A Monk Swimming
by Malachy McCourt
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/none
- ISBN 10
- 0786863986
- ISBN 13
- 9780786863983
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
* A Monk Swimming -Hyperion, 1998. first edition third printing. Paperback. Very Good/none. Book clean and unmarked with only minor scuffing. Although McCourt acknowledges the personal demons that pursued him from his poverty-stricken childhood and destroyed his first marriage, this is on the whole an exuberant autobiography that pays tribute to the joys of a freewheeling life. A Monk Swimming: A Memoir Author Malachy McCourt Edition illustrated Publisher Hachette Books, 1998 -- ISBN 0786863986, 9780786863983 Length 304 pages Subjects Biography & Autobiography General Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs Biography & Autobiography / Rich & Famous LAX Vespa ,Los Angeles - Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it in transit - sent media mail - 7 days usually coast to coast, less if closer..
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Synopsis
A Monk Swimming (1998) is a memoir by Malachy McCourt. It is about McCourt's life in Limerick, Ireland and what he experienced when he came to America. The book recounts the journey and the many obstacles that McCourt had to overcome. After first working as a longshorman laborer, he was able to open a successful Manhattan tavern frequented by entertainment celebrities, and appeared on television talk shows, although neglecting his wife and child.
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- Bookseller
- Ruth Reaser LAXVESPA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1732
- Title
- A Monk Swimming
- Author
- Malachy McCourt
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- none
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- first edition third printing
- ISBN 10
- 0786863986
- ISBN 13
- 9780786863983
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- A Monk Swimming: A Memoir Author Malachy McCourt Edition illustrated Publisher Hachette Books, 1998 Original from the University of Michigan Digitized Sep 22, 2008 ISBN 0786863986, 9780786863983 Length 304 pages Subjects Biography & Autobiography
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- First Edition
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