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Gangster City: The History of the New York Underworld 1900-1935

von Patrick Downey

Arguably the most complete book ever compiled on New York City's underworld from 1900-1935. It chronicles virtually every known mafioso, bootlegger, racketeer, and thug who terrorized the city in the early 20th...


Black Gangsters of Chicago

von Ron Chepesiuk

Chicago's fabled underworld is famous for its high-profile gangsters such as Al Capone. Not as publicly known, but perhaps even more notorious, are the names of "Mushmouth" Johnson, Jeff Fort and Larry Hanover....


Anti-Semitism: A Disease of the Mind

von Theodore Isaac Rubin

As a psychiatrist, Dr. Rubin learned that Anti-Semitism and other deep-seated prejudices are non-organic diseases of the mind: malignant emotional illnesses that can be treated by only first understanding the...


Albert Ellis: Evolution of a Revolution: Selections from the Writings of Albert Ellis, Ph.D.

von James McMahon

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...


Terrorist Cop: The NYPD Jewish Cop Who Traveled the World to Stop Terrorists

von Dzikansky Mordecai

Terrorist Cop is a colorful, haunting, and highly graphic tale of New York City homicide detective Morty Dzikansky. Dzikansky's career began with a yarmulke on his head, patrolling Brooklyn's streets, and going...


Battle of the Two Talmuds: Judaism's Struggle with Power, Glory, & Guilt

von Leon Charney

The authors reached back into history to understand the reasons and methods brilliant rabbis and Talmudic scholars abandoned the Holy Land, both physically and spiritually, to settle in what came to be known...


Gaming the Game: The Story of the NBA Betting Scandal and the Gambler Who Made It Happen

von Sean Patrick Griffin

In June 2007, the FBI informed the NBA that one of its referees, Tim Donaghy, was the subject of a probe into illegal gambling. Within months, the public knew the broad outlines of a scheme involving Donaghy...


The Purple Gang: Organized Crime in Detroit 1910-1945

von Paul Kavieff

The Purple Gang was a loosely organized confederation of mobsters who dominated the Detroit underworld and whose tentacles reached across the country. Beginning in the Prohibition Era, the Purple Gang prevailed...


Promises Kept: One Man's Journey Against Incredible Odds

von Ernest W. Michel

Author Ernest Michel survived the Holocaust against incredible odds. After fleeing from the Nazis, he made his way to the U.S. but couldn't forget the promises he'd made to friends, many of whom had died. Among...


A City Comes Out: How Celebrities Made Palm Springs a Gay and Lesbian Paradise

von David Wallace

Today, Palm Springs' gay-owned businesses are flourishing, and even the Palm Springs Art Museum cashes in by hosting gay fundraising events. Quite a change from the 1960s, when a local pastor was run out of...


Il Dottore: The Double Life of a Mafia Doctor

von Ron Felber

Il Dottore is the riveting true story of a Jewish kid from the Bronx who became a Mafia insider and physician to top NY Mafia dons such as John Gotti, Carlo Gambino, Paul Castellano and Joe Bonanno. The doctor...


Sex and the Office

von Helen Gurley Brown

The newest addition to Barricade's Cult Classic series, Sex and the Office tackles the hot topic of sex in the workplace.


When AA Doesn't Work For You: Rational Steps to Quitting Alcohol

von Ph.D., Albert Ellis & Ph.D., Emmett Velten

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...


Goodbye Hangovers, Hello Life: Self-Help for Women

von Ronald Felber

In Goodbye Hangovers, Hello Life, the first book on recovery specifically for women, Jean Kirkpatrick gives advice on problems specific to the female alcoholic, such as learning to cope with depression, overcoming...


Blood & Volume: Inside New York's Israeli Mafia

von Dave Copeland

Blood & Volume reads like fiction but is absolutely all true. With the help of a few associates, Ron Gonen ran a multi-million dollar drug distribution and contract murder syndicate in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan....


Breeding Between the Lines: Why Interracial People are Healthier and More Attractive

von Alon Ziv

This book combines sex, race, health and genetics in a daring new theory. Written with accessible, direct prose, anecdotes, analogies, and examples from human and animal studies, it is sure to spark debate in...


Life With Flavor: A Personal History of Herr's

von Jim Herr & Bruce Mowday

Everyone loves a success story, especially when the main character is a likeable person who does good things. Jim Herr is a real-life Horatio Alger. He and his wife, Mim, built Herr Foods from a small one-kettle...


Marley And Me: The Real Bob Marley Story

von Don Taylor

Since Bob Marley died in 1981, the myths and legends which surround his life have continued to grow. Only one man knows the truth. Marley's confidante and manager Don Taylor, tells the real story behind Marley....


The Turner Diaries: A Novel

von Andrew MacDonald

At 9:02 am on Wednesday April 19, 1995, two tons of explosives ripped apart the federal office building in Oklahoma City and the psyche of America. The worst case of domestic terrorism in our history, this explosion...


Frank Nitti: The True Story of Chicago's Notorious Enforcer

von Ronald D. Humble

Frank The Enforcer Nitti is arguably the most glamorized gangster in history. He was an infamous Chicago wiseguy who eventually rose to command the city's premier underworld organization-The Outfit. Though he...