When the Sparks brothers--bestselling writer Nicholas and his older brother Micah--set off on a trip around the world, they saw it as an opportunity not only to see temples and ruins but to talk about their childhood and the fate of their family, in a fraternal bonding experience that would enlarge both their lives. As they traveled, they also ...
After being jilted by his fiance, Wisner undertakes a remarkable journey to 60 countries, during which he turns his heartbreak into an opportunity to learn about himself, the world, and the brother he hardly knew.
Deep in the Hausruck Mountains of Austria, a remote hideaway houses the fortress-like nerve centre of an ominous movement, the Brotherhood of the Watch. A neo-Nazi organization, the Brotherhood was born in the days after the Third Reich's defeat, and now its grip has spread to the US and beyond.
Introduces twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, who worked hard to overcome obstacles and became National Football League stars, one as runningback for the New York Giants, the other as cornerback for the Tampa Bay Bucs.
A collection of three separate novellas. "Legends of the Fall" is a family saga relating the fortunes of three brothers growing up in Montana together shortly after the turn of the century. "Revenge" is the account of a Vietnam veteran's attempt to avenge himself on his lover's husband, who nearly killed them when he learned of their affair. In ...
Ronde and Tiki are each other's best friends and biggest fans, and now they are on the same football team. Tiki gets all the glory for his touchdowns, but Ronde feels slighted because if he hadn't led the way with his blocking, Tiki wouldn't have scored.
Tiki and Ronde are brothers, best friends, and teammates on the Cave Spring Vikings football team. It's the last preseason game against their arch-rival Knights -- and the football is suddenly knocked out of Tiki's grip." What gives, " he thinks, "I've always carried the ball this way before." Inspired by Coach Mike, who tells Tiki, "You've gotta ...
This is the story of Vietnam veteran Jim Schuler and of countless other veterans who never recovered from the trauma of war and the stress of returning to a country that doesn't care. Bestselling author (as ghostwriter) Catherine Whitney, buried her brother, Vietnam veteran Jim Schuler, one day before 9/11, on September 10, 2001. He was fifty ...
In a compelling way; Philip Fanning traces the fraternal relationship of Orion and Samuel Clemens from its beginning in Hannibal, Missouri, in the 1830s to Orion's death in Iowa in 1897. He demonstrates that Orion's influence on the writer known as Mark Twain was profound, pervasive, and prolonged. In some respects, Samuel defined himself against ...
This biography of the Marx Brothers features all five of them; Groucho, Chico, Harpo, Zeppo and the "forgotten" brother, Gummo, who never appeared on screen. It delves into the roots of their act on stage, where they performed successfully for 24 years prior to their first film.
In this powerful debut novel, brothers Frank and Jerry Lee are on the run after a hit-and-run accident. Interweaving past and present, Vlautin unfolds the story of their unhappy lives--lives afflicted by drink, bleak economic circumstances, and family misfortune.
The Emerson Brothers: A Fraternal Biography in Letters is a narrative and epistolary biography based upon the lifelong correspondence exchanged among the four Emerson brothers: Charles Chauncy, Edward Bliss, Ralph Waldo, and William Emerson, as well as Charles' 181 letters to his fiancee Elizabeth Hoar (one of the few extended series of courtship ...
A riveting true account of identical twin brothers battling twin addictionsone who died an untimely death from AIDS, the other a rising medical doctor who describes his descent into darkness over his overwhelming grief, and how his brother helped him learn how to live from beyond.
The authors grew up during the 1940s and 1950s in a quiet Baltimore neighborhood, and in this profoundly honest and evocative book they reconstruct their lifelong struggle to be brothers. A book for the growing audience of men who are exploring their feelings of friendship and brotherhood.
Imprisoned at Julian Vanes headquarters, Tom, Mitch, and Laura are rescued by Mr. Chance and his ally, a Black Ninja. Unfortunately, someone has activated the islands self-destruct function, and the gang has only one hour to rescue Vanes other captives and escape. Illustrations. 8-page full-color insert.
This book recovers the earliest epistolary activity of one of America's most innovative and influential modernist poets. From 1902 to 1912, William Carlos Williams wrote more than 300 letters to his younger brother Edgar, an accomplished architect with whom Williams shared the desire to become 'a great artist'. This collection of 200 letters sheds ...
Just before the Civil War, nine-year-old twin brothers (the sons of a rich plantation owner) share everything--except the same opinion on slavery. When the Civil War begins, the brothers go to war on opposite sides--and find themselves battling one another.
Who will ever forget The Everly Brothers? We were raised on their sweet harmonies, fell in love dancing to their music and felt the excitement of their rock 'n roll rhythms. The Everly Brothers never did go away. They have been singing, performing, composing, recording, and entertaining for over 30 years, and have had a musical career to be envied ...
Minnie Marx, the world's most atypical stage mother, wanted her five sons - Julius, Arthur, Leonard, Herbert and Milton - to succeed in show business. With the help of her brother, the legendary Al Shean of vaudeville fame, the family began as the Six Nightingales and enjoyed nominal success. But it wasn't until they established their unique ...
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