{"product_id":"clevelands-naughty-parts-true-tales-of-vice-scandal-and-bad-behavior-9781598511475","title":"Cleveland's Naughty Parts: True Tales of Vice, Scandal, and Bad Behavior","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBad behavior makes for good stories ...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese 45 true tales of Cleveland vice, scandal and misbehavior reveal a side of the city you'll never see in a tourism video. And the lowlights are a lot more entertaining!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSEX ...\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003cstrong\u003eporn king of Shaker Heights\u003c\/strong\u003e, who built an empire of dirty-book shops and defied law enforcement while throwing lavish parties in his suburban mansion ... The Cleveland mayor whose obsessive war on pornography produced a special police \u003cstrong\u003eSmut Squad\u003c\/strong\u003e and a \u003cstrong\u003e\"porno poll\"\u003c\/strong\u003e delivered to residents by city garbagemen ... \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOZE ...\u003c\/strong\u003e A \u003cstrong\u003eburning river of whiskey\u003c\/strong\u003e that flowed down a Cleveland street past thirsty onlookers during Prohibition ... A downtown watering hole denounced by a state liquor agent as \u003cstrong\u003e\"the dirtiest, filthiest place I've ever been\"\u003c\/strong\u003e ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCROOKS ... The \u003cstrong\u003efake heiress\u003c\/strong\u003e who swindled local banks and merchants with little more than a story and a signature ... The \u003cstrong\u003efamous crime fighter\u003c\/strong\u003e who led a high-profile gambling raid and later ran into DUI trouble after a night out at a downtown hotel ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAND MORE ... The \u003cstrong\u003e\"rock-and-roll hotel\"\u003c\/strong\u003e that catered to stars with an anything-goes attitude (just as long as you paid your bill) ... A \u003cstrong\u003ehidden brothel\u003c\/strong\u003e that served bands and roadies near a popular outdoor music venue ... The \u003cstrong\u003eBeat poet convicted on obscenity charges\u003c\/strong\u003e ... The \u003cstrong\u003ewild rise and spectacular fall of the Flats\u003c\/strong\u003e ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom con artists to strippers, celebrity arrests to bootlegging, these are the strange, outrageous and sometimes unbelievable stories lurking in Cleveland's past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause respectable history is only half the story.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gray \u0026amp; Company Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598511475\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweeney, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jim Sweeney is a former reporter for The Plain Dealer and The News-Herald and the author of What's the Deal with Dead Man's Curve? (and Other Really Good Questions about Cleveland).","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jim Sweeney \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67804785672349,"sku":"9781598511475","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6e409c67-b0fa-4bbc-898b-3152657ef9f2.jpg?v=1794382561","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/clevelands-naughty-parts-true-tales-of-vice-scandal-and-bad-behavior-9781598511475","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}