Ed Falco Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

Exploring the mysteries of existence, Ed Falco's collection features a speaker known as X who reflects on personal history and relationships amidst a perplexing universe. The poems intertwine discursive essay-style pieces with lyrical explorations, showcasing influences from artists like Artemisia Gentileschi and Nick Cave. Themes of cultural perspective are evident, particularly in a poignant address to a young Vietnam casualty. Throughout, the collection delves into life, faith, and mortality, offering a contemplative and often playful examination of the human experience.

Set against the backdrop of the North Georgia mountains, the narrative follows Angel Maso, a gardener and aspiring playwright grappling with the aftermath of his divorce from his thriving ex-wife, Dolores. As Angel's life spirals downward, he faces the challenges of his failing career and strained relationships, particularly with their successful daughter, Claire. His struggles culminate in events that reverberate beyond Redvale, impacting the community and beyond, highlighting themes of personal failure, resilience, and the search for identity.

Nelítostný mafiánský román o nelítostném gangsterovi: Vince Coll získal kdysi kvůli své brutalitě přezdívku Vzteklý pes – Tvrďáci líčí krátkou kariéru této skutečné postavy newyorského podsvětí. Je parné léto roku 1931, ve Spojených státech platí prohibice a mafiánské gangy svádí neúprosný boj o nelegální trh s alkoholem. Mladý Loretto na newyorské ulici čeká na kamaráda, aby s ním oslavil své jednadvacetiny. Loretto vyrostl v sirotčinci – neví, kdo jsou jeho rodiče, a nikam nepatří. Na silnici před ním zastaví auto a vypukne ohlušující střelba, po níž zůstane na zemi několik krvácejících dětí – jedno z nich později zemře. V autě, ze kterého se střílelo, sedí i Lorettův přítel Vince Coll. A Loretto se ocitá v nepravý čas na nepravém místě...

When Mario Puzo's blockbuster saga, The Godfather, was first published in 1969, critics hailed it as one of the greatest novels of our time, and "big, turbulent, highly entertaining." Since then, The Godfather has gone on to become a part of America's national culture, as well as a trilogy of landmark motion pictures. Now, in this newly-repackaged 30th Anniversary Edition, readers old and new can experience this timeless tale of crime for themselves.From the lavish opening scene where Don Corleone entertains guests and conducts business at his daughter's wedding...to his son, Michael, who takes his father's place to fight for his family...to the bloody climax where all family business is finished, The Godfather is an epic story of family, loyalty, and how "men of honor" live in their own world, and die by their own laws.

V Amerike vrcholí veľká hospodárska kríza a pre prohibíciu na čiernom trhu prekvitá obchod s alkoholom – nekonečný zdroj sporov mafiánov a ich poskokov. Mladý ambiciózny gangster Vincent Coll sa rozhodne odstrániť za bieleho dňa svojho nepriateľa Richieho Caba priamo pred jeho podnikom v talianskej štvrti. Namiesto konkurenta však zasiahne nevinné deti. Nechceným svedkom streľby je mladý Loretto Jones, odchovanec sirotinca a bezvýznamný pomocník jednej z mafiánskych rodín. Cabo je presvedčený, že Loretto bol zapletený do atentátu, Coll sa zasa obáva, že jeho starý priateľ zo sirotinca by ho mohol udať policajtom. Keď medzi Collom a konkurenciou prepukne otvorená vojna, Loretto sa ocitá medzi dvoma mlynskými kameňmi. Ak si chce zachrániť holý život, musí kľučkovať v sieti komplikovaných vzťahov a medzi guľkami samopalov. Keď sa k tomu pridá láska, všetko sa ešte viac skomplikuje...

New York, 1933. The city and the nation are in the depths of the Great Depression. The crime families of New York have prospered in this time, but with the coming end of Prohibition, a battle is looming that will determine which organisations will rise . . . and which will face a violent end. For Vito Corleone, nothing is more important than his family's future. His youngest children, Michael, Fredo, and Connie, are in school, unaware of their father's true occupation; and his adopted son, Tom Hagen, is a college student; but he worries most about Sonny, his oldest child. Vito pushes Sonny to be a businessman, but Sonny - seventeen years old, impatient, and reckless - wants something else: to follow in his father's footsteps, and become a part of the real family business. An exhilarating and profound novel of tradition and violence, of loyalty and betrayal, THE FAMILY CORLEONE carries on the legacy of The Godfather for a new generation.