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Robert James Waller

Born

in Rockford, Iowa, The United States

August 01, 1939

Died

March 09, 2017

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Robert James Waller was an American author also known for his work as a photographer and musician. Several of his books have been on the New York Times bestseller list including 1992's The Bridges of Madison County, which was the top best-seller in 1993. Both that novel and his 1995 novel, Puerto Vallarta Squeeze, have been made into motion pictures. ...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 101,401 ratings · 6,608 reviews · 61 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Bridges of Madison County 3.67 avg rating — 92,394 ratings — published 1992 — 261 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend 3.23 avg rating — 3,438 ratings — published 1993 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Thousand Country Roads 3.48 avg rating — 2,183 ratings — published 2002 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Border Music 3.31 avg rating — 1,173 ratings — published 1995 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	High Plains Tango 3.59 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 2005 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Old Songs in a New Cafe: Selected Essays 3.81 avg rating — 660 ratings — published 1994 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Night of Winchell Dear: A Novel 3.53 avg rating — 301 ratings — published 2006 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slow Waltz In Cedar Bend And The Bridges Of Madison County 3.79 avg rating — 178 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Good Road Is Enough 4.13 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1990 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Beyond the Firelight: Stories and Essays 3.85 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1988 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Once a person knows a kiss and a kind word, you can't blame him for never wanting to live without them again.”
― Robert James Waller

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“The human heart has a way of making itself large again even after it's been broken into a million pieces.”
― Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County

tags: healing

380 likes

“In a universe of ambiguity, this kind of certainty comes only once, and never again, no matter how many lifetimes you live.”
― Robert James Waller, The Bridges of Madison County

tags: love

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Polls

March BoTM Nominations ~ Bestseller from the 1990s ~ 1st Poll
Top 5 Books move Onto Final Poll

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster

by Jon Krakauer

6 votes, 16.2%

The Kitchen God's Wife

by Amy Tan

5 votes, 13.5%

I Know This Much Is True

by Wally Lamb

5 votes, 13.5%

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

4 votes, 10.8%

The Simple Truth

by David Baldacci

4 votes, 10.8%

The Bridges of Madison County

by Robert James Waller

3 votes, 8.1%

Of Love and Dust

by Ernest J. Gaines

2 votes, 5.4%

Killing Mister Watson

by Peter Matthiessen

2 votes, 5.4%

Interpreter of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri

2 votes, 5.4%

She's Come Undone

by Wally Lamb

2 votes, 5.4%

Cold Mountain

by Charles Frazier

1 vote, 2.7%

Getting Rid of Bradley

by Jennifer Crusie

1 vote, 2.7%

37 total votes

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