Resultados de "Alfred C. Martino" en Todas las categorias

Ambientada en el mítico Salvaje Oeste Americano, un vaquero envejecido monta su caballo de confianza tratando de huir del paso del tiempo, mientras recuerda el singular momento que definió su vida con una mujer de su juventud.

Un homme d'affaires en voyage s'installe dans une autre chambre de motel. Celle-ci est exactement comme toutes les autres. Les mêmes rideaux fades. Le même papier peint décoloré. La même odeur de renfermé. Alors que le monde poursuit sa course à l'extérieur de la porte du motel, il évalue sa carrière et sa vie, se demandant: "Où suis-je ?"

Rio, a place of beauty, excitement, and wonder. A place where you are free to dance until your feet ache and sing until you can no more. In this short story, a woman and her mother experience this and more during their visit to Brazil's most famous city.

This audio program will take you on a tour of many of the world's most exclusive private clubs. Each of these clubs has amazing decor and state-of-the-art facilities, combined with the spirit of entrepreneurial energy, exclusivity, and the relaxed air of success. They include: CORE Club in Manhattan, Yellowstone Club in Montana, White's in London, Yacht Club de Monaco, Capital Club in Dubai, and many more! So sit back and enjoy the ride!

Pinned follows Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane, two high school seniors, as they embark on the most important winter of their lives in a quest for the New Jersey state high school wrestling championship.

Imagine for a moment you're Marcus Cooper. A slick stranger meets you in a bar. You're drunk. You talk a lot. Without realizing it he's learning about you. Your desire for money and women. By night's end he makes you a million-dollar proposition to cause a drunk-driving accident. Sounds crazy to you? Maybe, maybe not. You're out of work. Bills are piling up. You owe your bookie six grand. But mostly you're twenty years removed from being the high-school football star you once were, doubting how much longer life is worth living.

Hear a lecture given by young-adult author Alfred C. Martino to high-school students as he discusses the craft of writing and his novels, Perfected by Girls, Pinned, and Over the End Line. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, and graduated from Millburn High School, where is played varsity soccer and was captain of the varsity wrestling team. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City, New Jersey.

She's the lone girl on the Ashton High wrestling team, grappling with opponents who refuse to compete against her, a few who want to crush her, and a coach who's less-than-pleased having a female in his practice room. At home, Mel's parents forbid her from seeing her new boyfriend, her grandmother insists she start preparing for her future by taking a dready office internship, and her infuriating older brother, who's the varsity team captain, flirts with her best friend, Jade. Just when it seems things can't get any more complicated, an off-handed comments puts Mel at odds with her teammates, her brother, and her coach.

Kyle Saint-Claire is everything Jonny Fehey wishes to be: A star on the soccer field, a straight-A student, and king of Millburn High's social ladder. Jonny unhappily accepts his position on a lesser rung, until fate steps in and Jonny scores the go-ahead goal in the county soccer championships...and it looks like he will finally make it into the popular crowd. But at the victory party, a classmate is raped and Jonny's world begins to unravel.

Set in the mythical Wild West, an aging cowboy deals with the passage of time while recalling a life-defining moment with a woman of his youth. Alfred C. Martino is the author of the novels Perfected by Girls, Pinned, and Over The End Line as well as,the short stories "Quiet Desperation" and "Grad School Daydreams." A resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, he is a graduate of Duke University and the Marshall Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California.

I have never murdered, and I have never been murdered, but I have dreamed of both. Alfred C. Martino is the author of three highly acclaimed novels, Perfected By Girls, Over the End Line, and Pinned. Mr. Martino was born and raised in Short Hills, New Jersey, and graduated from Millburn High School. He is a graduate of Duke University and The Marshall Graduate School of Business at the University of Southern California. He currently lives in Jersey City.

"Mother, Interrupter" is a humorous short story about a mother who interrupts her son as he is in the most delicate and intimate of situations.

Are you interested in a career in law enforcement? This audio will give you basic information on a number of law enforcement careers, including: border patrol agent, bounty hunter, corrections officer, court officer, crime scene investigator, criminal profiler, customs agent, game warden, police officer, military officer, parole officer, detective, sketch artist, private investigator, security guard, and substance abuse counsellor.

Tirée de l'esprit de l'auteur Alfred C. Martino, cette nouvelle jaillit des rues sombres et violentes du Los Angeles des années 1990. Comme l'explique le protagoniste, la sueur de la chaleur du sud de la Californie dégoulinant sur son Glock : « Je n'ai jamais commis de meurtre et je n'ai jamais été assassiné. Mais j'ai rêvé des deux. »

Aus der Feder von Autor Alfred C. Martino: Eine Kurzgeschichte, die aus den düsteren und gewalttätigen Straßen des Los Angeles der 1990er Jahre stammt. Der Protagonist erklärt, während ihm der Schweiß der südkalifornischen Hitze auf die Glock tropft: „Ich habe nie gemordet und bin nie ermordet worden. Aber ich habe von beidem geträumt.“

Dans un bar chic, un homme aperçoit, de l'autre côté de la salle bondée, la femme de ses rêves, assise seule. Il ne peut la laisser filer. Lissant sa veste, serrant son nœud de cravate, il s'approche d'elle et engage la conversation. Que faire ensuite ?

Un homme, accablé par le stress de son travail, prend à contrecœur un jour de congé pour se détendre à la plage. Il y rencontre un petit garçon qui change sa vision des moments simples de la vie.

La toccante storia di un uomo sulla cinquantina che incontra inaspettatamente (o forse no) il suo migliore amico del liceo, mentre si raccontano le rispettive vite, rinnovano la loro amicizia e rimpiangono il passare di così tanti decenni.

En un bar de lujo, un hombre observa desde el otro lado de la sala abarrotada a la mujer de sus sueños sentada sola. No puede dejarla escapar. Se alisa la chaqueta, se aprieta la corbata, se acerca a ella y entabla conversación. ¿Qué sigue? La Fecha es un cuento escrito por el novelista Alfred C. Martino.

Rio, un luogo di bellezza, eccitazione e meraviglia. Un luogo dove sei libero di ballare finché i tuoi piedi non fanno più male e di cantare fino a quando non puoi più. Una donna e sua madre vivono questo e altro durante la loro visita alla città più famosa del Brasile.