Robert Stone
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With soaring vision and profound intelligence, Robert Stone has written a harrowing, breathtaking novel about our desperate search, at any price, for the consolation of redemption—and about the people who are all too willing to provide it. A violent confrontation in the Gaza Strip, a mind-altering pilgrimage, a race through riot-filled Jerusalem streets, a cat-and-mouse game in an underground maze, a desperate attempt to prevent a bomb from...
3) Chasing the moon: the people, the politics, and the promise that launched America into the space age
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JFK issued the historic moon landing challenge. These are the stories of the visionaries who helped America complete his vision with the first lunar landing fifty years ago.
A Companion Book to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE® Film on PBS®
Going in depth to explore their stories beyond the PBS series, writer/producer Robert Stone—called “one of our most important documentary filmmakers” by Entertainment Weekly—brings...
A Companion Book to the AMERICAN EXPERIENCE® Film on PBS®
Going in depth to explore their stories beyond the PBS series, writer/producer Robert Stone—called “one of our most important documentary filmmakers” by Entertainment Weekly—brings...
4) Dog Soldiers
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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1997
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National Book Award Winner: A "harrowing" novel of the Vietnam era filled with "white-knuckled suspense" (Time).
In Saigon during the waning days of the Vietnam War, a small-time journalist named John Converse thinks he'll find action—and profit—by getting involved in a heroin shipment. But back in the States, things go horribly wrong.
From the New York Times–bestselling author of
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The pieces in this new volume vary greatly in length-some are almost novellas, others no more than a page-but all share the signature blend of longing, violence, black humor, sex and drugs that has helped Stone illuminate the dark corners of the human soul. Entire lives are laid out with remarkable precision, in captivating prose: a screenwriter carries on a decades-long affair with a beautiful actress, whose descent into addiction he can neither...
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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2012
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By "one of the most impressive novelists of his generation" (The New York Review of Books), Children of Light is a searing, indelible love story of two ravaged spirits, played out under the merciless, magnifying prism of Hollywood.
Gordon Walker, screenwriter and actor, has systematically ruined his family and his health with cocaine and alcohol. Lee Verger is an actress of uncommon and unfulfilled promise, whom Gordon has known...
Gordon Walker, screenwriter and actor, has systematically ruined his family and his health with cocaine and alcohol. Lee Verger is an actress of uncommon and unfulfilled promise, whom Gordon has known...
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Grand Teton National Park may be one of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring parks of the Rocky Mountains. The craggy Teton peaks reach as high as 13,770 feet, forming a bony ridge through Wyoming along the Continental Divide. Fronting the Teton Range lies the twisting and curving Snake River, winding its way down the Jackson Hole Valley. The reflections of the Tetons gently ripple across the river's serene water.
Now in its 5th edition, Day Hikes...
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Day Hikes Around Big Sur includes 99 unforgettable hikes along spectacular coastal headlands in Central California, where the Santa Lucia Mountains rise over 5,000 feet from the Pacific Ocean. The routes have been chosen to offer a great selection of shoreline excursions, beaches, wilderness hikes, waterfalls, canyons, and panoramic overlooks while including a range of hiking levels.
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Orange County is more than just a suburban landscape. More than 30% of the land is preserved greenspace. The county's long, sandy coastline is back-dropped by the undeveloped Santa Ana Mountains. The coast-to-mountain geography creates a diverse terrain that offers many opportunities for exploration. This essential guide describes how to get to trailheads in the Santa Ana Range, the best trails in the county's parklands, and access points to the coastline....
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California's Sonoma County is, known for its wineries and a magnificent natural landscape-a picturesque mix of rugged coastline, steep cliffs, forested hillsides, and verdant agricultural valleys. A collection of 125 of the county's best day hikes are combined into this guide, providing access to 60 miles of coastline and thousands of acres of greenspace. All hiking levels are included, with a focus on mid-range hikes.
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The 50-mile-long Santa Monica Mountains parallel the coastline in Southern California, dividing the Pacific coast from the interior valleys. The majority of the range is located within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, the world's largest national park at 150,000 acres, including three major state parks.
Included in this new guide are 138 day hikes, with an additional section of 13 hikes that traverses the full length of the 68-mile...
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Day Hikes Around Monterey and Carmel includes 127 hikes from the north end of Monterey Bay to the Big Sur coastline. Many hikes are, found along the amazing coastline; other hikes explore the interior mountains and hillsides. The routes have been, chosen to offer a great selection of shoreline excursions, beaches, residential paths, wilderness hikes, cool canyons, and panoramic overlooks while including a range of hiking levels. Hikes take from one...
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Ventura County is a scenic coastal county that lies just north of Los Angeles. The diverse topography includes national forest land, wilderness areas, mountain ranges, and over 50-miles of coastline. Miles of hiking trails weave through the open space, parks, forests, and coastal mountains that together form an ecological corridor. In addition, a network of trails are accessible within the metropolitan areas, where the open spaces have been, thoughtfully...
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The stories collected in Bear and His Daughter span nearly thirty years - 1969 to the present - and they explore, acutely and powerfully, the humanity that unites us. In "Miserere," a widowed librarian with an unspeakable secret undertakes an unusual and grisly role in the anti-abortion crusade. "Under the Pitons" is the harrowing story of a reluctant participant in a drug-running scheme and the grim and unexpected consequences of his involvement....
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Robert Stone's remarkable novel is a psychological thriller of razor-sharp intensity: mysterious, erotic, and deeply readable.
Michael Ahearn, a professor at a rural college, sheds his comfortable assumptions when he becomes obsessed with a new faculty member from the Caribbean, Lara Purcell. An expert in Third World politics, Lara is seductive, dangerous - and in thrall, she claims, to a voodoo spirit who has taken possession of her soul.
Impassioned...
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There is an old saying, "God created the Grand Canyon, but he lives in Sedona." The Sedona region is home to extraordinary red rock formations, natural arches, majestic pinnacles, cliffs, gorges, sculpted canyons, mesas with panoramic views, ancient Indian ruins, plus year-round creeks and swimming holes.
Sedona offers an abundance of outdoor activities, and hiking is one of the most popular. Day Hikes Around Sedona is a comprehensive guide to the...
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Expanded edition includes 160-day hikes in and around Los Angeles and over 230 maps. Hikes range from boardwalk strolls along the ocean to shady canyon trails that lead to panoramic overlooks. This is an essential guide to discovering the city's thousands of acres of public green space, as well as, many access points to the coastline.
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Day Hikes Around Ventura County now includes 116-day hikes in this scenic coastal county just north of Los Angeles. These hikes range from the Pacific Coast to the mountainous interior and national forests. Highlights include coastal estuaries and tide pools, long beaches backed by bluffs, waterfalls, swimming holes, forested canyons, secluded creek paths, caves, ridge walks, historic sights, filming locations, and rugged outcroppings...from relaxing,...
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The Santa Barbara landscape is a picturesque mix of sandy coastline and forested mountains. The temperate climate and gentle ocean breezes have distinguished this area as the "jewel of the American Riviera." This comprehensive guide clearly describes the attractions and routes to all of the area's best day hikes. A wide range of hikes accommodates all levels of experience, from coastal beach walks to steep canyon climbs with stunning panoramas.
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Yosemite is one of the world's most popular national parks. Visitors go there to see Yosemite Valley, Half dome, the stunning waterfalls, giant sequoia groves, and the pristine alpine meadows. These 80-day hikes include all of the park's well-known attractions, plus many other hiking options to out-of-the-way destinations and unique vistas. Spectacular scenery and hikes for every level of experience.