Working for the devil book kent anderson

Kent the story is set in the solomon islands in 1960. However, after the film couldnt be sold to a proper distributor, new footage featuring bikers was filmed, incorporated into the plot, and released through adamsons and producer sam shermans own newlyformed at. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson mulholland books. She received a legal assistant diploma, and later earned certification as a bankruptcy assistant by the national association of bankruptcy judicial assistants. Brought out through the bantam publishing house, it set up what was his writing career to be, giving readers what to expect in both style and tone. People with a spiritual gift are affected by these 10. Danziger and harry lee danziger, directed by david macdonald, that stars patricia laffan, hugh mcdermott, adrienne corri, and hazel court. The big smoke was also finalist for the 20 national book award and for the 2014 pulitzer prize in poetry. Selfeducated, he rose to become a successful copywriter and business owner in cleveland and elyria, ohio. Willard marriott library at the university of utah. Get alerted about discounts, new releases, and preorders from your favorite authors. Originally published in 1987, this is the first novel by kent anderson, whose night dogs was a new york times notable book of 1998.

Sympathy for the devil is among the most compelling works of fiction to come out. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Night dogs, 2nd novel, a ny times notable book of the year. Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems. The story of a college student who goes to war with a volume of yeats in his pocket and discovers his own savagery as a green beret, sympathy for the devil has gained classic stature as a wrenchingly honest and disturbing novel of men in war. Vj books offers author handsigned books that become treasures for readers, fans and book collectors alike. Oliver stone novels by kent anderson night dogs sympathy for the devil available from bantam dell books. Moonraker is the third novel by the british author ian fleming to feature his fictional british secret service agent james bond. The statue represents saint francesca, the patron saint of rome also included in the book.

Paranormal fiction, urban fantasy, pseudo pulpnoirfuturistic. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson, 9780553580877, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kent anderson s sympathy for the devil, which was published in 1987, remains, i think, one of the best, if not the best of the novels to come out of the vietnam war. If you were only to read one book of the viet nam war, watch one movie, or read one historical text of the 60s, make it sympathy for the devil, kent anderson s deeply disturbing, darkly moving epic of war and american culture of the late 60s. Feb 28, 2018 kent andersons new novel is a sequel to 1997s night dogs, and it picks up with antihero hanson, once an english teacher, now working as a police officer in oakland bad attitude entirely intact. Oliver stone novels by kent anderson night dogs sympathy for the devil available from bantam dell books from the inside flap. All of these works depict the insanity of war and the outright lies associated with americas experience in vietnam.

Hottempered and with nerves of steel, she can raise the dead like nobodys business. Kent andersons stunning debut novel is a modern classic, a harrowing, authentic picture of one american soldiers experience of the. A gunmaker and forensic ballistic archaeologist, taylor has been a technical and dialogue consultant for movies and documentaries and is an awardwinning member of the united states field artillery association and of the national historical honor. Indeed, such is the speed of his ascent and the depth of his downfall, that apathy for the devil reads more like a morality play than a memoir. He does all the work and god just sits around and takes all the credit for everything. Kent anderson is a us army special forces veteran who served in vietnam and a former police officer in portland, oregon, and oakland, california. Censured by some critics for its brutality but heralded by others as a modernday classic, sympathy for the devil is a terrifying, intoxicating journey through the violence, madness, and insane beauty of battle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Hanson joins the green berets fresh out of college. Roughly 14 different pieces, all photocopies, but five of them have holographic comments by anderson on them. Mar 12, 2020 former police officer kent anderson, author of the memorable vietnam war novel sympathy for the devil, returns with a powerful new novel about a vietnamvet cop who still carries the war inside himself. The new mexico author burst onto the literary scene in 1987 with sympathy for the devil, a vietnam war novel that drew praise and controversy for its unflinching depiction of savage violence. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson librarything. Kent anderson hi dave i love it when cops tell me they love night dogs because it assures me that i got it right. This book is revelation teaching of what the holy spirit revealed to me about why the children of god have so many problems, and trouble with the devil. This book is a modest attempt to put the devil in his place.

A most attractive first editionfirst printing in fine condition in alike dustjacket. Kent anderson s sympathy for the devil october 14, 2011 like it or not, you come to participate in this profane universe, with all its hellish moral ambiguity. Books the devil doesnt want you to read has 1,349 members. Screenwriter, new line cinema for four years, working with director john milius. Includes copies of both gustav hasfords and harry crewss submissions for publicity. One day in 1988 in a london bookstore, i stumbled upon kent anderson s sympathy for the devil. With an mfa in creative writing from the university of montana, he has taught collegelevel english and written screenplays. Truman was based on an old dog i saw one day inmore hi dave i love it when cops tell me they love night dogs because it assures me that i got it right. Kent anderson, who wrote one of the more distinguished vietnam war novels, sympathy for the devil, turns his attention to the home front with this long, fiercely authentic and deeply disturbing. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson 2000, paperback. Kent anderson hi john im trying to figure out how this author page works and decided to turn off my question button thing, but youd asked your question beforemore hi john im trying to figure out how this author page works and decided to turn off my question button thing, but youd asked your question before i did, which is fine with me. Shooting began in 1967 as a spy thriller under the working title operation m, and then the film was subsequently retitled the fakers. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Kent anderson s most popular book is the trial and death of socrates euthyphro, apology, crit.

Assistant professor of english at bsu, boise, id, seven years. But its funny, because i was working on some music one day and i found a recording of the band playing the song at the bbc in england recording its a really good recording. Kent anderson is not the most prolific of writers, but he certainly is one of the best, and he demonstrates this again with green sun, which was released last year. Searing and brutally honest, night dogs plunges us into the freefire zones of our cities, where the legendary thin blue line is breaking down. My major new release for 2019 is spine of the dragon, the start of a huge and complicated epic fantasy trilogy. Lynn began working for kent anderson law office, and its predecessors, in april of 1986 as a work study student from merrittdavis business college. Anderson s nihilistic ending stretches credulity in a book that derives most of its power from realistic detail. Steven anderson and kent hovind endanger souls with the mark of the beast. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Special forces veteran who served in vietnam and a former police officer in portland, oregon, and oakland, california.

His two other novels, night dogs and green sun, both feature hanson. Kent anderson serves up the best of what crime fiction can do in green sun, showing us a slice of the world that stands for the whole wide world, and giving us officer hanson, whose perseverance and bedrock fairness and understanding of human frailty make him a hero for all places and times. Find sympathy for the devil 0385239432 by kent anderson. While this book can be read as a standalone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. Sympathy for the devil, book by kent anderson mass market. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson april 27, 2018 may 8, 2018 szfreiberger historical fiction, vietnam the vietnam war which ended close to fortyfour years ago seems to recede further and further into our collective memory as time moves on. In 1996, kent anderson published his second novel, night dogs, where the protagonist of his first book joins the portland police bureau as a police officer in the late 70s. This is the third novel featuring a vietnamera special forces soldierturnedcop named hanson, following sympathy for the devil 1987 and night dogs 1996. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. The first book detailed hansons experiences in the vietnam war.

Editions of sympathy for the devil by kent anderson. Hillel levin has been an investigative reporter for the nation, new york magazine, metropolitan detroit, playboy, and editor for chicago magazine. Two kinds of cops find their way to portlands north precinct. Kent anderson, as a former green beret sergeant, writes hugely and precisely of what he knows best, the men and mentality of the special forces and their crossborder operations. Books the devil doesnt want you to read public group facebook. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson 9780316489485. He worked again as a police officer in oakland, california in 1983 before resigning to write his first novel, sympathy for the devil, about a. Officer hanson, a vietnam veteran, has abandoned academia for the lifeanddeath. Taylor anderson is the new york times bestselling author of the destroyermen series, including blood in the water, straits of hell, and deadly shores.

A fine copy in 14 black cloth over black paper covered boards, gilt titles to the spine in a just about fine pictorial dustwrapper. One of the unsung legends of crime fiction chicago tribune, kent anderson, returns after two decades with this dazzling novel about justice, character and fate, set against the backdrop of an american city at war with itself. I bought it because an acknowledgment inside mentioned jim. Publication date 1987 topics vietnamese conflict, 19611975 fiction. First edition of the authors first book, a key title in the literature of the viet nam war. Ordinary seaman deck hand on merchant ships age 1921. An autographed or signed edition from your favorite author increases the value of your book collection. Sympathy for the devil, mulholland classic by kent. He speaks and writes regularly on issues related to libraries, scholarly communication, and higher education, and has served as president of nasig and of the society for scholarly publishing. Dec 17, 2014 devil devil is the first book in the sister conchita and sergeant kella mysteries by g. The first, sympathy for the devil 1989, detailed his time as a. Truman was based on an old dog i saw one day in missoula, mt a long time before i wrote night dogs. Yes, i have a lot of books, and if this is your first visit to my amazon author page, it can be a little overwhelming.

Reflecting the authors own experiences, the characters in this graphic, grippingly authentic first novel are the combattested soldiers of the special forces in. Sergeant ben kella, a native of the solomon islands, is the hereditary peacemaker, or aofia of the lau people as well as a member of the solomon islands police force. When lucifer whose name means light bearer rolled the dice, gambling that he could do better by being gods enemy rather than gods friend, he set in motion a moral catastrophe that would reverberate throughout the universe. The north precinct of portland, oregon, is home to. Kent anderson also worked as a screenwriter for newline cinema, for which he wrote the scenario of motorcycle gang directed by john milius.

Kent andersons stunning debut novel is a modern classic, a harrowing, authentic picture of one american soldiers experience of the vietnam. Kent paperback book the cheap fast free sympathy for the devil by anderson, j. A decade later, anderson followed up with night dogs, which found hanson, the antihero of his first book, working as a police officer in portland, ore. Although not marked in any way, this copy is from the distinguished modern first edition. Kent anderson is known primarily for two books, sympathy for the devil about his time incountry during the vietnam war, and night dogs, his book about his alterego hansons time working as a police officer trying to cope with his ptsd while patrolling the streets. Superman escapes underwater after shedding kent clothes to trick jimmy and lois into thinking hes drowned. The photo was taken at santa maria nova in rome, italy, in 2016. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.

This book covers anderson s army special forces protagonist, hanson, through boot camp and two tours in vietnam. Green sun, by kent anderson its 1983, and in a violent, drugridden california suburb, police officer hanson fights crime in the most unusual of ways. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson is a book about a soldiers struggle to survive two tours of duty in vietnam. I mean, its good that hes writing from experience, and its good that hes chosen such important subject matter, but the main reason sympathy for the devil is such a good book is simply that anderson knows what hes doing so completely. Searching for her missing sister lucy, lois finds her diary and learns that lucy was working for the 100 as a spy, stealing secret plans for a superweapon. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson, paperback. Books by kent anderson author of sympathy for the devil. Sherwood anderson september, 1876 march 8, 1941 was an american novelist and short story writer, known for subjective and selfrevealing works. He is a winner of the julia peterkin award and recipient of two illinois arts council literary awards and fellowships from the guggenheim foundation and. It was published by jonathan cape on 5 april 1955 and featured a cover design conceived by fleming. Devil girl from mars is a 1954 independently made uk blackandwhite science fiction film, produced by edward j.

Buy sympathy for the devil by kent anderson online at alibris. Oliver stone novels by kent anderson night dogs sympathy for the devil. His novels, sympathy for the devil and the new york times notable book night dogs, both feature hanson. Sympathy for the devil kent anderson books tell you why. His work draws material from his days as a police officer and his time in vietnam. Reading series wick poetry center kent state university.

Apr 30, 2018 rick anderson is associate dean for collections and scholarly communication in the j. Kent andersons new novel is a sequel to 1997s night dogs, and it picks up. It was a searing account of the war as seen through the eyes of one soldier, a young man named hanson, who very closely resembles the author. Jan 09, 20 soon she was working with some of the other great local bands, including creedence clearwater revival. Aug 01, 2000 if you were only to read one book of the viet nam war, watch one movie, or read one historical text of the 60s, make it sympathy for the devil, kent anderson s deeply disturbing, darkly moving epic of war and american culture of the late 60s. The devils got to jump around and hiss and sneer, cause. The chronological order for graces series follows below. Kent anderson has 12 books on goodreads with 5576 ratings. Originally published in july in 1987, this was the first book to be released by kent anderson, as it marked his arrival on the literary scene.

As the novel progresses, hanson is torn between working towards an easier. It traces the story of a hardened green beret named hanson, a college student who goes to war with a book of yeatss poetry in his pocket and discovers the savagery within himself. Click to read more about sympathy for the devil by kent anderson. Two decades in the making, green sun is worth the wait. The final orgy of murder and joy begins with an enemy attack, includes a fragging, then further attack by friendly fire, and finishes with an excitingthough morally repugnantbit of revenge. This group is dedicated to books that will increase the faith of catholics, get fallen away. This book will teach and show you why satan does not like you. Sep 14, 2016 his most recent book, the big smoke, was awarded the 2014 anisfieldwolf book award. Besides working on a book and movie about his life, he is also involved in producing, writing, and consulting for other film and book projects. Sympathy for the devil by kent anderson docs books.