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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood
by Bill Bryson
- Used
- Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0552772542
- ISBN 13
- 9780552772549
- Seller
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Frederick, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Black Swan Books, Limited. Used - Good. Good condition. 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.
Synopsis
The book delves into Bryson's past, telling of his youth growing up in Des Moines, Iowa, during the 1950s and early 1960s. It also reveals the backstory between himself and Stephen Katz, who appeared in A Walk in the Woods and Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe. Bryson also describes and comments on American life in the 1950s. The title of the book comes from an imaginary alter-ego Bryson invented for himself in his childhood, who has the ability to vaporize people.
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- Bookseller
- Wonder Book
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E13A-00997
- Title
- The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: Travels through My Childhood
- Author
- Bill Bryson
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0552772542
- ISBN 13
- 9780552772549
- Publisher
- Black Swan Books, Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2007
Terms of Sale
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Wonder Book
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Frederick, Maryland
About Wonder Book
With 3 stores less than 1 hour outside the DC/Metropolitan area (1 in Gaithersburg, 1 in Frederick and 1 in Hagerstown, MD), we have the largest selection of books in the tri-state area. Wonder Book and Video has been in business since 1980 and online since 1997. We have over 1 Million books for sale on our website and another 1 Million books for sale in our 3 locations. We have a very active online inventory and as such, we can receive multiple orders for the same item. We fill those orders on a first come first serve basis, but will refund promptly any items that are out of stock. Since 1980 it has always been about the books. ALL kinds of books from 95 cent children\'s paperbacks to five figure rare and collectibles. A merging of the old and new is where we started, and it is where we are today. Our retail stores have always been places where a reader can rush in looking for a title needed for a term paper that is due the next day, or where bibliophiles can get lost \"in the stacks\" for as long as they wish. In 2002 USAToday recognized us as \"1 of 10 Great Old Bookstores\", and we have been featured in numerous other newspaper and TV stories including Washington Post and CSpan.
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