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How Films Tell Stories: the Narratology of Cinema, 3rd edition

by Larry A. Brown ...

Enhance your appreciation of the movies you watch. Written for the intellectually curious film viewer, How Films Tell Stories presents a concise introduction to narrative film theory. Part one discusses the basic elements of story -- plot, character, and fictional world -- as applied to cinema. Part two explores how these elements are communicated, examining time manipulation, perspective, ... Read more

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Enhance your appreciation of the movies you watch. Written for the intellectually curious film viewer, How Films Tell Stories presents a concise introduction to narrative film theory. Part one discusses the basic elements of story -- plot, character, and fictional world -- as applied to cinema. Part two explores how these elements are communicated, examining time manipulation, perspective,
... Read more
Fay

A Novel

by Larry Brown ...

"[Larry Brown was] gifted with brilliant descriptive ability, a perfect ear for dialogue, and an unflinching eye . . . stark, often funny . . . with a core as dark as a Delta midnight." — Entertainment WeeklyShe's had no education, hardly any shelter, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her since she grew up "love." So, at the ripe age of seventeen, Fay Jones leaves home.She ... Read more

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"[Larry Brown was] gifted with brilliant descriptive ability, a perfect ear for dialogue, and an unflinching eye . . . stark, often funny . . . with a core as dark as a Delta midnight." — Entertainment WeeklyShe's had no education, hardly any shelter, and you can't call what her father's been trying to give her since she grew up "love." So, at the ripe age of seventeen, Fay Jones leaves home.She
... Read more
Tiny Love

The Complete Stories

by Larry Brown ...

"Larry Brown wrote the way the best singers sing: with honesty, grit, and the kind of raw emotion that stabs you right in the heart. He was a singular American treasure." —Tim McGrawA career-spanning collection, Tiny Love brings together for the first time the stories of Larry Brown’s previous collections along with those never before gathered. The self-taught Brown has long had a cult following, ... Read more

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"Larry Brown wrote the way the best singers sing: with honesty, grit, and the kind of raw emotion that stabs you right in the heart. He was a singular American treasure." —Tim McGrawA career-spanning collection, Tiny Love brings together for the first time the stories of Larry Brown’s previous collections along with those never before gathered. The self-taught Brown has long had a cult following,
... Read more
Big Bad Love

Stories

by Larry Brown ...

"Larry Brown writes like a force of nature."—Pat ConroyLarry Brown caught the rapt attention of readers and critics with the 1988 publication of Facing the Music, his prize-winning first collection of stories. The following year, his first novel, Dirty Work, won national acclaim as a work of uncompromising power and honesty. Big Bad Love, his third book, collects ten new stories. Dealing with sex, ... Read more

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"Larry Brown writes like a force of nature."—Pat ConroyLarry Brown caught the rapt attention of readers and critics with the 1988 publication of Facing the Music, his prize-winning first collection of stories. The following year, his first novel, Dirty Work, won national acclaim as a work of uncompromising power and honesty. Big Bad Love, his third book, collects ten new stories. Dealing with sex,
... Read more
The Rabbit Factory

A Novel

by Larry Brown ...

Larry Brown's idiosyncratic and powerful Southern novels have earned him widespread critical acclaim. Now, in an ambitious narrative structure reminiscent of Robert Altman's classic film Nashville, this "true original" (Chicago Tribune) weaves together the stories of a sprawling cast of eccentric and lovable characters, each embarked on a quest for meaning, fulfillment, and love -- with poignant ... Read more

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Larry Brown's idiosyncratic and powerful Southern novels have earned him widespread critical acclaim. Now, in an ambitious narrative structure reminiscent of Robert Altman's classic film Nashville, this "true original" (Chicago Tribune) weaves together the stories of a sprawling cast of eccentric and lovable characters, each embarked on a quest for meaning, fulfillment, and love -- with poignant
... Read more
A Miracle of Catfish

by Larry Brown ...

Larry Brown has been a force in American literature since taking critics by storm with his debut collection, Facing the Music, in 1988. His subsequent work—five novels, another story collection, and two books of nonfiction—continued to bring extraordinary praise and national attention to the writer New York Newsday called a "master."In November 2004, Brown sent the nearly completed manuscript of ... Read more

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Larry Brown has been a force in American literature since taking critics by storm with his debut collection, Facing the Music, in 1988. His subsequent work—five novels, another story collection, and two books of nonfiction—continued to bring extraordinary praise and national attention to the writer New York Newsday called a "master."In November 2004, Brown sent the nearly completed manuscript of
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Bounce!

A Basketball Life

by Larry Brown ...

For the first time, Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown details his most memorable coaching moments, his relationships with all-star players, and the deep love of the game that drove his remarkable career.Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown is the only coach to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title. From his early playing days in college and the ABA to stints coaching across the ... Read more

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For the first time, Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown details his most memorable coaching moments, his relationships with all-star players, and the deep love of the game that drove his remarkable career.Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown is the only coach to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title. From his early playing days in college and the ABA to stints coaching across the
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Bounce!

A Basketball Life

by Larry Brown ...

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7 hours

For the first time, Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown details his most memorable coaching moments, his relationships with all-star players, and the deep love of the game that drove his remarkable career.Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown is the only coach to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title. From his early playing days in college and the ABA to stints coaching across the ... Read more

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For the first time, Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown details his most memorable coaching moments, his relationships with all-star players, and the deep love of the game that drove his remarkable career.Hall of Fame NBA basketball coach Larry Brown is the only coach to ever win both an NCAA and NBA title. From his early playing days in college and the ABA to stints coaching across the
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Joe

by Larry Brown ...

"Brilliant . . . Larry Brown has slapped his own fresh tattoo on the big right arm of Southern Lit." — The Washington Post Book WorldNow a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage, directed by David Gordon Green.Joe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won't slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about ... Read more

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"Brilliant . . . Larry Brown has slapped his own fresh tattoo on the big right arm of Southern Lit." — The Washington Post Book WorldNow a major motion picture starring Nicolas Cage, directed by David Gordon Green.Joe Ransom is a hard-drinking ex-con pushing fifty who just won't slow down--not in his pickup, not with a gun, and certainly not with women. Gary Jones estimates his own age to be about
... Read more

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Dirty Work

by Larry Brown ...

Dirty Work is the story of two men, strangers—one white, the other black. Both were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Now, twenty-two years later, the two men lie in adjacent beds in a VA hospital.Over the course of a day and a night, Walter James and Braiden Chaney talk of memories, of passions, of fate.With great vision, humor, and courage, Brown ... Read more

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Dirty Work is the story of two men, strangers—one white, the other black. Both were born and raised in Mississippi. Both fought in Vietnam. Both were gravely wounded. Now, twenty-two years later, the two men lie in adjacent beds in a VA hospital.Over the course of a day and a night, Walter James and Braiden Chaney talk of memories, of passions, of fate.With great vision, humor, and courage, Brown
... Read more

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Father and Son

by Larry Brown ...

Father and Son tells the story of five days following Glen Davis's return to the small Mississippi town where he grew up. Five days. In this daring psychological thriller, these are five days you'll never forget.Convicted and sentenced on a vehicular homicide charge, Glen is the bad seed--the haunted, angry, drunken, and dangerous son of Virgil and Emma Davis. Bobby Blanchard is the sheriff, as ... Read more

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Father and Son tells the story of five days following Glen Davis's return to the small Mississippi town where he grew up. Five days. In this daring psychological thriller, these are five days you'll never forget.Convicted and sentenced on a vehicular homicide charge, Glen is the bad seed--the haunted, angry, drunken, and dangerous son of Virgil and Emma Davis. Bobby Blanchard is the sheriff, as
... Read more

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Dirty Work

by Larry Brown ...

Narrated by Peter Francis James, Ed Sala ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature. Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers-one black, the other white-reveal how they came to be where they are ... Read more

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This gripping novel is not only one of the best books written about Vietnam; it is also one of the most powerful anti-war novels in American literature. Walter James has no face. Braiden Chaney has no arms or legs. They lost them 22 years ago, in Vietnam. Now, in the course of one long night in a V.A. hospital, these two soldiers-one black, the other white-reveal how they came to be where they are
... Read more

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How Films Tell Stories: the Narratology of Cinema, 3rd edition

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