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Appointment in Samarra
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168 editions published between 1900 and 2013 in 4 languages and held by 3,707 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville, Pennsylvania, social circuit is electrified with parties and dances. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction"--Amazon.com
BUtterfield 8, a novel
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117 editions published between 1935 and 2013 in 6 languages and held by 2,143 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "A bestseller upon its publication in 1935, BUtterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide? The circumstances of her death were never resolved, but O'Hara seized upon the tragedy to imagine the woman's down-and-out life in New York City in the early 1930s."--P. [4] of cover
Ten North Frederick
by John O'Hara
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51 editions published between 1955 and 1986 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,101 WorldCat member libraries worldwide At her father's funeral, Ann Chapin thinks back over the last five years of his life in Gibbsville, Pennsylvania - years of political and personal failure dominated by a selfish and dissatisfied wife and eased only by alcohol
The instrument; a novel
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32 editions published between 1967 and 1970 in English and Dutch and held by 1,961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A vivid picture of the world of the theater seen from the inside
From the terrace : a novel
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44 editions published between 1958 and 2000 in 3 languages and held by 1,929 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Alfred Eaton wanted. He wanted to be rich, richer than his father, richer than his peers. He wanted power, women, a place in society. He got everything he thought he wanted, but still didn't have the one thing that would give his life meaning
A rage to live
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54 editions published between 1949 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Naturalistic study of a stratum of upperclass life in America, set in a Pennsylvania town
Sermons and soda-water
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41 editions published between 1951 and 1990 in 3 languages and held by 1,599 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Collected stories of John O'Hara
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15 editions published between 1972 and 1986 in English and held by 1,594 WorldCat member libraries worldwide It is the story of The Ewings an American Middle West family during the First World War
The hat on the bed
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30 editions published between 1963 and 1975 in English and held by 1,562 WorldCat member libraries worldwide A collection of 24 hitherto uncollected stories
Elizabeth Appleton : a novel
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45 editions published between 1963 and 1981 in 3 languages and held by 1,534 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Marriage to a college professor is a contented one for a fashionable society girl until the war years bring change and an illicit love affair
The O'Hara generation
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14 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,529 WorldCat member libraries worldwide 22 stories chosen from John O'Hara's first nine volumes 1935-1966. Doctor's son-Over the river and through the wood-Do you like it here?-Summer's day-Decision-Drawing Room B-Mrs. Stratton of Oak Knoll-Mary and Norma-You can always tell Neward-Pat Collins-First day and many more
The Cape Cod lighter [stories]
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34 editions published between 1962 and 1978 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Twenty-three new stories
Waiting for winter [stories]
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27 editions published between 1964 and 1973 in English and held by 1,435 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Noveller med døden som motiv
The Lockwood concern : a novel
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41 editions published between 1965 and 1986 in English and Dutch and held by 1,413 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Four-generation family history, concentrating on the third-generation father who has inherited great wealth and a tainted mind. /
The horse knows the way
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27 editions published between 1963 and 1978 in English and held by 1,404 WorldCat member libraries worldwide "A collection of 28 new stories"--Cover subtitle
And other stories
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21 editions published between 1939 and 1970 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,394 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Appointment in Samarra ; Butterfield 8 ; Hope of heaven
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16 editions published between 1934 and 1975 in English and held by 1,378 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Appointment in Samarra: In December 1930, just before Christmas, the Gibbsville social circuit is electrified with parties and dances, where the music plays late into the night and the liquor flows freely. At the center of the social elite stand Julian and Caroline English - the envy of friends and strangers alike. But in one rash moment born inside a highball glass, Julian breaks with polite society and begins a rapid descent toward self-destruction. BUtterfield 8: bestseller upon its publication in 1935, Butterfield 8 was inspired by a news account of the discovery of the body of a beautiful young woman washed up on a Long Island beach. Was it an accident, a murder, a suicide? The circumstances of her death were never resolved, but O'Hara seized upon the tragedy to imagine the woman's down-and-out life in New York City in the early 1930s. Hope of Heaven: Movie Industry in California
Ourselves to know, a novel
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31 editions published between 1960 and 1995 in English and held by 1,315 WorldCat member libraries worldwide In 1908, in a small Pennsylvania town, a highly respected citizen kills his young wife. A full-length portrait of a troubled and talented man of good will
The big laugh, a novel
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25 editions published between 1962 and 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,172 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Movie star compensates for his unprincipled early years by living a decent middle life, but succeeds only in confusing people, including himself
The Ewings
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12 editions published between 1972 and 1973 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide Slægtsroman fra Ohio under 1. verdenskrig more
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Alternative Names
O'Chara, Džon, 1905-1970
O'Hara, John
O'Hara, John H.
O'Hara, John Henry, 1905-1970
O'Jara, Dzhon 1905-1970
O'Khara, Dzhon, 1905-1970
О'Хара, Джон, 1905-1970
או׳הרה, ג׳והן, 1905־1970
או'הארא, ג'והן
オハラ, J
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