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Porch Talk : Stories of Decency, Common Sense, and Other Endangered Species [FIRST EDITION]
by Gulley, Philip
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060736585
- ISBN 13
- 9780060736583
- Seller
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Cody, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
New York City, New York U.S.A.: HarperOne - HarperCollins, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION (stated). First printing - Full number line. 2007. HarperOne - HarperCollins.Fine Hardcover in Fine Dust Jacket. Tight spine. Lightly read, if at all. DJ edges are slightly bumped, rubbing. No markings noted on page flip. No unpleasant odors detected. Try as we might, to be careful with our listings, sometimes minor things slip by. Photos available upon request. Dependable seller. Carefully packaged. Daily shipping includes USPS Tracking. j217.
Synopsis
Philip Gulley has become the voice of small–town life and an observer of humanity without match. With his heartwarming, humorous storytelling, his books have both lump–in–the–throat poignancy and laugh–out–loud humor. In this collection of stories told from his own life experiences, Gulley's musings on such topics as leisure, marriage, faith, enjoyment, and more hold an earthy wisdom that reminds us of what we hold dear, and what's truly important in life. These witty stories reflect the kind of conversations Gulley overheard in his youth, in a time when neighbors gathered on front porches across America, a glass of lemonade in hand, the sounds of crickets buzzing in the air, and lazy stories spilled from lips from generation to generation. "Social scientists and preachers offer a number of reasons for the decline of civil society: broken homes, poverty, disease, television, and increasing secularism, to name a few. I believe all that is wronte with our world can be attributed to the shortage of front porches and the talks we had on them. Somewhere around 1950, builders left off the front porch to save money, and we've had nothing but problems ever since."
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- Bookseller
- Ate Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000175
- Title
- Porch Talk : Stories of Decency, Common Sense, and Other Endangered Species [FIRST EDITION]
- Author
- Gulley, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060736585
- ISBN 13
- 9780060736583
- Publisher
- HarperOne - HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York City, New York U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- x217; Quaker; Storyteller; Front Porch; Friends; Observation; Frank and Funny; Small Town Life; America
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