Buy this book on-line Tom Hanks : Uncommon Type: Some StoriesAlfred A. Knopf, New York, 2017 ISBN 1101946156
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. M6 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED by Tom Hanks on the tip in page (page after the front free endpaper) in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has label on the front, some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered light smudges, scratches and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, dog eared on the top right corners on the first few pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.25"x5.25", 405 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. A hectic, funny sexual affair between two best friends. A World War II veteran dealing with his emotional and physical scars. A second-rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. A small-town newspaper columnist with old-fashioned views of the modern world. A woman adjusting to life in a new neighborhood after her divorce. Four friends going to the moon and back in a rocketship constructed in the backyard. A teenage surfer stumbling into his father's secret life. These are just some of the people and situations that Tom Hanks explores in his first work of fiction, a collection of stories that dissects, with great affection, humor, and insight, the human condition and all its foibles. The stories are linked by one thing: in each of them, a typewriter plays a part, sometimes minor, sometimes central. To many, typewriters represent a level of craftsmanship, beauty, and individuality that is harder and harder to find in the modern world. In his stories, Mr. Hanks gracefully reaches that typewriter-worthy level. Known for his honesty and sensitivity as an actor, Tom Hanks brings both those characteristics to his writing. Alternatingly whimsical, moving, and occasionally melancholy, Uncommon Type is a book that will delight as well as surprise his millions of fans. It also establishes him as a welcome and wonderful new voice in contemporary fiction, a voice that perceptively delves beneath the surface of friendships, families, love, and normal, everyday behavior.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Tom Hanks : Uncommon Type: Some Stories. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, antiquarian books, libri antichi, fine bindings and incunabula. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |