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The last boss of Brighton : Boris "Biba" Nayfeld and the rise of the Russian mob in America / by Century, Douglas,author.;
Boris Nayfeld, a.k.a. "Biba," is the last living boss of the old-school Russian mob in America, and he's survived to tell it all. Filled with sex, drugs, and murder, Biba's story is a mind-boggling journey that took him from petty street crime in the USSR to billion-dollar embezzlement in America. Born in Soviet-era Belarus, abandoned by his parents in infancy, Biba's brutal upbringing left him hungry for more--more power, control, and money. Taking advantage of the rampant corruption in the Soviet Union, Biba's teenage hooliganism quickly turned into bolder "black cash" rackets, making him, by Soviet standards, a very rich young man. When authorities took notice and threatened him with "the supreme measure"-- execution by firing squad--he managed to get out of the USSR just in time. Within months of landing in America, his intimidating presence and street smarts quickly made him legendary in the Soviet émigré community of Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, and launched him to the top of New York's Russian Jewish mob, one of the world's most inventive, powerful and violent criminal organizations. After decades as a globe-trotting boss, and three stints in U.S. federal prisons he remains unbroken and unrepentant, even as his entire life has unraveled around him. Now seventy-four years old, Biba is a lion in winter. Douglas Century vividly brings the notorious gangster to life in these pages, telling not only his epic journey but also the history of the Russian mob in America.
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Nayfeld, Boris.; Organized crime; Russian American criminals;
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Moscow on the Hudson [videorecording] / by Alonso, Maria Conchita.; Capetanos, Leon.; Derricks, Cleavant.; Mazursky, Paul.; Williams, Robin,1951-2014.; Columbia Pictures.; Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm);
Director of photography, Donald McAlpine ; production design, Pato Guzman ; edited by Richard Halsey ; music, David McHugh.Robin Williams, Alejandro Rey, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks.Vladimir Ivanoff (Williams), a circus saxophonist, defects from his touring troupe in Bloomingdale's in New York. He moves into the crowded Harlem flat of a black security guard and begins to adjust to life in the USA.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Dolby Digital sound (5.1, surround) ; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Defectors; Feature films.; Russian Americans; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c2014., Mill Creek Entertainment,
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Anya's ghost / by Brosgol, Vera.;
Anya, embarrassed by her Russian immigrant family and self-conscious about her body, has given up on fitting in at school but falling down a well and making friends with the ghost there just may be worse.LSC
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Russian Americans; Interpersonal relations; Self-esteem; Ghosts; Schools;
© 2011., First Second,
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The Russian / by Coes, Ben,author.;
"As the brutal Russian mafia becomes the most powerful and deadly criminal enterprise in the U.S., it's up to covert operative Rob Tacoma to fight back ... Ruthless, clever, and unbelievably violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the criminal underworld in the U.S. and law enforcement has been unable to stem the tide. When a powerful Russian mob family declares war by publicly executing two high-profile American politicians, the messageis unmistakable-opposition will be met with overwhelming deadly force. With no other viable options, the President creates a clandestine assassinations team to find and eliminate the unreachable men running this deadly criminal operation.--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Intelligence officers; Secret service; Assassins; Russian American criminals; Organized crime; Murder;
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The Russian [sound recording] / by Coes, Ben,author.; Fliakos, Ari,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Ari Fliakos."As the brutal Russian mafia becomes the most powerful and deadly criminal enterprise in the U.S., it's up to covert operative Rob Tacoma to fight back ... Ruthless, clever, and unbelievably violent, the Russian mafia has rapidly taken over the criminal underworld in the U.S. and law enforcement has been unable to stem the tide. When a powerful Russian mob family declares war by publicly executing two high-profile American politicians, the messageis unmistakable-opposition will be met with overwhelming deadly force. With no other viable options, the President creates a clandestine assassinations team to find and eliminate the unreachable men running this deadly criminal operation.--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Audiobooks.; Intelligence officers; Secret service; Assassins; Russian American criminals; Organized crime; Murder;
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Lost son : an American family trapped inside the FBI's secret wars / by Forrest, Brett,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-364) and index."When Billy Reilly vanished, his parents embarked on a desperate search for answers. Was their son's disappearance connected to his mysterious work for the FBI, or was it a personal quest gone wrong? Only when Wall Street Journal reporter Brett Forrest embarks on his own investigation does a picture emerge: of the FBI's exploitation of US citizens through a secretive intelligence program, a young man's lust for adventure within the world's conflicts, and the costs of a rising clash between Moscow and Washington"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Reilly, Billy.; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation.; Espionage, American; Espionage, American; Espionage, American.; Intelligence service;
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Siberia [videorecording] / by Ross, Matthew,1976-film director.; Smith, Scott B.,screenwriter.; Hamel, Stephen,film producer.; Chepovetsky, Dmitry,actor.; Ferres, Veronica,1965-actor.; Gracie, James,actor.; Gulyarin, Boris,actor.; Lipinski, Eugene,actor.; Petardi, Rafael,actor.; Reeves, Keanu,actor,film producer.; Ringwald, Molly,actor.; St. George, Ashley,actor.; Ularu, Ana,1985-actor.; Saban Films,presenter.; Mars Town,production company.; Elevated Films,production company.; Mongrel Media,publisher.;
Story by Stephen Hamel, Scott B. Smith ; music, Danny Bensi, Saunder Juriaans ; editor, Louise Ford ; director of photography, Eric Koretz.Ana Ularu, Keanu Reeves, Molly Ringwald, Boris Gulyarin, Ashley St. George, Dmitry Chepovetsky, James Gracie, Eugene Lipinski, Rafael Petardi, Veronica Ferres.When an American diamond trader's Russian partner goes missing, he journeys to Siberia to find him.Canadian Home Video Rating: 18A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Thrillers (Motion pictures); Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Missing persons; Diamond industry and trade;
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Hunter killer [videorecording] / by Common(Musician),actor.; Butler, Gerard,1969-actor.; Keith, Don,1947-Firing point.; Marsh, Donovan,film director.; Oldman, Gary,actor.; Wallace, George,1950-Firing point.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Carter MacIntyre.An American submarine captain teams up with a group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and save the world from an imminent catastrophe.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Wallace, George, 1950-; Russia (Federation). Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot; United States. Navy; United States. Navy. SEALs; Coups détat; Submarine captains; Submarine disasters;
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Hunter killer [videorecording] / by Common(Musician),actor.; Butler, Gerard,1969-actor.; Keith, Don,1947-Firing point.; Marsh, Donovan,film director.; Oldman, Gary,actor.; Wallace, George,1950-Firing point.; Videoville Showtime,publisher.;
Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common, Carter MacIntyre.An American submarine captain teams up with a group of Navy SEALs to rescue the kidnapped Russian president and save the world from an imminent catastrophe.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format ; Dolby TrueHD 5.1.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Wallace, George, 1950-; Russia (Federation). Voenno-Morskoĭ Flot; United States. Navy; United States. Navy. SEALs; Coups détat; Submarine captains; Submarine disasters;
For private home use only.
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Mammoth unearthed [videorecording] / by National Geographic Films.; National Geographic Society (U.S.);
Two unorthodox American scientists, Trevor Valle and Professor Tim King take on Russian ivory traders in the race to secure and research frozen mammoths, emerging from the melting permafrost of Siberia.E.DVD, widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Ivory.; Mammoths; Poaching; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Woolly mammoth;
© c2014., National Geographic,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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