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1	Wapshot Chronicle more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE takes place in St. Botolph's, Massachusetts, a fishing village in which a storm causes ferry pilot Leander Wapshot's boat to be damaged. His wife Sarah turns the ferry into a Floating Gift Shoppe, to Leander's discomfort, even though the shop pays for his sons' college educations. This novel is heavily based on Cheever's own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Stories of John Cheever more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist To read all of these stories in three or four sittings is to enter a world of lush lawns and swimming pools, martinis and backyard barbecues, the alienation of living in a big city, the anxiety of being surrounded by those whom you hope you resemble. Here Cheever captures the essence of urbanity and suburbanness, the angst of the station wagon, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Falconer more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist A study of the elaborate personalities that develop within prison walls, and their tenuous relation to prisoners' past lives and crimes. A convicted drug addict and murderer adapts to the gloom, fascination and eroticism of the new camaraderie. The American author was a Pulitzer Prize winner. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	John Cheever: Collected Stories and Other Writings more books like this by John Cheever, Blake Bailey (Editor) add to wishlist This landmark volume combines the entire Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, "The Stories of John Cheever," with seven selections from Cheever's first book, "The Way Some People Live." see all copies from $20.00! new only from $24.86! \| SVS
5	Journals of John Cheever more books like this by John Cheever, Mary Cheever add to wishlist A literary event of great importance: the journals--begun in the late 1940s and continued through three decades--of one of the great American writers of our time. The work provides peerless insights into the creation of his novels and stories, as well the man himself. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.93! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Bullet Park more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist John Cheever's third novel is set in suburbia. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Stories of J Cheever more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.09! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The letters of John Cheever more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist This collection of letters by John Cheever, a novelist and short story writer, is edited by his son. He was winner of the National Book award and the Pulitzer Prize and was a prolific letter writer who addressed every aspect and period of his life in his correspondence. He wrote about his days as an aspiring writer to the years following the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Wapshot Scandal more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist John Cheever's sequel to "The Wapshot Chronicle" takes place in a small town in Massachusetts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.39! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The brigadier and the golf widow. by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	The journals more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist The American writer, John Cheever, died in 1982, leaving behind 29 loose-leaf notebooks begun in the late Forties. They form the content of this book. His commitment to them was of central importance to his life - as a workbook and a retreat, an unhindered act of self-revelation where he could explore his ambiguities. He loved his wife and their ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $18.65! \| first editions
12	The housebreaker of Shady Hill, and other stories. by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $2.10! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Oh what a paradise it seems more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist In John Cheever's last novel, Lemuel Sears is having an affair with Renee Herndon. She attends some sort of detox meeting regularly that she won't tell Lemuel about. In the meantime, politicians and organized crime figures are scheming to fill the vastness of the town pond with garbage and erect a veterans' memorial on top. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.81! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Letters of Cheever more books like this by John Cheever, Benjamin Cheever (Editor) add to wishlist One of the most beloved and important writers of the 20th century comes vividly to life in this intimate collection of his letters, superbly edited by his son. 31 black-and-white photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
15	John Cheever: Complete Novels more books like this by John Cheever, Blake Bailey (Editor) add to wishlist The Library of America presents this definitive collection of Cheever's novels: "The Wapshot Chronicle, The Wapshot Scandal, Bullet Park, Falconer," and "Oh What a Paradise It Seems." see all copies from $22.37! new only from $22.37! \| SVS
16 view cover	Thirteen uncollected stories by John Cheever, Franklin H. Dennis add to wishlist These 13 stories from the 1930s and 1940s have never before been anthologized or collected. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $60.11! \| first editions
17	Wapshot Chronicles more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist THE WAPSHOT CHRONICLE takes place in St. Botolph's, Massachusetts, a fishing village in which a storm causes ferry pilot Leander Wapshot's boat to be damaged. His wife Sarah turns the ferry into a Floating Gift Shoppe, to Leander's discomfort, even though the shop pays for his sons' college educations. This novel is heavily based on Cheever's own ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $81.05!
18	World of Apples more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19	Glad Tidings: A Friendship in Letters: The Correspondence of John Cheever and John D. Weaver, 1945-1982 more books like this by John Cheever, John D Weaver add to wishlist Offering a unique and personal view of the life of John Cheever, Glad Tidings features the correspondence, spanning forty years, between Cheever and his friend and fellow writer John Weaver--brilliantly funny and moving reflections on family life and the hardships of trying to live as a writer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions \| SVS
20	Glad Tidings more books like this by John Cheever, John D Weaver (Editor) add to wishlist The 40-year correspondence between John Cheever and fellow writer John Weaver provides an illuminating look at Cheever's life and a warm portrait of a loyal and enduring friendship. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Oh What a Paradise It more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! SVS
22	Some people,places,and things that will not appear in my next novel. by John Cheever add to wishlist see all copies from $5.85! signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Essential Cheever more books like this by John Cheever (Read by), Meryl Streep (Read by) add to wishlist One Great Author. One Great CD. Here are two magnificent stories in which John Cheever celebrates with unequaled grace and tenderness the deepest feelings we have. As Cheever wrote, "These stories seem at times to be stories of a long-lost world when the city of New York was still filled with a river light, when you heard the Benny Goodman ... see all copies from $2.83! new only from $2.83! \| SVS
24	The Enormous Radio more books like this by John Cheever add to wishlist Do your students enjoy a good laugh? Do they like to be scared? Or do they just like a book with a happy ending? No matter what their taste, our Creative Short Stories series has the answer. We've taken some of the world's best stories from dark, musty anthologies and brought them into the light, giving them the individual attention they deserve. ... see all copies from $6.00! first editions
25	The Roar of the Sneakers by Editor Gold John Cheever Budd Schulberg Nelson Algren Don Delillo Robert S. add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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