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Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of adult and young adult fiction. His 2008 debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a 2012 movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.Quick was a finalist for a 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award, and his work has been translated into several languages. In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The New York Times.Quick was a finalist for the TIME 100 most influential people of 2013. Personal life Quick grew up in Oaklyn, New Jersey and graduated from Collingswood High School. He has a degree in English literature and secondary education from La Salle University and an MFA from Goddard College. Quick taught high school literature in southern New Jersey for several years, before leaving his job as a tenured English teacher in Haddonfield, New Jersey to write his first novel. Quick lived in Massachusetts for several years; he and his wife, novelist and pianist Alicia Bessette, now live on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. He received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from La Salle in 2013. Works Source: Fiction Database The Silver Linings Playbook (2008) ISBN 9781447291480, OCLC 910977730 Sorta Like a Rockstar (2010) – YA ISBN 9781472212825, OCLC 858312107 Boy21 (2012) – YA ISBN 9781472212900, OCLC 885301812 Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock (2013) – YA The Good Luck of Right Now (2014) Love May Fail (2015) ISBN 9780062420152, OCLC 906023510 Every Exquisite Thing (2016) – YA The Reason You're Alive (2017) We Are the Light (2022) ISBN 9781668005422Film adaptations Silver Linings Playbook (2012) All Together Now (2020)References External links Official website Matthew Quick at Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records Review, The Good Luck of Right Now. Discover the Matthew Quick popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Matthew Quick books.

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  • Get The Job You Really Want synopsis, comments

    Get The Job You Really Want

    James Caan

    "It is possible to have the job of your dreams. Together we are going to set about getting you there.Before I joined the BBC's Dragons' Den, I spent thirty years setting up and run...

  • Luke synopsis, comments

    Luke

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus is the Great Physician...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the gospel of Luke in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time it w...

  • The Sign for Home synopsis, comments

    The Sign for Home

    Blair Fell

    Longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel PrizeWhen a young DeafBlind man learns the girl he thought was lost forever might still be out there, he embarks on a lifechanging...

  • Luke synopsis, comments

    Luke

    Scot McKnight

    Unleashing God’s KingdomEvery paragraph in Luke’s gospel is about Jesus. Luke showcases Jesus’ character by recounting all the significant events of his life, recalling his major t...

  • Red Warning synopsis, comments

    Red Warning

    Matthew Quirk

    “Intricately plotted with extraordinary characters and riveting action.” Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of In the BloodIn this electrifying thriller...

  • Happy Ever After synopsis, comments

    Happy Ever After

    Paul Dolan

    'A passionate, provocative book. It isn't just a selfhelp book. It is a manifesto for a better society' Sunday Times 'One of the most rigorous articulations of the new mood of acc...

  • Matthew synopsis, comments

    Matthew

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus is the eternal King...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the gospel of Matthew in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time it w...

  • Alright, Alright, Alright synopsis, comments

    Alright, Alright, Alright

    Melissa Maerz

    The definitive oral history of the cult classic Dazed and Confused, featuring behindthescenes stories from the cast, crew, and Oscarnominated director Richard Linklater.Dazed ...

  • Future Positive synopsis, comments

    Future Positive

    Edward de Bono

    ‘Of one thing in life we can be sure. The quality of our life in the future will depend on the quality of our thinking.’Why are we so prone to be negative? And how can we become mo...

  • Ephesians synopsis, comments

    Ephesians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Paul's reminder of our identity in Christ...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the letter of Ephesians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the peopl...

  • The Human Mind synopsis, comments

    The Human Mind

    Professor Lord Robert Winston

    It is the most complex and mysterious object in the universe. Covered by a dull grey membrane, it resembles a gigantic, convoluted fungus. Its inscrutability has captivated scienti...

  • When We Were Vikings synopsis, comments

    When We Were Vikings

    Andrew David MacDonald

    Indie Next Pick for February 2020 Book of the Month January 2020 LibraryReads January 2020 Pick Bookreporter New Release Spotlight New York Post “Best Books of the Week” Goodreads ...

  • Retrouvez un sommeil profond en 4 semaines synopsis, comments

    Retrouvez un sommeil profond en 4 semaines

    Michael Mosley, Réginald Allouche & Marion McGuiness

    Dans ce guide très complet, vous trouverez : les rythmes et mécanismes du sommeil ainsi que les éléments qui influent sur le sommeil (horloge biologique, caféine, stress, genr...

  • Handbook for a Positive Revolution synopsis, comments

    Handbook for a Positive Revolution

    Edward de Bono

    Anyone can join the positive revolution. All you need is creativity. Historically, revolutions have been negative – defining, overthrowing or destroying an enemy, fuelled by a se...

  • Philippians synopsis, comments

    Philippians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Experience joy in any situation...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the letter of Philippians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the...

  • Cry Hard, Cry Fast synopsis, comments

    Cry Hard, Cry Fast

    John D. MacDonald

    A gunman on the run, a seventeenyearold girl on a family vacation, a jaded working girl, a guiltstricken widower, an abandoned mistress. All heading fast down a route to sudden dea...

  • Acts synopsis, comments

    Acts

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    God guides our witness and our walk...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the book of Acts in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time...

  • Naked City synopsis, comments

    Naked City

    Ellen Datlow

    Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection, Naked City, is not to be missed! Edited by awardwinning editor Ellen Datlow...

  • The Fast synopsis, comments

    The Fast

    John Oakes

    An engaging exploration of the unique history and biology of fastingan essential component of many traditional health practices, religions, and philosophies, resurging in popularit...

  • 1 and 2 Thessalonians synopsis, comments

    1 and 2 Thessalonians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus will return...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the letters of 1 and 2 Thessalonians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the ti...

  • Willowman synopsis, comments

    Willowman

    Inga Simpson

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE ADULT FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Joyous storytelling at its best. I was enthralled' SARAH WINMAN, author of Still Life 'Beguiling and entertaining...

  • Rules of War synopsis, comments

    Rules of War

    Matthew Betley

    Following the events of the “fast, hardhitting, and impossible to put down” (The Real Book Spy) Field of Valor, Logan West continues his mission to bring America’s traitorous vice ...

  • Life Leverage synopsis, comments

    Life Leverage

    Rob Moore

    You are just one small step away from the life you know you deserve. It's time to leverage your life.Life Leverage means taking control of your life, easily balancing your work and...

  • John synopsis, comments

    John

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus came to give us life...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the book of John in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time it was w...

  • Practical Thinking synopsis, comments

    Practical Thinking

    Edward de Bono

    In Practical Thinking de Bono’s theme is everyday thinking, how the mind actually works – not how philosophers think it should. Based on the results of his famous Black Cylinder Ex...

  • Romans synopsis, comments

    Romans

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus is our salvation...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the book of Romans in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time it was wri...

  • Textbook of Wisdom synopsis, comments

    Textbook of Wisdom

    Edward de Bono

    Wisdom comes with living a long life, full of rich experiences and can’t be learnt, right? Wrong. In the Textbook of Wisdom bestselling author Edward De Bono (Lateral Thinking, Ser...

  • Swimming with Bridgeport Girls synopsis, comments

    Swimming with Bridgeport Girls

    Anthony Tambakis

    Swimming with Bridgeport Girls is an “outstanding debut…entertaining and sometimes sad, a superb portrait of a troubled but wisecracking gambler. Think Carl Hiaasen meets Fyodor Do...

  • Dark Spies synopsis, comments

    Dark Spies

    Matthew Dunn

    On the run from the CIA, intelligence operative Will Cochrane heads to the U.S. to uncover a diabolical spymaster at the center of an international conspiracy in this thrilling fol...

  • Oath of Honor synopsis, comments

    Oath of Honor

    Matthew Betley

    “A highenergy tale that unfolds at a machinegun pace…Betley has become essential reading.” Booklist A global conspiracy threatens America’s position in the current balance of power...

  • 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus synopsis, comments

    1 and 2 Timothy and Titus

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Living by and for the Gospel...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the letters of 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the p...

  • The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep synopsis, comments

    The Neuroscience of Excellent Sleep

    Stan Rodski

    How to use the insights of neuroscience and the techniques of mindfulness to get a good night's sleep.Everyone's familiar with the consequences of lost sleep: you're groggy and irr...

  • Be Still synopsis, comments

    Be Still

    Amy Reinhold

    Stop Breathe Listen Be Still In a world that moves too fast and places little value on quiet times, the practice of contemplative prayer offers rest to your soul and invites God's...

  • Covenant synopsis, comments

    Covenant

    Dean Crawford

    IT’S THE BIGGEST DISCOVERY IN HISTORY . . . BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS MAN WAS NEVER MEANT TO KNOW. When archaeologist Lucy Morgan uncovers a seventhousandyearold tomb holding remai...

  • Mark synopsis, comments

    Mark

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Jesus is always at work and active...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the gospel of Mark in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the tim...

  • Act of Betrayal synopsis, comments

    Act of Betrayal

    Matthew Dunn

    In this riveting entry in the celebrated thriller series, former intelligence operative Will Cochranea "ruthless yet noble" (Ft. Worth StarTelegram) man from whom "Bond and Bourne ...

  • A Call To Arms synopsis, comments

    A Call To Arms

    Allan Mallinson

    The Sunday Times bestselling author Allan Mallinson, brings us another actionpacked and stirring Matthew Hervey adventure. If you like Patrick O'Brian, Bernard Cornwell and CS Fore...

  • Galatians synopsis, comments

    Galatians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    God's grace cannot be earned...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the letter of Galatians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people at the time...

  • Planted synopsis, comments

    Planted

    Chantelle Nicholson

    'Chantelle Nicholson's Planted is the ultimate cookbook for foodobsessed vegans' Vogue'Groundbreaking plantbased cookery from a remarkably talented chef.' Marcus WareingIn her fi...

  • 1 Corinthians synopsis, comments

    1 Corinthians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    Living as citizens of Christ's Kingdom...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the book of 1 Corinthians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people...

  • Field of Valor synopsis, comments

    Field of Valor

    Matthew Betley

    Set in the aftermath of the “riveting…actionpacked” (Joan Lunden, New York Times bestselling author) Oath of Honor and the discovery of a deadly global conspiracy, the president re...

  • 2 Corinthians synopsis, comments

    2 Corinthians

    Dr. David Jeremiah

    The cost of being Christ's disciples...Follow Dr. Jeremiah through the book of 2 Corinthians in a chapterbychapter study that will help you understand what it meant to the people a...

  • How Confidence Works synopsis, comments

    How Confidence Works

    Ian Robertson

    Confidence makes your brain work better and boosts your performance Confidence acts like a miniantidepressant, lifting your mood Confidence is contagious Confidence is anxiety's g...