Author: James G. Caridi
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595221688
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Yo Capeesh!!!! is a humorous, nostalgic, educational and sentimental guide to Italian Americana. It was written in a way that would appeal to many of the 25 million Italian Americans and those familiar with them. It is especially useful for those individuals smitten with the Italian American media. Using humor as its main focus, portions of the book are educational and can be used by all as a reference. It not only addresses Italian American heroes, songs and traditions but also phonetically and occasionally pictorially defines typical clichés, mannerisms, speech and food used in movies, TV and the stereotypical Italian American home. For those who are infatuated with the Mob, a chapter entitled “How the boys say it” explains many of the expressions and origins of organized crime vernacular. This chapter was included because of the somewhat crazed interest for this media genre and is sensitive to the majority of Italian Americans it does not represent. Briefly, Yo Capeesh!!!! is a whimsical, entertaining guide that has widespread appeal not only for Italian Americans but also for those who are interested in the allure and mystique of this unique and pervasive sub-culture.
Yo Capeesh!!!!
Author: James G. Caridi
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595221688
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Yo Capeesh!!!! is a humorous, nostalgic, educational and sentimental guide to Italian Americana. It was written in a way that would appeal to many of the 25 million Italian Americans and those familiar with them. It is especially useful for those individuals smitten with the Italian American media. Using humor as its main focus, portions of the book are educational and can be used by all as a reference. It not only addresses Italian American heroes, songs and traditions but also phonetically and occasionally pictorially defines typical clichés, mannerisms, speech and food used in movies, TV and the stereotypical Italian American home. For those who are infatuated with the Mob, a chapter entitled “How the boys say it” explains many of the expressions and origins of organized crime vernacular. This chapter was included because of the somewhat crazed interest for this media genre and is sensitive to the majority of Italian Americans it does not represent. Briefly, Yo Capeesh!!!! is a whimsical, entertaining guide that has widespread appeal not only for Italian Americans but also for those who are interested in the allure and mystique of this unique and pervasive sub-culture.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595221688
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
Yo Capeesh!!!! is a humorous, nostalgic, educational and sentimental guide to Italian Americana. It was written in a way that would appeal to many of the 25 million Italian Americans and those familiar with them. It is especially useful for those individuals smitten with the Italian American media. Using humor as its main focus, portions of the book are educational and can be used by all as a reference. It not only addresses Italian American heroes, songs and traditions but also phonetically and occasionally pictorially defines typical clichés, mannerisms, speech and food used in movies, TV and the stereotypical Italian American home. For those who are infatuated with the Mob, a chapter entitled “How the boys say it” explains many of the expressions and origins of organized crime vernacular. This chapter was included because of the somewhat crazed interest for this media genre and is sensitive to the majority of Italian Americans it does not represent. Briefly, Yo Capeesh!!!! is a whimsical, entertaining guide that has widespread appeal not only for Italian Americans but also for those who are interested in the allure and mystique of this unique and pervasive sub-culture.
F & L Primo
A Vacation Gathering
Author: Stanley Kuren
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491743093
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Chucky and his zany friends have known each other forever, but they dont get together as much as they would like. Life got in the way. It happens. So to correct this grievous injustice, he inspires the gang to get together for a festive group vacation. The antics of this reunion will fuel legendary reminiscences for decades to come. It will be an epic adventure. But even this group could never have predicted just how weird that gathering would be They come face to face with the spirits of our founding fathers, a rather unconventional genie in a bottle, a group of misplaced Egyptian goddesses, a matriarch who is known only as Big Mama and a persnickety little imp who goes by the name of Harrold. Together, the friends will explore the explained, survive the unexplained, and wonder at the never-could-happens of their weird vacation. So sit back and enjoy the ride to a place where the troubles are few, the laughter is plentiful, and the joy comes from living in harmony with others who are delightfully different.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491743093
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
Chucky and his zany friends have known each other forever, but they dont get together as much as they would like. Life got in the way. It happens. So to correct this grievous injustice, he inspires the gang to get together for a festive group vacation. The antics of this reunion will fuel legendary reminiscences for decades to come. It will be an epic adventure. But even this group could never have predicted just how weird that gathering would be They come face to face with the spirits of our founding fathers, a rather unconventional genie in a bottle, a group of misplaced Egyptian goddesses, a matriarch who is known only as Big Mama and a persnickety little imp who goes by the name of Harrold. Together, the friends will explore the explained, survive the unexplained, and wonder at the never-could-happens of their weird vacation. So sit back and enjoy the ride to a place where the troubles are few, the laughter is plentiful, and the joy comes from living in harmony with others who are delightfully different.
Welcome to Fiemme
Author: Ghassan A. Jabali
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483413861
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
After four years of working as a busser, Ghassan Jabali has emerged to tell all about his life and experiences in the restaurant biz. Have a walkthrough of the infamous restaurant Fiemme, in the NJN Hotel and Casino. Welcome to Fiemme is a collection of mishaps and stories about all the bussers, servers and hostesses as they work in Las Vegas.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1483413861
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
After four years of working as a busser, Ghassan Jabali has emerged to tell all about his life and experiences in the restaurant biz. Have a walkthrough of the infamous restaurant Fiemme, in the NJN Hotel and Casino. Welcome to Fiemme is a collection of mishaps and stories about all the bussers, servers and hostesses as they work in Las Vegas.
Beyond the Gate
Author: Dr. Nicole Elaine Avery
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Nyla searches for a way out of her troubled home life, but her way out of escape leads her deeper down a rabbit hole. Nyla has spent her entire life in The Bronx, New York, and the last several years in foster care. Her home life is challenging, to say the least, but she finds refuge in a new part-time job at a local baseball stadium where she vends food products. With merely months until she embarks on college, she becomes entangled in a web of deception, unbidden sex, and murder.
Publisher: [email protected]
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Nyla searches for a way out of her troubled home life, but her way out of escape leads her deeper down a rabbit hole. Nyla has spent her entire life in The Bronx, New York, and the last several years in foster care. Her home life is challenging, to say the least, but she finds refuge in a new part-time job at a local baseball stadium where she vends food products. With merely months until she embarks on college, she becomes entangled in a web of deception, unbidden sex, and murder.
Moderna språk
A Gangsta's Empire
Author: Tranay Adams
Publisher: Tranay Adams
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
THE COMBS are one of the most revered and feared drug families there ever was, but when their leader is murdered in cold blood, all hell breaks loose. The most notorious gangster Los Angeles has ever seen, LYNDELL COMBS, leaves behind the vacant throne of his empire and his beautiful daughter, YADA. In his death, VOSS, Lyndell's lieutenant, and JABAR, his enforcer, war in the streets for control of The Combs' empire and his daughter's heart. Yada, who is just as ruthless as any of the men fighting for her affection, is determined to get revenge for the murder of her father. Unbeknownst to her, she may have fallen for the man responsible for his death. When Yada finds out who's behind her father's murder, will she be able to pull the trigger and avenge his tragic death? Or will her love for his killer put her in harm's way?
Publisher: Tranay Adams
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
THE COMBS are one of the most revered and feared drug families there ever was, but when their leader is murdered in cold blood, all hell breaks loose. The most notorious gangster Los Angeles has ever seen, LYNDELL COMBS, leaves behind the vacant throne of his empire and his beautiful daughter, YADA. In his death, VOSS, Lyndell's lieutenant, and JABAR, his enforcer, war in the streets for control of The Combs' empire and his daughter's heart. Yada, who is just as ruthless as any of the men fighting for her affection, is determined to get revenge for the murder of her father. Unbeknownst to her, she may have fallen for the man responsible for his death. When Yada finds out who's behind her father's murder, will she be able to pull the trigger and avenge his tragic death? Or will her love for his killer put her in harm's way?
An Offer We Can't Refuse
Author: George De Stefano
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429927623
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
A provocative and entertaining look at the mafia, the media, and the (un)making of Italian Americans. As evidenced in countless films, novels, and television portrayals, the Mafia has maintained an enduring hold on the American cultural imagination--even as it continues to wrongly color our real-life perception of Italian Americans. In An Offer We Can't Refuse, George De Stefano takes a close look at the origins and prevalence of the Mafia mythos in America. Beginning with a consideration of Italian emigration in the early twentieth century and the fear and prejudice--among both Americans and Italians--that informed our earliest conception of what was at the time the largest immigrant group to enter the United States, De Stefano explores how these impressions laid the groundwork for the images so familiar to us today and uses them to illuminate and explore the variety and allure of Mafia stories--from Coppola's romanticized paeans to Scorsese's bloody realism to the bourgeois world of David Chase's Sopranos--while discussing the cultural richness often contained in these works. De Stefano addresses the lingering power of the goodfella cliché and the lamentable extent to which it is embedded in our consciousness, making it all but impossible to green-light a project about the Italian American experience not set in gangland. "Invites Italian-Americans of all backgrounds to the family table to discuss how mob-related movies and television shows have affected the very notion of what their heritage still means in the 21st century." -- Allen Barra, The New York Sun
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429927623
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 633
Book Description
A provocative and entertaining look at the mafia, the media, and the (un)making of Italian Americans. As evidenced in countless films, novels, and television portrayals, the Mafia has maintained an enduring hold on the American cultural imagination--even as it continues to wrongly color our real-life perception of Italian Americans. In An Offer We Can't Refuse, George De Stefano takes a close look at the origins and prevalence of the Mafia mythos in America. Beginning with a consideration of Italian emigration in the early twentieth century and the fear and prejudice--among both Americans and Italians--that informed our earliest conception of what was at the time the largest immigrant group to enter the United States, De Stefano explores how these impressions laid the groundwork for the images so familiar to us today and uses them to illuminate and explore the variety and allure of Mafia stories--from Coppola's romanticized paeans to Scorsese's bloody realism to the bourgeois world of David Chase's Sopranos--while discussing the cultural richness often contained in these works. De Stefano addresses the lingering power of the goodfella cliché and the lamentable extent to which it is embedded in our consciousness, making it all but impossible to green-light a project about the Italian American experience not set in gangland. "Invites Italian-Americans of all backgrounds to the family table to discuss how mob-related movies and television shows have affected the very notion of what their heritage still means in the 21st century." -- Allen Barra, The New York Sun
Reluctant Disciplinarian
Author: Gary Rubinstein
Publisher: Cottonwood Press (Fort Collins, Company)
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Based on the author's disastrous first year of teaching, which began with no classroom management skills, this recollection offers clear and specific advice based on what he learned on the way to becoming "Teacher of the Year" four years later.
Publisher: Cottonwood Press (Fort Collins, Company)
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Based on the author's disastrous first year of teaching, which began with no classroom management skills, this recollection offers clear and specific advice based on what he learned on the way to becoming "Teacher of the Year" four years later.
Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Author: Christine A. Lindberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199829926
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This innovative thesaurus eatures real-life example sentences, usage notes, literary quotations, and thought-provoking reflections on favorite (and not-so-favorite) words by over two dozen renowned contemporary writers. The third edition revises and updates this innovative reference, enhancing it with new features and adding hundreds of new words, senses, and phrases to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199829926
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 1130
Book Description
Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This innovative thesaurus eatures real-life example sentences, usage notes, literary quotations, and thought-provoking reflections on favorite (and not-so-favorite) words by over two dozen renowned contemporary writers. The third edition revises and updates this innovative reference, enhancing it with new features and adding hundreds of new words, senses, and phrases to the more than 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.