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Since its publication in 1983, THE RIVER WHY has become a classic. David James Duncan's sweeping novel is a coming-of-age comedy about love, nature, and the quest for self-discovery, written in a voice as distinct and powerful as any in American letters. Gus Orviston is a young fly fisherman who leaves behind his comically schizoid family to find his own path. Taking refuge in a remote cabin, he sets out in pursuit of the Pacific Northwest's e...

Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer A word or two seems necessary by way of explanation of the publication of a biography of Mr. Herbert Spencer, within a few years of the publication of his voluminous Autobiography. Twenty-eight years ago, while I was at home on furlough, Mr. Spencer obtained from me a promise to w1ite his Life. In subsequent years, partly owing to his fears that his own life might not be prolonged, and part...

In his passionate, luminous novels, David James Duncan has won the devotion of countless critics and readers, earning comparisons to Harper Lee, Tom Robbins, and J.D. Salinger, to name just a few. Now Duncan distills his remarkable powers of observation into this unique collection of short stories and essays. At the heart of Duncan's tales are characters undergoing the complex and violent process of transformation, with results both painful an...

Excerpt from Life and Letters of Herbert Spencer, Vol. 2 of 2 The several parts of the Principles of Ethics were not written with that adherence to the order laid down in the original programme which had characterised the earlier volumes of the series. "The Data" had been given to the world in 1879, under the fear that his health might give way completely before he could reach it in ordinary course. Ten years after he again turned aside from ...

You want to make movies but don't know where to start. It seems there are too many barriers like lack of knowledge, money, and equipment. Plus, you never went to film school. I wrote this book for you. Together we will make your first film, a one-minute micro short, and get it entered into festivals. We will do this all with your existing resources. Sound good? Let's go!

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality. This touching, uplifting novel spans decades of loyalty, anger, regret, and love in th...

Excerpt from The Prairie Provinces, A Short History of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Being a Revision of a History of Manitoba and the North-West Territories: For Use in Public Schools To this mysterious land came good missionaries, to bring the gospel and education and higher forms of living, and keen traders and mer chants, to become rich by trading with the Indians, chie¿y for furs, and bold adventurers who are ever ready to go into...

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Tupelo, Mississippi, 8. Januar 1935, 4:30 Uhr: Das sagenhafte Leben des größten Showstars aller Zeiten beginnt. Im Alter von 18 Jahren steht Elvis zum ersten Mal im Studio und nimmt auf eigene Kosten seine erste Platte auf. Sein makelloses Aussehen und die einzigartige Stimme verhelfen ihm zu einem kometenhaften Aufstieg. Im Hintergrund wird das Leben des "King" von einem Kreis engster Vertrauter geformt: seinem Vater Vernon, seiner geliebten ...

Tupelo, Mississippi, 8. Januar 1935, 4:30 Uhr: Das sagenhafte Leben des größten Showstars aller Zeiten beginnt. Im Alter von 18 Jahren steht Elvis zum ersten Mal im Studio und nimmt auf eigene Kosten seine erste Platte auf. Sein makelloses Aussehen und die einzigartige Stimme verhelfen ihm zu einem kometenhaften Aufstieg. Im Hintergrund wird das Leben des "King" von einem Kreis engster Vertrauter geformt: seinem Vater Vernon, seiner geliebten ...

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