One for Our Baby (Joe Buonomo Mysteries) - Tapa dura

"Sandrolini's raucous first novel stars Joe Buonomo, a WWII fighter ace who's now a freight pilot and friend of Frank Sinatra. . . . Buonomo's heroics keep pace with the rising body count in this over-the-top period crime thriller." --"Publishers Weekly" "Sterling Lord has always seemed to me one of the last real gentlemen in the book publishing business, so courtly, gracious and calm that it's hard to believe that any author ever screamed at him, but this and many other revelations in his book, prove that he is a consummate storyteller as well as a virtual institution after more than sixty years of agenting. Anyone who wants to know how the book business works (or used to work) ought to read this book. I had a great time reading it." --Michael Korda "Sterling Lord has been giving a masterclass in shepherding authors through the forests of publishing for fifty years. In Lord of Publishing he tells us how he did it. A revelation even for those of us lucky enough to have been with him all those years." --Nicholas Pileggi "This is a rare--if not unique--in-depth chronicle of a life spent with great determination and success in helping writers chart their often difficult way to publication. Lord of Publishing takes us behind the scenes, unfolding dozens of fascinating stories that reveal the challenges not only of launching a writer's first book but perhaps as important shepherding his career, sometimes for decades. To my mind there's nothing else quite like this rewarding chronicle. Writers--and editors too--who came to know Sterling Lord can thank their lucky stars." --Robert Loomis "Fifty years ago when I was the Articles Editor of Life, I bought a number of properties from Sterling Lord to excerpt in the magazine. I was so impressed by his professional judgment and I so much enjoyed his friendship that I asked him to be my own literary agent, which he has been for many years. Today I am no longer writing books, but as you will see from his delightful and zingy memoir, Sterling is still going as strong as ever." --Ralph Graves "Recognizing the merits of Jack Kerouac's On the Road, the first novel submitted to him, Lord shopped the book around for four years until it found the right publisher--and instant literary immortality . . . Any reader interested in American literary culture of the last half-century will find something to savor." --Publishers Weekly Sterling Lord has always seemed to me one of the last real gentlemen in the book publishing business, so courtly, gracious and calm that it s hard to believe that any author ever screamed at him, but this and many other revelations in his book, prove that he is a consummate storyteller as well as a virtual institution after more than sixty years of agenting. Anyone who wants to know how the book business works (or used to work) ought to read this book. I had a great time reading it. Michael Korda Sterling Lord has been giving a masterclass in shepherding authors through the forests of publishing for fifty years. In Lord of Publishing he tells us how he did it.A revelation even for those of us lucky enough to have been with him all those years. Nicholas Pileggi This is a rare if not unique in-depth chronicle of a life spent with great determination and success in helping writers chart their often difficult way to publication.Lord of Publishingtakes us behind the scenes, unfolding dozens of fascinating stories that reveal the challenges not only of launching a writer s first book but perhaps as important shepherding his career, sometimes for decades.To my mind there s nothing else quite like this rewarding chronicle. Writers and editors too who came to know Sterling Lord can thank their lucky stars. Robert Loomis Fifty years ago when I was the Articles Editorof Life, I bought a number of properties from Sterling Lord to excerpt in the magazine. I was so impressed by his professional judgment and Iso much enjoyed his friendship that I asked him to be my own literary agent, which he has been for many years.Today I am no longer writing books, but as you will see from his delightful and zingy memoir, Sterling is still going as strong as ever. Ralph Graves Recognizing the merits of Jack Kerouac s On the Road, the first novel submitted to him, Lord shopped the book around for four years until it found the right publisher and instant literary immortality . . .Any reader interested in American literary culture of the last half-century will find something to savor. Publishers Weekly"

For the sake of Ol' Blue Eyes, a pilot searches California for the woman they both love When World War II ended, fighter ace Joe Buonomo didn't make it back for the parades. After nearly a decade adrift in troubled seas, he washed up in California, determined to re-claim his life. In 1954, he met Helen, one of the fresh-faced girls eager to break into Hollywood. They fell blissfully in love and got engaged--until Joe's post-war past intervened, and he lost his fiancee. Years later, Joe's running an air freight business and doing the occasional odd job for a certain crooner named Frank Sinatra. One afternoon, Joe agrees to give Sinatra's latest honey a lift to Los Angeles, where she has a screen test the next morning. Not until she arrives at the airport does he realize it's Helen. After just a few hours together, Joe and Helen confess their old feelings still burn. But the next day, Helen never makes it to the studio. She's vanished into thin air. To find her, Joe will have to go up against the mob, the FBI, and the forces behind presidential candidate John F. Kennedy. The only catch is, who is he rescuing her for--Sinatra? Or himself?