DRIVING HOME. An American Journey
by Raban, Jonathan
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- A very good plus copy in a very good plus dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307379914
- ISBN 13
- 9780307379917
- Seller
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Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: Pantheon, 2010. First American edition. Hardcover. A very good plus copy in a very good plus dust jacket. For more than thirty years, Jonathan Raban has written with infectious fascination about people and places in transition or on the margins, about journeys undertaken and destinations never quite reached, and, as an expat, about what it means to feel rooted in America. Spanning two decades, Driving Home charts a course through the Pacific Northwest, American history, and current events as witnessed by "a super-sensitive, all-seeing eye. Proving that an outsider is the keenest observer of the scene that natives take for granted, this collection of Jonathan Raban's essays affirms his place as the most literate, perceptive, and humorous commentator on the places, characters, and obsessions that constitute the American scene. Raban spots things we might otherwise miss; he calls up the apt metaphors that transform things into phenomena.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ed Smith Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15318
- Title
- DRIVING HOME. An American Journey
- Author
- Raban, Jonathan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - A very good plus copy in a very good plus dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307379914
- ISBN 13
- 9780307379917
- Publisher
- Pantheon
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- travel, United States, homes and haunts, description,
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About the Seller
Ed Smith Books
Biblio member since 2009
Bainbridge Island, Washington
About Ed Smith Books
Ed Smith Books specializes in better condition modern literary first editions, signed books, photographic monographs, screen and theater related material and pop culture. We offer appraisals for books and photographs. We are located a short ferry ride from downtown Seattle, WA on Bainbridge Island. Since 1985 (ABAA since 1995). Two authors we specialize in are Charles Bukowski and Hunter S Thompson. Open by appointment.
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