That Old Ace in the Hole

<p>A brilliant novel from Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Proulx, author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. 'That Old Ace in the Hole' is a richly textured story of one man's struggle to make good in the inhospitable ranch country of the Texas panhandle, told with razor-sharp wit and a masterly sense of place. Some folks in the Texas panhandle do not like hog farms. But Bob Dollar, the newly hired hog site scout for Global Pork Rind, intends to do his job. Bob must contend with tough men and women like ancient Freda Beautyrooms, who controls a ranch he covets, and Ace Crouch, the windmiller who defies the hog farms. As Bob settles in at La Von Fronk's bunkhouse and lends a hand at Cy Frease's Old Dog Cafe, he is forced to question everything.</p>

Literature & Fiction

ANNIE PROULX

Contemporary

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

Harperperennial

Paperback. Pub Date :2009-10-01 Pages: 240 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK A remarkable collection of short stories set in Wyoming from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News' and' Brokeback Mountain '' Bad. Dirt 'is filled with the vivid and willful characters for which Proulx has become known.Each story occupies a community or landscape described in rich and robust language. with an eye for detail unparalleled in American fiction.In' The Contest '. the men of Elk Tooth. Wyoming. vow to put aside their razors for two seasons and wait to see who has the longest beard come the 4th of July.Deb Sipple. the moving protagonist of 'That Trickle Down Effect'. finds that his opportunism - and his smoking habit - lead to a massive destruction.And 'What Kind of Furniture Would Jesus Pick' is the story of Gilbert Wolfscale. whose rabid devotion to his ran...

Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2 (Basic)

Literary

HarperCollins, UK

<p>A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.\nThe inspiration behind 'Life of Pi' director Ang Lee's 'Brokeback Mountain' is one of the short stories to be found in this haunting collection of Wyoming tales.\n\n'Brokeback Mountain' is set in the beautiful, wild landscape of Wyoming where cowboys live as they have done for generations. Hard, lonely lives in unforgiving country. Jack Twist and Ennis del Mar are two ranch hands, glad to have found each other's company where none had been expected. But companionship becomes something else on Brokeback Mountain, something not looked for - an intimacy neither can forget.\n\n'Brokeback Mountain' was made into an Academy Award-winning film by Ang Lee, and starred Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams and Anne Hathaway.</p>

brokeback mountain and other stories. film tie-in

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