Tim O. Brien Kolejność książek (chronologicznie)

Einst Star-Journalist, lässt den in Ungnade gefallenen Boyd Halverson seine Vergangenheit einfach nicht los, während ihn die Gegenwart zermürbt. Also beschließt er eines Tages, die lokale Bank auszurauben, eine Geisel zu nehmen und abzuhauen, um eine Rechnung zu begleichen – mit dem Mann, dem er die Schuld an seinem verpfuschten Leben gibt. Doch das gestohlene Geld übersteigt nicht mal Boyds eigene Rücklagen, und Angie Bing, die Bankangestellte, mit der er immer ganz gerne geflirtet hat, stellt sich als ganz schön aufmüpfige Geisel heraus. Für die beiden beginnt ein Roadtrip in die Untiefen einer von Scham und Betrug zerfressenen Nation – mit einigen gefährlichen Verfolgern auf den Fersen. Nur die Polizei scheint sich nicht für Boyd und Angie zu interessieren … »Durchdringend und messerscharf.« Haruki Murakami

Set against a backdrop of a post-Iraq war and mid-COVID America, the novel offers an ironic and incisive exploration of contemporary life during the Trump era. Tim O'Brien's sharp narrative delves into the complexities of this tumultuous period, blending personal and political themes to create a thought-provoking commentary on society.

The bestselling author of The Things They Carried and If I Die in a Combat Zone shares wisdom from a life in letters, lessons learned in wartime, and the challenges, humour and rewards of raising two sons.

At the Barbary Asylum for Female Orphans, eleven-year-old Maud is adopted by three spinster sisters moonlighting as mediums, who take her home and reveal to her the role she will play in their seances.

"A step-by-step guide to Java persistence"--Cover.

Exploring the bizarre and fascinating realm of amusement parks, this book presents a collection of true stories and trivia that highlight the oddities found in rides and attractions. Readers will encounter a variety of unusual facts and strange occurrences, making it an entertaining and informative experience for fans of the quirky side of amusement parks.

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.

The acclaimed novel from the award-winning author of If I Die in a Combat Zone', Going After Cacciato' and `In the Lake of the Woods'.

At a thirty-year reunion, a group of old friends tell the story of their lives - and the story of a generation - in this brilliant new novel from one of America's most celebrated writers. 'Tim O'Brien is the best American writer of his generation.' San Francisco Examiner Acclaimed for his award-winning fiction about the Vietnam War, Tim O'Brien now enters the territory of John Irving and Joseph Heller to take on the war between the sexes - and creates a masterpiece of black comedy. A wickedly accurate portrait of obsessive love that manages to be both fiercely comic and profoundly moving, Tomcat in Love introduces a blundering, modern-day Don Juan who captures the desires and bewilderment of men everywhere - Thomas Chippering, a pompous linguistics professor and incorrigible flirt, whose wife has left him for a suntanned tycoon. Determined to win her back, or at least wreck her new relationship, he heads for Florida - and a hurricane of trouble.

Ce recueil thématique de nouvelles offre aux adolescents et aux jeunes adultes un avant-goût de la littérature mondiale.

Weteran wojny wietnamskiej przegrywa wybory do Senatu. Wraz z żoną zaszywa się w leśnej głuszy nad jeziorami, by przeboleć porażkę. Po kilku dniach kobieta znika bez śladu. Rozpoczynają się poszukiwania. Co się naprawdę wydarzyło? W przejmujący sposób Tim O'Brien ukazuje okrucieństwo wojny i tragedię człowieka, przez tę wojnę okaleczonego. Rozwiązanie zagadki nie jest tak istotne jak rozszyfrowanie motywów, jakimi kierują się bohaterowie, a zresztą prawdopodobna wersja wydarzeń jest taka, że umysł wzdryga się ją przyjąć...

Jeden z příběhů proslulého pistolníka Kinga Fishera, který byl dalším ze symbolů slavných dob Divokého západu. Reedice Rozruchu z roku 1940 v edici KARO č.14.

Vyvázne Jesse Martin, zvaný Colorado Kid, z peřejí řeky Athabasky? Podaří se mu uprchnout s nepoctivě získaným zlatem, výtěžkem tvrdé práce mnoha mužů v nehostinných pustinách? Po jeho stopě se vydává seržant Kanadské jízdní policie Mike O'Hara. Statečný Mike nebojuje pouze proti zločincům, ale i sám se sebou, když se musí rozhodnout mezi povinností a láskou ke krásné Tess Rawlingové...

Kovbojský román. Klasický příběh o boji dobra a zla za hřmění koltů.

This work depicts the heroic young men of Alpha Company as they carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness. They battle the enemy (or maybe more the idea of the enemy), and occasionally each other. In their relationships we see their isolation and loneliness, their rage and fear. They miss their families, their girlfriends and buddies; they miss the lives they left back home. Yet they find sympathy and kindness for strangers (the old man who leads them unscathed through the mine field, the girl who grieves while she dances), and love for each other, because in Vietnam they are the only family they have

Hlavný hrdina príbehu Paul Berlin nesúhlasí s vojnou, v ktorej bojuje, ale súčasne musí plniť svoje povinnosti, aby mohol spolu so svojimi spolubojovníkmi prežiť. Román vďačí za svoje čaro najmä prítomnosti prostého, dobrosrdečného vojaka Cacciata, z ktorého vyžaruje zvláštne tajomno...

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereWinner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked 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.

Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found hereA CLASSIC FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THINGS THEY CARRIEDBefore writing his award-winning Going After Cacciato, Tim O'Brien gave us this intensely personal account of his year as a foot soldier in Vietnam. The author takes us with him to experience combat from behind an infantryman's rifle, to walk the minefields of My Lai, to crawl into the ghostly tunnels, and to explore the ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong. Beautifully written and searingly heartfelt, If I Die in a Combat Zone is a masterwork of its genre.Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader’s guide and bonus content