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284 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
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Richard Martin Stern
94 books16 followersRichard Martin Stern was an American novelist. Stern began his writing career in the 1950s with mystery tales of private investigators, winning a 1959 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, for The Bright Road to Fear.
He was most notable for his 1973 novel The Tower, in which a fire engulfs a new metal-and-glass frame skyrise. Stern was inspired to write the novel by the construction of the World Trade Center in New York City. Warner Brothers bought the rights to the novel shortly after its publication for roughly $400,000, and Stern's book, in combination with the novel The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson, was the basis for the movie The Towering Inferno, produced by Irwin Allen and directed by John Guillermin and featuring an all-star cast. The film, shot with a $14 million budget, earned more than $100 million at the American box office.
Stern was known mainly for his mysteries and disaster-related suspense. He died on October 31, 2001, after prolonged illness. He was 86.
He was most notable for his 1973 novel The Tower, in which a fire engulfs a new metal-and-glass frame skyrise. Stern was inspired to write the novel by the construction of the World Trade Center in New York City. Warner Brothers bought the rights to the novel shortly after its publication for roughly $400,000, and Stern's book, in combination with the novel The Glass Inferno by Thomas N. Scortia and Frank M. Robinson, was the basis for the movie The Towering Inferno, produced by Irwin Allen and directed by John Guillermin and featuring an all-star cast. The film, shot with a $14 million budget, earned more than $100 million at the American box office.
Stern was known mainly for his mysteries and disaster-related suspense. He died on October 31, 2001, after prolonged illness. He was 86.
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May 19, 2020
En kæmpeskovbrand i New Mexico er under udvikling og truer byen Sanrio med udslettelse. Alt mandskab og hele det store brandslukningsapparat er sat ind. Men er det tilstrækkeligt.
“At bekæmpe en brand er ikke som at førenkrig” reflekterer brandchefen. “I en krig kan man altid overgive sig, nedlægge våbene, smide håndklædet i ringen - så standser kamphandlingerne. Men en brand accepterer ingen kapitulation... det er krig til det sidste, uden pardon, uden pusterum.”
“At bekæmpe en brand er ikke som at førenkrig” reflekterer brandchefen. “I en krig kan man altid overgive sig, nedlægge våbene, smide håndklædet i ringen - så standser kamphandlingerne. Men en brand accepterer ingen kapitulation... det er krig til det sidste, uden pardon, uden pusterum.”
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