Author: William Kennedy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849838364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis of the film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Francis Phelan, ex-big-leaguer, part-time gravedigger, full-time bum with the gift of gab, is back in town. He left Albany twenty-two years earlier after he dropped his infant son accidentally, and the boy died. Now he's on the way back to the wife and home he abandoned, haunted at every corner by the ghosts of his violent life. Francis; his wino ladyfriend of nine years, Helen; and his stumblebum pal, Rudy, shuffle their ragtag way through the city's bleakest streets, surviving on gumption, muscatel, and black wit. estiny is not their business. 'The premise of Ironweed was so unpromising, that in marketing terms the writer still to this day finds it funny: the story of a bunch of itinerant alcoholics, knocking around Kennedy's hometown, falling out, having visions, trying to pass for sober to cadge a bed for the night in the homeless shelter.' Guardian 'But for all the rich variety of prose and event, from hallucination to bedrock realism to slapstick and to blessed quotidian peace, ''Ironweed'' is more austere than its predecessors. It is more fierce, but also more forgiving.' Quoted from the classic New York Times review of Ironweed, which made it an overnight sensation.
Ironweed
Author: William Kennedy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849838364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis of the film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Francis Phelan, ex-big-leaguer, part-time gravedigger, full-time bum with the gift of gab, is back in town. He left Albany twenty-two years earlier after he dropped his infant son accidentally, and the boy died. Now he's on the way back to the wife and home he abandoned, haunted at every corner by the ghosts of his violent life. Francis; his wino ladyfriend of nine years, Helen; and his stumblebum pal, Rudy, shuffle their ragtag way through the city's bleakest streets, surviving on gumption, muscatel, and black wit. estiny is not their business. 'The premise of Ironweed was so unpromising, that in marketing terms the writer still to this day finds it funny: the story of a bunch of itinerant alcoholics, knocking around Kennedy's hometown, falling out, having visions, trying to pass for sober to cadge a bed for the night in the homeless shelter.' Guardian 'But for all the rich variety of prose and event, from hallucination to bedrock realism to slapstick and to blessed quotidian peace, ''Ironweed'' is more austere than its predecessors. It is more fierce, but also more forgiving.' Quoted from the classic New York Times review of Ironweed, which made it an overnight sensation.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849838364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
The beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, basis of the film starring Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep. Francis Phelan, ex-big-leaguer, part-time gravedigger, full-time bum with the gift of gab, is back in town. He left Albany twenty-two years earlier after he dropped his infant son accidentally, and the boy died. Now he's on the way back to the wife and home he abandoned, haunted at every corner by the ghosts of his violent life. Francis; his wino ladyfriend of nine years, Helen; and his stumblebum pal, Rudy, shuffle their ragtag way through the city's bleakest streets, surviving on gumption, muscatel, and black wit. estiny is not their business. 'The premise of Ironweed was so unpromising, that in marketing terms the writer still to this day finds it funny: the story of a bunch of itinerant alcoholics, knocking around Kennedy's hometown, falling out, having visions, trying to pass for sober to cadge a bed for the night in the homeless shelter.' Guardian 'But for all the rich variety of prose and event, from hallucination to bedrock realism to slapstick and to blessed quotidian peace, ''Ironweed'' is more austere than its predecessors. It is more fierce, but also more forgiving.' Quoted from the classic New York Times review of Ironweed, which made it an overnight sensation.
The Ironwood Tree
Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144249624X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it. At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him -- he's given them a queen...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 144249624X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it. At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him -- he's given them a queen...
Ironwood, Hurley, and the Gogebic Range
Author: Matthew Liesch
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439616906
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exudes a strong sense of place. During the 1880s, a mining boom lured settlers, investment, and controversy. Investors from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Cleveland hoped to become rich, but many were pulled into scams or poorly managed mines and ended up losing their money. After iron stocks crashed, mining investors were more cautious. Many mining locations were abandoned, but towns such as Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, and Hurley grew. For over 80 years, iron mining gave the Gogebic Range distinctive ethnicity and settlement patterns resulting in its unique cultural landscapes. The physical setting enhances the drama of the Gogebic. Lake-effect snowfall results in picturesque yet harsh winters, and thundering waterfalls have long attracted visitors.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439616906
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exudes a strong sense of place. During the 1880s, a mining boom lured settlers, investment, and controversy. Investors from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Cleveland hoped to become rich, but many were pulled into scams or poorly managed mines and ended up losing their money. After iron stocks crashed, mining investors were more cautious. Many mining locations were abandoned, but towns such as Ironwood, Bessemer, Wakefield, and Hurley grew. For over 80 years, iron mining gave the Gogebic Range distinctive ethnicity and settlement patterns resulting in its unique cultural landscapes. The physical setting enhances the drama of the Gogebic. Lake-effect snowfall results in picturesque yet harsh winters, and thundering waterfalls have long attracted visitors.
Ironwood Revisited
Author: Don Winslow
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562010607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The second book in the bestselling 'Ironwood',series follows the odyssey and meteoric rise to,power of James, the narrator and headmaster of,Ironwood, a unique girls' boarding school where,submissive young girls are rigourously trained in,the arts of love.
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562010607
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The second book in the bestselling 'Ironwood',series follows the odyssey and meteoric rise to,power of James, the narrator and headmaster of,Ironwood, a unique girls' boarding school where,submissive young girls are rigourously trained in,the arts of love.
The Ironwood Tree
Author: Tony DiTerlizzi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416950206
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it.At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him -- he's given them a queen...
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416950206
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
First a pack of vile, smelly goblins snatch Simon. Then a band of elves try to entrap Jared. Why is the entire faerie world so eager to get their hands on Spiderwick's Guide? And will the Grace kids be left alone, now that the Guide has mysteriously disappeared? Don't count on it.At school, someone is running around pretending to be Jared, and it's not Simon. To make matters even worse, now Mallory has disappeared and something foul in the water is killing off all the plants and animals for miles around. Clues point to the old abandoned quarry, just outside of town. Dwarves have taken over an abandoned mine there. And the faerie world's abuzz with the news that a creature with plans to rule the world has offered them a gift to join with him -- he's given them a queen...
The Master of Ironwood
Author: Don Winslow
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562011482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The very name Ironwood evokes images of strong and beautiful men and women caught in the relentless pursuit of hedonistic pleasures. Those who find themselves captive to their masters' desires are once again drawn to Ironwood - that timeless establishment of strict and rigorous discipline - in this latest novel in the best-selling series.
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562011482
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The very name Ironwood evokes images of strong and beautiful men and women caught in the relentless pursuit of hedonistic pleasures. Those who find themselves captive to their masters' desires are once again drawn to Ironwood - that timeless establishment of strict and rigorous discipline - in this latest novel in the best-selling series.
Ironwood IV
Author: Don Winslow
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562011147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Personal odysseys take many forms; in Jane's caseit's a trip to that peculiar institution known as,Ironwood. Ostensibly a remote finishing school for,young ladies, in truth it's a unique girls',boarding school with strict standard and rigorous,discipline that caters to a select circle of,clients - the world's most discriminating,disciplinarians.
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562011147
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Personal odysseys take many forms; in Jane's caseit's a trip to that peculiar institution known as,Ironwood. Ostensibly a remote finishing school for,young ladies, in truth it's a unique girls',boarding school with strict standard and rigorous,discipline that caters to a select circle of,clients - the world's most discriminating,disciplinarians.
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Languages : en
Pages : 560
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The Place of Stunted Ironwood Trees
Author: David P. Crandall
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826412706
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"This is an account of the lives of a small band of cattle herders, the Himba, who live in and around the settlement of Otutati in northwestern Namibia. The narrative chronicles the events of a single year, though within that year are found the events of a lifetime: birth, maturation, aging, death; generosity, meanness, accomplishment, failure." "The author draws the reader into a human world that appears so utterly different from our own in the first decade of the twenty-first century. However, as the leading characters' lives and personal qualities, their joys, hopes, and anxieties unfold, the exoticism of their world fades and the experience of life rings strangely familiar."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780826412706
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
"This is an account of the lives of a small band of cattle herders, the Himba, who live in and around the settlement of Otutati in northwestern Namibia. The narrative chronicles the events of a single year, though within that year are found the events of a lifetime: birth, maturation, aging, death; generosity, meanness, accomplishment, failure." "The author draws the reader into a human world that appears so utterly different from our own in the first decade of the twenty-first century. However, as the leading characters' lives and personal qualities, their joys, hopes, and anxieties unfold, the exoticism of their world fades and the experience of life rings strangely familiar."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Ironwood
Author: Don Winslow
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562010515
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Publisher: Blue Moon Books
ISBN: 9781562010515
Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description