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Ponicsan, Darryl was born on May 26, 1938 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank and Ann Ponicsan.
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Dust jacket art by Al Pisano. His eighth book. The story of a woodcarver and his traumatic mid-life crisis by the author of Cinderella Liberty and The Last Detail.
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In this gripping novel, Beef Buddusky, who wanted no more than a one-day job when he entered the Salvation Army in Colorado Springs, finds himself swept up by an obsessive mother with a diabolical plot. Rootless and homesick for a family, he is manipulated into joining what is clearly a deranged plan hatched by the first person in his wanderings to treat him kindly. The time comes when he is unwilling to go further, yet not able to step all the way back. Ginny Wynn, thwarted in her dreams of graceful living, has piled all her twisted emotions on the back of Gordie, her policeman son, who has never found a way to stand up to her. He asserts his manhood and independence by marrying a woman his mother would never approve of, and then tries to keep it secret. Ginny is determined that she will be the only woman in Gordie s life, at whatever cost. The end of the battle for the heart and soul of Ginny s son is only the beginning for Beef, who must find a space to live in between the legal and moral definitions of the word, Accomplice. The portrait of this inarticulate, lonely man making his way toward a personal redemption is both moving and memorable.
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This biographical novel is a revealing look into the very colorful, larger-than-life Western silent-film superstar Tom Mix. The author demonstrates having done meticulous research by interviewing friends, family, and colleagues--contemporaries who knew Tom Mix intimately and paints a vivid sense of who he was. Mix is seemingly forgotten by many Americans, yet he truly was a superstar in every sense of the word. This is even more amazing given that media weren't anything near as high-tech and real-time-oriented as today. He was internationally known for doing most of his own amazing stunts and traveling with his own circus/Wild-West show. The author also reveals that Mix's personal life was no less colorful with: five ex-wives, a huge Hollwood mansion, a fleet of luxury cars and a propensity to drink. Yet he maintained a squeaky-clean, super-hero-like public image. Some of his movies are available online and are worth the look--especially when you realize they were done in an era of few special effects. This book will motivate you to get your hands on these films. "The Last Trail", "The Great K&A Train Robbery" and "Sky High" are great examples of surviving Tom Mix films.
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The classic bestselling novels The Last Detail and Cinderella Liberty reprinted in a special Stairway Press edition with a new Foreword by the author. These classics of American literature represent a rich reading experience and are pithy, satirical and truer-than-true snapshots of real life in the Navy.
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Ponicsan, Darryl was born on May 26, 1938 in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Frank and Ann Ponicsan.
He attended Muhlenberg College, (Bachelor of Arts, 1959) and Cornell University, (Master of Arts, 1965).
He is best known as the author of the 1971 novel The Last Detail, which was adapted into a 1973 movie starring Jack Nicholson. And for the 1973 novel and screenplay Cinderella Liberty, starring James Caan. Ponicsan writes mystery novels under the pen name Anne Argula.
Ponicsan also wrote the screenplays for the Columbia Broadcasting System movie A Girl Called Hatter Fox (1977), the movies Nuts (1987), School Ties (1992), the Home Box Office movie The Enemy Within (1992), and the Columbia Broadcasting System series The Mississippi (1983).
He has worked frequently with producer-director Harold Becker, penning scripts for Taps (1981),, and
(In this gripping novel, Beef Buddusky, who wanted no more...)
(The classic bestselling novels The Last Detail and Cinder...)
(This biographical novel is a revealing look into the very...)
(Unlike the other branches of the armed services, the navy...)
(This is an action novel featuring sailors who are about t...)
(Poniscan's fourth book, basis of the film starring James ...)
(The Ringmaster Hardcover January 1, 1978 by Darryl Ponics...)
(1973 critically acclaimed best seller)
(Dust jacket art by Al Pisano. His eighth book. The story ...)
(BCE Dial Press HC with DJ. 1970)
(paperback)
Served with United States Navy, 1962-1965.
Married Cecilia Ponicsan, September 8, 1979. Children: Lori, Dylan.