Bøger af William Russo

Selected memorial and obituaries for famous and not-so-famous, based on documentaries, books, and films.

Murder at Mill Circle is a shocking tale a haunted neighborhood.Crime, passion, murder, and literary celebrities like Henry David Thoreau, provide a backdrop to the deaths of residents in a small New England neighborhood during early 19th century and the mineral spring at the epicenter of trouble.Biography and history merge in this true story.Another in a series of books about Mill Circle at Winchendon Springs by Dr. William Russo, resident.

Selected guide to movies and documentaries docudramas and fictional tales, about espionage.

The year of political football became a hard-sell for the New England Patriots when kneeling and a mutiny seemed to underscore Tom Brady's Most Valuable efforts.

Continuing movie and television reviews from Dr. William Russo.

This edition of Boston sports humor entries resemble stand-up comedy monologues, each presentation contains a dozen jokes, puns, outlandish references, and acerbic humor. You won't find too many game scores in this volume, but we offer six score tales.Our writings are an acquired taste and are not for every sports fan. Once again we apologize to our subjects and victims. We mean our mean-spirit with the best of intentions as we pave the road to hell.

Nikola Tesla was more closely associated with the maritime disaster of RMS Titanic than most have ever realized. Here you will find the odd connections, ties, and coincidences, that put the inventor and scientist as close to being on board the ship as you might never imagine.

In 1865 General Lew Wallace encounters the assassin John Wilkes Booth as a judge at the trial of his co-conspirators. In 1879 as Governor of the New Mexico Territory, he becomes embroiled in the capture of Billy the Kid, and in 1889 at the peak of his literary success, Wallace meets the most heinous of all his nemeses: Jack the Ripper.Shock for shock, the third volume in the Ben Hur trilogy brings together all elements of the previous stories-and gives the aging author of Ben Hur one last challenge to his moral integrity. Is Wallace facing a fraud and imposter? Has Jack the Ripper helped John Wilkes Booth escape capture? You may not want to believe it, but the author of Ben Hur met some of the most dangerous men of the 19th century. Author William Russo has told each story over the past 30 years: When J. Wilkes Booth Met Ben Hur, When Billy the Kid Met Ben Hur-and now the last volume of the trilogy-When Jack the Ripper Met Ben Hur.

The old maple tree on Mill Circle is the last giant standing from the landscaping architecture of Nelson Davis White in the 1850s. He designed a private park near the family business and his renovated mansion, once the Old Homestead Tavern.The last standing maple tree remains deeply rooted along the roadside of Mill Circle. Perhaps it has survived because its roots were fed by the famous mineral spring of the village. Now nearly 180 years old and standing a mammoth 100 feet tall, we catalogue the life of the old maple for all to enjoy and for a certain role in posterity. The tree is now in the autumn of its life.Photo-history of the grand maple tree. Many color photographs. Coffee table photo book.

From the blogs of Ossurworld's film and television reviews are the collected critiques of movies about ghosts and spirits. Also contains excerpts from the making of 1953's Titanic.

Collected reviews of TV and movies from 2016 and 2017, succinct, witty, and direct from the blogs of Ossurworld to you.

A look at the various TV and Film accounts of the Kennedy Assassination with a focus on the TV habits of young Lee Harvey Oswald and their influence on his attitudes.

Not always flattering to sports figures but always whimsical, these portraits of the human folly in the public arena are incisive and may touch a nerve with fans. So, what started out as a journey in the lowest circles of hell started to rise from the ashes. Boston sports teams of 2013 turned out to be a surprise and delight, drawing strength from the Boston Marathon tragedy and horror.With wit and literary allusion, Russo examines personalities and issues directly into the center of American sports myth. When sports in America become the focal point of Russo's cruel digs, the American obsession with sport begins to resemble Norse and Viking war tales told around a campfire. Humorist and Boston sports fan William Russo puts together this collection of funny, nasty, and irreverent essays about Boston's sports stars. Equally incorrect to all sports and athletes, Russo's barbs are divided out like threadbare clothes for the emperors of sports celebrity.

Many mysteries can be discovered at Mill Circle. This latest volume in the series explains the situation of an antisocial goose at the Pond, the arrival of a kettle of hawks, the story of suicidal birds, and the longest narrative and strangest mystery of how the spirit of a Titanic victim inhabits an inflatable doll version of Munch's 'Silent Scream' in the library of the author.

Paranormal events or coincidences? Dr. William Russo tells the story of strange events and mysterious circumstances around his home, the former property of two victims of the Titanic disaster.

If Pontius Pilate asked, "What is truth?" he'd be accused today of being a fake news critic...We have mixed up the real documentaries with those based ona true story in this compendium. You likely can guess when you have a real documentary on your hands, but not always. Sometimes it's a biopic, or a docudrama, or just speculative facts and opinion. Sometimes the film is a masterpiece, and sometimes it's just another movie.

From the early weeks of preseason when stars like Logan Mankins went sent packing to the stumbling start and the Deflate-gate controversy, this look at the Patriots traces the team's progress with tongue firmly in cheek. If you like your memories refreshed with an unusual glimpse, you will enjoy the week-to-week reports that offer a whimsical perspective. With special emphasis on players Tom Brady, Gronk, and Julian Edelman, the tale unfolds to the ultimate happy ending.

A collection of biographical movies, often called Biopics or Docudrama, of recent vintage--and some oldies. Short and witty overviews of the movies you should see. Does NOT include documentary films.

Contains three volumes of blogs: Shoot First, Jumping the Gun, and Three StrikesThe mysterious end of Aaron Hernandez will forever be the first item of any biography. Just when he had hope, he gave up.

Selective movie and TV reviews of films (fiction and documentary) about UFOs. Not a definitive list, but a choice of those films you may have missed and should consider watching.

From the Blogs of Ossurworld!Irreverent, insouciant, ironic, & iconoclastic: these are not your typical movie & television reviews.You may discover humor, camp, insult, puns, literary reference, and assorted play on words. Whether you will find out if Ossurworld likes the movie or TV show will be less obvious.

The American West is one of the most popular genres of movies, going back to the earliest days of movie history. Based on his popular college course, Dr. William Russo collects many of his favorite Westerns often taught to students for 30 years, and presents them now to a wider audience. As President Richard Nixon once told Dr. Russo, "If I were a student again, I would be in your class."

Mill Circle has been a favorite haunt for 200 years for residents and visitors. A lost poem written in 1861 sparked research that uncovered tales of a mineral spring, an alleged murder, ghosts, a legendary haunted house, malicious destruction of cultural heritage, and even the Titanic disaster, all centering on one neighborhood's social history. Two victims of the infamous maritime disaster were born in Winchendon Springs.Dr. William Russo puts together this collection of history and images, based on his unique view to the historic Mill Circle neighborhood. A biography of Mill Circle emerges from these pages. Included is a summary of the history of the Virtuous Spring that was the center of Mill Circle in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Part ghost story and part murder tale, with a rediscovered 19th century poem at its core, HAUNTING AT VIRTUOUS SPRING looks at an atypical neighborhood from its colonial days to the present time. Wealthy and poor, healthy and sick, all came together on this street for over two and a half centuries.Includes nearly 100 photographs, dozens in color-and many rare pictures, with some never seen by the public.We gratefully acknowledge the Winchendon Historical Society for all its help.

Boston's best and worst moments in sports from 2014 are not spared from the mighty pen.Rondo, Gronk, TB12, Big Papi, and Bill Belichick, among others, suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous humor in this non-stop train wreck of blogs.

Ambrose Bierce believes he has the scoop of his journalistic career. He has uncovered a secret meeting held in a remote hotel in Mexico, featuring the most notorious people in history, most of whom are presumed dead. Billy the Kid, John Wilkes Booth, Boston Corbett, and Jack the Ripper gather for an unholy assembly for an unknown reason.It is 1893 and this strange gathering at a cantina and hotel in Agua Pieta, Mexico, brings out the cynical and snide Bierce. What emerges are a series of ghostly reports and paranormal situations, dispatches from one of the great American literary figures who soon may be as missing and lost as these curious hotel guests.

A collection of funny and insightful essays on recent and unusual gay films and television shows, these reviews provide a hilarious and unique perspective on gay culture on the big and small screens. Singling out a number of obvious and subtle gay perspectives, the author provides interesting commentary on the gay notions behind the movie counter. All films and television presentations are available through streaming download, on cable, and through popular movie rental companies. See what you may have missed--and what you should avoid.

Selected film reviews on the subject of God, religion, spirituality.

Selected over the past few years from available streaming movies about mystery, suspense, and mayhem, this guide provides short and pithy reviews of unusual or rarely seen mystery films from movies and television.

A collection of selective reviews of comedy movies and TV from the past ten years of blogs by Ossurworld.

Based on his popular college film courses, Dr. William Russo presents a selective guide to political movies and TV documentaries.