Boston Teran
Boston Teran was born and raised in the South Bronx. He lives in California. God Is a Bullet Boston Teran [... more]
Random House |
South Bronx Rising: Rise Fall and Resurrection of an ...
A Bronx Tear: 'South Bronx Rising' pulls no punches and painstankingly charts the penultimate urban destruction of the South Bronx.In someone else's hands, this story that charts the downfall of what was once a bountiful hinterland north of Manhatten, [... more]
CDN$26.05
Amazon CA |
Steven J. Phillips
On June 28, 1972 in a South Bronx subway station, John Skagen, a white off-duty policeman on his way home, suddenly and without apparent provocation, ordered James Richardson, a black man on his way to work, to get against the wall and put his ... [... more]
Random House |
Arthur Nersesian
. He has also written three books of poems and one book of plays. Nersesian was the managing editor of the literary magazine "The Portable Lower East Side" and was an English teacher at Hostos Community College (C.U.N.Y.) in the South Bronx. He [... more]
Harper Collins |
Harvest Of Empire
From Amazon.com: Readers familiar with immigration history as told in books like Roger Daniels's Coming to America will experience a sense of déjà vu with Harvest of Empire by Juan Gonzalez. The immigrant experience is a constant in [... more]
CDN$23.00
Amazon CA |
God at the Edge: Searching for the Divine in ...
From Amazon.co.uk: Niles Elliot Goldstein, the founding rabbi of The New Shul in New York City's Greenwich Village, begins God at the Edge by invoking "a long history of people discovering God in unexpected, unusual, sometimes even uncomfortable [... more]
CDN$22.00
Amazon CA |
Report from Engine Co. 82
The Bravest: When I first read this book I was in grade school. My dad thought if I wanted to be a firefighter I might want to read this book. I sit here right know and look at the inside of the cover, which is a hardcover and there is a price tag for $4. [... more]
CDN$27.95
Amazon CA |
Wolfen (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: Wolfen is definitely the oddest and most socially conscious of the three big werewolf movies released in 1981 (the others were The Howling and An American Werewolf in London). Rumpled detective Albert Finney is investigating some brutal [... more]
CDN$9.98
Amazon CA |
In the South Bronx of America: Photographs by Mel Rosenthal
Well Done and Long Overdue Treatment of This Topic: I'd strongly recommend Mr. Rosenthal's work to anyone who is interested in the devastation suffered by those in the South Bronx during the 1970's and 1980's as well as those who have an interest in & [... more]
CDN$48.00
Amazon CA |
South Bronx Story
From Amazon.com: The four Scroggins sisters (Renee, Deborah, Valerie, and Marie) and neighbor Tito Libran burst on to the music scene from left field in 1981 with the remarkable success of "UFO" and "Moody" off their debut 12-inch [... more]
CDN$29.68
Amazon CA |
Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx
Unflinchingly honest, heartbreaking in the best possible way: The 3rd World thrives in the backyard of America's glittering city. I'd already fought back tears before finishing the preface-if this book's mix of tragedy, triumph and faith doesn't break [... more]
CDN$19.95
Amazon CA |
Cape Town Affair/South Bronx Heroes
Synopsis: The Cape Town Affair (1967): Classic movie, highly underated and well worth watching. After a purse is stolen on a South African bus, this tale is set in motion--involving secret information and communist espionage. South Bronx Heroes (1985): [... more]
CDN$5.99
Amazon CA |