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Eddie's Bastard 

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William KowalskiEddie's Bastard (1999)
A novel by William Kowalski

 
"Eddie's Bastard" is William Amos Mann IV, known as Billy -- the son of a heroic pilot killed in Vietnam and an unknown woman. The last in a line of proud, individualistic Irish-American men, Billy is discovered in a basket at the door of the dilapidated mansion where his bitter, hard-drinking grandfather, Thomas Mann, has exiled himself. Astonished and moved by the arrival of his unexpected progeny, Thomas sets out to raise the boy himself -- on a diet of love, fried baloney, and the fascinating lore of their shared heritage. Listening to his sets out to capture the stories on paper. He is a Mann, Grandpa reminds him daily, and thus destined for greatness.

Through the tales of his ancestors, his own experiences, and the unforgettable characters who enhance and enliven his adolescence, Billy learns of bravery and cowardice, of life and death, of the heart's capacity for love and for unremitting hatred, eventually grasping the meaning of family and history and their power to shape destiny. Steeped in imagery and threaded with lyricism, Eddie's Bastard is a novel of discovery, of a young man's emergence into the world, and the endless possibilities it offers.

 
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Hardback Editions

October 1999 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0060193557Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 0-06-019355-7 / 978-0-06-019355-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harpercollins
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January 1967 : Hardback
Title: Eddie`s bastard : a novel
Author(s): William Kowalski
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Paperback Editions

January 2001 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0552998591Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 0-552-99859-1 / 978-0-552-99859-8 (UK edition)
Publisher: Black Swan
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December 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0061098256Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 0-06-109825-6 / 978-0-06-109825-3 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
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January 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0385600887Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 0-385-60088-7 / 978-0-385-60088-0 (USA edition)
Publisher: Doubleday
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January 1999 : Paperback
Title: Eddie's Bastard, A Novel
Author(s): William Kowalski
Publisher: HarperCollings, nd, c
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1997 : Paperback
Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Audio Editions

2002 : Audio Cassette
Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 1-4025-0230-3 / 978-1-4025-0230-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Recorded Books
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September 1999 : Audio Cassette
Cover of ISBN: 0694522058Title: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
ISBN: 0-694-52205-8 / 978-0-694-52205-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperAudio
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Other Editions

December 2011 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B00667HH7ATitle: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
Publisher: Transworld Digital
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May 2009 : Kindle edition
Cover of ISBN: B002BD2UXOTitle: Eddie's Bastard
Author(s): William Kowalski
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
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