"Who wrote the book ""A Bridge Too Far""?"
"A Bridge Too Far (film) A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman. It was produced by Joseph E. Levine and Richard P. Levine and directed by Richard Attenborough. The film tells the story of the failure of Operation Market Garden during World War II. The operation was intended to allow the Allies to break through German lines and seize several bridges in the occupied Netherlands, including one at Arnhem, with the main objective of outflanking German defences in order to end"
"""A Bridge Too Far"" (1977). He had a recurring role in the TV series ""Bones"" as Max, the father of the series' protagonist. O'Neal was born in Los Angeles, California, the eldest son of actress Patricia Ruth Olga (""née"" Callaghan; 1907–2003) and novelist and screenwriter Charles O'Neal. His father was of Irish and English descent, while his mother was of paternal Irish ancestry. His brother, Kevin, is an actor and screenwriter. O'Neal attended University High School in Los Angeles, and trained there to become a Golden Gloves boxer. During the late 1950s, his father had a job writing on a"
"Beyond a Boundary Beyond a Boundary (1963) is a memoir on cricket written by the Trinidadian Marxist intellectual C. L. R. James, which he described as ""neither cricket reminiscences nor autobiography"". It mixes social commentary, particularly on the place of cricket in the West Indies and England, with commentary on the game, arguing that what happened inside the ""Boundary Line"" in cricket affected life beyond it, as well as the converse. The book is in a sense a response to a quote from Rudyard Kipling's poem ""The English Flag"": ""What should they know of England who only England know?"", which"
"Border Crossing (novel) Border Crossing is a novel written by English author Pat Barker, and first published in 2001. The novel explores the controversial issue of children who have committed murder, in particular the aftermath after their sentence is served out. A tense psychological thriller, ""Border Crossing"" investigates the crimes of particularly violent children, the notion of evil and the possibility of redemption. When Tom Seymour, a child psychologist, plunges into a river to save a young man from suicide, he unwittingly reopens a chapter from his past he had hoped to forget. For Tom already knows the young man"
"The Bridge (short story) ""The Bridge"" (German: ""Die Brücke"") is a short story by Franz Kafka. It was published posthumously in ""Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer"" (Berlin, 1931). The first English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir was published by Martin Secker in London in 1933. It appeared in ""The Great Wall of China. Stories and Reflections"" (New York City: Schocken Books, 1946). The story is told from the first person point of view. In the tale, the bridge discusses how, above the ravine, it grasps onto each end. When someone, or something, begins to suddenly place pressure on the"
"on Blackfriars Bridge in London with their three-quarters of a partner and half a child each."" The book was published in hardback by Michael Joseph Ltd (an imprint of the Penguin Group) in 2005. It was also published in paperback by Penguin Books in 2006. A sequel, titled ""Far From the Sodding Crowd"", was published in hardback in 2007. A paperback edition, ""More Bollocks to Alton Towers"", () was published in April 2008. A short documentary, ""Far From the Sodding Crowd"", was made in 2009 and features some of the attractions included in both books, as well as writers Jason"
"Beyond the Barrier Beyond the Barrier (original title: ""The Tree of Time"") is a science fiction novel by American writer Damon Knight. The novel tells the story of a physics professor in 1980 who begins to doubt that he is a human being. He imagines that he may have been sent from another world to rescue Earth; or perhaps to destroy it. Solving the mystery takes him far into the future. Professor Gordon Naismith is an average man in most respects, except that he has exceptional reflexes, and he has no memory of his life prior to four years ago,"
"Across the Bridge (short story) ""Across the Bridge"" is a 1938 short story by Graham Greene. It was published in the 1947 collection Nineteen Stories. The work was filmed in 1957, starring Rod Steiger, and as Double Take in 2001. The story is told first-person by an unnamed narrator who reveals little about himself, other than that he is a wandering stranger stranded in a small Mexican border village. The narrator is fascinated by Joseph Calloway, a famous con-man believed to be extremely wealthy, who is in the Mexican village on the run from the law. The narrator claims to"
"Bridge to Terabithia (novel) Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. It was written by Katherine Paterson and was published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell. In 1978, it won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when her son's friend was struck dead by lightning. The novel tells the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor, Leslie Burke, after he loses a footrace to her at school. She is a smart,"
"London Bridge. The slogan of Rough Guides is ""Make the Most of Your Time on Earth"". Most of the series' early titles were written or edited by John Fisher, Jack Holland and Martin Dunford, who along with Mark Ellingham were co-founders and owners of Rough Guides. In 1995, they negotiated the sale of the series to Penguin Books, a process which was completed in 2002. In 1994, the first ever non-travel Rough Guides books were published: ""The Rough Guide to World Music"" and ""The Rough Guide to Classical Music"". The success of these titles encouraged Rough Guides’ expansion into other"
"Wallace Markfield Wallace Markfield (August 12, 1926 — May 24, 2002) was an American comic novelist best known for his first novel, ""To an Early Grave"" (1964), about four men who spend the day driving across Brooklyn to their friend's funeral. He is also known for ""Teitlebaum's Window"" (1970), a comic novel about a Jewish boy growing up in Brooklyn in the 1930s and 1940s. Markfield was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1965 after the publication of ""To an Early Grave"". Markfield was born in Brooklyn, New York, and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, earning a B.A. from Brooklyn"
"Einstein's Bridge (novel) Einstein's Bridge is a hard science fiction novel by physicist and science fiction writer John G. Cramer. The novel was first published in June 1997 in hardcover and trade paperback formats by Avon Books. The company followed up by publishing a mass-market paperback version in 1998. The novel is currently out of print but is available for order through selected booksellers. The plot revolves around three central human characters, George Griffin, Roger Coulton, and Alice Lang. Set from 1987 to 2004, the book details the efforts of physicists George and Roger as they work to bring the"
"The Bridge (novel) The Bridge is a novel by Scottish author Iain Banks. It was published in 1986. The book switches between three protagonists, John Orr, Alex, and the Barbarian. It is an unconventional love story. ""The road cleared the cutting through the hills. He could see South Queensferry, the marina at Port Edgar, the VAT 69 sign of the distillery there, the lights of Hewlett-Packard’s factory; and the rail bridge, dark in the evening’s last sky-reflected light. Behind it, more lights; the Hound Point oil terminal they’d had a sub-contract on, and, further away, the lights of Leith. The"
"graduate, is the CEO of the Bridge, Inc., a NYC-based NPO that offers rehabilitative services. She is also a board director of Kadmon Holdings, Inc., and formerly worked as Chief Program Officer of Palladia and Deputy Executive Vice President of JBFCS. André Aciman André Aciman (born 2 January 1951) is an American writer. Born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt, he is currently distinguished professor at the Graduate Center of City University of New York, where he teaches the history of literary theory and the works of Marcel Proust. Aciman previously taught creative writing at New York University and French literature"
"Star Bridge Star Bridge is a science fiction novel by American authors Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn. It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies. However, 900 copies were never bound. It was also issued in paperback by Ace (D-169, 1955, 35¢, and F-241, 40¢) and reissued by Berkley Books in 1977 and by Ballantine Books in 1982 (with minor typographic errors). Williamson initially wrote about 50 pages in manuscript for the first draft, and worked up about 150 pages of notes for the novel's completion. Finding himself ""blocked"" on the project, he"
"Andrew Bridge (lawyer) Andrew Bridge is a New York Times Bestselling author, American lawyer, and advocate for children and families living in poverty. He became the executive director of the California-based Alliance for Children's Rights in 1997. Bridge spent 12 years in the foster care system as a child in Los Angeles County, and achieved a scholarship to Wesleyan University, became a Fulbright Scholar, Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Resident, Stueben Schultz Gesellschaft Scholar, Lyndon B. Johnson Scholar, and graduate from Harvard Law School. While in foster care as a child, Bridge was confined to the MacLaren Children's Center in Los Angeles"
"the bond that develops between the Langs and the Morgans from their first meeting in 1937 through their eventual separation on the occasion of Charity's death from cancer. Crossing to Safety Crossing to Safety is a 1987 semi-autobiographical novel by ""The Dean of Western Writers"", Wallace Stegner. It gained broad literary acclaim and commercial popularity. In ""Crossing to Safety"", Stegner explores the mysteries of friendship, and it extends Stegner's distinguished body of work that had already earned him a Pulitzer Prize (for 1971's ""Angle of Repose"") and the National Book Award (for 1976's ""The Spectator Bird""). ""Publishers Weekly"" described the"
"The Problem of Thor Bridge ""The Problem of Thor Bridge"" is a Sherlock Holmes murder mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle in ""The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes"", first published in 1922 in ""The Strand Magazine"". Neil Gibson, the Gold King and former Senator from ""some Western state"", approaches Holmes to investigate the murder of his wife Maria in order to clear his children's governess, Grace Dunbar, of the crime. It soon emerges that Mr. Gibson's marriage had been unhappy and he treated his wife very badly. He had fallen in love with her when he met her in Brazil, but soon"
"2011 David Cronenberg Film ""A Dangerous Method"". After a long stint in Brooklyn, Kerr relocated to Portland, Maine, in 1998. He resided in Portland's West End. He died at Maine Medical Center in Portland from complications of lung cancer, while surrounded by friends on July 18, 2016. John Kerr (author) John Michael Kerr (January 31, 1950 – July 18, 2016) was an American author raised in New York City and best known for his nonfiction book ""A Most Dangerous Method"", which examined the relationship between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Sabina Spielrein. Kerr was born in Washington, D.C., to mother"
"editor to several editions of the ""Official Encyclopedia of Bridge"" (Alan Truscott, Executive Editor) and wrote two books with Alan: ""Teach Yourself Basic Bidding"" in 1976 and ""The New York Times Bridge Book"" in 2002. She also published a historical novel in 2002, ""Hell Gate"", about early Dutch settlers in Harlem. Among new ideas attributed to Truscott are an unusual jump to show a singleton or void along with support in partner's suit (a splinter bid) and responses to Blackwood after interference (DOPI). Both of the systems are now commonly found in bridge partnerships worldwide. Dorothy Hayden Truscott Dorothy Hayden"
"unusual subject matter"", breaking a horse. His last novel, ""The Corner of Rife and Pacific"", was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner Award and received the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award in 1989. When asked to speak of his influences, Savage stated """"Mrs. Bridge"", by Evan S. Connell, is one of the best novels I ever read. I was influenced by John Steinbeck, Robert Benchley, and Dorothy Parker. I was a history major, read little fiction, chiefly biography and history. I read S.J. Perelman."" Thomas Savage (novelist) Thomas Savage (April 25, 1915 – July 25, 2003) was an American author of 13"
"Crossing to Safety Crossing to Safety is a 1987 semi-autobiographical novel by ""The Dean of Western Writers"", Wallace Stegner. It gained broad literary acclaim and commercial popularity. In ""Crossing to Safety"", Stegner explores the mysteries of friendship, and it extends Stegner's distinguished body of work that had already earned him a Pulitzer Prize (for 1971's ""Angle of Repose"") and the National Book Award (for 1976's ""The Spectator Bird""). ""Publishers Weekly"" described the novel as ""an eloquent, wise and immensely moving narrative,"" and ""a meditation on the idealism and spirit of youth, when the world is full of promise, and on"
"of many magazine articles. He died at his home in Ann Arbor, aged 77. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Clyde E. Love Clyde Elton Love (December 12, 1882 – January 31, 1960) was an American contract bridge author and mathematics professor at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was a native of Bancroft, Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1905. Love is well known in bridge circles for his 1959 book ""Bridge Squeezes Complete"", one of the earliest efforts to codify then-existing squeeze play. Love established rules for recognizing bridge squeezes, and for"
"and based on the American ""Official Encyclopedia of Bridge"" (1964). Ben Cohen (bridge) Ben Cohen (1907–1971) was an author, publisher, and distributor of contract bridge books and stationery supplies. He pioneered duplicate bridge in the UK in the early 1930s and helped develop the Acol bidding system in the mid-1930s. He and the young Terence Reese wrote the first, and for a long time the only, textbook of the Acol system, ""The Acol Two Club"" (1938). He also contributed to newspapers and journals in South Africa, India, and Japan as well as the UK. Cohen was from Hove. Cohen and"
"the construction of Forth Railway Bridge: Chief Engineer Arrol refers to the proprietor of the construction company, Sir William Arrol, whilst Engineers Baker and Fowler represent the two principal designers of the bridge, Sir Benjamin Baker and Sir John Fowler. The book references the author's Culture series, because the barbarian has, as a companion, an intelligent and sentient knife missile. The Bridge (novel) The Bridge is a novel by Scottish author Iain Banks. It was published in 1986. The book switches between three protagonists, John Orr, Alex, and the Barbarian. It is an unconventional love story. ""The road cleared the"
"a surprised Gerald Jonas raved over the novel in ""The New York Times Book Review"", saying ""this obscure [novel] reads more like a collaboration between Heinlein and Asimov, noting that one reason ""the book works so well [is] because the authors are not ashamed of what they are doing at any level."" Star Bridge Star Bridge is a science fiction novel by American authors Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn. It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies. However, 900 copies were never bound. It was also issued in paperback by Ace (D-169, 1955,"
"have to describe this book as a misshapen thing with many features of interest."" Bridge of Ashes Bridge of Ashes is an experimental science fiction novel by author Roger Zelazny. The paperback edition was published in 1976 and the hardcover in 1979. Zelazny describes the book as one of five books from which he learned things “that have borne me through thirty or so others.” He states that he “felt that if I could pull it off I could achieve some powerful effects. What I learned from this book is something of the limits of puzzlement in that no man’s"
"John Kerr (author) John Michael Kerr (January 31, 1950 – July 18, 2016) was an American author raised in New York City and best known for his nonfiction book ""A Most Dangerous Method"", which examined the relationship between Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Sabina Spielrein. Kerr was born in Washington, D.C., to mother Jean Kerr and father Walter Kerr shortly before their relocation to Larchmont, New York. He was one of six siblings, the oldest being Christopher, his twin Colin, and younger Gilbert, Gregory, and Kitty. Raised in a house of writers, his family was the subject of humorous articles"
"John Hockenberry John Charles Hockenberry (born June 4, 1956) is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades. He has written dozens of magazine and newspaper articles, a play, and two books, including the bestselling memoir ""Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence,"" which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the novel ""A River Out Of Eden"". He has written for ""The New York Times, The New Yorker, Wired, The Columbia Journalism Review, Metropolis"","
"in 1937. They had a son and two daughters together. She was active in the work of the Samaritans until her death in 1995. Bridge married a second time in 1996, to Diana Joyce Redhead. He was survived by his second wife and the three children from his first marriage. Tony Bridge Antony Cyprian ""Tony"" Bridge (5 September 1914 – 23 April 2007) was a British artist who became an Anglican priest. He was Dean of Guildford for 18 years, from 1968 to 1986, and wrote several books on the history of Constantinople and the Crusades. Bridge's father was Royal"
"Life Too Short"" (2008). Sadie married Lionel Forman, a fellow child of Jewish immigrants, in 1952. They had three children, Karl, Frank and Sara, born before Lionel died in 1959, aged 32 years, from complications following a heart surgery performed by Christiaan Barnard. In 2007 she moved to London for her health, and to be near her children. Sadie Forman died in 2014, aged 85 years, in England. Sadie Forman Sadie Forman (1929 – 11 December 2014) was a South African teacher, librarian and anti-apartheid activist. Sadie Kreel was from Johannesburg, the daughter of writer Bunim-Idel Krill, a Jewish immigrant"
"the Daily Telegraph described ""Thomas"" as ""...perhaps her most sensitive novel."" It was nominated for the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award in 1971, the winner that year being Eleanor Cameron's ""A Room Made of Windows."" Thomas (Burton novel) Thomas is a 1969 novel by Hester Burton, published in the US as Beyond the Weir Bridge. The story follows three friends as they grow up in the political and religious turmoil following the end of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in 1651, including the Restoration of Charles II in 1660, the 1665 Plague and the 1666 Fire of London. In common"
"Woods and the Water"" (1986), begins with the author crossing the Mária Valéria bridge from Czechoslovakia into Hungary and ends when he reaches the Iron Gate, where the Danube formed the boundary between the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and Romania. A planned third volume of Leigh Fermor's journey to its completion in Constantinople was never completed. In 2011 Leigh Fermor's publisher John Murray announced that it would publish the final volume, drawing from his diary at the time and an early draft that he wrote in the 1960s; ""The Broken Road"", edited by Artemis Cooper, was published in September 2013. Many"