An outer-borough boy moves to the foreign land of Manhattan and befriends Lou Reed, in a novel by the Emmy-winning actor and screenwriter: "A winner."— Library JournalMatthew is a sixteen-year-old living in Jackson Heights, Queens, in 1976. After he loses his two most important male role models, his father and grandfather, his mother uses her inheritance to uproot Matthew and herself to a posh apartment building in Manhattan. Although only three miles from...

À seize ans, Matthew n'a connu que le quartier du Queens à New York et une existence solitaire avec sa mère. À la faveur d'un héritage inattendu, une nouvelle vie s'offre à lui : Manhattan et ses avenues chics, la fascinante Veronica, ainsi qu'un voisin musicien qui l'embarque dans ses aventures, un certain Lou Reed... Matthew plonge avec eux dans un tourbillon d'amour, d'art, de liberté - au risque de se perdre. Entre L'Attrape-cœurs de J. D. Salinger et Just Kids de Patti Smith, Wild Sid...

È l’estate del 1976 a Jackson Heights, nel Queens. Un’estate funesta per il diciassettenne Matthew. All’inizio dell’anno suo padre si è messo in marcia con la Chrysler Newport marrone del ’72, il bagagliaio ingombro di sacchi della spazzatura pieni di vestiti, e ha pensato bene di tirare le cuoia in uno scontro sulla superstrada. Da allora Matthew trascorre le giornate nella mansarda del suo amico Willie, a guardarlo fumare erba e ad ascoltare Wish You Were Here dei Pink Floyd, mentre sua ...

"An edgy coming-of-age romp set in New York City."--Parade"Screenwriter and Emmy-winning actor Imperioli's first novel is the atmospheric coming-of-age story of 17-year-old Matthew, whose mother moves them from Queens to a posh apartment in Manhattan in 1976...Matt is not an atypical teenager--think Holden Caulfield without the cynicism--but, often afraid and awkward, he is a reactor, not an actor, until the end of the novel, which, without foreshad...

CONTAINS SIXTEEN PAGES OF PHOTOSWho made the phone call that got HBO to launch the show? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever happened to the Russian? In Woke Up This Morning, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa have all the answers – and they’re revealing where all the bodies are buried.Inspired by the incredibly successful Talking Sopranos podcast, The Sopranos stars Michael Imper...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I will be reading and rereading Woke Up This Morning....These rollicking gabfests... bring together nearly everyone, on screen and off, who made the series a creative and cultural landmark. The freely offered admiration expressed by so many for their missing comrade and unofficial cast captain, Gandolfini, makes these stories about playing tough guys all the more tender." —New York Tim...

The definitive oral history of the landmark television series and streaming hit The Sopranos, packed with untold stories from behind the scenes and on the set. Stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa—whose Talking Sopranos podcast has become a sensational fan favorite—talk intimately with virtually everyone who has been involved with the show. And they're ready to spill it all.Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch The Sopranos

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWho made the phone call that got HBO to launch the show? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever happened to the Russian? In Woke Up This Morning, Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa have all the answers – and they’re revealing where all the bodies are buried.Inspired by the incredibly successful Talking Sopranos podcast, The Sopranos stars Michael...

The award winning series of classic and contemporary fiction returns with a collection of darkly funny short stories by the likes of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Aimee Bender, A.M. Homes, Nathan Englander, Kim, Addonizio, and George Saunders. Readers include Anjelica Huston, Neil Gaiman, Michael Imperioli, Harris Yulin, Christina Pickles, Jefferson Mays, and Christine Ebersole.

“A splendid piece of crime fiction . . . a fitting cap to a tremendous career . . . Through it all, Puzo keeps the heat on and keeps the reader enthralled with his characters and his story.”—The Denver PostTo Don Raymonde Aprile’s children, he was a loyal family member, their father’s adopted “nephew.” To the FBI he was a man who would rather ride his horses than do Mob business. No one knew why Aprile, the last great American don, had adopted Astorre Viol...

The classic JT LeRoy story collection is now available in audio for the first time ever, featuring eleven previously uncollected stories, including one never before published, and an all-star line-up of twenty-one narrators.“Beautifully structured and written.”—Hubert Selby, Jr., author of Last Exit to BrooklynThis book of interconnected stories depicts the chaotic life of a young boy on the run with his teenage mother. When Sarah reclaims Jeremiah...

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