Title |
The holy thief : : a con man's journey from darkness to light
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Names |
Borovitz, Mark.
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Eisenstock, Alan.
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Book Number |
BR015822
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Volume 2.
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Annotation |
Gangster-turned-rabbi whose "weapon of choice was a checkbook" divulges twenty-five years of crime that began when his father died and in financial desperation he turned to a mobster to fence goods and buy friendships. Recounts a lifesaving prison term during which he found spirituality, redemption, and rehabilitation. Strong language. 2004.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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General Non-Fiction - GNF
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Religion - REL
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Jewish Interest - Non-Fiction - JINN
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Jewish Interest - JIN
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Religions (Other than Christian) - RELO
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Biography - Crime, Cops, Lawyers, & Defendants - BIX
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Crime & True Detective - CRI
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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Biography - Autobiography - ABI
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Short Book - SH
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Braille Book Review, Mar-Apr 2006 - B206
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Audience Notes |
Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
Rabbis - California - Los Angeles - Biography
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Thieves - California - Los Angeles - Biography
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Call Number |
296.092 B ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2004
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2004 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency. Braille International, Inc., distributor.)
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: 1st ed. New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, c2004.
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