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The million-copy bestseller, which is a ground-breaking meditation
on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of
storytelling. 'The Things They Carried' is, on its surface, a
sequence of award-winning stories about the madness of the Vietnam
War; at the same time it has the cumulative power and unity of a
novel, with recurring characters and interwoven strands of plot and
theme. But while Vietnam is central to 'The Things They Carried',
it is not simply a book about war. It is also a book about the
human heart - about the terrible weight of those things we carry
through our lives.
An American Master returns: The author of The Things They
Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a
brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery by a
disgraced journalist sparks a cross-country chase through a nation
corroded by shameless delusion and deceit. At 11:34 a.m. one
Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community
National Bank in northern California. “How much is on hand, would
you say?†he asked the teller. “I’ll want it all.â€
“You’re robbing me?†“Not you,†Boyd replied, revealing a
Temptation .38 Special. Angie Bing, the teller, scraped together
$81,000. Boyd stuffed the cash into a paper grocery
bag. “I’m sorry about this,†he said, “but I’ll
have to ask you to take a ride with me. …†So begins the
adventure of Boyd Halverson—star journalist turned notorious
online disinformation troll turned JC Penny manager—and his
irrepressible hostage, Angie Bing. Haunted by his past and weary of
his present, Boyd has one goal before the authorities catch up with
him: settle a score with the man who destroyed his life. By Monday
Boyd and Angie reach Mexico; by winter, they are in a lakefront
mansion in Minnesota. On their trail are hitmen, jealous lovers,
ex-cons, an heiress, a billionaire shipping tycoon, a three-tour
veteran of Iraq, and the ghosts of Boyd’s past. Everyone, it
seems, except the police. America Fantastica marks the
triumphant return of an essential voice in American letters. Just
as O’Brien’s modern classic, The Things They Carried, so
brilliantly reflected the unromantic truth of war, America
Fantastica puts a mirror to a nation and a time that has
become dangerously unmoored from truth and greedy for delusion.
The sixth series of the roots music show in which musicians from
Britain and the USA perform together with a house band led by Jerry
Douglas and Aly Bain. Featured artists in this series include Maura
O'Connell, Cara Dillon, Julie Fowlis, Karen Matheson and Tim
O'Brien.
Since its first publication, "The Things They Carried" has become
an unparalleled Vietnam testament, a classic work of American
literature, and a profound study of war that illuminates the
capacity, and the limits, of the human heart and soul.
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July, July (Paperback)
Tim O'Brien
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"Insidiously, compulsively readable." -- MSNBC
At the thirtieth reunion of the Darton Hall College class of 1969,
ten old friends join their classmates for a summer weekend of
dancing, drinking, flirting, reminiscing, and regret. The three
decades since graduation have brought marriage and divorce,
children and careers, hopes deferred and replaced." July, July"
tells the heart-rending and often hilarious story of men and women
who came into adulthood at a moment when American ideals and
innocence began to fade. These lives will ring familiar to anyone
who has dreamed, worked, and struggled to keep course toward a
happy ending.
With humor and a sense of wistful hope, "July, July" speaks
directly to the American character and its resilience, striking
deep at the emotional center of our lives.
"A symphony of American life." -- "All Things Considered," NPR
"A small-scale tour de force by an American original . . . O'Brien
is one of the most accomplished members of a generation of writers
that includes Don DeLillo and Thomas Pynchon." --" Atlanta
Journal-Constitution "
"Astonishing for its] clarity of character, for its] narrative
thrills and surprises, for its] humor and hard-won wisdom . . .
"July, July" gives readers plenty of reasons to celebrate." --
"Chicago Sun-Times "
"Perceptive, affectionate and often very funny." -- "Boston Herald
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"A deeply satisfying story . . . O'Brien is intelligent and
daring, but he is also eminently accessible." -- "O, the Oprah
Magazine"
"Taut and compelling." --" Los Angeles Times Book Review
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"Beautifully realized, heartbreakingly honest." -- "Providence
Journal-Bulletin
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"Almost impossible to put down." -- "Austin American-Statesman
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Rooted in the everyday reality of special and mainstream
classrooms, this book aims to help teachers promote positive
behavior by approaching challenging behavior as a learning
difficulty. The author tackles the issue of how teachers can
analyze and meet the range of individual learning needs, and
considers the link between the management of teaching and learning
and challenging behavior. In addition, he provides practical
preventative and intervention strategies, and offers advice on
observing behavior and a description of a system for teacher
support. A strong commitment to the curriculum, particularly in EBD
schools, is set within a framework of spiritual development for all
children.
First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published to critical acclaim by Houghton Mifflin, Tim
O'Brien's celebrated classic In the Lake of the Woods now returns
to the house in a gorgeous new Mariner paperback edition. This
riveting novel of love and mystery from the author of The Things
They Carried examines the lasting impact of the twentieth century's
legacy of violence and warfare, both at home and abroad. When
long-hidden secrets about the atrocities he committed in Vietnam
come to light, a candidate for the U.S. Senate retreats with his
wife to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota. Within days of
their arrival, his wife mysteriously vanishes into the watery
wilderness.
In a tour de force of black comedy, award-winning novelist Tim
O'Brien explores the battle of the sexes and creates a savage,
startlingly inventive tale with a memorably maddening hero, a
modern-day Don Juan who embodies the desires and bewilderment of
men everywhere. Pompous, vain, shallow, inconsiderate,
untrustworthy, fickle... linguistics professor Thomas 'Tomcat'
Chippering is a man much like any other. But when his serial
flirting finally drives his wife into the arms of a Florida tycoon,
it is more than his fragile pride can stand, and he sets off in
pursuit, with vengeance on his mind...
Hailed as one of the finest books to emerge from the Vietnam War,
If I Die in a Combat Zone is a fascinating insight into the lives
of the soldiers caught in the conflict. First published in 1973,
this intensely personal novel about one foot soldier's tour of duty
in Vietnam established Tim O'Brien's reputation as the outstanding
chronicler of the Vietnam experience for a generation of Americans.
From basic training to the front line and back again, he takes the
reader on an unforgettable journey - walking the minefields of My
Lai, fighting the heat and the snipers in an alien land, crawling
into the ghostly tunnels - as he explores the ambiguities of
manhood and morality in a war no one believes in.
A remarkable novel from the National Book Award-winning author of
'Going After Cacciato' and 'The Things They Carried', which
combines the power of the finest Vietnam fiction with the tension
of a many-layered mystery. In a remote lakeside cabin deep in the
Minnesota forests, Kathy Wade is comforting her husband John, an
ambitious politician, after a devastating electoral defeat. Then
one night she vanishes, and gradually the search for Kathy becomes
a voyage into the darkest corners of John Wade's life, a life of
deception and deceit - the life of a man able to escape everything
but the chains of his darkest secret.
Winner of the National Book Award, 'Going After Cacciato' captures
the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked the
Vietnam War, this strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and
fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day
lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the
jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris. In its memorable
evocation of men both fleeing from and meeting the demands of
battle, 'Going After Cacciato' stands as much more than just a
great war novel. Ultimately it's about the forces of fear and
heroism that do battle in the hearts of us all.
True-life reporting on vicious criminals and the haphazard system
that punishes themIn 1969, the Supreme Court justices cast votes in
secret that could have signaled the end of the death penalty.
Later, the justices' resolve began to unravel. Why? What were the
consequences for the rule of law and for the life at stake in the
case? These are some of the fascinating questions answered in
Murder at the Supreme Court. Veteran journalists Martin Clancy and
Tim O'Brien not only pull back the curtain of secrecy that
surrounds Supreme Court deliberations but also reveal the crucial
links between landmark capital-punishment cases and the lethal
crimes at their root. The authors take readers to crime scenes,
holding cells, jury rooms, autopsy suites, and execution chambers
to provide true-life reporting on vicious criminals and the
haphazard judicial system that punishes them. The cases reported
are truly "the cases that made the law." They have defined the
parameters that judges must follow for a death sentence to stand up
on appeal. Beyond the obvious questions regarding the dubious
deterrent effect of capital punishment or whether retribution is
sufficient justification for the death penalty (regardless of the
heinous nature of the crimes committed), the cases and crimes
examined in this book raise other confounding issues: Is lethal
injection really more humane than other methods of execution?
Should a mentally ill killer be forcibly medicated to make him
"well enough" to be executed? How does the race of the perpetrator
or the victim influence sentencing? Is heinous rape a capital
crime? How young is too young to be executed?This in-depth yet
highly accessible book provides compelling human stories that
illuminate the thorny legal issues behind the most noteworthy
capital cases.
Ward Hall ran across town and joined the circus for a part time gig
in 1944 when he was a "kid" living in Colorado. A year later, as a
15 year old 10th grade dropout, he ran away for good, joining the
Dailey Bros. Circus. He never looked back. By 16 he was performing
in a sideshow and by age 21, he owned a sideshow Today, 70 years
later and countless circus and side show, vaudeville and burlesque
house performances under his belt, Ward Hall is still in the
business. Ward has worked with a monkey girl, a half-lady/half man,
numerous fat men, countless sword swallowers, fire eaters, several
giants, big snakes, big rats and little horses. He has mastered
juggling, ventriloquism and the art of enticing thousands of
curious onlookers to part with their money and go inside the tent
of his world-famous sideshows. Ward has owned and operated
sideshows, animal shows, magic shows, and illusion shows with such
fashionable names as Magic on Parade; Wondercade: Aquarama water
circus; Gladiators vs. Mankillers wild animal show; World
Attractions; Sky High Circus; the Wonder Circus; the Pygmy Village;
and the World of Wonders. He has exhibited the World's smallest
woman, the World's tallest giant, and employed Pete Terhune, the
mighty fire-eating dwarf for 55 years. In addition to owning or
co-owning sideshows and circuses during his career, Ward has
written four books, four musical stage productions, been in seven
movies and more than 100 videos and TV specials, performed at
Madison Square Garden and the Lincoln Center in New York City and
has sung at Carnegie Hall. He is in the Hall of Fame of both the
Outdoor Amusement Business Assoc. and the International Independent
Showmen's Assoc. and is a member of the prestigious Circus Ring of
Fame in Sarasota, Fla. Ward is the only person in all three of
those halls of honor. Ward has operated the sideshow for many big
time circuses, including: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Circus, the Toby Tyler Circus, the Al G. Miller Circus, Circus
Vargas (where he was part owner of the circus for a while), Beatty
Cole, and the E.K. Fernandez Circus. Ward Hall's title of King of
the Sideshows is not a new or recent act of coronation, and as the
ruler of his own little world of misfits and human anomalies,
Ward's title isn't self-awarded, but is a judgment rendered by his
peers. The year 2014 is the King's 70th year anniversary in show
business. This is his story.
What happened to all those hopes and ideals? After thirty years, a group of friends are reunited in their old college gymnasium for a weekend of dancing and drinking, reminiscence and revelation. A mop manufacturer and a bigamist, a war veteran and a trophy wife, a glamour model and a defrocked priest ? each character has an extraordinary tale to tell in the compelling new novel from former National Book Award-winner Tim O?Brien.
Originally published in 1975, Tim O'Brien's debut novel demonstrates the emotional complexity and enthralling narrative tension that later earned him the National Book Award. At its core is the relationship between two brothers: one who went to Vietnam and one who stayed at home. As the two brothers struggle against an unexpected blizzard in Minnesota's remote north woods, what they discover about themselves and each other will change both of them for ever.
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Sharks in Lake Erie (Paperback)
H John Hildebrandt; Edited by Tim O'Brien; Designed by Jennifer Wright
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The Nuclear Age is about one man's slightly insane attempt to come to terms with a dilemma that confronts us all—a little thing called The Bomb. The year is 1995, and William Cowling has finally found the courage to meet his fears head-on. Cowling's courage takes the form of a hole that he begins digging in his backyard in an effort to "bury" all thoughts of the apocalypse. Cowling's wife, however, is ready to leave him; his daughter has taken to calling him "nutto"; and Cowling's own checkered past seems to be rising out of the crater taking shape on his lawn, besieging him with flashbacks and memories of a life that's had more than its share of turmoil. Brilliantly interweaving his masterful storytelling powers with dark, surreal humor and empathy for characters caught in circumstances beyond their control, Tim O'Brien brings us his most entertaining novel to date. At once wildly comic and sneakily profound, The Nuclear Age is also utterly unforgettable.
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