Isbn: 9781565120099 - on fire (7 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. NOW WITH A FOREWORD BY RON RASH AND AN APPRECIATION BY DWIGHT GARNER One of the finest books I know about blue-collar work in America, its rewards and frustrations . . . If you are among the tens of millions who have never read Brown, this is a perfect introduction. --Dwight Garner, The New York Times On January 6, 1990, after seventeen years on the job, Larry Brown quit the Oxford, Mississippi, fire department to try writing full-time. In On Fire, he looks back on his life as a firefighter. His unflinching accounts of daily trauma--from the blistering heat of burning trailer homes to the crunch of broken glass at crash scenes--catapult readers into the hard reality that drove this award-winning novelist. As a firefighter and fireman-turned-author, as husband and hunter, and as father and son, Brown offers insights into the choices men face pursuing their life's work. And, in the forthright style we expect from Larry Brown, his narrative builds to the explanation of how one man who regularly confronted death began to burn with the desire to write about life.…

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: 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.

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: Brand New. 182 pages. 8.75x5.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo, 182 Pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Black spine with white and pink lettering. Dust jacket is protected with a Mylar covering. Mild foxing on top edge. Shelved in Netdesk Column D, ND-D. 1386430. FP New Rockville Stock.

Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books, 1994. Stated First Edition with full numberline. Bookplate signed by Brown loosely laid in at front. Octavo; ix, [x], 182pp. Illustrated dust jacket with $17.95 price intact; book in yellow paper-covered boards with red cloth spine and gilt lettering. Jacket lightly shelfworn with a shallow crease at top of front flap. Boards are sturdy and square. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.…