books by Richard Gambino (catastrophe motivations confessions)

books by Richard Gambino

books:

Red Hook: Confessions of a Brooklyn Eaglet, 1939-1955 (Cities series)
Richard Gambino

Guernica Editions Inc., 2005

Red Hook Confessions of a Brooklyn Eaglet: 1939-1955 With Richard Gambino's Red Hook (Confessions of a Brooklyn Eaglet: 1939-1955) Guernica Editions is proud to inaugurate its newest series, the City Series. Red Hook is a humorous, poignant, whimsical account of growing up in a long-ago neighbourhood which was as improbable a place as any one might imagine. Jumping back and forth from one age to another, it is presented through the eyes of a ...

Blood of My Blood (Picas Series No.7) (Picas Series)

10 reviews
Richard Gambino

Guernica Editions Inc., 2002

An accurate look into the Italian-American experience.
Both my parents are from a small town in Calabria. I distinctively remember growing up with the feeling that I was not 100% American or Italian. In the home, I had a traditional southern Italian upbringing that did not exist in the homes of my friends, most of whom had Italian backgrounds. Richard Gambino's mention of this condition was the first time I have ever read about it it any text. ...

Vendetta: A true story of the worst lynching in America, the mass murder of Italian-Americans in New Orleans ...

3 reviews
Richard Gambino

DoubleDay, 1977

Excellent. A simple account of a complex and tragic event.
A simple, if not scholarly, account of a mass murder perpetrated on a number of helpless innocents. This would be a fine True Crime book, but Richard Gambino does not want to simply tell a story America forgot. He delivers the details of the henious crime set in the intrigue of the New Orleans political scene. And gives insight, with historical perspective, to the diplomatic backlash and the ...

Vendetta (Picas Series No. 22) (Picas Series)

1 review
Richard Gambino

Guernica Editions Inc., 2000

Unbelievable story -- Unfortunately true!
After watching the movie Vendetta, I could not believe that it was based on an actual incident. I read the book, which is much better than the movie and so even more horrifying. Engrossing, detailed account of an incredibly savage, brutal incident of American bigotry. Excellent documentation.

Racing with Catastrophe
Richard Gambino

University Press of America, 1990

Any question about the reform of education must come down to the purpose of education in a democratic society. With this assertion, Richard Gambino launches his vigorous and incisive investigation into higher education in America today, and his no less vigorous proposals for remedying its readily apparent failures and flaws. The kind of culture and society we have in America depends to a high degree on the kind of education we provide. Gambino ...

Magneto-Optical Recording Materials

Wiley-IEEE Press, 1999

"As digital data storage technology undergoes enormous change, electrical engineers, physicists, and materials scientists need to keep pace with the materials requirements for recording media. Expert contributors -- together with world-class authorities Richard J. Gambino and Takao Suzuki -- bring you a practical, comprehensive guide to materials design and selection for magneto-optical storage media. This authoritative book explores ...