The Man with Two Arms

The Man with Two Arms
Title The Man with Two Arms PDF eBook
Author Billy Lombardo
Publisher ABRAMS
Pages 285
Release 2010-02-04
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1590206029

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“Undoubtedly modern America’s finest literary tribute to the baseball since Bernard Malamud’s novel The Natural” (Chicago Tribune). Henry Granville, a baseball fanatic and high school teacher, spends hours in the basement with his young son Danny, introducing him to balls of all shapes and sizes. He even turns the basement into an indoor stadium. Danny quickly distinguishes himself from his peers, most conspicuously by his ability to throw perfectly with either arm—a feat virtually unheard of in baseball. But he also possesses a visionary gift that not even he understands. Danny becomes a superior athlete, skyrocketing through the minor leagues and into the majors where he experiences immediate success, breaking records held for decades. When a journalist, a former student of Henry’s and hungry for a national breakout story, exaggerates the teacher’s obsession and exposes him to the world as a monster, all hell breaks loose and the pressures of media and celebrity threaten to disrupt the world that Henry and Danny have created. A baseball novel—and much more—The Man with Two Arms is a story of the ways in which we protect, betray, forgive, love, and shape each other as we attempt to find our way through life. “Magical realism meets baseball in [this] debut novel . . . [A] Roy Hobbs-like narrative.” —Chicago Magazine “Sings with joy and tragedy . . . An amazing debut, as a lyrical paean to the national pastime and as a touching exploration of the life of a boy becoming a man both blessed and burdened with a unique and extraordinary talent.” —Flagpole

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man
Title Arms and the Man PDF eBook
Author Bernard Shaw
Publisher Courier Corporation
Pages 81
Release 1990
Genre Drama
ISBN 0486264769

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A dramatic comedy combines high comedy with social commentary in deflating misconceptions about love and warfare.

A Man at Arms: A Novel

A Man at Arms: A Novel
Title A Man at Arms: A Novel PDF eBook
Author Steven Pressfield
Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
Pages 320
Release 2021-03-02
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0393540987

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From the acclaimed master of historical fiction comes an epic saga about a reluctant hero, the Roman Empire, and the rise of a new faith. Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this letter could bring down the empire. The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that neither he nor the empire could have predicted. In his first novel of the ancient world in thirteen years, the best-selling author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War returns with a gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith.

Man with Two Arms

Man with Two Arms
Title Man with Two Arms PDF eBook
Author Norman Bilbrough
Publisher
Pages 157
Release 1991
Genre
ISBN 9781869411183

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A Farewell to Arms

A Farewell to Arms
Title A Farewell to Arms PDF eBook
Author Ernest Hemingway
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 352
Release 2014-07-08
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1476764522

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An unforgettable World War I story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his love for an English nurse.

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man
Title Arms and the Man PDF eBook
Author William Lowther
Publisher Novato, Calif. : Presidio Press
Pages 330
Release 1991
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN

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Chronicles the life and death of Dr. Gerald Bull, inventor of the supergun and one of the greatest weapons experts in the world, who was murdered when he became involved in weapons dealing in the Middle East.

Rebuilding Sergeant Peck

Rebuilding Sergeant Peck
Title Rebuilding Sergeant Peck PDF eBook
Author John Peck
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 341
Release 2019-05-07
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 151074066X

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"I met Marine Sgt. John Peck, a quadruple amputee who has received a double arm transplant, at Walter Reed in 2017. Today, it was my honor to welcome John (HERO) to the Oval, with his wonderful wife Jessica. He also wrote a book that I highly recommend, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck."—President Donald Trump Marine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic brain injury, amnesia, and cost him his marriage. He survived another three years later, one that left him with three and a half limbs missing. He’s one of only two living people to survive the flesh-eating fungus he contracted in recovery at Walter Reed, one that left him as a quadruple amputee. And that’s only the beginning of his story. What followed was a recovery nothing short of miraculous. With resilience and the help of advocates like actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise, FOX’s Jennifer Griffin, and Bill O’Reilly, John would use a specialized “Action Trackchair” wheelchair and a newly-built SmartHome to get a third lease on life. In 2016, Peck underwent a groundbreaking bilateral arm transplant, receiving two new arms. To date, the surgery has been successful. Today, Peck is a motivational speaker, a philanthropist for veteran and wounded warrior causes, and is pursuing his lifelong dream of becoming a chef with the help of Chef Robert Irvine. From the lessons learned in a difficult childhood and as a homeless teenager, to dealing with depression in recovery, to learning how to chop with another man’s arms, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck is Peck’s account of an honest, visceral, and inspirational story that is truly unique.