Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob SS_Gift_Guide nothing was as it seemed

nothing was as it seemed

Filled with punny rhymes of thanks and adorable illustrations of essential educator staples

Inspired by his family’s roots in activism

Small and lightweight design

‘A thought-provoking

Smalltime: A Story of My Family and the Mob SS_Gift_Guide nothing was as it seemedA Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2021 Family secrets emerge as a best selling author dives into the history of the mob in small town America. Best selling author Russell Shorto, praised for his incisive works of narrative history, never thought to write about his own past. He grew up knowing his grandfather and namesake was a small town mob boss but maintained an unspoken family vow of silence. Then an elderly relative prodded: You're a writer