Little, Brown and Company, 2006. First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Signed by the author on the title page, with a small drawing of an elephant and an inscription to a named individual. Clean and bright; the hard cover shows only light shelfwear at spine ends and corners; the dust jacket is sunned along the spine and bears a few small wrinkles at the spine heel, otherwise excellent, unclipped, now protected in a clear sleeve.; Signed by Author.

Synopsis

Rudy Harrington is ready for a new life. His daughters are grown, his wife has died, and the idea of running an avocado grove in Texas suddenly seems infinitely more appealing than staying in his rambling Midwestern house.So a new life it is. Rudy heads off for a part of the world where he knows scarcely a soul. But he has a guide: a slender book called Philosophy Made Simple, each chapter highlighting the ideas of a different philosopher. No amount of Plato, Schopenhauer, or Sartre, however, can prepare Rudy for the surprises that emerge as he arranges for his daughter's Hindu wedding and gets to know Norma Jean - an elephant with a talent for painting - who is abandoned to Rudy's care and who leads him, ultimately, toward the prospect of a new love.

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Bookseller: The Haunted Bookshop, LLC (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 79808
Title: Philosophy Made Simple
Author: Hellenga, Robert
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Printing
ISBN 10: 0316058262
ISBN 13: 9780316058261
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 2006
Bookseller catalogs: Signed by Author;

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Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.