”He remembered Sister Bertha saying that God tested you with temptations of sins of the flesh, and if you were able to withstand them you needn’t worry about not getting into Heaven. Ninety-nine per cent of all the souls in Hell were there because of sins of the flesh.Hell suddenly hissed in Stud’s ...
I can't beat Davidadams for his review of this book so I'm not going to try, I'm just going to summarise some of the plot points and my reaction to the book.Cormac O'Connor is living in the north of Ireland, his parents are using a different name to hide the fact that they're native irish rather tha...
I really enjoyed this story....it was a refreshing change from books that I have read recently. The way the Dr came back to life with the arrival of his grandson and then 'fell in love' with the lady he hired to take care of him. The love in this book felt more like an awakening, a reality. I hig...
Ordered this specifically to fit personal seasonal quest.THIS BOOK IS FORmy brother JohnAND IN MEMORY OFJoel Oppenheimerwho heard the cries of"Yonkel! Yonkel! Yonkel"in the summer bleachers of 1947.Opening quotes:Now faith is the substance of things hoped for,the evidence of things not seen.Hebrews ...
Short, passionate argument for immigration reform and tolerance of immigrant workers. Written well enough, but not perfectly edited. But I'm pretty picky about that.
Reporter Sam Briscoe meets up with an IRA leader in Northern Ireland and agrees to bring a letter back to the States. Unfortunately, some don't want that letter delivered and follow Briscoe back to New York to prevent the delivery...Interesting tidbit: Pete Hamil was one of the men that disarmed Si...
This book --- which is an abridged version of Edward Robb Ellis' diary (begun as a bet among friends when he was 16 in 1927) --- is FANTASTIC. Ellis began work as a journalist in the 1930s in New Orleans, "covering Huey Long, Louis Armstrong, as well as the city's hungry workers, and the colorful ...
I enjoyed this one, the author has a very nice writing style, almost soothing, the characters where interesting and well developed, the description of New York during the depression I found especially interesting as I am of Italian descent and my ancestors came through New York on their way to other...
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