boston

Relates the observations and experiences of students at Harvard Medical School as they begin to treat patients in real-world conditions.

Reproduces 125 European and American paintings held by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, providing commentary on each by the museum's curators, and an introduction on the museum's history.

A family of Italian immigrants in twentieth-century Boston work hard to attain their dream of owning a farm in the country, but their son Joey cannot bear to leave the city.

Hired to kidnap a boy from his father, Spenser heads for the Maine woods to give a puny fifteen-year-old a crash course in survival.

Color photos fill this overview of Boston's "Big Dig"--the Central Artery/Tunnel Project--which began in 1991, designed to relieve the city's traffic problems; describes the project's origins and planning stages and the work involved in its completion.

The past comes back to haunt three men who shared a friendship as children when Sean Devine, now a policeman, is assigned to investigate the murder of Jimmy Marcus's teenager daughter, a crime the third member of their group, Dave Boyle, is suspected of committing.

Presents a biography of African-American child, James Jackson, written in 1836 by Susan Paul, James's primary school instructor, Sunday school teacher, and family friend.

Jenna Blake investigates a major crime wave in the Boston area.

Explores what the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series victory meant to the team's fans, who had endured eighty-six years of disappointment as their team lost series after series.