books by Dennis Griffin

books by Dennis Griffin

books:

Dennis Griffin

Cullotta
Dennis N. Griffin & Frank Cullotta

Books In Motion, 2008

From burglary to armed robbery and murder, infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, in Cullotta he admits to it and in graphic detail. This no-holds-barred biography chronicles the life of a career criminal who started out as a thug on the streets of Chicago and became a trusted lieutenant in Tony Spilotro's gang of organized ...

Construction Cost Estimating: Process and Practices

Leonard Holm, John E. Schaufelberger, ...

Prentice Hall, 2004

Good undergraduate Civil Engineering Estimation Textg
Good undergraduate book civil engineering estimation class. Used for a graduate course and felt it was not as challenging as it should have been for graduate level (I personally feel that graduate work should be very rigorous). The drawings in the back were too small ...

Turning Point: The Battle for Las Vegas
Dennis N. Griffin

Amazon, 2007

During the 1970s and through the mid-1980s, local and federal law enforcement waged an intense battle to rid Las Vegas' streets and casinos of the influence and corruption of organized crime. It was a hard fight, with plenty of tough guys on both sides. In Turning Point I tell the true story of a major incident in that struggle that tipped the ...

Takeover: Policing Las Vegas
Dennis N. Griffin

Amazon, 2007

In Takeover I tell the true story of an attempt by three inmates to break out of the Clark County Jail in Las Vegas, Nevada in August 1979. When the escape failed, the incident turned into a hostage situation, with the convicts in control of the jail and holding three correction officers prisoner. Before it was over, two inmates were dead and one ...

Vegas Vixen

Dennis N. Griffin

Dark Oak Mysteries, 2008

Excellent book
A famous Las Vegas ex-Madam of the mob era is found murdered in her home. We know where and how, but by whom? Las Vegas, mobsters, corrupt police, madams, twists, turns and fantastic plots - this book has it all. At the end of each chapter you just want to keep on ...

The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law Vs. the Mob

Dennis Griffin

Huntington Press, 2006

A great read, very informative
I just finished reading this book and highly recommend it. This book pretty much focuses on the era when Tony Spilotro "King of the Strip" ran the strip with his alleged criminal activities and ties to the mob. There is also a lot of information on Frank Cullotta ...

Killer In Pair-A-Dice

Dennis N. Griffin

Books In Motion, 2008

Las Vegas Cop Reviews Killer in Pair-A-Dice
The story is rivoting !! Dennis Griffin's book intertwines the real Las Vegas with his fictional story of a sociopathic, serial rapist and killer. You can read of the thinly-veiled political figures, police and geography of the city while following his clues to the ...

Flight of Vengeance (Witch World: The Turning, Bk. 2)

Andre Norton, P. M. Griffin, ...

Tor Books, 1994

The Turning: a sub-series of Witch World
This book is the second in the mini-saga of Andre Norton's Witch World, called The Turning. It is interesting and enjoyable, with the usual evil dangers and magic. The second story in the book would be hard to really understand, though, without reading the first book ...

The Morgue

Dennis N. Griffin

1st Books Library, 1996

Great New Author...
Dennis N. Griffin has done a wonderful job with his first book, The Morgue. He brings the characters to life and you feel you are with John Grant, as he investigates crime and corruption in the Medical Examiner's office. The story is full of suspense and intrigue. I ...

Cullotta: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster and Government Witness

Dennis N. Griffin, Frank Cullotta

Huntington Press, 2007

The book Cullotta told me who killed my father 27 years ago
I have never written a review for a book before, but I never had a book IMPACT my life like this one. From the book Cullotta, I discovered who killed my father and his barmaid 27 years ago. My name is Paul and I am the eldest son of Ronald Scharff. My father and ...

One-Armed Bandit

Dennis N. Griffin

PublishAmerica, 2003

A Hot slots Murder Mystery!
Las Vegas area Patrol officers responded to a radio call regarding a convenience store robbery where four people have been brutally slain. Store surveillance tape-recorded the robbery and shootings. The motive for the shooting may have been robbery, however, that ...

Hillier Garden Planning: The Essential Guide to Garden Planning, Planting and Maintenance from the ...

Keith Rushforth, Roderick Griffin, ...

David & Charles UK, 1995

Landscaping help
This book was written in England but is useful in the U.S. as well. It covers different landscaping situations with "Problem Solver" articles and gives sample planting plans. Advice on specific plants is included.

The Battle for Las Vegas
Dennis N. Griffin

Books In Motion, 2008

In the 1970s and thru the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit was the dominant organized crime family in Las Vegas, with business interests in several casinos. During those years the Outfit and its colleagues in Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Cleveland were using Sin City as a cash cow. Commonly referred to as the skim, unreported revenue from ...

Predictors of Self-Help Group Attendance in Cocaine Dependent Patients(*).(Statistical Data Included): An ...
Roger D. Weiss, Margaret L. Griffin, ...

Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc., 2000

This digital document is an article from Journal of Studies on Alcohol, published by Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc. on September 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5610 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker ...

Reflections (Second Edition)
John Dennis, Suzanne Griffin

Heinle ELT, 1994

This anthology of contemporary fiction and nonfiction is designed to engage students in the reading process promote critical understanding and analysis of subject matter and encourage reflection on themes as they pertain to the readers themselves.