Isbn: 9780345377494 - box socials (31 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. With the award-winning, bestselling, universally acclaimed Shoeless Joe (the basis for the movie Field of Dreams), W.P. Kinsella established himself as a storyteller of unsurpassed wit and an unforgettably whimsical voice. But Kinsella's new novel, Box Socials, is easily the best book of his career. Set in the small towns, ball fields, barns and bedrooms of Alberta, Canada, and populated by some of the quirkiest, rowdiest, hottest-blooded folks in fiction, Box Socials paints a brilliantly comic, full-color portrait of North American life in the 1940s. Here's the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a small-town greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals - but instead ended up batting against Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian fame in Renfrew Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Along the way to Al's moment of truth at the plate, we learn about the bizarre, touchingly hilarious lives and loves of just about anyone who ever passed through New Oslo, Fark, or Venusberg. Narrator Jamie O'Day, the young wide-eyed offspring of downwardly mobile hillbillies, plunks us down in the middle of the wild six-day Ukrainian wedding of Lavonia Lakustra and her Little American Soldier. He introduces us to the luscious Velvet Bozniak, who knows more about sex than any girl has a right to and who is determined to share all her wisdom with Jamie. And of course he attends a slew of box socials, whist drives, and community dances, where the women gossip and flirt while the men tank up on Heathen's Rapture and haul off to engage in the only sport they know aside from baseball - fistfights. Full of the crackle of down-home folktales, by turns randy, riveting and heart-breaking, Box Socials is the triumph of Kinsella's career.…

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. With the award-winning, bestselling, universally acclaimed Shoeless Joe (the basis for the movie Field of Dreams), W.P. Kinsella established himself as a storyteller of unsurpassed wit and an unforgettably whimsical voice. But Kinsella's new novel, Box Socials, is easily the best book of his career. Set in the small towns, ball fields, barns and bedrooms of Alberta, Canada, and populated by some of the quirkiest, rowdiest, hottest-blooded folks in fiction, Box Socials paints a brilliantly comic, full-color portrait of North American life in the 1940s. Here's the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a small-town greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals - but instead ended up batting against Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian fame in Renfrew Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Along the way to Al's moment of truth at the plate, we learn about the bizarre, touchingly hilarious lives and loves of just about anyone who ever passed through New Oslo, Fark, or Venusberg. Narrator Jamie O'Day, the young wide-eyed offspring of downwardly mobile hillbillies, plunks us down in the middle of the wild six-day Ukrainian wedding of Lavonia Lakustra and her Little American Soldier. He introduces us to the luscious Velvet Bozniak, who knows more about sex than any girl has a right to and who is determined to share all her wisdom with Jamie. And of course he attends a slew of box socials, whist drives, and community dances, where the women gossip and flirt while the men tank up on Heathen's Rapture and haul off to engage in the only sport they know aside from baseball - fistfights. Full of the crackle of down-home folktales, by turns randy, riveting and heart-breaking, Box Socials is the triumph of Kinsella's career.…

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Good. 1st. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Very Good dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bumps and shelf wear.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. Like New dust jacket. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. First edition, Signed edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. NY: Ballantine, 1991. First Edition. First printing. Hardbound. New in dust jacket. A perfect unread copy. Novel. F3700.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First U.S. ed.; 225 p., clean and unmarked on strong unaged paper; binding tight; blue boards with still bright gilt lettering have minimal wear; but surname of former owner printed on upper and lower text blocks; glossy pictorial d.j. has light rubbing on upper corners and crown of spine panel; crease on lower corner of inner front panel.…

hardcover. Zustand: fine. very good(+). Tall 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. New York: Ballantine Books, (1992). First American Edition. Very good(+) A novel set in Alberta, Canada.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Ballantine Books March 1992 Binding: Hardcover dj in mylar 225 pages PublishPlace: NY ISBN: 0-345-37749-4 Size: 8 vo.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First US printing. Novel set in the small towns, ballfields, barns and bedrooms of rural Alberta Canada in the 1940's, by the award winning author of "Shoeless Joe." 225 pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good in Very good dust jacket. First American Edition.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFirst American Edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: fine. First edition. Octavo, clothbacked boards Inscribed to Craig "Go the distance" by Kinsella on the title-page.

Hardcover. 1st Edition. 225 pages ; 25 cm. ; blue cloth-backed blue boards ; dj in mylar. INSCRIBED by Kinsella on title. Inscribed by Author(s).

1/4 Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st US Edition; First Printing. First American edition/first printing in Near Fine condition with light soiling to upper top board and top edge in alike dust-jacket; Kinsella's Box Socials is a hilarious and touching coming-of-age story about a group of high school seniors who, in an attempt to find their place in the world, form a social club devoted to playing trivia in the box they all share. As they explore their relationships and identities, they also learn some important life lessons. This fun, lighthearted book is perfect for fans of John Green and Eleanor Rigby.; 8vo; FSA.…

Zustand: FINE. First US printing. Novel set in the small towns, ballfields, barns and bedrooms of rural Alberta Canada in the 1940s, by the award winning author of "Shoeless Joe." 225 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.).

Hardcover. First Edition. A fine copy in fine dustjacket.; Octavo.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very good. [12], 225, [3] pages. William Patrick Kinsella OC OBC (May 25, 1935 - September 16, 2016) was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe (1982), which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989. His work often concerned baseball, First Nations people, and Canadian culture. His first published book was Dance Me Outside (1977), a collection of 17 short stories narrated by a young Cree, Silas Ermineskin, who describes life on a First Nations reserve in Kinsella's native Alberta. A later collection of similar stories, The Fencepost Chronicles, earned Kinsella the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. Kinsella also wrote nearly 40 short stories and three novels about baseball. Shoeless Joe (1982), his first novel, blends fantasy and magical realism to tell the story of a poor Iowa farmer who, yielding to voices in his head, builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the spirits of the 1919 Chicago White Sox. The Iowa Baseball Confederacy (1986), another book blending fantasy and magical realism, recounts an epic baseball game a minor league team played against the 1908 World Champion Chicago Cubs. Box Socials (1991), an evocation of life in rural Alberta during the Great Depression and World War II, has a growing boy as its narrator and recounts a local batting hero's hopes of facing a visiting major league pitcher 60 miles away in Edmonton. Shoeless Joe remains Kinsella's most famous work. Here's the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock, a small-town greaser whose claim to fame was hitting a baseball clean across the Pembina River, almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals -- but instead ended up batting against Bob Feller of Cleveland Indian Fame in Renfrew Park, Edmonton, Alberta. Derived from a Publishers Weekly article: Kinsella, whose classic Shoeless Joe found another incarnation in the movie Field of Dreams , evokes the atmosphere of small-town ball fields and other aspects of rural life in this colorful, comic reminiscence of multi-ethnic farm society in Depression-era Canada. Purporting to tell ``the story of how Truckbox Al McClintock almost got a tryout with the genuine St. Louis Cardinals of the National Baseball League,'' narrator Jamie O'Day leads the reader on a rambling tour of the rural Alberta hamlets near which he and Truckbox grew up, the closest being a town called Fark. Inheriting storytelling talent from his father, a transplanted South Carolina carpenter whom he often quotes, Jamie also passes along insights picked up while eavesdropping on the gossip meetings of the ``Fark Female Farmerettes.'' With humor and tenderness Kinsella evokes the social rites of the Norwegian-, German-, Ukrainian- and English-speaking hillbillies, their courtships and heartbreaks, fistfights and philanderings, through a series of weddings, dances, whist drives and box socials. Jamie's teenage memories poke gentle fun at small-town society and at adulthood itself while still celebrating his coming-of-age--the real story here, despite Truckbox McClintock's brush with athletic fame. First American Edition [stated], Second printing stated. Wendell Minor (Jacket painting). (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition THUS. SIGNED by the author. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. *** Signed by author, Bill Kinsella *** Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. Very slight curve on boards. Secure packaging for safe delivery. signed by author.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First American edition. Light spotting on the top page edge else fine in an about fine dust jacket with slight curling on the edges.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 225 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

[0-345-37749-4] 1992, 1st American Edition. (hardcover) Near fine in fine dust jacket. 225pp. 8vo. 8vo. Signed. Clean and bright. The story of North American life in America in the 1940s. Previous owners name to ffep.

[0-345-37749-4] 1992, 1st American Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 225pp. 8vo. Clean and tight throughout. Immaculate, actually. Beautiful copy of particular interest to collectors. Comedic and colourful short stories of life in America in the 1940s.

Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 225 pages. In Very Good condition with Very Good dust jacket. Light blue and white spine with black and red text. Dust jacket is protected by mylar covering and has mild shelf wear. Boards have light discoloration to head edge. Textblock clean. Signed and inscribed by author on title page. Shelved Hardcover Fiction. 1377086. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. …