Bookshelf
“Carmine and the 13th Avenue Boys: Surviving Brooklyn’s Colombo Mob”
By Craig McGuire
This is the true story of Carmine Imbriale – a gambler, a brawler, a bandit, a bookie, an enforcer. For two decades, Imbriale was a street-level operative in one of the most violent crews in the Colombo Family, and he endeared himself to some of the major figures of organized crime while developing deadly disputes with others. Now in hiding, Imbriale teams up with true-crime veteran writer Craig McGuire to take you inside the 13th Avenue rackets at the height of their violence. This is the jarring account of his lawless lifestyle culminating in a gang war in South Brooklyn, from which he emerges a survivor.
“Brooklyn’s Most Wanted: The Top 100 Criminals, Crooks and Creeps from the County of the Kings”
By Craig McGuire
“Brooklyn’s Most Wanted” parades an impressive perp walk of 100 of the Borough’s most notorious, ranking them meticulously from bad to worst. From crime bosses to career criminals to corrupt politicians, pedophile priests to Ponzi scammers, this is not your usual crime chronicle. You want labor racketeering, Ponzi scheming, hijacking, murder, loan sharking, arson, illegal gambling, money laundering? Fugetaboutit! Take this guide tour through gangland that rips open the underbelly of Brooklyn, the broken land, to see what spills, from the South Brooklyn Boys to the Soviet thugs of Brighton Beach’s Little Odessa.
“Beyond the Ides – Why March is the Unluckiest Month of All”
By Craig McGuire
What do Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, and Ronald Reagan all have in common? HINT: They share the same fateful phenomenon that afflicted the Titanic, the Deepwater Horizon, Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Facility, the Exxon Valdez and so many more. From John Belushi to John Candy, Sharon Tate to Watergate, countless ill-fated pop stars, politicians and personalities also suffered tragically from this eerie link. Give up? They all fell victim to sudden, sick twists of epic bad luck during the third month of the year, sending them spinning off into catastrophic disaster — proof that March is, and always has been, the unluckiest month of all. Just ask Julius Caesar.
“The Place Where We Dwell: Reading And Writing About New York City”
By Juanita But and Mark Noonan, Article Contributed By Craig McGuire
While developing this compendium, the producers contacted author Craig McGuire and requested permission to include an article he produced that previously ran in the Gotham Gazette: “From Subways to Streets: Graffiti in NYC.” “The Place Where We Dwell: Reading and Writing about New York City” encourages the reader to explore the city in all of its complexity. The Place Where We Dwell contextualizes critical reading, writing, and thinking, while exploring the city some call home.
“Raging Al Iaquinta’s Mixed Martial Arts Training Log”
Written By Al Iaquinta, Edited By Craig McGuire
UFC Lightweight contender Al Iaquinta has released “Raging Al Iaquinta’s Mixed Martial Arts Training Log.” Brooklyn Creative Partners’ Craig McGuire edited and produced the book, with Ron Valdes providing design and layout. The 90-Day guide for MMA athletes is an official Iaquinta Nation Training Resource, featuring a comprehensive daily training log, goal-setting guidance, a technique-capture notebook, advice on life skills, a training calendar and more. This guide is designed for Mixed Martial Arts athletes, ideal for training in Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, Karate, Muay Thai, Wrestling, and more.
“Driven – To Restore What Was Lost, To Achieve My Dreams”
Written by Andras Petery. Edited by Craig McGuire
Spanning more than sev
en decades, this is the story of a lifelong quest to reclaim a family legacy. Following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution in 1956, Andras “Andy” Petery made a desperate nighttime escape into Austria through the murky swamps of Lake Fertő—fleeing the savages of Communist oppression that persecuted his family and imprisoned his father for years. After arriving on America’s shores, through his determination, not to mention a bit of luck, he would eventually rise to the pinnacle of success on Wall Street. Along the way, he would also enjoy a thrilling, triumphant career in professional sports car racing. This memoir provides a unique perspective of various historic events, from the tragic Siege of Buda in World War II and the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956, to a delayed discharge from the Army following the Kennedy assassination and many extraordinary deals that forever changed the railroad industry.
“Tribulations of a People Saver – The Story of My Father”
Written by Andras Petery. Edited by Craig McGuire
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With “Tribulations of a People Saver: The Story of My Father,” author Andras Petery delivers a heart-wrenching, true account of one man’s desperate struggle to survive overwhelming adversity and persecution. Meticulously researched drawing from numerous sources, including the archives of the Hungarian State Security Authority from the Communist era, not accessible until 1999, this work profiles the author’s father, Dr. János Pétery, a successful financial industry expert who persevered through many of the most disastrous human catastrophes of the 20th century.
“How To Write A Shareholder Proposal: Don’t Just Dispute, Contribute”
By Craig McGuire
An essential guide to developing a sound strategy for empowerment leveraging one of the essential tools for affecting real change, brought to you by the founders of TheShareholderActivist.com™. Starting with your idea for change, this guide will empower you with techniques to evolve your idea from a concept to a concrete proposal you can submit for consideration, while along the way generating a platform for change.
“Sounding the Call: Campaign Communications Tactics for Shareholder Activists”
By Craig McGuire
An insightful guide to the basic building blocks of campaign communications, to better enable you to advocate for change, brought to you by the founders of the popular site TheShareholderActivist.com™. You have a right to be heard. We hope this guide can help. Starting with your idea for change, this guide will empower you with communication techniques to formulate your knowledge base, rally support for your cause, extend your message, mount and execute activities, and hopefully make a difference.