Les Hinton Livres

1966. Tucsa, Oklahoma. Deux bandes rivales, les Socs - la jeunesse dorée de la ville - et les Greasers - sortes de blousons noirs aux cheveux gominés -, se livrent une guerre sans merci. Ponyboy Curtis, quatorze ans, est un Greaser. Il traîne dans les rues avec ses copains qui, comme lui, sont des loubards. Mais le meurtre d'un Soc bouleverse brutalement sa vie insouciante, le mettant hors la loi. Au fil d'événements dramatiques, le jeune garçon va devenir adulte et faire l'apprentissage de l'amour et de la mort.

An American modern classic of gritty realism, written from S. E. Hinton's own personal experience when she was just 17.

From the best-selling author of The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton's Tex explores friendships, conflict, depression, self-destructive behavior, and truth and acceptance. This edition includes a new and exclusive Author's Note. Easygoing and reckless, Tex, likes everyone and everything, especially his horse, Negrito, and Johnny Collins' blue-eyed sister, Jamie. Life with his older brother, Mason, would be just about perfect if only he would stop complaining about Pop, who hasn't been home in five months. While Mason worries about paying the bills and getting a basketball scholarship--his ticket out of Oklahoma--Tex just seems to attract trouble. When everything seems to be falling apart, how can Tex find a way to keep things together?

Byron and Mark are like brothers but when they get to 16 things begin to change. Byron is into girls but Mark is only interested in making money, yet they still enjoy hustling pool games in Charlie's Bar. When Charlie is killed defending them in a brawl Byron and Mark begin to drift apart. Byron is in love with Cathy and has to make the decision of his life when her drug-addicted brother goes missing.

A brilliantly evocative memoir from the golden age of newspaper publishing, from a man who helped define our modern media. Les Hinton worked with Rupert Murdoch for more than five decades, and in that time witnessed the transformation of our media landscape. From copy boy at Murdoch’s first paper to senior executive at News Corp, his stories about Clinton and Blair, Brown and Cameron, Princess Diana, Johnny Rotten, phone-hacking, and the man himself, Rupert Murdoch, are as insightful as they are revolutionary. This is one of the defining media memoirs of our age.

From the best-selling author of The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton's Taming the Star Runner explores loneliness and the need to belong, and the inevitability of change--universal struggles associated with coming-of-age. This edition includes a new and exclusive Author's Note. Travis is the epitome of cool, especially when he's in trouble. But when he's sent to stay on his uncle's ranch, he finds that his tough attitude doesn't make him any friends, and his city survival skills are no match for the unforgiving land. He does find friendship of a sort with Casey, who runs a riding school. She's the bravest person Travis has ever met, and crazy enough to try to tame the Star Runner, her beautiful and dangerous horse, always on edge and about to explode--like Travis himself.

Rusty-James wants to be as great a street-fighter as his older brother until Bill Wilcox suddenly pulls a knife on him.

Set against the backdrop of the golden age of newspaper publishing, this memoir offers a vivid portrayal of the author's experiences and insights that shaped modern media. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, it captures the essence of an era marked by journalistic innovation and the evolving landscape of communication. The narrative not only highlights the author's contributions but also delves into the challenges and triumphs faced in the industry, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in media history.