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by Tom Bradley (Author) "The air around here was wetter than what Sam was used to..." (more)
Key Phrases: theory guy, perpetual adoration, full habit, Elder Cicerone, Saint Paphnutius, Sister Polycarpana (more...)
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R. V. Cassill called Acting Alone "a vast maelstrom spun from an imagination of superlative dimensions". Stanley Elkin found Tom Bradley's first published novel to have "an incredible energy level." The book they are describing opens at a cow college in Kansas, proceeds to holiday doings in Kiev, Nebraska, home of a disturbed young marine recently released by the Revolutionary Guards in Iran, then spirals unpredictably toward Cheyenne Mountain, home of NORAD (the North American Air Defense Command) and the convent of the Servant Sisters of Saint Willibrord of Perpetual Adoration. There a dangerous plot spun by a renegade Mormon threatens to upset the protagonist's plans for material and marital well-being.

About the Author
TOM BRADLEY is an essayist, novelist, and teacher of Anglophone literature at universities in China and Japan. His work has been nominated for the Editor's Book Award, the New York University Bobst Award, and the AWP Award Series in the Novel. His short stories have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and have won various Tokyo contests. His work has appeared in Salon, Poets & Writers, Exquisite Corpse, and McSweeney's. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Product Details
  • Paperback: 269 pages
  • Publisher: Browntrout Publishers (January 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1563137232
  • ISBN-13: 978-1563137235
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #5,777,786 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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theory guy, perpetual adoration, full habit, cell mate
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Elder Cicerone, Saint Paphnutius, Sister Polycarpana, Cheyenne Mountain, Simone Stylite, Councillor Ezra, Mother Superior, Saint Willibrord, Holly Sugar, Colorado Springs, Evil Councillor, Fort Carson, Irish A-plus, Mother Pudentiana, Four Friars, Senator Nimrod, Chaplain Wagstaff Bopp, Council of the Twelve, Mama Mae Bell, United States, End Time, Heavenly Father, Father Wagstaff Bopp, Father Bopp, Great Battle
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