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Vanishing Point: The Disappearance of Judge Crater, and the New York He Left Behind

7 reviews
Richard J. Tofel

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2004

Jimmy Hoffa Wasn't the only one.
We all know of the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. But he was not the first. In 1930 Judge Joseph Crater cashed some checks for about $5,000 and went to dinner with some friends. Parting with the friends on the curb outside the restaurant he was never seen again. For fifty years the New York City Police Department tried to find him. Certainly dead by now (he's be 115 years old) there are no really ...

A Legend in the Making: The New York Yankees in 1939

8 reviews
Richard J Tofel

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2002

1939 Yankees-One of the Greatest Teams of all time
Facinating book----of a team and era not as well known to modern baseball fans. An argument can be made that this team ranks, along with the 1927, 1961 and 1998 Yankees as one of the greatest teams of all times. The 1939 team completed a four game sweep of the Reds in the World series--capping off their fourth consecutive world's title---a feat only equaled by the 1949 - 1953 Yankees. The ...

Sounding the Trumpet: The Making of John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address

1 review
Richard J. Tofel

Ivan R. Dee, Publisher, 2005

A treat for all communicators
Mr. Tofel provides an enjoyable and sympathetic account of how President-elect Kennedy managed the production of this rhetorical bombshell. Like most presidential speeches, Kennedy's inaugural was a group effort, drawing upon the words and ideas of many gifted people. Tofel does an excellent job of pulling the speech apart, and showing the influence on particular passages of Kennedy's ...