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Thomas Kelly

    Thomas Kelly crea romanzi profondamente radicati nella città di New York, attingendo dal suo variegato background di operaio edile e dalle sue esperienze nella politica sindacale. Il suo lavoro offre un'esplorazione cruda delle intersezioni tra l'edilizia, la criminalità organizzata e il funzionamento interno del governo cittadino. La voce distintiva di Kelly dà vita alle complesse realtà della vita urbana e agli individui che plasmano la metropoli.

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    Boomtown Blues
    A history of adult education in Great Britain
    Moon Lander
    • Moon Lander

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Chief engineer Thomas J. Kelly gives a firsthand account of designing, building, testing, and flying the Apollo lunar module. It was, he writes, “an aerospace engineer’s dream job of the century.” Kelly’s account begins with the imaginative process of sketching solutions to a host of technical challenges with an emphasis on safety, reliability, and maintainability. He catalogs numerous test failures, including propulsion-system leaks, ascent-engine instability, stress corrosion of the aluminum alloy parts, and battery problems, as well as their fixes under the ever-present constraints of budget and schedule. He also recaptures the exhilaration of hearing Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong report that “The Eagle has landed,” and the pride of having inadvertently provided a vital “lifeboat” for the crew of the disabled Apollo 13.

      Moon Lander
      4,4
    • Boomtown Blues

      • 476pagine
      • 17 ore di lettura

      In New York entsteht ein Tunnel, der die Stadt mit Wasser aus den Bergen versorgen soll. Für die Baufirma bedeutet das ein Milliardengeschäft, das der Besitzer ohne die um die Rechte der Arbeiter bemühten Gewerkschaften machen will. Er verbündet sich mit der Mafia und entfacht damit Bandenkriege, denen die Polizei nicht mehr Herr wird

      Boomtown Blues
      3,5
    • De afrekening

      roman

      • 372pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      In het New York van de jaren tachtig krijgt een student die in de tunnelbouw werkt, te maken met het feit dat zijn broer een huurmoordenaar is en lid is van een bende die de bouwwereld beheerst.

      De afrekening