Download or read book Frank s Shadow written by Doug McIntyre and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We leave shadows, not footprints. Newlywed Danny McKenna’s honeymoon ends abruptly when he learns his father has died, uncannily, on the same day as his hero, Frank Sinatra. Returning home to his knotty Irish American family, Danny is confronted with a painful truth—while he knows everything about the famous singer, his own father is a mystery. Tasked with giving a eulogy for a man he hardly knows, Danny sets out to uncover his dad’s past—an immigrant’s tale of mid-twentieth-century America and the harsh realities of WWII lived in stark contrast to Frank Sinatra’s famously extravagant life. Along the way, Danny’s own demons nearly destroy him as he struggles to accept his father’s deepest secret—a journey that takes him into the heart of darkness before he learns to live in the light. ​Fame, family, and forgiveness are among the many themes in Doug McIntyre’s debut novel, a story full of vibrant scenery, gripping characters, humor, and profound moments of self-realization. Frank’s Shadow is a deeply (sometimes darkly) human story wrapped in the trappings of a delightfully gritty love letter to New York City’s less glamorous neighborhoods.

Download or read book Shine written by Lauren Myracle and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town.

Download or read book Tommy Goes to War written by Malcolm Brown and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of the innocent British soldier (or Tommy) setting off with a spring in his step in 1914 to fight the Great War would not last long.Indeed that initial euphoria would soon give way to a deep-seated bitterness as these young men endured the horror of the First World War.In a new edition of this extraordinary book, the uncensored letters, diaries, documents and many photographs tell the story of the British soldier (nicknamed Tommy) in their own words.While there are flashes of their wit and humour, the overwhelming feeling is that of a generation who felt let down by their superiors and left to perish.There are visceral, terrifying insights into life in the trenches and agonising descriptions of the squalor and privations of war.This haunting account also looks at the aggressive drive to recruit more soldiers through the Pals Battalion or Chums Battalion. Friends from the same town or village; professional bodies, or work colleagues among others were encouraged to enlist en masse. They would fight together alongside their friends or colleagues. Many of them would sadly die together and leave communities wild with grief for a lost generation, robbed of a future having barely had a past.With a concise analysis of the British Army in the First World War, we are reminded of the terror of war, the fury, the fear and the frustration of what has been described by some as a war typified by the devastating assessment: lions led by donkeys.

Download or read book Introduction to The Last of Us TV series written by Gilad James, PhD and published by Gilad James Mystery School. This book was released on with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last of Us is an upcoming TV series adaptation of the popular video game, developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game was released in 2013 and quickly gained a strong following for its narrative, characters, and gameplay. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been decimated by a fungal outbreak that turns people into zombie-like creatures. The story follows Joel, a smuggler, and Ellie, a teenage girl, as they journey across the United States in search of safety. The TV series will be produced by HBO, with Neil Druckmann, who was the writer and creative director of the game, serving as one of the executive producers. Craig Mazin, who wrote and produced the critically acclaimed Chernobyl, will be the showrunner. The series is highly anticipated by fans of the game, who are eager to see how the story and characters will be adapted for television. So far, there is no release date for the series, but it is expected to premiere sometime in 2022.

Download or read book Vicious Season 1 Episode 1 written by Faheem and published by Primedia eLaunch. This book was released on 2017-09-11 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s edutaining. It rises the conscious level way above see level. It’s like a rendition of the modern day fall of Pompeii. The story takes place in Newark, New Jersey also known as the Brick City. The city has produced more gangsters than the predatorial swamps have mosquitos. Our youth have become killing machines from the cradle to the grave. Their dissatisfaction has produced a rebellion. America is falling.The ground under our feet is sinking. The entire land seems to be stuck in quicksand. The mortality rate is more deadly than the carcinogenic effects of 4th stage cancer...SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.

Download or read book Secret Treasures of Blackston Lake written by Marci Walter and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a whirlwind romance, Craig and Carla finally marry in Vegas. The newlyweds are ready to start their new life together but obstacles abound from all directions. From home invasions and betrayals by people they both trusted and considered friends to learning about new secrets that Carla and Craig discovered days after returning from their honeymoon. More family secrets emerge from the attic and library as the months go on. Lost and found family members, Craigs new found position and job within the Awlsport community, and Carlas new role as homemaker and more secrets of her own to share with Craig. Not even a shooting can stop their love for each other.

Download or read book Gender and Humor written by Delia Chiaro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the mid-seventies, both gender studies and humor studies emerged as new disciplines, with scholars from various fields undertaking research in these areas. The first publications that emerged in the field of gender studies came out of disciplines such as philosophy, history, and literature, while early works in the area of humor studies initially concentrated on language, linguistics, and psychology. Since then, both fields have flourished, but largely independently. This book draws together and focuses the work of scholars from diverse disciplines on intersections of gender and humor, giving voice to approaches in disciplines such as film, television, literature, linguistics, translation studies, and popular culture.

Download or read book Prove to Me the Sky Is Green written by Honors English III and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifty-three students. One assignment. No rules. Amid typical high school stresses and constraints, a creative challenge provides insight into the minds of teenagers. Given the sole guideline to "write what you know," a group of high school juniors has reached deep within themselves to produce pieces of work which genuinely reflect their newly-discovered individual styles. In doing so, students have found both their voices and the courage to put forth stories under their own names, vulnerable to critics everywhere. Their ambition proves that anything is possible. The sky is green.

Download or read book Shattered written by Marilyn Hill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Olivia Mayfield is the youngest African American woman to hold the position as Executive Manager of Barnes & Rogers Corporation. Olivia has been with the company for only three years and plans to become Director of the Comptroller Department. She is a Christian. She has strayed away from the Lord because of her abusive family background. As she continues to climb the ladder of success she loses herself and compromises her Christian values. She makes many bad decisions that lead her to the path back to the Lord and what she has really been called to do in her life. Will Olivia wake up before she loses everything? Some things we lose in our life are a gain for the glory of God.

Download or read book Our Invisible Friend written by Cynthia A. Jewell and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Invisible Friend is a series of ten delightful short stories. Tommy is Jyllian and Landons friend who comes to play with them; he often brings some items and leaves others, and sometimes he takes things with him when he leaves. Mom and Dad ask the kids about the items that mysteriously appear and disappear; the kids explain that Tommy did it. Mom and Dad soon learn to accept Tommy as a member of the family. A childs imagination is endless. Its the driving force behind creativity. It should be encouraged in every direction. Our Invisible Friend teaches young and old alike to keep their minds open and dare to imagine; go ahead, take a trip down that rabbit hole. As Dr. Seuss put it, Think left and think right, think low and think high. Oh, the things you can think up if only you try.

Download or read book The Estate written by Martin King and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed by the authorites as `the future of housing', The Estate in south London was opened with a flourish by the Lord Mayor of London in the late 1960s. The six 20-storey tower blocks were seen as the new way forward for community life in London. However, within a matter of weeks it had all started to go wrong as racial tensions built up and families of ethnic minorities clashed. Based on true stories, THE ESTATE is a novel based around 11 different families living side by side in The Estate, and their perceptions of it. We find out how the Indion family, the gypsies, the gay couple and the landlord of the local pub all deal with new homes and the dynamics of a multi racial community. Building up to a finale at The Estate's Christmas party, this is a poignant and funny account of how life really treated the occupants of the tower blocks.

Download or read book Here There and Everywhere written by Avlon McCreadie and published by Rwg Publishing. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everybody knows that some people shine and some have shadows. The ones that shine sometimes have so much light that they can even light up others. The shadows are eerie and disgusting and they crawl under the skin. They make me feel scared when I see them.

Download or read book A Promise for Destiny written by Leonard Moody and published by A Promise for Destiny. This book was released on 2006-05-05 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucas Ambler likes his rather quiet and uneventful life in the Adirondacks. Suddenly his life and the lives of three women are turned inside out when Lucas befriends a troubled 16-year-old and makes a promise that defines a new destiny for all.

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Download or read book The Who on the Who written by Sean Egan and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Who were a mass of contradictions. They brought intellect to rock but were the darlings of punks. They were the quintessential studio act yet were also the greatest live attraction in the world. They perfectly meshed on stage and displayed a complete lack of personal chemistry offstage. Along with great live shows and supreme audio experiences, the Who provided great copy. During the 1960s and '70s, Pete Townshend, messianic about contemporary popular music and its central importance in the lives of young people, gave sprawling interviews in which he alternately celebrated and deplored what he saw in the "scene." Several of these interviews have come to be considered classic documents of the age. Roger Daltrey, Keith Moon, and John Entwistle joined in. Even when the Who were non-operational or past their peak, their interviews continued to be compelling: changes in allegiances and social mores left the band members freer to talk about sex, drug-taking, business, and in-fighting. By collecting interviews with Who members from across fi ve decades, conducted by the greatest rock writers of their generation—Barry Miles, Jonathan Cott, Charles Shaar Murray, John Swenson, and Greil Marcus among them—The Who on The Who provides the full, fractious story of a fascinating band.

Download or read book Veteran Volunteer written by James Vans and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-05-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frank Vans Agnew left America in 1914 and claiming to be 40 (rather than 46) enlisted in 2nd King Edward's Horse. He arrived in France in 1915 at Festubert and was given a commission. After attending the Machine Gun School he was at the Somme before volunteering for the Tank Corps. In 1917 he was wounded at Messines, where he won his MC. He demonstrated his tank for King George. He fought at 3rd Ypres and was wounded and captured at Cambrai in November 1917. Over the next 12 months he was held as a POW at Hanover, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg and FÙstenberg.??His extraordinary and varied experiences are superbly recorded in this memoir.??As featured in Isle of Wight County Press and on BBC Radio Bristol.

Download or read book A Man of His Time written by Alan Sillitoe and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A working-class family saga set in rural England from the bestselling author of The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner. In 1887, Ernest Burton is a robust twenty-one-year-old who sets off to Wales in his best suit in order to work at his brother’s forge. En route, he meets, seduces, and promptly impregnates a young widow. Such is the first episode of what turns into a lifetime of compulsive philandering whenever the blacksmith has a few hours away from his job. Within a year, Burton abandons the widow and returns to Nottingham. There, he marries the village barmaid, continues to toil and excel in a smithy, and fathers eight more children. Though Burton is an able-bodied provider who can ring a bull and shoe a horse with the best of them, his constant adultery, harsh authoritarianism, and violent streaks, make him anything but an ideal family man. The Burton children grow up to be rebellious despite—or to spite—their father’s iron fist. And as time goes on, Burton seems more and more at odds with British society at large. Modernity threatens his profession, independent living is replaced by the welfare state, and long-standing customs of patriarchy give way to a more inclusive democracy. Two world wars and the Depression inflict additional tragedy on the family. As the Burtons struggle to overcome their strife, will the bully father have a change of heart? In this absorbing historical portrait set in Nottinghamshire, a charismatic yet despotic blacksmith reigns over his wife and children, but is powerless to control the transformations of early twentieth-century Britain.