Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
The Novel that Inspired Robert Redford’s Oscar Winning Film starring Donald Sutherland and Mary Tyler Moore In Ordinary People, Judith Guest’s remarkable first novel, the Jarrets are a typical American family. Calvin is a determined, successful provider and Beth an organized, efficient wife. They had two sons, Conrad and Buck, but now they have one. In this memorable, moving novel, Judith Guest takes the reader into their lives to share their misunderstandings, pain...and ultimate healing. Judith Guest is the author of six novels, including Ordinary People, Errands, and the Tarnished Eye.
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Ordinary People is a quintessential classic of the modern era, it is required reading in institutions of higher learning, and study guides are published specifically for it. it was the first unsolicited manuscript Viking Publishers had purchased in twenty-six years, and the under-anticipated initial sales from booksellers was to such a degree that they had to reauthorize two more printing runs before the trade edition was first shipped to stores. Ordinary People was the recipient of the Janet Heidiger Kafka Prize in 1976. It was made into a blockbuster movie in 1980, garnering three Academy Awards, directed by Robert Redford, and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton. It is the story of a teenager returning home after several months in a mental facility, coming to terms with his none too ordinary self, in a middle class family that has always considered themselve, simply, as ordinary people. And it is the story of his family coming to terms with with the awakening that there are no ordinary people, and no ordinary families. Each must come to realize that all have their own trials and tribulations, joys and love. And come to accept that in opening up to each other they bring together that which creates a unique family, their family.
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- First Edition 1976
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- 1976
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Quarter bound hardcover cloth of beige and rust, with gilt lettering on spine. Slight age toning to pages, binding tight, text clean. No other defects noted.
DJ has original $7.95. price intact, age toning, no other defects noted.
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- 1976
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Viking. New York. 1976. First edition (stated), first printing with no subsequent printing(s) noted. Quarter-bound in brown with tan paper borads and gilt/copper lettering to spine. Two small marks on flyleaf else fine. Unclipped ($7.95) jacket shows minor shelf wear and is protected with a removable mylar cover. Author's first novel and basis for the 1980 film starring Timothy Hutton,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
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- 1976
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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1976. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Very Good. (1st) Slightly smaller book, brown cloth spine, dark yellow boards, bright silver and orange lettering very fine on spine, 263 lightly browned heavy pages. DJ has yellow background with snapshot of family at bottom front, praise on back from John Knowles, Madeleine L'Engle,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, GBR
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- February 1977
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New York: Ballantine Books. February 1977. Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. Eighth printing, October 1980. Interior unmarked. Spine creased and curved. Covers clean. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 245 pages.
Seventeen-year-old Conrad returns home from a mental institution, where he was sent after his brother's accidental death and his own ensuing suicide attempt. To begin… Read more about this item Item Price
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Ordinary People
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- 1977-06-12
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US: Ballantine Books, 1977-06-12. Mass Market Paperback. Used - Good. 4 x 0.7 x 7 inches. pp 243 Mass Market paperback; good condition; pages have aged; #25755 Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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Ordinary People
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- 1976
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Woodstock, Illinois, USA
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New York: Viking Press, 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Signed by Guest on the title page. About Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($7.95), faded a shade on the spine, bumped at the edges, closed tear at the top edge of the front panel. Quarter brown cloth with beige paper on the boards, rubbed… Read more about this item Item Price
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ORDINARY PEOPLE
by Judith Guest
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- 1981
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Kirkby Fleetham, North Yorkshire, GBR
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Fontana. Good. 1981. (Film/TV tie-in). Paperback. 0006163602 . (edges "tanned" & reading creases) (some edge wear) (good reading copy only) (reference on covers to film starring Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler Moore) . Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- 1981
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Wellington, NZL
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Fontana. Good. 18cm. Paperback. 1981. 188 pages. Cover worn. <br>Originally published: New York : Vikin g, 1976 ; London : Collins, 1977. . Item Price
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ORDINARY PEOPLE
by Guest, Judith
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- First Edition
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- 1976
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Rochester, Michigan, USA
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ORDINARY PEOPLE, Viking, 1976, first edition., very good to very good plus in wraps. Uncorrected proof. The authors first book. Source book for multi Academy Award winning film. Item Price
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ORDINARY PEOPLE
by GUEST, Judith
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- Used - 8vo, 263pp. A very good hardback copy in faded, edgeworn dust jacket. Closed tear on back cover.. Signed by Guest
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Camberwell, Victoria, AUS
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Viking, New York, 1976. Second printing before publication. 8vo, 263pp. A very good hardback copy in faded, edgeworn dust jacket. Closed tear on back cover.. Signed by Guest. Item Price
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Ordinary People
by GUEST, Judith
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- 1976
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New York: Viking, 1976. Softcover. Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Printed wrappers. Publisher's letter laid in. A coupe of tiny spots on rear panel, else near fine. Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
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Viking Adult. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. Stamped on endpage. Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- 1976
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
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Ordinary People
by Judith Guest
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- 1976
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Penguin Publishing Group, 1976. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Item Price
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Ordinary People
by Guest, Judith
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Ordinary People
by GUEST, Judith
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- Used - Very Good
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- 1976
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- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9780670528318
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
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New York: Viking, 1976. Hardcover. Very Good. Fifth edition. Like new hardcover with Very good plus dustwrapper. 5th printing. Book shows light rubbing on top and bottom edges. Dustwrapper shows light rubbing on top and bottom edges, 1/4 inch tear on front top edge. Dustwrapper spine faded. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers… Read more about this item Item Price
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