John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man

A former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican shares his insights into the pope, revealing how the current pontiff has reshaped his office, and the Church, over the last two decades. 35,000 first printing.

Biographies & Memoirs

MOORE, ROBIN

Vrabel, Jim

Leaders & Notable People

St Martins Pr

Unlike any other pope, John Paul II has reached out, creating dialogue or creating uproar, but always striving to unite the human community. Drawing on years of personal interaction with the Pope, and on his unique understanding of the intersection of religion and politics, Flynn, with co-authors Robin Moore and Jim Vrabel, shows how John Paul II changed the papacy, perhaps forever.

Flynn, Ray

St. Martin's: Griffin

Arranged chronologically and enhanced by numerous illustrations and an extensive bibliography, a colorful and diverse history of Boston provides a detailed timeline of key events, personalities, and locales, covering such topics as population, planning, politics, social change, education, the arts, sports, religion, and more. Simultaneous.

When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac

Reference

Northeastern University Press

Have you ever wondered about pirates in Boston, or whether Captain Kidd actually turned up in the Bay State? Do you know about the original Ponzi Schemes or James Otis and the Writs of Assistance? Can you recall when the Great Fires or the Molasses Flood occurred? Are you curious who Johnny Most and Phillis Wheatley were; or how the Green Dragon, Doyle's, and the Warren Tavern became such notable pubs and meeting places? The answers to these and countless other questions can be found in this valuable reference that tells what happened -- and when -- in the rich and colorful history of the Hub.Jim Vrabel delves into the most significant, entertaining, and unusual events in Boston history, in categories ranging from population, planning, and development, to politics, religion, and social change, to education, the arts, and sports. Drawn from the canon of books on Boston history, media sources, neighborhood historical associations, the Massachusetts Historical Society, the Boston Athenaeum, and the Boston Public Library, as well as the Bostonian Society, this compendium of facts, figures, and annual highlights is the only comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of its kind. Here the reader revisits Boston's most intriguing people, places, and events, from the Algonquin Indians, to the African American Meeting House and Bulfinch's State House, to the Swan Boats, Blinstrub's, Cheers, Fenway Park, and the Zakim-Bunker Hill Bridge, to Josiah Quincy, Martin Lomasney, Louise Day Hicks, and Tom Menino.As authoritative as it is user friendly, When in Boston will prove an indispensable and handy tool for researchers, professionals, history buffs, residents, and tourists alike. It is arranged chronologically with an extensive bibliography, thorough index, and abundant illustrations drawn primarily from the collections of the Bostonian Society.

Northeastern Univ Pr

Although Boston today is a vibrant and thriving city, it was anything but that in the years following World War II. By 1950 it had lost a quarter of its tax base over the previous twenty-five years, and during the 1950s it would lose residents faster than any other major city in the country. Credit for the city's turnaround since that time is often given to a select group of people, all of them men, all of them white, and most of them well off. In fact, a large group of community activists, many of them women, people of color, and not very well off, were also responsible for creating the Boston so many enjoy today. This book provides a grassroots perspective on the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, when residents of the city's neighborhoods engaged in an era of activism and protest unprecedented in Boston since the American Revolution.Using interviews with many of those activists, contemporary news accounts, and historical sources, Jim Vrabel describes the demonstrations, sit-ins, picket lines, boycotts, and contentious negotiations through which residents exerted their influence on the city that was being rebuilt around them. He includes case histories of the fights against urban renewal, highway construction, and airport expansion; for civil rights, school desegregation, and welfare reform; and over Vietnam and busing. He also profiles a diverse group of activists from all over the city, including Ruth Batson, Anna DeFronzo, Moe Gillen, Mel King, Henry Lee, and Paula Oyola. Vrabel tallies the wins and losses of these neighborhood Davids as they took on the Goliaths of the time, including Boston's mayors. He shows how much of the legacy of that activism remains in Boston today.

A People's History of the New Boston

History

Americas

University of Massachusetts Press

Although Boston today is a vibrant and thriving city, it was anything but that in the years following World War II. By 1950 it had lost a quarter of its tax base over the previous twenty-five years, and during the 1950s it would lose residents faster than any other major city in the country. Credit for the city's turnaround since that time is often given to a select group of people, all of them men, all of them white, and most of them well off. In fact, a large group of community activists, many of them women, people of color, and not very well off, were also responsible for creating the Boston so many enjoy today. This book provides a grassroots perspective on the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, when residents of the city's neighborhoods engaged in an era of activism and protest unprecedented in Boston since the American Revolution. Using interviews with many of those activists, contemporary news accounts, and historical sources, Jim Vrabel describes the demonstrations, sit-ins, picket lines, boycotts, and contentious negotiations through which residents exerted their influence on the city that was being rebuilt around them. He includes case histories of the fights against urban renewal, highway construction, and airport expansion; for civil rights, school desegregation, and welfare reform; and over Vietnam and busing. He also profiles a diverse group of activists from all over the city, including Ruth Batson, Anna DeFronzo, Moe Gillen, Mel King, Henry Lee, and Paula Oyola. Vrabel tallies the wins and losses of these neighborhood Davids as they took on the Goliaths of the time, including Boston's mayors. He shows how much of the legacy of that activism remains in Boston today.

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Boston historian Jim Vrabel, author of 2004's ""When In Boston: A Timeline and Almanac,"" offers a new and updated Boston timeline in a succinct and entertaining edition. ""A Timeline of Boston"" is filled with a wealth of historical information about ""Beantown,"" offering the greatest hits of the who, what, and where as well as the when of Boston history. The reader will discover myriad facts from the fields of politics, sports, health, crime, education, media, business, and more in this shorthand reference guide, perfect for anyone who loves history and loves Boston.

Timeline of Boston: A Chronological History

Commonwealth Editions

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John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man

John Paul II: A Personal Portrait of the Pope and the Man

When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac

When in Boston: A Time Line & Almanac

A People's History of the New Boston

A People's History of the New Boston

Timeline of Boston: A Chronological History