Waste is a Terrible Thing to Mind
Risk, Radiation, and Distrust of Government
- Copyright year: 2007
The Brooklyn Bridge
A Cultural History
- Copyright year: 2008
In the Godfather Garden
The Long Life and Times of Richie "the Boot" Boiardo
In the Godfather Garden is the true story of the life of Richie “the Boot” Boiardo, one of the most powerful and feared men in the New Jersey underworld and the gangster who inspired the creation of HBO’s The Sopranos. Richard Linnet provides an inside look this once-powerful Mafia crew led by the Boot, based on recollections of a grandson of the Boot himself and complemented by never-before-published family photos.
New Jersey Politics and Government, 4th edition
The Suburbs Come of Age
This thoroughly updated fourth edition reflects the challenges New Jersey has overcome and those it continues to face. State politics and government have been almost entirely reshaped in recent decades, and those changes are analyzed in every chapter. It offers a comprehensive overview, covering New Jersey’s political history; campaigns and elections; interest groups; the constitution; the development of government institutions; relationships with neighboring states, the federal government, and its own municipalities and counties; tax and spending policies; and quality of life.
- Copyright year: 2013
Courting Justice
Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation
Ten cases decided between 1960 and 2011, including the Karen Ann Quinlan decision, the Baby M case, the Mount Laurel decision, Megan’s Law, and the series of decisions known as Abbott/Robinson that directed state funding of poor urban schools on par with suburban districts, shed light on landmark decisions and their impact on national and global events. Different experts cover each case, providing insight into the court’s approach and decision-making process.
- Copyright year: 2013
American Dictators
Frank Hague, Nucky Johnson, and the Perfection of the Urban Political Machine
American Dictators is the dual biography of two legendary New Jersey political bosses: Frank Hague, who intimidated presidents and wielded unchallenged power for over three decades, and Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, the inspiration for the hit HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. Packed with compelling information and written in an informal, sometimes humorous style, the book shows Hague and Johnson at the peak of their power and the strength of their political machines during the years of Prohibition and the Great Depression.
- Copyright year: 2013
Disaster!
Stories of Destruction and Death in Nineteenth-Century New Jersey
In Disaster!, Alan A. Siegel brings readers face-to-face with twenty-eight of the deadliest natural and human-caused calamities to strike New Jersey between 1821 and 1906. Accounts of fires, steamboat explosions, shipwrecks, train wrecks, and storms are told in the words of the people who experienced the events firsthand, lending a sense of immediacy to each story. These and many other stories of forgotten acts of courage in the face of danger will make Disaster! an unforgettable read.
Inside Newark
Decline, Rebellion, and the Search for Transformation
- Copyright year: 2014
Raised at Rutgers
A President's Story
- Copyright year: 2014
Battleground New Jersey
Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice
- Copyright year: 2014
The Raritan River
Our Landscape, Our Legacy
Hiking the Road to Ruins
Daytrips and Camping Adventures to Iron Mines, Old Military Sites, and Things Abandoned in the New York City Area...and Beyond
Rediscover the Hidden New Jersey
- Copyright year: 2015
The American Revolution in New Jersey
Where the Battlefront Meets the Home Front
- Copyright year: 2015
The Bronx
The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough
- Copyright year: 2015
Rutgers since 1945
A History of the State University of New Jersey
- Copyright year: 2015
The Brooklyn Experience
The Ultimate Guide to Neighborhoods & Noshes, Culture & the Cutting Edge
- Copyright year: 2016
New Brunswick, New Jersey
The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America
- Copyright year: 2016
Envisioning New Jersey
An Illustrated History of the Garden State
- Copyright year: 2016
Soft Corruption
How Unethical Conduct Undermines Good Government and What To Do About It
- Copyright year: 2017