Mobs & Mayhem
The Golden Age of Crime
in Philadelphia
Between 1882 and 1922 over a million mostly poor immigrants settled in Philadelphia, and many turned to the streets for survival. Fred Lavner takes you back in time to meet the gangs and learn about the mayhem that reigned down on the city for almost 100 years.
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The rise and fall and rise again of a fabled advertising genius and creative director and producer.
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Victor Sonder’s gripping memoir of a 50-plus year career in the ad game takes you through a torrent of astounding successes and such major distractions as bribery, insanity, betrayal grand larceny and a merciful reinvention. What a ride…what a read!
A visit to Atlantic City you'll never forget.
A vivid tale of survival in Atlantic City for a family that tried to make a go of it as hotel owners during the downfall of the once great resort.
As a daughter of Holocaust survivors, Molly Golubcow had a from row seat to the unseemly characters that were in and out of her parents’ off the boardwalk hotel on a daily basis. The pimps, runaways, con artists and crooks were anything but a fine welcome to America.
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