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The Old Boys
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Author : William Trevor
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-11-06
The Old Boys written by William Trevor and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with Fiction categories.
The Old Boys by William Trevor - a novel of power, revenge, love and the failure of love from one of the world's best writers A group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Old Boys Association. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him. Their powers may be failing but the old boys possess a fierce understanding of the things in life that matter - power, revenge, hatred, love, and the failure of love. The Old Boys was William Trevor's acclaimed first novel. It will be enjoyed by fans of The Story of Lucy Gault and Felicia's Journey, as well as readers of Colm Toibin and William Boyd. 'Uncommonly well-written, gruesome , funny and original' Evelyn Waugh 'Immaculately witty and inventive writing' Daily Telegraph William Trevor was born in Mitchelstown, County Cork, in 1928, and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He has lived in England for many years. The author of numerous acclaimed collections of short stories and novels, he has won many awards including the Whitbread Book of the Year, The James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. He has been shortlisted three times for the Booker Prize: in 1976 with his novel The Children of Dynmouth, in 1991 with Reading Turgenev and in 2002 with The Story of Lucy Gault. He recently received the prestigious David Cohen Literature Prize in recognition of a lifetime's literary achievement.
The Old Boys
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Author : William Trevor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
The Old Boys written by William Trevor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Fiction categories.
The Old Boys
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Author : David Turner
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-04-28
The Old Boys written by David Turner and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-28 with History categories.
To many in the United Kingdom, the British public school remains the disliked and mistrusted embodiment of privilege and elitism. They have educated many of the country’s top bankers and politicians over the centuries right up to the present, including the present Prime Minister. David Turner’s vibrant history of Great Britain’s public schools, from the foundation of Winchester College in 1382 to the modern day, offers a fresh reappraisal of the controversial educational system. Turner argues that public schools are, in fact, good for the nation and are presently enjoying their true “Golden Age,” countering the long-held belief that these institutions achieved their greatest glory during Great Britain’s Victorian Era. Turner’s engrossing and enlightening work is rife with colorful stories of schoolboy revolts, eccentric heads, shocking corruption, and financial collapse. His thoughtful appreciation of these learning establishments follows the progression of public schools from their sometimes brutal and inglorious pasts through their present incarnations as vital contributors to the economic, scientific, and political future of the country.
Old Boys
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Author : Charles McCarry
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2005-04-26
Old Boys written by Charles McCarry and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-26 with Fiction categories.
In his magnificent new novel, Charles McCarry returns to the world of his legendary character, Paul Christopher, the crack intelligence agent who is as skilled at choosing a fine wine as he is at tradecraft, at once elegant and dangerous, sophisticated and rough-and-ready. As the novel begins, Paul Christopher, now an aging but remarkably fit 70ish, is dining at home with his cousin Horace, also an ex-agent. Dinner is delicious and uneventful. A day later, Paul has vanished. The months pass, Paulís ashes are delivered by a Chinese official to the American consulate in Beijing and a memorial service is held in Washington. But Horace is not convinced that Paul is dead and, enlisting the support of six other retired colleagues—a sort of all-star backfield of the old Outfit—Horace gets the "Old Boys" back in the game to find Paul Christopher. They start with a photo found in Paulís study: a womanís hand holding a centuriesí old scroll, once in the possession of the Nazis and now sought by the U.S. government and Muslim extremists alike. Harassed by American intelligence, hunted by terrorists, Horace Christopher and the Old Boys travel the globe, from Xinjiang to Brazil, from Rome to Tel Aviv, Budapest to Moscow, in search of Paul and the unspeakably dangerous truth.
Old Boys
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Author : James FitzGerald
language : en
Publisher: MacFarlane Walter & Ross
Release Date : 1994
Old Boys written by James FitzGerald and has been published by MacFarlane Walter & Ross this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with categories.
The "masterful oral history" (Globe and Mail) that was praised, condemned, admired, vilified, eagerly devoured and hotly debated. This is the story of UCC - the institution that has educated the sons of the Canadian establishment for almost seven decades. In Old Boys, former students’ recollections are woven together to form a remarkably vivid portrait not merely of a private boys’ school in down town Toronto, but of the evolving society it reflects. Candid and arresting, controversial and revealing, Old Boys is an unforgettable look inside one of Canada’s most prestigious academic institutions.
The Good Old Boys
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Author : Paul Hemphill
language : en
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Release Date : 1974
The Good Old Boys written by Paul Hemphill and has been published by Simon & Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Old Boys
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Author : William Trevor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
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The 1000 Year Old Boy
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Author : Ross Welford
language : en
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Release Date : 2019-10-08
The 1000 Year Old Boy written by Ross Welford and has been published by Schwartz & Wade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A heartstopping, poignant, epic adventure story about a boy destined to live forever, who only wants to grow up. Without death, life is just existence. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever? Well, Alfie Monk can tell you. He may seem like an ordinary eleven-year-old boy, but he's actually more than a thousand years old--and remembers the last Viking invasion of England, not to mention the French Revolution and both World Wars. Way back in the tenth century, he and his mother were given the alchemical secret to eternal life. But when everything Alfie knows is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world intrudes, he must embark on a mission--along with friends Aidan and Roxy--to find a way to reverse the process and grow up like a regular boy. This astonishing new novel from the author of Time Traveling with a Hamster, told in alternating perspectives by Alfie and Aidan, is a tour de force--a sweeping epic that takes you on an unforgettable, breathtaking adventure and asks big questions about the meaning of life.
The Good Old Boys
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Author : Elmer Kelton
language : en
Publisher: Forge Books
Release Date : 2007-04-01
The Good Old Boys written by Elmer Kelton and has been published by Forge Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Hewey Calloway has a problem. In his West Texas home of 1906, the land of the way of life that he loves are changing too quickly for his taste. Hewey dreams of freedom--he wants only to be a footloose horseback cowboy, endlessly wandering the open range. But the open range of his childhood is slowly disappearing: land is being parceled out, and barbed-wire fences are spring up all over. As if that weren't enough, cars and other machines are invading Hewey's simple cowboy life, stinking up the area and threatening to replace horse travel. As Hewey struggles against the relentless stream of "progress", he comes to realize that the simple life of his childhood is gone, that a man can't live a life whose time has passed, and that every choice he makes--even those that lead to happiness--requires a sacrifice. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Old Boys
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Author : Nick Spalding
language : en
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Release Date : 2023-06-15
Old Boys written by Nick Spalding and has been published by Lake Union Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-15 with Fiction categories.
In this hilarious and heartfelt story from the bestselling author of Dry Hard, Will hasn't seen his rock-star dad for thirty years. But now he's back for an encore... Will Fairweather is getting old. His back aches, his bowels misbehave if he eats spicy food and he's completely lost his sense of rhythm. Life has taught him not to take risks, but even that hasn't stopped his marriage hitting the rocks too. The last thing he needs is a surprise call from Red Fairweather, devil-may-care rock god--and the father Will hasn't seen for thirty years. If Will's old before his time, Red's the boy who won't grow up. When Will needs somewhere to live, with nowhere else to turn, he finds himself back with the hellraiser who deserted his family. As Will tries to come to terms with the downward spiral of his life, he starts to realise there's more to Red than he thought--there's a real human being under all that leather and attitude, a dad determined to make up for lost time and help his son get back on track. Can Will make his peace with a father seeking forgiveness?