A Day No Pigs Would Die

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"With plenty of Yankee common sense and dry wit, and some pathos as the boy at 13 takes on the duties of a man. For boys of this age and for the young of any age."--School Library Journal.

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Worth every minute.......2007-10-08

What an eye opener for this generation! Welcome to the Shaker tradition of plain, earthy, reason. No frills. Where a man's word is second to his deed. I found this novel to be inspiring and humbling. Nowadays, we take so much for granted! Here is a family who earns or makes everything they have, and is gracious enough to consider themselves rich. Indeed they are - rich in faith, love, dignity, integrity, and community.
This is an important coming of age novel for many reasons. Robert Peck has to face challenges that many Young Adult readers face: increased responsibility, the wanting of worldly possessions, and death.

We Laughed and Laughed--and then Cried a Little.......2007-09-16

I read this to my boys when they were young. We laughed and laughed. And then cried a little.

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great book.......2007-08-15

not for the faint of heart, I suppose, after reading some of the other reviews on this site. But hey, life is tough, and this book shows how one father prepared his son to survive and flourish. I highly recommend this book.

Beautiful, sometimes painful, but hey, so is life. Even for kids. .......2007-04-12

I read this book when I twelve. It was not assigned reading from school; my aunt had a copy, and I helped myself. When I finished, I gave my aunt back her book and never read it again. I didn't have to. It was a part of me.
I lived the days of the story with Robert. Yes, some are country-slow, but they are richly described and absorbing, even when relating trivialities. (Think "To Kill a Mockingbird".)
I was horrified (as was Robert, the boy who is the main character) at the bloody images of the dog and weasel, but what *stayed* with me afterwards was the remorse of the dog's owner, and his declaration that, conventional wisdom be damned, he would never "weasel" a dog again. A clear lesson in self-determination in the face of tradition, more forceful because it was a grown man making the mistake and painfully learning from it.
Robert's visceral reaction to his pet being violently bred made him more real in my eyes, more vulnerable, and his bitter sense of filial obligation in cooperating with the process made me empathize even more. It's a tricky, sometimes powerless place, being that young.
But interwoven through the plainly portrayed harshness and casual brutality of rural poverty is the still beauty and serenity of a farm family in the 30's. The quiet father, who butchers hogs by hand, carves his son a whistle with the greatest care.
I don't know what the target age for readers of this story is. I have seven and nine year old daughters. I won't give it to them yet, but I think in two or three years I'll be adding it to their library. I was actually shopping for a copy to give to a grown-up friend. We had been talking about books that had made us cry.

True, Fascinating Story .......2007-02-26

Every boy dreams about owning their own animal. Robert Peck's dream comes true when he receives a pig for helping a neighbor, but while growing up in a Shaker household he can't afford to do many things. By getting Pinky, his pig, he is able to experience things he has never done before. Amidst all the fun, Robert needs to become a man, and learn what it takes to do so.

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A Day No Pigs Would Die Study Guide
Andrew Clausen
Manufacturer: Progeny Press
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ASIN: 1586091611

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Easy-to-use, reproducible lessons on literary terms, comprehension and analysis, critical thinking, related scriptural principles, vocabulary, activities, plus a complete answer key.

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A Day No Pigs Would Die Review.......2002-11-01

After reading this book, I would reccomend this book for teens. In my opinion, this book was very amusing! The most amusing part to me was when Rob was at the Rutland Fair looking for perverts. I also think that this book was very easy to relate to since I'm a teenager and I know what Rob was going through. I have troble in school just like Rob did in Laungeuge Arts when he got a "D". This book had very good dialect that went along with he book. It made the book more interesting and kept me reading. Therefore, I would like to reccomend this book to all who enjoy the "Comming of Age" theme in books and literature.

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Newton Peck
Manufacturer: Recorded Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 0788703633

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Peck
Manufacturer: Listening Library
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ASIN: B000K7GRVY

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Peck
Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GP0MLQ

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A Day No Pigs Would Die

Manufacturer: Dell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000AQGKYE

Best Sellers From Reader's Digest Condensed Books (3 stories- Wild Goose, Brother Goose, The Day of the Jackal & A Day No Pigs Would Die)

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Best Sellers From Reader's Digest Condensed Books (3 stories- Wild Goose, Brother Goose, The Day of the Jackal & A Day No Pigs Would Die)
The Reader's Digest Association
Manufacturer: Reader's Digest Asso.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QABM9W

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A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE

Manufacturer: LAUREL LEAF
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HKPM1K

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A Day No Pigs Would Die
robert Newton Peck
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A Day No Pigs Would Die
Robert Newton Peck
Manufacturer: Egewear
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VG68X6

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The Graveyard Shift is the first of three classic police thrillers featuring detective Nick Miller-now available in America for the first time...

An ex-convict and an unconventional cop duke it out in the midnight hours-only one of them will live to see the dawn.

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Two dimensional and poorly written.......2005-09-01

I don't know why I bothered finishing this book rather than dropping it halfway through. The characters were caricatures, the plot was not interesting, and there really was only one surprise at all in the book, which was at the very end and did little to enliven an otherwise dull, predictable story.

Given the number of books that Mr. Higgins has sold, I sincerely hope that his writing has improved over time. In this book he uses the same words and phrases over and over. As an example, he describes (in the first sentence!) a small door within a larger door as a "Judas gate", which I suppose is an appropriate, if not very common, term. Several different characters, from very different strata of life (policeman, businessman, thug) and society also then refer to "a Judas gate". I have heard this phrase maybe 2 or 3 times over the last several years, but here we have it every 50 pages or so.

As another example when we are first introduced to one character she is described by the narrator as "Irish-looking, dark hair razor-cut to the skull..." and then when the main character meets her a hundred pages later, his impression is "The dark hair, razor-cut to the skull, gave her a rather boyish appearance and the sallow, Irish peasant face..." Come on, when an author consults his notes on character description can't he at least have a thesaurus handy?

In terms of plot it appeared that this book was written "on the fly" with no forethought and the author just walked forward from scene to scene without any overall scheme of what was going to happen. Although there is a fair amount of "action", it has essentially nothing to capture ones attention intellectually and keep it.

Do yourself a favor and read something else.

Reading a master writer as he learns his craft.......2003-08-07

While this is certainly not the Higgins many of us expect in his present day writings, it is still a very nice piece of work. Those who pick this book up, expecting an Eagle Has Landed or The President's Daughter, will be disappointed. This book pre-dates much of Higgins' work, but it does offer us insight into how he crafted his tales.

We see him ply the descriptions that we have to come to expect and his characters all have nuances that make them almost real. At times you can hear them talking to you. The story takes place essentially within the span of 12 hours, covering the Graveyard Shift of the Central Division of the London police. A newly assigned Sargeant is called into duty a few days early, due to a lack of personnel and a flu bug making the rounds.

His task is simple enough. Find a recently released felon and inform him that he should not go near his ex-wife, who has remarried. But the felon is intent on seeing her, and as Sargeant looks for him, the underworld of London's nightlife becomes the focus of the story. When the felon turns up dead, the Sargeant begins to put the pieces together, and the perpetrator is caught.

This is a quick read that is hard to put down, as many of Higgins' books are. It's a great book to use to introduce Higgins to a new reader. This book will remain on my shelves for years to come, and I have placed in the local public libraries here as well.

Reading a master writer as he learns his craft.......2003-08-07

Well written and intertesting.......2003-03-01

This was the first book of Jack Higgins I have ever had the pleasure to read. I spent the evening reading it and finished it in three hours.
The plot was well paced and the characters interesting, a fine book and a good read.

An average police story.......2003-01-04

This is a reprint of a novel first published in 1965, but the setting seems to be slightly earlier. A pound sterling was worth considerably more than now. The story covers a one-day period and is a little too compressed in time.

The story introduces Nick Miller, a police sergeant with independent financial means. The case concerns Ben Garvald, just released from serving a sentence for a payroll robbery. There are people who don't want Ben to come home, including his ex-wife and her sister. The search for Ben results in a large amount of collateral damage as various characters seem to trip over their own feet.

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Read by John Glover
Six cassettes, 9 hours

Tales from Gray Matter include:
The Boogeyman
I Know What You Need
Strawberry Spring
Gray Matter
The Woman in the Room
Battleground

Tales from Graveyard Shift include:
Graveyard Shift
The Man Who Loved Flowers
The Last Rung on The Ladder
Night Surf
Jerusalem's Lot

Tales from Lawnmower Man include:
Lawnmower Man
The Mangler
Quitters, Inc.
The Ledge
Sometimes They Come Back

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Bizarre yet very entertaining.......2007-02-19

The title about says it all. The author definitely keeps your full attention while you are listening to these assorted strange tales. He brings the limits of human imagination to you in an easily understood presentation that will have you thinking twice about your future interactions with others, especially strangers. It can become quite scary at times as you find yourself imagining that you are one of the various victims in these short tales. A recommended addition to anyones audio library.

DARK LOTUS.......2001-06-24

This Cryptic Collection of Stories is as Scary As Hell. I would recomend it to any Scary Story fan. It makes it better than reading the book caus you can enjoy it in the Dark. Warning: THIS IS VERY SCARY. Stories like Sometimes They Come Back, The BoogyMan, and especialy Jerusalems Lot will freak you out.

Very Entertaining book on tape.......2000-07-09

I listened to the 5 stories today and found it very entertaining. I have seen the movie The Lawnmower Man and it was quite different. But this version was real good. I liked Sometimes they come back the best. Quitters Inc, The ledge and The mangler were all very good as well. This is my 1st King exposure to his horror stories and it was all I expected it to be. I recommend it highly. Narrator John Glover is very good too.

John Glover is great!.......2000-06-21

This was just as good, or maybe even better than reading the book! The things that made it a lot better were the reader, John Glover, he was so great, and the sound effects. I was listening to Lawnmower Man, and I didn't remember it was that scary! This audio book should be heard after you read Night Shift, or if you aren't planning to. All the short stories are guaranteed to give you sleepless nights, and it is a high recommendation!

The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries

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I sent it back.

The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries
Carolee Inskeep
Manufacturer: Ancestry Publishing
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Forgotten New York: Views of a Lost Metropolis

ASIN: 0916489892

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Trying to find some peace in the "City That Never Sleeps" has always been difficult-even for dead New Yorkers. Rapid development, rising property values, a lack of space, health concerns, and government regulation have all conspired to move the dead from one graveyard to the next. The Graveyard Shift: A Family Historian's Guide to New York City Cemeteries documents the changing landscape of New York City cemeteries, telling the story behind each decision to move, as well as providing the new names and locations of each burial ground. This book, with its complete index, is an invaluable tool for anyone researching New York City ancestors.

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I sent it back........2001-08-02

Amazon has a very good, reliable return system. I needed it for this book. It is as dry as bones! This book is only for people who actually want to see graves in New York City and who are actually there. There are no illustrations or descriptions at all.

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Keep Maxi Coming!

Graveyard Shift (Maxi Poole Mysteries)
Kelly Lange
Manufacturer: Mysterious Press
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ASIN: 0892967579

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Feisty news reporter Maxi Poole is back, and this time she's working the graveyard shift-where danger lurks in every dark shadow. The graveyard shift-9 p.m. to 6 a.m.-is populated by a myriad of characters roaming the seamy underbelly of L.A. nightlife: pimps and hookers, bartenders and drug pushers, flashers, slashers, and all manner of assorted bad guys. Thrown into that mix is one bright-eyed, blond, California-sunny news reporter, Maxi Poole. The graveyard shift is typically handed off to the most junior reporter on staff-or as a signal that a pink slip is coming. But why Maxi? And at this point in her career? Vowing to find the answers, Maxi finds herself on the trail of a missing boy and in the midst of a city-wide murder spree. It seems the graveyard shift has brought Maxi the most terrifying challenge of her career....and maybe of her life.

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Keep Maxi Coming!.......2005-06-20

This book is Maxi Poole at her best. There are light moments (especially for us pet lovers), but there are also the well devised mystery twists that are signature to these books. Guaranteed you'll never see the final one(s) coming, so don't even try to figure it out. If you want a great adventure, just let Maxi lead the way!

Graveyard Shift: And Other Stories From Night Shift

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Review of the content and characters in "Night Shift"
Nightshift
This will keep you awake at night.

Graveyard Shift: And Other Stories From Night Shift
Stephen King
Manufacturer: Random House Audio
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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Nightmares and Dreamscapes

ASIN: 0553472453
Release Date: 1994-06-01

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Review of the content and characters in "Night Shift".......1998-03-20

A very well done compiliation of short stories. King is very good with characterization and mood. I like the character Winsconsky in Graveyard shift,quite comical. My favourite stories in this book are: "Graveyard Shift","Jerusalems Lot","Quitters Inc.","The Man who loved flowers".and "The Ledge".All of them are good,but there are some very weird ones as well. Over all,a very good read,on par with "Nightmares and Dreamscapes".

Nightshift.......1998-02-18

The audio stories that came along with the collection wre very well done and portrayed by the narrator. Many of the stories dark and scary. Although all the stories from Night Shift were not included, the ones that were were done good.

This will keep you awake at night........1997-05-11

Of all Stephen King's books, NightShift is by far the best. A collection of easily digestible short stories, each is deliciously twisted enough to make you squirm out of your late night coziness. The stories frequently take everyday events, frustrations, and predicaments, and transform them into shocking metamorpheses of our deepest fears and dreads.

If you love to be scared, this is your boogieman.

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4 PBs by Jack Higgins: East of Desolation, Edge of Danger, Graveyard Shift, Night of the Fox
Jack Higgins
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Graveyard Shift
Stephen King
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ASIN: 0553745484
Release Date: 1994-06-01

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The Graveyard Shift

Manufacturer: Berkley Pub Group
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K. LANGE
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Harry Patterson
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