author: John Grisham asin: 0385525001 binding: Hardcover list price: $21.95 USD amazon price: $34.08 USD

Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.

author: Lidia Matticchio Bastianich asin: 037541150X binding: Hardcover list price: $35.00 USD amazon price: $45.95 USD

Lidia Bastianich, loved by millions of Americans for her good Italian cooking, gives us her most instructive and personal cookbook yet.

author: Simon Crittle asin: 0425209393 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD

The inside story of the don and the family who may have inspired The Godfather.

As head of the Bonanno clan, Joey Massino was the last don, and ran his world with an iron hand--until he got hit with a murder rap, and turned on his own people. Here, for the first time, is his shocking true story--a glimpse inside the world of organized crime that we may never see again.

author: Jennifer L. Holm asin: 0375836896 binding: Paperback list price: $6.99 USD amazon price: $6.99 USD

It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing’s that easy in Penny’s family. For starters, she can’t go swimming because her mother’s afraid she’ll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her Nonny cries every time her father’s name is mentioned. And the two sides of her family aren’t speaking to each other!

author: Jerre Mangione asin: 0060924411 binding: Paperback list price: $18.99 USD amazon price: $15.34 USD

From the early Italian adventurers who played an important role in the European expansion across the Atlantic to the political and business leaders of the 1990s, this book tells a dramatic story. The heart of the story is the mass migration that took place between 1880 and 1924, when a whole culture left its ancient roots to settle in the cities and towns of America.

author: Mario Puzo asin: 0451205766 binding: Paperback list price: $15.00 USD amazon price: $14.26 USD

More than thirty years ago, a classic was born. A searing novel of the Mafia underworld, The Godfather introduced readers to the first family of American crime fiction, the Corleones-and became the definitive novel of the virile, violent subculture that remains steeped in intrigue, in controversy, and in our collective consciousness.