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61. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck | |
Paperback: 547
Pages
(2005-02-16)
list price: US$25.95 Isbn: 1587249057 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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A PULITZER PRIZE WINNING MASTERPIECE... |
62. The Story of Dragon Seed by Pearl Buck | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1944-01-01)
Asin: B003X08D8K Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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Review--Dragon Seed |
63. Pearl S. Buck, literary girl (Childhood of famous Americans) by Elisabeth P Myers | |
Hardcover: 200
Pages
(1974)
Asin: B0006CDQ4Y Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
64. ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS by Pearl S. (translator); Lin Yutang (introduction); Illustrated by Miguel Covarrubias Shui Hu Chuan; Buck | |
Hardcover: 688
Pages
(1948)
Asin: B000OL9YHK Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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65. The Story Bible: The New Testament [Volume II] by Pearl S. Buck | |
Paperback: 190
Pages
(1972-07-01)
list price: US$4.50 -- used & new: US$3.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 0451158679 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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3.5 Stars . . . Adds Very Little
Excellent condition |
66. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck | |
Paperback: 368
Pages
(2005-08-01)
list price: US$14.45 Isbn: 1416511105 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
67. The lives of Pearl Buck;: A tale of China and America (Women of America) by Irvin Block | |
Hardcover: 169
Pages
(1973)
Isbn: 0690001657 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
68. Talk about Russia with Masha Scott by Pearl S Buck | |
Unknown Binding: 128
Pages
(1945)
Asin: B0007DM6Z2 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
69. The Good Earth (ISIS Large Print) by Pearl S. Buck | |
Hardcover: 441
Pages
(1994-01)
Isbn: 1856953815 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
70. New Year: a novel by Pearl S. Buck | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2010-01-01)
list price: US$13.95 -- used & new: US$7.66 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 1559213914 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description The father is an aspiring politician in Philadelphia. Put in shock and a moral dilemma by the sudden knowledge of his son, conceived while a soldier stationed in Korea, the father weighs his political future against his responsibilities to himself and his wife. The situation is further complicated by his childless marriage. This is very modern in its treatment of a politician's seemingly conflicting goals of public success and conscientious personal behavior. The story confronts the disparity of two cultures: east and west and two generations. It is a very timely book for all of those reasons, but the reward of reading this book is Pearl Buck's ability as a story teller. Marital love, parental love, alienation, adoption, and ambition are all woven into this marvelous, poignant novel. Customer Reviews (3)
I wish that she hadn't written this!
It's like a beatiful stallion in the wind
One of the best books I have ever read |
71. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1976)
Asin: B003NA688C Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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A PROFOUND STORY SIMPLY TOLD...
Interesting novel undermined by stiff prose Wang Lung, the main character, is a diligent farmer who lives and works on a modest bit of land with his new bride, a former servant girl named O-lan, and his widowed father.As time goes by, one year brings drought and famine and Wang Lung moves his family to a distant city to find better opportunities.He gets a job pulling a rickshaw while O-lan and the children beg in the streets and even once resort to stealing meat from a butcher, which offends Wang Lung's sense of honesty.An interesting scene develops when he encounters a white Christian missionary who gives him, without explanation, a picture of the Crucifixion, an image that puzzles and horrifies him.During a peasant revolt against a wealthy house, he and O-lan acquire some money with which they are able to return to their own land and buy even more. With agricultural conditions now more favorable, Wang Lung builds his farm into a profitable business with time and hard work, and he can afford now to send his two oldest sons to a school for the education that he had never had for himself.As his wealth increases, his house becomes a small dynasty of extended family, including his troublesome uncle and cousin, and numerous servants and concubines, including a prostitute named Lotus whom he "bought" when his newfound prosperity presented him with too much spare time in which he grew bored with O-lan.At the end of his life, Wang Lung realizes that, despite the vast riches he has amassed, he has never shed the soul of a farmer and an almost religious relationship with the soil, one which his materialistic sons do not share. Implied in the novel's title, and illustrated in Wang Lung's dramatic reversal of fortune, is that the welfare of these farmers depends almost solely on the bounty of the earth and the mercy of nature.In fact, the story is a little too simplistic.It feels like a fable, containing simple lessons about hard work, kindness, pride, greed, and other basic human traits, written in stiff, mechanical prose that seems intended for young or naive readers.It contains the kind of sentimentality and melodrama that seems appropriate for a silent movie.Most curiously, it is not as thoroughly descriptive of Chinese culture, society, and geography as, say, Rudyard Kipling's writing about India or Paul Bowles's writing about northern Africa, but I suspect that Buck's other books about China provide more extensive detail.But despite my criticisms, "The Good Earth" is an informative, if not very effective, work.
Wonderful book, but a lure to "impractical" studies
A lengthy, dragging book with some interesting realizations. |
72. Peony by Pearl S. Buck | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1948)
Asin: B0021PR9BA Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
73. the patriot by pearl s. buck | |
Paperback: 372
Pages
(1939)
Asin: B000JWPLXK Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
74. Child Who Never Grew, The by Pearl S. Buck | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1950)
Asin: B003JV2QV8 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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The Child That Never Grew
A milestone book on LD children
Fascinating Read
Worth reading.
A moving family story Jablow notes in her intro that "Child" first appeared as an article in "Ladies Home Journal" in 1950 and was shortly thereafter published in book form. Jablow notes that the book is "a landmark in the literature about disabilities." As such, I consider "Child" a fitting companion text to a book like Helen Keller's "The Story of My Life." Jablow notes that mental retardation "carried a shameful stigma" when Buck first had this story published; Jablow provides further useful historical context for the main text. Buck writes very movingly of her heartache at the discovery of her child's plight. She documents her awareness of the stigma against people like Carol, and also tells of her search for an institution where Carol's special needs might be met. Buck passionately defends the humanity and worth of the mentally retarded, and tells what her experiences with Carol taught her: "I learned respect and reverence for every human mind. It was my child who taught me to understand so clearly that all people are equal in their humanity and that all have the same human rights." Walsh's afterword continues the story of Carol. She fills in some of the very obvious gaps in Buck's story. Walsh's contribution to this book is very moving, and includes photos of Carol. In addition to being a work of historical and sociological importance, I found "The Child Who Never Grew" to be a moving and very personal piece of American literature. For another good companion text, try William Styron's "Darkness Visible," in which the distinguished writer tells of his battle against clinical depression. Also, try "On the Way Home," by Laura Ingalls Wilder; this book has additional material by Laura's daughter, Rose Wilder Lane, and like "The Child Who Never Grew" is thus a sort of mother-daughter literary collaboration. ... Read more |
75. PEARL S. BUCK: A BIOGRAPHY(VOL. TWO) by Theodore F. Harris | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1971)
Asin: B000XM58AM Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
76. Pearl S. Buck: the complete woman: Selections from the writings of Pearl S. Buck (Hallmark editions) by Pearl S Buck | |
Hardcover: 61
Pages
(1971)
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77. The Good Earth (Paperback) Pearl S. Buck | |
Unknown Binding:
Pages
(1942)
-- used & new: US$12.97 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B000Q06A62 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
78. Pearl s Buck: Good Earth Mother by Warren Sherk | |
Hardcover: 232
Pages
(1992-07)
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79. Pearl Buck's the Good Earth (Barron's Book Notes) by Ruth Goode, Tessa Krailing | |
Paperback: 110
Pages
(1985-05)
list price: US$2.95 Isbn: 0812035178 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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80. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck | |
Audio CD:
Pages
(1992)
-- used & new: US$52.99 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: 1419319604 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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