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Oh, Play That Thing! (2004) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It is Vol. 2 of The Last Roundup series, and follows on from Vol. 1, A Star Called Henry. Roddy Doyle (born May 1958 in Dublin) is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. ...
The Last Roundup is a series of novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. ...
A Star Called Henry (1999) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. ...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Having fallen foul of his erstwhile comrades in the Irish Republican Army, Henry escapes to America. In New York, he becomes involved in advertising, pornography and bootlegging. After stepping on the toes of the Mob, Henry heads for Chicago, where he becomes the manager and partner-in-crime of Louis Armstrong. He becomes reunited with his wife and daughter, and, much to his dismay, the IRA. The West Cork Flying Column during the War of Independence. ...
Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to present) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government ⢠President ⢠Vice President Federal republic...
Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...
Generally speaking, advertising is the promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas, usually by an identified sponsor. ...
Pornographic movies Pornography (from Greek ÏοÏνογÏαÏία pornographia â literally writing about or drawings of prostitutes) (also informally referred to as porn, or porno) is the representation of the human body or human sexual behaviour with the goal of sexual arousal, similar to, but distinct from, erotica, though the two terms are often...
Bootlegging is a slang term to describe smuggling. ...
Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...
Louis Armstrongs stage personality matched his flashy trumpet as captured in this photo by William P. Gottlieb. ...
The acronym IRA may refer to: Irish Republican Army See also List of IRAs Irish Republican Army, the self-proclaimed Army of the Irish Republic that fought the Irish War of Independence against British rule, 1916 - 1921 Irish Republican Army (1922-1969): Originally the Anti-Treaty or Republican side in...
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