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You might be able to name boxing's quintuple champions, but do you know the details of their respective ascents to the top of their sport? Follow the match-by-match, round-by-round, victories and setbacks of Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao in this compelling look at some of boxing's greatest competitors.

A thorough and comparative analysis of these three remarkable fighters, Boxing's Quintuple Champions looks at the early days of each man's career before exploring their heydays and legacies. From De La Hoya's start in East Los Angeles to Mayweather's...

"The feisty daughter of a Little Italy pharmacist learns of her father's secret prominence in the New York Mob. Her discovery unravels lies and treachery that stir her very existence and risk her search for love." Author Armando Minutoli's first work of fiction provides a backstory of the power of Sicilian Mob in 1950's New York: The Hester Street Kids (460 pp., tpb, $26.95 hard cover, $17.95 Softcover along with a $8.99 US for an EBook), a saga, one that talks to the plight of Italian American immigrants striving for a living in the new world under the thumbs of the mafia. Armando is the...

This inspirational work is a "true story" about one man's journey in search of his God. His adventure led him to Medjugorje, a remote village in Yugoslavia. A place referred to by many as a "place of miracles." Brought back by popular demand.

Many people believe that the Blessed Virgin Mary has been appearing on a daily basis since June 24, 1981 to six (6) young visionaries all from Local peasant families. Our Lady's messages are given to the world through them in a 'state of rapture' at the time of the apparitions. In her own words, Our Lady initially said, "I come to tell the...

The Sociology of Islam provides an accessible introduction to this emerging field of inquiry, teaching and debate. The study is located at the crucial intersection between a variety of disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities. It discusses the long-term dynamics of Islam as both a religion and as a social, political and cultural force.

The volume focuses on ideas of knowledge, power and civility to provide students and readers with analytic and critical thinking frameworks for understanding the complex social facets of Islamic traditions and institutions. The...