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Spillane draws on detailed prison records to reconstruct a life behind bars in which 'ungovernable' young men posed constant challenges to racial and cultural order

Mose focuses on the parents of young children in New York City to explore how the shift from spontaneous and child-directed play to managed and adult-arranged playdates reveals the structures of modern parenting and the new realities of childhood

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True Crime: Illinois Harriet Hyman Alonso the authors share with theIllinois was in many ways born in blood. From the early days of piracy to twentieth century mob massacres, the state has been plagued with some of the worst crimes in history. This book begins with a general overview of crime in the state and then focuses on its headline stories. Included are the cases of the 'Murder Castle' of H H Holmes, the intellectual thrill killers Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, the bloody St. Valentine's Day Massacre