2005, ISBN: 9780732281519

Hardcover

One World/Ballantine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0345445961 . 1.2 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 384 pages; <i>Clifford. Victor. Nathan. Three brothers as different … More...

One World/Ballantine. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2002. Hardcover. 0345445961 . 1.2 x 9.5 x 6.5 Inches; 384 pages; <i>Clifford. Victor. Nathan. Three brothers as different as they come. Three lives that veer unexpectedly off course. One bond that heals them all. . . .</i><br><br>Clifford sees his life as picture-perfect: two wonderful young sons, a fast-track career, and a solid marriage. But fresh back from a family vacation in Florida, Clifford is hit with a stunning blow when his wife Demetria declares that she is leaving him for &#8220;true love, excitement, and fun&#8221;&#8211;an announcement that throws him into an uncontrollable tailspin of denial.<br><br>With one failed marriage under his belt, and a precious daughter his ex-wife bars him from seeing, Victor is no expert in romantic love. His philosophy? The only way to keep a woman from squeezing every last drop from you is to get out before things get too deep. But lately Victor hasn&#8217;t been feeling quite like himself&#8211;especially since he&#8217;s been falling for Edie and her little girl. Seems like he spends more time looking out for her then he does staking out new booty calls. <br><br>Even in the face of tragedy and travail, Nathan, a minister, remains hopeful. His marriage is a paragon of Christian ideals, his loving wife Brenda is his soul mate and support. But it wasn&#8217;t always that way. Nathan has left some ugly wreckage in his wake before finding God. Now he and Brenda are truly blessed with a solid family and an adoring congregation. Then, a troubled divorcée tempts Nathan&#8211;and threatens the sacred vows he swore to uphold. <br><br>While Clifford, Victor, and Nathan struggle with the unexpected&#8211;faltering marriages, breaking hearts, and torn childhoods that threaten to repeat themselves in the lives of their children&#8211;each will discover the true redemptive power of a brother&#8217;s love.<br><br>By turns fierce and passionate, tender and humorous, this wise novel blasts the stereotype that black men&#8217;s ties to their families are tenuous at best. Freddie Lee Johnson III tells a refreshing story of three complex men who fight to do right by their families&#8211;both the ones they created, and the one they were born into. The result is <i>Bittersweet</i>. ., One World/Ballantine, 2002, HarperCollins Publishers January 2005. 8vo softcover 320pp very good+. Index. Illustrated with photo's. There have been few better players in the game of Rugby League than Brad 'Freddy' Fittler. He's the boy from a broken home in Sydney's welfare wasteland who pulled himself up by his football bootlaces to captain his State and his country. Fittler, who retired after 16 seasons and almost 450 games at the very highest level, never forgot where he came from. He retained the same larrikin good nature that endeared him to his mates in his days at the Penrith club, which he helped win its first premiership. Later, with the silvertails of the eastern suburbs, he took part in another premiership win. He captained NSW to State of Origin victory and made a celebrated comeback to the Blues. Fittler's rise is much more than a sports story. It examines the issues that divide Australia. Like few others, he's straddled that divide. Drugs and beer and wild parties punctuated his youth. There was the tragedy of the death of one of his closest mates; the Super league saga; his own drunken episode outside a Sydney police station; being jailed in Mexico; the narrow escape from a woman out to get him; the male stalker - all these stories and more are told with characteristic honesty. It's a story that will make you laugh and make you cry. It offers a rare insight into the workings of some of Australia's best sporting teams. ., HarperCollins Publishers January 2005<

2005, ISBN: 0732281512

[EAN: 9780732281519], [SC: 20.24], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers January 2005], FREDDY FITTLER BRAD, 8vo softcover 320pp very good+. Index. Illustrated with photo's. There have been few b… More...

[EAN: 9780732281519], [SC: 20.24], [PU: HarperCollins Publishers January 2005], FREDDY FITTLER BRAD, 8vo softcover 320pp very good+. Index. Illustrated with photo's. There have been few better players in the game of Rugby League than Brad 'Freddy' Fittler. He's the boy from a broken home in Sydney's welfare wasteland who pulled himself up by his football bootlaces to captain his State and his country. Fittler, who retired after 16 seasons and almost 450 games at the very highest level, never forgot where he came from. He retained the same larrikin good nature that endeared him to his mates in his days at the Penrith club, which he helped win its first premiership. Later, with the silvertails of the eastern suburbs, he took part in another premiership win. He captained NSW to State of Origin victory and made a celebrated comeback to the Blues. Fittler's rise is much more than a sports story. It examines the issues that divide Australia. Like few others, he's straddled that divide. Drugs and beer and wild parties punctuated his youth. There was the tragedy of the death of one of his closest mates; the Super league saga; his own drunken episode outside a Sydney police station; being jailed in Mexico; the narrow escape from a woman out to get him; the male stalker - all these stories and more are told with characteristic honesty. It's a story that will make you laugh and make you cry. It offers a rare insight into the workings of some of Australia's best sporting teams., Books<

2005, ISBN: 9780732281519

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New title, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-05-25T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: illustrations, Biografien… More...

HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New title, 320 Seiten, Publiziert: 2005-05-25T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Hersteller-Nr.: illustrations, Biografien & Erinnerungen, Kategorien, Bücher, Sport allgemein, Sport & Fitness, HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2005<