Tom perotta (5 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Reese Witherspoon Tom Perrotta is.one of the great writers that we have today. I love this book. --Harlan Coben An engrossing and mordantly funny (People) novel about ambition, coming-of-age in adulthood, and never really leaving high school politics behind--featuring New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta's most iconic character of all time. Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife, Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal, Jack Weede, abruptly announces his retirement, creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job. Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion, Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal, determined to prove her worth to the students, faculty, and School Board, while also managing her personal life--a ten-year-old daughter, a needy doctor boyfriend, and a burgeoning meditation practice. But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. Her male colleagues' determination to honor Vito Falcone--a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief, undistinguished career in the NFL--triggers memories for Tracy and leads her to reflect on the trajectory of her own life. As she considers the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present. Is she really a shoo-in for the principal job? Is the Superintendent plotting against her? Why is the School Board President's wife trying so hard to be her friend? And why can't she ever get what she deserves? A sharp, darkly comic, and pitch-perfect chronicle of the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time, Tracy Flick Can't Win delivers acerbic insight about frustrated ambition (Esquire).…

Zustand: Very Good. Lrg. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 208 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. revised ed. edition. 290 pages. 8.00x5.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Third Draft script for the 1999 film. With manuscript ink annotations relating to the character of Jim McAllister on several pages, possibly in the hand of screenwriter Jim Taylor, and post-it notes with annotations in the same hand attached to five pages. Based on the 1998 novel by Tom Perrotta, loosely based in turn on Budd Schulberg's 1941 novel "What Makes Sammy Run?" A pitch-black comedy about a washed-up high school history teacher who forms an increasingly desperate vendetta against an overachieving student. Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Screenplay. Set in Omaha, shot on location in Washington DC, in Omaha, Bellevue, LaVista, and Papillon, Nebraska, in Carter Lake, Iowa, and in New York City. Blue titled wrappers, noted as THIRD DRAFT on the front wrapper, dated July 22, 1997, with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne, screenwriter Jim Taylor, and novelist Tom Perotta. Title page present, noted as THIRD DRAFT, dated July 22, 1997, with credits for director-screenwriter Alexander Payne, screenwriter Jim Taylor, and novelist Tom Perotta. 116 leaves, with last page of text numbered 108. Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Fine, wrapper Very Good plus, bound with a silver prong that has been reinforced with clear packing tape. Criterion Collection 904. …