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Interviews | November 3, 2009

Sheila A.: IMG On Storytelling: The Powells.com Interview with Donald Miller

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donaldmillerDonald Miller is a Christian writer, but the question that Miller asks with his latest memoir, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, is applicable to... Continue »
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    A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life

    Donald Miller

Koko

by Peter Straub

Koko Cover

ISBN13: 9780451162144
ISBN10: 0451162145
Condition: Standard
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"Koko..." Only four men knew what it meant...

But now, more readers than ever will pick up this masterpiece of thriller writing-and discover Peter Straub at his terrifying best.

Review:

Completely plotted, thickly layered evil...the ultimate horror. (New York Times Book Review)
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crowyhead, September 15, 2006 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This is a fascinating, dark, and convoluted novel. It's a thriller, sort of, but it's very character-driven and focuses strongly on the way Vietnam has shaped the lives of the five main characters: a doctor, a lawyer, a writer, a blue collar working stiff -- and a killer.

Straub is a skillful writer; he keeps letting you think you've figured things out, and then he throws you a curveball. I spent a good portion of the last half thinking, "God, how obvious could it be?!" and feeling certain I knew who the killer was -- and then in the last 100 pages everything turned upside down.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780451162144
Author:
Straub, Peter
Publisher:
Signet
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975
Subject:
Horror tales
Subject:
Veterans
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1974 -- Veterans -- Fiction.
Subject:
Vietnamese Conflict, 19
Subject:
Horror - General
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
1988
Series Volume:
no. 216
Publication Date:
November 2002
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
608
Dimensions:
6.91x4.20x1.33 in. .62 lbs.
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