The Godfather Returns(1st Edition) A Novel by MarkWinegardner, Mario Puzo Paperback, 538 Pages, Published 2005 by Ballantine Books 2005-08-30 ISBN-13: 978-0-345-47898-6, ISBN: 0-345-47898-3
"THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIME Thirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo s great American tale, "The Godfather," was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in "The Godfather Returns," acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story the years not covered in Puzo s bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola s classic films. It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory in the war am ..."
Crooked River Burning Pa(1st Edition) by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2001 by Harvest Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-601422-9, ISBN: 0-15-601422-X
"The critically acclaimed novel of a compelling love affair and the decline of a once prosperous city .The birthplace of rock 'n' roll, Cleveland was an economic powerhouse and America's sixth-largest city in the late 1940s. By 1969, it had dropped to twelfth. In the summer of 1948, fourteen-year-old David Zielinsky can look forward to a job at the docks, the only way to make a living on his side of the city. Across the river is twelve-y ..."
That's True of Everybody(1st Edition) by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 2004 by Harvest Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-602736-6, ISBN: 0-15-602736-4
"The proprietor of a bowling alley whose artist daughter paints only phalluses. A ninth-grade girl who marries in haste only to be faced with her husband's impotence. A libidinous poet who learns the meaning of harassment. The life and loves of a professional lawn-mower. These are just a few of the distinctive stories that make up Mark Winegardner's remarkable debut short-story collection. Winegardner, whose rich and epic novel Crooked ..."
"The third and final installment in Mario Puzo's epic chronicle of the Corleone crime family—one of the most enduring lineages in American literature and cinema—achieves a stunning crescendo with a story that imagines the role of the Mafia in the assassination of a young, charismatic president.In The Godfather's Revenge—authorized by the Puzo Estate—Mark Winegardner moves the Corleone family onto the biggest stage of all: the intersectio ..."
"It is 1963 in New York, and things have never been better for the Corleones. They've taken out their Mafia rivals, and legitimised the Family. Outside the fortified building owned by Michael Corleone, newly undisputed Boss of Bosses, a parade of people - among them former mob rivals and an emissary from the Mayor of New York - wait to ask the great man for favours. Only one thing remains to be done. Traitorous former Corleone capo Nick ..."
THE GODFATHER The Lost Years by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2004 by William Heinemann Ltd International Edition ISBN-13: 978-0-434-01228-2, ISBN: 0-434-01228-9
"Author Mark Winegardner, best known for his literary fiction, switches genre in this continuation of the Mario Puzo legacy. THE GODFATHER RETURNS chronicles the Corleone family saga from 1955 to 1962--a period of time that falls between the original novel THE GODFATHER and the film GODFATHER II. Don Michael Corleone, head o"
Crooked River Burning(1st Edition) by MarkWinegardner Hardcover, 572 Pages, Published 2001 by Harcourt ISBN-13: 978-0-15-100294-8, ISBN: 0-15-100294-0
"In 1948 Cleveland was America's sixth largest city; by 1969 it was the twelfth. For Easterners, Cleveland is where the Midwest begins; for Westerners, it is where the East begins. In the summer of 1948, fourteen-year-old David Zielinsky can look forward to a job at the docks. Anne O'Connor, at twelve, is the apple of her political boss father's eye. David and Anne will meet-and fall in love-four years later, and for the next twenty year ..."
The Veracruz Blues(1st Edition) by MarkWinegardner Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1996 by Viking Adult ISBN-13: 978-0-670-86636-6, ISBN: 0-670-86636-9
"Based on the actual events of 1946, a portrait of major league baseball is seen through the eyes of the Pasquel brothers, a family of rich industrialists who want to bring the big leagues to Mexico. A first novel. 25,000 first printing. Tour."
"Good-natured, adventuresome and a natural tourist, Mark Winegardner is the ideal guide for the trip we've all wanted to take into the country that confound s its admirers and delights even its critics."
We Are What We Ate(1st Edition) 24 Memories of Food ,A Share Our Strength Book by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1998 by Harvest Books ISBN-13: 978-0-15-600623-1, ISBN: 0-15-600623-5
"In We Are What We Ate: 24 Memories of Food, some of America's best writers recall how food has defined their existence. "In my house, curry would have been more exotic than heroin," professes editor Mark Winegardner in the introduction. "Maybe it's a family thing. Maybe it's the potassium benzoate," explains Jill McCorkle in her hilarious admission to a life of junk-food addiction. Food is at once the most common and most personal exper ..."
Good Roots(1st Edition) Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio by Lisa Watts, MarkWinegardner, R. L. Stine, Dale Keiger Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2006 by Ohio University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8214-1728-7, ISBN: 0-8214-1728-2
"Winner of the Ohioana Library’s 2008 Ohio Legacy Citation 2014-2015 Choose to Read Ohio selection A good place to be from.” That’s how some people might characterize the Buckeye State. The writings in Good Roots: Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio, are testimony to the truth of that statement. By prominent writers such as P. J. O’Rourke, SusanOrlean, and Alix Kates Shulman, these contributions are alternately nostalgic, irreverent, ..."
El Padrino(1st Edition) La Venganza (Spanish Edition) by MarkWinegardner, Ramon De Espana Paperback, 464 Pages, Published 2008 by Rayo ISBN-13: 978-0-06-156558-8, ISBN: 0-06-156558-X
"El tercer y último capítulo de la crónica épica de Mario Puzo sobre la familia Corleone—uno de los linajes más sólidos de la literatura y el cine norteamericano—logra un extraordinario crescendo con una historia en la que nos describe el papel de la mafia en el asesinato de un joven y carismático presidente.El Padrino: La Venganza, autorizada por Mario Puzo, sitúa a la familia Corleone en un escenario excepcional: la intersección del cr ..."
The 26th Man(1st Edition) One Minor Leaguer's Pursuit of a Dream by Steve Fireovid, MarkWinegardner Hardcover, 229 Pages, Published 1991 by Macmillan Pub Co ISBN-13: 978-0-02-538381-4, ISBN: 0-02-538381-7
"The average major league player currently earns more than half a million dollars a season. But, only 25 players make the big team's roster. The 26th Man details the season-long journey of Steve Fireovid of the Triple A Indianapolis Indians, as he deals with the realities and the heartbreak of playing a kid's games well into his thirties."
The Godfather The Lost Years by MarkWinegardner, Mario Puzo Paperback, 656 Pages, Published 2005 by Arrow Books ISBN-13: 978-0-09-946547-8, ISBN: 0-09-946547-7
"The sequel, authorised by Mario Puzo's Estate, to the bestselling The Godfather. 'The bloody victory of the Corleone Family was not complete, ' begins the final chapter of Mario Puzo's The Godfather, 'until a year of delicate manoeuvring established Michael Corleone as the most powerful Family chief in the United States.' The Godfather: The Lost Years takes place in the years 1955-65, but it is built upon the story of that 'year of deli ..."
The Godfather Returns(Large Print) The Saga of the Family Corleone (Random House ) by MarkWinegardner, Mario Puzo Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2004 by Random House Large Print Large Print ISBN-13: 978-0-375-43388-7, ISBN: 0-375-43388-0
"THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIMEThirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo’s great American tale, The Godfather, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The Godfather Returns, acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story–the years not covered in Puzo’s bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic films. It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory in the war among N ..."
The Veracruz Blues(1st Edition) by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 1997 by Penguin Books ISBN-13: 978-0-14-026028-1, ISBN: 0-14-026028-5
"The other pocket of calm was in the Reds' dugout, where Mr. Pasquel was talking
to this Mexican named Alberto Romo Chavez. Romo Chavez pitched for Mexico
City in the '30s, and he'd been mooning around all season, trying to get assigned
to a club. All he'd been given up to that point was a job driving the team bus. Now
he was changing into a Blues uniform. When the crowd got herded from the field
and order was restored, Mr. Pasquel ..."
Prophet of the Sandlots(1st Edition) Journeys With a Major League Scout by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 279 Pages, Published 1991 by Simon & Schuster (Paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-13-726373-8, ISBN: 0-13-726373-2
"5 latent % TVfcte A slick third baseman for eight years with the New York
Yankees, a cardiologist and, now, president of the American League, Dr. Bobby
Brown set out in 1984 to reverse the decline in the game of baseball. He saw the
paucity of the baseball skills a new generation of players had brought to the big
leagues, and he decided that something needed to be done on a grass-roots
level to produce more talent, more ball player ..."
Short Fiction by 33 Writers(1st Edition) 3 x 33 by MarkWinegardner Paperback, 1,138 Pages, Published 2004 by Thomson / Wadsworth Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-15-510480-8, ISBN: 0-15-510480-2
"Offering 3 stories by 33 authors, 3 X 33 combines both a breadth and depth not seen in other contemporary or modern short fiction anthologies."
Savage Night (Mulholland Classic) by Jim Thompson, MarkWinegardner Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2014 by Mulholland Books ISBN-13: 978-0-316-40382-5, ISBN: 0-316-40382-2
"Jake Winroy had no looks, no education, and little else before he'd worked his way to the top of a million-dollar-a-month horse-betting ring. But when the state's latched onto his game, the feds take a bite and the lawyer fees eat away at the rest, all Jake's got left is the bottle and a beautiful wife whose every word is ugly. Jake's to be the top witness in a major case against organized crime -- if he hasn't already kicked the bucke ..."
"THE MISSING YEARS FROM THE GREATEST CRIME SAGA OF ALL TIMEThirty-five years ago, Mario Puzo’s great American tale, The Godfather, was published, and popular culture was indelibly changed. Now, in The Godfather Returns, acclaimed novelist Mark Winegardner continues the story–the years not covered in Puzo’s bestselling book or in Francis Ford Coppola’s classic films. It is 1955. Michael Corleone has won a bloody victory in the war among N ..."