Crazy Like a Fox: A Fox Crossing, Maine Novel, Metz Melinda
Автор: Metz Melinda Название: Fox Crossing: A Fox Crossing, Maine Novel ISBN: 1638081476 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781638081470 Издательство: Gazelle Book Services Цена: 6544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: "The best biography ever done on a wrestler" - Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer "May very well be the most compelling pro wrestling biography in the history of the genre" - Alex Marvez, Sporting News "Transcends wrestling bios" - Mike Johnson, PWInsider.com "The research that this author went into...it's unbelievable. I can't recommend this book enough" - John Pollock, POST Wrestling An alpha male with a beta body, looking to thrive in worlds where beta males with alpha bodies are the primary requirement. He was a complex paradox, a walking contradiction. He lived more in 35 years than most do in a lifetime, the product of an arduous infanthood. His overachievement is awe-inspiring. Tales of his conflicts and conquests became the stuff of legend. His borderline genius and tragic demise made him an icon shrouded in mystique. He was Brian Pillman, and two decades later the most comprehensive look at one of professional wrestling's most fascinating stories has been compiled. Discover unheard details of his upbringing, the incredible story behind chasing an NFL roster spot and his introduction to pro wrestling in the crazy Stampede circuit. Revel at his trials and tribulations in WCW and the WWF, walking the fine line between the cusp of superstardom and political turmoil. Reflect in the most detailed, inside breakdown of his Loose Cannon gambit ever produced, the scam that turned him into the talk of the business, before fatally drowning in personal tragedy and addiction. With exclusive interviews with some of Brian's closest friends and family, Crazy Like A Fox is a must-read for Pillman fans, and a breathtaking look at the bizarre world of wrestling to boot...
Автор: David-Fox Название: Crossing Borders ISBN: 0822963671 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780822963677 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5405.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Crossing Borders deconstructs contemporary theories of Soviet history from the revolution through the Stalin period, and offers new interpretations based on a transnational perspective. To Michael David-Fox, Soviet history was shaped by interactions across its borders. By reexamining conceptions of modernity, ideology, and cultural transformation, he challenges the polarizing camps of Soviet exceptionalism and shared modernity and instead strives for a theoretical and empirical middle ground as the basis for a creative and richly textured analysis.Discussions of Soviet modernity have tended to see the Soviet state either as an archaic holdover from the Russian past, or as merely another form of conventional modernity. David-Fox instead considers the Soviet Union in its own light—as a seismic shift from tsarist society that attracted influential visitors from the pacifist Left to the fascist Right. By reassembling Russian legacies, as he shows, the Soviet system evolved into a complex “intelligentsia-statist” form that introduced an array of novel agendas and practices, many embodied in the unique structures of the party-state. Crossing Borders demonstrates the need for a new interpretation of the Russian-Soviet historical trajectory—one that strikes a balance between the particular and the universal.
Автор: Minard Tori Название: Rush: An Avery`s Crossing Novel ISBN: 0692389083 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692389089 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2585.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Fisher Suzanne Woods Название: Anna`s Crossing: An Amish Beginnings Novel ISBN: 0800723198 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780800723194 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: When Anna KOnig first meets Bairn, the Scottish ship carpenter of the Charming Nancy, their encounter is anything but pleasant. Anna is on the ship only to ensure the safe arrival of her loved ones to the New World. Hardened by years of living at sea, Bairn resents toting these naIve farmers--dubbed "Peculiars" by deckhands--across the ocean. As delays, storms, illness, and diminishing provisions afflict crew and passengers alike, Bairn finds himself drawn to Anna's serene nature. For her part, Anna can't seem to stay below deck and far away from the aloof ship's carpenter, despite warnings. When an act of sacrifice leaves Anna in a perilous situation, Bairn discovers he may not have left his faith as firmly in the past as he thought. But has the revelation come too late? Amish fiction favorite Suzanne Woods Fisher brings her fans back to the beginning of Amish life in America with this fascinating glimpse into the first ocean crossing as seen through the eyes of a devout young woman and an irreverent man. Blending the worlds of Amish and historical fiction, Fisher is sure to delight her longtime fans even as she attracts new ones with her superb and always surprise-filled writing.
Автор: Jessup David M. Название: Mariano`s Crossing, a Novel ISBN: 1932636897 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781932636895 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Astl Catherine Название: Oliver`s Crossing: A Novel of Cades Cove ISBN: 1621835782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781621835783 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2566.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание:
Cades Cove is a place where the soul knows it is home. An ancient valley in Eastern Tennessee, its mountain peaks saw a successful and industrious society for 119 years. From John and Lucretia Oliver's first steps into the cove in 1818, to its inclusion in the 1937 opening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, this quiet and stunningly beautiful place has inspired many who have vacationed in America's most visited national park.
What made the people of Cades Cove so special? What makes their history so magical and inspiring? Through exhaustive research, the author answers those questions, delving deep into their unique past. Though a work of fiction, the people described are real, as are all major events. Within these pages are historical facts and exact quotes taken from some of the best sources, some from the very memoirs of the people themselves.
With writing as beautiful as Cades Cove itself, readers can step back into the early 1800s to meet the man and woman who started it all. Join them as they face threats to survival, Indians and the Trail of Tears, religious splits, bullies, the Civil War, and other monumental events in American history.
John Oliver crossed into the cove in 1818 to achieve his dream of owning his own farm; in doing so, he created an entire way of life.
Автор: Lynne Alannah Название: Crossing Lines: Heat Wave Novel Book #3 ISBN: 0988436949 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988436947 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1895.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Blackmon Sandra Moody Название: Crossing Lines in the Sand: Feels Like Chocolate ISBN: 1952011744 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781952011740 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3588.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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It's a beautiful thing when love comes together and the two find something in common to build on. But when love crosses society's theoretical laws, it can be a battle. Crossing Lines in the Sand--Feels Like Chocolate is a love story which challenges society's double standard rule, about older women in relationships with younger men.
Dan'E Magic worked at the local seafood restaurant, The Seawater, while embarking on a career in hip hop entertainment, all the while catching the eye of most of the female staff; one being more than twice his age.
Widowed mother of three, Kayth Mitchell, can't keep her mind off of the young man, even though many would scorn her for her behavior. But, despite that fact, the two found a challenging connection, and begin flirting towards that end, until Dan'E, in an impromptu manner and, without any explanation, quit his job. Then about a year or so later, they run into each other and spent that day on the beach. This synchronicity moment had revived their interest.
Though their long and beautiful, sometimes happy, sometimes stormy relationship was rocked with people still gossiping, pointing fingers, and passing judgment because of their extreme age differences and life style, with living in a mansion behind a concrete fortress in the desert, and a yellow rose for forgiveness, and their love feast adventures, they had managed to survive.
Now, facing one of the couple's darkest periods, investigative reporter, Darlene Grey, has been given permission to enter the Magic's vast desert compound to record a tell-all interview. However, a skeptic in her own right because of her own turbulent and emotional journey, her deep-seated pain and irrational theory about love kept Ms. Gray from taking this assignment too seriously. Although this couple has experienced much joy and strife over the years, Kayth feels that its time for the world to know their full story; and yet, this incidental memoir was also Kayth's attempt at solidifying her own belief that in spite of societies' objections and theories, and regardless of their outcome, even if they must live behind the gate of a fortress, the world needed to know that the Magic's life will still feel like the spirit of love--the feeling of Chocolate.
Автор: Michael J Fox Название: No Time Like the Future ISBN: 147227847X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472278470 Издательство: Hachette UK Рейтинг: Цена: 2275.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
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'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian
'A memoir with an unusual sense of purpose. . .
pithy, highly readable' The Times
The entire world knows Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, the teenage sidekick of Doc Brown in Back to the Future. His two previous bestselling memoirs, Lucky Man and Always Looking Up, dealt with how he came to terms with the illness, all the while exhibiting his iconic optimism.
In No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality, Michael shares personal stories and observations about illness and health, ageing, the strength of family and friends, and how our perceptions about time affect the way we approach mortality.
Thoughtful and moving, but with Fox's trademark sense of humour, his book provides a vehicle for reflection about our lives, our loves, and our losses.
Running through the narrative is the drama of the medical madness Fox recently experienced, that included his daily negotiations with the Parkinson's disease he's had since 1991, and a spinal cord issue that necessitated immediate surgery. His challenge to learn how to walk again, only to suffer a devastating fall, nearly caused him to ditch his trademark optimism and "get out of the lemonade business altogether."
Does he make it all of the way back? Read the book.
