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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"The incomparable and mysterious Sandy Koufax is revealed…. This is an absorbing book, beautifully written." -Wall Street Journal "Leavy has hit it out of the park…A lot more than a biography. It's a consideration of how we create our heroes, and how this hero's self perception distinguishes him from nearly every other great athlete in living memory… a remarkably rich portrait." - Time The instant New York Times bestseller about the baseball...
2) The hours
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux/Picador USA
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Winner of the Pulitzer prize, the Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and nominated for 9 Academy Awards, The Hours is now available on Unabridged CD.
Passionate, profound, and deeply moving, The Hours tells the story of three women: Clarissa Vaughan, who one New York morning goes about planning a party in honor of a beloved friend; Laura Brown, who in a 1950s Los Angeles suburb slowly begins to feel the constraints of a perfect family and home; and...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Now a Major Motion Picture from Universal Pictures New York Times bestselling author Anthony Swofford weaves his experiences in war with vivid accounts of boot camp, reflections on the mythos of the marines, and remembrances of battles with lovers and family. When the U. S. Marines -- or "jarheads" -- were sent to Saudi Arabia in 1990 for the first Gulf War, Anthony Swofford was there. He lived in sand for six months, he was punished by boredom and...
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