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THE BEGINNING: Great Opening Lines From Your Favorite Books presents a smorgasbord of popular fiction from around the world the allimportant first sentence of overfamous and notsofamous novels.
Ideally, these opening lines will have a tremendous attraction for lovers of literature everywhere, an illuminating, amusing, and mesmerizing book that no reader or writer will be able to put down.


From Virginia Woolf to Tom Wolfe, from Edith Wharton to Stephen King, from Ernest Hemingway to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, masterpieces of world literature are juxtaposed with trendy bestsellers, romances with westerns, classics with cult favorites.


Some lines are wellremembered, others rarely recalled still others are brilliant beginnings from relatively obscure books, But in every

case, IN THE BEGINNING confirms how powerful a sentence can be,

While dazzling openers dont guarantee a worthwhile novel, expectations run high when were introduced with: “Paint me a railroad station then, ten minutes before dark.
” John Cheevers Bullet Park or “There werepsychoanalysts on the PanAm flight to Vienna and Id been psychoanalyzed by at least six of them.
” Fear of Flying by Erica Jong,

Some books reach their zenith with wonderful first lines that are never matched: “I had this story from one that had no business to tell it to me, or to any other,” from the first volume of the Tarzan series.
Conversely, some rather mundane opening lines are made better because we know the marvelous story that follows, like B, Travens Treasure of the Sierra Madre: “The bench on which Dobbs was sitting was not so good, ”

IN THE BEGINNING is more than just a novelty book, Anyone who loves books not only enjoys being reminded of their favorites, but also delights in finding a good one theyve missed.
Those who relish reading and writing will savor a collection that brings back memories of beloved books, and often, the times in which they were read the perfect gift for book lovers and a wonderful conversation piece.










Needs an editor, Badly. Two for some interesting lines catching my interest, Fascinating, amusing, and mesmerizing, IN THE BEGINNING presents the allimportant first sentence to overfamous novels, Arranged alphabetically by title, and searchable by author, the selections range from classics to trendy bestsellers, from romances to westerns, from potboilers to prize winners, from scifi to the best of children's literature.
Some beginnings are well remembered, others are brilliant but forgotten, Whether your literary tastes run to Virginia Woolf or Tom Wolfe, Edith Wharton or Stephen King, Ernest Hemingway or Gabriel García Márquez, you will delight in these great opening lines from your favorite books.
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What a wonderful reference for any bookstore, Compiling the first sentence of all classics to intrigue readers to look into these books, A marvelous compendium of great literature, Austrian born Hans Bauer is the co author of Fishtale, the childrens adventure novel that reachedon s Childrens Bestseller List, Fishtale received theAustin Waldorf Childrens Choice Award, Bauer is also the writer of Anaconda: The Writers Cut, based on his original screenplay, He is the editor of In the Beginning: Great Opening Lines From Your Favorite Books, As a screenwriter, he is the creator of the Anaconda film franchise and has several additional films to his credit Titan A.
E. , The Flock, and Highwaymen, among others, Beyond writing, he is a creator of photo based art and has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin, Texas.
. Hans divides his time between Los Angeles and the be Austrian born Hans Bauer is the co author of Fishtale, the childrens adventure novel that reachedon 's Childrens Bestseller List.
Fishtale received theAustin Waldorf Childrens Choice Award, Bauer is also the writer of Anaconda: The Writers Cut, based on his original screenplay, He is the editor of In the Beginning: Great Opening Lines From Your Favorite Books, As a screenwriter, he is the creator of the Anaconda film franchise and has several additional films to his credit Titan A.
E. , The Flock, and Highwaymen, among others, Beyond writing, he is a creator of photo based art and has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Austin, Texas.
. Hans divides his time between Los Angeles and the beautiful Texas Hill Country, sitelink.