William Goldman
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The New York Times–bestselling author's phenomenal debut novel about growing up in midwestern, midcentury America. Raymond Euripides Trevitt grows up virtually alone in the small town of Athens, Illinois, until a new boy moves in next door. His name is Zachary Crowe, but he goes by Zock. They're as different as two midwestern boys can be, but their friendship will go on to shape—if not define—both of their lives. In the early days, Ray takes...
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Illinois, fine anni '50. Raymond Euripides Trevitt ha otto anni, è carino, ha un temperamento irrequieto e vuole trovare la sua identità, il suo posto nel mondo. Il passaggio dall'età dell'innocenza all'adolescenza lo cambierà profondamente, ponendolo di fronte a domande universali la cui sola risposta può arrivare dall'esperienza diretta. Come accadde all'Holden Caulfield di Salinger, Ray capirà attraverso le vittorie e i fallimenti, le amicizie...
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Este es el mejor libro del mundo. Hay mil razones para amarlo. Léelo y descubre la tuya.
¿De qué trata La princesa prometida? Bueno, es una historia de espadachines y de combates. Trata de amor eterno, de odio inmortal y de venganzas despiadadas. En esta novela salen algunos gigantes, un montón de villanos y de héroes, cinco o seis hermosas mujeres, monstruos bestiales y otros amables, y muchas aventuras y huidas y capturas. Hay muerte, mentiras,...
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In New York, five young people sacrifice everything for a life in the theater. Aaron, Walt, Rudy, Jenny, and Branch - a writer, a director, two actors, and one iron-willed producer. They grew up as creative, ambitious loners, and they all believe that their destiny lies in New York City. For these five, art is a calling to which they will sacrifice everything they have. They are determined to realize their potential even if it means destroying their...
6) Marathon man
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A Nazi conspiracy in the heart of modern-day Manhattan: the blockbuster New York Times bestseller that became the classic film thriller is "one hell of a read" (The Washington Post).
At Columbia University, Thomas "Babe" Levy, a postgrad history student and aspiring marathon runner, is working to clear his late father's name after the scandal of his suicide, triggered by the McCarthy hearings and accusations of Communist affiliations.
In Paraguay,...
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Includes an idea-to-film production case study of his short story, Da Vinci.
No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums ... on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, and other films...
13) Control
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Tells the stories of three people whose lives suffer from loss of mental control.
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Ray Trevitt is coming of age in the American Midwest of the late 1950s. Handsome, restless, eager to live life and to find his place in the world, Ray hurtles headlong through a young man's rite of passage, searching for answers and somewhere to belong. What he discovers is that within friendships and love affairs, army tours and married life, victory and tragedy, lie the experiences that will shape his destiny, scar his soul, and ultimately teach...