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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Under the eye of the storm Under the eye of the storm John Richard Hersey When their sailboat Harmony is thrust into the center of a great storm, two men and their wives face some brutal changes both in themselves and in their relationships with each other. OL15155065W
The wall The wall John Richard Hersey Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an … OL17960778W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey This book is an account of the ruin of a city and the wreck of human lives by one atomic bomb. The report focuses on six individuals who survived in that city. OL19961105W
Classic Stories of World War II Classic Stories of World War II Nancy Wake,Richard Hillary,Evelyn Waugh,Guy Gibson,Kurt Vonnegut,Norman Mailer,John Steinbeck,Joseph Heller,Nicholas Monsarrat,John Richard Hersey,J. G. Ballard,Raymond Paull,Irwin Shaw,James A. Michener,James Jones,Ronald Seth A perfect morning (from The Young Lions) / Irwin Shaw -- Lunghua camp (from Empire of the Sun) / J. G. Ballard -- The big day (from From Here to Eternity) / James Jones -- The landing on Kuralei (… OL20185155W
The marmot drive The marmot drive John Richard Hersey A novel about crowd psychology, relating certain events on two summer days in an out-of-the-way Connecticut village. The occasion is the decision of the villagers of Tuxnis to launch their long-debat… OL2700105W
White lotus White lotus John Richard Hersey "White Lotus" is an allegory of slavery in the United States. In this story, the US loses a war with China, and all resources--including people--are taken at will. We follow White Lotus (whose pre-sl… OL2700112W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast. OL2700123W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey The note below appeared in The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, as an introduction to John Hersey's article, Hiroshima: The NEW YORKER this week devotes its entire editorial space to an article on t… OL7986863W