Books by Tim O'Brien

This collection features 20 stories by not-yet-famous writers, chosen by novelist Tim O'Brien.

Amusement parks are everywhere, in most of the 50 United States as well as many Canadian provinces. This book includes them all. However, this is more than just a list of the best rides around. Tim O'Brien presents the inside scoop on special events and in-park entertainment. The helpful information he lists includes admission prices, operating season, hours, and directions to the parks. Also inside, readers will find his advice for making each amusement park trip a fantastic one. These tips have been garnered by Tim over his many years as self-described "amusement park connoisseur." This new edition will include updated listings for all new parks, new photographs and trivia items, and sidebars with information on Tim's favorite parks, as well as the latest details about new rides at each park.

There are amusements parks in virtually every state in the country as well as in most Canadian provinces. They are all in here! More than just a book about rides, the Amusement Park Guide offers detailed descriptions on everything you need to know. New to this book is a listing of all new and upcoming parks, new photos, new trivia, sidebars with information on the author's favorite European and Canadian parks, and, of course, details about the new rides and coasters at each park.

Every year more people in the United States go to amusement parks than to baseball games. Some 250 million people will visit an amusement park this summer, and there's no better way to select one than to use this totally updated new edition. With carefully researched data assembled by one of the country¡s top amusement park experts, this revision has everything anyone could want to know about one of America¡s favorite summer pastimes including: profiles of North America's top theme parks and entertainment centers including complete information on top rides, special events, and extras; thoroughly updated park directions, admission policies, and operating seasons and hours; lists of top ten amusement parks, water parks, roller coasters, and carousels by both attendance and author preference; 25 tips on how to make your trip to the park more fun.

Father Time, the owner of the cuckoo clock shop, expects all the clocks to sound the same way, but his assistant keeps trying to make them sound like the noises he hears around him, in an interactive book that invites young readers to record their own sounds and play them back at specific points in the story.Father Time expects all clocks to sound alike, but his assistant does not, in a book to record and play back.

The year is 1763. Gideon Seymour, cutpurse and gentleman, hides in dense underbrush from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the 21st century, thanks to an experiment Kate's father was running with an antigravity machine. Before Gideon and the children have a chance to gather their wits, the Tar Man has taken off with the machine and Kate and Peter's only chance of getting home. Soon Gideon, Kate, and Peter are swept into a journey through 18th century London, over the routes of notorious highwaymen, and even into King George's palace and form a bond that, they hope, will stand strong in the face of unfathomable treachery.

Historical detail comes alive as debut author Linda Buckley-Archer weaves the 18th century trials of Gideon, Kate, and Peter with the modern-day worries of their parents and the wily investigator trying to piece together the children's disappearance. A time-travel tale in the tradition of Mark Twain with a touch of Back to the Future, the first audiobook of the Gideon trilogy introduces listeners to a modern genre all its own.

In the jungles of Indochina, Private Cacciato decides to lay down his rifle and embark on a quixotic walk to Paris, leaving in his wake a trail of M&M candies and a platoon intent on bringing him back to the war--and to reality.

A candid view of the American military establishment and the Vietnam conflict as witnessed by a foot soldier in the late sixties.

O'Brien's searing memoir of his years as a soldier in Vietnam takes readers with him through the ghostly ambiguities of manhood and morality in a war gone terribly wrong.

Pursued by rumors of the atrocities he committed in Vietnam, a politician and his wife seek refuge in a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota, where a mystery unfolds when the wife mysterious vanishes into the nearby wilderness. Reprint.

Old friends share memories of the past, current regrets, and future plans as they gather on a July weekend for the thirtieth reunion of Darton Hall College's class of 1969.

In O'Brien's dynamic first novel, a Vietnam vet and his brother vie for the same gal, a native of their dwindling Minnesota hometown. Culminating in a disastrous road trip which ends with the men skiing home through the wilderness, "Northern Lights" spawned themes that would become the author's hallmarks for future works.

At the age of forty-nine, after a lifetime of insomnia and midnight peril, William Cowling believes the hour has come for him to seize control. He begins to dig a hole in his backyard: a shelter against impending doom for his daughter (who thinks he's crazy) and his wife (who won't speak to him). As he works, he reviews his life, and how the injustices and insanities of our age--from the vicissitudes of high school to the heartbreaking compromises of political commitment, from "the slow hardening of a generation's arteries" in the wake of Vietnam to the very real threat of nuclear annihilation that everyone evades and denies--have led him to the edge of his own abyss. Ultimately, he must make a choice: safety or sanity, love or fidelity to the truth.

A unique novel written by a host of accaimed authors--Dave Barry, Richard Bausch, James Crumley, James W. Hall, Lee K. Abbott, Tami Hoag, Tim o"Brien, Ridley Pearson, and Les Standiford-- follows a kooky cast of characters on the pro-golf circuit as they try to answer the question: Can golf save the world?

When the villagers call Cassia and her brother "the serpent's children", they mean it as an insult. But to Cassia it is an honor, for legend says that once a serpent sets her mind on something, she never gives up. Set in 19th-century China, during a time of famine, violence, and the threats of the Manchurian government, this novel by the author of Dragon's Gate tells a compelling story of a young girl's struggle to survive.

According to the Travel Industry Association of America, almost half of all trips taken in the U.S. include children. Globe Pequot's Fun with the Family "TM" series (formerly Family Adventure Guides "TM" ) caters to this growing market. Like asking a trusted friend for advice, this series gives the low-down on the most entertaining and educational places to go with younger children.

For travelers looking to avoid crowd, this guide will help them discover the unique "must-see" attractions of the Volunteer State. Go beyond the usual tourist attractions to discover such hidden treasures as the Coker Creek Adventure Center and Mountain Ranch, the Museum of Beverage Containers and Advertising, and the Casey Jones Home and Railroad Museum. Dividing the state into five distinct sections, this handy, fully-updated guide is indispensable for the traveler looking to stay far from the madding crowds. Whatever you do when you get to Tennessee, get off the interstate-and take this book with you!

Use this guide to discover off-the-beaten-path Tennessee in gas station-general store combinations, on two-lane roads, or in towns such as Bucksnort.

Heroic young men carry the emotional weight of their lives to war in Vietnam in a patchwork account of a modern journey into the heart of darkness.

Brilliant, inventive, and wildly funny, this novel by the award-winning author of "Going After Cacciato, In the Lake of the Woods, " and "The Nuclear Age" tells the story of a man torn between two obsessions: the desperate need to win back his former wife and a craving to test his erotic charms on every woman he meets.

Provides information on season, hours, admission fees, entertainment, special events, food services, and directions for each establishment.