The Resource Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
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Resource Information
The item Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents at 'the battle of Al-Ansakar Canal', three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew, has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. For the past two weeks, the Bush administration has sent them on a media-intensive nationwide Victory Tour to reinvigorate public support for the war
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
- Title
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk
- Statement of responsibility
- Ben Fountain
- Title variation
- Billy Lynns long halftime walk
- Subject
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- trueTexas
- trueDallas, Texas
- trueFootball and war
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- trueHeroes and heroines
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- truePatriotism
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- trueSoldiers
- trueVeterans
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- trueYoung men -- Personal conduct
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A ferocious firefight with Iraqi insurgents at 'the battle of Al-Ansakar Canal', three minutes and forty-three seconds of intense warfare caught on tape by an embedded Fox News crew, has transformed the eight surviving men of Bravo Squad into America's most sought-after heroes. For the past two weeks, the Bush administration has sent them on a media-intensive nationwide Victory Tour to reinvigorate public support for the war
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Book, 2013
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2012.
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2012.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10107557
- Cataloging source
- AZZPT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fountain, Ben
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Veterans
- Iraq War, 2003-2011
- Football and war
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- 778579334
- (OCoLC)778579334
- Label
- Billy Lynn's long halftime walk, Ben Fountain
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 307 pages
- Isbn
- 9780060885618
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 778579334
- (OCoLC)778579334
Subject
- trueTexas
- trueDallas, Texas
- trueFootball and war
- Football and war -- United States -- Fiction
- trueHeroes and heroines
- trueIraq War, 2003-2011
- Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Fiction
- truePatriotism
- trueSelf-discovery in men
- trueSoldiers
- trueVeterans
- Veterans -- Texas -- Fiction
- trueWar and society
- trueYoung men -- Personal conduct
Genre
Included in
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2012
- trueSchool Library Journal's Adult Books 4 Teens: 2012
- trueALA Notable Books - Fiction: 2013
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2012
- trueLibrary Journal Top Ten
- trueLos Angeles Times Book Prizes: Fiction
- trueNational Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
- Award
- ALA Notable Book, 2013
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2012.
- Award
- Library Journal Best Books, 2012.
- Award
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, 2012.
- Award
- National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction, 2012.
- Award
- New York Times Notable Book, 2012.
- Award
- School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2012.
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