Life at the Top life in Warley in response to trouble with his children and the self-knowledge of what his life needs. Life at the Top Life At The Top is the third novel by the English author John Braine, first published in the UK by Eyre & Spottiswoode and in the US by Houghton Mifflin & Co. in 1962. It continues the story of the life and difficulties of Joe Lampton, an ambitious young man of humble origins. A 1965 film adaptation of the novel was made starring Laurence Harvey. In September 2012, BBC television finally broadcast a two-part television adaptation of "Room
Robert Stone (novelist) Robert Stone (novelist) Robert Stone (August 21, 1937 – January 10, 2015) was an American novelist. He was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and once for the PEN/Faulkner Award. Stone was five times a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, which he did receive in 1975 for his novel "Dog Soldiers". "Time" magazine included this novel in its list "TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005". "Dog Soldiers" was adapted into the film "Who'll Stop the Rain" (1978) starring Nick Nolte, from a script that Stone co-wrote. During his lifetime Stone received material support