Ralph mendoza (7 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From a child in turmoil to a man at peace, this emotional memoir presents the often helter-skelter life of author Ralph G. Mendoza. From the sorrowful, to the hurtful, and the unfair to the pleasurable, humorous, and enjoyable, Life on a Roller Coaster narrates Mendoza's sixty-five-year journey.The account begins with his earliest memories growing up in an East Los Angeles ghetto, attending more than fifty schools between first grade and high school. For a time, his best friends were bookies and hoodlums. In Life on a Roller Coaster, Mendoza describes the many chapters in his life which include a stint in the United States Air Force, a long career with the Los Angeles Fire Department, and his experiences as a professional gambler in Las Vegas. He tells about the good and the bad-of his flight on Air Force One and meeting President Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary of State Dean Rusk and of his seventeen-year marriage and subsequent divorce.A riveting narrative, Life on a Roller Coaster recounts Mendoza's meager beginnings in squalor to his now tranquil existence in Nevada. It's a testament of one man's determination to turn his dreams into reality.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnFrom a child in turmoil to a man at peace, this emotional memoir presents the often helter-skelter life of author Ralph G. Mendoza. From the sorrowful, to the hurtful, and the unfair to the pleasurable, humorous, and enjoyable, Li.

63 pp.; 38.3 x 27.4 cm.; loose leaves; black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; June 24-30, 1981 issue of SoHo News. Issue edited by John Leese. Cover stories include: "Ride the Wild Turf: Can Gordon Davis Settle the Central Park Range Wars?" by Ralph Gardner Jr.; "Tap Meets the Avant-Garde," by Lois Draegin; and "Does Terrorism Inspire Legitimate Theater?" Centerfold: photography by Tony Mendoza. Additional art reporting includes "Summer Invitationals," by William Zimmer and "Artful Dodger," Gerald Manzorati on trouble with the magazine "Art Express." Good. Folded in two. Light yellowing of paper from age. Moderate wear to pages including small tears to edges and 2.5 cm of soiling to pages 3-12. 8.5 cm. dog-ear to page 6.…