books by Larry McMurtry     books:     Larry McMurtry      Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Leslie Marmon Silko Penguin Books, 2006 Breath-taking All I can add to the many thoughtful reviews here is this: I've read very few works of fiction that have provoked a profound paradigm shift. This is one of the ones that did. I couldn't look up from the pages and the story will stay with me for life. I feel I owe a ...             Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen : Reflections on Sixty and Beyond Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2001 A literate and thoughtful "memoir" Written when McMurtry was 62, WALTER BENJAMIN AT THE DAIRY QUEEN is probably best classified as a memoir, although it is not presented as such. Rather, the construct (perhaps "artifice" is the more apt word) is McMurtry sitting in the Dairy Queen in hometown Archer ...             Streets Of Laredo : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2000 It's not Lonesome Dove, but still VERY good At first I wasn't sure I could get into it, Lonesome Dove set the bar pretty high, but after the first few pages I was back into the characters (old and new). Well done! A must if you want to follow up with Call, Lorie, and Pea.             The LAST PICTURE SHOW : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 1999 A tale for the ages Larry McMurtry turns out far too much material and that has hurt his legacy. But this book stands out at the top of his list, along with one or two others, all also important movies or, of course, TV mini-series. This book speaks to me particularly because I grew up in ...             Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry Pocket, 1988 Best Westerns Though published in 1985, this classic reached its peak in the 1990's with the film. The movie in this case did not hurt the book, as it was well done, but as is often the case did not elicit the same response as reading the novel, chapter by chapter. A richer flavor ...             Books: A Memoir Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2008 McMurtry strikes again! Larry McMurtry will steal the heart of any book lover with his newest, Books: A Memoir. The collecting and selling of rare books is seldom brought to our attention. It is amazing and lucrative. McMurtry's knowledge of the movers and shakers and history of the ...             Telegraph Days: A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2008 Pure Entertainment! If you want an accurate historical account of the west than this is probably not the book for you. However, if you desire a decidedly fictional account of the events of the west and a wonderful heroine, Nellie Courtwright, then you should find Telegraph Days a joy ...             Comanche Moon : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2000 real characters, in three dimension I wish I had read the book before I saw the movie. So much more realism in the book. The characters seem to jump out of the pages and become real. I cant wait to get back to reading after I have stopped. I want to finish this so I can get to the next book.             A Book of Photographs from Lonesome Dove (Wittliff Gallery Series) Bill Wittliff University of Texas Press, 2007 For the Love of Gus I've been in love with Gus since the Mini series and now have him in these wonderful photos. This book is awesome. You can almost hear "Laurie Darlin", and the smells of the trail. The book is dedicted to Pea Eye which was very nice. Thanks to the author.             Dead Man's Walk : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2000 First in the series What a great way to start. I love the background on the characters I fell in love with in Lonesome Dove. Can't wait to complete the whole series.             Avedon at Work: In the American West (HRHRC Imprint Series) Laura Wilson University of Texas Press, 2003 Get it The book is a gem. Not only sheds a bit of light into Avedon's technique and working methods, but also brings to life the often sad stories behind the powerful images. Highly recommended. Now, if they would only re-issue the original monograph..             Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890 Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2005 Fascinating Writing Some have argued about the length of this book. I think fine writing is fine writing whether we are talking about a poem of 4 lines or a novel of 1,000 pages. I am really enjoying this book, and would have been happy to read 500 more pages if they were of the ...             Horseman, Pass By : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2002 Don't Pass This Book By In 1961 Larry McMurtry's debut, HORSEMAN, PASS BY, would revitalize the image of the cowboy in literature. With the release of the movie HUD (starring Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas and Patricia Neal) two years later, it would be the first of many McMurtry stories to be ...             By Sorrow's River: A Novel (The Berrybender Narratives) Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2005 Addicted to an odd series I was hooked on the Berrybender series because of the hysterical humor in Sin Killer, so I bought the other three books in the series. I'm reading the series as one long book, and I see no other way to read it. It is, after all, just one continuous story about the ...             LEAVING CHEYENNE : A Novel Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2002 Larry's Best? Larry McMurtry may rank among the world's more inconsistent novelists. It's hard to imagine a book less interesting than "Texasville." "Lonesome Dove," while a fine epic read, will never be seriously confused with great literature. But "Leaving Cheyenne," modest and ...          products you might be interested in search for books berrybender, massacres, narratives, photographs, reflections, slaughter      geepe.com    web randomly chosen book: Rich Dad's Real Estate Advantages: Tax and Legal Secrets of Successful ...