To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle.
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(1976)
Ordinary People
34th printing
by Judith Guest
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The Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In this memorable, moving novel, Judith Guest takes the reader into their lives to share their misunderstandings, pain...and ultimate healing.
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psychiatric hospitals, attorneys, psychiatrists, identity crisis, survivor's guilt, midlife crisis, domestic fiction, psychological fiction, death fiction, Mentally ill teenagers, Teenage boys, Death, Suicide, Family problems, Fiction, Teenagers, Literature, Brothers, Adolescent, Family life, Large type books, Fiction, general, Brothers, fiction, Psychiatric hospitals, Suicidal behavior, Psychological aspects, Siblings, Mentally Ill Persons, Psychiatric Hospitals, Attempted Suicide, Attitude to Death, Sibling Relations, Adolescents, Romans, nouvelles, Frères, Mort, Hôpitaux psychiatriques, Comportement suicidaire, Aspect psychologique, Frères et sœurs, Siblings (people), FICTION, Literary, General, Parent-Child RelationsPeople
Calvin Jarret, Conrad Keith Jarrett, Beth Jarret, Tyrone Berger, Jeannine Pratt, Joe Lazenby, Kevin Stillman, Carole Lazenby, Ray Hanley, Nancy Hanley, Cherry, Howard, Ellen, Karen Susan Aldrich, Mr. Faughnan, Coach Salan, Jordan Jarrett, Leo Crawford, Arnold BaconPlaces
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Ordinary People
1988-05, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- 29th printing
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Ordinary People
1982, Penguin Books
School & Library Binding
in English
- 34th printing
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Ordinary People
1977 07, Ballantine Books
Mass Market Paperback
in English
- 2nd printing
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"To have a reason to get up in the morning, it is necessary to possess a guiding principle."
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Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. This novel inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar-winning film of the same name starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore.
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| March 6, 2019 | Edited by Lisa | Added new cover |
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