Boy's Own Book

Boy's Own Book PDF Author: William Clarke
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Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Boy's Own Book

Boy's Own Book PDF Author: William Clarke
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Category : Amusements
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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A Boy's Own Story

A Boy's Own Story PDF Author: Edmund White
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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A young man struggles to come to terms with his homosexuality while coming of age in the 1950s.

One of the Boys

One of the Boys PDF Author: Daniel Magariel
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501156160
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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"A ... debut about two young brothers and their physically and psychologically abusive father"--

Boy's Own

Boy's Own PDF Author: Frank Broughton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780956189622
Category : Boy's Own (Magazine)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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This is a complete facsimile reprint of 'Boy's Own' magazine. The magazine covered music, politcs and football and is a chronicle of the acid house scene.

In the Land of Men

In the Land of Men PDF Author: Adrienne Miller
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062682431
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 365

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One of Vogue’s Best Books of the Year One of Esquire’s Best Books of the Year One of the Wall Street Journal’s Favorite Books of the Year One of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: Vogue, Parade, Esquire, Bitch, and Maclean’s A New York Times and Washington Post Book to Watch A fiercely personal memoir about coming of age in the male-dominated literary world of the nineties, becoming the first female literary editor of Esquire, and Miller's personal and working relationship with David Foster Wallace A naive and idealistic twenty-two-year-old from the Midwest, Adrienne Miller got her lucky break when she was hired as an editorial assistant at GQ magazine in the mid-nineties. Even if its sensibilities were manifestly mid-century—the martinis, powerful male egos, and unquestioned authority of kings—GQ still seemed the red-hot center of the literary world. It was there that Miller began learning how to survive in a man’s world. Three years later, she forged her own path, becoming the first woman to take on the role of literary editor of Esquire, home to the male writers who had defined manhood itself— Hemingway, Mailer, and Carver. Up against this old world, she would soon discover that it wanted nothing to do with a “mere girl.” But this was also a unique moment in history that saw the rise of a new literary movement, as exemplified by McSweeney’s and the work of David Foster Wallace. A decade older than Miller, the mercurial Wallace would become the defining voice of a generation and the fiction writer she would work with most. He was her closest friend, confidant—and antagonist. Their intellectual and artistic exchange grew into a highly charged professional and personal relationship between the most prominent male writer of the era and a young woman still finding her voice. This memoir—a rich, dazzling story of power, ambition, and identity—ultimately asks the question “How does a young woman fit into this male culture and at what cost?” With great wit and deep intelligence, Miller presents an inspiring and moving portrayal of a young woman’s education in a land of men. “The memoir I’ve been waiting for: a bold, incisive, and illuminating story of a woman whose devotion to language and literature comes at a hideous cost. It’s Joanna Rakoff’s My Salinger Year updated for the age of She Said: a literary New York now long past; an intimate, fiercely realist portrait of a mythic literary figure; and now, a tender reckoning with possession, power, and what Jia Tolentino called the ‘Important, Inappropriate Literary Man.’ A poised and superbly perceptive narration of the problems of working with men, and of loving them.”— Eleanor Henderson, author of 10,000 Saints

The Boy's Own Magazine

The Boy's Own Magazine PDF Author:
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Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 570

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The Boy's Own Annual

The Boy's Own Annual PDF Author:
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Category : Children's periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 858

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Take a Cold Tub, Sir!

Take a Cold Tub, Sir! PDF Author: Jack Cox
Publisher: Guildford, Surrey, England : Lutterworth Press
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 144

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Drawing on a wealth of illustrations form the original issues, and with engaging glimpses of board-room deliberations and office routine in earlier times, Jack Cox tells the paper's own story. He traces its history from the rattling adventures and bracing advice of the Victorian era to the practical hobbies and technical know-how of the post-War world, showing how it won the trust and love of the readers who will remember it with affection.

Adrift in the Pacific

Adrift in the Pacific PDF Author: Jules Verne
Publisher: Ravenio Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211

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It was the 9th of March, 1860, and eleven o’clock at night. The sea and sky were as one, and the eye could pierce but a few fathoms into the gloom. Through the raging sea, over which the waves broke with a livid light, a little ship was driving under almost bare poles. She was a schooner of a hundred tons. Her name was the Sleuth, but you would have sought it in vain on her stern, for an accident of some sort had torn it away. In this latitude, at the beginning of March, the nights are short. The day would dawn about five o’clock. But would the dangers that threatened the schooner grow less when the sun illumined the sky? Was not the frail vessel at the mercy of the waves? Undoubtedly; and only the calming of the billows and the lulling of the gale could save her from that most awful of shipwrecks — foundering in the open sea far from any coast on which the survivors might find safety. In the stern of the schooner were three boys, one about fourteen, the two others about thirteen years of age; these, with a young negro some twelve years old, were at the wheel, and with their united strength strove to check the lurches which threatened every instant to throw the vessel broadside on. It was a difficult task, for the wheel seemed as though it would turn in spite of all they could do, and hurl them against the bulwarks. Just before midnight such a wave came thundering against the stern that it was a wonder the rudder was not unshipped. The boys were thrown backwards by the shock, but they recovered themselves almost immediately. “Does she still steer?” asked one of them. “Yes, Gordon,” answered Briant, who had coolly resumed his place. “Hold on tight, Donagan,” he continued, “and don’t be afraid. There are others besides ourselves to look after. You are not hurt Moko?” “No, Massa Briant,” answered the boy. “But we must keep the yacht before the wind, or we shall be pooped.” At this moment the door of the companion leading to the saloon was thrown open. Two little heads appeared above the level of the deck, and with them came up the genial face of a dog, who saluted with a loud, “Whough! whough!” “Briant! Briant!” shouted one of the youngsters “What is the matter?”

The Floating Field

The Floating Field PDF Author: Scott Riley
Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
ISBN: 1728427371
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 43

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On the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer? After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field. This inspiring true story by debut author Scott Riley is gorgeously illustrated by Nguyen Quang and Kim Lien. Perfect for fans of stories about sports, beating seemingly impossible odds, and places and cultures not often shown in picture books. "A compelling book for football [soccer] fans and readers seeking examples of ingenuity."—starred, Publishers Weekly