Isbn: 9780679447832 - city of god (25 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELER With brilliant and audacious strokes, E. L. Doctorow creates a breathtaking collage of memories, events, visions, and provocative thought, all centered on an idea of the modern reality of God. At the heart of this stylistically daring tour de force is a detective story about a cross that vanishes from a rundown Episcopal church in lower Manhattan only to reappear on the roof of an Upper West Side synagogue. Intrigued by the mystery--and by the maverick rector and the young rabbi investigating the strange act of desecration--is a well-known novelist, whose capacious brain is a virtual repository for the ideas and disasters of the age. Daringly poised at the junction of the sacred and the profane, filled with the sights and sounds of New York, and encompassing a large cast of vividly drawn characters including theologians, scientists, Holocaust survivors, and war veterans, City of God is a monumental work of spiritual reflection, philosophy, and history by America's preeminent novelist and chronicler of our time. Praise for City of God A grander perspective on the universe . . . a novel that sets its sights on God.--The Wall Street Journal Dazzling . . . The true miracle of City of God is the way its disparate parts fuse into a consistently enthralling and suspenseful whole.--Time Blooms with humor, and a humanity that carries triumphant as intelligent a novel as one might hope to find these days.--Los Angeles Times Radiates with] panoramic ambition and spiritual incandescence.--Chicago Tribune One of the greatest American novels of the past fifty years . . . Reading City of God restores one's faith in literature.--The Houston Chronicle From the Hardcover edition.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 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: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket. Dust jacket and cover show edge wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

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: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very 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: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

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

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

Zustand: Very Good. 1st ed. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition; First Printing. 1 x 8.8 x 6.3 Inches; 288 pages fmc2%262D.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Fine in fine jacket. First edition, second printing. Random House: New York, 2000.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good+.

hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Condition Notes: Excellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Beginning in mystery--the theft of a large brass cross from St. Timothy's Episcopal Church and its reappearance on the roof of the Synagogue for Evolutionary Judaism--this mordantly funny bestseller by the author of "Billy Bathgate" and "The Waterworks" emerges as a narrative of the 20th century written for the 21st. "Dazzling . . . heartbreaking, and superb".--"The Miami Herald".…

Zustand: NEAR FINE. Full size book club edition. Novel set in New York City. 272 pp. Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDFine in fine dust jacket. Later printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Jacket Condition: 'Very Good' Condition: 'Very Good' Notes: Binding is square and solid. Pages are unmarked, clean and unbent.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in Near-Fine condition in a good+ dust jacket, 8vo. Black boards, black shelf-back with titles in gold. Clean unmarked copy, dust jacked with light damp stain (slight wrinkle to upper back panel) not affecting binding, not price clipped ($25.00). Signed by Doctorow on title page. Bookseller accession no.: RT157. From a review in Publishers Weekly, "New York at the end of the 20th century--hardly St. Augustine's city of God--is the canvas on which Doctorow paints an impressionistic portrait of man's frail moral nature and the possibilities of redemption. Challenging and provocative, this rambling narrative is a mix of alternating voices that touch on such matters as theology, popular music, astronomy, physics and science, war, carnal love, the verisimilitude of film to life (and distortions thereof).". Signed by Author(s).…

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

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Book has name of former owner inside endpaper, dust jacket if in near perfect condition.

272 p. Hardcover with dustjacket (In good condition.).

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. A most attractive first edition/FIrst printing in unread Fine condition in alike dustjacket, signed by author E. L. Doctorow directly on the half-title page; The collage of memories, events, visions, and provocative thoughts by Doctorow, author of "Ragtime" and "Billy Bathgate" in form of the detective story about a cross that vanishes from a Lower-East-Side church. Intrigued by the mystery is a novelist whose brain is a virtual repository for the ideas and disasters of the age; 8vo; Signed by Author.…

Zustand: Brand New in Stock. Brand New in Stock.

[0-679-44783-0] 2000, 1st US Edition. (hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 272pp. 8vo. Signed to title page. First editon. A defining document of time and a narrative of the 20th century written for the 21st. Jacket protected is loose, mylar sleeve. Flawless condition.