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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...
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W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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In a companion book to the four-hour PBS series, stereotypes and nostalgia are stripped away to tell the complicated, centuries-long story of the Italian-American experience and to explore and celebrate the rich legacy of Italian-American life.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 46
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English
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Dominick Birdsey, a forty-year-old housepainter living in Three Rivers, Connecticut, finds his subdued life greatly disturbed when his identical twin brother Thomas, a paranoid schizophrenic, commits a shocking act of self-mutilation
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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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) Killer smile
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When she receives personal threats and an associate is murdered, young lawyer Mary DiNunzio realizes that her latest case, involving a World War II internment camp suicide, may have deadly modern-day ties.
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Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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In a bustling house of relatives, Danielle and Francesco's excitement turns to a mission as they race against time to remember their mother's cheesecake recipe, saving Christmas with a mouthwatering Italian feast. Includes a recipe for cheesecake.
"Deck the halls and mix up the eggnog! It's Christmas Eve for little Danielle and Francesco—a time for family, presents, music, and most importantly . . . food! The siblings are very excited to celebrate...
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Wilbur S. Shepperson series in history and humanities volume no. 37
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University of Nevada Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
14) Unto the sons
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Knopf
Pub. Date
1992.
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English
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Biographies of the members of the Talese family and other Italians who have been coming to America since the turn of the century.
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English
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"Set in the heart of Tuscan wine country, Camilla Trinchieri's new mystery introduces Nico Doyle, a former NYPD homicide detective who's just looking for space to grieve when he finds himself pulled into a local muder investigation. Mourning the loss of his wife, Rita, former NYPD homicide detective Nico Doyle moves to her hometown of Gravigna in the wine-soaked region of Chianti. Half-Italian and half-Irish, Nico finds himself able to get by in the...
17) Every Sunday
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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.
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Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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When she discovers she is pregnant from a one-night stand with a jazz musician she barely knows, Angie Rossini confronts him in order to get money for an abortion, but as they spend more time together and get to know each other her plans change.
19) Hindsight
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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...
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