Great Depression, government crackdowns, and politics to sexual morality, immigration, and ethnicity, he also recounts what befell this villainous group as the decades unwound. Making use of FBI and other government files, trial transcripts, and the latest scholarship, the book provides a lively narrative of shootouts, car chases, courtroom clashes, wire tapping, and rub-outs in the roaring 1920s, the Depression of the 1930s, and beyond. Mappen asserts that Prohibition changed organized crime in America. Although their activities were mercenary and violent, and they often sought to kill one another, the Prohibition generation built partnerships, assigned territories, and negotiated treaties, however short lived. They were able to transform the loosely associated gangs of the pre-Prohibition era into sophisticated, complex syndicates. In doing so, they inspired an enduring icon--the gangster--in American popular culture and demonstrated the nation's ideals of innovation and initiative."--Publisher's website.
Subjects: Prohibition; Organized crime; Mafia;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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