History

The Irish Way by James R. Barrett

History

Have you ever read a blurb of a book, thought you knew what it was about and then read the book and realized that you were totally wrong? Somehow, when I read the blurb about The Irish Way, I thought I was going to learn about how my Irish ancestors grabbed hamburgers, started playing baseball, [...]

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L.A. Noir by John Buntin

American History

shortened goodreads blurb “A fascinating examination of Los Angeles’s underbelly, the Mob, and America’s most admired–and reviled–police department, L.A. Noir is an enlightening, entertaining, and richly detailed narrative about the city originally known as El Pueblo de Nuestra Se–ora la Reina de los Angeles, “The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels.” I [...]

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