Pete Hamill
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English
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In Brooklyn in the late 1940s, adolescent Michael Devlin is a dutiful son to his widowed mother and a conscientious altar boy at the parish church. One day, he meets Rabbi Judah Hirsch, a chance encounter that inaugurates a friendship with vast consequences, good and bad, for both of them. Michael lost his father in the war, and the rabbi, a recent immigrant to this country, lost his wife. The threads of their connection widen and strengthen as the...
Author
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
In Downtown, Pete Hamill leads us on an unforgettable journey through the city he loves, from the island's southern tip to Times Square, combining a moving memoir of his days and nights in New York with a passionate history of its most enduring places and people.
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
On a visit to Northern Ireland, newspaper reporter Sam Briscoe meets with a mysterious IRA leader and agrees to deliver an envelope to his supporters in New York City. It's a decision with grave consequences-not just for Briscoe, but for his 11-year-old daughter as well. Because the bloody Irish conflict is about to come to the streets of New York, and Briscoe is the only man standing in its way...
4) North River
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Language
English
Description
Recreating 1930s New York with the vibrancy and rich detail that are his trademarks, Pete Hamill weaves a story of honor, family, and one man's simple courage that no reader will soon forget.
It is 1934, and New York City is in the icy grip of the Great Depression. With enormous compassion, Dr. James Delaney tends to his hurt, sick, and poor neighbors, who include gangsters, day laborers, prostitutes, and housewives. If they can't...
It is 1934, and New York City is in the icy grip of the Great Depression. With enormous compassion, Dr. James Delaney tends to his hurt, sick, and poor neighbors, who include gangsters, day laborers, prostitutes, and housewives. If they can't...
Author
Series
Sam Briscoe novels volume 4
Language
English
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When a wealthy socialite and her secretary are found murdered in a stately West Village townhouse, a flurry of seemingly unrelated people spring into action.
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English
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"A secret agent out of John le Carré...a spoiled priest-hero out of Graham Greene...a high-voltage novel of suspense that is Pete Hamill's own. The man in priest's garb gets out of the elevator at the top floor, leaving the gate ajar. He removes the rifle from under his habit and opens the breech. It's loaded. He closes it and steps to the edge of the roof. St. Peter's Square is spread out before him like a great, colorful lake. There are more people...
10) Diego Rivera
Author
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
303 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 x 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Vietnam War has left a deep and lasting impression in American life, from its impact on the men and women who fought in it, to the journalists and photographers who covered it, to the millions of Americans who protested against it or supported it. Thanks to an uncensored press, the world knew and saw more of this war than any in history before or since. The Associated Press made an unprecedented commitment to reporting the conflict: It gathered...
12) Stagecoach: Doc
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 191 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Stagecoach: "Apache Indian Chief Geronimo and his war party are on a savage rampage across the countryside, prepared to massacre all who cross their path. Nine diverse travelers must journey over the dangerous terrain and their only hope is the stagecoach."--Container.
Doc: Doc Holliday rides into Tombstone to help district Marshal Wyatt Earp clean up the town, only to discover that Earp has changed from a believer in law-and-order to an opportunist...