wyszukanych pozycji: 8
Monroe City Blues
ISBN: 9781482560039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 324 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Johnny DiAngelo is a talented eighteen-year old pitcher from Brooklyn, NY who dreams of playing baseball in the major leagues. In 1963, he gets that opportunity when he is signed by the Washington Senators. Johnny is drafted and sent by bus from New York to their Class D League located in Monroe City, Georgia. While traveling, Johnny encounters situations of segregation and prejudice, which are disturbing and unreal to him. The natural beauty of the small towns he passes through, have been tarnished by the conflicts of racism for almost two centuries. The Monroe City Blues team catcher, Lyle...
Johnny DiAngelo is a talented eighteen-year old pitcher from Brooklyn, NY who dreams of playing baseball in the major leagues. In 1963, he gets that o...
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54,46 zł |
The Sixth Family
ISBN: 9781480086920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 332 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Within the infamous and legendary Five Families of La Cosa Nostra in New York, there is a "Sixth Family." These are the crews of young men who take orders from the mafia soldiers - the "made" men. Once a man is 'made' he no longer has to do the dirty work, and it is the job of the crews of the Sixth Family to carry out the assaults, extortion's, hijackings, collections and even murders. These young men live in a constant world of intrigue, betrayal and the very real possibility of dying a sudden and violent death. The Sixth Family is the story of Frankie Russo's crew - Tony, Vinny, Jakey,...
Within the infamous and legendary Five Families of La Cosa Nostra in New York, there is a "Sixth Family." These are the crews of young men who take or...
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56,78 zł |
Gil Hodges: The Quiet Man
ISBN: 9781480099777 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 364 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. GIL HODGES: THE QUIET MAN - NEW SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. When the original Gil Hodges: The Quiet Man was first released as a hardcover edition, it was rated among the top five sports books of the year by USA Today newspaper and received outstanding reviews. This new release is the Special Commemorative Edition that includes never revealed controversial and confidential information about the struggle to get Gil Hodges his rightful and deserved place in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Inside accounts of the covert BHOF politics and the men who voted against Gil tells the real truth of this...
GIL HODGES: THE QUIET MAN - NEW SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION. When the original Gil Hodges: The Quiet Man was first released as a hardcover edition, ...
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63,55 zł |
Being Italian: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780983693109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Don't Ever Forget Where You Came From BEING ITALIAN: A MEMOIR is about a big Italian - American family blending the generations in the 1950's and 1960's in Brooklyn, N.Y. It is the story of huge Sunday dinners with Grandpa's homemade red wine and Grandma's big apron, big heart and thick accent. BEING ITALIAN: A MEMOIR will have you reminiscing about childhood memories, no matter where your immigrant family came from. Younger generations learn about their past, because by telling the story of one family and their struggles to become Americans, Marino Amoruso, in a larger sense, tells the tale...
Don't Ever Forget Where You Came From BEING ITALIAN: A MEMOIR is about a big Italian - American family blending the generations in the 1950's and 196...
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72,63 zł |
Back in the Day: Reflections Of A Baby Boomer
ISBN: 9780983693123 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. This is a collection of Marino Amoruso's newspaper column and blog: BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer. Amoruso has the unique ability to put into words what all of us feel but sometimes have trouble expressing. In these pages are some of the most touching, poignant, humorous and thought-provoking and stories you will ever read. Some will make you laugh out loud, others will bring a tear to your eye, and all are true reflections of a baby boomer. Many readers have compared this book to the writings of Jean Shepherd and others liken the stories to those of best-selling author Bill...
This is a collection of Marino Amoruso's newspaper column and blog: BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer. Amoruso has the unique ability to p...
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68,09 zł |
The Last Outlaw
ISBN: 9781495359774 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 444 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In all the history books about the Wild West, Cody Dalton is portrayed as a notorious bank robber. In 1899 he was convicted of five bank robberies in the Territory of New Mexico and spent 30 years in prison paying for his crimes. When Cody dies in 1933 at the age of seventy-eight, newspapers across the country perpetuate the legend of Dalton as an infamous western outlaw. But is this the truth? Cody's daughter, Sarah, and his best friend, Jesse Carey tell a different story. They claim the Santa Fe and San Pietro "Rings" - groups of powerful and corrupt politicians, businessmen and lawyers...
In all the history books about the Wild West, Cody Dalton is portrayed as a notorious bank robber. In 1899 he was convicted of five bank robberies in ...
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70,40 zł |
Across 7th Street
ISBN: 9780983693116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 238 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, with it's busy stores, bus stops and walkways is the hub of the neighborhood. But, there is an invisible line at the intersection of 7th Street. It is the cultural divide between the Italian-Americans and Orthodox Jews who live there. ACROSS 7th STREET is a story of romance and coming of age, during 'the last era of innocence' in the early 1960's, just before world events erupted into turbulent times. The story is told by Vincent, a 20-year-old streetwise kid who grows into a man before our very eyes. Vincent and his father Angelo, an Italian stone mason, work...
Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, NY, with it's busy stores, bus stops and walkways is the hub of the neighborhood. But, there is an invisible line at the in...
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47,65 zł |
Aunt Phil Gallo's Cookbook
ISBN: 9781495463617 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY MICHELE GALLO COOK......... There are a few things you have to understand about this cookbook before you try any of the recipes. First, my mother was a terrific cook, and I'm not saying that just because she was my mother. Anyone who came to dinner at our house, and there were quite a few, shared that opinion. She could, with amazing talent, open the refrigerator and create a memorable meal out of almost nothing. This made for great dinners but hard-to-follow recipes My mother rarely wrote anything down, and for the most part, it wasn't until I got married that any...
FROM THE INTRODUCTION BY MICHELE GALLO COOK......... There are a few things you have to understand about this cookbook before you try any of the recip...
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45,38 zł |