Making a killing: an interview with Elmore Leonard
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Elmore Leonard is an outstanding writer of American crime fiction and has published over 29 novels. His pre-writing research is mainly about plot. The characters begin to take on life as they occupy a position in the plot. Leonard has had many influences such as Ernest Hemingway and Richard Bissell, but, though he follows Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, he does not believe that they realistically portrayed either the activities or personal traits of private investigators. Leonard's work has not been successfully adapted to the screen since his characters do not produce pyrotechnics.
Publication Name: Media Studies Journal
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 1057-7416
Year: 1992
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The coast is cleaner
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Passage of the Beaches Environmental Awareness, Cleanup, and Health Act of 1999 (H.R. 999) by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 22, 1999, is discussed. Topics include problems addressed by the bill, beach closings, and swimming-related illnesses. The bill next goes to the Senate.
Publication Name: Environmental Health Perspectives
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0091-6765
Year: 1999
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Ursine urges and urban ungulates: Anchorage asserts its Alaskanness
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The popular culture of Alaska is divided between Anchorage and the remainder of the sprawling state. The ways in which both city and country residents reacted to the news of five incidents of large animal attacks within the Anchorage city limits is analyzed.
Publication Name: Western Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0043-373X
Year: 1999
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