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My Losing Season
Pat Conroy

The Dial Press, 2003

A Winning Read
Growing up Catholic in the 1960's and 1970's and playing basketball every day because we didn't have the money to go on vacation, are two of many drivers that singles out Pat Conroy's "A Losing Season" as the most talked about book among my friends in our New York ...
  
  











  



  
War And Peace (Signet Classics)
Leo Tolstoy

Signet Classics, 2007

The Garnett and Dunnigan translations... details here
This review is broken down into two segments, a Descriptive Summary and two Evaluative Summaries, one each for the Garnett and Dunnigan translations. If you're already very familiar with the story of "War and Peace," you may wish to skip directly to the latter facets ...
  
  











  



  
The Water is Wide
Pat Conroy

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Great story! My first Pat Conroy book, but not my last.
This is my first Pat Conroy book. All of his books have great reviews on Amazon, so I wasn't sure which one to start with; I just picked this one. I think I made a very good choice by reading 'The Water Is Wide' first. It's an early book, and I got a lot of insight ...
  
  











  



  
The Prince of Tides
Pat Conroy

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Amazing
This book was gorgeously written. The language was captivating and almost poetic. I couldn't put it down. The story was hilarious to gut-wretching, and everything in between. Characters so three dimentionally written, one would believe they were real-life ...
  
  











  



  
Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill
Frank Stitt, Pat Conroy, ...

Artisan, 2004

A Masterpiece - The Crown Jewel of my Cookbook library
Frank Stitt's Southern Table is truly a masterpiece. I am a Southerner and was raised on the wonderful flavors that form the recipes in this book. I love that Stitt showcases humble vegetables that can be found at any Southern farmer's market and presents them in ...
  
  











  



  
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell

Scribner, 2007

This is More Than Five (5) Stars [24][26][36]
Margaret Mitchell's requiem of the South succeeds to embrace both the reader and her topic because of the tremendous blend of themes which resound throughout this masterful novel. First, she introduces us to the concept of peace versus war: "All wars are sacred, to ...
  
  











  



  
Beach Music
Pat Conroy

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Beach Music
This is a good read for Pat Conroy fans. My husband wanted a hardcover of this book. It is one of his favorites. It was published in 1995. The copy we received is in great shape. I am very pleased with this purchase.
  
  











  



  
The Lords of Discipline
Pat Conroy

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Duty, Honor, Country
The mark of a successful coming of age story is that you, the reader, can see yourself reflected in the protagonist. For me, this book worked very well. Will McLean, the main character and first-person narrator, a second generation Irish boy, son of a Marine, a ...
  
  











  



  
Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell

Pocket, 2008

Margaret Mitchell's epic novel of love and war won the Pulitzer Prize and went on to give rise to two authorized sequels and one of the most popular and celebrated movies of all time. Many novels have been written about the Civil War and its aftermath. None take us into the burning fields and cities of the American South as Gone With the Wind ...
  
  











  



  
The Great Santini
Pat Conroy

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 2002

Penetrating portrait of fathers and sons, and of America
The Great Santini is Colonel Bull Meecham, husband to his lovely Southern enabling wife Lillian, father to Ben, Mary Anne, Matt, and Karen, Marine, fighter pilot, bully, creep, alcoholic, and all around jerk. Bull rules his family as he does the marines that serve ...
  
  











  



  
The Great Santini
Pat Conroy

Bantam Books, 1994
  
  











  



  
Fripp Island: A History
Page Putnam Miller

History Press, 2006

Fripp Island: A History
I have lived (rented) on Fripp Island for 20 years off and on. Much of the information explains alot of some of the recent changes that this community underwent certainly in the last 5 years. The history is certainly fascinating that takes one back over 200 years. The ...
  
  











  



  
Gullah Images: The Art of Jonathan Green

University of South Carolina Press, 1996

a beautiful book
a beautiful book of green's work if you are a fan of his artwork--this book is an excellent compilation in both presentation and accompanying text
  
  











  



  
The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life
Pat Conroy, Suzanne Williamson Pollak

Nan A. Talese, 2004

Conroy's Latest Delight
All of Pat Conroy's books reside proudly on my bookshelf. I started collecting with "The Water is Wide" and "The Boo". I have followed his career with joy for his well deserved success in literature. In "The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life" he treats us to a ...
  
  











  



  
The WaveDancer Benefit
Stephen King, Peter Straub, ...

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002

FOUR BLOCKBUSTER AUTHORS CAPTURED LIVE AT NEW YORK'S TOWN HALL On February 2, 2002, Stephen King, Pat Conroy, John Grisham and Peter Straub gathered at New York's Town Hall for a very special evening. These four bestselling authors stepped up to the microphone to raise money for one of the most recognizable voices in audiobooks, Frank Muller, an ...
  
  











  



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