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Cool Hand Luke

By: Donn Pearce

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Wherever you go and whatever you do, always play a real cool hand.' Beneath a scorching Florida sun, Boss Godfrey watches the chain gang. Keeps his eye on Cool Hand Luke. War hero, trouble-maker, inspiration to his fellow inmates. And just the man Boss wants to crush... Cool Hand Luke is the hard-hitting story of a true original. He'll play it real cool in the face of brutality. He'll always get back up after a beating. He'll eat fifty eggs in an hour, to win a bet. A man who won't conform no matter what it costs. In a powerful new adaptation for the stage by Emma Reeves, based on Donn Pearce's acclaimed novel, and directed by Andrew Loudon, Cool Hand Luke is the raw, uncompromising tale of sticking it to “The Man”.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1849433194

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9781849433198

Cool Hand Luke

By: Donn Pearce

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Cool Hand Luke

By: Donn Pearce

Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, war hero turned "pretty evil feller," whose refusal to "git his mind right" becomes part of his fellow convicts' mythology of survival.

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1853753440

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9781853753442

Cool Hand Luke

A Novel

By: Donn Pearce

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Cool Hand Luke

A Novel

By: Donn Pearce

An impressive novel . . . the most brutal and authentic account of a road gang that we have had."--New York Times Out of his experiences working on a chain gang, Donn Pearce created Cool Hand Luke, the larger-than-life war hero--Good Guy Number One--turned drunkard, vandal, and convict. A blasphemer and "pretty evil feller" who "could work the hardest, eat the mostest, and tell the biggest lies." Luke's outsized feats of gambling and gluttony--he bets Society Red, a college man from Boston, that he can eat fifty eggs--and his harrowing escapes and recaptures are recounted by Dragline, who followed Luke in his last, fatal escape attempt and who basks in Luke's reflected glory. To the convicts left behind on the chain gang, Luke has become the hope of freedom and defiance that they dare not act upon themselves. Luke's refusal to "git his mind right" and submit to the sadistic discipline of the Walking Boss becomes part of their mythology of survival.

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Da Capo Press

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0306820870

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9780306820878

Nobody Comes Back

By: Donn Pearce

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Nobody Comes Back

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Master storyteller and author/screenwriter of Cool Hand Luke Donn Pearce bring readers into the heart of the Battle of the Bulge

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Macmillan

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0765361345

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9780765361349

Cool Hand Luke: Introduction by Antonia Quirke

Introduction by Antonia Quirke

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Cool Hand Luke: Introduction by Antonia Quirke

Introduction by Antonia Quirke

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Written using Donn Pearce's own experiences of working on a Florida chain gang, Cool Hand Luke is the classic tale of a quiet hero who refused to conform. Forced into a chain gang after a controversial career in the army, Lucas Jackson's outsized feats range from bizarre acts of gluttony and gambling - betting a fellow inmate he can eat 50 eggs - to harrowing escape attempts. Luke's acts of defiance and his refusal to 'git his mind right' soon make him a legend among his fellow convicts - a symbol of hope in a cruel regime designed to break a man's body and spirit. The original rebel, Luke's anti-hero personality makes him one of the seminal non-conformists - born to lose, but full of dignity. Cool Hand Luke was turned into a film in 1967, the year after its initial publication, starring Paul Newman. The screenplay, scripted by Donn Pearce himself, was nominated for an Academy Award.

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Corsair

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178033382X

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9781780333823

Nobody Comes Back

By: Donn Pearce

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Nobody Comes Back

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Master storyteller and author/screenwriter of Cool Hand Luke Donn Pearce bring readers into the heart of the Battle of the Bulge

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Macmillan

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Cool Hand Luke

A Novel

By: Donn Pearce

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A Novel

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Da Capo Press

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Baby & Toddler Sleep Program

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Baby & Toddler Sleep Program

By: Donn Pearce

Written for tired parents across North America, this easy-to-follow program makes bedtime a stress-free time for the parent and the child. Illustrated.

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Da Capo Lifelong Books

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1555611753

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9781555611750

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