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English
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Lawyer Judy Carrier takes the case of an elderly pigeon racer, Tony Lucia, who has been arrested for the murder of his lifelong enemy Angelo Coluzzi. "Pigeon Tony," as he's known, confesses to Judy that he killed Coluzzi because of a vendetta begun more than fifty years ago. Her client's guilt, however, is only the beginning of Judy's problems. The Coluzzi family wants revenge, and they are determined to finish off Pigeon Tony and Judy before the...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a telegram with urgent news for the Italian-American village of Roseto arrives, Nicky drives to the village to deliver the news and he has an epiphany that will change the Palazzini family's and the townspeople's lives.
6) Every Sunday
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Johnny Cantini, Nick's oldest son, is left holding the needle and thread that stitches the family together. Johnny must continue with the small business his father built while trying to fill his father's shoes as the family's head.
8) Gangster
Author
Publisher
Fawcett Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Fleeing his father and a shadowy past, Angelo Vestieri finds a second family in early twentieth-century New York's mob, where he encounters dangerous betrayals and an abandoned boy in need of a father figure.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
A prequel to "The Godfather" continues the saga of the Corleone family during the Great Depression, when Vito hides the truth of his occupation from his children and engages in violent measures to secure his family's fortunes at the end of the Prohibition Era.
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Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Born to enormous wealth and social standing, Barbara Lavette leaves her sumptuous home on San Francisco's Nob Hill to lead a life of adventure that takes her from the depression to the darkest days of World War II.
Author
Series
Godfather series (Mark Winegardner) volume 2
Publisher
Penguin Audio
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
New Orleans underboss Carlo Tramonti, one of Michael Corleone's underlings, is deported to Colombia by order of the attorney general, brother of the President. He sneaks back to retaliate and ends up changing the course of U.S. politics.
12) An Italian wife
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In turn-of-the-century Italy, fourteen-year-old Josephine, sheltered and naive, is forced into an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't know or love who is about to depart for America, where she later joins him. Bound by tradition, Josephine gives birth to seven children. The last, Valentina, is conceived in passion, born in secret, and given up for adoption. Josephine spends the rest of her life searching for her lost child, keeping her secret even...
13) Hindsight
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Publisher
SparkPress
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Born this time around into a South Philadelphia Italian-American family so traditional, she and her siblings are expected to marry in birth order, Eugenia lives a simple lifeno love connection, no controversy, no complications. Her hope is that the Blessed Virgin Mary (who oversees her soul's progress) will grant her heart's desire, the option to choose the circumstances of her next life. But when a student reveals he shares her ability, Eugenia...
Author
Series
Godfather series (Mark Winegardner) volume 1
Language
English
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"THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIME Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo’s great American tale, The Godfather, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The Godfather Returns, acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story–the years not covered in Puzo’s bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic films. It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory...
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