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Author: Donald McRae Publisher: ISBN: 9781471163135 Category : Languages : en Pages : 384
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 'One of the most captivating boxing writers on the planet' Barry McGuigan 'A superb tale...His inspirational story celebrates peace and reconciliation' Daily Telegraph Multi-award-winning author Donald McRae's stunning new book is a powerful tale of hope and redemption across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland - thanks to boxing. At the height of the Troubles, Gerry Storey ran the Holy Family gym from the IRA's heartland territory of New Lodge in Belfast. Despite coming from a family steeped in the Republican movement, he insisted that it would be open to all. He ensured that his boxers were given a free pass by paramilitary forces on both Republican and Loyalist sides, so they could find a way out of the province's desperate situation. In the immediate aftermath of the 1981 Hunger Strikes, Storey would also visit the Maze prison twice a week to train the inmates from each community, separately. In itself, this would be a heroic story, but Storey went further than that: he became the trainer for world champion Barry McGuigan and Olympian Hugh Russell, who became one of the most famous photographers to document the Troubles. Even with all his success and the support of both sides, Storey still found himself subjected to three bomb attacks from those who were implacably hostile to any form of reconciliation. He also worked with the Protestant boxer Davy Larmour, who fought two bloody battles in the ring against Russell, his Catholic friend. At the same time, in Derry, the British and European lightweight champion Charlie Nash fought without bitterness after his brother was killed and his father was shot on Bloody Sunday - the most infamous day of the conflict. Now, Donald McRae reveals the extraordinary tale of those troubled times. After years of research and intimate interviews with the key characters in this story, he shows us how the violent business of boxing became a haven of peace and hope for these remarkable and compassionate men. In Sunshine or in Shadow is an inspirational story of triumph over adversity and celebrates the reconciliation that can take place when two fighters meet each other in the ring, rather than outside it. '[An] outstanding and important book, Don McRae's powerful storytelling shows the courage of the people of the North' Andy Lee
Author: Donald McRae Publisher: ISBN: 9781471163135 Category : Languages : en Pages : 384
Book Description
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 'One of the most captivating boxing writers on the planet' Barry McGuigan 'A superb tale...His inspirational story celebrates peace and reconciliation' Daily Telegraph Multi-award-winning author Donald McRae's stunning new book is a powerful tale of hope and redemption across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland - thanks to boxing. At the height of the Troubles, Gerry Storey ran the Holy Family gym from the IRA's heartland territory of New Lodge in Belfast. Despite coming from a family steeped in the Republican movement, he insisted that it would be open to all. He ensured that his boxers were given a free pass by paramilitary forces on both Republican and Loyalist sides, so they could find a way out of the province's desperate situation. In the immediate aftermath of the 1981 Hunger Strikes, Storey would also visit the Maze prison twice a week to train the inmates from each community, separately. In itself, this would be a heroic story, but Storey went further than that: he became the trainer for world champion Barry McGuigan and Olympian Hugh Russell, who became one of the most famous photographers to document the Troubles. Even with all his success and the support of both sides, Storey still found himself subjected to three bomb attacks from those who were implacably hostile to any form of reconciliation. He also worked with the Protestant boxer Davy Larmour, who fought two bloody battles in the ring against Russell, his Catholic friend. At the same time, in Derry, the British and European lightweight champion Charlie Nash fought without bitterness after his brother was killed and his father was shot on Bloody Sunday - the most infamous day of the conflict. Now, Donald McRae reveals the extraordinary tale of those troubled times. After years of research and intimate interviews with the key characters in this story, he shows us how the violent business of boxing became a haven of peace and hope for these remarkable and compassionate men. In Sunshine or in Shadow is an inspirational story of triumph over adversity and celebrates the reconciliation that can take place when two fighters meet each other in the ring, rather than outside it. '[An] outstanding and important book, Don McRae's powerful storytelling shows the courage of the people of the North' Andy Lee
Author: Mark Helprin Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547819234 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 725
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Returning home after serving World War II to run his family business in New York, a paratrooper falls in love with a young heiress and actress he meets on the State Island ferry.
Author: Dixie Miller Stewart Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN: 1618622935 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 284
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Rob didn't merely stab the man because of that day's pain...He stabbed what that man represented: someone bigger and badder; someone who didn't play fair, who sexually violated his body and innocence, someone who had repeatedly robbed him ...and twice left him for dead from stab wounds and who countless times mocked and humiliated him in public. He finally stabbed those men back.In 2003, Robert Bowers waived trial and pled guilty to murder in the second degree. He is serving seventeen years to life in a California State Prison. InIn Sunshine and In Shadow, his mother tells his heartbreaking story. Autism, addiction, and abuse made life an incredible struggle for Rob. Although his mother was used to getting calls asking 'Are you the mother of Robert Bowers?', nothing could have prepared her for the call letting her know her son had stabbed a man. Dixie Miller Stewart gives a voice to frightened parents, a heart to a society hardened by behaviors they don't understand, and a conscience to anyone who rejects the different child. She challenges readers to look past their misconceptions. The disheveled, young man you see retrieving aluminum cans you've discarded or the young woman sweeping the parking lot of a restaurant in exchange for a meal are not homeless. They live in the hearts of their families. Experience how the love of a mother and son enduresIn Sunshine and In Shadow.
Author: Martha Mier Publisher: Alfred Music ISBN: 9781457416460 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 20
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Many musical moods are reflected in this captivating collection of seven elementary piano solos written in the Romantic style. Lyrical melodies arching above rich harmonies encourage the shaping of expressive musical phrases. Carefully chosen dynamic markings help less experienced students develop finesse within the phrases. Grown-up titles and introspective melodies make this collection suitable for teenage and adult beginners too.
Author: Sharon Curtis Publisher: Bantam Books ISBN: 9780553250473 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 341
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While filming in rural Wisconsin, successful Hollywood director Alan Wilde finds himself drawn to a lovely, intriguing Amish schoolteacher, Susan Peachey, but their love is threatened by the dramatic difference between their worlds
Author: Eliza Suggs Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781451593983 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 68
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The narrative's final section, "Scenes from Slavery," consists of a series of anecdotes about the cruelty and hardships of slavery. Included are descriptions of the indignities endured by slaves on the auction block and the pain of forced separation from family that often accompanied a slave's sale to a new master. The most shocking anecdote involves a woman who, after Emancipation, marries a younger man, only to later learn that he is her son who was sold away as a child during slavery. These stories were initially told to Suggs by her mother, and she reprints them as a testament to the horrors that the slave system permitted.
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