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	The Mafia and the Machine: The Story of the Kansas City Mob 3.88 avg rating — 448 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight by Frank R. Hayde (Goodreads Author), Charlie Watts (Foreword) 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zion: The Story Behind the Scenery 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hoffa's Connection: The Story of Sylvia Pagano: the Kansas City Girl at the Center of the Mafia's Alliance with the Teamsters Union it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Congratulations to Juan for winning a free copy of "Stan Levey: Jazz Heavyweight." Juan loves music biography and Miles Davis, so I'm sure he will enjoy this book.

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The Lives of Birds: The Birds of the World and Their Behavior

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