Gabriel Hendricks used to be a priest. The church excommunicated his ass when he refused to cover up a sexual scandal that exposed the hypocrisy and twisted ideology of organized religion. Abandoning his faith gave Gabriel time to care for one of his parishioners-turned-mentor at the end of the man's long life. Following his death, Gabriel inherited priceless relics along with a luxurious Manhattan penthouse to store them in. Adrift in a city full of temptations, he has a fortune large enough to indulge any of his wicked whims. He and his dog Goliath are settling in when the building's manager, Everly Wright, makes Gabriel feel a little too at home in his new surroundings. As he struggles to find inner peace, he begins to realize that caring for others is still part of his calling, just in an entirely new-and very erotic-way. Lost, Gabriel seeks to regain balance in his life and decide for himself what's good for his soul...even if it makes him a sinner of the worst sort.
When Rod Carew retired in 1985, following twelve seasons with the Minnesota Twins and seven with the California Angels, he had amassed seven batting titles, more than three thousand hits, and eighteen All-Star selections and was considered one of the best pure hitters to ever play the game. While his baseball career is well documented-Rookie of the Year in 1967 and a first-ballot Hall of Fame selection in 1991-this compelling chronicle of Carew’s life extends far beyond the baseball diamond. Carew is the candid autobiography of a baseball legend-from his years growing up in a segregated barrio in Panama to his move to Harlem at the age of fourteen, from the sandlots of the Bronx to the highest ranks of major league stardom. Working with noted New York Times sportswriter Ira Berkow, Carew writes memorably of his baseball career and his philosophy and approach to hitting-including his historic quest as a Minnesota Twin in 1977 for the first .400 season since 1941-but he also deals frankly with his early poverty, an unhappy relationship with an abusive father, and the racial discrimination that became more pronounced due to fame and an interracial marriage. First published in 1979, this new edition has a foreword by All-Star center fielder Torii Hunter and a new afterword by Carew covering the end of his baseball career and his post-baseball life-notably his induction into the Hall of Fame, his years as a hitting instructor, and the tragic loss of his daughter Michelle to leukemia. Carew is a forthright and fascinating account, revealing the public and private stories that illuminate one of baseball’s greatest and most respected players.
A scholarly edition of poems by Thomas Carew. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
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