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Bronx Man
ISBN: 9781426988776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Marty Toohey was born in the Bronx at a time when few neighbors had jobs, tenants had their furniture removed to the sidewalk, and not every kid could afford penny candy. Toohey's first memoir, "Bronx Boy, " chronicles those early years. In this, his second book, he narrates the many adventures of his adult life. With a penchant for storytelling, Toohey writes about his time in the navy when the USS "Pawcatuck" pitched over in an Atlantic storm and the sailors were thrown headfirst through the ship's galley as meals flew from trays. He describes a four-hour interview with Bill Ziff that...
Marty Toohey was born in the Bronx at a time when few neighbors had jobs, tenants had their furniture removed to the sidewalk, and not every kid could...
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65,09 zł |
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Bronx Boy: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780595348053 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 200 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "We played stickball games outside Beekman's candy store, as young teenagers, almost every day of the week, from spring until the first snowflake fell. A line drive off Beekman's store window brought him flying out the front door, white apron strings trailing behind him. A broomstick might fly from a batter's hands and rocket toward Beekman's front windows. Unofficial records and fading memories indicate that although Mr. Beekman may have lost his breath on several occasions during our stickball games, he never lost a window. "
In this engaging memoir, author Marty Toohey paints a vibrant... "We played stickball games outside Beekman's candy store, as young teenagers, almost every day of the week, from spring until the first snowflake fell...
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71,37 zł |