Books by John C. Gardner
Born: 11/20/1926John C. Gardner Biography & Notes
As a young teenager, John Gardner worked as an illusionist in stage performances before joining the Royal Marines and serving as a commando in the Far East and Middle East. Returning to England after World War II, Gardner attended Cambridge, where he graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in theology. Two years later, he was ordained a priest in the Church of England. He remained in the priesthood for five years, serving some of that time as chaplain in the Royal Air Force. Having battled alcoholism for many years, Gardner finally sobered up for good in 1959 and went on to write an autobiography detailing his problem, "Spin the Bottle: The Autobiography of an Alcoholic" (1964). He is best known for his spy novels featuring agent Herbie Kruger, and for inheriting the James Bond series from Ian Fleming. Named by the Fleming estate to continue the legacy of 007, Gardner continued the series with noted success, including such bestsellers as "Licence to Kill" and "Goldeneye", both of which were subsequently made into popular feature films.
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Bottled Spider by John C. Gardner ( 2002)
During WWII, cheeky British police detective Suzie Mountford investigates the murder of a BBC journalist.
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Bsa Gold Star Super Profile by John C. Gardner ( 1986) |
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Building Classic Small Craft Complete Plans and Instructions for 47 Boats by John C. Gardner ( 2003) "John Gardner's work has engaged and inspired more individuals connected with traditional small craft than will ever be counted."--WoodenBoat magazine |
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Chinese Politics and the Succession to Mao by John C. Gardner ( 1983) |
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Cliffsnotes Le Morte Darthur by John C. Gardner ( 1967)
John Gardner, an esteemed medieval scholar as well as a novelist, provides a gloss on Malory's medieval classic, LE MORTE D'ARTHUR.
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Conversations With John Gardner by Allan Chavkin, John C. Gardner ( 1990)
Gathers interviews with John Gardner from each period of his career, and offers a brief profile of his life and accomplishments.
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The Dancing Dodo by John C. Gardner ( 1985) |
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Death Is Forever Price-Less by John C. Gardner ( 1999) |
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The Last Trump by John C. Gardner ( 1987)
When Russia takes over Western Europe, the President of the U.S. decides to activate Golgotha, a top secret missile base, and the sleeper agents who will operate it.
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Lies! Lies! Lies A College Journal of John Gardner by John C. Gardner ( 1999)
As a student at DePauw University in 1952, John Gardner (then, John C. Gardner) kept a notebook in which he penned thoughts on his upcoming marriage, the writings of Dumas, Fielding, Swift, and Thackeray and a student writing contest, which he eventually lost to a fellow DePauw writer by the name of John Jakes. Lies! Lies! Lies! is a celebration not only of John Gardner, the novelist and poet, but of a principled critic, a voracious reader, and an unsentimental analyst of his own complex personality.
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Maestro by John C. Gardner ( 1995)
Tracking down an orchestra conductor whom he believes had been a spy for the Germans during World War II, master spy "Big Herbie" Krueger finds himself in an unexpected partnership with the conductor when a team of assassins strikes. Reprint. PW.
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The Man from Barbarossa by John C. Gardner ( 1991)
An underground group apparently seeking justice for Holocaust horrors fronts an evil villain who threatens the world with unbelievable catastrophe unless James Bond can stop him.
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Planting the Future Developing an Agriculture That Sustains Land and Community by Gordon L. Bultena, Elizabeth Ann R. Bird ( 1995) |
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The Quiet Dogs by John C. Gardner ( 1988)
In the danger-filled world of international espionage, Intelligence Chief Herbie Kruger has one last chance at glory as he attempts to rescue a double-agent held under the watchful eye of the Kremlin.
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The Resurrection by John C. Gardner ( 1987)
A philosophy professor suffering from Leukemia returns to his rural home town to prepare himself for death.
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The Secret Families by John C. Gardner ( 1989)
The last book in the "Secret Generations" trilogy focuses on the efforts of the British Railtons and American Farthings to clear their family names from allegations of treachery to England.
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Stillness and Shadows by John C. Gardner ( 1986)
This volume includes "Stillness," a short novel undertaken by the author and his first wife as an exploration of their pasts as individuals and as a couple, and "Shadows," an unfinished long novel about a drunk, amnesiac detective's search for authentic identity.
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Vlemk the Box-Painter by John C. Gardner ( 1979) |
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The Wreckage of Agathon by John C. Gardner ( 1985)
A Greek seer and his disciple are imprisoned for revolting against the Spartan ruler, Lykourgos.
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