Blackie and Emma

Author: Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 9780008242527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 512

Book Description
'I am that, to be sure. Shane O'Neill's the name, but the whole world calls me Blackie.' Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, Blackie and Emma begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There, he learns his trade as a navvy, amid the grand buildings and engineering triumphs of one of England's most prosperous cities, and starts to dream of greater things... And then, high on the Yorkshire moors, in the mists of a winter morning he meets a kitchen maid called Emma Harte. In Blackie and Emma, the true Blackie O'Neill is revealed. For the first time, readers discover his story: his tumultuous life, the obstacles facing him, the desire he has to throw off the impotence of poverty and move up in the world. Like his friend Emma, he is ambitious, driven, disciplined, and determined to make it to the top. And like Emma Harte, he is an unforgettable character for the millions who loved the book. Don't miss this stunning new novel from Barbara Taylor Bradford - available to pre-order now!

A Man of Honor

Author: Joseph Bonanno
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 1466847174
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
"Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience-this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses," Joseph Bonnano, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonnano found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only twenty-six, Bonnano became a Don. He would eventually take over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War," one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City... Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno-likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather-takes readers inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families-Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese-and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history.

Cheveley; Or, The Man of Honour

Author: Baroness Rosina Bulwer Lytton Lytton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 432

Book Description

A Man of Honour

Author: William Somerset Maugham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English drama (Tragedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 258

Book Description

Man of Honour

Author: Iain Gale
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007283474
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
The first in a stunning new historical adventure series, perfect for all fans of Sharpe

Men of Honour

Author: Giovanni Falcone
Publisher: Sphere
ISBN: 9780751503944
Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 171

Book Description
Judge Falcone, who led the war against the Mafia in Italy, was assassinated with his wife and three bodyguards in a car-bomb explosion in May 1992 - just as he was to be given powers to investigate the organization nationally. Written the previous year, this is his account of the Mafia.

Honour Killing

Author: Ayse Onal
Publisher: Saqi
ISBN: 0863568076
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 179

Book Description
Honour killing persists around the Middle East, where regimes refrain from tackling primitive traditions for fear of sparking unrest. Ayse Onal interviewed imprisoned men in Turkey convicted of killing their mothers, sisters, and daughters. The result is a revealing and ultimately tragic account of ruined lives - both the victims' and the killers' - in a country where state and religion conspire to hush up the killing of hundreds of women every year. 'Ayse Onal has done an immense service by revealing what it is like to live in an honour-based society and the terrible cost, not just to the women who are beaten and eventually killed, but to the perpetrators and other relatives.' -- Joan Smith. 'A compelling, disturbing examination of a tradition that stubbornly persists in modern Turkey' -- Guardian

Men of Honour

Author: Glen A. Gerreyn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780980398144
Category : Exercise for youth
Languages : en
Pages : 198

Book Description
You may have been born a male but to become a man is a choice. Your choice. This Young Mans Guide to Exercise, Nutrition, Money, Drugs, Alcohol, Sex, Pornography and Masturbation will equip you to make right decisions and powerfully aid your transition from boy to man.

Man of Honour

Author: Jane Ashford
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN: 9781402276811
Category : Forced marriage
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A snowstorm strands Laura Lindley and Eliot Crenshaw unchaperoned, and her aunt insists they marry. Laura discovers that Eliot has a stunning mistress and doesn't know that he has left her to be with Laura. Laura is in love with her husband, and must unravel a snarl of mistaken motives before she learns that Eliot is as deeply in love as she. Reissue.

On My Honor

Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547534116
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 69

Book Description
A Newbery Honor Book. “A gripping, compassionate portrayal of a boy’s struggle with conscience” by the bestselling author of My Mother Is Mine (Kirkus Reviews). While on a bike trip, Joel’s best friend Tony drowns while they are swimming in the forbidden, treacherous Vermilion River. Joel is terrified at having to tell of his disobedience and overwhelmed by his feelings of guilt, even though the daring act was Tony’s idea, and Joel didn’t know that Tony couldn’t swim. But Joel’s loving and protective father will help him deal with the tragic aftermath—and understand that we all must live with the choices we make. “A powerful, soul-stirring novel told simply and well.”—Booklist (starred review) “This is a devastating but beautifully written story of a boy’s all-consuming guilt over the role he plays in the death of his best friend . . . Bauer’s honest and gripping novel joins the ranks of such as Katherine Paterson’s Bridge to Terabithia in its handling of these issues.”—Publishers Weekly “Descriptions are vivid, characterization and dialogue natural, and the style taut but unforced. A powerful, moving book.”—School Library Journal