Richard Pitts Powell (Author of Pioneer, Go Home!)

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Richard Pitts Powell

Born

in Philadelphia, The United States

November 28, 1908

Died

December 08, 1999

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Humor, Mystery & Thrillers

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Richard P. Powell, a graduate of Princeton University, was a journalist and worked in advertising before becoming a full time writer. Two of his books, 'the Philadelphian' and 'Pioneer, Go Home!' were best-sellers in the '50s and were both adapted into movies.

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Average rating: 4.03 · 1,982 ratings · 314 reviews · 35 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Pioneer, Go Home! 4.09 avg rating — 466 ratings — published 1959 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say It With Bullets 3.56 avg rating — 372 ratings — published 1953 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don Quixote, U.S.A. 4.28 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1966 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whom the Gods Would Destroy 4.48 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1970 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Philadelphian by Richard Pitts Powell, Robert Vaughn (Foreword) 3.94 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1956 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Take This Land 4.37 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1962 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Soldier 4.27 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1960 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	喔权箟喔赤抚喔� by Richard Pitts Powell, 喙€喔椸辅喔犩副喔佮笖喔脆箤喔權复喔⑧浮喙€喔笗喔� (Translator) 3.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1950 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tickets to the Devil 3.90 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1968 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	False Colors 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1955 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you can't have fun with Science, what good is it?
-Einstein”
― Richard Powell

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“Some men might make a complicated business of going after a burglar. It was simple and easy, the way I handled it. I crept quietly downstairs and into the dark living-room, and parried a blackjack with my head.”
― Richard Powell, Don't Catch Me: An Andy and Araby Blake Mystery

tags: advice, burglary, crime, crime-prevention, humor

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“Paying bills is hard, and dealing with a teen makes life even harder.”
― Richard Powell, Parenting Teens Simplified: How to Parent Teenagers with Love, Deal with Teen Issues & the Psychology Behind It

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