Author : Jim Christy
Publisher : Ekstasis Editions
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 28,43 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781896860022
The Sunnyside of the Deathhouse takes the reader around the world and to the bar down the street, visiting all sorts of mostly down-and-out characters along the way. The music playing in the background might be the Dubrovnik Philharmonic or a dumpster sextet, but usually it's jazz.
Author : Jim Christy
Publisher : Ekstasis Editions
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,43 MB
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9781896860602
Between the Meridians is an eclectic mixture of fugitive travel pieces and essays whose basic theme is an exploration of character and culture. Tied together by Christy's ironic observations on human frailty and traditional histories, the adventures read like those of a hip Indiana Jones.
Author : Ian Cutler
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1627310894
Jim Christy’s life and adventures began on the mobbed-up streets of South Philadelphia. Over his 73 years to date, Christy has asserted his freedom of spirit as a vagabond adventurer, latter-day hobo, journalist, private eye, actor, musician, and artist, in over 50 countries around the globe, and still found time to write over 30 books. His early adventures as a street fighter and child tramp provide a unique socio-cultural history of Philadelphia in the 50’s and 60’s before the book moves on to recount his later exploits from some of the most remote and random corners of the world.
Author : Jim Christy
Publisher : Ekstasis Editions
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 12,30 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781896860367
Junkman and Other Stories brings into razorsharp focus life lived on the edge. The stories are filled with sex and death, love and hate, the desperate dreams and transparent hopes of lowlifes, riffraff and rogues.
Author : Jim Christy
Publisher : Ekstasis Editions
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 25,12 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781896860947
A strong second book of poems from the unique voice of Jim Christy, who has been called "legendary" by the Globe & Mail. The jazz riffs of a global wanderer, from Mexico to South Philly, the vernacular of the street mixes with erudite references to international literature in this eclectic collection. A "cavatina" is a short song in the Italian language. The poems are incantations to shattered memories, rundown havens off the tourist track and the dream of romance--sometimes faded, sometimes bright. In these short songs for long nights, Jim Christy proves that he is a poet of meaning and depth. --Ekstasis Editions.
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Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 16,91 MB
Release : 1920
Category : American literature
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 1610 pages
File Size : 43,10 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Canada Imprints
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Author : Edited by Butler Marian
Publisher :
Page : 1632 pages
File Size : 20,32 MB
Release : 2002-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780802049742
Containing more than 48000 titles, of which approximately 4000 have a 2001 imprint, the author and title index is extensively cross-referenced. It offers a complete directory of Canadian publishers available, listing the names and ISBN prefixes, as well as the street, e-mail and web addresses.
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Page : 956 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Canada
ISBN :
Author : Dr John McElhaney
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 20,77 MB
Release : 2019-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 0359612954
The Tennessee electric chair was installed in 1916 changing the way executions were performed. Up until this time the gallows had been used for all those who were guilty of crimes that demanded the life of the perpetrator. Now there is a more modern way to put criminals to death. The electric chair pumps 2300 volts of electricity through the body of those who are unfortunate enough to set in it. From 1916 through 1960 a period of 44 years there were 125 men who were put to death in the chair. Of the 125 men 85 were black and 40 were white. This book gives the details of 43 of these men, 21 white men and 22 black men. The details of the crime along with the details of the execution is writer in this book. These are the genuine facts, real names of both victim and perpetrator are revealed in this book. The cases written about here are cases from the East Tennessee division of the state. Please read this book and let in educate you as to the criminal history of East Tennessee.
