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I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
by Auster, Paul
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0805067140
- ISBN 13
- 9780805067149
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 2nd Printing First Edition, Second Printing. Hard cover in very good condition with sky blue boards, navy spine cloth, and gold spine lettering. Front free end paper has a three inch circle sticker with type gift inscription. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket likewise very good; no defects to note; not price clipped. * From the jacket flap, ""When Paul Auster and NPR's 'Weekend All Things Considered' introduced the National Story Project, the response was overwhelming. . . . Everyone, it seemed, had a story to tell. . . "" This book ""gathers 180 of these personal, true-life accounts in a single, powerful volume. . . . hilarious blunders, wrenching coincidences, brushes with death, miraculous encounters, improbable ironies, premonitions, sorrows, pains, dreams . . . A testament to the important role story-telling plays in all our lives. . . . offers a rare glimpse into the American soul.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001013
- Title
- I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
- Author
- Auster, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0805067140
- ISBN 13
- 9780805067149
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- Social life and customs - United States - 20th Century - Anecdotes, Social conditions - -1945 to 2001 - United States - Anecdotes, United States - Biography - Anecdotes, Oral History, National Story Project - All Things Considered (Radio Program)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Short Stories;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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