Author: Carroll Martin, Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456885189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Johnny is a mischievous little fella. His intentions are good, but are often taken the wrong way. His way of doing things are sure to catch the eye of those around. It has always been said that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. His mother, bless her heart, has her hands full. Unknowing to her, she is a story all of her own. Together they are like two peas in a pod. Amherst County will never be the same.
Johnny, Please Be Good!
Author: Carroll Martin, Jr.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456885189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Johnny is a mischievous little fella. His intentions are good, but are often taken the wrong way. His way of doing things are sure to catch the eye of those around. It has always been said that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. His mother, bless her heart, has her hands full. Unknowing to her, she is a story all of her own. Together they are like two peas in a pod. Amherst County will never be the same.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456885189
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Johnny is a mischievous little fella. His intentions are good, but are often taken the wrong way. His way of doing things are sure to catch the eye of those around. It has always been said that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. His mother, bless her heart, has her hands full. Unknowing to her, she is a story all of her own. Together they are like two peas in a pod. Amherst County will never be the same.
The Last Child
Author: John Hart
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429961937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel Heralded by the Washington Post as a "a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies", John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he'd been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is---confident in a way that he can never fully explain. Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene. Then a second child goes missing . . . Undeterred by Hunt's threats or his mother's pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit. Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power. Now with an excerpt from John Hart's next book The Hush, available in February 2018.
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1429961937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 557
Book Description
Winner of the 2010 Edgar Award for Best Novel Heralded by the Washington Post as a "a magnificent creation, Huck Finn channeled through Lord of the Flies", John Hart's The Last Child is his most significant work to date, an intricate, powerful story of loss, hope, and courage in the face of evil. Thirteen year-old Johnny Merrimon had the perfect life: a warm home and loving parents; a twin sister, Alyssa, with whom he shared an irreplaceable bond. He knew nothing of loss, until the day Alyssa vanished from the side of a lonely street. Now, a year later, Johnny finds himself isolated and alone, failed by the people he'd been taught since birth to trust. No one else believes that Alyssa is still alive, but Johnny is certain that she is---confident in a way that he can never fully explain. Determined to find his sister, Johnny risks everything to explore the dark side of his hometown. It is a desperate, terrifying search, but Johnny is not as alone as he might think. Detective Clyde Hunt has never stopped looking for Alyssa either, and he has a soft spot for Johnny. He watches over the boy and tries to keep him safe, but when Johnny uncovers a dangerous lead and vows to follow it, Hunt has no choice but to intervene. Then a second child goes missing . . . Undeterred by Hunt's threats or his mother's pleas, Johnny enlists the help of his last friend, and together they plunge into the wild, to a forgotten place with a history of violence that goes back more than a hundred years. There, they meet a giant of a man, an escaped convict on his own tragic quest. What they learn from him will shatter every notion Johnny had about the fate of his sister; it will lead them to another far place, to a truth that will test both boys to the limit. Traveling the wilderness between innocence and hard wisdom, between hopelessness and faith, The Last Child leaves all categories behind and establishes John Hart as a writer of unique power. Now with an excerpt from John Hart's next book The Hush, available in February 2018.
Go Down Together
Author: Jeff Guinn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147110575X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
From the moment they first cut a swathe of crime across 1930s America, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker have been glamorised in print, on screen and in legend. The reality of their brief and catastrophic lives is very different -- and far more fascinating. Combining exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material, author Jeff Guinn tells the real story of two youngsters from a filthy Dallas slum who fell in love and then willingly traded their lives for a brief interlude of excitement and, more important, fame. Thanks in great part to surviving relatives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who provided Guinn with access to never-before-published family documents and photographs, this book reveals the truth behind the myth, told with cinematic sweep and unprecedented insight by a master storyteller.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 147110575X
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 650
Book Description
From the moment they first cut a swathe of crime across 1930s America, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker have been glamorised in print, on screen and in legend. The reality of their brief and catastrophic lives is very different -- and far more fascinating. Combining exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material, author Jeff Guinn tells the real story of two youngsters from a filthy Dallas slum who fell in love and then willingly traded their lives for a brief interlude of excitement and, more important, fame. Thanks in great part to surviving relatives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who provided Guinn with access to never-before-published family documents and photographs, this book reveals the truth behind the myth, told with cinematic sweep and unprecedented insight by a master storyteller.
A Companion to the Gangster Film
Author: George S. Larke-Walsh
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119041732
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
A companion to the study of the gangster film’s international appeal spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia A Companion to the Gangster Film presents a comprehensive overview of the newest scholarship on the contemporary gangster film genre as a global phenomenon. While gangster films are one of America’s most popular genres, gangster movies appear in every film industry across the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, A Companion to the Gangster Film explores the popularity of gangster films across three major continents, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors acknowledge the gangster genre’s popularity and examine the reasons supporting its appeal to twenty-first century audiences across the globe. The book examines common themes across all three continents such as production histories and reception, gender race and sexuality, mafia mythologies, and politics. In addition, the companion clearly shows that no national cinema develops in isolation and that cinema is a truly global popular art form. This important guide to the gangster film genre: Reveals how the gangster film engages in complex and contradictory themes Examines the changing face of the gangster film in America Explores the ideas of gangsterism and migration in the Hispanic USA, Latin America and the Caribbean Discusses the wide variety of gangster types to appear in European cinema Contains a review of a wide-range of gangster films from the Americans, Europe, and Asia Written for academics and students of film, A Companion to the Gangster Film offers a scholarly and authoritative guide exploring the various aspects and international appeal of the gangster film genre.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119041732
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 551
Book Description
A companion to the study of the gangster film’s international appeal spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia A Companion to the Gangster Film presents a comprehensive overview of the newest scholarship on the contemporary gangster film genre as a global phenomenon. While gangster films are one of America’s most popular genres, gangster movies appear in every film industry across the world. With contributions from an international panel of experts, A Companion to the Gangster Film explores the popularity of gangster films across three major continents, the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The authors acknowledge the gangster genre’s popularity and examine the reasons supporting its appeal to twenty-first century audiences across the globe. The book examines common themes across all three continents such as production histories and reception, gender race and sexuality, mafia mythologies, and politics. In addition, the companion clearly shows that no national cinema develops in isolation and that cinema is a truly global popular art form. This important guide to the gangster film genre: Reveals how the gangster film engages in complex and contradictory themes Examines the changing face of the gangster film in America Explores the ideas of gangsterism and migration in the Hispanic USA, Latin America and the Caribbean Discusses the wide variety of gangster types to appear in European cinema Contains a review of a wide-range of gangster films from the Americans, Europe, and Asia Written for academics and students of film, A Companion to the Gangster Film offers a scholarly and authoritative guide exploring the various aspects and international appeal of the gangster film genre.
Public Enemies
Author: Bryan Burrough
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110103274X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110103274X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 644
Book Description
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI to tell the full story—for the first time—of the most spectacular crime wave in American history, the two-year battle between the young Hoover and the assortment of criminals who became national icons: John Dillinger, Machine Gun Kelly, Bonnie and Clyde, Baby Face Nelson, Pretty Boy Floyd, and the Barkers. In an epic feat of storytelling and drawing on a remarkable amount of newly available material on all the major figures involved, Burrough reveals a web of interconnections within the vast American underworld and demonstrates how Hoover’s G-men overcame their early fumbles to secure the FBI’s rise to power.
The Juggler
Author: Phillip D. Farrara
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434937283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The Juggler by Phillip Farrara A war hero, a world renowned violinist, and considered the greatest juggler who ever lived, Clyde Herring should have it all. Instead, the eighty-seven-year-old man lives a lonely life of routine in a middle-rise apartment, living out his days in memory of his glorious past and the woman he realized too late was the love of his life. What more could be tragic than that? Yet, events are shaping beyond his wildest dream. What starts as an interview from a well read daily would trigger the appreciation and the love felt by many for this unique man. Clyde realizes that a second chance is being thrown his way, but is he ever up to the task at his age and his condition? About the Author Phillip D. Farrara has four children with his wife whom he has been married to for more than twenty-five years. He loves writing and describes his imagination as "unusual." Other than writing and his family, he also loves Aruba and riding motorcycles.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1434937283
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
The Juggler by Phillip Farrara A war hero, a world renowned violinist, and considered the greatest juggler who ever lived, Clyde Herring should have it all. Instead, the eighty-seven-year-old man lives a lonely life of routine in a middle-rise apartment, living out his days in memory of his glorious past and the woman he realized too late was the love of his life. What more could be tragic than that? Yet, events are shaping beyond his wildest dream. What starts as an interview from a well read daily would trigger the appreciation and the love felt by many for this unique man. Clyde realizes that a second chance is being thrown his way, but is he ever up to the task at his age and his condition? About the Author Phillip D. Farrara has four children with his wife whom he has been married to for more than twenty-five years. He loves writing and describes his imagination as "unusual." Other than writing and his family, he also loves Aruba and riding motorcycles.
Texas Ranger
Author: John Boessenecker
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466879866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller! “Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of American law enforcement. Frank Hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the Wild West through the bloody days of the gangsters.” --Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Apache Wars To most Americans, Frank Hamer is known only as the “villain” of the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. Now, in Texas Ranger, historian John Boessenecker sets out to restore Hamer’s good name and prove that he was, in fact, a classic American hero. From the horseback days of the Old West through the gangster days of the 1930s, Hamer stood on the front lines of some of the most important and exciting periods in American history. He participated in the Bandit War of 1915, survived the climactic gunfight in the last blood feud of the Old West, battled the Mexican Revolution’s spillover across the border, protected African Americans from lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan, and ran down gangsters, bootleggers, and Communists. When at last his career came to an end, it was only when he ran up against another legendary Texan: Lyndon B. Johnson. Written by one of the most acclaimed historians of the Old West, Texas Ranger is the first biography to tell the full story of this near-mythic lawman.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1466879866
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
The New York Times bestseller! “Frank Hamer, last of the old breed of Texas Rangers, has not fared well in history or popular culture. John Boessenecker now restores this incredible Ranger to his proper place alongside such fabled lawmen as Wyatt Earp and Eliot Ness. Here is a grand adventure story, told with grace and authority by a master historian of American law enforcement. Frank Hamer can rest easy as readers will finally learn the truth behind his amazing career, spanning the end of the Wild West through the bloody days of the gangsters.” --Paul Andrew Hutton, author of The Apache Wars To most Americans, Frank Hamer is known only as the “villain” of the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. Now, in Texas Ranger, historian John Boessenecker sets out to restore Hamer’s good name and prove that he was, in fact, a classic American hero. From the horseback days of the Old West through the gangster days of the 1930s, Hamer stood on the front lines of some of the most important and exciting periods in American history. He participated in the Bandit War of 1915, survived the climactic gunfight in the last blood feud of the Old West, battled the Mexican Revolution’s spillover across the border, protected African Americans from lynch mobs and the Ku Klux Klan, and ran down gangsters, bootleggers, and Communists. When at last his career came to an end, it was only when he ran up against another legendary Texan: Lyndon B. Johnson. Written by one of the most acclaimed historians of the Old West, Texas Ranger is the first biography to tell the full story of this near-mythic lawman.
White Sails to China
Author: Clyde Robert Bulla
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
A twelve-year-old English lad, who had lived in China until his father died comes to Salem to stay with two aunts. Displeased with school and homesick for China, he falls easy prey to a ruffian planning to rob his aunts.
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
A twelve-year-old English lad, who had lived in China until his father died comes to Salem to stay with two aunts. Displeased with school and homesick for China, he falls easy prey to a ruffian planning to rob his aunts.
Jet
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
Al Capone and His Gang
Author: Alan MacDonald
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407124117
Category : Gangsters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Everybody knows that Al Capone was handy with his machine gun and had a few nasty associates. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts they didn't know, such as how he lived with his mum all his life and was a trend-setter in banana-coloured suits. Everything you ever wanted to know about the man they called Scarface.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781407124117
Category : Gangsters
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Everybody knows that Al Capone was handy with his machine gun and had a few nasty associates. But in this book readers will discover all the fascinating facts they didn't know, such as how he lived with his mum all his life and was a trend-setter in banana-coloured suits. Everything you ever wanted to know about the man they called Scarface.