Bizarre Brooklyn
Title | Bizarre Brooklyn PDF eBook |
Author | Allison Huntington Chase |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2022-09-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1439676062 |
Brooklyn. The most populous borough in New York City. Birthplace of the Dodgers, Sweet'n Low, and Season 21 of "The Real World." With more than 400 years under its belt, the borough is filled with a history of both sweet and savory moments. It's hard to imagine Brooklyn as anything other than a concrete jungle. Who would guess that that first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here? Or that the world's oldest subway is hidden beneath the streets of Boerum Hill? Or how an airplane fell from the sky and landed in the middle of the street in Park Slope? Hundreds of people pass by the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park everyday. Virtually no one stops to read the plaque. If they did, they would learn that it is actually a grave, holding up to 15,000 bodies. Author Allison Huntington Chase, Brooklyn's own Madame Morbid, takes readers on a journey beyond the brownstones, to discover the hidden, macabre and bizarre throughout Brooklyn history.
Bizarre Brooklyn: Stories of the Tragic, Macabre and Ghostly
Title | Bizarre Brooklyn: Stories of the Tragic, Macabre and Ghostly PDF eBook |
Author | Allison Huntington Chase |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 144 |
Release | 2022-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467152390 |
Brooklyn. The most populous borough in New York City. Birthplace of the Dodgers, Sweet'n Low, and Season 21 of "The Real World." With more than 400 years under its belt, the borough is filled with a history of both sweet and savory moments. It's hard to imagine Brooklyn as anything other than a concrete jungle. Who would guess that that first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here? Or that the world's oldest subway is hidden beneath the streets of Boerum Hill? Or how an airplane fell from the sky and landed in the middle of the street in Park Slope? Hundreds of people pass by the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument in Fort Greene Park everyday. Virtually no one stops to read the plaque. If they did, they would learn that it is actually a grave, holding up to 15,000 bodies. Author Allison Huntington Chase, Brooklyn's own Madame Morbid, takes readers on a journey beyond the brownstones, to discover the hidden, macabre and bizarre throughout Brooklyn history.
Cold Ghost
Title | Cold Ghost PDF eBook |
Author | Chester Geier |
Publisher | eStar Books |
Pages | 10 |
Release | 2010-12-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1612101550 |
All Hager had to do was slow the dogsled to a walk, and his partner died. A perfect crime--no chance to get caught!
We'll Always Have Linsanity
Title | We'll Always Have Linsanity PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Silverman (Sports writer) |
Publisher | 99: The Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780988266209 |
Nonfiction. Sports. Asian American Studies. 99 is proud to announce its first book, WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE LINSANITY: STRANGE TAKES ON THE STRANGEST SEASON IN KNICKS HISTORY by Jim Cavan, Mike Kurylo, Seth Rosenthal, and Robert Silverman, with Jake Appleman, Jason Concepcion, Jared Dubin, Dan Litvin, and Jamie O'Grady. These bloggers and writers, who whose work appears in New York magazine, The New York Times, ESPN.com, and SB Nation among other outlets, live and relive the crazy 2012 season, from the pre-season lockout to an ever-fluctuating and injury-riddled roster to the burst of heat and light that the emergence of point guard Jeremy Lin represented, as well as the ultimate disappointment as Lin leaves to join the Houston Rockets. The book is introduced by Will Leitch, the founder of the sports blog Deadspin and the author of four books, including his latest, Are We Winning?: Fathers and Sons in the New Golden Age of Baseball (Hyperion, 2010).
Painted Black
Title | Painted Black PDF eBook |
Author | Debra R. Borys |
Publisher | New Libri Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2011-12-15 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1614690006 |
Christopher Robert Young, Cry for short, told himself he went with Lexie to keep her safe, that it had nothing to do with his struggle to avoid hustling along the harbor like Moon and the others. Selling blow jobs for forty bucks, however, pales in comparison to what he finds in Cole's apartment above the funeral home. And even a hungry kid will only go so far to fill his stomach. In the ensuing struggle, Chris escapes but Lexie does not and that fact still haunts him.
Hungry Ghost
Title | Hungry Ghost PDF eBook |
Author | Keith Kachtick |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 2004-07-20 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780060523916 |
Carter Cox is a talented but dissipated freelance photojournalist living in New York City's East Village with his sad dog and bad habits. Though he travels to exotic places taking pictures of models and celebrities, he yearns to do more meaningful work and to mend his womanizing ways. He also wants to put into practice the lessons he learns from his Buddhist betters, but he continues to carry with him his “seduction kit”: a chessboard, cigarettes, and a Cormac McCarthy novel. At a Buddhist retreat, he meets Mia Malone, a beautiful, smart devout Catholic determined to remain a virgin until she is married. Carter falls hard, and Mia nervously agrees to join him on a photo shoot in Morocco. With both of their souls hanging in the balance, they quickly go from the ocean to hot water: crashing their car, getting arrested, running afoul of a sadistic gendarme, and trying to flee the country. Over the course of their adventure, they discover that karma and the human heart work in very mysterious ways.
Green Monkey Dreams
Title | Green Monkey Dreams PDF eBook |
Author | Isobelle Carmody |
Publisher | Allen & Unwin |
Pages | 326 |
Release | 2013-03-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1742379478 |
A stunning collection of fourteen short stories, full of provocative ideas and haunting images. Originally published in 1996 and back in print in a a beautifully packaged edition in response to popular demand.