The Lords of Discipline - by Pat Conroy (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>While attending an elite military academy, Will McLean is forced to face an excruciating moral dilemma.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>A <i>Wall Street Journal</i> Book Club pick - The acclaimed bestseller about upheaval at a Southern military academy, hailed by Larry King as "an American classic," by the legendary author of <i>The Prince of Tides </i>and <i>The Great Santini</i></b> <p/>In this powerful, mesmerizing, and acclaimed bestseller, Pat Conroy sweeps us into the turbulent world of four young men--friends, cadets, and blood brothers--and their days of hazing, heartbreak, pride, betrayal, and, ultimately, humanity. We go deep into the heart of the novel's hero, Will McLean, a rebellious outsider with his own personal code of honor who is battling into manhood the hard way. Immersed in a poignant love affair with a haunting beauty, Will must boldly confront the terrifying injustice of a corrupt institution as he struggles to expose a mysterious group known as "The Ten." <p/><b>Praise for <i>The Lords of Discipline</i></b> <p/> "If you are reading another book when you begin <i>The Lords of Discipline, </i> prepare to set it aside."<b>--<i>The Denver Post</i></b> <p/> "A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom [that] sweeps the reader along on a great tide of honest, throbbing emotion."<b>--<i>The Washington Star</i></b> <p/> "Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully."<b>--<i>Lexington Herald-Leader</i></b></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"If you are reading another book when you begin <i>The Lords of Discipline, </i> prepare to set it aside."<b>--<i>The Denver Post</i></b> <p/>"Reading Pat Conroy is like watching Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel."<b>--<i>Houston Chronicle</i></b> <p/>"<i>The Lords Of Discipline</i> is, simply, an American classic."<b>--Larry King</b> <p/>"A work of enormous power, passion, humor, and wisdom [that] sweeps the reader along on a great tide of honest, throbbing emotion."<b>--</b><i><b>The Washington Star</b><br></i><br>"Few novelists write as well, and none as beautifully."<b>--</b><i><b>Lexington Herald-Leader</b><br></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Pat Conroy</b> (1945-2016) was the author of <i>The Boo, The Water Is Wide, The Great Santini, The Lords of Discipline, The Prince of Tides, Beach Music, The Pat Conroy Cookbook: Recipes of My Life, My Losing Season, South of Broad, My Reading Life, </i>and<i> The Death of Santini</i>.
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