ISBN: 9780385342391 - going to see the elephant (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Rodes Fishburne's highly praised, delightfully whimsical.sweet, comic (USA TODAY) first novel is about a young, wide-eyed, innocent writer and his adventures in San Francisco. WHAT IF WE TOLD YOU YOU'RE ABOUT TO READ? . . . an adventure story, a love story, a story about growing up? ? He got the idea for the novel from a ferocious thunderstorm in Alaska that trapped him in a tent for twenty-one days with only a pair of headphones and a Walkman radio You'll understand when you read the book. BECAUSE A SMALL POCKET RADIO TRANSFORMS OUR MAIN CHARACTER FROM THE GREATEST UNKNOWN WRITER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD . . . TO THE MOST POWERFUL NEWSPAPERMAN ON THE WEST COAST. So is it any wonder the story was selected for the San Francisco Chronicle's Notable Books and the Denver Post's Editor's Pick? Or for that matter, Amazon's Best Books of the Month, the Indie Next List, The Week magazine's Must Reads, and San Francisco magazine's Hot List? IS IT ROMANTIC, YOU ASK? CLEVER? MAGICAL? IT'S ALL OF THOSE, WE'D SAY. IN FACT . . .…

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.

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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung. On a windy September day, twenty-five-year-old Slater Brown finds himself in a bicycle taxi racing down the busiest street in San Francisco. He aims to become the greatest writer ever, but the city has other plans in this remarkable debut. Slater approaches San Francisco like Achilles at Troy, only to crash into reality when he runs out of money and prospects. He applies for a job at the struggling weekly newspaper, the Morning Trumpet, and receives an unexpected gift from a moonlighting mystic. This gift grants him an exclusive on every story in the city, allowing him to revive the Trumpet, infuriate a corrupt mayor, and fall in love with his muse. However, it is the brilliant inventor Milo Magnet, obsessed with controlling the weather, who will challenge Slater the most. As Milo unleashes his power on San Francisco and the captivating Callio de Quincy enchants Slater, storm clouds gather overhead. Slater finds himself a pawn, a savior, and the last hope for a city that desperately needs his talent for truth. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Near Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by Author(s)The jacket is slightly rubbed. Internally clean and tightly bound. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: Sehr gut. 293 Seiten Zustand: sehr gut; Original-Schutzumschlag; RGU7270 9780385342391 Wenn das Buch einen Schutzumschlag hat, ist das ausdrücklich erwähnt. Rechnung mit ausgewiesener Mwst. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 415.