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Robert James Waller Border Music
New York, NY Grand Central Publishing 1995-01-01 0446518581 / 9780446518581 First Edition Hardcover VG+/VG+ in MYLAR
From Publishers Weekly The lead sentence of Waller's potential bestseller is a first line that may turn up in quizzes, though not of the literary variety. "When this nameless piece a' shit tore off Linda Lobo's G-string instead of sticking money in it... Texas Jack Carmine went crazy-over-the-edge...." But make no mistake about it: while Texas Jack Carmine is neither as well-educated nor as well-spoken as Robert Kincaid or Michael Tillman, the protagonists of Waller's previous novels, he is equally intelligent, sensitive and romantic under the facade of his raunchy, beer-guzzling persona. With a twang in his voice matched by the low-down grit of Waller's prose, Jack is a restless man who lives "sweet and free... a rider of summer roads, traveler of far places." After he impulsively rescues long-legged, "high-assed" Linda from her job in a Minnesota bar, he discovers that she is the woman of his dreams. Jack takes Linda home to his one-horse ranch in Texas where they enjoy an idyllic year, doomed to end, however, as readers realize immediately, since Waller applies foreshadowing with a sledgehammer touch. Jack's "spells," flashbacks to the killing he did in Vietnam, are the reason that the lovers eventually part. But Jack assumes legendary proportions in the lives of everyone whose path he crosses; all eventually realize that "'he set us free... he loved us in a special way and in doin' so taught us to think better of ourselves." A silly subplot concerns Jack's disillusioned uncle Vaughn Rhomer, a produce manager in a Iowa supermarket, who secretly nurtures his own romantic dreams and adventures, and finally realizes that Jack has "shown him the way." Waller is dangerously self-indulgent here; his style has become a shtick, and this story is all atmosphere and rugged sentiment and no action. His fans will probably buy it, but there's no magic in this tale. Major ad/promo; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selection. Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Although Waller's popularity may be on the wane-his Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend has sold "only" two million copies, compared with five million for The Bridges of Madison County-don't dismiss the metaphor-mangling romance writer as a flash in the pan. His latest tells of two star-crossed lovers who dare to confront their dark pasts. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Waller, Robert James Old Songs in a New Cafe: Selected Essays
New York Grand Central Publishing 1994 0446517984 / 9780446517980 N Hardcover N
From Publishers Weekly Waller, whose novels The Bridges of Madison County and Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend are current bestsellers, here offers 19 essays previously published in the Des Moines Register between 1983 and 1989 and in two book collections. As he acknowledges, some of the pieces do not warrant reprinting; others, however, convey a quiet humor and sensitivity that his fiction readers will enjoy. Among these are a memoir of a beloved cat, accounts of Waller's teenaged experiences with basketball and billiards, reflections on turning 50 and an engaging tribute to Charlie Uban, who flew cargo planes during WW II. Waller--a professor of management at the University of Northern Iowa, a bar musician and a photographer--exhibits a refreshing modesty in many of these pieces. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Previously published in two separate volumes, these 19 essays by best-selling author Waller (The Bridges of Madison County, LJ 3/1/92) provide various, intimate, and stimulating reflections. Among them are his expressions of love for a newly grown daughter (&doublequote;Excavating Rachael's Room&doublequote;), a loving tribute to his wife of over 30 years (&doublequote;Slow Waltz for Georgia Ann&doublequote;), portraits of personal and often irregular heroes (&doublequote;The Boy from the Burma Hump&doublequote;), and multiple celebrations of things that he loves. These include music, travel, basketball, nature, and, above all, romance. In the revelation of his loves, one0 discovers the essential Waller, a man who writes both to find and to express himself. In sharing his own strong passions, Waller demonstrates his gift for expressing feelings that all people have but do not think that others have. Public libraries will want this. --Marie L. Lally, Alabama Sch. of Mathematics & Science, Mobile Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Waller, Robert James Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
NY Warner Books 1995 044651747x / 9780446517478 Y Hard Cover N
Book Description: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1995, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1995. Hardcover. Book Condition: Near Fine Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾&doublequote; - 9¾&doublequote; tall. .
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Robert James Waller Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend
New York, NY Grand Central Publishing 1993-01-01 0446516538 / 9780446516532 Hardcover VG+/VG+ in MYLAR
From Publishers Weekly Only little old ladies with blue permed hair need be wary of Waller's second foray into fiction: this time around, his saccharine tale of middle-aged lovers gets to sex scenes right away. When Michael Tillman, an Iowa economics professor with a rebel streak, first lays eyes on his colleague's wife, Jellie Branden, he immediately wonders "how it would feel to grab a big handful of her hair and bend her over the dean's kitchen table." A few pages later--still in the first chapter--he is fantasizing about stripping Jellie naked and flying to the Seychelles. Though it takes a while to consummate their passion, Jellie is an iconoclast too: like Mike, she smokes and wears jeans to faculty parties, and she is pretty good in the sex fantasy department herself. But Jellie has a Dark Secret (no surprise to the reader when it is revealed) and Michael must go tearing off to India to try to locate her when she runs away from Cedar Bend. Waller's attempt at academic satire is a dud, but he renders the Indian settings quite effectively. An encounter with a tiger is just the sort of sentimental flourish that fans of The Bridges of Madison County will get teary-eyed over; and there's even a coy reference to Robert Kincaid to evoke the earlier novel. To the main question--will this book please Waller's fans?--the answer is a resounding Yes. Movie rights to 20th Century Fox; BOMC main selection; QPB alternate; author tour. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Michael Tillman, a tenured economics professor enjoying his role of academic maverick, feels an immediate attraction to Jellie Braden when she walks into a dean's reception with her husband. Their common past experiences in India provide a basis for friendship, which develops into a spiritual link; Michael realizes that he has waited a lifetime to meet Jellie. Within a year, their love intensifies, and the affair is consummated. Yet there is much Michael doesn't know about Jellie, and her sudden, unannounced visit to India prompts his quest for the secret of her past. The surreal-man-and-married-woman love affair is reminiscent of the author's current bestseller, The Bridges of Madison County ( LJ 3/1/92), but Waller economically imbues his plot and characters with life's truths in a manner many will find enthralling. Recommended for most collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 7/93. - Kimberly Martin, Washington Univ. Law Lib., St. Louis Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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