All Monty Brogan ever wanted was to be a fireman. Now he's just got 24 hours before he will start a seven-year stretch in the federal penitentiary for drug dealing. As the minutes count down, Monty seizes one last chance to stack the odds in his favor.
In eight unusual stories, David Benioff expertly takes his characters through life-changing events that quietly reveal them for who they are: a hot young singer is persuaded to sell out, a young man mourns the death of his beloved, an actress tries to deal with rejection.
Wall Street speculators, the Manhattan downtown club scene, Russian gangsters, immigrant neighborhoods; all the elements in the urban turf of this finely crafted contemporary crime novel wed danger with excitement and possibility. They're among the rewards lost by Monty Brogan on his last day "out" with his two friends before entering prison for ...
With more than 120 photos in full color and the complete screenplay, the story behind the making of the movie based on the beloved bestselling novel directed by Marc Forster ("Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland," and "Stranger Than Fiction"). Based on one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, "The Kite Runner" is a profoundly emotional ...
From one of Hollywood's hottest young screenwriters and the widely acclaimed author of "The 25th Hour" comes a collection of cool, urbane, and skillfully crafted stories.
Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of the execution squad, an impossible ...
In When the Nines Roll Over, David Benioff uses humor and rich characterizations to explore the sometimes thrilling, sometimes pathetic emotional lives of a diverse set of characters. Over the course of eight stories, we are introduced to a host of young people on the cusp of discovery and loss. As he evokes the various states of agony and ...
Cuando amanezca, Monty Brogan se montara en el autobus que habra de llevarle hasta la carcel federal de Otisville, donde debe cumplir una condena de siete anos. Hoy es su ultimo dia de libertad, y quiere dedicarselo a su padre y a sus dos mejores amigos de la juventud. Los encuentros tienen como escenario las calles de Nueva York, una ciudad ...
Four months into the siege of Leningrad, the city is starving. Seventeen-year-old Lev fears for his life when he is arrested for looting the body of a dead German paratrooper, while his charismatic cellmate, Kolya, a handsome young soldier arrested for desertion, seems bizarrely unafraid. Dawn brings, instead of an execution squad, an impossible ...
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