Time and Tomorrow
by John D. MacDonald
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Emma Johnston (a pseudonym) is an African American resident of Durham, North Carolina, whose son was brutally murdered in 2007. Combining the voices of Emma and her coauthor Simon Partner, a professor at Duke University, the book recounts the postwar history of one of the South's fastest-growing communities through the eyes of one of its most disadvantaged residents. In the process, the book attempts to shed light on the social and economic conditions that led to the murder of Emma's son, show more one of 25 to 30 people (many of them African American young men) who fall victim to gun violence each year in Durham. show lessTags
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[[John D. MacDonald]] is not known for science fiction, and this collects maybe the only three such works he wrote. It's a shame he didn't write more because these were all imaginative and extremely readable. The best of the lot is The Girl, The Gold Watch, and Everything, which focuses on a rather awkward hero who is bequeathed a watch that slows time down for everyone except the holder. It's been awhile since I laughed aloud while reading a book, and I did often with this particular novel. The other two are well-written and solidly sci-fi, each dealing with the consequences of aliens dabbling on Earth, controlling the fate of man.
PS - I was turned on to these wonderful books by none other than Uncle Stevie, from his classic show more non-fiction treatise on horror, [Danse Macabre].
4 bones!!!!
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PS - I was turned on to these wonderful books by none other than Uncle Stevie, from his classic show more non-fiction treatise on horror, [Danse Macabre].
4 bones!!!!
Recommended!!!! show less
As far as I know, these are the only three sci-fi novles JDM wrote, or at least published. The first and last arfe similar inasmuch as they deal with elements from , other worlds controlling mankind's fate. The Gold Watch is more fantasy and is quite humourous, especially if you are a fan of slapstick comedy.
His three science fiction novels in one omnibus edition.
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John D. MacDonald was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania on July 24, 1916. He received a B.S. from Syracuse University in 1938 and an M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1939. During World War II, he served in the Army. His first novel, Brass Cupcake, was published in 1950. He wrote about 70 books during his lifetime show more including the Travis McGee series, Condominium, No Deadly Drug, Nothing Can Go Wrong, and A Friendship: The Letters of Dan Rowan and John Dann MacDonald. A Flash of Green was adapted into a movie by the same name and The Excuse was adapted into a movie entitled Cape Fear. He received numerous awards including the Ben Franklin Award for the best American short story in 1955, the Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere for A Key to the Suite in 1964, the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Award in 1972, the American Book Award for The Green Ripper in 1980. He died from complications of an earlier heart bypass surgery on December 28, 1986 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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