Barricade Books: 72 books
Richie Ashburn: Why The Hall Not?
and the Amazing Journey to Cooperstown
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Richie Ashburn: Why the Hall Not? is the story of beloved Philadelphia Phillies player and broadcaster Richie Ashburn and a young fan he befriended as a player. That fan remembered the kindness displayed by Ashburn and in later years reconnected and led a drive—collecting almost 200,000 signatures—to...
Dock Boss
Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2017
At a time when New York City’s booming waterfront industry was ruled by lawless criminals, one gangster towered above the rest and secretly controlled the docks for over thirty years. Dock Boss: The Story of Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront explores the rise of Eddie McGrath from a Depression...
The End of Food
How the Food Industry is Destroying Our Food Supply--And What We Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2006
This book is based on hard scientific research, most of which has been conducted outside of the United States, where food production lobbies have fought hard against this kind of research. Pawlick exposes an alarming trend in the food available in our grocery stores. This is not an argument about unhealthy,...
Doctors of Death
Ten True Crime Stories of Doctors Who Kill
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2016
Doctors of Death offers a graphic insight into the darkest side of the medical profession. If you have ever put your life in someone else’s hands - this book might make you think again.These mystifying and spine-tingling stories are just what the doctor ordered and they are all true.
by Gary Sleeper
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2006
People know of the notorious Benny Binion for opening the Horseshoe and becoming the most successful casino owner in Las Vegas. But before he became the patron saint of World Series Poker, Binion lead the Texas underground in a vicious, nefarious gambling war that lasted over fifteen years. With electrifying...
Bronx D.A.
True Stories from the Domestic Violence and Sex Crimes Unit
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2006
Sarena Straus was a prosecutor in the Office of the Bronx District Attorney's office, one of approximately 400 Assistant District Attorneys working in the midst of an area of America with the highest crime and poverty rates. This book is about her experiences in combating crimes against women and children...
by Ron Felber
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2014
THE KAFKA SOCIETY by Ron Felber finds Jack Madson, (A MAN OF INDETERMINATE VALUE), on another adventure.After a night of clubbing, Jack has no memory of how stripper, Amber Starr got into his bed. Great sex doesn’t make up for the discovery of a severed head in the trunk of his Mustang convertible....
An Uncommon Journey
From Vienna to Shanghai to America--A Brother and Sister Escape to Freedom During World War II
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2011
September 1939 - Nazi Austria turns on their Jews and the family Wacs flees Vienna, saving their lives. Destination: Shanghai; alien to them-different language, people, culture. Had they not escaped, one week later war broke out, and this family's fate might have been quite different. An Uncommon Journey...
by Gunnar Sonsteby
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1999
Sonsteby tells his courageous story of espionage and sabotage against the Naziz and of eluding capture through daring, intuition, and a constant slew of changing identities.
by Ron Felber
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2013
In a world plagued by corrupt corporations and sinister forces that prowl the global landscape, John "Jack" Madson seeks salvation from deep within the man he is today and the man he aspires to be. In the tradition of Raymond Chandler, John Grisham, and Michael Connelly, this crime fiction series launches...
When AA Doesn't Work For You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol
Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1992
Of the many methods that have been designed to help people quit their problem drinking and change thei lives, a few originated by pioneering self-help groups - such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Rational Recovery - have had considerable success. But not with everybody. When AA Doesn't Work for You is...
Albert Ellis: Evolution of a Revolution
Selections from the Writings of Albert Ellis, Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
Albert Ellis was an icon of 20th century psychology and a founder of the cognitive behavioral movement. In this book, a collection of 22 chapters, the editors trace the evolution of Ellis' philosophy and methodology from its Freudian roots to present day Cognitive Behavior Therapy using Dr. Ellis' writings,...
The Milwaukee Mafia
Mobsters in the Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2015
From when Vito Guardalabene arrives from Italy in early 1900s, until the days the Mob controlled the Teamsters, Milwaukee was a city of murder and mayhem. Author relies on unseen police reports, FBI reports and more to reveal Milwaukee’s history thats been shrouded in myth
Murder Capital
Madison Wisconsin -The Mafia Under Siege
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2018
Murder Capital explores Prohibition-era Madison, Wisconsin. Per capita, Madison was the most violent and deadly city in the United States during the 1920s. Along with the usual suspects (bootleggers), Madison was unique in its strong Ku Klux Klan presence. In the background was a prominent judge,...