Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2005. The Original Novel of The Classic Film Deliverance. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Remainder mark on all three text block edges, else Fine. A group of middle-aged friends in search of the wilderness experience that has been missing from their big-city lives go canoeing one week-end, unskilled and naive, with their survival gear, plus a banjo and a bow-and-arrow, all ready to enjoy the exercise and gorgeous scenery. But the reality does not live up to their expectations. A harrowing time-first with nature and then with two sinister men, one with a shotgun and the other a knife. 252 pages. 8vo. 2005, Bloomsbury Publishing.

Synopsis

The setting is the Georgia wilderness, where the states most remote white-water river awaits. In the thundering froth of that river, in its echoing stone canyons, four men on a canoe trip discover a freedom and exhilaration beyond compare. And then, in a moment of horror, the adventure turns into a struggle for survival as one man becomes a human hunter who is offered his own harrowing deliverance.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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On Jun 6 2007, Trackstar_girl said:

i myself really enjoyed reading this book very much. although at first i wasnt too into the book in the heart it had my complete full attention. i would refer this book to anyone who loves to read and adventures.

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Bookseller: The Parnassus BookShop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 029775
Title: Deliverance (Bloomsbury Film Classics)
Author: Dickey, James
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0747578699
ISBN 13: 9780747578697
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2005
Size: 8vo - over 7
Keywords: ADVENTURE; LITERATURE;
Bookseller catalogs: Literature;
X weight: 7 oz

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