Author : Herbert Mitgang
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 15,52 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Corruption investigation
ISBN : 0684855798
In a real life "Great Gatsby, " the dramatic story unfolds of a time when the Jazz Age, Prohibition, and Tammany Hall corruption defined New York City--until presidential hopeful Franklin Roosevelt entered the picture and grabbed the reins of the city away Mayor Jimmy Walker. of photos.
Author : Quentin Tarantino
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0063112531
Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of fiction—at once hilarious, delicious and brutal—is the always surprising, sometimes shocking, novelization of his Academy Award winning film. RICK DALTON—Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick’s a washed-up villain-of-the week drowning his sorrows in whiskey sours. Will a phone call from Rome save his fate or seal it? CLIFF BOOTH—Rick’s stunt double, and the most infamous man on any movie set because he’s the only one there who might have got away with murder. . . . SHARON TATE—She left Texas to chase a movie-star dream, and found it. Sharon’s salad days are now spent on Cielo Drive, high in the Hollywood Hills. CHARLES MANSON—The ex-con’s got a bunch of zonked-out hippies thinking he’s their spiritual leader, but he’d trade it all to be a rock ‘n’ roll star.
Author : Nick Davis
Publisher : Hyperion Avenue
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 29,19 MB
Release : 2021-10-05
Category :
ISBN : 9781368077651
A four-color celebration of the New York Mets' iconic World Series championship, with oral history-style text throughout and a new foreword by Jimmy Kimmel. October 2021 will mark the 35th anniversary of the 86 Mets' World Series win. ESPN will be airing a multi-part 30 for 30 documentary series on the subject, which will also be produced by ESPN Films, Jimmy Kimmel, Cousin Sal Iacono, and Major League Baseball and directed by Nick Davis. The show will feature never-before-seen footage, as well as remembrances from almost all of the key players. This tie-in book will be an oral history with new contributions from Keith Hernandez, Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Lenny Dykstra, and many others. Also included will be unique photographs of the team and the era. A foreword by Kimmel, discussing what the Mets and their triumph means to him, will round out this fantastic package. The perfect gift for baseball fans and New Yorkers alike!
Author : Herbert Mitgang
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 32,18 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0815412630
Veteran journalist Mitgang has written a flavorful account of New York City politics during the 1920s Jazz Age centering around the intersecting careers of the city's popular mayor, Jimmy Walker, and the state's patrician governor, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Author : James Riley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 32,1 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 153442587X
A "fairy-tale twist set in the world of the ... Half upon a time series"--Dust jacket flap.
Author : Elizabeth Berg
Publisher : Random House
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 41,60 MB
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1588368939
BONUS: This edition contains a Once Upon a Time, There Was You discussion guide. Even on their wedding day, John and Irene sensed that they were about to make a mistake. Years later, divorced, dating other people, and living in different parts of the country, they seem to have nothing in common—nothing except the most important person in each of their lives: Sadie, their spirited eighteen-year-old daughter. Feeling smothered by Irene and distanced from John, Sadie is growing more and more attached to her new boyfriend, Ron. When tragedy strikes, Irene and John come together to support the daughter they love so dearly. What takes longer is to remember how they really feel about each other. Elizabeth Berg’s immense talent shines in this unforgettable novel about the power of love, the unshakeable bonds of family, and the beauty of second chances.
Author : Lee Hays
Publisher : New Amer Library
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 19,65 MB
Release : 1984
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780451128393
Chronicles the life and career of one man involved for thirty-five years in American organized crime
Author : Stuart Gibbs
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 19,27 MB
Release : 2024-12-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1665963158
Now with a reimagined look! Join a peasant boy who wants to be a knight in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated first book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim chapter book series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs. Tim is just a peasant, but he dreams big. He wants more out of life than to grow up to be a woodsman like his father. Unfortunately, the only route to success in the kingdom of Wyld is to be born a prince. Still, Tim is determined. He is brave and clever and always tries to do the right thing—even though he rarely gets the credit for it. Then news spreads that Princess Grace of the neighboring kingdom has been abducted by the evil Stinx and Prince Ruprecht needs a legion of knights to join him on his quest to rescue her. Tim finally has the lucky break he’s been waiting for, the opportunity to change his station in life. And even though he doesn’t know how to ride a horse or wield anything more deadly than a water bucket, he’s going to do whatever it takes to make sure his dream becomes a reality.
Author : Melody Carlson
Publisher : Revell
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 31,96 MB
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441223347
Managing the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a woman whose childhood was anything but stable. Out of the blue, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reinvent herself by moving to New York City, where she hopes for a management position at a stylish new boutique hotel. The big city is full of surprises--not the least of which is Sean O'Neil. Her childhood crush has applied for the very same position! Sweet, romantic, and endlessly entertaining, this romp through the storied streets of New York City will enchant readers. Melody Carlson has created characters so charming that readers will long to meet them in the lobby of the stunning Rothsberg Hotel.
Author : Debbie Macomber
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 38,99 MB
Release : 2013-05-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451607849
From #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a heartwarming, inspirational book to help readers understand their lives as one continuous, never-ending story, part of a grand narrative that God is writing day by day. God has a story for your life... With chapters that cover the importance of literary elements such as characters, setting, backstory, and conflict, Debbie Macomber uses the structure of a story to illustrate God’s hand in our lives. Each chapter has a storytelling prompt—a searching question that will help frame our story—and a sidebar that pulls an idea out of the chapter and expands it with practical tips. Once Upon a Time shares Debbie’s love of story and helps showcase the big picture of the story God is writing through us.
