Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief
Author: Irwin Shaw
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2013-02-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480408131

A family confronts its dark past in this saga of murder, revenge, and redemption by the New York Times–bestselling author of Rich Man, Poor Man. In Irwin Shaw’s celebrated novel Rich Man, Poor Man, the Jordache clan was divided and scattered by the forces of American culture and capitalism after World War II. In this potent sequel, the family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family. Driven by his sorrow and a need for justice, Wesley uncovers surprising truths about his estranged family’s complicated past. Focused, forceful, and deeply moving, Beggarman, Thief is a stunning novel by a true American literary master. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief
Author: Irwin Shaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1996-01-01
Genre: American fiction
ISBN: 9781857994186

Beskrivelse af en jødisk families liv i USA og Europa fra 1945 til begyndelsen af 1970'rne

Soldier, Sailor, Beggarman, Thief

Soldier, Sailor, Beggarman, Thief
Author: Clive Emsley
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2013-01-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199653712

The first serious investigation of criminal offending by members of the British armed forces both during and immediately after the two world wars of the twentieth century.

Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief

Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief
Author: Irwin Shaw
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 933
Release: 2013-12-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480465887

Two books in one: Irwin Shaw’s bestselling Rich Man, Poor Man and Beggarman, Thief chronicle one family’s struggle with the forces of change after WWII. In Rich Man, Poor Man, siblings Rudy, Tom, and Gretchen Jordache grow up in a small town on the Hudson River. They’re in their teens in the 1940s, too young to go to war but marked by it nevertheless. Their father is the local baker, and nothing suggests they will live storied lives. Yet, in this sprawling saga, each member of the family pushes against the grain of history and confronts the perils and pleasures of a world devastated by conflict and transformed by American commerce and culture. In Beggarman, Thief, the Jordache family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family. Driven by his sorrow and a need for justice, Wesley uncovers surprising truths about his estranged family’s complicated past. An important voice in twentieth-century American literature, Irwin Shaw has been called “one of the great storytellers” by bestselling author William Goldman, for his ability to take readers on a gripping ride from World War II to Vietnam and beyond.

Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief

Rich Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man, Thief
Author: Ted Folkert
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781977216991

Some of our noted economists now postulate that income and wealth disparities in the United States, which have resulted in declining spending power of the wage and salaried workers of society, will engender perpetuating economic decline. This writing discusses some of the major pitfalls that have enabled this perilous condition to prevail as control of the electoral process has fallen victim to the power of money, a condition which impedes equality of opportunity for the workers and endangers sustainability of a vibrant free-enterprise economy.

Bonker, Bounder, Beggarman, Thief

Bonker, Bounder, Beggarman, Thief
Author: The Telegraph
Publisher: Aurum
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1781315485

Forgery, larceny, perjury, bigamy and infamy: it's all here. The Telegraph Book of Scandal collects the paper's reporting on the most outrageous events and individuals in its 160-year history. From Oscar Wilde's trial to the Profumo affair, the unmasking of Anthony Blunt as a Soviet spy, right through to their searing coverage of the expenses scandal; corrupt politicians, sex-crazed singers, murderous dictators and shady businessmen alike will be named and shamed. Tapping into the universal desire for 'something sensational to read on the train', and using the same addictive editorial structive as the bestselling Thinker, Failure, Soldier, Jailer, this book will be perfect for anyone looking for an irreverent, surprising and sometimes tragic alternative history of the two centuries.

Nightwork

Nightwork
Author: Irwin Shaw
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2013-04-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480412376

New York Times Bestseller: The story of a down-on-his-luck desk clerk, a con man, and a fortune from the author of Rich Man, Poor Man. Pilot Douglas Grimes’s best days are long behind him. Grounded due to a medical condition, Grimes has resigned himself to working nights at a seedy hotel. But his fortune flips when he discovers a guest dead from a heart attack and, next to him, a tube jammed with a fortune in cold hard cash. Grimes grabs the money and, with it, the chance to remake his life. Then, in Europe, he meets Miles Fabian, an elegant and erudite con man with a flair for extravagance. Fabian recruits Grimes for his latest ploy: robbing members of the idle rich. But when the fun ends and his bad behavior catches up with him, things will get a lot more dangerous in this clever thriller from the multimillion-selling legend who brought us The Young Lions and countless other bestsellers. Known for both his literary talent—with two O. Henry Awards to his name—and for his ability to tell a propulsive, full-steam-ahead story, Shaw is perfect for those who enjoy the thrillers of Marcus Sakey or Lawrence Sanders. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.

London Lives

London Lives
Author: Tim Hitchcock
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 479
Release: 2015-12-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107025273

This book surveys the lives and experiences of hundreds of thousands of eighteenth-century non-elite Londoners in the evolution of the modern world.