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Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : William Morrow
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Bloodhounds of Broadway and Other Stories written by Damon Runyon and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1981 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1096 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Short Story Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 1096 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : William Morrow & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780688006259
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book The Bloodhounds of Broadway and Other Stories written by Damon Runyon and published by William Morrow & Company. This book was released on 1981 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stories from the twenties and thirties tell of gamblers, showgirls, small-time hustlers, and gangsters in New York City
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1446549089
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (465 download)
Download or read book More Than Somewhat written by Damon Runyon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains a collection of Damon Runyon's often simultaneously hilarious, sentimental, and horrifying short stories. Full of memorable characters and masterfully composed narrative, these short stories constitute a wonderful addition to any personal library, and are not to be missed by discerning collectors of Runyon's work. The stories contained herein include: Beach of Promise, Romance in the Roaring Forties, Dream Street Rose, The Old Doll's House, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, Tobias the Terrible, The Snatching of Bookie Bob, The Lily of St. Pierre, Earthquake, and more. Alfred Damon Runyon (1880 – 1946) was an American newspaperman and author, best remembered for his short stories about the world of Broadway in New York City that resulted from the Prohibition era. This volume is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.
Author : Patricia M. Sherwood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493083511
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told written by Patricia M. Sherwood and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told is an enthralling compilation of some of the most moving and illuminating stories ever penned on the subject of our canine companions. The stories in this book can stand on their own, but once you read one you'll want to read them all! Here, you'll find selections from renowned writers of the genre such as Jack London, James Thurber, and Willie Morris, as well as a few surprise contributions from writers more famous in other fields, such as Ray Bradbury and Thomas Mann. Also included in this collection are stories from Will Rogers, P. G. Wodehouse, Peter Mayle, and Stephen J. Bodio. Any dog lover is sure to find The Greatest Dog Stories Ever Told impossible to put down. In the thirty-six stories in this fascinating collection you will meet all kinds of dogs-sled dogs, herding dogs, hunting and birding dogs, family pets and movie stars. There's a story of a dog who was a growing boy's best friend, and even a man who was a dog in another life. These dogs will make you laugh, make you cry, but most of all, they will make you realize just why humans adore their dogs so much.
Author : Joseph McBride
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1604738391
Total Pages : 825 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Frank Capra written by Joseph McBride and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2011-06-02 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the right thing, triumphs! But as Joseph McBride reveals in this meticulously researched, definitive biography, the reality was far more complex, a true American tragedy. Using newly declassified U.S. government documents about Capra's response to being considered a possible “subversive” during the post-World War II Red Scare, McBride adds a final chapter to his unforgettable portrait of the man who gave us It Happened One Night, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, and Meet John Doe.
Author : Jeff Silverman
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493083503
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Greatest Boxing Stories Ever Told written by Jeff Silverman and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-11-14 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Every once in a while, a book publisher comes up with a great concept for a series of books that deserve more than superficial recognition. Such a series is The Greatest (fill in the blank) Stories Ever Told, anthologies that should win places on many bedside tables. On the long winter nights that lie ahead, such stories make great reading." -The Lexington County Chronicle "THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD assembles some of the best writing available on the sweet science and illuminates boxing in all its literal and symbolic glory. Each piece in this varied collection connects with the sort of powerful punch one can only expect from the world's greatest writers." -Boxing Digest In THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD, editor Jeff Silverman delivers a knockout collection of not only the best writing ever penned on the subject of "the sweet science," but also stories that relate to the larger human issues the brutal sport has come to embody. Whether the story be about the triumph of a heroic champion, a tragic death in the ring, the shady tactics of fight promoters, or victories against seemingly impossible odds, each story in this varied collection connects powerfully with the reader. THE GREATEST BOXING STORIES EVER TOLD is the perfect gift for fight fans and non-fight fans alike, and with its allstar lineup of "contenders" throwing "haymakers" and "uppercuts" in every round, it stands as the definitive volume of short stories on this enduring pugilistic pastime.
Author : Debby Applegate
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0385534760
Total Pages : 609 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)
Download or read book Madam written by Debby Applegate and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compulsively readable and sometimes jaw-dropping story of the life of a notorious madam who played hostess to every gangster, politician, writer, sports star and Cafe Society swell worth knowing, and who as much as any single figure helped make the twenties roar—from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Most Famous Man in America. "A fast-paced tale of … Polly’s many court battles, newspaper headlines, mobster dealings and society gossip…. A breathless tale told through extraordinary research.” —The New York Times Book Review Simply put: Everybody came to Polly's. Pearl "Polly" Adler (1900-1962) was a diminutive dynamo whose Manhattan brothels in the Roaring Twenties became places not just for men to have the company of women but were key gathering places where the culturati and celebrity elite mingled with high society and with violent figures of the underworld—and had a good time doing it. As a Jewish immigrant from eastern Europe, Polly Adler's life is a classic American story of success and assimilation that starts like a novel by Henry Roth and then turns into a glittering real-life tale straight out of F. Scott Fitzgerald. She declared her ambition to be "the best goddam madam in all America" and succeeded wildly. Debby Applegate uses Polly's story as the key to unpacking just what made the 1920s the appallingly corrupt yet glamorous and transformational era that it was and how the collision between high and low is the unique ingredient that fuels American culture.
Author : Karen Abbott
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 081297851X
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (129 download)
Download or read book American Rose written by Karen Abbott and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2012-03-13 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER America was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality. Enter Gypsy Rose Lee, a strutting, bawdy, erudite stripper who possessed a gift for delivering exactly what America needed. With her superb narrative skills and eye for detail, Karen Abbott brings to life an era of ambition, glamour, struggle, and survival. Using exclusive interviews and never-before-published material, she vividly delves into Gypsy’s world, including her intense triangle relationship with her sister, actress June Havoc, and their formidable mother, Rose, a petite but ferocious woman who literally killed to get her daughters on the stage. Weaving in the compelling saga of the Minskys—four scrappy brothers from New York City who would pave the way for Gypsy Rose Lee’s brand of burlesque and transform the entertainment landscape—Karen Abbott creates a rich account of a legend whose sensational tale of tragedy and triumph embodies the American Dream.
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
ISBN 13 : 9780141188331
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (883 download)
Download or read book Guys and Dolls and Other Stories written by Damon Runyon and published by Penguin Books, Limited (UK). This book was released on 2005 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Slick, upbeat and funny, these stories inspired the popular musical and film Guys and Dolls. 'Of all the high players this country ever sees, there is no doubt but that the guy they call the Sky is the highest. He will bet all he has, and nobody can bet any more than this'.
Author : Damon Runyon
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101664851
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Guys and Dolls and Other Writings written by Damon Runyon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-05-27 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dave the Dude to Al Capone: a defining collection from the world of Damon Runyon Damon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became one of the leading voices of American popular culture. From sports writing to short fiction, this unique collection offers an eclectic sampling of his extraordinary talent. Here are newspaper pieces, stories- including the last one he ever composed-poetry, and, of course, the Broadway tales for which he is chiefly remembered: Guys and Dolls, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, and others. Featuring works that are impossible to find elsewhere, and Runyon's signature eye for detail-particularly the sounds, smells, and tastes of New York-this book brings an American icon to a new generation of readers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : Neil D. Isaacs
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813157773
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book You Bet Your Life written by Neil D. Isaacs and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-10-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are a nation of gamblers: pari-mutuel wagering at horse tracks; blackjack in Las Vegas; the NCAA basketball office pool; even day trading on the internet. Gambling is both our national pastime and our predominant cultural metaphor—play the field; beat the odds; take a chance on love. Yet gambling poses serious risks to individuals and to society as a whole. Neil Isaacs—sports historian, licensed clinical social worker, English professor, and a gambler himself for more than fifty years—seeks to shatter the myths interfering with our understanding of gambling addiction, its causes, and its treatment. He begins by systematically debunking several commonly held beliefs, demonstrating that there is no such thing as the law of averages, that gambling is not inherently sinful, immoral, or criminal, and that money is not always the prime motivator for gamblers. Isaacs shows how habitual gambling can lead to compulsive gambling, but avoids oversimplifying this condition. Arguing against a undifferentiated interpretation of pathological gambling as a simple impulse control disorder, he draws examples from fiction, film, and his own practice to demonstrate additional ways gambling can be abused. A radical departure from established views, You Bet Your Life identifies the costs—in dollars, people, families, and credit ratings—of society's failure to address adequately the burdens of gambling.
Author : Constance Rosenblum
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805050892
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Gold Digger written by Constance Rosenblum and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-04-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life of glamour girl Peggy Hopkins Joyce, whose many marriages, expensive tastes, and wild lifestyle made her more famous in the 1920s and '30s than her stints as a Broadway and movie star.
Author : Elyse Friedman
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0307548864
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Waking Beauty written by Elyse Friedman and published by Crown. This book was released on 2010-05-19 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you went to bed ugly, fat, and depressed and woke up the next morning in the body of a goddess? This is exactly the miracle that befalls Allison Penny, who has spent most of her twenty-two years on this earth in a serious slump (to say the least). Having long since given up on her life, Allison is stuck in an apartment with an evil sexpot roommate, trapped in a dysfunctional relationship with her alcoholic mother, and miserably working as a cleaning lady to pay the bills. Now, of course, Allison wastes no time in test-driving her new looks, and she experiences all of the power and fun that come with being gorgeous. Men and modeling agencies are falling all over her, and she finally has the confidence to live her life without trying to disappear into the background. But even for the beautiful people, things can get complicated, and soon Allison finds herself with a whole new set of problems. Darkly hilarious, engaging, and full of surprises, Waking Beauty is a modern-day fairy tale with an all-too-real moral: No matter how much we hate to admit it, it’s what’s on the outside that counts.
Author : Gale Research Company
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Twentieth-century Literary Criticism written by Gale Research Company and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpts from criticism of the works of novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers and other creative writers who lived between 1900 and 1960, from the first published critical appraisals to current evaluations.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1602 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (117 download)
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 1602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ed Dixon
Publisher : Dog Ear Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1457511134
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (575 download)
Download or read book Secrets of a Life on Stage and Off written by Ed Dixon and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
