Who is the author of the novel 'The Horse Whisperer'?
"that Annie and Tom sexually consummated their affair. The Horse Whisperer (novel) The Horse Whisperer is a 1995 novel by English author Nicholas Evans. The book was his debut novel, and gained significant success, becoming the 10th best selling novel in the United States in 1995, selling over 15 million copies. This also makes it one of the best-selling books of all time. The book was made into a film, also titled ""The Horse Whisperer"", directed by and starring Robert Redford. The novel starts in upstate New York where a teenage girl, Grace Maclean, and her friend, Judith, go riding"
"Nicholas Evans Nicholas Evans (born 26 July 1950) is an English journalist, screenwriter television and film producer and novelist. Evans was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire and educated at Bromsgrove School before studying at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. He served in Africa with the charity Voluntary Service Overseas, after which he studied journalism and worked as a newspaper reporter and television screenwriter. His novel, ""The Horse Whisperer"" was No. 10 on the list of bestselling novels in the United States for 1995 as determined by ""The New York Times"". With 15 million copies sold, it is on the list of the"
"have parted the clouds for countless troubled creatures. Buck is the Zen master of the horse world."" Robert Redford bought the film rights in 1995 for £3 million, and the film ""The Horse Whisperer"" was released in 1998, with Redford himself in the title role as Tom Booker. The film is mostly faithful to the book but does not include Grace's confrontation with the herd of Mustangs, or the death of Booker. Instead, Annie drives away from the ranch with Pilgrim in the trailer while Booker watches from the top of a hill. There is no indication in the movie"
"A Horse's Tale A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. ""Harper's Magazine"" originally published the story in two installments in August and September 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting. ""Harper's"" published the story as a 153-page book in October 1907. Clemen's daughter Susy Clemens, who died in 1896 at age 24 of spinal meningitis, is understood to"
"best-selling books of all time. In the UK, ""The Horse Whisperer"" was listed on the BBC's Big Read, a 2003 survey with the goal of finding the ""nation's best-loved book"". It was made into a film in 1998; Robert Redford directed, and he starred opposite Kristin Scott Thomas, along with Scarlett Johansson and Sam Neill. Evans has revealed on his personal website that he has agreed an option to make a film of his third novel, ""The Smoke Jumper"". Evans is married to singer/songwriter Charlotte Gordon Cumming. He lives in Devon and has three children: a son, Max Evans, who"
"The Elephant Whisperer The Elephant Whisperer published in April 2009 by Pan Macmillan in London and in July 2009 by Thomas Dunne/St Martin's Press in New York, is the second book written by South African author and conservationist Lawrence Anthony along with journalist Graham Spence. This bestselling book tells the story of a herd of wild African elephants on an African game reserve. The herd is destined to be shot for dangerous behaviour when Anthony intervenes to try to save their lives. ""The Elephant Whisperer"" has been translated into French, German, Italian, Chinese, and Spanish and has been published by"
"be inspiration for lead character Cathy Alison. When Clemens provided the story to ""Harper's"", he included a photograph of Susy for the illustrator to use for Cathy. A Horse's Tale A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite horse, at a fictional frontier outpost with the U.S. 7th Cavalry. ""Harper's Magazine"" originally published the story in two installments in August and September 1906. Clemens wrote the story after receiving a request from actress Minnie Maddern Fiske to assist in her drive against bullfighting. ""Harper's"""
"The Rider on the White Horse The Rider on the White Horse (German: Der Schimmelreiter) is a novella by German writer Theodor Storm. It is his last complete work, first published in 1888, the year of his death. The novella is Storm's best remembered and most widely read work, and considered by many to be his masterpiece. It has been translated into English under titles ""The Dykemaster"", ""The Dikegrave"", and the most literal, ""The Rider on the White Horse"" (""Schimmel"" being the German word for a gray or white horse). The novella tells the story of Hauke Haien, allegedly related"
"the primary individuals who inspired the character of ""Tom Booker"" in the Nicholas Evans novel ""The Horse Whisperer"", and was the lead equine consultant for the film of the same name. Though the book itself was a work of fiction, Evans himself said: The publicity from the book and movie, along with Brannaman's approach to treating troubled horses and troubled humans with equal doses of compassion, has helped promote other fields such as therapeutic horseback riding. In that context, Brannaman has noted, ""Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves. They've given people a"
"at the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. Paul Haston Paul Haston is a writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He writes novels, short stories and screenplays across several genres including literary fiction, historical fiction and young adult. Novels include Rising of a Dead Moon, Blood and Doves and Echo and the Magical Whispers. Rising of a Dead Moon, published in 2013, is an historical fiction set against the backdrop of 19th Century Indian Indenture. An advocate for protecting elephants, Haston's book Echo and the Magical Whispers was written to raise awareness of poaching of elephants for their ivory. The"
"The Unknown (novel) The Unknown is the fourteenth book in the Animorphs series, written by K.A. Applegate. It is narrated by Cassie. Cassie and Rachel drive with the former's father, Walter, to the Dry Lands outside of town. 'Crazy Helen', a client of Walter's, has informed him of a sick horse stumbling about the plains. Helen rants on about Martians while Walter and the girls search for the horse in the dark. Rachel spots it trying to make a call at a pay phone. The horse then tries to escape, but is too weak to walk, and falls over. Cassie"
"Dark Horse (Brown novel) Dark Horse (2013) is a crime novel by Australian author Honey Brown. It won the Davitt Award for Best Adult Novel in 2014. On Christmas Day Sarah Barnard escapes her disapproving parents by taking her trusted but damaged black mare Tansy into the Tasmanian mountains. Trapped by a sudden storm she takes shelter but slowly comes to realise that she is not alone. Where is the rich, dark earth, brown and moist?<br> Where is the smell of rain dripping from gum trees?<br> -John Marsden, ""The Rabbits"" Karen Chisholm in ""The Newtown Review of Books"" cited the"
"human body language to communicate effectively to the horse. The growth in the modern acceptance of the techniques (and the growth in marketing of them) has been increasing since the 1970s, with initial slow growth accelerated through the 1980s and 1990s. The term ""horse whispering"" dates to nineteenth century Europe when an Irish horseman, Daniel ""Horse-Whisperer"" Sullivan (d. 1810), made a name for himself in England by rehabilitating horses that had become vicious and intractable due to abuse or accidental trauma. Some natural horsemanship practitioners do not use the term ""horse whisperer"" to describe themselves, and some horse trainers dislike"
"Indian Horse Indian Horse is a novel by Canadian writer Richard Wagamese, published by Douglas & McIntyre in 2012. Wagamese's best known work, it won the Burt Award for First Nations, Métis and Inuit Literature in 2013 and was a competing title in the 2013 edition of ""Canada Reads"". The novel centres on Saul Indian Horse, a First Nations boy who survives the Indian residential school system and grows up to become a star ice hockey player. It follows Saul on his journey to self-awareness and self-acceptance, taking the reader along so that his painfully-grained insights also become the reader's."
"The Horsecatcher The Horsecatcher is a 1957 adolescent historical novel by American author Mari Sandoz. ""The Horsecatcher"" was a Newbery Medal Honor Book in 1958. The book is ""dedicated to the two great Cheyennes named Elk River, both council chiefs and peace men, one Keeper of the Sacred Arrows of the Cheyenne Indians, the other the greatest horsecatcher of all the High Plains"". The novel is set in the 1830s. Elk, a Southern Cheyenne adolescent, dresses plainly, does not care for ceremonials, has no interest in warfare and coup-counting and little more in hunting. He has undergone his fast, but"
"The Whisperer (novel) The Whisperer is a fantasy novel aimed at pre-teens and teens (ages 9–14) by Fiona McIntosh. The Whisperer is a fantasy novel. The story is told in third person. It follows the adventures of Griff, a thirteen-year-old boy who works in the circus, and Lute, Crown Prince of Drestonia. Griff can eavesdrop on other people's thoughts. When the circus master discovers Griff's amazing ability, he forces the young boy to appear in his show. Griff knows what he is doing is wrong and escapes from the circus with Tess, a fellow performer, and her magical creatures. Meanwhile,"
"Johansson attracted wider attention for her performance in the film ""The Horse Whisperer"" (1998), directed by Robert Redford. The drama film, based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nicholas Evans, tells the story of a talented trainer with a gift for understanding horses, who is hired to help an injured teenager played by Johansson. The actress received an ""introducing"" credit on this film, although it was her seventh role. On Johansson's maturity, Redford described her as ""13 going on 30"". Todd McCarthy of ""Variety"" commented that Johansson ""convincingly conveys the awkwardness of her age and the inner"
"written by 38 authors. Morpurgo's story was published in the ""Water"" collection. In a statistical overview derived from writings by and about Morpurgo, OCLC/WorldCat encompasses roughly 300+ works in 1,000+ publications in 25 languages and 55,000+ library holdings. Michael Morpurgo Sir Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo, (born Michael Andrew Bridge; 5 October 1943) is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as ""War Horse"" (1982). His work is noted for its ""magical storytelling"", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for"
"Reader's Digest in France, Finland, Holland, Slovenia, Canada, and Sweden. The book has been reviewed several times by journals. —Marc Bekoff, author of ""The Emotional Lives of Animals"". —Ralph Helfer, author of ""Modoc"". —Irene M. Pepperberg, author of ""Alex and Me"". The Elephant Whisperer The Elephant Whisperer published in April 2009 by Pan Macmillan in London and in July 2009 by Thomas Dunne/St Martin's Press in New York, is the second book written by South African author and conservationist Lawrence Anthony along with journalist Graham Spence. This bestselling book tells the story of a herd of wild African elephants on"
"of alternating call and answer. The book, ""Diaspo/renga: a collaboration in alternating renga"" explores the emotional journey of living in exile.<ref name=""Diaspo/Renga""></ref> Marilyn Hacker Marilyn Hacker (born November 27, 1942) is an American poet, translator and critic. She is Professor of English emeritus at the City College of New York. Her books of poetry include ""Presentation Piece"" (1974), which won the National Book Award, ""Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons"" (1986), and ""Going Back to the River"" (1990). In 2009, Hacker won the PEN Award for Poetry in Translation for ""King of a Hundred Horsemen"" by Marie Étienne,"
"Horse Whispers and Lies Horse Whispers & Lies is a 1999 biography of Monty Roberts by Joyce Renebome and journalist Debra Ristau. It was published in paperback by Veracity Books in 1999 (). Renebome, Monty Roberts's aunt, and Ristau, his cousin, set out to present another view of Monty Roberts's parents, Marvin and Marguerite Roberts. In his bestselling autobiography, ""The Man Who Listens to Horses"", Monty Roberts had claimed his father had abused both him and the horses he trained. In response, Renebome and Ristau present material they say shows that Marvin Roberts was actually a kind, humane man from"
"The Whisper The Whisper is a post-apocalyptic novel for children by British author Emma Clayton. It was published in 2012 by Chicken House Publishing. It is a sequel to ""The Roar"". After discovering that the world was not covered by catastrophic plague or poisonous yellow dust, telepathic twins Mika and Ellie realized that the government lied to the population. The governing elite wanted the people to believe this so that the rich could live in luxury on the southern side of the Wall while the most of the rest of the people starved in cramped conditions in the north. Mal"
"The 5th Horseman The 5th Horseman is the fifth book in the Women's Murder Club series featuring Lindsay Boxer by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro first published on February 2006. The novel like many in the series was commercially successful and repeatedly appeared in Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and high in the 2006 list at the end of that year. Lieutenant Lindsay Boxer is the main character in The 5th Horseman by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro. This book is the fifth in a series written on the Women's Murder Club. Lindsay is in her mid-thirties, slender with blonde hair."
"Dark Horse (Reed novel) Dark Horse is a 2008 novel by conservative activist Ralph Reed. The book is set in an unknown election year in the near future (dialogue suggests that it is either the 2016 or 2020 election). It begins at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, where there has been an extremely tight race for the nomination over California Governor Robert W. Long and Senate Majority Leader Salmon Stanley, and there has been much controversy over the Virginia delegation for both candidates, and which one was legitimate under Primary Rules. Because of a last minute betrayal by"
"All the Pretty Horses (novel) All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. Its romanticism (in contrast to the bleakness of McCarthy's earlier work) brought the writer much public attention. It was a bestseller, and it won both the U.S. National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. It is also the first of McCarthy's ""Border Trilogy"". The book was adapted as a 2000 film, starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz, and directed by Billy Bob Thornton. The novel tells of John Grady Cole, a 16-year-old who"
"Conquering Horse Conquering Horse is Frederick Manfred's first novel in a five-volume series he called ""The Buckskin Man Tales"". It tells a mythic story about Indian life on the Great Plains before the arrival of white people to the region. Film director/writer Michael Cimino and producer Michael Gruskoff attempted to adapt Manfred's novel to film, but the project,which was in development at Universal in 1970, was tabled in 1971 because of budget issues. At one point in 1979, he reached a deal with United Artists to make the film, under the condition Heaven's Gate was a hit. The movie bombed,"
"Gorman, a man who has avoided death for many years, controls the north and has an army of mutated children. He plans to break down the Wall and start a war against the south, but the children realize that this will have disastrous consequences. The twins join his army to work against him from the inside. The Whisper The Whisper is a post-apocalyptic novel for children by British author Emma Clayton. It was published in 2012 by Chicken House Publishing. It is a sequel to ""The Roar"". After discovering that the world was not covered by catastrophic plague or poisonous"
"such as quotation marks and makes use of polysyndetic syntax in a manner similar to that of Ernest Hemingway. All the Pretty Horses (novel) All the Pretty Horses is a novel by American author Cormac McCarthy published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1992. Its romanticism (in contrast to the bleakness of McCarthy's earlier work) brought the writer much public attention. It was a bestseller, and it won both the U.S. National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. It is also the first of McCarthy's ""Border Trilogy"". The book was adapted as a 2000 film, starring Matt Damon"
"Whisperer"" (1998), popularized the principles of natural horsemanship among a wide audience. In the 21st century, the concern for the protection of the horse is still present in Western society, and is becoming increasingly internationalized. Some professional riders have been singled out and condemned for abuse. At the 2008 Olympics, four jumping horses tested positive for capsaicin, a chemical product applied to the skin to make it more sensitive to contact. American show-jumper Michal Morrissey was fined 5000 euros and suspended for three months for having given 13 strokes of the crop to punish his horse during a competition in"
"The Whispering Statue The Whispering Statue is the fourteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was written by Mildred Wirt Benson, whom many readers and scholars consider the ""truest"" of the numerous Carolyn Keene ghostwriters, following an outline by Harriet Stratemeyer. The book was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1937. An updated, revised, and largely different story was published under the same title in 1970. Nancy, Bess, and George encounter a troublesome stray terrier on their way to the opening festivities of a new park and recreation complex in River Heights. The terrier grabs the"
"Paul Haston Paul Haston is a writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He writes novels, short stories and screenplays across several genres including literary fiction, historical fiction and young adult. Novels include Rising of a Dead Moon, Blood and Doves and Echo and the Magical Whispers. Rising of a Dead Moon, published in 2013, is an historical fiction set against the backdrop of 19th Century Indian Indenture. An advocate for protecting elephants, Haston's book Echo and the Magical Whispers was written to raise awareness of poaching of elephants for their ivory. The book was awarded a silver medal at"
"among critics. The Whispering Statue The Whispering Statue is the fourteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was written by Mildred Wirt Benson, whom many readers and scholars consider the ""truest"" of the numerous Carolyn Keene ghostwriters, following an outline by Harriet Stratemeyer. The book was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1937. An updated, revised, and largely different story was published under the same title in 1970. Nancy, Bess, and George encounter a troublesome stray terrier on their way to the opening festivities of a new park and recreation complex in River Heights. The terrier"
"Harry Horse Richard Horne, whose pen name was Harry Horse (9 May 1960, Coventry – 10 January 2007, Papil, West Burra), was an English author, illustrator and political cartoonist. He was also known as lead singer of the band Swamptrash. Born and raised in Coventry, Warwickshire, he moved to Edinburgh in 1978, where he adopted his pen name. His first book, ""Ogopogo, My Journey with the Loch Ness Monster"", was published in 1983. He also wrote ""The Last..."" series of books; this included ""The Last Polar Bears"", which was adapted into a 30-minute cartoon for CITV and a touring theatre"