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"Born into poverty in southern New Jersey and raised in a commune of single mothers, Mary Anna King watched her mother give away one of her newborn sisters every year to another family. All told, there were seven children: Mary, her older brother, and five phantom sisters. Then one day, Mary was sent away, too. Living in Oklahoma with her maternal grandfather, Mary gets a new name and a new life. But she's haunted by the past: by the baby girls she's sure will come looking for her someday, by the mother she had to leave behind, by the father who left her. Mary is a college student when her sisters start to get back in touch. With each reunion, her family becomes closer to whole again."--Provided by publisher.

In late October 2012, the long summer season on the Jersey Shore was coming to an end. The weather had stayed mild, and visitors and summer residents were now heading home. For many, it would be the last time they saw the Jersey Shore as they knew it. In the sky, the moon was nearing its full phase, and a trio of weather systems was forming to produce Superstorm Sandy, an epic storm and the greatest natural disaster in the Jersey Shore's recorded history.

This is the story of two men who are destined for collision on the fabled Gold Coast: John Sutter, Wall Street lawyer, and Frank Bellarosa, Mafia don.

Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of New Jersey, the home of Thomas Edison's laboratory and the Campbell Soup Company.