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Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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This bestselling novel portrays the clash between two brothers amid the turmoil of postwar America. Its a book you cant put down (The New York Times). Siblings Rudy, Tom, and Gretchen Jordache grow up in a small town on the Hudson River. Theyre in their teens in the 1940s, too young to go to war but marked by it nevertheless. Their father is the local baker, and nothing suggests they will live storied lives. Yet, in this sprawling saga, each member of the family pushes against the grain of history and confronts the perils and pleasures of a world devastated by conflict and transformed by American commerce and culture. A memorable novel by one of Americas greatest twentieth-century authors, Rich Man, Poor Man offers a gripping ride through America between the Second World War and Vietnam. It was made into one of the first primetime TV mini-series, and starred Nick Nolte, Peter Strauss, and Susan Blakely. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the authors estate.
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TheBookgeekFrau
TheBookgeekFrau
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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#DaysDevotedTo #FamilyStories

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Eggs Perfecto 👌🏼 2w
marleed I never read the book but the mini series is seared into my memories! 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @marleed I haven't either, yet. I remember my mother being glued to the TV for the mini series, and my husband remembers his parents glued to their TV. 2w
TheBookgeekFrau @Eggs 🧡🤎🧡 2w
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TheBookgeekFrau
TheBookgeekFrau
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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I remember this and the made for TV movie being all the rage Wayyyyyy back in the day for my mother and her friends

#TemptingTitles #WithAntonyms

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Ruthiella I remember this too! Didn‘t watch it but I recall the promos on TV. 2y
Eggs Well done 👍🏼 2y
MemoirsForMe I know I‘ll find this one on my mom‘s bookshelf! 2y
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TheBookgeekFrau @UwannaPublishme Absolutely you will!!!! It was like the gateway drug to Dynasty 😂 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @Ruthiella I vaguely remember the promos; but I remember my mother making a big deal about me and my brother getting to bed without trouble so she could watch it. 2y
Susanita This was Nick Nolte‘s breakout role. I remember devouring the book, but there was probably some of it that went over my head. 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @Susanita Was it really? He's just always been a thing 😂 I haven't read it yet, but I'm planning on it . . . Someday 😅 2y
Leftcoastzen I was wondering if someone would post this oldie today! 2y
TheBookgeekFrau @Leftcoastzen 😂 I almost forgot I even had it and then *poof* it just popped into my head! 2y
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Blueberry
Blueberry
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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#oppositeday #poor
@TheKidUpstairs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

TheKidUpstairs Perfect choice for opposites! 4y
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RamsFan1963
RamsFan1963
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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How shallow do you have to be to believe that you're better than everyone else just because you have more money?

#QuotsyFeb20 #rich

@TK-421

TrishB It‘s what‘s a lot of rich people think and it‘s what capitalism is built on 😞 5y
Bookwomble Donald Trump's humility has no beginning. 5y
Amiable And he inherited a large chunk to begin with. He didn‘t ever have to work hard and get his hands dirty pulling himself up by the bootstraps like most of us did. His father gave him the freaking boots. 5y
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Amiable @Bookwomble 👍🏼🙌🏼 5y
Bookwomble @Amiable Yes, $10 million gift from daddy, a berobed member of the Ku Klux Klan, who was himself helped to start his business with money bequeathed from his own father's prostitution racket. The American Dream! 5y
Suet624 Ugh. Morally bankrupt. 5y
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Bookmarkie
Bookmarkie
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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I use this reasoning a lot.

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Susanita
Susanita
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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This book was adapted for a #1970s TV mini series which was essentially responsible for the career of Nick Nolte. #letstraveljuly

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OriginalCyn620 👌🏻📚❤️ 5y
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TheBookgeekFrau
TheBookgeekFrau
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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My short stack haul from Blue Owl Books

AmyG I loved this book. 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @AmyG I can't believe I never read it, but I remember it and the mini-series being all the rage when I was growing up 6y
AmyG Yes! We all watched the mini-series. (edited) 6y
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BeansPage
BeansPage
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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JanuarieTimewalker13 YES!!!! 6y
janeycanuck Man, with the number I‘ve bought, I should be independently wealthy by now. 6y
BeansPage @janeycanuck me too darlin! 6y
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SarahRotenberry
SarahRotenberry
Rich Man, Poor Man: A Novel | Irwin Shaw
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Even though I've read some good books lately, I feel like I've just been treading water. Life has been so complicated the past few months, so maybe now is a good time to challenge myself (just a little) and really give my brain something to do. This classic has been on my list for awhile and so far, it's pulled me right in: a good sign

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