Inicio > Biografía e historias reales > Biografía: general > My Amityville
My Amityville

My Amityville

Doug Robinson

17,80 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Biografía: general
ISBN:
9781387554652
17,80 €
IVA incluido
Disponible
Añadir a favoritos
Sobre IBD

Memories of living in Amityville, Long Island, New York during the 1950s and 60s including short biographies of Amityville residents and activities of the author, Doug Robinson, including school, sailing, fishing, tennis and the author’s group of close friends.

Artículos relacionados

  • Hope Reigns
    Mary Farmer
    This suspenseful memoir will keep you on the edge of your seat as Mary shares her terrifying journey of escape from her abusive husband. She quickly learns that his power and control extends far beyond the four walls of their home as she is forced to fight for her freedom and her life while hiding in a shelter with their daughter. Her story is one that all can relate to as she ...
    Disponible

    12,75 €

  • Dream It, Live It, Love It
    Don McGrath
    DISCOVER HOW ATHLETES OVER 50 LEAD EXTRAORDINARY LIVES! What does it take to continue to participate in athletic activities and sustained exercise later in life? How does it differ from managing these activities when you are in your 20's or 30's? Do you wonder if, or when, you have to give up your physical activities? You will be intrigued and inspired by the answers to these q...
  • Fear Is Not An Option
    Michele Anstead
    Michele Anstead’s inspiring true story is a stunning account of ultimate triumph over the most impossible of odds. From an early age, her life was marred by abuse, deprivation, abandonment, addiction, incarceration, tragedy and loss.  Michele's downward spiral began at the age of three, when she witnessed her mother and aunt being beaten by her uncle, followed by her mother...
    Disponible

    15,60 €

  • A Grizzly Tale
    Johan Otter
    Johan Otter’s life changed in a fraction of a second the day he and his daughter Jenna were attacked by a grizzly bear while hiking in Glacier National Park. This is his tale of survival, family, and triumph in the face of trauma. “More than a story of a bear attack, this is the incredible story of a father and daughter's love, determination, resilience, and triumph. Johan ...
    Disponible

    23,63 €

  • A Grandmother’s Legacy
    Jenny Mallin
    “I read your manuscript with real interest – there is a true warmth and charm to the book, and the stories behind the recipe names and the dishes themselves are fascinating and full of life. I can see that these recipes are authentic and they sound delicious.”     Natalie BellosBloomsbury Books    "It was fascinating, and you’re clearly in possession of a real family treasure –...
    Disponible

    69,56 €

  • Camouflaged Sisters
    Lila Holley
    We see their strong, determined faces in uniform. We see their unceasing exhibition of honor and courage while protecting our country. But there is something we don’t see: victims of the system—the system with the mission to protect all people of America, including its servicemembers.In Camouflaged Sisters: Silent No More, twelve women strip away all comfort and protection to s...
    Disponible

    20,78 €

Otros libros del autor

  • The Call of The Bay
    Doug Robinson
    Rob Wheeler, fresh out of the navy, travels to Amityville, Long Island, in 1950 in search of his deceased mother’s untold story and the identity of his father. He finds a village on the Great South Bay with a secret history of the Prohibition years; fast boats and rum-runners trying to stay ahead of the Coast Guard. All the players that were part of an 'accident' on the Bay are...
    Disponible

    32,17 €

  • A Little Forgery Between Friends
    Doug Robinson
    A Little Forgery Between Friends is a modern tale of some not-so-grand larceny in the worlds of a Pennsylvania antiques dealer and a New Jersey artist. From flea markets to high-brow antiques auctions, with a scheming art critic and market-wise auctioneer, watch Clark, the low-end antiques dealer, and Beth, the failed artist, first collide then collude through the sometimes dar...
    Disponible

    29,19 €

  • The Last Bayman
    Doug Robinson
    It is 1925 and Prohibition is the law. Jake Chichester is the son of an Amityville, L.I., bayman caught between the memories of the disappearing simple life of his deceased father, clamming the Great South Bay, and the unwelcome realities of modern 1920s America. Against a background of family alcohol abuse and local prejudice, Jake steps in to defend his friends, turned rum-ru...
    Disponible

    49,81 €

  • The Last Bayman
    Doug Robinson
    Local Long Island boatbuilder, Jake Chichester, longs for the life of a Great South Bayman like his deceased father. In Prohibition jaded 1925, he joins the rum-runners and crosses paths with an ambitious Coast Guard chief petty officer. Their escalating cat-and-mouse game ends in a deadly Fourth of July confrontation out on the bay. ...
    Disponible

    29,26 €

  • The Golden Avenue
    Doug Robinson
    The Golden Avenue tells the history of Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York and the famous, infamous and interesting folks associated with the street. These include Lawrence B. Sperry, aviation pioneer, Walter O’Malley, owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Annie Oakley, Lebert Lombardo of the Royal Canadians, Bruce Parker, Mr. Water Skiing, John B. Gambling of WOR Radio, Ed Nezbeda ...
    Disponible

    23,54 €

  • My Amityville
    Doug Robinson
    Reflecting on our past helps us understand who we are today. In My Amityville, Doug Robinson’s stories tack gently back and forth on memories of warm summer days growing up on Long Island. Take a look back at a simpler time spent fishing, sailing, and finding a way toward adulthood in the Amityville of the 50’s and 60’s. The Great South Bay makes a picturesque backdrop for a pl...
    Disponible

    34,61 €