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Mauro, son of an Italian crime family, goes missing with developed protocols that threaten the internet.Warren Steelgrave is thrust into a terrorist plot that threatens America and the life of the woman he still loves. He must broker a deal between the local Mafia boss and the FBI to foil the insidious plan of an extremist terrorist cell that has taken Mauro. Warren is at first perceived by the terrorists as a mere "pebble" in their path of Jihad. Soon they realize that he too is "willing" to sacrifice everything to stop them.Along the way, Warren must deal with his elusive lover, Cindy. Is he willing to give up part of who is to be with the one he cares deeply for, or be content to "love the one he is with"? Share the journey of a man of principle who is again tested by a world so fragile that a small group of people can turn it upside down and threaten what we hold dear.This is the latest novel in a series by author, photographer, Gary Smith who now resides part-time in Italy.

Why am I always afraid?Why do we love bullies?What do you do when you get mugged?How do you cope with Vanity, Beauty, Fame and Sex,Gypsies, Geniuses and Organized Crime?Aging, Aspirations, Contentment, Confidence.Why stick around?The answers to these and all other questions are found in this collection of essays.The author is an attorney who lives north of Boston and his many experiences in and out of the court room have led to this book.

Brooklyn Bred is a memoir. It recounts the history of his life from age 2 to 81. Born into a dysfunctional family with a mentally unstable mother and an absentee alcoholic father. The author was homeless in Brooklyn at age six, sleeping in churches and stealing food to survive. From 1944 to 1952 he sells newspapers and shines shoes in Brooklyn to provide for food and pay the $17 monthly rent. In 1952, his mother sits the author and his sister at the kitchen table and calmly tells them "I love you, but I am going to kill you now...don't worry, you are good children and you will go straight to Heaven". With butcher knife in hand, she chases the author and his sister 11 long blocks thru Brooklyn right into the 94 Police Precinct where she attacks the officer at the desk. Mrs. Garrahan is taken to Bellevue Hospital. She is confinded to Brooklyn State Hospital for the Criminally Insane for 9 years. The author graduates from high school, and studies at seven universities, receiving a Masters degree from Lehigh University and a Doctoral degree from Columbia University. He conducts research on addiction and publishes numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as four books. Dr. Garrahan has been honored twice in Rose Garden ceremonies at the White House. He is the recipient of several awards and honors. His memoir is a the history of a life from 'rags to riches'.

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