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My Reading Life

My Reading Life

Pat Conroy

Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life. Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader.
A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life

A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life

Pat Conroy

Final words and heartfelt remembrances from bestselling author Pat Conroy take center stage in this winning nonfiction collection, supplemented by touching pieces from Conroy’s many friends.
Pat Conroy: a critical companion

Pat Conroy: a critical companion

Landon C. Burns

The first book-length study of the fiction of popular novelist Pat Conroy.
The Boo

The Boo

Pat Conroy

Drawn from Pat Conroy’s own experiences as a student at the Citadel, The Boo is an unforgettable story about duty, loyalty, and standing up for what is right in the face of overwhelming circumstances.
The Water Is Wide: A Memoir

The Water Is Wide: A Memoir

Pat Conroy

When Pat Conroy arrives, an eager young teacher at the height of the civil rights movement, he finds a community still bound by the bitter effects of racism, but he is determined to broaden its members’ horizons and give them a voice.
Conversations with the Conroys: Interviews with Pat Conroy ...

Conversations with the Conroys: Interviews with Pat Conroy ...

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This collection is augmented with an afterword from National Book Award–winning poet Nikky Finney and nearly fifty photographs, many from the Pat Conroy Archive in the Irvin Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, University of ...
The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life

The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes and Stories of My Life

Pat Conroy

These tales and more are followed by corresponding recipes—from Breakfast Shrimp and Grits and Sweet Potato Rolls to Pappardelle with Prosciutto and Chestnuts and Beefsteak Florentine to Peppered Peaches and Creme Brulee.
The Prince of Tides: A Novel

The Prince of Tides: A Novel

Pat Conroy

Drawing richly from the author’s own troubled upbringing, The Prince of Tides is a sweeping, powerful novel of unlocking the past to overcome the darkest of personal demons—it’s Pat Conroy at his very best.
Understanding Pat Conroy

Understanding Pat Conroy

Catherine Seltzer

The volume then moves on to explore each of Conroy’s major works, tracing the evolution of the themes within and among each of his novels, including The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, and South ...
The Day After Gettysburg:

The Day After Gettysburg:

Robert Conroy

About Germanica: “Conroy captures the intricacies of WWII with an eye for historical nuance, and he crafts a believable alternate ending to the war. . . . [T]he story is buoyed by Conroy’s effective snapshot of the era.”—Publishers ...
My Losing Season

My Losing Season

Pat Conroy

As he says in the Prologue to this book: 'Winning is wonderful in every aspect, but the darker music of loss resonates on deeper, richer planes.
South of Broad

South of Broad

Pat Conroy

Leopold Bloom King is the son of an amiable, loving father who teaches science at the local high school.
An Undisturbed Peace: A Novel

An Undisturbed Peace: A Novel

Mary Glickman

Hailed as “the finest depiction of the infamous Trail of Tears,” this unflinching novel sheds light on a tragic history (Pat Conroy).
Beach Music

Beach Music

Pat Conroy

He now returns with Beach Music, the powerful story of a family haunted by memories that reach back into a troubled past.
Red Inferno: 1945: A Novel

Red Inferno: 1945: A Novel

Robert Conroy

But what if “Uncle Joe” had given in to his desire to possess Germany and all of Europe? In this stunning novel, Robert Conroy picks up the history of the war just as American troops cross the Elbe into Germany.
Write Away: One Novelist's Approach To Fiction and the ...

Write Away: One Novelist's Approach To Fiction and the ...

Elizabeth George

Accompanying him are Ian McEwan, Graham Swift, John Irving, Margaret Atwood , Barbara Kingsolver, P.D. James, J. Wallis Martin, Martin Cruz Smith, Alice Hoffman, Pat Conroy, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, T. Jefferson Parker, and Robert Crais, ...
Pat Sloan's Take the Fear Out of Color

Pat Sloan's Take the Fear Out of Color

Pat Sloan

In this newest edition of Pat Sloan's School House series, you'll gain the know-how to comfortably create colorful quilts without stressing over your fabric choices!
Storm Front

Storm Front

Robert Conroy

Storm Front Robert Conroy NATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR. A snow storm of epic proportions shuts down the town of Sheridan, Michigan. The weather is dangerous enough on its own. But the bad weather has blown something even ...
Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE

Accepted: How the First Gay Superstar Changed WWE

Patterson, Pat

“Pat is one of the greatest mentors I’ve ever had in the world of sports-entertainment.” — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson When Pat Patterson was 17 years old, he was asked to leave his home after telling his parents he was in love . ...
A Journey of Love and Miracles: Traveling through Cancer ...

A Journey of Love and Miracles: Traveling through Cancer ...

Ken; Pat Birt

Traveling through Cancer with the Patient and the Caregiver Ken; Pat Birt ... But now, knowing that Pat had stage 4 colon cancer and that statistics dictated a life expectancy of a year, Ken and Pat can only thank their God and all the doctors, family and friends who were so instrumental in theirjourney. Ken and Pat know that every cancer story doesn't have a happy ending. Statistics state that 570,199 cancer deaths will occur in 2012. Courage through the journey can be a happy story ...
Hot Rod Gallery by Pat Ganahl: A Nostalgic Look at Hot ...

Hot Rod Gallery by Pat Ganahl: A Nostalgic Look at Hot ...

Pat Ganahl

Hot rod gallery by Pat Ganahl / Pat Ganahl. pages cm ISBN 978-1-61325-115-7 1 . Hot rods--History. 2. Hot rods--Pictorial works. I. Title. TL236.3.G359 2014 629.228›6--dc23 2013041376 Written, edited, and designed in the U.S.A. Printed in ...
Wherever Green is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora

Wherever Green is Worn: The Story of the Irish Diaspora

Tim Pat Coogan

The Story of the Irish Diaspora Tim Pat Coogan. About Tim Pat Coogan TIM PAT COOGAN is Ireland's bestknown historical writer. His 1990 biography of Michael Collins rekindled interest in Collins and his era. He is also the author of The IRA;  ...
POPPYS SECRET

POPPYS SECRET

Andrew Grey

Pat and Edge were ready to start a family, and when Edge got cold feet, Pat didn't tell him Emma was on her way. Nine years later, Edge is back to reclaim his family, but Pat has a secret of his own.
Detective: A Life Upholding the Law

Detective: A Life Upholding the Law

Tom Connolly

I met Detective Sergeant Pat Ennis, and handed the envelope over to him for analysis. I had already given Pringle's clothes, and cigarette ends from cigarettes that Pringle had smoked, to Pat Ennis. Having given the tissue to Pat Ennis, I took  ...
Berry Hill Quilts

Berry Hill Quilts

Pat Sloan

Quilters can discover designer Pat Sloan's World of Berry Hill while creating one of her six whimsical applique projects. Pat Sloan's designs for this leaflet incorporate her Brambleberry Farm line of fabrics from P&B Textiles.
The Smart Canadian's Guide to Saving Money: Pat Foran is On ...

The Smart Canadian's Guide to Saving Money: Pat Foran is On ...

Pat Foran

Pat Foran is seen by millions of Canadians each week as the Consumer Reporter for CFTO News, and Consumer Expert on CTV’s Canada AM. His “Consumer Alert” segment is currently on CFTO’s noon, six o’clock and eleven-thirty newscasts ...
Jonathan Swift and the Eighteenth-Century Book

Jonathan Swift and the Eighteenth-Century Book

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Rogers, Pat, 'The Case of Pope v. Curll', The Library, 5th ser., 27 (1972), 326–31. Rogers, Pat, 'Gulliver's Glasses', in CliveT. Probyn (ed.), The Art of Jonathan Swift (NewYork:Barnes andNoble, 1978), pp. 179–88. Rogers,Pat, 'Nathaniel Mist ...
Pat No Vinil

Pat No Vinil

George Batista Da Silva

Uma seleção das melhores canções interpretadas pelo cantor Pat Boone.
Walker County High School Athletics: 1920-2000

Walker County High School Athletics: 1920-2000

Pat Morrison

1920-2000 Pat Morrison. WALKER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS 1920- 2000 Pat Morrison ARCADIA PUBLISHING Thi s One 44XU-RJ9-P1TX Copyright © 2007 by Pat Morrison ISBN 978-0-7385-4434-2 Published by.
Pat Barker

Pat Barker

Mark Rawlinson

Pat Barker is one of the leading British political and historical novelists of her generation.

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