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Alphie McCourt, the youngest brother of the McCourt family authors, adds his gifted voice to this literary chorus with a vivid, emotional memoir that begins in Limerick, Ireland. Like his brothers, Alphie details his escape from a miserable childhood in Limerick to the U.S., where the Irish curse, aimless jobs, women, the Army and business ventures lead him to steady ground in New York City.
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[1998]
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English
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In 1952, travelling steerage, Malachy McCourt left a childhood of poverty in Limerick, Ireland, heading for the promise of America. This is the story of what he brought with him, and what he thought he left behind. Armed with savage humor and a gift for storytelling, fueled by rage and the desire never to go hungry again, he ran from memories of a drunken, vanished father and the humiliations of Angela, his mother. He arrived in a New York reminiscent...
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2016.
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English
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"In the tradition of bestsellers like Blue Blood comes a book that takes us inside the New York City police department and offers a glimpse at the grit, the glory, and often the absurdity of police work in the Big Apple -- this time, through the eyes of an Irish immigrant who spent more than 20 years as one of New York's Finest, in an account that "will make you sit up, stay up, and keep reading" (Ed Conlon)"--
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