The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday 1951.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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Each decade new readers discover the characters and curious activities aboard the U.S.S. "Caine in this classic tale of pathos, humor, and scope.

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Garden City, N.Y. Doubleday 1951.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 512

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Each decade new readers discover the characters and curious activities aboard the U.S.S. "Caine in this classic tale of pathos, humor, and scope.

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307805328
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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NOW A FEATURE FILM DIRECTED BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN AND STARRING KIEFER SUTHERLAND, STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL is Herman Wouk's own stage adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning 1951 novel The Caine Mutiny. Upon its original publication, Wouk’s boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining drama of life—and mutiny—on a Navy warship was immediately embraced as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of World War II. In the intervening half century, THE CAINE MUTINY COURT-MARTIAL has become a perennial favorite of readers young and old, adapted multiple times for film and television.

The Lawgiver

The Lawgiver PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1471112578
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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96-year-old author of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Caine Mutinypens an ingeniously witty novel about the life of Moses For more than 50 years, Herman Wouk has dreamed of writing a novel about the life of Moses Finally, at the age of 96, he has found an ingeniously witty way to tell the tale of The Lawgiver, a romantic and suspenseful epistolary novel about a group of people trying to make a movie about Moses in the present day. At its centre is Margo Solovei, a brilliant young writer-director who has rejected her father's strict Jewish upbringing to pursue a career in the arts. When an Australian multi-billionaire promises to finance a movie about Moses, Margo does everything she can to land the job, including a reunion with her estranged first love, an influential lawyer with whom she has unfinished business. * Visit Herman Wouk's website at www.hermanwouk.net 'Endearing and light-hearted' Michael Prodger, FT

Sailor and Fiddler

Sailor and Fiddler PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501128566
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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In an unprecedented literary accomplishment, Herman Wouk, one of America’s most beloved and enduring authors, reflects on his life and times from the remarkable vantage point of 100 years old. Many years ago, the great British philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin urged Herman Wouk to write his autobiography. Wouk responded, “Why me? I’m nobody.” Berlin answered, “No, no. You’ve traveled. You’ve known many people. You have interesting ideas. It would do a lot of good.” Now, in the same year he has celebrated his hundredth birthday, Herman Wouk finally reflects on the life experiences that inspired his most beloved novels. Among those experiences are his days writing for comedian Fred Allen’s radio show, one of the most popular shows in the history of the medium; enlisting in the US Navy during World War II; falling in love with Betty Sarah Brown, the woman who would become his wife (and literary agent) for sixty-six years; writing his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Caine Mutiny; as well as a big hit Broadway play The Caine Mutiny Court Martial; and the surprising inspirations and people behind such masterpieces as The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Marjorie Morningstar, and Youngblood Hawke. Written with the wisdom of a man who has lived through two centuries and the wit of someone who began his career as professional comedy writer, the first part of Wouk’s memoir (“Sailor”) refers to his Navy experience and writing career, the second (“Fiddler”) to what he’s learned from living a life of faith. Ultimately, Sailor and Fiddler is an unprecedented reflection from a vantage point few people have lived to experience.

City Boy

City Boy PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316077003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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An "enormously entertaining" portrait of "a Bronx Tom Sawyer" (San Francisco Chronicle), City Boy is a sharp and moving novel of boyhood from Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk. A hilarious and often touching tale of an urban kid's adventures and misadventures on the street, in school, in the countryside, always in pursuit of Lucille, a heartless redhead personifying all the girls who torment and fascinate pubescent lads of eleven.

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher: Little, Brown
ISBN: 0316248541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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Now hailed as a "proto-feminist classic" (Vulture), Pulitzer Prize winner Herman Wouk's powerful coming-of-age novel about an ambitious young woman pursuing her artistic dreams in New York City has been a perennial favorite since it was first a bestseller in the 1950s. A starry-eyed young beauty, Marjorie Morgenstern is nineteen years old when she leaves home to accept the job of her dreams--working in a summer-stock company for Noel Airman, its talented and intensely charismatic director. Released from the social constraints of her traditional Jewish family, and thrown into the glorious, colorful world of theater, Marjorie finds herself entangled in a powerful affair with the man destined to become the greatest--and the most destructive--love of her life. Rich with humor and poignancy, Marjorie Morningstar is a classic love story, one that spans two continents and two decades in the life of its heroine. "I read it and I thought, 'Oh, God, this is me.'" --Scarlet Johansson

Officers and Gentlemen

Officers and Gentlemen PDF Author: Evelyn Waugh
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667623745
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 383

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Fueled by idealism and eagerness to contribute to the war effort, Guy Crouchback becomes attached to a commando unit undergoing training on the Hebridean isle of Mugg, where the whisky flows freely and respect must be paid to the laird. But the comedy of Mugg is soon followed by the bitterness of Crete, where chaos reigns and a difficult evacuation must be accomplished.—Goodreads.com.

Men at Arms

Men at Arms PDF Author: Evelyn Waugh
Publisher: Alien Ebooks
ISBN: 1667623737
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Volume 1 of Waugh's Sword of Honour trilogy. The other two volumes are Officers and Gentlemen and The End of the Battle (UK title Unconditional Surrender). The novel is semi-autobiographical and reflects Waugh's experiences during the Second World War, while giving a satirical view of military bureaucracy. There is a strong religious element.

The Caine Mutiny

The Caine Mutiny PDF Author: Herman Wouk
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780895774149
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 580

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A Bird In The Deep

A Bird In The Deep PDF Author: James Krouse
Publisher: ATBOSH Media Ltd.
ISBN: 1626131090
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 231

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Deep in the English Channel lies the wreck of a US Navy vessel sunk during the Battle of Normandy. Her rotting decks and silt-filled chambers once staged a human drama that may have inspired Herman Wouk’s World War II novel, The Caine Mutiny. This is the true story of the USS Partridge and the real-life heroes who served aboard her in some of the most treacherous waters of the war. The crew’s struggle to serve under a captain losing his grip on command brought them to the brink of mutiny, just as the ship was facing her greatest mission yet. From the submarine-infested Caribbean to treacherous North Atlantic crossings to Normandy beaches, A Bird in the Deep tells a story of friendship, heroism, and the true nature of leadership during a time of war.