false 632973 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441m/632973.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441s/632973.jpg The New York Times Book Review, "Such ambitious reach is almost unheard of in our short fiction." Helprin is indisputably one of the great writers of our time.

And now, almost ten years since his last book, Helprin returns with The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory in order to reconnoiter enemy positions and direct artillery fire, but a roof breaks his fall; shattered physically and fully alone, he must decide the extent of his devotion to his mission. The 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenage Hasidic Jew whom God has called to rescue the "House of Ruth." An opera impresario who has made his career on and ruined the life of a laundress-turned-diva now considers whether he ought to pluck from obscurity a soprano singing on a side street in Venice. A novelist in the 1940s, completely forgotten within the vast bureaucracy at U.S. Steel, constructs for himself a lifesaving sinecure. A September 11 widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment. In 1972, a female reservist in the Israeli Army who has despaired of love finds it at the very last minute and in its finest expression, while floating in the sea off Haifa.

Helprin's stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life depicted as they blend indistinguishably into one another. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. And although many stories are of the present, the pre-World War II past and its promise of a simpler, purer way of life return with tidal regularity to haunt a modern-day world that has slighted tranquillity and reflection.

The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, engulfing, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 87984 2 2190863 2004 The Pacific and Other Stories total:285|5:100|4:110|3:55|2:13|1:7| 285 1138 397 46 8146 4.09 6472 1166 27512840 1162892 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.98 276 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 0 1 false Mon Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Jul 17 07:44:02 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 07:47:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1908218 122484 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 1 1 false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jun 12 20:51:46 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 20:15:55 -0700 2007
It took me weeks to slog through this, and here's why: Helprin is so full of shit we'd mistake him for a latrine if he were painted white and dropped on a campground. Maybe I'm just falling into the same wronghead...more...]]> 1320961 88295 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 1 1 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 20 05:34:27 -0700 2007 Mon Mar 30 13:27:08 -0700 2009
I've read six of the sixteen stories here, and can go no further: Good God, but the man overwrites. His work has always suffered from a sentimental, self-consciously "literary" quality—he does love to wax on about the light, and about notions of hono...more...]]> 15381792 809087 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 1 false Wed Feb 13 20:41:33 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 20:46:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 8059210 567098 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 4 1 false Mon Jan 07 00:43:25 -0800 2008 Mon Oct 22 00:40:54 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 22 23:43:57 -0700 2007 more...]]> 45459772 1008236 632973 159420036X 9781594200366 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441m/632973.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441s/632973.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632973.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 4.33 9 The New York Times Book Review, "Such ambitious reach is almost unheard of in our short fiction." Helprin is indisputably one of the great writers of our time.

And now, almost ten years since his last book, Helprin returns with The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory in order to reconnoiter enemy positions and direct artillery fire, but a roof breaks his fall; shattered physically and fully alone, he must decide the extent of his devotion to his mission. The 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenage Hasidic Jew whom God has called to rescue the "House of Ruth." An opera impresario who has made his career on and ruined the life of a laundress-turned-diva now considers whether he ought to pluck from obscurity a soprano singing on a side street in Venice. A novelist in the 1940s, completely forgotten within the vast bureaucracy at U.S. Steel, constructs for himself a lifesaving sinecure. A September 11 widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment. In 1972, a female reservist in the Israeli Army who has despaired of love finds it at the very last minute and in its finest expression, while floating in the sea off Haifa.

Helprin's stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life depicted as they blend indistinguishably into one another. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. And although many stories are of the present, the pre-World War II past and its promise of a simpler, purer way of life return with tidal regularity to haunt a modern-day world that has slighted tranquillity and reflection.

The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, engulfing, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:28:10 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:28:10 -0800 2009 Helprin, author of Ellis Island and A Winter's Tale, brings to this collection his usual deep look into life, love, and war in prose as "glassy and smooth as amber" (Los Angeles Times). Yet, written over two decades, these stories befuddled a few critics. Some praised Helprin's wise themes...

more...]]> 27941181 1263717 632973 159420036X 9781594200366 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441m/632973.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176518441s/632973.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632973.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The New York Times Book Review, "Such ambitious reach is almost unheard of in our short fiction." Helprin is indisputably one of the great writers of our time.

And now, almost ten years since his last book, Helprin returns with The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory in order to reconnoiter enemy positions and direct artillery fire, but a roof breaks his fall; shattered physically and fully alone, he must decide the extent of his devotion to his mission. The 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenage Hasidic Jew whom God has called to rescue the "House of Ruth." An opera impresario who has made his career on and ruined the life of a laundress-turned-diva now considers whether he ought to pluck from obscurity a soprano singing on a side street in Venice. A novelist in the 1940s, completely forgotten within the vast bureaucracy at U.S. Steel, constructs for himself a lifesaving sinecure. A September 11 widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment. In 1972, a female reservist in the Israeli Army who has despaired of love finds it at the very last minute and in its finest expression, while floating in the sea off Haifa.

Helprin's stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life depicted as they blend indistinguishably into one another. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. And although many stories are of the present, the pre-World War II past and its promise of a simpler, purer way of life return with tidal regularity to haunt a modern-day world that has slighted tranquillity and reflection.

The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, engulfing, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 22 07:15:39 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 07:52:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 36465503 1663300 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 29 05:46:19 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 01 15:25:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2814788 80945 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 2 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 07 19:09:43 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 23:54:17 -0800 2009 The Pacific feel intellectually and even morally lazy. They are deliberately un-complex, presenting points without counterpoin...more...]]> 59407867 1923893 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 3 0 false Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 10:03:38 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 15:48:31 -0700 2009
Overall enjoyable. Helprin, author of Winter's Tale and other novels and collections, is a precise, gifted writer. I've not read his novels but I can sense the talent for longer works in this collection. He is clearly worl...more...]]> 21213697 1125030 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 28 19:00:17 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 11:34:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 32109813 1499212 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri Sep 05 12:59:08 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 13:15:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 26920354 1318266 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 4 0 false Sat Aug 02 21:10:46 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 20:58:28 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 21:10:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 35774357 1582400 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 0 0 false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 11:59:48 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 12:46:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 42482605 1883859 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 4 0 false Fri Jan 09 12:13:34 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 12:19:03 -0800 2009 63892403 2533575 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 0 0 false Fri Jul 17 13:52:24 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 17 13:54:46 -0700 2009 45219515 1988256 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Feb 02 21:13:51 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 16:18:03 -0800 2009 49460072 1943843 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 5 0 false Thu Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Mar 16 11:34:57 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:38:05 -0700 2009 56115976 896512 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 1 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 17:16:58 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 10:23:24 -0700 2009 59459029 2380266 87984 0143035762 9780143035763 44 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416m/87984.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171121416s/87984.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/87984.The_Pacific_and_Other_Stories 3.99 285 The Pacific and Other Stories, a collection of sixteen stories that display the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be his signature. A British paratrooper jumps into occupied territory; the 1958 New York Yankees gain an unexpected teammate in a puny, teenaged Hasidic Jew; a September 11th widow receives an astonishing gift from the contractor working on her new apartment—these and other stories exhibit the constantly changing variety of the ocean itself, the peaks and troughs of life. Lighthearted, glittering fables are met with starker tales that sound the depths of sacrifice and duty. The Pacific and Other Stories is a resplendent, powerful collection of lasting substance and emotional import.]]> 2004 0 0 false Fri Jun 12 18:19:12 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 12 18:19:25 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=632973