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The Things They Carried – A Book Review

Nov 12, 2008

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In The Things They Carried, Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien called upon his own wartime experiences, labeled them as fiction, and wrote one of the most emotionally potent books I’ve ever read. It’s irrelevant to me how much of O’Brien’s book “really happened” because O’Brien’s words and stories in The Things They Carried deeply touched me. …

Photographs Of Tim O’Brien and Scott William Foley

Nov 8, 2008

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Scott William Foley

in Author News, Opinions/Editorials

A few weeks ago, I wrote about meeting Tim O’Brien. (Click HERE if you’d like to read that account.) I just received a few photographs from the reception. Thankfully, I don’t look as nervous as I felt. Enjoy!

Meeting Tim O’Brien

Oct 26, 2008

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Scott William Foley

in Opinions/Editorials

Last Thursday, I had the honor of meeting Vietnam veteran and novelist Tim O’Brien. Now, first things first: I honestly had never heard of Tim O’Brien before my invitation to attend a private reception for him at the Bone Student Center. I obviously needed to read one of his books before talking with him, so…

Author Tim O’Brien Is Coming To Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University

Oct 10, 2008

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Scott William Foley

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Novelist Tim O’Brien will visit Bloomington-Normal, Illinois, for the 7th Annual Ames/Milner Visiting Author Program on October 23, 2008. At 2:00 p.m. at the Illinois Wesleyan University Hanson Student Center, Mr. O’Brien will participate in a question and answer session. At 7:00 p.m. in Braden Auditorium at Illinois State University, Mr. O’Brien will address the community with “An…

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The Things They Carried – A Book Review

Photographs Of Tim O’Brien and Scott William Foley

Meeting Tim O’Brien

Author Tim O’Brien Is Coming To Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University