Jaws at 40 is peter benchleys book a forgotten masterpiece. Estimated sales of 20 million books changed benchleys life forever, not to mention. Peter gordon born june 20, 1951, new york city is an american experimental composer and musician, whose music has influences as diverse as jazz, opera, rock and world music. Peter benchley was 27 when he quit his job writing for president johnson to write a book about a villainous killer shark that stalked, and ate, members of a small island community.
Peter golden is an awardwinning journalist, historian, and novelist who has written nine books and interviewed presidents nixon, ford, reagan, and bush. Peter bradford benchley may 8, 1940 february 11, 2006 was an american author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. With eight books to his name, a roll call of awardwinning restaurants from the sugar club to the providores and tapa room. Peter gordon is an american experimental composer and musician, whose music has. Listen as charlatans singer tim burgess releases album with peter. Saxophone solos, teenagelove lyrics, synthesizer effects, and conventional bass and drum parts mixed with quite a bit of intellect and.
It is forty years since a littleknown writer named peter benchley published a first novel called jaws. But he also tried to purchase the film rights to alex raymonds books about flash gordon, the hero of the space adventure serials that lucas loved as an 11yearold. Tim burgess shares a song from his upcoming album with peter gordon. He wrote the bestselling novel jaws and cowrote its.
Peter gordon and blue gene tyranny are longtime lovely music stalwarts, having. Burgess releases his new book tim book two on july 21 about his. Peter benchley, whose novel jaws made millions think twice about stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his. The differences from the film adaptation are interesting. Jaws is a 1974 novel by american writer peter benchley. In honor of shark week i reread jaws by peter benchley. The novel grew out of benchleys interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman frank mundus in 1964. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. This was benchleys 1st novel and he captured lightning in a bottle. If youve only seen the film one of the best ever imho the book is worth reading. Westmusik, with thomas fehlmann zickzack records, 1983. Gordons recordings include star jaws lovely music 1978, extended niceties lustunlust 1979, geneva lustunlust 1980, casino italian. For 40 years hes gathered ingredients, textures and techniques from across the worlds kitchen, combining them in thrilling new ways to imagine the impossible. David behrman on the other ocean, jon hassell vernal equinox, meredith monk key, and peter gordon star jaws.
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