ONE FOR THE BOOKS (DJ Protected by a Brand New, Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)
by Queenan, Joe
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- New in New dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0670025828
- ISBN 13
- 9780670025824
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
An absolute must-read for anyone who loves books In Closing Time , Joe Queenan shared how he became a voracious reader to escape a joyless childhood. Now, like many bibliophiles, he fears for the books that once saved him. In One for the Books , Queenan examines the entire culture of reading and what books really mean in people’s lives today. What does it suggest if a person has no books displayed in his living room? Can an obsession with reading prove detrimental to one’s well being? How useful are covers in selling books? Queenan’s many fansas well as anyone who loves books and readingwill want to join him on his unforgettably funny and moving journey.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1869
- Title
- ONE FOR THE BOOKS (DJ Protected by a Brand New, Clear, Acid-Free Mylar Cover)
- Author
- Queenan, Joe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New New in New dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670025828
- ISBN 13
- 9780670025824
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2012
- Keywords
- 0670025828
Terms of Sale
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...