Books by Robert O'Connor
Super Cluck (An I Can Read Book)
by Jane O'Connor, Robert O'Connor
When he adopts an egg left behind on Earth by Chickens from the planet Nestron, Chuck proves that he is no dumb cluck when he defends the egg against a marauding rat. Reprint.
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Buffalo Soldiers
Set on a luxuriously appointed and hopelessly corrupt Army base in Mannheim, Germany, where the soldiers prefer real-life race riots to mock combat, Robert O'Connor's viciously funny novel is conclusive proof that peace is hell and the U.S. Army is its ninth circle.
In that hell, Specialist Ray Elwood is the ultimate survivor: a high-stakes drug dealer, bureaucratic con artist, and shrewd collector of other people's secrets. Elwood is contemplating cleaning up his act, although doing so will require one last, epic heroin deal. But of course it's then that his life will careen totally out of control. With its impeccably rendered cast of sycophants, drug burn-outs, and uniformed sociopaths, Buffalo Soldiers give us a scabrous, haunting vision of a military idled by the New World Order—and at all-out war with itself.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: An Illustrated History Anthology and Guide
by Robert O'Connor, Magnus Bartlett
“Odyssey has invented a wonderful new format for guidebooks that deserves to change the genre for ever.” – William Dalrymple As the 70th anniversary of their destruction approaches, Odyssey tells the story of these uniquely twinned cities using literary extracts from Socrates, Murasaki Shikibu, St Francis Xavier, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Commodore Perry, Vincent Van Gogh, Giacomo Puccini, Jack London, Sun Yat Sen, D. T. Suzuki, Eleanor Roosevelt, Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, Dame Edith Sitwell, Keiji Nakazawa, Shusaku Endo, Kenzaburo Oe, Eugene Smith, John Hersey, Muddy Waters, Akira Kurosawa, Jonathan Schell and many more.
Odyssey also uses rarely seen photographs and documents to tell the full story of what led up to the bombings, in the hope it will spark discussion and debate about nuclear weapons and their place in the modern world. Odyssey will also show the cities as they are today, showing the resilience of their citizens by rebuilding after total destruction. 150 color and black & white illustrations
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Literary History of Chicago Illustrated Map
by Robert O'Connor, Mark Stroud
Product Description
Diving deep into the rich literary tradition of Chicago and its suburbs, this colorful, illustrated guide honors the literary landmarks and writers who shaped the city's role in American letters. Icons such as Nelson Algren, Harriet Morgan, Studs Terkel, L. Frank Baum, Richard Wright, and Ernest Hemingway as well as many noteworthy contemporary writers are included. The Newberry Library, Chicago Tribune Tower, Printer's Row, Second City, and other key sites are pictured, annotated, and mapped, as are less well known but important locations. This portable reference features downtown Chicago on one side, and the greater metropolitan area on the reverse. It is essential reading for residents and tourists eager to explore the rich literary landscape of this great American city.
About the Author
Robert O'Connor is co-author of
Hiroshima Nagasaki, published by Odyssey Books & Maps. His work has appeared in
Mash Tun,
Gapersblock, the
Third Coast Review,
Lumpen, and
Proximity. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.
Mark Stroud is the owner of Moon Street Cartography, which produces maps for Odyssey Books & Maps, Fodor's, and Moon Travel Guides. He lives in Durango, Colorado.
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