This Man's Wee Boy
Title | This Man's Wee Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Tony Doherty |
Publisher | Mercier Press Ltd |
Pages | 235 |
Release | 2016-08-05 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1781174598 |
A uniquely-crafted memoir of the author's early childhood (1967–1972), the third oldest in a working-class Catholic family from the Brandywell in Derry. Written with the authentic voice of a child, this snapshot of his young life unfolds in a series of stories evoking the innocence of childhood, family dynamics and tensions, street friendships and characters, the onset of civil strife, and a family protecting itself from conflict, with CS gas coming in through the door and tracer bullets flying past the windows. The book centres on Tony's father, Patrick – a legend in his son's eyes and a man who struggles to raise a family through bitter years of economic inactivity. It beautifully and movingly portrays the relationship between Tony and the father he adores, yet slightly fears, as events, both within the family and on the streets, unfold and fuse together. The burgeoning chaos of conflict finds its way into his life through the death of a friend under an army truck and more horrifically, directly into the Doherty household. Described as 'a treasure', it draws the reader into a child's world, his innocent view of the harsh reality of life and the horrifying events unfolding around him. It has bags of humour and paints a picture of a lost world of children running wild in play, unsupervised by or worried over by adults. The book is also very moving, to the point of provoking tears at the end.
Bronx Boy
Title | Bronx Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Jerome Charyn |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 204 |
Release | 2002-04-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780312278106 |
"Still known as "Baby", although a younger brother has come along, young Charyn makes pocket money delivering eggs, belongs to a group of twelve-year-old wannabe gangsters who meet in a soda shop run by an ex-con, and spends afternoons telling stories to the adoring wife of a wealthy Russian emigre. He becomes famous for his black-and-tans - a concoction of coffee ice cream, seltzer, milk, chocolate sauce, crushed pecans, and "a touch of bitterness that may have been the Bronx". So famous, indeed, that he walks away the winner of an annual black-and-tan contest sponsored by the real-life top gangster, called "The Little Man", Meyer Lansky."--BOOK JACKET.
All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy
Title | All the Wrong Men and One Perfect Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Spike Gillespie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
A frank and moving memoir of a lifetime of failed relationships with men--andthe redeeming power of motherhood--from the cyber celebrity who pioneered theon-line confessional.
Every Boy Should Have a Man
Title | Every Boy Should Have a Man PDF eBook |
Author | Preston L. Allen |
Publisher | Akashic Books |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2013-05-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 161775157X |
In a future world where oafs keep humanlike creatures called "mans" as pets, a poor oaf boy brings home a man whom he hides from his parents under his bed and soon learns that they share a common humanity.
The Best Little Boy in the World
Title | The Best Little Boy in the World PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Tobias |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Pages | 257 |
Release | 1993-05-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0345381769 |
The classic account of growing up gay in America. "The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little boy in the world was . . . the model IBM exec . . . The best little boy in the world was a closet case who 'never read anything about homosexuality.' . . . John Reid comes out slowly, hilariously, brilliantly. One reads this utterly honest account with the shock of recognition." The New York Times "The quality of this book is fantastic because it comes of equal parts honesty and logic and humor. It is far from being the story of a Gay crusader, nor is it the story of a closet queen. It is the story of a normal boy growing into maturity without managing to get raped into, or taunted because of, his homosexuality. . . . He is bright enough to be aware of his hangups and the reasons for them. And he writes well enough that he doesn't resort to sensationalism . . . ." San Francisco Bay Area Reporter
The Little Scarecrow Boy
Title | The Little Scarecrow Boy PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret Wise Brown |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 41 |
Release | 2005-07-26 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0060778911 |
The Little Scarecrow Boy is the lightest and brightest picture book from one of the most renowned children's writers ever: Margaret Wise Brown, author of Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny. Caldecott winner David Diaz's illustrations burst with sunshine, and Brown's words reveal the quiet glory of a boy on the brink of growing up, full of curiosity and life. Ages 3 – 7
The Boy's Body Book
Title | The Boy's Body Book PDF eBook |
Author | Kelli Dunham |
Publisher | Turtleback Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-07-09 |
Genre | Adolescence |
ISBN | 9780606320702 |
Discusses the physical and emotional changes associated with puberty in boys and suggests ways to ease the adjustment to these changes.