Son of the city a memoir

Son of the City: A Memoir

Son of the City goes behind the scenes of the Golden Age of Hip Hop with esteemed producer and music industry veteran, Dante Ross, one of the top-25 greatest A&Rs as named by Complex Magazine. Ross pulls no punches as he details his time grow

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Memoir

A family story, told with restraint and tenderness. This book is a son's unembarrassed tribute to his mother. His memory of walks with her through the

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Creole Son

The compelling memoir of a single white mother searching to understand why her adopted biracial son grew from a happy child into a troubled young adul

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The Son - Jo Nesbo

Anotace: SONNY’S ON THE RUN Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates, and absolves them of their sins. HE’S BEEN LIED TO HIS WHOLE LIFE But then one prisoner’s confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonny’s disgraced father. SONNY WANTS REVENGE He needs to break out of prison and make those respons...

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Sex and the City of God – A Memoir of Love and Longing

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The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir

Anotace: In the Ukrainian city of Poltava stands a building known as the Rooster House, an elegant mansion with two voluptuous red roosters flanking the door. It doesn't look horrifying. And yet, when Victoria was a girl growing up in the 1980s, her great-grandmother would take pains to avoid walking past it. In 2014, while the Russian state was annexing Crimea, Vi...

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Eat a Peach : A Memoir - Chang David

Anotace: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the chef behind Momofuku and star of Netflix`s Ugly Delicious--an intimate account of the making of a chef, the story of the modern restaurant world that he helped shape, and how he discovered that success can be much harder to understand than failure. "David puts words to so many of the things we all feel, sharing generously of ...

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Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming's compelling and moving memoir about his childhood and a thrilling family mystery. WINNER OF THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY P

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The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir - Victoria Belim

<p>In the Ukrainian city of Poltava stands a building known as the Rooster House, an elegant mansion with two voluptuous red roosters flanking the door. It doesn't look horrifying. And yet, when Victoria was a girl growing up in the 1980s, her great-grandmother would take pains to avoid walking past it. In 2014, while the Russian state was annexing Crimea, Victoria...

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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man : A Memoir - Newman Paul, Newman Paul

Anotace: The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throug...

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Girl in a Band. A memoir - Kim Gordon

<p>Evocative and edgy, filled with the sights and sounds of a changing world and a transformative life, Girl in a Band is the fascinating chronicle of a remarkable journey and an extraordinary artist.</p> <p>In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story. She writes frankly about her...

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Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir - Morimoto Shoji

Anotace: Today, I'm starting a `rent a person who does nothing` service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I'm afraid I can do nothing. Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a `do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it int...

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Rental Person Who Does Nothing: A Memoir - Shoji Morimoto

<p>Today, I'm starting a ‘rent a person who does nothing‘ service . . . Except for very simple conversation, I'm afraid I can do nothing. Shoji Morimoto was constantly being told that he was a ‘do-nothing' because he lacked initiative. Dispirited and unemployed, it occurred to him that if he was so good at doing nothing, perhaps he could turn it into a business. An...

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Harley Loco : A Memoir of Hard Living, Hair and Post-Punk, from the Middle East to the Lower East Side - Elias Rayya

Anotace: `She`s experienced wealth, cultural alienation, homelessness, brushes with fame, prison, rehab, record deals, a million blown second chances, a dozen broken hearts and one bloody-knuckled ultimate spiritual redemption. She even died once in the process, and may very well have had sex with your wife back in the eighties...` Elizabeth GilbertWhen she was seven, Ra...

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Impossible City

An unsparing memoir of the city in the 21st century, from a long-time Parisien d'adoption

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A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City - Chisholm Edward

Anotace: ***`This astonishing book describes a cruel, feral existence and is worthy of standing on the shelf next to George Orwell`s Down And Out In Paris And London (1933) as another classic about human exploitation.` - Daily Mail`Chisholm`s story is immersive and often thrilling ... He`s a fine writer.` - WSJ`Kitchen Confidential for Generation Z` - Fortune`An English ...

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No Mean City

No book is more associated with the city of Glasgow than No Mean City. First published in 1935, it is the story of Johnnie Stark, son of a violent fat

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Ways of the World

A thrilling espionage story set in Paris after the First World War, full of classic Goddard double crosses and triple twists.1919. The eyes of the world are on the city of Paris where diplomats, politicians, spies and opportunists have gathered to discuss the fate of Germany in the aftermath of the cataclysm that was the First World War. In such circumstances, the last th...

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You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty - Emezi Akwaeke, Emezi Akwaeke

Anotace: It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape the City's blistering heat for a dream island holiday: poolside cocktails, beach sunsets, and elaborate meals. And as the sun goes down on her old life our heroine also might just be ready to open her heart to someone new. The only problem is, she's falling for th...

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Empire: Enter the battlefields of Ancient Greece in the epic new novel from the multi-million copy bestseller - Iggulden Conn

Anotace: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERJOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE`The master historical storyteller` DAILY EXPRESS`Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes` THE TIMES on the Golden Age series`The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping ...

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Batman Vol. 4: Zero Year- Secret City (The New 52)

Still dealing with the death of his son and the aftermath of Death of the Family, Batman must stop a robbery by Bruce Wayne? Twists and turns are arou

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Manchester City Ruined My Life

A beautifully written and poignant football memoir from the author of the bestselling Manchester United Ruined My Life.

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Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer

A richly-evoked and nostalgic memoir of childhood and adolescence from the Liverpool legend and son of Harry Redknapp. Features a family steeped in fo

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Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer

A richly-evoked and nostalgic memoir of childhood and adolescence from the Liverpool legend and son of Harry Redknapp. Features a family steeped in fo

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Fishing for Chickens

A well-seasoned blend of memoir and cookbook, Fishing for Chickens offers the perspective of a Bryson City, North Carolina, native on a particular por

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The Shadow of the Wind : The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

<p>The international bestseller and modern classic - over 20 million copies sold worldwide 'Shadow is the real deal, a novel full of cheesy splendour and creaking trapdoors, a novel where even the subplots have subplots. One gorgeous read' STEPHEN KING 'An instant classic' DAILY TELEGRAPH The Shadow of the Wind is a stunning literary thriller in which the disc...

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The Shadow of the Wind : The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 1 - Carlos Ruiz Zafon

<p>The international bestseller and modern classic - over 20 million copies sold worldwide 'Shadow is the real deal, a novel full of cheesy splendour and creaking trapdoors, a novel where even the subplots have subplots. One gorgeous read' STEPHEN KING 'An instant classic' DAILY TELEGRAPH The Shadow of the Wind is a stunning literary thriller in which the disc...

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The Book of Prague - Zikmund Jan

Anotace: An ex-con on compassionate release revisits his old haunts, only to feel dispossessed by how much the city has changed... The son of political dissidents in Soviet-era Prague is condemned to a life of menial jobs, like working at a local abattoir, unable to imagine his prospects ever improving... A young shop assistant in a tourist-friendly antique shop imagin...

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The Book of Accidents - Chuck Wendig

<p>'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' Adam Christopher'A rich, rewarding tale' The Guardian____________________________________________________________________________A family returns to their hometown - and to the dark past that haunts them still - in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author...

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The Lost Book of the White - Cassandra Clare

From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare and award-winning author Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series, which continues the love story between Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. The Lost Book of the White is a Shadowhunters novel. Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the ...

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Weight of Ghosts

The Weight of Ghosts is a lyrical memoir by an author struggling with the death of her older son and sifting through the details of her life.

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The Hobbit The Battle of the Five Armies Replica 1/1 Black Arrow

The Black Arrow was one of a small number forged by the Dwarves of Erebor, launched from a massive Dwarvish Windlance. When Smaug attacked the nearby city Men, Girion, the Lord of Dale attempted to slay the dragon with these giant arrows, but only succeeded in loosening one of the beast?s scales. Smaug destroyed Dale and claimed Erebor, but Girion?s son escaped to Laketow...

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Summer of Love

Sian Bishop has left the hustle and bustle of the city behind and has thrown herself into a new life in the country. With her young son, her picture-p

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The Fall of Gondolin - Tolkien J. R. R.

Anotace: Painstakingly restored from Tolkien`s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien`s Middle-earth.In the Tale of The Fall of Gondolin are two of ...

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The Fall of Gondolin - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>Painstakingly restored from Tolkien’s manuscripts and presented for the first time as a standalone work, the epic tale of The Fall of Gondolin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, Balrogs, Dragons and Orcs and the rich landscape and creatures unique to Tolkien’s Middle-earth.</p> <p>In the Tale of The Fall of G...

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On the Line

A revealing memoir of a decade on the streets of London as a female police constable and a unique insight into a city and the cost of keeping it safe.

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Black Prince of Florence

The year is 1531. After years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a 'half-negro' maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry...

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Kingdom of Liars

In this brilliant debut fantasy, a story of betrayal, murder, and rebellion are shattering the city-state of the Hollows where magic is solely sanctioned by the privileged, and only the son of the kingdom's despised traitor holds the truth.

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Selected Poems of Stephen Spender

Stephen Spender, the son of a journalist, was born in London in 1909. His post-war memoir World within World was recognised as one of the most illumin

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A History of My Times - Xenophon

<p>Xenophon's History recounts nearly fifty turbulent years of warfare in Greece between 411 and 362 BC. Continuing the story of the Peloponnesian War at the point where Thucydides finished his magisterial history, this is a fascinating chronicle of the conflicts that ultimately led to the decline of Greece, and the wars with both Thebes and the might of Persia. An ...

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Places I Stopped on the Way Home

A memoir about the bittersweet turbulence of finding your way in a big city.

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Places I Stopped on the Way Home

A memoir about the bittersweet turbulence of finding your way in a big city.

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Caught Up: Windy City Book 3 - Tomforde Liz

Anotace: Kai I'm a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago's MLB team. I'm stretched too thin, but I don't want help raising my son. Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go. Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can't fire-his daughter. Miller Montgomery is the last woman I shou...

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Caught Up: Windy City Book 3 - Liz Tomforde

<p>Kai I'm a single dad and starting pitcher for Chicago's MLB team. I'm stretched too thin, but I don't want help raising my son. Each of his previous nannies only lasted a few weeks before I let them go. Now, my coach is putting his foot down by hiring the one person I can't fire-his daughter. Miller Montgomery is the last woman I should fall for. Too wild, too...

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Criminal Volume 3: The Dead and the Dying

A beautiful but damaged woman returns home with nothing but vengeance on her mind, and two best friends, one the son of the city's crime kingpin, are

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The Sun is Also a Star (0552574244)

Kniha - autor Nicola Yoon, 348 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu lesklá This book is inspired by the Big History theory (to learn about one thing, you have to learn about everything). In THE SUN IS ALSO A STAR, to understand the characters and their love story, listeners must know about everything around them and everything that came before them, to know how it has...

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Book of Accidents

'Move over King, Chuck Wendig is the new voice of modern American horror' Adam Christopher'A rich, rewarding tale' The Guardian____________________________________________________________________________A family returns to their hometown - and to the dark past that haunts them still - in this masterpiece of literary horror by the New York Times bestselling author of Wande...

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1793: The Wolf and the Watchman

Named Best Debut Novel of 2017 by the Swedish Academy of Crime Writers. One morning in the autumn of 1793, watchman Mikel Cardell is awakened from his drunken slumber with reports of a body seen floating in the Larder, once a pristine lake on Stockholm’s Southern Isle, now a rancid bog. Efforts to identify the bizarrely mutilated corpse are entrusted to incorruptible law...

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The Sellout - Paul Beatty

<p>A biting satire about a young man's isolated upbringing and the race trial that sends him to the Supreme Court, The Sellout showcases a comic genius at the top of his game.Born in Dickens on the southern outskirts of Los Angeles, the narrator of The Sellout spent his childhood as the subject in his father's racially charged psychological studies. He is told that ...

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Empire: Enter the battlefields of Ancient Greece in the epic new novel from the multi-million copy bestseller - Conn Iggulden

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERJOIN PERICLES, THE LION OF ATHENS, ON A JOURNEY TO SECURE THE FATE OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE'The master historical storyteller' DAILY EXPRESS'Iggulden draws the Greek world convincingly and he is strongest writing battle scenes' THE TIMES on the Golden Age series'The sights, sounds and smells of Athens bring history to life with gripping brilliance...

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Brief History of Living Forever

When Adela discovers she has a terminal illness, her thoughts turn to Tereza, the American-raised daughter she gave up at birth. Leaving behind her moody, grown son, Roman in their native Czech village, she flies to the United States to find the long-lost daughter who never knew her. In New York City, Tereza is working as the star researcher for two suspicious biotech mo...

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The Subtle Knife - Pullman Philip

Anotace: The second volume in Philip Pullman`s groundbreaking HIS DARKMATERIALS trilogy, now a thrilling, critically acclaimed BBC/HBOseries. "What is he? A friend, or an enemy?""He is a murderer." Will has just killed a man. He`son the run. His escape will take him far beyond his own world,to the eerie disquiet of a deserted city, and to a girl, Lyra.Her fate is strange...

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Metro Exodus - The Two Colonels

Just below the surface, under the dead city of Novosibirsk, Colonel Khlebnikov makes his way home to his son, Kirill, for New Years Eve. But all is not well with the people here: the slime is further consuming the tunnels, mutant attacks appear to be on the rise and the precious ‘green stuff’ that protects the people from radiation poisoning is running low. I...

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The Glorious Heresies - Lisa McInerney

Anotace: 'He was definitely dead, whoever he was. He wore a once-black jumper and a pair of shiny tracksuit bottoms. The back of his head was cracked and his hair matted, but it had been foxy before that. A tall man, a skinny rake, another string of piss, now departed. She hadn't gotten a look at his face before she flaked him with the Holy Stone and she couldn't bring h...

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Black Prince Of Florence - Catherine Fletcher

<p>The year is 1531. After years of brutal war and political intrigue, the bastard son of a Medici Duke and a 'half-negro' maidservant rides into Florence. Within a year, he rules the city as its Prince. Backed by the Pope and his future father-in-law the Holy Roman Emperor, the nineteen-year-old Alessandro faces down bloody family rivalry...</p>

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A Visit From the Goon Squad - Eganová Jennifer

Anotace: Jennifer Egan`s spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other`s pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect wit...

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A Visit From the Goon Squad - Jennifer Egan

<p>Jennifer Egan's spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an ageing former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with...

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The Glorious Heresies - Lisa McInerney

<p>WINNER OF THE BAILEYS' WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 'The Glorious Heresies heralds the arrival of a glorious, foul-mouthed, fizzing new talent' SUNDAY TIMES 'Totally and unmistakably the real deal' KEVIN BARRY 'A...

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The Stardust Thief - Chelsea Abdullah

<p>'The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling' Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunInspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler, a cowardly prince and a dangerous quest across the desert to find a magical lamp.Ne...

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Visit From the Goon Squad

Jennifer Egan's spellbinding novel circles the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other's pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, o...

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