BOOKS by John O'Hara

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1	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch more books like this by Jean Lee Latham add to wishlist A biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, who grew up in the late 1700s and dreamed of becoming a sailor. When his small size prevented him for achieving this goal, Bowditch's determination resulted in years of on-land studying of the sea, ships, and astronomy. He eventually wrote the book THE AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR, which taught sailors how to use ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Origin of Species more books like this by Professor Charles Darwin add to wishlist Voyage with Darwin as he gathers the raw material that ushered in the greatest intellectual revolution in nearly 2,000 years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.11! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Appointment in Samarra more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist O'Hara's 1934 novel, notorious in its day for raunchy language and sexual frankness, is about Julian and Caroline English, part of the social elite in a small Pennsylvania town, whose marriage is threatened by the irresponsible Julian's heavy drinking and involvements with other women. The novel takes place over the course of three crucial days. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.24! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Tis Herself more books like this by Maureen O'Hara, John Nicoletti add to wishlist The Hollywood star traces her career and personal life, discussing such topics as her relationships with fellow actors, her marriage to plane crash victim Charles F. Blair, and her work on specific causes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.71! \| first editions
5	Ten North Frederick more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist The story of a lawyer who strives beyond his family's ambitions for him to become Pennsylvania's governor, and pays the penalty for his hubris. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
6	Butterfield 8 more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist Gloria Wandrous, molested in childhood, grows up to become a call girl. O'Hara's novel became a highly successful 1960 movie starring Elizabeth Taylor. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	Pal Joey more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist On the seedy side of Chicago, Joey Evans is a poor man's Bing Crosby, a wise-cracking crooner down on his luck but always on the make. In his letters to a pal in New York he gives the lowdown on his shady escapades, run-ins with the mob and easy affairs with the prettiest "mice" in the business. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $31.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Rage to Live more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist This novel concerns a woman who nearly destroys her marriage by committing adultery, and brings into play much of O'Hara's concern with social class difference and the dangers of passion. A RAGE TO LIVE, published in 1949, was his first best-selling novel. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	From the Terrace more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist O''Hara''s novel of America in the first half of the century was made into a film. It chronicles one mans rise to wealth, power and prominence - and the haunting sense of failure at his heart.' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Economic theory for environmentalists more books like this by John Gowdy, Sabine O'Hara add to wishlist "Total Quality in Purchasing and Supplier Management" is an important and essential new book which develops a systematic approach to purchasing and supplier quality management (PSQM). It explains how to build a solid customer-supplier relationship and presents methods for finding suppliers who will best align with the purchaser's organization (i.e ... see all copies from $4.26! new only from $45.00! \| first editions
11	The Road Not Taken: A Selection of Robert Frost's Poems more books like this by Robert Frost, John O'Hara Cosgrave, II (Illustrator), Louis Untermeyer (Introduction by) add to wishlist The best-loved poems from one of American literature's most towering figures No poet is more emblematically American than Robert Frost. From "The Road Not Taken" to "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," he refined and even defined our sense of what poetry is and what it can do. T. S. Eliot judged him "the most eminent, the most distinguished ... see all copies from $3.72! new only from $11.48! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Lockwood Concern more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist O'Hara explores the tangled, tumultuous lives of four generations in a Pennsylvania family. see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Tis Herself: An Autobiography more books like this by Maureen O'Hara, John Nicoletti add to wishlist With great candor and a mixture of pride and regret, O'Hara reflects on just how this young girl from Ireland made it in Hollywood. She also writes about many of the other actors and actresses with whom she worked, such as Lucille Ball, Errol Flynn, John Candy, and Natalie Wood. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.89! \| first editions \| SVS
14	Gibbsville, Pa more books like this by John O'Hara, George V. Higgins (Introduction by), Matthew Joseph Bruccoli (Editor) add to wishlist Matthew J. Bruccoli selects 55 of John O'Hara's over 400 short stories. All of these stories take place in Gibbsville, which is a thinly disguised rendering of Pottsville, O'Hara's birthplace. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.03! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Instrument by John O'Hara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	Selected letters of John O'Hara more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
17	Henry Hudson; captain of ice-bound seas. more books like this by Carl Lamson Carmer add to wishlist see all copies from $3.60! first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Gibbsville, Pa: The Classic Stories more books like this by John O'Hara, Matthew J Bruccoli (Editor), Budd Schulberg (Foreword by) add to wishlist Matthew J. Bruccoli selects 55 of John O'Hara's over 400 short stories. All of these stories take place in Gibbsville, which is a thinly disguised rendering of Pottsville, O'Hara's birthplace. see all copies from $3.18! new only from $20.81!
19	Assembly by John O'Hara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20	My Turn by John O'Hara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
21	Sermons & Soda Water more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist John O'Hara was as acclaimed for his grimly realistic short stories as he was for his novels. Set mainly in the Pennsylvania coal country where he grew up, his stories--and his fiction in general--were about striving, upwardly mobile characters and are invaluable slices of 20th-century social history. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	John O'Hara's Hollywood more books like this by John O'Hara, Matthew J Bruccoli (Editor) add to wishlist On the sound stage and the casting couch, behind the facades of Spanish style mansions and inside studio trailers, at costumes and makeup, in posh nightclubs and in backrooms filled with cigar smoke, here are the ruthless producers, over-the-hill directors, disillusioned writers, glamorously callous actresses, desperate and hungry starlets, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	The Big Laugh more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist In her preface, Fran Liebowitz calls this "the greatest Hollywood novel ever written." It's the story of Hubie Ward, who lies, cheats, and seduces his way to the top as a movie actor. But his weak and self-destructive nature eventually defeats him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.56! \| first editions \| SVS
24	Appointment in Samarra, Butterfield 8, Hope of heaven. more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Hellbox more books like this by John O'Hara add to wishlist John O'Hara was as acclaimed for his grimly realistic short stories as he was for his novels. Set mainly in the Pennsylvania coal country where he grew up, his stories--and his fiction in general--were about striving, upwardly mobile characters and are invaluable slices of 20th-century social history. Many of these short stories were published in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.52! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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