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Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
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Author: Tony Hillerman
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Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
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Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060505868
ISBN: 0060505869
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Product Release Date: 2002-10-01
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060505868
ISBN: 0060505869
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 368
Publication Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Product Release Date: 2002-10-01
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
Editorial Review of Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
In this affectionate and unvarnished recollection of his past, Tony Hillerman looks at seventy-six years spent getting from hard-times farm boy to bestselling author. Using the gifts of a talented novelist and reporter, Hillerman draws brilliant portrait not just of his life, but of the world around him.
Customer Reviews of Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee
Review: I love Tony Hillerman's reading of he work. His Oklahoma voice adds credibility and sympathy to very interesting people.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Autobiography - not a murder mystery
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book, much as I have liked all of his novels. His gift with words comes through, and his life is interesting. Many things are revealed which I did not know; such as his winning the Silver Star during WW2. If you are looking for a southwestern murder mystery however, you are out of luck. But if you are looking for an interesting insight into the life of a writer, then this is a good one to choose.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Tony Hillerman Seldom Disappoints
Review: Tony Hillerman's autobiography held my attention from start to finish. Mr. Hillerman is a member of the "Greatest Generation," was a combat infantryman in France and Germany during WWII. I thought I'd read to the end of that segment and then move on, but Tony's narrative carried me on to the end. Truly, Mr. Hillerman has led an interesting and blessed life. We are all in his debt for his efforts as a writer and as a human being.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Well-lived Life
Review: Tony Hillerman writes Navajo and Zuni detective stories and does quite well at it. I've read several and enjoyed them for both the plots and the Indian culture that the reader is taught as he reads the books. I naturally thought that Hillerman was Navajo - he's not. He's a white man. But, he is a Sooner, graduated from the University of Oklahoma (Go Sooners!!!) and he's a veteran of combat during WWII, injured, and was a journalist for many years. His life is fascinating and he tells it well.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A 20th Century Life
Review: Hillerman lived a rich but complex life which covered the most imprortant events of the 20th century. An Okie, raised in the depression, he fought in WWII as a boy and went on to a stellar career in reporting. He was raised with and loves the Indian people which enabled him to understand their culture and write so effectively about it.
A Catholic who understands others beliefs but doesn't have to deny his own. He is an exceptional character, both humble and truthful.
Review Summary: Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee
Review: I love Tony Hillerman's reading of he work. His Oklahoma voice adds credibility and sympathy to very interesting people.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Autobiography - not a murder mystery
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this book, much as I have liked all of his novels. His gift with words comes through, and his life is interesting. Many things are revealed which I did not know; such as his winning the Silver Star during WW2. If you are looking for a southwestern murder mystery however, you are out of luck. But if you are looking for an interesting insight into the life of a writer, then this is a good one to choose.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Tony Hillerman Seldom Disappoints
Review: Tony Hillerman's autobiography held my attention from start to finish. Mr. Hillerman is a member of the "Greatest Generation," was a combat infantryman in France and Germany during WWII. I thought I'd read to the end of that segment and then move on, but Tony's narrative carried me on to the end. Truly, Mr. Hillerman has led an interesting and blessed life. We are all in his debt for his efforts as a writer and as a human being.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A Well-lived Life
Review: Tony Hillerman writes Navajo and Zuni detective stories and does quite well at it. I've read several and enjoyed them for both the plots and the Indian culture that the reader is taught as he reads the books. I naturally thought that Hillerman was Navajo - he's not. He's a white man. But, he is a Sooner, graduated from the University of Oklahoma (Go Sooners!!!) and he's a veteran of combat during WWII, injured, and was a journalist for many years. His life is fascinating and he tells it well.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: A 20th Century Life
Review: Hillerman lived a rich but complex life which covered the most imprortant events of the 20th century. An Okie, raised in the depression, he fought in WWII as a boy and went on to a stellar career in reporting. He was raised with and loves the Indian people which enabled him to understand their culture and write so effectively about it.
A Catholic who understands others beliefs but doesn't have to deny his own. He is an exceptional character, both humble and truthful.