Bøger af James Jones

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeTHE COMPLETE UNCENSORED EDITION • THE WORLD WAR II MASTERPIECE AS IT WAS MEANT TO BE READ • WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with his commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: The Army is their heart and blood-and, possibly, their death. This new edition features an Afterword by George Hendrick, a James Jones scholar, who discusses the novel's origin and eventual censorship at the hands of its first publisher. Now the original language has at last been restored to the most important American novel to come out of World War II. From Here to Eternity re-creates the authentic soldier experience and captures, like nothing else, the honor and savagery of man. Foreword by William Styron "A work of genius."-Saturday Review "Extraordinary and utterly irresistible . . . a compelling and compassionate story."-Los Angeles Times "A blockbuster of a book . . . raw and brutal and angry."-The New York Times "Ferocious . . . the most realistic and forceful novel I've read about life in the army."-The New Yorker

Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: the Army is their heart and blood . . .and, possibly, their death.In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair. . .in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no ther the honor and savagery of men.

Boken forteller historien om mennene i C-for-Charlie-kompaniet før, under og etter anstrengelsene ved Guadalcanal.

Jim and his wife Susan are partners of Surviving Religion Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people and churches overcome church offenses and wounds caused by wrongful actions and behaviors associated with religion or religious attitudes within the church. This book complements and builds on its more personal counterpart Surviving Religion: A personal journey of overcoming church offenses and wounds. It provides an insightful and practical perspective that can benefit the individual reader or be used as a foundational teaching resource in small group or church settings. Jim and Susan rely on years of personal experiences through ministry to address some of the most difficult and avoided topics associated with church wounds or offenses. The book is intended to not only help bring about healing, reconciliation and restoration for individuals affected by church hurts; but also, effectively identify many of the major areas of concern that contribute to the increasing decline in church attendance.

Jim and his wife Susan are partners of Surviving Religion Ministries, a ministry dedicated to helping people and churches overcome church offenses and wounds caused by wrongful actions and behaviors associated with religion or religious attitudes within the church. This book gives a detailed account of their personal journey through ministry and many of the experiences and wounds that he and his wife encountered along the way. It provides an insightful look into the negative impact that church offenses have on the church body and those answering the call to ministry. But, even more important is the opportunity and hope that the book provides for others through the sharing of their experiences that it is possible to heal and be fully restored from the damaging effects of church wounds.

Never-before-published fiction by one of the finest war authors of the twentieth centuryIn 1943, a young soldier named James Jones returned from the Pacific, lightly wounded and psychologically tormented by the horrors of Guadalcanal. When he was well enough to leave the hospital, he went AWOL rather than return to service, and began work on a novel of the World War II experience.Jones's AWOL period was brief, but he returned to the novel at war's end, bringing him to the attention of Maxwell Perkins, the legendary editor of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. Jones would then go on to write From Here to Eternity, the National Book Awardwinning novel that catapulted him into the ranks of the literary elite.Now, for the first time, Jones's earliest writings are presented here, as a collection of stories about man and war, a testament to the great artist he was about to become.This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author's estate.

Four World War II infantrymen recover at an army hospital, and struggle to readjust to the home front, in this New York Timesbestselling novel. At the end of a long journey across the Pacific, a ship catches sight of California. On board are hundreds of injured soldiers, survivors of the American infantry's battle to wrest the South Seas from the Japanese Empire. As the men on deck cheer their imminent return to their families, wives, and favorite girls, four stay below, unable to join in the celebration. These men are broken by war and haunted by what they learned there of the savagery of mankind. As they convalesce in a hospital in Memphis, the pain of that knowledge will torment them far worse than any wound.The third of James Jones's epics based on his life in the army, this posthumously published novel draws on his own experiences to depict the horrors of war and their persistence even after the jungle is left behind. This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author's estate.

A playwright vacationing in Jamaica becomes dangerously obsessed with deep-sea divingRon Grant is one of the finest playwrights of his generation, second only to Tennessee Williams in pure genius. But success does not mean he feels like a man. On vacation in Jamaica with his mistress, an ice queen who considers him her personal trophy, his thoughts are back in New York City, with a beautiful young girl he met a few days before he left town. As the stress bears down on him, the brilliant playwright goes nearly to pieces before he finds his salvation under water.On his first deep-sea dive, Grant falls in love with the haunting beauty of the reef. He returns as soon as he can, staying longer and swimming deeper until all his problems seep away. But a man can't breathe underwater foreverand his obsession will drive him to take increasing risks that will change his life forever.This ebook features an illustrated biography of James Jones including rare photos from the author's estate.

'Moves so intensely and inexorably that it almost seems like the war it is describing' The New York Times Book Review'Is it really worth it to die, to be dead, just to prove to everybody that you're not a coward?'On Guadalcanal in the south Pacific, the soldiers of C Company are about to enter the war. The men know they face their baptism of fire. But none know if they will be one of 'the lucky ones' to make it safely off the island. From Captain Stein, who feels like a father to his troops, and 'Mad' Sergeant Welsh, condemning all nations while swigging gin from his canteen, to Private Bell, who just wants to get home to his wife, they will discover the line that divides sanity from madness, and life from death.A scathing critique of heroism, The Thin Red Line is among the greatest masterpieces of war writing.'The men are real, the words are real, death is real, imminent and immediate' Los Angeles Times

'I'll never understand the fucking Army.'Prew won't conform. He could have been the best boxer and the best bugler in his division, but he chooses the life of a straight soldier in Hawaii under the fierce tutelage of Sergeant Milt Warden. When he refuses to box for his company for mysterious reasons, he is given 'The Treatment', a relentless campaign of physical and mental abuse. Meanwhile, Warden wages his own campaign against authority by seducing the Captain's wife Karen - just because he can. Both men are bound to the Army, even though it may destroy them.Published here in its uncensored, original version, From Here to Eternity is a raw, electrifying account of the soldier's life in the months leading up to Pearl Harbor-of men who are trained to fight the enemy, but cannot resist fighting each other.

"Den blodrøde streg" fortæller den usminkede sandhed om den mest rå og brutale krig nogensinde, hvor mænds laveste instinkter blandes med de ædleste følelser. Endnu engang tager James Jones os med til fronten på Guadalcanal i Stillehavet under 2. verdenskrig, som også dannede baggrund for hans romaner "Herfra til evigheden" og "Feber", og hvor han selv gjorde tjeneste under krigen.James Jones har tegnet en lang række portrætter af kompagniets soldater, men billedet af kompagnichefen, kaptajn Stein, står allerstærkest. Han bliver stillet over for at skulle sende sine folk ud i angreb på de japanske stillinger, vel vidende at det betyder døden. Han er et gennemsnitsmenneske, der først knuges af frygt, men efterhånden vokser med ansvaret."Utvivlsomt et mesterværk."- Chicago Daily News"Blandt det allerbedste, der er skrevet om 2. verdenskrig."- Pittsburgh Press"Noget nær et mirakel af en krigsroman."- The Atlantic MonthlyJames Jones’ krigstrilogi består af "Herfra til evigheden" (1951), "Den blodrøde streg" (1962) og "Feber" (1978). Alle værker kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden.James Jones (1921-1977) var en amerikansk forfatter, der er mest kendt for sine romaner om 2. verdenskrig og efterkrigstiden. James Jones var selv soldat i infanteridivisionen under 2. verdenskrig og blev såret i slaget om Guadalcanal. En af hans mest berømte romaner "Den tynde røde linie" er inspireret af hans egne oplevelser ved dette slag. James Jones’ roman "Herfra til evigheden" vandt National Book Award i 1952.

An entertaining collection of essays and educational papers which illustrate by example the author's recommended model of education: a blending of mental, emotional, and spiritual teachings. Topics discussed include Family, Morality, Ethics, Racism, Native Americans, and Religion, each as specific examples of a process of learning, drawn from the author's own experiences as a student.

Moving chronologically and thematically through the complex history of the conflict, the author interweaves his own vivid memories of soldiering in the Pacific - from the look on a Japanese fighter pilot's face as he bombed Pearl Harbor, so close that Jones could see him smile and wave, to hitting the beach under fire in Guadalcanal.

The only collection of short stories from the author of From Here to Eternity, with a new introduction by daughter Kaylie Jones.

Offers engineers and managers expert guidance on applying Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) for acquisition and procurement planning in new product development. This handbook distills thousands of pages of directives, instructions, and related material into an one-stop reference that can be used to enhance any military or commercial project.

Offers the tools and techniques for assuring the performance of products in the field - from cars to space stations. The author includes step-by-step guidelines for implementing a supportability program, details measurement methods and tools, and describes supportability engineering for off-the-shelf procurement and for software development.

As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, 19 year old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's cavalry. The pistol dominates the novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story.