Author: Martin Grey Publisher: ISBN: 9781913211240 Category : Languages : en Pages : 50
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"If there is one central force which pulses through the words of Martin's work, it is love. In spite of life's let downs and losses, love is discovered and cherished on a rite of passage from a grubby nightclub and teenage dreams to handling the daily bewilderments of attempting this thing called adulthood. Get ready for love as big as any astronaut's favourite planet. There is enough love between these pages to start a revolution. These stanzas brim with love for the melody of lyrical language, subtle internal rhyme and imaginative wordplay. This book also enthusiastically explores boy-meets-girl love, without saccharine or cliché, but with genuine openness at the awkwardness and potential highs of trying to navigate an optimistic heart. On top of all of this, you will be subjected to some very important questions, such as 'does anyone like their knee caps' and 'is it OK to dunk a custard cream?' (The answer to the latter is 'No'). A relatable, hope-raising read for both the realist and romantic." - Dominic Berry, winner of Saboteur 2020 Best Spoken Word Artist "Martin makes the ordinary extraordinary, turns the mole hill into the mountain." - Sophie Sparham, Performance Poet "The Prettyboys of Gangster Town is an open-hearted, compassionate debut collection from Martin Grey. These poems are wistful, warm and highly emotionally-engaging, articulating the joys and pitfalls of modern life from a number of different perspectives, while always remaining true to Grey's distinctive poetic style. There are some real gut-punches in this collection too - all life is laid bare with a beautiful eye for the detail- but at its heart, this is a book all about empathy." - Leanne Moden, Poet and Performer
Author: Arnold J. Bauer Publisher: University Press of Kansas ISBN: 0700619704 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 176
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Arnold Bauer grew up on his family's 160-acre farm in Goshen Township in Clay County, Kansas, amidst a land of prairie grass and rich creek-bottom soil. His meditative and moving account of those years depicts a century-long narrative of struggle, survival, and demise. A coming-of-age memoir set in the 1930s to 50s, it blends local history with personal reflection to paint a realistic picture of farm life and families from a now-lost world. Bauer's was typical of true family farms, where wives supplemented family income by selling butter and eggs and children provided unpaid labor. These hardworking farmers were not particularly heroic or virtuous. They had their debts and doubts; but at the same time their struggles for a kind of moral economy offer valuable lessons that merit our attention today. Among Bauer's vivid recollections: driving a team of huge, clomping work horses; his father's daybreak call to long days in the field at age 12; and surviving eight years of education in a one-room schoolhouse (with one teacher determined to have all her students learn the harmonica). He shares the trials of Depression and drought, experiences the coming of electricity-which prompted his father to take on a sideline as an electrician-and reveals the vital importance of the local blacksmith. Throughout the book, he finds wonder in the commonplace, like going to town on a Saturday night for a black walnut ice cream cone. Here is a childhood that few in the United States will ever know. More than that, it is a key to understanding the tragedy that befell the smaller family farms on the Great Plains as sweeping changes after the mid-1950s-falling grain and livestock prices, adverse terms of trade for agricultural products-turned out to be more devastating than tornados or dust storms. Gracefully written with a keen eye for the telling detail, Time's Shadow eloquently captures the events of an era and the meaning it held for one boy and those around him. It is a refreshingly unsentimental "Little House on the Prairie" that will resonate not only with older compatriots but with anyone whose curiosity leads them to wonder about a world we have lost.
Author: Gregory Marshall Publisher: Brown Girls Publishing ISBN: 162517604X Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 225
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Powerful...Poignant...Inspiring As a child growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Gregory Marshall was enamored with the fast life. Money, women and cars were the things to have and Greg was determined to get them-by any means necessary. It wasn't long before the innocent youngster had turned into a cold-hearted gangster known around town simply as G Man. His ruthless life of crime made him a legend in South Central LA-and the go-to man for everyone from Tupac Shakur to the notorious Monster Kody. But a drug deal gone bad eventually left him shot and near death...forcing him into the ultimate struggle for survival. Faced with intense rehabilitation and paralyssis that had crippled the entire right side of his body, Greg had two choices, give up or get up. He chose the latter. And with the use of only one finger, he wrote his story through gritty, breathtaking, and sometimes brutal details...including his anger at injustices, the pain of abandonment and one unlikely act of kindness that started him on the path of healing and forgiveness.
Author: Gerald Horne Publisher: Monthly Review Press ISBN: 1583677852 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 456
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A galvanizing history of how jazz and jazz musicians flourished despite rampant cultural exploitation The music we call “jazz” arose in late nineteenth century North America—most likely in New Orleans—based on the musical traditions of Africans, newly freed from slavery. Grounded in the music known as the “blues,” which expressed the pain, sufferings, and hopes of Black folk then pulverized by Jim Crow, this new music entered the world via the instruments that had been abandoned by departing military bands after the Civil War. Jazz and Justice examines the economic, social, and political forces that shaped this music into a phenomenal US—and Black American—contribution to global arts and culture. Horne assembles a galvanic story depicting what may have been the era’s most virulent economic—and racist—exploitation, as jazz musicians battled organized crime, the Ku Klux Klan, and other variously malignant forces dominating the nightclub scene where jazz became known. Horne pays particular attention to women artists, such as pianist Mary Lou Williams and trombonist Melba Liston, and limns the contributions of musicians with Native American roots. This is the story of a beautiful lotus, growing from the filth of the crassest form of human immiseration.
Author: Anthony Slide Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1135925542 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 276
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The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry is a completely revised and updated edition of Anthony Slide's The American Film Industry, originally published in 1986 and recipient of the American Library Association's Outstanding Reference Book award for that year. More than 200 new entries have been added, and all original entries have been updated; each entry is followed by a short bibliography. As its predecessor, the new dictionary is unique in that it is not a who's who of the industry, but rather a what's what: a dictionary of producing and releasing companies, technical innovations, industry terms, studios, genres, color systems, institutions and organizations, etc. More than 800 entries include everything from Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to Zoom Lens, from Astoria Studios to Zoetrope. Outstanding Reference Source - American Library Association
Author: Lee Server Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 0312566689 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 545
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A rich biography of the legendary figure at the center of the century’s darkest secrets: an untold story of golden age Hollywood, modern Las Vegas, JFK-era scandal and international intrigue from Lee Server, the New York Times bestselling author of Ava Gardner: Love is Nothing... A singular figure in the annals of the American underworld, Johnny Rosselli’s career flourished for an extraordinary fifty years, from the bloody years of bootlegging in the Roaring Twenties--the last protégé of Al Capone—to the modern era of organized crime as a dominant corporate power. The Mob’s “Man in Hollywood,” Johnny Rosselli introduced big-time crime to the movie industry, corrupting unions and robbing moguls in the biggest extortion plot in history. A man of great allure and glamour, Rosselli befriended many of the biggest names in the movie capital—including studio boss Harry Cohn, helping him to fund Columbia Pictures--and seduced some of its greatest female stars, including Jean Harlow and Marilyn Monroe. In a remarkable turn of events, Johnny himself would become a Hollywood filmmaker—producing two of the best film noirs of the 1940s. Following years in federal prison, Rosselli began a new venture, overseeing the birth and heyday of Las Vegas. Working for new Chicago boss Sam Giancana, he became the gambling mecca’s behind-the-scenes boss, running the town from his suites and poolside tables at the Tropicana and Desert Inn, enjoying the Rat Pack nightlife with pals Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. In the 1960s, in the most unexpected chapter in an extraordinary life, Rosselli became the central figure in a bizarre plot involving the Kennedy White House, the CIA, and an attempt to assassinate Fidel Castro. Based upon years of research, written with compelling style and vivid detail, Handsome Johnny is the great telling of an amazing tale.
Author: Patrick Downey Publisher: Barricade Books ISBN: 9781569803615 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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This title chronicles virtually every widely known Mafioso, bootlegger, racketeer and thug who terrorised New York City in the early 20th century. The murders of some 600-plus gangsters are profiled in detail.
Author: Mikey Simpson Publisher: Springwood emedia ISBN: 1370469012 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 81
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When Morgan's father is executed for a gangland deal that goes wrong, he soon finds out that being connected to the underworld is not what it should be. With the mafia on his trail to seize his fathers assets and the police wanting him for questioning and to expose his fathers underworld connections it can only be a matter of time before he's caught or worse ends up dead. A fast paced thriller with a Greek Connection full of twists and turns and a heart thumping finish.
Author: Drac Von Stoller Publisher: Drac Von Stoller ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 16
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It was a dark and stormy night in the small town of Brimstone, as the winds howled and the rain pounded against the windows of the dilapidated bank. Inside, a lone security guard named Frank was making his rounds, his footsteps echoing through the empty building. As he turned a corner, he froze in terror as he came face to face with a group of four figures dressed in old-fashioned suits and fedoras. His heart raced as he recognized them - it was John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, Machine Gun Kelly, Pretty Boy Floyd, infamous gangsters who had been dead for decades. "You're all... you're supposed to be dead," Frank stammered, his voice trembling with fear. "We are, but we've come back for one last score," Dillinger said with a smirk, the light glinting off the barrel of his tommy gun. Before Frank could react, the gangsters sprang into action, holding him at gunpoint as they forced him to open up the bank's vault. The room filled with the sound of creaking metal as the massive door swung open, revealing rows of gleaming gold bars and stacks of cash. "Looks like we hit the jackpot, boys," Machine Gun Kelly grinned, his eyes glittering with greed. As the gangsters started loading up their bags with the stolen loot, Frank's mind raced with fear and confusion. How were these dead criminals able to come back to life? And why were they robbing banks again after all these years? "You're all dead, you can't do this," he whispered, his voice barely audible over the sound of clinking gold. "Oh, we can do whatever we want now that we're back," John said with a wicked smile, his gun pointed directly at Frank's head. As they prepared to make their escape, the sound of sirens wailed in the distance, getting closer with each passing second. The gangsters glanced at each other with a mix of excitement and trepidation, knowing that the police were hot on their trail. "We need to get out of here fast," Pretty Boy Floyd said, his eyes scanning the room for any signs of trouble. But before they could flee, the air grew icy cold as a spectral figure materialized before them. It was the ghostly form of Al Capone, another infamous gangster from their era. "What do you think you're doing, Dillinger? This town belongs to me," Capone growled, his voice echoing through the room like a thunderstorm. Dillinger's face went pale with shock as he realized that he had underestimated the power of his old rival. Capone's ghost raised his hand, and a wave of energy surged through the room, sending the gangsters flying backwards in a whirlwind of chaos. "Nobody steals from me, especially not a bunch of has-beens like you," Capone sneered, his eyes flashing with anger. As the gangsters struggled to regain their footing, Frank saw his chance and made a break for it, running towards the exit with all the speed he could muster. But just
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