North and South:When her father leaves the Church in a crisis of conscience, Margaret Hale is uprooted from her comfortable home in Hampshire to move with her family to the north of England. Initially repulsed by the ugliness of her new surroundings in the industrial town of Milton, Margaret becomes aware of the poverty and suffering of the local mill workers and develops a passionate sense of social justice. This is intensified by her tempestuous relationship with the mill-owner and self-made man, John Thornton, as their fierce opposition over his treatment of his employees masks a deeper attraction. In North and South, Elizabeth Gaskell skillfully fused individual feeling with social concern, and in Margaret Hale created one of the most original heroines of Victorian literature.
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New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group - A Presidio Press Book, 1999. Mass Market. Near Fine. 370 Pages. June 1999 Edition. Six page center section of black and white photographs. … Plus…
New York: The Ballantine Publishing Group - A Presidio Press Book, 1999. Mass Market. Near Fine. 370 Pages. June 1999 Edition. Six page center section of black and white photographs. When you're in the death business, each dawn could be your last. Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there -- the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at seventeen, then being wounded in Santo Domingo during the Dominican crisis, Kugler arrived in Vietnam in early 1966. As a new sniper with the 4th Marines, Kugler picked up bush skills while attached to 3d Force Recon Company, then joined the grunts. To take advantage of that experience, he formed the Rogues, a five-sniper team that hunted in the Co Bi-Than Tan Valley for VC and NVA. His descriptions of long, tense waits, sudden deadly action, and NVA countersniper ambushes are fascinating. In this book Kugler demonstrates the importance to a sniper of patience, marksmanship, bush skills, and guts --- while underscoring exactly what a country demands of its youth when it sends them to war. Illustrated with three maps., The Ballantine Publishing Group - A Presidio Press Book, 1999, 4, -: Coronet, 2014. None. Hardback. Good. -. 1871. When Fergus Deagan`s wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family from Ireland to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, and also to marry again to make sure their children don`t miss out on a mother`s love. Disowned by her father for becoming pregnant, Cara Payton bears a stillborn baby. She struggles on in deep despair, until a plea to wet-nurse a motherless baby gives her life new purpose. When Fergus proposes marriage, she accepts. She respects him and is happy to stay with the baby she now loves. During the voyage to Australia, she and Fergus draw closer, until her past rears its ugly head and they face a terrible crisis . . . When they finally get to Fremantle, Fergus and Bram, always rivals, struggle to get along. To make matters worse, Bram has financial problems and there is no railway where Fergus can find engineering work. Can the two brothers solve their problems? And will the newcomers find a way to build a new life?, Coronet, 2014, 2.5, Hyperion. Very Good. 6.38 x 1.38 x 9.63 inches. Hardcover. 1997. 384 pages. <br>Years after giving up his dreams of becoming a pho tographer for law, Ben Bradford finds his perfect life falling ap art when his wife begins having an affair with a neighbor, a prof essional photographer, and Ben is suddenly faced with a dangerous choice. A first novel. Editorial Reviews Amazon com Review Osc ar Wilde once said that the only real tragedy in life is getting what you want. Ben Bradford, the protagonist of Douglas Kennedy's new novel, The Big Picture, is living proof of that adage. At th e start of Kennedy's novel, Ben Bradford would appear to have it all: a beautiful wife, a big suburban home, two kids and a partne rship in a prestigious New York law firm. But Ben's heart lies ne ither with his family nor his career. Instead, he dreams of being a photographer, and when he discovers his wife is having an affa ir with the man next door--who happens to be a photographer--Ben snaps and commits an act that will commit him to a whole new way of life, forever. Kennedy threads his tale of obsession, murder , and identity with themes that resonate strongly today: what com promises are worth making? What sacrifices require too much? The Big Picture is both a thriller and a cautionary tale concerning t he complexities of modern life. From Publishers Weekly This ast onishingly assured first novel, by an American working in London as a journalist, has a breathless readability that is rare-partic ularly as it seems at first to cover pretty familiar territory. B en Bradford is a Wall Street lawyer living a comfortable life in Connecticut, with a wife and two small children, but he seems to be heading, rather early, for a midlife crisis. He had always wan ted to be a photographer, still putters around at it, but feels h is life is ebbing away. Beth, his wife, a frustrated novelist, is increasingly estranged from him. Then Ben discovers she has take n a lover-ironically, another failed photographer-and in a confro ntation with the man, Gary Summers, Ben's accumulated rage leads to a moment of murderous madness. Both Beth's infatuation with Ga ry and Ben's maniacal rage seem rather out of character, but with that caveat, the rest of this headlong novel grips like a vise a s Ben carefully covers up his crime, disappears and takes on his victim's identity. The Big Picture has to be the most careful and imaginative exploration of such a situation ever penned, from th e details of how one convincingly contrives an apparent accidenta l death to the minutiae of building a new life, unrecognized, in a far place. In Ben's case, it is a small town in Montana, and hi s born-again existence there is rich in ironies, from his eventua l success as a photographer to his ultimate need to disappear yet again. The book is more than just a compelling read: it also has poignant and moving things to say about lost opportunities and w asted lives in America, the cynical quality of sudden fame, the a wfulness of willed separation from deeply loved children. There i s a lot of excitement in the air about Kennedy's novel, and it is thoroughly justified. 400,000 first printing; $750,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club selection; film rights to Fox2000 Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Pu blishers Weekly This astonishingly assured first novel, by an Ame rican working in London as a journalist, has a breathless readabi lity that is rare-particularly as it seems at first to cover pret ty familiar territory. Ben Bradford is a Wall Street lawyer livin g a comfortable life in Connecticut, with a wife and two small ch ildren, but he seems to be heading, rather early, for a midlife c risis. He had always wanted to be a photographer, still putters a round at it, but feels his life is ebbing away. Beth, his wife, a frustrated novelist, is increasingly estranged from him. Then Be n discovers she has taken a lover-ironically, another failed phot ographer-and in a confrontation with the man, Gary Summers, Ben's accumulated rage leads to a moment of murderous madness. Both Be th's infatuation with Gary and Ben's maniacal rage seem rather ou t of character, but with that caveat, the rest of this headlong n ovel grips like a vise as Ben carefully covers up his crime, disa ppears and takes on his victim's identity. The Big Picture has to be the most careful and imaginative exploration of such a situat ion ever penned, from the details of how one convincingly contriv es an apparent accidental death to the minutiae of building a new life, unrecognized, in a far place. In Ben's case, it is a small town in Montana, and his born-again existence there is rich in i ronies, from his eventual success as a photographer to his ultima te need to disappear yet again. The book is more than just a comp elling read: it also has poignant and moving things to say about lost opportunities and wasted lives in America, the cynical quali ty of sudden fame, the awfulness of willed separation from deeply loved children. There is a lot of excitement in the air about Ke nnedy's novel, and it is thoroughly justified. 400,000 first prin ting; $750,000 ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club s election; film rights to Fox2000 Copyright 1996 Reed Business In formation, Inc. From Booklist Kennedy's first novel is receiving top-drawer hype: a 400,000 first printing and a $300,000 televis ion advertising campaign. And it's true, his book is a grabber. B en and Beth Bradford, who once dreamed of being hippie artists, b ought into the American dream instead: Ben is a successful lawyer pulling down a six-figure salary, and Beth is a bored suburban h ousewife with everything Ben's money can buy. But the Bradfords a re miserable, imprisoned in a loveless marriage, and tied to a li festyle they hate. To relieve her tedium, Beth takes a lover, an aging hippie who, unlike Ben, hasn't given in to the almighty dol lar. Naturally, Ben finds out about Beth's affair. The worst happ ens, and in a moment, the Bradfords' lives change forever. The en suing roller-coaster ride is full of tantalizing twists guarantee d to keep readers reading even as they're disgusted by a hero who is shallow as a rain puddle, nauseatingly self-centered, and und eservedly lucky enough to win multiple chances to redeem himself. Kennedy's story concept--a sort of morality tale cum action-adve nture--rates a thumbs-up for inventiveness, but it's tough to bel ieve that a wimpy yuppie lawyer could suddenly transform himself the way Ben does or that anybody could benefit from such an unlik ely string of coincidences. Still, there's something about Kenned y's book--call it charisma--that just may catapult it onto the be st-seller lists and maybe even the big screen. This time, the hyp e is well deserved. Emily Melton From Kirkus Reviews Kennedy's w ell-hyped debut showcases a Connecticut lawyer who loses his desi gner life to a moment of murderous rage--and then squirms frantic ally to avoid retribution. Ben Bradford has it all, even though h e doesn't want it. Years ago he surrendered his desire to be a ph otographer to his father's demand that he go to law school; now h e's immured in a junior partnership in his New York firm's cozy T rusts & Estates division; in family responsibilities--a second ch ild who's keeping him up nights, a wife who's stopped loving him; in the upscale consumables that holler success; and in the exces s acid that pays for it. Shattered by the news that his wife Beth prefers the embraces of Gary Summers, a neighbor who's never giv en up his technical status as a professional photographer, Ben se es his life held hostage to this layabout. But he's the one who g ives it the final calamitous push when he punctuates an ugly scen e with Gary by killing him. Desperate for confession and absoluti on, Ben steels himself instead to hide every trace of the murder- -and since he's a lawyer with money and unexpected leisure (Beth has bolted with his sons) as well as extended access to Gary's pl ace, it's a world-class effort that involves faking an accident t hat will apparently kill Ben but will leave Gary dead in his plac e. Ben's taut narrative, which deftly mingles yuppie angst with o bsessive plotting, almost makes you overlook how ancient this gam bit is, and how cheesy its pulp antecedents. The accident staged, Ben flees the scene, lights out for the territories, scans the T imes daily for his obituary, settles into a new life backed by Ga ry's ID and trust fund--and waits for the postman to ring twice, as he does in a satisfyingly ironic way. A startlingly unoriginal story whipped up by Kennedy's overdrive pacing and mastery of de tail. (First printing of 400,000; Literary Guild selection; $750, 000 ad/promo) -- Copyright ®1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All righ ts reserved. Review The Big Picture is edgy and crisply paced wh en Ben is carrying out his scheme, but the already contrived plot gives way under the weight of too many unlikely twists and absur d coincidences once Ben flees to Montana... It's as if the reader is expected to forget that the same soulful guy who finds true l ove and his artistic calling in Big Sky Country was, just a hundr ed pages earlier, dismembering his victim's body with a Black & D ecker power saw. -- The New York Times Book Review, Scott Veale ., Hyperion, 1997, 3, Plume Books, 2004. Revised ed. Trade paperback. Like New. Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, Karachi to Santiago, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation, globally. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his acerbic wit and no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership, worldwide. This exciting new collection brings together some of Palast's most powerful and influential writing of the past decade. His columns in the Observer have a cult following and he made headline news when he went undercover for the Observer to break open the 'Lobbygate' scandal of corruption inside the Blair Cabinet. Included here are his reports on that story, which earned him the distinction of being the first journalist ever to be personally attacked on the floor of Parliament by a prime minister; his celebrated Washington Post expose on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, which made him "a legend and a hero on the Internet" (Alan Colmes / Fox Radio) and recent stories on George W. Bush's pay-offs to corporate cronies, and the business-created 'energy crisis.' Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters., Plume Books, 2004, 5, Pluto Press , 2002. Hard cover. Like New/Fine. Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, Karachi to Santiago, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation, globally. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his acerbic wit and no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership, worldwide. This exciting new collection brings together some of Palast's most powerful and influential writing of the past decade. His columns in the Observer have a cult following and he made headline news when he went undercover for the Observer to break open the 'Lobbygate' scandal of corruption inside the Blair Cabinet. Included here are his reports on that story, which earned him the distinction of being the first journalist ever to be personally attacked on the floor of Parliament by a prime minister; his celebrated Washington Post expose on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, which made him "a legend and a hero on the Internet" (Alan Colmes / Fox Radio) and recent stories on George W. Bush's pay-offs to corporate cronies, and the business-created 'energy crisis.' Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters., Pluto Press, 2002, 5, Used; Good. "Palast is astonishing, he gets the real evidence no one else has the guts to dig up." Vincent Bugliosi, author of None Dare Call it Treason and Helter Skelter Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership. This exciting collection, now revised and updated, brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated Washington Post expose on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters. . 2003. TRADE PAPERBACK., 2003, 2.5, Used; Good. "Palast is astonishing, he gets the real evidence no one else has the guts to dig up." Vincent Bugliosi, author of None Dare Call it Treason and Helter Skelter Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership. This exciting collection, now revised and updated, brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated Washington Post expose on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters. . 2003. TRADE PAPERBACK., 2003, 2.5, Very Good., 3<
