10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CABSTAND»
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cabstand in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Wiseguy: The 25th Anniversary Edition
After the first couple of months they found that what had started out as a part-time
job for their son had become a full-time compulsion. Henry junior was always at
the cabstand. If his mother had an errand for him to run, he was at the cabstand.
In 1955, when he was eleven years old, he wandered into a drab, paint-flecked
cabstand at 386 Pine Street, near Pitkin Avenue, in the Brownsville-East New
York section of Brooklyn, looking for a part-time job. The storefront cabstand and
...
3
Please Underestimate Me: The Blood, Guts, and Soul of ...
The cabstand at the Crown was full of cabs, so I went around the block to the
Hyatt where the cabstand was empty. I pulled up on the stand and turned my
motor off. This cabstand was different from others of its time. This cabstand was a
full ...
4
Organized Crime in Our Times
Before he worked at the cabstand in Brooklyn, Henry had made observations and
drawn conclusions about the advantages of a criminal lifestyle. The men at the
cabstand were not like anyone else from the neighborhood. They wore silk suits ...
... so they could tell it in public. I pulled on a pair of jeans, a t-shirt, and a leather
motorcycle jacket, and then went downstairs. I gave Aggio back the Caddy and
exchanged it for the Fury, and then I pointed her toward the cabstand. I parked on
a ...
6
Earthy Mysticism: Spirituality for Unspiritual People
At twelve years of age I began to help Daddy and Momma by being the "
dispatcher" at the cabstand. I was old enough to answer the phone, write down
addresses, and give them to the drivers. I would not start driving the cabs until I
wassixteen ...
7
The Philosophy of Martin Scorsese
Scorsese opens Goodfellas with a shot of the thirteen-year-old Henry Hill peering
across the street at the local cabstand, a legitimate front for the Cicero crime
family. We hear an adult Henry (Liotta) reminiscing about his teenage years: “As
far ...
8
Moral Theory at the Movies: An Introduction to Ethics
Thirteen-year-old Henry Hill longingly peers across the street at the local
cabstand, a legitimate front for the Cicero crime family. He doesn't go unnoticed
for long. The Ciceros soon employ Henry to run errands. But Henry begins to
spend all ...
As the cabstand is at the left hand end, we may hope to look uponhis face once
again." As he spoke, the airwas rent by the shriek ofthe cabwhistle, and the
leading hansombegan immediately to beardownon the club. Ithad hardly come ...
10
The Possessed, or, The Devils:
"And could you tell me where isthe nearest cabstand?" he shouted out to
meagain. It was a horridshout! A horrid voice! "A cabstand? The nearest cabstand
is... bythe Cathedral; thereare always cabs standing there," and I almost turned to
run ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CABSTAND»
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cabstand is used in the context of the following news items.
I Drive SF: The most boring conversation in a cab
Although my trajectory is usually determined by the luck of a street flag or what awaits me at the end of a cabstand, I am the captain of this ... «San Francisco Examiner, Jun 15»
Only the Strong: A Superbly Told Tale of Redemption and Survival
The old-timers sitting around Guts' cabstand talking the talk sound as if they're in a barbershop in Harlem or on a stoop in Brooklyn. «The Root, Jun 15»
How Libertarianism Can End Bogotá's Traffic Chaos
... North Somerset, where the local council agreed to shut off several traffic lights at the busy Cabstand junction for four weeks in the fall of 2009. «PanAm Post, Jun 15»
Women chain themselves to railings to protest at golf course plans
... bringing 3,2000 lorry movements which would come off at junction 19, along the Portbury Hundreds, through Cabstand and along Nore Road ... «Bristol Post, Apr 15»
The Real Goodfellas: The Mysterious Fate of Tommy DeSimone
“Jimmy came by the cabstand one day with a skinny kid who was wearing a wiseguy suit and a pencil mustache,” it reads in Nicholas Pileggi's ... «Den of Geek!, Apr 15»
Reader's letter: Portishead's new train station should have been in …
Your readers may excuse us for a being somewhat sceptical as this is the same highways department that assured us the Cabstand scheme ... «Bristol Post, Mar 15»
Taxi Deregulation Happened Where?
If fares had to be negotiated each time a customer hailed a cab, cabstand lines would grind to a halt and street hails would block traffic. «The Weekly Standard, Dec 14»
Uber Rape Case Reignites Debate over Women's Security in India
App-based cab services have removed the need to go out on the road and hail an auto rickshaw or walk to the nearest cabstand, where women ... «The Asia Foundation - In Asia, Dec 14»
Business Boom: Dozens of New Stores Open Since Sandy
... The Rockaway Times headquarters opened up at the old Belle Rock cabstand. Dunkin Donuts/ Baskin Robbins moved into the building that ... «The Rockaway Times, Oct 14»
In 1971 homicide, a reborn suspect and a second-chance case
The guys from the cabstand were the first to call the family. His wife was first to know; his daughters had gone to the State Fair that evening. «News & Observer, Sep 14»
