Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
Teaching the Pig to Dance; A Memoir of Growing Up and Second Chances
by Fred Thompson
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0307460282
- ISBN 13
- 9780307460288
- Seller
-
WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
Item Price
NZ$20.04NZ$14.03
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY: Crown Forum, 2010 Crown Forum, New York. 2010. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for former owner gift date on the FFFP. Book Condition: Fine. DJ: Fine; NOT Price Clipped; ($25.00). Red boards with dark blue overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 262 pp 8vo. Although best known as an actor and a politician, Thompson most fondly recalls his life and learning near Lawrenceburg, TN. He touches on the influences that molded his character, his politics, and the way he looks at life today. A clean pristine copy.
Synopsis
FRED THOMPSON served eight years as a United States Senator from Tennessee, and has remained active in foreign policy, fiscal and judicial affairs since his retirement from the Senate in 2003. In 2008 he sought the Republican nomination for President of the United States. First elected to the United States Senate in 1994, he served as Chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, as well as a member of the Finance Committee and the Select Committee on Intelligence. Earlier in his career Thompson served as an Assistant United States Attorney in Tennessee, and in 1973 he served as Minority Counsel to the Senate Watergate Committee. Since his first on-screen appearance in 1985 Senator Thompson has appeared in numerous movies, including Die Hard II , Days of Thunder and The Hunt for Red October ; he will appear in Walt Disney Picture’s Secretariat , set for release in October 2010. He is also well known for his portrayal of New York District Attorney Arthur Branch on the Emmy Award-winning NBC series Law & Order . He currently hosts The Fred Thompson Show, a daily radio talk show produced by Westwood One. He resides in McLean, Virginia with his wife, Jeri, and daughter, Hayden and son, Sammy.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005585
- Title
- Teaching the Pig to Dance; A Memoir of Growing Up and Second Chances
- Author
- Fred Thompson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0307460282
- ISBN 13
- 9780307460288
- Publisher
- Crown Forum
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2010
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Fred Thompson, politician, presidential candidate, lawyer, Hollywood, movie actor, U.S. Senator, Law & Order, TV series,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art/Music/Motion Pictures/Television; Autobiography;
Terms of Sale
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or in the unfortunate event, damaged. All books are packed and wrapped with care to avoid shifting during shipment and edge/tip strikes during the mailing process.
About the Seller
Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Biblio member since 2018
WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
How to identify a rare book
There are several important points to keep in mind when trying to determine if a book can be considered "rare". Read here to learn more.Learn how to determine if a book is rare
What did people buy in 2020?
Plague journals, escapist literature, political history: explore our year in review, where we share rare book trends and a gallery of some of the most beautiful and interesting books sold in 2020.
