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Ron Hogan
author profile
url
http://www.goodreads.com/profile/ronhogan
born
June 16, 1970
gender
male
place of birth
United States
website
genre
History, Entertainment
influences
Greil Marcus, Dawn Powell, Jim Bouton, Gavin Lambert, Robert Anton Wilson
about this author
Ron Hogan is the author of The Stewardess Is Flying the Plane, a visual tribute to '70s Hollywood published in 2005. He also contributed to the New York Times bestseller Not Quite What I Was Planning.
In addition to editing (and writing a good chunk of) the literary website Beatrice.com, he writes about the business side of publishing at GalleyCat. And he published an e-book of his "translation" of the Tao Te Ching that is downloaded by more than 25,000 readers a year in various formats.
books by Ron Hogan
combine editionsavg rating: 4.24 | 21 ratings | 2 distinct works
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The Stewardess Is Flying The Plane! American Films of the 1970s (Hardcover) by Ron Hogan (Goodreads author!) avg rating 4.47 — 19 ratings — published 2005 |
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View from the Top: Law Firm Leaders Unlock the Secrets of a Successful Legal Career (Paperback) by Ron Hogan (Goodreads author!) avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 2005 |
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Schuyler's Monster: A Father's Journey with His Wordless Daughter (Hardcover) by Robert Rummel-Hudson (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: currently-reading, memoirs |
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Sly Mongoose (Hardcover) by Tobias S. Buckell bookshelves: adventure, science-fiction, war |
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"If you loved the way classic science fiction writers like Hal Clement would imagine a planet with radically different living conditions than Earth, and then extrapolate what sort of people would...more
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The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel (Hardcover) by David Liss (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: early-america, historical-fiction, thriller |
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Waiting for the Apocalypse: A Memoir of Faith and Family (Hardcover) by Veronica Chater bookshelves: memoirs, religious, roman-catholic |
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The Good Thief (Hardcover) by Hannah Tinti (Goodreads author!) bookshelves: debut-novel, historical-fiction, made-me-cry |
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recommended for: anybody who loves a good story
read in October, 2008
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"Because of its youthful protagonist, there's been some talk about whether this is a YA novel that's good enough for adults or a "grown-up" literary novel that's straightforward enough for teens--whatever side of that fence you want to fall ...more
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Hallelujah Junction: Composing an American Life (Hardcover) by John Adams bookshelves: classical-music, memoirs |
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Ron said "maybe" to attending the event: ONLINE LAUNCH OF THE GRANGE HALL. date: October 07, 2008 12:37PM location: THE WORLD WIDE WEB, United States description: Please check out THE GRANGE HALL ... a new online zine that asks you to become a part of the conversation... Submissions welcomed. | |
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Invite (Iowa Short Fiction Award) by Glen Pourciau bookshelves: short-stories |
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The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones bookshelves: debut-novel, historical-fiction, islam, religious |
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Bright Young People: The Rise and Fall of a Generation 1918-1940 (Hardcover) by D. J. Taylor bookshelves: celebrities, cultural-studies, history |
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Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us (Hardcover) by Seth Godin bookshelves: blogs, business, career, leadership, mindblowing, motivational, nonfiction, radical |
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This group is a place to correspond about the books & authors spotlighted on Words To Mouth...
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